The initial formation of the inner ring was to discuss the split of the Astartes Scriptures and the Legion in Kiriman, which, of course, is not a fact.
Azriel discovered the truth about the formation of the inner ring in the private library of the Supreme Tutor—the initial call of the inner ring was because of the fallen angel.
The members of the inner ring were also identified after the first inner ring meeting, namely the Supreme Master, all think tanks, all interrogation priests, all mentors wearing Terminator Armor, all members of the Dead Wing, the Crow Wing Great Mentor and the Crow Wing Black Knight, the Pharmacist, the Flagbearer and the Champion.
These most extensive inner ring members have one thing in common: they all know the secret of the fallen angel and have a secret responsibility, namely hunting the fallen angel.
However, the inner ring is not so simple and pure. As the saying goes, there are circles in the circle, and there are secrets behind the secrets.
In the broad inner ring, there is also a decision-making circle, namely the battle group meeting. It is also the central organization of the entire battle group. It can be said to be the real inner ring, and its members cover all the large mentors and company mentors.
It should be noted that the technical sergeants in the Armory were completely excluded from the inner ring, because these technical sergeants had received the teachings of the Martian Mechanics, and their loyalty was suspended between the Dark Angels and the Mechanical Society. They were no longer trusted by the inner ring. Therefore, even the leaders of all technical sergeants, the master of the boulder who controls the entire system of the boulder is not in the outermost inner ring circle.
When he walked to his position, Azriel signaled to the other end of the table.
The response of the Pastor's great mentor Sappho was a smile on the corner of his mouth, which confides everything Azriel wants to know.
"Brothers, at this critical moment of the battle group, we will hold another meeting."
Azriel's voice echoed on the towering vaulted ceiling of the huge conference hall, and no emotion was revealed on the weather-beaten faces of the great mentors.
Then, the Azriel Chamber raised his hand.
"Now there is something urgent to discuss and play the message."
According to his orders, a dull servant in a green robe operated the device in front of it.
Soon, above the conference table, a vague blue light flashed and presented the projection of the holographic image to the table below, which swayed and twisted as if viewed underwater, but the identity of the man could be clearly identified from the set of Seiko Power Armor signs he was wearing.
The leader of the Knights of the Astral Realm, Soshyan Alexey.
"Salute to you, Azriel, the highest mentor of the Dark Angel, our regiment has grabbed the enemy's main force in Fortress No. 7. After confirmation, it is highly likely that it is Equisus, the lord of the Abaddon hunting group. The enemy has about a thousand Chaos Space Marines and a large number of auxiliary troops, and they are now besieged in the fortress. According to speculation, Abaddon is likely to launch a counterattack, so I hope to concentrate the military forces of several battle groups and launch a large-scale joint war. The specific matters can be discussed in detail later."
Although the picture is strong, the audio accompanying the picture is fluctuating and distorted, and sometimes it sounds like there are multiple speakers.
"Is what he said true?"
Soon, someone asked. Samuel, the great mentor of Crow Wings, had served the battle group for more than five hundred years, and his black hair above his ears was mottled by silver threads.
"Are we going to question the credibility of a battle leader here?"
Azriel said helplessly:
"Why did the commander of Soshiyang lie to us?"
"Sorry, I didn't mean that. I just wanted to know if Equisos is really trapped in the fortress? That's a bastard who should only be cut into pieces."
"Since the other party said that, at least this possibility exists."
"This is the plan of the Astral Knight."
Asmod interrupted the conversation between the two with a rough accent...
"Let them solve it themselves."
There were two or three people whispering to praise.
"Whether it is their plan or not, a world has fallen into the hands of the power of darkness, and corruption must be resolved before it spreads."
Refuting the interrogation of the priest was Sappho, the great priest of the priest, a strong-willed man who possessed the title of Holy Master, even by the standards of Space Marines, not only was popular among his priest companions, but also among other lower-ranking brothers.
He and Asmodai are also the oldest interrogation priests in the battle group. They have competed for the great priest mentor, but in the end, Sappho was successfully elected with the support of Azriel, and Asmodai became Sappho's subordinate. This is no secret.
“Agree.”
Ezekiel then responded:
"We are servants of the empire and loyal to the golden throne. If this planet has become a paradise for the destruction of power, then purifying it is the responsibility we have sworn."
"But this will put us under the command of other battle groups, and it is also a... relatively young battle group."
The one who spoke was Dead Wing's great mentor Belia. He valued the glory of the battle group very much and was also a relatively strong ally of Asmode.
"This is very unfavorable to our next pursuit of the fallen angel."
This sentence seemed to ignite Azriel's mood again, and his tone suddenly increased by several decibels.
"So where are these traitors who keep saying this!?"
Although he did not point at anyone, his eyes were fixed on Asmodai.
"We have found some clues. I interrogated Abaddon's corpses from the cultists. They might...."
"Pastor, that's all?"
"Supreme mentor, we cannot give up any possibility! This is all the meaning of the existence of the inner ring!"
"No, Asmodai, you are wrong. If the hatred and hatred of the past become all factors that guide us and others in dealing with everything, then the dark angels will never be able to intervene in any war normally."
The great priest tutor Sappho once again refuted Asmodai's statement, which resulted in a glare of interrogating the pastor.
If Asmodai is a radical among the interrogation priests, then Sappho is a moderate, because compared to Asmodai, Sappho is not so radical, has relatively mild methods, and does not have so many enemies within the empire, and will not bring too much criticism to the war team.
Asmodai had already aroused hostility from many empires for the Dark Angels, which was the main source of Azriel's dissatisfaction with him.
Then, the Grand Priest Mentor turned to Azriel.
"Please let us fight for Pai Shangxing and fulfill our oath to the Emperor."
At this time, Azriel ordered another message to be played. The message on it is very simple. The White Temple and the Grey Knight will support the joint battle plan of the Astral Knights.
"It seems we have to make a decision as soon as possible so that it will not make any sense."