Ding Dong~
After the bedside signal light came on, Alvarez sat up from the bed, sighed, ran a hand through his short-cropped black hair, and then closed the leather that pressed against his knees. The bound Codex Astartes, stood up and walked over to the mirror of his austere quarters.
The dim lighting ball illuminated his angular, clean-shaven face.
This was his first real rest in a long time, but he was used to being on guard against his surroundings for a long time, and he was no longer able to truly sleep.
Not even that dull holy book could help him.
After washing his face with water, opening a can of ice-cold Red Ant Bull, the special drink of the Chapter, and drinking it in one gulp, Alvarez went to the armory and put on his robe. There was armor quietly placed on the armor rack beside him - he originally His armor has been replaced by brand new armor, and the paint has changed to midnight blue mixed with lightning. He still needs to adapt to the strange machine spirit, but it is not a big problem.
They had been sailing on and off in the void and subspace for three days. During these days, he had spent most of these days reviewing the equipment of this mysterious company and helping the warriors maintain their Kentka Terminators.
But he won't go to the armory today because he has an invitation.
"Yo, here we come."
As soon as he turned a passage, he heard a short laugh coming from the front.
Under the light, a figure was leaning against the wall with his hands folded. When he got closer, he saw that it was Sablin. He was also wearing a gray robe with blue edges. His neatly combed short black hair was shiny under the light. This was also Al One of the reasons why Vares quickly became familiar with this strange brother is that he pays great attention to appearance.
Seeing Sabourin, Alvarez showed his rare smile.
"Hello, Brother Sabourin, I hope I'm not late."
"of course not."
Sabourin led the other party through several doors and took an elevator to a wide hall.
The hall is like a gathering place of some kind, with huge chairs and tables everywhere. On the left is an arena where some warriors are competing. Gladiation is the most basic culture of the Astartes, regardless of whether it is any legion or war group, the empire or a traitor. , there must be corresponding culture, and warriors always need an opponent to hone their skills.
In addition to the arena, there are also some entertainment-like facilities, such as high-speed targets for throwing darts. The speed of those targets is almost like a shadow in ordinary people's eyes. Soldiers need to use the darts in their hands to hit them accurately.
There are also some warriors gathered at the edge of a huge table. On the table are various battlefield terrains. They use small human-shaped chess pieces to simulate battles, and various parameters are completely deduced by various dice.
"What are your rules? Why does your green leader shoot so high? This is unreasonable..."
At this time, Alvarez also discovered one thing. The servants in this place were all young women, and they were all wearing long black skirts, white bibs, and white gauze caps on their heads. Whenever they walked The hem of the skirt swayed slightly, a bit like...
Maid?
Noticing Alvarez's surprised look, Sabourin chuckled and explained as he walked.
"It's all Li Lin. When this midnight rally was originally built, it was originally just an arrangement of organic servants, but that guy said it was boring and uncharacteristic, so he had to do an anonymous vote... and that's what happened in the end."
"Ha, Brother Li Lin is indeed an interesting person. Didn't Captain Talos say anything?"
"The company commander never cares about this kind of thing. He always says that you just need to be happy."
The two came to sit side by side in front of a bar in the hall. Their muscular bodies dwarfed the ordinary wooden chairs. Behind the bar was a maid wearing glasses with black hair combed into two sides. The short braids hang down by her ears, and the buttons on her collar are buttoned up. Coupled with the white gloves on her hands, almost only her facial skin is exposed to the air, and there is a golden eagle pendant between the ups and downs of her chest. Pendant, coupled with her fair and beautiful face, and slightly cold eyes, she has a unique dignified and capable temperament.
And she was not surprised at all by the appearance of the two Space Marines. She just nodded slightly, put down the action of wiping the wine glass, and then whispered:
"Lord Sabourin, what do you need?"
"Bring me a glass of old wine."
Then he looked at Alvarez.
"Kaia's bartending skills are good, what flavor do you want?"
"I, ha, I just drank it mixed with the blood of children's hearts in the past——"
winter--
A sound made Alvarez turn his head, and he found that the maid "smashed" the cup on the counter with an evil look on her face, and then turned around to get something. It was obvious that she heard what Alvarez just said and used it to express her feelings.
In the past, Alvarez would have made this mortal pay a terrible price - it was foolish to lose his temper in front of a Space Marine.
"She is Li Lin's servant. You may not know that she dared to fight Li Lin when you first met her, but she is also capable. By mortal standards, she is relatively good at fighting, and she manages this place. Very good."
"Ha, that's really interesting. Just have a drink of whatever you want."
Alvarez sneered and stopped paying attention to the maid. Instead, he turned to look at the entire assembly.
"Unique culture..."
Sabourin took the goblet handed by Kaia, took a sip of the orange liquid, and said softly:
"There is no way, because it is difficult for us... to get along with other companies of the Chapter. Most of the time we have to live in isolation. Whether it is training or resting, we try to avoid going to public places. Over time, this has become like this, not only on the ship, but also on the monastery fortress. Yes, but with brothers, this kind of thing is nothing, right?"
"Um."
Alvarez nodded, brother, he really felt this. This was also the most comfortable thing for him during this period. When everyone met, they would greet each other and make little jokes with each other, instead of those full of subspace nonsense. Gibberish chatter.
"Are you still used to it during this time?"
"Fortunately, at least I can lie on the bed safely without having to be ready to grab the weapon on the bed at any time. When walking in the boat, I don't need to turn around and prepare to shoot at any time. I don't have to worry about the wall suddenly turning into a devil's mouth. Clean Good food, clean shelter, and so much valuable work... I have to say, your armory is really luxurious."
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"That's right, you haven't seen the armory of the Avesta and the Monastery Fortress before."
"Well, speaking of which, didn't the Glory Queen participate in the expedition?"
"How is it possible to participate? There are only a few Glory Queens in active service in the empire. You suddenly show up with one that no one recognizes. How do you explain it to others?"
