After receiving Captain Lysander's warning, Soshyan immediately decided to return to Obsidian Fortress.
Other chapters expressed support for his decision and told Soshiyan that after he left, each chapter would select twelve warriors to serve as guardians of the monument, and this ceremony would continue until their chapter could no longer
Until there are no more guards to send.
Soshyan expressed his gratitude for their actions, and then, as the new Chapter Master, he received the power armor and gene seeds recovered from the battlefield by the Mechanicus.
Although he only got a hundred complete sets of power armor, twenty-seven active gene seeds, and a few incomplete Terminator armors, at this time he could only comfort himself that it was better than nothing.
Because all the battleships of the Chapter were destroyed in the assault, Soshyan chose to return to his home planet aboard the Shield of Courage.
This was not a long journey, and it was a smooth journey in the subspace. The most important thing Soshyan did on the ship was to consult and learn from Lysander.
He is still too young and has not received any education or training as a Chapter Leader. He knows almost nothing about how to manage and organize a Chapter.
As the longest-serving captain of the Imperial Fists after the Great Rebellion, Lysander has rich experience in both combat and leadership.
Faced with Soshyan's confusion, he worked tirelessly to instill in him the responsibilities and tasks of an officer. The Imperial Fists were a legion that was very particular about obedience and execution, and also had a very stubborn side in terms of leadership.
Soshyan tried his best to absorb the knowledge and ideas taught by Lysander, but he always felt that some ideas were very incompatible with his ideas. Although he tried his best to accept them, he always had questions or doubts.
In general, he always felt that he was a little out of place with the Imperial Fists, which was a very strange feeling.
After sailing in subspace for a week, the Shield of Courage jumped into the real world and arrived in the orbit of the Astral Knights' home planet.
You can imagine how surprised the guards and recruits inside looked when Soshyan appeared alone in front of the monastery fortress gate.
In this operation, the battle group was completely wiped out. Only thirty-three new recruits who had just undergone transformation were left in the monastery fortress, as well as Lothar, the veteran of the battle group who was responsible for managing these recruits.
Since the war group had just paid the tithe and had not yet recruited new soldiers, there were only these people.
When Soshyan entered the fortress and informed everyone of the results of the brutal battle, everyone was shocked at first, and then doubtful. Some even thought that Soshyan was a lying deserter. It was not until Lysander appeared that everyone realized that Soshyan
Everything said is true.
The Astral Knights Chapter has been effectively destroyed.
The recruits' emotions immediately changed from shock to sadness, then confusion, and even despair. Everything they had ever known was shattered.
When Soshyan hinted to everyone that the monastery fortress might be taken over by other chapters, they no longer even despaired - despair itself was a manifestation of hope.
As the new chapter leader, Soshyan immediately gave a short speech to the recruits present.
"I personally participated in that war. Maybe some of you think that I am a coward and a deserter. I should die fighting together with other combat brothers. Yes, I do think so."
Soshyan pointed to the deep scar on his forehead.
"Death is not difficult, but it is not another kind of escape. Chapter Commander Amurad handed over the Chapter to me, so as long as I have one breath left, I will not let the Chapter die. This is what I have made.
oath."
Lysander looked at Soshyan, and he observed that these young people had a very special temperament. In fact, he was not optimistic about the reconstruction of the Astral Knights Chapter, because their number was too small.
If nothing else, this war group will be completely extinct within a hundred years.
But the appearance of Soshyan gave him a glimmer of hope. This man...maybe really could do it.
"Yes, we are likely to have nothing in the future, but we will not bury ourselves in the failures of the past! If staying here only allows us to wallow in sorrow, then I would rather leave! The Astral Knight was born in the void, and will also return to the void.
Void, although we are all new recruits, we are absolutely
We are not flowers in a greenhouse! We can also create the great cause of the martyrs! As long as our breath lasts, our battle group will last forever!"
"One breath is still alive! The battle group will last forever!"
"Excellent! These are the descendants of Dorne!"
Lysander clapped his hands vigorously and said loudly:
"In order to support your reconstruction, in the name of the Chapter Commander, I will give your Chapter two Land Speed Attack Crafts and a batch of weapons and ammunition."
"Thank you so much!"
Soshyan held Lysander's hand tightly and said from the bottom of his heart:
"No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we will remember our oath of loyalty and will answer the call if the need arises."
"I will remember your oath. I still have a mission, so I sent it here. If we are destined to meet again in the future, Soshiyang Chapter Commander."
"Farewell, Captain Lysander, the Primarch is above, for the glory of him and the Lord of Earth!"
"Above the Primarch, for his glory and that of the Lord of Earth!"
