After kissing Soshyan's ring, King Willaton XIX came to the penultimate step in front of Soshyan's throne, then knelt down on one knee, touched his chest with his left hand, raised his right hand, raised his chest and raised his head.
Correspondingly, Soshyan, who was wearing ceremonial armor, was sitting on the throne, with his hands on the left and right armrests of the throne, motionless, but slightly lowering his gaze. The outdoor sunlight shone on him through the refraction of the glass prism above his head, giving him a sense of peace. It gave him a layer of sacred quality, like a towering statue. A huge war group flag hung on the wall behind the throne. On both sides of the throne were Dehgan Terminator guards holding black spears, as well as companies of the war group. Elders.
". Witnessed by the eternal throne, with every bit of my strength, with every inch of my will, with every ounce of my soul, Weilaiton-Dawuletik-Adruto-Waka swears to be yours and the Holy Serving the Chapter Astartes, I am at your disposal, and I swear to remain steadfast and absolutely loyal, and if I violate it, I will let the darkness claim my soul."
After saying that, the two attendants lowered their heads and bent over and raised the objects in their hands that symbolized the governor's power. It was difficult for normal people to walk in this posture, but their steps were not chaotic at all, and even the steps were exactly the same. It can be seen that It’s the result of decades of training.
After a moment, Suoshiyang spoke slowly, his voice like a bell.
"Your soul and faith belong to the Immortal Emperor, and you will continue to be His shepherd, watching over His sheep, and never fail in your duty."
When the entourage turned back to King Willeton XIX, he picked up the scepter and seal.
"Praise the Immortal Emperor and His All-Knowing Gaze, Praise the Immortal Emperor and His Eternal Reign!"
Although this set of procedures smells a bit like taking off your pants and farting, it establishes a very clear affiliation with each other. From then on, the real rulers of Nessen 5 are Soshiyan and the subsequent chapter leaders of the Astral Knights, and the Governor is From ruler to manager.
Of course, their actual power has not changed at all, and Soshiyang is not free enough to actually send people to airborne control of a world.
"Chapter Commander Soshyan Alexey, please accept the gift presented to you by all the soldiers and civilians of Nessen 5."
Soon, amid the humming breathing of the servitor, more than twenty huge boxes were moved to the main road of the reception hall. Not to mention the contents, the boxes themselves were already inlaid with gold and silver.
Of course everything inside has been scanned before coming in.
As the boxes were opened one after another, various rare sacred objects, religious relics, and even finely crafted weapons appeared in front of everyone, and each one was considered precious.
But Soshiyang just glanced at these things, then nodded and said:
"I accept these gifts and experience the goodwill of the military and civilians of Naison V."
"In addition, all noble families on Naisen 5 will donate a boy, hoping to participate in the next recruitment selection of the Astral Knights."
Blood tax, this is a condition that every Astartes Chapter home planet must accept. Obviously, the top management of Nessen 5 understands this very well, and actively uses noble blood to connect with the Astral Knights.
"I accept your support for the eternal cause of the chapter. After this batch of boys will be screened, qualified ones will have the opportunity to become a member of the battle brothers, and the failed survivors will also serve the chapter for life. Your dedication, I take it to heart.”
With that said, Soshyan stood up.
"We are in the same galaxy. Naisen 5 is also half of the Chapter's hometown. This time I have received the love of Lord Gao. I also feel a heavy responsibility. I hereby promise that the Astral Knights Chapter will protect Naisen as much as possible." In general, Nessen 4 protects the safety and order of Nessen 5 and strives to help it become more prosperous. Of course, the Astartes' duty is to fight, and the specific execution still needs you to do it. After finishing the things at hand , I will personally inspect No. 5 Neisen, but before that, I would like to warn you that after the tithe tax is cancelled, you must not rip off the bones and suck out the marrow, levy excessive taxes, you need to know that the people value the people and love the people, and I will reward those who have made merit, and those who have merit If you do something wrong, I will definitely punish you severely. If the Astartes enforce the law, they will not be as tolerant as the Ministry of Justice. I hope you can behave yourself."
All the nobles lowered their heads.
"yes."
"But at the same time, I also respect your hereditary rights. Naisen Four and Naisen Five will establish a fair trade alliance, jointly accept the protection of the Chapter and enjoy the trade share with the Forge World."
In the past, Nathan 5 often had trade disputes with Nathan 4. After all, the two worlds are in the same galaxy, and Nathan 4 did not need to pay tithes, so they often resorted to low-price dumping to deal with Nathan 5. No. 1 to impact the local market, that is, because the Star Knights are there, there is no more intense conflict between the two sides. Now that Soshiyang has come forward to say so, the nobles of Naisen No. 5 are very grateful.
"Your justice makes the sun dim——"
"Okay, okay, there's no need to talk about that. Let's just let it go."
After the nobles left, Soshyan simply summoned all the senior leaders of the battle group, including pharmacists, technical sergeants, chaplains and other functional staff, and held the first collective meeting after returning to the home planet in the reception hall.
The main contents of the meeting were the allocation of new recruits and the allocation of company tasks.
"The strength of the Chapter before the expedition was 657 men, and was later supplemented by 309 and 112 recruits respectively. During the expedition, another 132 recruits (nobles from Sagan) were recruited, and a total of 293 battle brothers were killed during the entire expedition. , another 11 men entered the Dreadnought, and upon arrival on Nessen IV, the Chapter's strength stood at 906."
After saying that, Chief Pharmacist Nasin Balitaem raised his head. Years of training have made him calm and capable. Since the battle group has been working hard to increase the number of soldiers, he has also been sitting in the rear for a long time, even on expeditions. Not participating, but this will not affect his merits at all.
"Chapter Commander, including the 11th Company, in principle we are close to full strength."
The recruits reported by Balitaem were all recruited from the first batch of the Brakato system. As for why they were divided into two batches, it was because when this batch of recruits were sent to the front line at different transformation locations, the 309 recruits were Transformed on Nessen IV, and the 112 were recruited on the spot in the Bracato system and transformed in the flagship Avesta. Due to the fluctuations in the subspace route, the fleet that should arrive at the same time They were eventually divided into two batches and arrived two years apart. This was also a long-standing problem that had plagued the empire since its establishment.
"Currently there are 105 soldiers in the first company, 110 soldiers in the second company, 107 soldiers in the third company, 106 soldiers in the fourth company, 13 soldiers in the fifth company, 98 soldiers in the sixth company, 243 soldiers in the tenth company, and 243 soldiers in the eleventh company. There are 81 men in the company, 19 in the apothecary guild, 11 in the armory, and 13 in the priory."
(End of chapter)
