Faisal Hussein Abdullah was born from a branch of the oldest Hashem family in the imperial aristocratic family in Terra. His ancestors were one of the warriors and generals who had followed the emperor very early. Many outstanding figures emerged in the family and had a good say in imperial politics. It is even legendary that some tribe members were chosen as the mysterious imperial guards.
Faisal grew up in a place where he could see the Imperial Palace. After becoming an adult, he served in the army for several years. However, he was forced to retire early due to some disciplinary reasons. However, he was soon arranged to be a foreign affairs department affiliated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and quickly showed certain negotiation skills and abilities. After being promoted to the seventh-level foreign affairs officer, he was also appointed to serve as the director of the Kalyis sector, and returned to Terra ten years later, becoming a third-level supervisor.
Inside the shuttle, he looked at his reflection in the window. He was 1.8 meters tall and strong. His narrow face, a neat curly beard and soft short black hair, looked very capable and gentle. His upper body was a light blue military dress with a golden ribbon and a high-waisted breeches with a belt on the lower body. He was the messenger of the front line, so he tried to make himself more militarized as much as possible.
At the same time, the military cap with the golden eagle badge in his hand could also give him certain authority. When the shuttle began to descend, the attendant handed over the sword, he tied it around his waist, and then the family's ancient badge, wearing it on his chest to show his ancient and noble origin.
A great messenger even the tiniest details will reflect a unique intention, and everything he does is only one purpose.
Gain respect from the other party.
After all, he was facing the supreme commander of a huge imperial expeditionary force, and such a person usually has another title - the War Commander.
But in contrast, the man was another Astarte, and the title of War Commander was somewhat inappropriate, so Terra could only grant the other party the title of Supreme Lord Commander.
However, since it is Astat, there are still some inherent traits. Faisal has also come into contact with many Astat over the past 20 years, and has summarized some personal experience.
First of all, most of these giants are arrogant, especially for ordinary people, or people they think are not strong enough, and they speak very directly and do not hide their opinions very much. However, on the other hand, they will cover up the secrets they think are very strict and even make some extreme actions.
In addition, most Astartes are relatively irritable and have their own set of difficult-to-change logics. They don’t know much about understanding and tolerance. Once they recognize something, they will never change easily. In addition, they generally do not admit their mistakes. Even if they do something wrong, the strong sense of dignity is easily violated.
Finally, most of them still respect authority, especially when facing powerful imperial departments such as the Inquisition, but the premise is that you make them feel that your words are "effective".
So when dealing with Astart, the first impression is very important.
The second thing is to be tough enough and to make the other party represent what it means to win the other party’s true respect.
Finally, be cautious, and every word must be cautious. Astat will basically not give people the chance to change their words.
However, this Soshiyan Alexey is somewhat unique compared to ordinary Astartes.
First of all, the opponent is relatively young. According to the standards of Space Marines, with Faisal's experience, a young man suddenly reaches a high position and may become extremely proud. In addition, this man's previous record was also very prominent. He lost consecutive defeats to the empire such as Abaddon and Huron. He must be in the limelight and arrogant.
Therefore, he will definitely be more arrogant and more difficult to communicate than other Astartes.
So it makes sense that the other party returned to Sagan 12 hours ago but did not see him immediately.
On the other hand, Faisal also knew that he was not a messenger of peace, but this was an order from the above, so he could only implement it. After all, a series of policies implemented by Soshiyan after the Great Vortex Expedition "greatly" affected the navigation of the Great Vortex area. As the trade zone closest to the Sun Star Domain, the Great Vortex route was related to the interests of many Terra's powerful people. Even the high lords had close ties with many trade lords and nobles of the Great Vortex. The jurisdictional ban implemented by the Expeditionary Force and the severe crackdown on the smuggling line greatly affected the interests of certain groups or political groups, and they were able to make their own voices in Terra.
Some people are full of concern about Astarte as the commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force. The story of the former traitor Horus has been mentioned from time to time since the official announcement of the expedition plan. This vicious political metaphor is known to anyone with a discerning eye to what it is implied.
After all, since the Beast War, Astart has no such status anymore. The closest one is the commander of the Red Scorpion Chapter, who served as the commander of the Empire during the last Badab War.
According to Faisal's understanding, if you are really worried, you shouldn't have chosen Soshiyan at the beginning.
Since you have chosen the other party, then you will doubt it later. On the one hand, it will seem stupid, but on the other hand, it will not make sense.
However, considering the struggle between the high lords and the mutual game between various powerful departments of the empire, sometimes this kind of schizophrenia is not difficult to understand.
In short, Astarte, who holds heavy troops, is so close to the Sun Star Domain, and once the other party has any ideas, it is indeed very dangerous... So after a few years, the lords are not relieved, but are becoming more and more worried, and there are proposals to end the expedition early and disband the expeditionary force.
Of course, the expedition that paid such a huge cost ended hastily, and some people were not willing to accept it, mainly the Admiral and the Marshal of the Astral Army. Therefore, this matter is still under internal discussion, and it is also because Faisal's wife's uncle's cousin's friend is a senior secretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs, so he can know the inside story.
Therefore, this time he came, he also shouldered the responsibility of observation and even investigation. In some places, people like him might be called military supervisors, but he was not so arrogant that he thought he could monitor a high-powered Astarte. His main responsibility was to observe Soshyan and his behavior, on the one hand, appropriately correct certain "inappropriate" points, and on the other hand, it also provided a basis for the decisions of the high lords.
Whether this expedition should continue and whether Soshiyan Alexey should continue to be trusted requires his opinions to judge.
Chapter completed!