After bidding farewell to the Imperial Fists, Soshyan asked the servants of the Chapter to quickly pack up their belongings, including the things in the warehouse, and pack whatever they could. At the same time, he also asked the thirty-three new recruits to choose their own power armor - here
In principle, they should enter the recruit company first, but in person
In the case of lack of power, we can only drive the ducks to the shelves.
After a simple arrangement, Soshyan asked Lothar to wake up the fearless mentor Brother Said stationed in the fortress, but the other party informed him that Brother Said had automatically awakened a few days ago and had been staying in a place that only the Chapter Leader could enter.
underground space.
After Soshyan sent Lothar away, he walked along a long corridor that extended downwards deeper under the monastery fortress.
There were no battle brothers standing guard on the road, as only the Chapter Master could enter. As he walked, Soshyan discovered that the walls, ceiling and marble floor of the corridor were covered with prayers.
It's like a tomb passage.
But the monastery cemetery is not here.
When Soshyan reached the end, there was a closed door in front of him. When he took off the iron halo and pressed it into the depression on the door, the door that had been covered in dust for a long time slowly opened.
After entering, Soshyan found that this circular room looked like an archives, with a huge granite in the middle, although it didn't look like an altar in shape.
It was pitch dark here, and Soshyan, who was not wearing a helmet, could only vaguely see that the rest of the walls around the room were composed of rows of shrines, all the way to the roof more than ten meters high, and there were many parchment scrolls inside the shrines.
It suddenly occurred to him that this might be the Chapter's archives, which recorded the Chapter's long history.
Thinking of this, he walked towards the wall and wanted to take out a roll of parchment to see what was going on.
"who!?"
Just as he stretched out his hand, a harsh noise of rubbing against the marble floor suddenly came from the dark space, followed by a loud bang and the door closed.
Soshyan immediately turned around, drew his bolt pistol, and pointed it into the dark void.
"come out."
Before he finished speaking, there was the sound of heavy mechanical transmission. When the air flow hit Soshyan's face, he finally realized that a huge thing was approaching him.
With thick legs, an angular torso, and a pair of huge iron fists on the mechanical arms on both sides - the holy and fearless Brother Seid appeared in sight with heavy steps. Before that, Soshyan couldn't even feel him.
The presence.
When a Space Marine is irreversibly damaged, he has two choices: accept death calmly, or continue to serve the Emperor in another form.
Dreadnought Mecha is the second option.
Inside the huge metal body is a warrior with disabled limbs and muscle atrophy. He can only survive in the amniotic fluid membrane of the iron coffin, but with the help of powerful mechanical drives, he is still a deadly killer on the battlefield.
Generally speaking, Dauntless are the veterans who have served the longest in the Chapter. Therefore, in addition to participating in battles at critical moments, their other task is to use their own experience to guide the younger generations of the Chapter and tell them about the history of the Chapter.
Brother Seid is the most respected mentor in the Astral Knights Chapter. It is said that he is the first batch of Astral Knights to serve and is over three thousand years old.
Soshyan received a lot of guidance from him when he was a recruit, and the two are no strangers.
"Brother Said?"
Soshyan let out a surprised sound and put away his weapon.
"Why didn't you say a word? I thought -"
"I already know everything."
Brother Said's words made Soshyan hang his head in shame.
"everyone is--"
"Amurad did it anyway."
Brother Said walked up to Soshyan and stretched out an arm.
"He found that thing, didn't he."
Soshyan was stunned for a few seconds, then he took out the alien creation called the Red Talisman from his backpack and handed it to Brother Said.
"really……"
Wuwei's body trembled for a moment, and then he handed the red amulet back to Soshyan.
"In this way, the most critical step is achieved."
"What is the most critical step? Why did the chapter leader risk his life to get this thing? And -"
Soshyan, who was already full of questions, asked more than a dozen questions in a row, but Brother Said did not answer him immediately. Instead, he walked to the granite in the middle, inserted his arm into it, and rotated in a circle.
"Your arrival is destiny."
Brother Seid's hoarse voice came through the loudspeaker.
"Embrace your destiny!"
The granite cracked like a flower, and then the surrounding braziers lit up one after another, and something was seen rising slowly in the center of the rock.
Looking at that thing, Soshyan's expression was first confused, then shocked, and finally fearful.
With his face pale and his mouth slightly open, he took a few steps back and even knocked over a burning brazier. The fuel spilled onto the ground, immediately lighting up the entire secret room red.
Under the light of the fire, a blue-black flag stood in front of Soshiyang, and an ancient Terra number on the flag seemed to be burned into the fire -