In addition to the Navy representatives, another important "stranger" at the meeting was Legal Marshal Rory Figueiredo. He was wearing the black armor of the Legal Department and a heavy fur coat.
The Grand Inquisition is as rigid as the Grand Inquisition. He is in charge of several "bureaus" of the Ministry of Justice in the Sagan galaxy and surrounding galaxies. He also holds a Ministry of Justice fleet consisting of three Punisher-class strike cruisers and several small ships.
Then there is Mrs. Thanatos Loyd of the Astropathic Hall, in charge of the astrological choir of Sagan Prime. She is a cold and thin woman, wearing a light blue robe, with white hair tied into braids with ropes hanging down.
On his back, his eyes were covered with black cloth strips.
There is also the chubby Patriarch of Sagan, Saint Dalton. His body wrapped in white robes is surrounded by a group of priests. They all have a heavy confession stone tied around their necks. They look pale and exhausted.
What remained were three representatives of the Forge World, wearing red robes. The mechanical supports on their limbs hissed as they moved. Various clusters of crystals, prosthetic eyes and optical equipment emitted faint sounds under their hoods like burning coals.
Light, these strange mechanical priests are also an indispensable part, but they almost never speak, or speak in a state that ordinary people can understand.
In addition, the others are officials from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Military Affairs, and they try hard to look like a family.
At a glance, there were hundreds of names and faces, and with Soshyan's memory and attention to detail, he was sure to remember them all, and he knew the information would be useful at some point.
With everyone watching, he stopped in front of the holographic table and placed his hands on it.
"My gentlemen and ladies, commanders and venerable priests, it is a pleasure to see you serving the Emperor with such enthusiasm and energy."
As he spoke, Soshyan paused, letting the applause and table slapping echo from the crowd.
"I would also like to pay tribute to the fearless Astra Militarum and Navy. It is those brave warriors who have protected the Emperor's realm for so many years and paid with their lives for it."
There was another burst of applause, louder this time, and Soshyan received nods of thanks from the Astra Militarum commanders and naval commanders, who returned the favor in kind.
As the applause died down and the leader of the Ministry of Internal Affairs delegation raised his official cane, Soshyan interrupted his prepared speech and made a polite gesture to the chief executive, indicating that he should continue.
The tall, thin man in a long robe cleared his throat and bowed deeply.
"Before you continue your speech, Your Excellency the Supreme Lord Commander, on behalf of all the people of the Sagan system, I would like to express that we will always be grateful to you for leading this expedition. We have been tortured by heretical pirates over the years. For our salvation,
We thank the Emperor, and we thank you."
It was so disgusting that Soshyan wanted to frown at these words, but he didn't show it.
"Chief Administrative Officer Junot Rigo, right?"
The Administrator nodded, obviously very happy to be recognized by such a distinguished Chapter Master.
"My fellow warriors and I thank you for your gratitude."
Soshyan smiled kindly,
"I am very happy to see that this galaxy is still in good order, and I hope that you can give me more help in the future raising of war supplies and the establishment of logistical warehouses."
Upon hearing this, the official from the Ministry of Interior hesitated for a moment and then said:
"About this... Sir, there is something I must report."
"Please say."
"The Sagan galaxy is an important tithe tax distribution center in the Maelstrom node. Every day, more ships arrive from the extreme star field, bringing tithe tax and trade materials to be inspected - they need to be processed faster within the system.
and all moved to the edge of the planet. Some tithe fleets have been anchored for weeks, with nothing to do but wait for release. This has created a lot of pressure on us. If we cannot pay the tithe on a regular basis...
..”
Soshyan frowned and looked at Major General Santos Vaughn, who was in charge of system security. He was also the commander of the Sagan patrol fleet, commanding a small fleet consisting of three light cruisers and three frigates. He was only forty years old.
Handsome and charming, although the left side of his face is covered with scars.
He is also the nephew of Lord Stern Warne.
"Major General Santos Vaughan, can you explain?"
The other party coughed twice and then said:
"Supreme Lord Commander, we fully implement the highest martial law order you requested and conduct strict inspections on all ships. As for the situation of the tithe fleet, you may not be aware of it. In order to save costs, the Ministry of Interior often entrusts merchant ships
The fleet conducts this business, and many of those merchant ships have been suspected of smuggling trade and may even be involved with heretics, so we cannot allow them to pass quickly."
Soshyan turned back to look at Junot Rigo, who coughed awkwardly, and then defended:
"Sir, I guarantee that the fleet that implements the tithe tax must be loyal. Maybe they have done some other business in the past, but I feel that there is a double standard in the words of Major General Santos Vaughn. When honest and loyal businessmen
When suspected of their past dealings, I would venture to say that hundreds of noble families in the Sagan system have served the traitors."
If we continue talking, this topic will be very dangerous, and it will most likely lead to the meeting turning into a mutual attack between different factions. Soshyan immediately stopped him and said:
"We are only discussing the tithe fleet now and don't bring up old matters again."
Junot Rigo bowed quickly.
"That's not the intention."
"But the CEO was also reasonable."
The regional minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs suddenly said that although he was wearing an Astra Militarum uniform, he was not a soldier, but a civilian official.
"The tithe is the most sacred and important thing in the empire. Nothing has a higher priority than it. We must remove any obstacles... The traitor Huron's major crime was to interfere with the empire's tithe.
One tax is levied.”
"Minister Royce."
Soshiyang said the other person's name slowly, then turned to look at him and said in a calm tone:
"Are you trying to threaten me with Huron's example?"
"Don't dare!"
The man quickly lowered his head.
Soshyan didn't bother to waste any more words and looked at Santos Vaughn.
"Then let the tithe tax fleet be released directly. In the future, all tithe tax fleets can pass without inspection."
"Sir, there is one thing I must explain. They may not be able to figure out how many tithe tax passes the Ministry of Internal Affairs has issued over the years. Most of the ships outside the galaxy now claim to be the tithe tax fleet. However, as far as I know,
There will never be that much knowledge. If so, then it is basically equivalent to lifting the jurisdictional ban and combat readiness order you issued not long ago."