After listening to Doral's explanation, Soshyan nodded and looked at the leader.
"My name is Alexei, what do you call me?"
"My name is Deep Blue. You are very polite and less arrogant than any Ada I have ever seen, Mu."
Soshiyang chuckled and said:
"Shenlan, how long have you been leading them in the mercenary business?"
"Seventy-five tides, Mum."
Soshyan didn't know what timing unit the other party meant by tide, but it should be relatively long.
"So how long have you been fighting as a Pisces Warrior?"
"One hundred and sixty-three tides, Mum."
As it spoke, it raised its hand and pointed at its missing left eye.
"At the forty-second tide, it was left by a human space warrior. His name was Urtas, from a chapter called the White Scars, and I also bit off one of his arms as a souvenir, Mu."
As it spoke, it turned around, and Soshyan discovered a broken hand bone hanging behind it.
The corners of Soshyan's eyes twitched under his mask. If he remembered correctly, he seemed to have seen a white-scarred sergeant with mechanical prosthetics in Chegris. He seemed to be from the Fifth Company.
"They are powerful warriors who deserve respect, but must also be hated. In the ancient past, it was humans who invaded our ocean home, destroyed our thriving old civilization, and caused us to lose almost all of our ancient history and Knowledge, declined to the brink of near-annihilation and never fully recovered even for ten thousand years, they killed all our hopes and made this galaxy a darker place, it would be good to see the Eldar Empire rise from the ashes again , Mu.”
"Ah, well, I thought you were just here for the reward."
"Remuneration is important, the future is more important, Mr. Doral shows a broad future, I am a warrior, and I can also be a messenger, Mu."
Soshyan glanced at Doral. It was obvious that the other party's purpose in recruiting these alien mercenaries was not simply to supplement their combat power, but he knew that Doral must be loyal.
At least for him, for Veronica, and for the Eternal Court.
"I look forward to your performance on the battlefield."
After leaving the cabin where the Sahadouins lived, Soshyan met the second group of mercenaries under the guidance of Doral.
This kind of mercenary Soshiyang is not unfamiliar. He has seen this kind of alien shape in the form of a corpse during the Maelstrom Expedition.
They are called Chicanti, and they look like a giant gray-brown scaleless lizard more than two meters long in almost every aspect. Their limbs are particularly strong, with six long clawed toes on them, which are very beneficial. Climbing and grasping, the tail is thick and powerful, and the fine teeth can be seen in the open and closed mouth.
They only wear simple protective gear, with their weapons fixed on their chests. Some of them also have helmets on their heads, but they obviously prefer to lie on the ground. When they make noise, sounds like breaking rocks come from their mouths and noses. .
Such xenos are common in the Chaos of the Imperium, where they can serve anyone, heretics, pirates, and even Chaos warbands, but are also employed by Rogue Traders, planetary governors, and even Inquisitors, and it seems they are completely unavailable. Specific positions and beliefs are extremely simple profit creatures.
There were even such aliens participating in the war as mercenaries of the Red Pirates in the Maelstrom Expedition. However, according to the alien judges, there is currently no evidence that the Chicandi people believe in Chaos, which seems to indirectly prove that this race has a certain influence on Chaos pollution. Some kind of resistance.
But one thing is strange. Although Chicandi mercenaries can be seen everywhere in the galaxy, the empire's knowledge of them is extremely limited, including whether this race is wandering or settled in an area unknown to the empire. There is no clear statement yet.
"Your Highness the Phoenix King, we are the Bloodtooth Mercenary Group. We have fought on hundreds of battlefields and we will definitely satisfy you."
The leader of these aliens is a big man with red spots on his body, his tail is broken off, his limbs are covered with extra metal claws, and the protective gear on his body looks more advanced, but hissing sound occurs when he speaks. It was a little uncomfortable, and it was talking while lying down, so Soshyan had to look down at the other person.
However, it can be judged from the language that the other party is indeed a very "professional" mercenary. They don't talk about anything else and just promote themselves and the team.
According to Doral, there are three hundred Chicanti in this group. Although the number is not large, they are not the type that directly rampages on the battlefield. The Chicanti are very good at lurking, climbing and swimming. They are very Good infiltrators and guerrillas, but it stands to reason that the Eldar are also masters of infiltration and invasion, but Chicandi has a special ability, that is, they can completely block their own life and soul signals. This is a very strange power, even Even the Tyranids, who are extremely sensitive to life signals, have a hard time detecting their existence without naked eyes. To exaggerate, they can turn into a lifeless stone, which even the Eldar Rangers cannot do.
However, the shortcomings of this race are also obvious. Apart from this ability, they are slightly stronger and have no other special abilities. Their own technological level is also relatively poor. In a real fight, even a sudden attack will be difficult to deal with such as Space Marines. Opponents can only deal with enemies with relatively low combat effectiveness.
In fact, Soshyan doesn't care about this kind of mercenaries, but since Doral has called them, it can be regarded as a supplement to their combat power. After all, all they need is a small box of Ada crafts - this is the way to leave Sasha. The numbers Doral mentioned during the Hardouin tribe, what these alien mercenaries exchanged for their lives was a box of handicrafts the size of Soshyan's palm, usually statues, jewelry and the like. This can be regarded as a gift left to the heirs of the Ada Empire. The greatest legacy of the world is a value system established with thousands of years of history. Therefore, all civilized races will know that Ada's things are very valuable, no matter how early or late they are born.
"Well, soon you will have a chance to prove your worth."
Soshyan's attitude is a bit colder than that of the Sahadouin people. After all, these are mercenaries who are purely profit-seeking.
"Your Highness the Phoenix King, I, Asambo, not only represent the mercenary group, but also the Creeper Alliance."
The sudden words from the other party made Soshyan let out a low cry of surprise.
"Creeper Alliance. What's the name of your country?"
"Yes."
"Oh, interesting."
Soshyan looked at Doral aside, expecting an explanation. His golden feather messenger then explained:
"Your Highness, the Creeper Alliance is a small United Kingdom located on the eastern edge of the Milky Way. It is composed of the three races of Chicanti, Ulume Atik and Drathian. It was only established in the past two hundred years."
"Is there such a thing? There must be a reason why several races jointly established a country."
(End of chapter)
