Chapter 3217 Servant of Qingtian
Standing in front of the closed observation window, Mikael Korostoi opened his arms and let the servants do the final grooming for him. The 21-year-old had a fair complexion. With a delicate face, a tall and slender figure of 1.8 meters, coupled with a pair of sharp blue eyes and short golden hair, there is no doubt that he is a handsome man by human standards, but this kind of His temperament didn't quite match the gorgeous red and gold military uniform he wore.
Although this "marshal uniform" was tailor-made for him, it could not provide him with enough majesty - the scarlet coat with gold edges was a pair of pure silver breastplates with carvings on the front. He wears the eagle emblem, a ribbon and a sutra scroll, and the red breeches on his lower body also have three gold threads on the side. The thick boots make a clanging sound when he walks. All of them are very gorgeous, but there is no majesty.
After all, he was just a servant not long ago. Although he was a high-level servant, it was obviously impossible to become a marshal with a million-strong army in a short period of time.
Mikael also knew that he had image problems. In order not to lose points, he specially added a precious fur. This is the remnant of a large predator that has become extinct on the planet and is worth tens of millions. Jin, and the effect of this fur cloak is just to make him look taller.
Then the maids hung a jewel-encrusted sword on his waist, and then an exquisite laser pistol.
After everything was completed, he put his hand easily on the hilt of the sword, turned it slightly left and right in a half circle, and then nodded.
Maybe this can gain more respect from the other party.
Although he tried to keep a straight face, his eyes revealed his inner anxiety.
Astartes, an existence that he had only heard of in legends, was also an existence that a person born like him could never witness with his own eyes. Now he must face it in person. This kind of pressure is Pretty big - at least for him.
But he had to go, because he knew that his master could not bear this kind of pressure, and because of his clever mind, he had long been aware of the conspiracies and calculations surrounding the end of the Pechinka family. He actually didn't care much about Pechinka. What about the family, because even he could see that this once-prominent family was finished, and whether it could drive out the greenskins or not, it would forever lose the power to hold the position of governor.
All he cared about was his master, how to keep the poor 19-year-old young man alive, and how to ensure his future safety.
This seems easy, but only Mikael knows how difficult it is. Not only are there threats from the outside, but after the direct line of the family was wiped out, many side lines jumped out. They are like hungry wolves. Surrounding the weak and timid "new governor", while putting on smiles and vowing to help the country and revive the power of the Pechenka family, they are constantly plotting secretly on how to replace poor little Yuri. The most common method is naturally It's an assassination.
After all, as soon as little Yuri dies, the inheritance rights will naturally fall to the collateral branch closest to the main branch.
It was obviously a matter of life and death, but what these people were thinking about was the power that was about to overthrow. Mikael was also angry and helpless about this. Fortunately, although he may not be a good at marching and forming formations, he The level of Machiavellian calculations is not bad. He cleverly grasped the points of conflict of interest among the side families, and while wooing them, he attacked them at the same time. He sent the young sons of the stronger families to the dangerous front lines as officers to die, and placed the weaker families in the dangerous front lines. The rear controlled key departments, intensifying their conflicts with each other and preventing this group of people from uniting to force the palace.
But the real serious threat still comes from the outside. Not to mention the green skins, Mikael himself has been assassinated many times. Once, he was accidentally boarded ten minutes late to go to the front line, and the transport plane, which was supposed to be very safe, was There was an explosion, and according to clues, the killer obviously pointed to other nobles.
Especially the Hilenko family
This family that occupies the Eastern Continent should now be the most powerful noble on the planet. Obviously they are impatient for the position of governor. Obviously they think that as long as Get rid of Mikael, and the Pechinka family will be completely finished. At that time, they can naturally declare to become the "interim governor" and become a permanent member in the future.
As for the greenskins?
With the violent sea as a natural barrier, the Pechinka family probably feels that these barbaric aliens cannot threaten them. As long as they wait for the imperial reinforcements to arrive, they can rule the entire planet naturally, even if it costs the entire West. The continent and the tens of billions of creatures on it.
Power is so fascinating and yet so ugly. So this time Mikael has a very heavy responsibility, and it can even be said that he is holding the sky alone, because no one is on the side of his master, only him, and in this turbulent situation, there is only one force It can be the final word.
But this "Nai" "Chief Sen" is not easy to deal with either. Mikael has heard of him. This angel once came to this world, although it was decades ago. He was not born at that time. When he served his master During this period, the other party told a lot of secrets about this angel.
It is said that after the angel came, some unpleasant things happened in the territory of the Hilenko family, which scared the then governor half to death. Fortunately, the other party did not anger anyone in the end. So left.
As for what the specific "unpleasant thing" refers to, even little Yuri can't tell. It shows that it is very tightly covered, and it also indirectly shows that the matter is probably not small.
But this may also be an opportunity. There is a high probability that the other party will not lean towards the Hilenko family, or that they will not lean towards the Hilenko family so quickly.
".Entering orbit."
When the warning sound in the cockpit arrived, the original trembling feeling of the shuttle gradually disappeared, the roar and roar also disappeared, and a gradually thick silence enveloped the cabin, suppressing It makes people breathless.
Mikael closed his eyes slightly and heard his heartbeat clearly.
At this point, the shuttle's observation window protective panel slowly lowered itself, revealing the vast void before his eyes.
Mikael has been in space several times, and every time he was shocked by the boundless darkness and the endless stars in the distance. This is the Empire, a behemoth that dominates the endless universe, in which individuals are invisible. So insignificant, no matter how noble his status, no matter how great his power, he is just a tiny speck of dust on a small planet.
And what he wants to see is the person who has the power to control the stars and the universe, the embodiment of the will of the God Emperor.
But before he saw the other party, he was already shocked.
"It's so spectacular, so great, so great"
Mikaela gritted her teeth and gripped the hilt of the sword tighter.
As the shuttle moved, a towering ridge seemed to appear in front of it, looming in the darkness.
Then it grew bigger and bigger until it occupied Mikaela's entire sight. It felt like a towering mountain peak was pressing towards him. His field of vision continued to rise and expand, but its outline became increasingly blurry. , because Michaela could no longer see its full picture, but she only roughly knew that it had a triangular outline, like a trident wielded by a god.