After kissing Soshyan's ring, King Wereton 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, Soshiyang, 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 tranquility.
It gave him a layer of sacred quality, like a majestic statue of a god. 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, Veraton-Dawuletik-Adruto-Waka swears to be yours.
Serving the Holy Chapter Astartes, I am at your disposal. I swear to remain steadfast and absolutely loyal, and if I violate it, I am willing to let the darkness take 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 would be 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 is the result of decades of training.
After a moment, Suoshiyang slowly spoke, his voice like a loud bell.
"Your soul and faith belong to the immortal Emperor, and you will continue to be His shepherd, guarding 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-Seeing 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 No. 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.
"Captain 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 one box after another was opened, 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 accepted these gifts and experienced the goodwill of the soldiers and civilians of Nessen 5."
"In addition, all noble families on Nessen 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’ll keep it in mind.”
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 defend Naisen as well as
In general, Nessen-4 will protect the safety and order of Nessen-5, and strive 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 go to Naisen No. 5 for inspection, but before that, I would like to warn you that after the tithe tax is cancelled, you must not continue to extort taxes and levy excessive amounts of money. You need to know that the people value the people and love the people. I will reward those who have made contributions 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 IV and Naisen V 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 launched an impact on the local market, that is, because the Astral Knights were there, there was no more intense conflict between the two sides. Now that Soshiyang came forward to say so, the nobles of Naison No. 5 were very happy.
"Your justice makes the sun dim——"
"Okay, okay, there's no need to talk about that, just let's get over it."
After the nobles left, Soshyan simply summoned all the senior leaders of the war 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 content of the meeting is the allocation of new recruits and the allocation of company tasks.
"The strength of the Chapter before the expedition was 657, and later it was supplemented by 309 and 112 new 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 people entered the Dreadnought, and when they arrived on Nessen IV, the number of the Chapter was 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.
He did not participate, 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 Balita Em 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, 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 has been a long-standing problem that has 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.
The company... has 81 warriors, while there are 19 in the Apothecary's Guild, 11 in the Armory, and 13 in the Priory."