Although he felt that Soshyan was a little too kind to him, and even overly affectionate, Iliyan still thanked him gratefully.
"Thank you."
"There will be someone to receive you after you go out. Oh, by the way, you don't seem to have a servant with you?"
"I...I'm more used to being alone."
"Oh? You're not married yet?"
Iliyan was speechless. Soshyan knew that it was a bit embarrassing to ask this question from his own mouth, so he immediately changed his words:
"Sorry, I shouldn't ask you such a private question. Please, I will arrange some servants for you."
Ili Yang nodded, turned around and left here and the Chapter Leader who liked to ask some strange questions. For some reason, although the other party behaved a bit strange, he was not very annoying. Instead, he felt that this person was quite relaxed. After all,
Whether it was the Dark Angels or the Ultramarines that he had come into contact with before, most of the time they were "pretty" and it was difficult to see emotions other than "stereotyped".
And what's a bit unspeakable is that after talking to the other party, he inexplicably let down his guard, and even felt a vague sense of intimacy.
After the confused Ilyan left, a small door opened in the hall, and then Veronica and Velez walked in. Velez also unfolded a portrait, which was none other than Orod.
"Oh, the nose and the eyes are so similar."
Hearing Veronica's words, Soshyan looked at the portrait and nodded.
"Yes...a little bit, but the time is not right. He is younger than me."
Velez then said:
"Could it be some descendant of Orode?"
"Descendants of Orod...but look at this person, he obviously has a high proportion of Ada blood. Most of Orod's descendants marry humans, and the blood will only become weaker and weaker. He can't be as atavistic as he is."
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Veronica made another guess.
"That is the descendant of Orod and an Ada woman, and then he combined with a human."
"This...well, it's possible, but the question is, what circumstances would make him abandon his wife and children?"
"There is little point in guessing here. Let's just test the genes. If it is a descendant of the Alexei family, it must be another bloodline of Orod."
Soshyan thought for a moment and nodded.
"Yes, we can tell if someone takes some of his genetic samples and tests them. But the important thing now is whether he is willing to admit it. After all...how to put it, he probably didn't have a good life in the past. As a mixed-race person, he must not have had a good life."
You have been discriminated against, and you may still have resentment in your heart, so take your time... I might as well take him with me to Orps this time, as the Randall is short of an astrological director."
And just when Soshyan was almost ready to gather his troops, a message from the High Lord of Terra also arrived.
The war in Orpheus is extremely urgent. Terra has ordered the mobilization of huge reinforcements from the surrounding star regions, including famous troops such as the Necromunda Army and the Krieg Death Army. At the same time, the main force of the Baka fleet will also be deployed.
Out, this can be said to have put the safety of the entire Storm Star Territory at risk.
Similarly, the Space Marines will also go to support Orpheus. The high lords issued orders to the Astral Knights, asking Soshyan to lead the chapter to assist the war zone immediately.
In addition, all members of the Minotaur Chapter participated in the reinforcements. As for whether there were other war groups, the message did not mention it.
Soshyan was not surprised when Terra issued the order. After the entire army of the Revenant Angels was wiped out, the Astral Knights were relatively close to supporting the Orpheus war group, but it was a bit strange to send the Minotaur. After all, Russia
Erps is so remote and remote that it stands to reason that it should not receive such attention from the high lords, even sending out their thugs.
The only explanation Soshyan could think of was that the Minotaur was here to monitor the Astral Knights just like the last Maelstrom.
After all, the Maelstrom is relatively far away from the Storm Star Territory, but Orps is right under Soshyan's nose. If the Astral Knights' rescue is successful, this star district without the protection of the war group may become a "vassal land."
, this is unacceptable to the high lords. As Tyrion said, the first consideration of the high lords is always the "balance of power" rather than chaos and governance.
Although there have been conflicts or even conflicts between the two sides before, to be fair, Soshyan is not opposed to the Minotaur coming to support. This group is indeed a bit unpleasant, but they can really fight. To be honest, their performance in the Maelstrom last time was
Better than most battle groups participating in the expedition, especially when facing an enemy of the Necrontyr level, being able to fight is more important than being trustworthy.
This is also the reason why Dante protects the Flesh Tearers again and again. In this fucked-up era of the galaxy, a good bastard who can fight is more important than a mediocre good person.
After confirming the attitude of Terra, Soshyan speeded up the gathering of troops. However, this galaxy full of malice often brings bad things to the fore. Bad news came from the distant Trace of Victory. Because the High Lord
With the Council's declaration of martial law in Cadian, the Relic Chapter ended their Atonement Crusade prematurely and must return to their homeworld to reinforce Cadian.
Although they will leave two companies for the defense of the security area, this is obviously not comparable to an entire battle group. This will also lead to a serious manpower gap in the archdiocese. As a last resort, the Ascetic Alliance has not yet repaired the Ascetic.
They had to go to the archdiocese to fight, and even the new recruits they had recruited had to be taken to the archdiocese for transformation and training.
However, the good news is that the ranger warriors who have been out of touch for a while have sent two companies to the Scar of Victory to assist the alliance. They have received battle intelligence from the archdiocese, but this still cannot make up for the personnel gap, at least Orpheus
There is no need to count on the assistance of the Suffering Alliance here. Just supporting the Archdiocese's battles and maintaining daily patrols and alerts has already exhausted the Alliance's strength.
If this was a serious interference with Soshyan's overall plan, then the next news completely disrupted all his arrangements.
Arash directly sent someone to deliver an urgent message. The original home star of the White Temple, the Sanctuary, received an order from the High Lords Council, asking them to go to the Storm Star Territory to save the besieged world of Ryan, which is the Crimson World.
The home planet of Quan.
Obviously the high lords did not know that the White Temple had secretly moved, but this news could not be ignored. In fact, Soshyan did not understand at first why the high lords wanted to transfer the White Temple, which was far away in the Sun Star Domain, to the Storm Star.
However, he soon figured out that the White Templar was probably in the High Lords Council.
It is in an "idle" state, which means that this chapter has not participated in any military operations since the Maelstrom Expedition, and the details of the war in the archdiocese are probably not paid attention to by the high lords, and they have no idea that the White Temple is there.
There is also a battlefield here, which is a very "common" thing for the empire.
But this poses a problem for Soshyan. The White Temple has no way to refuse the request of the high lords, and there is no reasonable excuse. Although they can also resist the orders of the high lords, the Sanctuary Star is in the sun after all.
In the star field, rather than in some remote frontier, the high lords will definitely send people to hold people accountable, and even the Tribunal will intervene. Then it will be difficult to explain the empty Sanctuary Star, so the White Temple is really