As the team defending Soshyan marched, there were constant cheers and countless petals falling from the sky, which were the result of hundreds of little angels carrying flower baskets.
Although Soshyan wanted to finish walking quickly, because the attendant nun in front was not walking fast, the entire team could not move faster. He had to endure those fanatical looks.
But I have to say that even though they are nuns, the lively nature of those young nuns is still there. Soshyan's sensitive hearing can occasionally allow him to hear the whispers in private. He feels that it may be a mistake for him not to wear a helmet, because Many nuns were talking about his appearance, and two medical nuns were even heard hiding against the wall discussing his "length" in whispers.
Finally, after five long minutes, the team arrived at the square. At this time, the senior officials of the state church gathered here, including the Patriarch Saint Dalton.
At this time, the bronze bells that had been ringing stopped, and St. Dalton, wearing a white-gold bishop's robe and a towering dome hat, stepped forward. There were two flag bearers beside Soshyan, one was Ustad. , holding the banners of the Chapter, one being Maximilian, holding the eagle standard awarded by Terra.
The Patriarch first saluted the two flags, and then chanted loudly:
"Only love the God-Emperor, for He is the salvation of mankind. Listen to His voice, for He will guide you into the light of the future. Follow His wisdom, for He will protect you from evil. Pray reverently, for He will Save your souls and honor His servant, for he represents Him.”
With that said, the Patriarch knelt down and kissed Soshyan's boots devoutly.
Although Soshyan was bored, he could only respond:
"We all walk in His immortal shadow."
"Praise the God-Emperor."
Everyone shouted in unison, and then Saint Dolton took the olive branch from the attendant, dipped it in holy water and sprinkled it on Soshyan's armor.
"Welcome to the expeditionary force's supreme road lord commander, Soshyan Alexey, to the Guardian Star of Sacred Relics!"
Soshiyang glanced at everyone, and when he came into contact with a line of sight, he suddenly moved away quickly as if he was being burned.
Then his eyes were fixed on the first one. She stood stiffly with her back straight, her wrinkled hands hanging by her sides, her long nails with iron at the end, and her thin body wrapped in a dark red robe. , embroidered with the emblem of the Medical Order, hung with a variety of scalpels, forceps, and delicate hammers, and wore a hood held back on her head, with the flaps tightly wrapped under her cheeks, as if tying her to sew. face.
"This is Danielle Barzel, the superior nun of the Order of the Blessed Cloth."
Soshyan nodded, stepped forward and extended his hand.
"Sister Danielle Barzel, there will be many wounded on the battlefield in the future, and the Order of the Divine Blessing Cloth will be the key to bringing these brave warriors back to the battlefield."
Danielle Bazel held Soshyan's hand with both hands, lowered her head and said modestly:
"You should do your best."
Then Soshyan came to the next person. She was short, slightly fat, and looked to be in her forties. She was wearing a neat red robe, with white powder on her skin to cover up the traces of time, and her thick lips were dyed It turned red, like red glass, and the right eye had been replaced by a delicate prosthetic eye. The brass ring was outside the black lens, and it creaked and rotated to focus on Soshiyang.
"This is Alicia Landa, Mother Superior of the Order of the Word."
Soshyan also stretched out his hand, but he could clearly feel the other person's nervousness. Maybe it was the pressure brought by Soshyan or something else. Both of the other person's arms were shaking.
"Hello, Sister Alicia Landa."
"Hello! Yes. It's a great honor! We will do our best to support the expedition! Yes!"
Soshyan smiled gently, and he didn't expect these clerical nuns to do anything.
"Thank you very much."
"This is Bernadette, the preceptor of the Sisters of the Holy Rosary."
The Order of the Holy Rose is stationed here as a branch, so the guiding nun is the highest-level commander here. Soshiyang looked at this resolute female warrior wearing silver armor with many scars on her slightly old face, and said sincerely:
"Nice to meet you, Sister Bernadette. I am aware of your heroic deeds. You are a role model for all expeditionary forces."
It turned out that during the pirate attack, Bernadette led more than 900 nuns to fight against tens of thousands of pirates and hundreds of Chaos Space Marines, and held the fortress until reinforcements arrived, and destroyed many enemies. brilliant.
The old nun saluted Soshyan with an eagle salute, and then said in a tone full of hatred:
"What we ask for is to kill more heretics. Commander Soshyan, please put us on the most dangerous front line."
She was so angry not only because of her hatred of heretics. After the Red Corsairs failed to attack the enemy, they set fire to the Emperor's temple in order to demoralize them. This was an insult to the entire Order and could only be washed away with blood.
Bernadette had already sworn that she would fight to the death on the battlefield, because guarding the temple was her mission and her responsibility, but she did not become the Atoner because she still needed to command the team.
Looking at the other party's burning eyes, Soshyan knew what must have happened, but he didn't ask, just nodded.
"It will, I promise you."
After speaking, he came to the next person. Just when Saint Dalton was about to speak, Soshyan raised his hand slightly and interrupted the other person's words.
Then he looked at that beautiful face. After so many years, there was no change, but her temperament had become more mature. In a trance, Soshiyang seemed to have returned to the black boat, the scene when the two met for the first time.
Velez also raised his head slightly, staring at the face that had appeared in dreams countless times, and clasped his hands tightly in front of his abdomen.
The slightly weird silence made the surrounding women look at him sideways, and St. Dalton was also a little confused. However, some keen nuns, especially the senior attendant nuns who were good at observing words and emotions, had vaguely sensed something, and there was curiosity in their eyes. look.
"long time no see."
After a while, Soshyan spit out something.
Velez's eyes flickered, and then he said softly:
"It's been many years, Chapter Master Soshyan."
"you"
St. Dalton said cautiously:
"Do you two know each other?"
Velez answered immediately.
"I've had the honor to fight alongside Soshyan several times. The most recent time was in Expelling the Death Star."
"I see."
But the two of them didn't say anything else after that. Soshyan met the heads of other religious orders. Among them, the head nun of the attendant order asked Soshiyan if he needed a few senior members of the religious order to help him deal with diplomacy and affairs. Internal communication issues.
In fact, this opinion is a good one, because unlike other nuns in the order, in addition to focusing on pious studies and services, the nuns also receive training in critical thinking, etiquette, interstellar trade, and business economics. Not only a negotiator, but also an expert in economics and business, being able to mediate the differences between the fiercest opponents will be very useful to the expeditionary force, which is now in a complicated situation, and to Soshyan himself.
However, considering that the attendant nuns have extremely high requirements for appearance and body shape, Soshyan will not be able to handle the battle around him, let alone winning Huron, when such a woman appears.
So he could only politely refuse and said that the logistics department of the expeditionary force needed such talents.
