"Yu Er, the commander-in-chief is talking to you."
Little Yule, who was gently pushed forward by his sister, moved his steps. Fortunately, Soshyan's gentle smile offset part of the pressure. The boy recalled the etiquette taught by his sister, stood up straight, put his right hand on his chest and bowed deeply.
"It's an honor to meet you... Commander-in-Chief Soshyan Alexei, I am Yule of the Clermont family."
"Well, Yule, I am here to eliminate the heretics on behalf of the emperor. Everyone sees the dedication of the Claremont family in the past. I hope we can work together to restore peace to the Maelstrom area as soon as possible."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand.
The huge palm wrapped in armor made the boy a little overwhelmed, but then he held Soshyan's index finger with both hands in a whimsical way, causing Soshyan to chuckle, and under the unexpected gaze of everyone,
He raised his hand and gently brushed the boy's head with his palm.
"Smart boy, the Claremont family will definitely be revitalized in the future under your hands."
Not far away, Old Marley raised his eyelids slightly when he heard the words, and immediately returned to his original state of an old monk in meditation.
After that, Soshyan straightened up and looked at Syllu Clement.
There is no doubt that she is a beautiful woman, with a tall figure that stands out among the crowd. She is only slightly shorter than Veronica in height. However, as a human, her figure is more curved than that of Veronica, who is an Eldar.
The card is much more exaggerated. The slender legs wrapped in ice crystal blue garters first experienced a round expansion all the way up, and then contracted sharply at the waist. Then they crossed over the flat lower abdomen, and then had to climb over the towering cloud peaks and deep mountains.
The ravine - especially when looking over it from a high position, the white patch of snow slightly squeezed by the tunic is even more eye-catching.
And her crystal clear skin also complements the ice blue long dress. Her soft facial lines and pointed chin, coupled with her sharp temperament and sky blue eyes, make her whole person look very elegant.
She is cold and capable, and Veronica, who makes people feel like a spring breeze, are exactly two extremes.
But compared to anything else, Suoshiyang paid more attention to her snowflake-shaped mechanical eyes. He always felt that the other person's eyes were scanning around him.
"Ms. Sillu, the war in the near future will also require the support of the Claremont family. I hope everyone can work together."
As he spoke, he picked up a new goblet, and Silu Clemente also picked up the wine glass, and stepped forward to clink the glass with Soshyan.
"The Clermont family will definitely help you solve your problems, Lord Soshyan."
She smiled gracefully, then took a sip of the wine in the glass, and then slowly returned to her brother.
Finally, Soshyan came to the head of the Werner family, the ‘Holy Hound’ Kalvan Werner.
This family seems to have no actual power, but its actual influence is extremely huge. After all, not many things in the empire can exist without the state religion, even at the lowest level of the hive.
Karl Van Werner is a "heresy hunter" personally appointed by the pope of the state religion. He has thousands of witch hunters and bounty hunters under his command. Tens of thousands of people are tortured and executed every year, and he has no organization or power.
Dare to interfere with them, even many churches in the Maelstrom area are their family properties. The donations and religious tithes collected do not need to be handed over to the state church headquarters, but can be kept directly for their own use. This also makes this family seem simple.
, in fact, it has extremely strong financial resources and is often able to organize pilgrimages and festivals with millions of people.
To carry out large-scale mobilization and recruitment in the Maelstrom area, it is absolutely impossible to do without this family that can have a huge impact on the grassroots of society. After all, the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Interior are expected to do these things. It is estimated that Huron will build the fortress to the capital of Sagan.
It may not work well.
Kalvan Werner was wearing a dark brown priest's robe, which was incompatible with the men and women in fine clothes around him. The only decorations on his body were a hemp rope belt and a book of the Emperor's Holy Words hanging around his waist.
With the Emperor's Elephant Pendant on his chest and the rose beads constantly turning in his hands, his appearance is worthy of the title of "Holy Hound". Even though his face is expressionless, there is a hint of ferocity. Various self-inflicted scars are on his cheeks and forehead.
It is clearly visible, and the eyes are slightly protruding but bright like a vulture.
It is said that this man practiced asceticism throughout his life, did not drink tea or wine, did not eat meat, and did not approach women. After he and his wife gave birth to three children, they did not have sex for twenty years.
It seems that his only pleasure in life is to hunt down and torture heretics. As for whether the other party is a true heretic, it is hard to say.
"Hello, Brother Calvin."
"It is a great honor to see the face of the God-Emperor, the sword of judgment, the angel who brings death and punishment to heretics, the great Commander-in-Chief Soshyan Alexey."
As a member of the state church, Karl van Werner showed more respect for Soshyan than anyone else. He even knelt down directly, then crawled forward and kissed his boots.
"The anger and will of the God-Emperor will burn out all heresy and evil spirits!"
Soshiyang, who tried hard to control himself from giving the opponent a kick, forced a smile, and then said warmly:
"Yes, we will launch a comprehensive and extermination offensive against heretics, and the state religion will also play an important role in this offensive."
Karl van Werner stood up and chanted:
"Only those who have sacrificed can stand beside the throne. Everyone must be determined to sacrifice. Everyone must become fuel wood to burn out the flames of heresy."
"As it is."
After that, there were all kinds of compliments and everyone presented gifts to Soshyan personally. However, he didn't bother to look at these things. He let his entourage take them all and threw them into the warehouse, and asked Veronica to check whether there was anything she liked.
Yes, if you like it, take it away; if it is useless, let it ash.
After the banquet, Soshyan returned to the flagship in orbit. There were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with, but before that, he had to meet someone first.
As Soshyan walked into the secret interview room, the lighting balls on the wall lit up one after another, driving away the darkness and illuminating the figure on the chair with his arms folded across his chest.
"Occam, you've had a hard time this time."
Ockham, who was leaning on his chair, straightened up and put his hands on the table, with his helmet at hand.
"This is nothing hard."
As he spoke, he took out a data tablet and handed it to Soshyan.
Soshyan sat on the chair and clicked on the data pad. Various pieces of information marked with priority quickly crossed the board.
"Huron got the news of your appointment very early. He has not been idle in the past two years. First of all, he recruited troops. He rebuilt the Tyrant Army, the mortal auxiliary army that was crushed in the past. I don't know where to find it.
A group of remnants of the blood contract train a new legion for him. Soldiers are mainly recruited from various worlds and pirates under his control. The current number is estimated to be between 20-50 million."
"Blood contract?"
Soshyan frowned slightly and put down the data pad. This Chaos force is quite famous. The main opponents of the recent Sabat expedition were these mortal heretics. Even the most elite Astra Militarum in the empire cooperated with thousands of soldiers from six chapters.
Named Astartes, the fight was still very difficult. Even Warmaster Sledor unfortunately died in the battle. You can only imagine the level of these heretics.
For example, 771.M41 took place in the Battle of Akrit Peninsula in the Becher Double Star, where 200 Blood Pact soldiers, assisted by 4 walking tanks and 2 teams of salamander lizard mercenaries, used night attacks.
And the tactics of division and encirclement were used to eliminate 3,000 Astra Militarum soldiers - this was also one of the few instances where the Astra Militarum was defeated by an inferior number of mortal rebels, although it has been denied by the Ministry of Military Affairs.