"Everyone, I am here to see the situation of the Dupont delin family, and to announce some decisions."
Faced with Oful's request, Soshyan didn't bother to talk nonsense and went straight to the point.
"Everyone must also know that High King Mathias is about to lead his family knights to follow Captain Arash to the Suffering Alliance to assist the empire world in need. During the time when the High King is away, the security and management of Pasagadi It will be under the responsibility of the Third Company of the White Templars. At the same time, Captain Barez of the White Templars will also become the family whip of the Dupont Delin family. He will serve as the guardian of the family and assist the High King in revising the family laws and disciplinary regulations. , and ensure that it can be implemented. Even if the third captain of the White Templar changes in the future, this position will always be retained. This is also to ensure that the Dupont Delin family can still develop in a healthy and orderly manner when the High King is away."
After Soshiyang finished speaking, everyone was silent, but he just asked the servant to refill the wine as if nothing had happened.
"When I first met Baron Olga, he only had one person and a broken mecha, and the Astral Knights only had less than one company of battle brothers. Our bad situations may be the reason why we can become close friends. The reason, how do you say that word? Cherish each other? And now, when the Astral Knights have returned to their peak, the Dupont Delin family has also become full of talents. This is the emperor's favor, let us respect the emperor again!"
Soshiyang raised his glass, and everyone followed suit.
"Honor the Emperor!"
After finishing the drink, a sharp sound of metal friction suddenly sounded in the banquet hall. Everyone saw Soshiyang crush the gorgeous golden wine glass in his hand into a twisted ball of garbage, then gently threw it, and let it hit Ou There was a clanging sound in front of Foer.
Then he looked at the astonished O'Full, then glanced at everyone, and said a meaningful sentence in Gothic with a very ancient rhyme.
"I will drink from the golden cup with you, but I will not spare you the white sword."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what they meant. Soshiyang then said slowly:
"This poem was spoken by the Emperor to all the meritorious ministers and the surrendered princes and nobles at the celebration banquet held after the unification of Terra. Soon after, he executed a large number of people who had stolen Terra's water resources. powerful people and a large number of bureaucrats whose lives are corrupt and degenerate.”
While everyone was still immersed in the continuous impact, Soshyan made another decision.
"Captain Mark."
Hearing Soshyan's call, Mark walked in from the gate, holding a parchment in his hand.
"read."
Then Mark opened the parchment and read out the names one by one. They were all young masters and ladies from knightly aristocratic families.
".These people, after tonight, will all serve in the mortal servant unit of the White Temple. Depending on the situation, they will have to serve for 5-20 years. I don’t think I need to explain the reasons. Parents should know it well. Since you teach No, then we Astartes will reluctantly educate us out of mutual friendship. I believe that after being tempered by the Adeptus Astartes, they will have the opportunity to become a qualified knight in the future. Of course, the Adeptus Astartes Life is very difficult and even dangerous, and injuries and even death are inevitable, and I hope you don’t worry too much. After all, instead of dying on the battlefield and dragging down others, perhaps such a death is easier to accept.”
While Soshyan was speaking, some ladies were already covering their faces and sobbing, because there were their children on the list, and the knights had different expressions, some were ashen-faced, and some were dumbfounded.
"Chapter Commander, I, the Supreme King, am not strict with my subordinates."
Mathias spoke at the right time and knelt down on one knee.
"I would like-"
"Your task now is to prepare for the battlefield, High King Mathias. There is no need to think about anything else."
Soshiyan interrupted Mathias' political performance. Although he was a little dissatisfied with this man, after seeing Barris's look, he knew that he had no better choice, at least
Not in a short time.
In the end, he had to comfort the other party with a few words.
"I have seen many of your political achievements, but you have only been in charge of the family for a short time, and I have not given you more support. Come on, High King, the Dupont Delin family cannot do without you."
Then he further explained to everyone:
"The Astartes will not directly interfere in the internal affairs of the Dubandrin family, and the house whip will only assist and supervise."
It wasn't until he said this that many people's expressions became slightly more relaxed.
But after this, the atmosphere of the entire banquet became very strange, as if everyone had just woken up from a dream, but Soshyan didn't care so much, he only needed to achieve his goal.
The day after the banquet, Soshyan visited the promotion ceremony of new knights.
The so-called promotion ceremony is actually the first time the new knights connect to the Mechanical Throne, and it is also the final test they have to go through. Once a successful link is established, they will be qualified to control the powerful war engine, and once they fail, they will His brain will be irreversibly damaged and he will never be able to control a mecha again for the rest of his life.
Soshyan entered the core area of the Knight Family, which was hidden deep underground in the main castle of the Palace of Courage. He needed to pass through three doors along the way until he reached the Knight Temple in the center.
Since its construction, this temple has been expanded and decorated to cater to the growing power of the knightly family. The walls are decorated with colorful flags, steel-shaped gargoyles and bladed friezes. In the center of the dome is a cone. On the top of the body, flying an imperial eagle flag, with the coat of arms of the knight family printed on the flag.
Massive black iron stairs begin on either side of the main door and snake around the building before meeting at a smaller circular entrance above.
As they arrived, the upper portal opened, and two columns of red-robed guardians of the relic appeared. They descended the stairs and led the new knights to their initiation ceremony.
All knights wear metal armor linked to neural interfaces, some look a little nervous, some look confident.
Originally there would be no outsiders on this occasion, but Soshyan was an exception. He entered the promotion hall with the team. It was very huge. Dim light shone in through the pipes above, and flickering electric candlelight burned in the iron cover. Huge mechanical thrones stand on elevated podiums on both sides of the hall.
The mechanical priests began to recite the Holy Machine Prayer. This qualification ceremony was personally presided over by the Holy Machine Sage. 45 selected noble boys will usher in the transformation of their lives.
Afterwards, they were led by little angels and walked around the internal structure of the promotion hall several times. The qualification ceremony had a long process and extremely complicated etiquette and rituals. The boys had to recite the relevant laws and regulations in front of the emperor's icon. The lengthy catechism of Duty, Honor and Loyalty also serves as a mnemonic for the linking process to ensure a perfect union with the Knight he will ride upon once successfully inscribed.
Then they have to recite the family's motto and the knight's virtues in front of the family's founder, Grand Duke Olga. They also have to pray to the machine they must control, recite the mechanical hymn, and swear that their lives will be with the knight. Mechas are eternally linked.
In a sense, the knight family is indeed the most complex group in the empire. They are loyal to the throne, they must also be loyal to the family, and sometimes they must be loyal to the God of Machines.
(End of chapter)
