Chapter 515 Victory Ceremony
927.M41, Naisen No. 4, Soames Hive
At the same time as the first ray of sunlight rose at dawn, 10 giant metal horns sounded sharply together And a hoarse roar.
Woooooooh————————!
The deafening roar echoes in the mountains. These trumpets are actually huge loudspeakers located in the sturdy towers surrounding the monastery fortress and on the high castle walls.
After more than ten seconds, the hoarse roars of the horns slowly disappeared, like the dim roars of ancient behemoths that gradually escaped into mythology, and then the sharp music followed - eight hundred silver trumpets and horns played Bright triumphal music sounded.
Wearing full ceremonial armor, Soshyan stood like a carved marble god on a platform specially built for the review.
This is the north of the monastery fortress. A huge plain stretches from the entrance to the monastery fortress into the distance. The magnificent tower gate is enough to allow huge machines like the Knight Titan to pass through with their heads raised.
In this victory celebration ceremony, Soshyan not only allowed the participation of mortal nobles from the entire planet, but also ordinary people. Thirty-five giant stands were even specially built to accommodate these mortals.
The purpose of Soshyan's doing this is to boost the morale of the planet's residents and give them confidence, letting them know that the Astral Knights will give them real security in the future.
The residents of Naisen No. 4 also responded very enthusiastically. One week before the ceremony, more than two million residents gathered near the venue, and three days before the ceremony, the number exceeded five million, and People have been joining since then.
All roads leading to the fortress of the Astral Knight Monastery have been blocked by various means of transportation, and the only two rail transportations are almost paralyzed due to long-term overload operation.
In order to prevent huge chaos, the planetary governor sent out guards and personnel to maintain order, and mobilized a large number of transport planes and aircraft to transport residents blocked halfway. Even Soshyan also sent some vehicles.
Having anticipated such a scene, Soshyan ordered engineers to build a large number of tents and temporary houses near the site early, and prepared a large amount of food inside - these things basically came from the stars. In the food warehouse of the fort, the ration bars in those giant warehouses amounted to more than 90 billion tons. Soshyan even wondered whether Huron was still in the business of reselling food.
Even with these preparations, Soshyan knew that most people might not be able to see the ceremony directly, so he simply removed the three huge imaging devices in the Star Castle.
This kind of advanced imager will not be interfered by light and can see clear images from a long distance. They are now standing on the edge of the venue, providing clear images to viewers in three directions. Viewing angle.
For this grand occasion, a large number of banners of the Astral Knights, as well as the banners of the Ascetics, Lamenters, and Ranger Warriors were spread on both sides of the main axis of the entire venue.
Azurite and marble from the Soames quarry were polished and polished to pave the square with an area of 44 square kilometers. Soshyan overlooked all this from a high position, as well as the avenue that ran through the entire square. .
It goes all the way north to the magnificent long wall surrounding the main peak of Somus. On top of the magnificent cliff-like wall, the majestic towers and solid halls of Somus Hive soar upward, overlooking the surface of the planet. everything.
Behind this majestic scene, the distant peaks of Somes pierce the sky. In this month, they are usually blue, but at this moment, the bright sunshine has painted them into a pale gold.
To the east of the fortress is a military barracks area that has begun to be rebuilt, as well as a large anti-aircraft missile array that is being planned to be built. There is also an industrial and residential area extending westward along the canyon. In the distance, there are many retired The beautiful countryside of the Auxiliary Army.
Some people even call the areas around the Astral Knights Monastery the New City of Soames.
Most Astartes live solitary lives, but Soshyan does not see it that way.
On the west side of the fortress, a river flows slowly, shining like smoked glass in the daylight, winding between the pyramid-like Mechanicum fortress and the dizzying chimneys and factory buildings. Winding through.
This area actually existed before the Astral Knights settled down. It was originally just a huge garbage dump. It took Loken and others more than ten years to basically reach this scale - although currently that area can only produce some bullets. and consumables, but given time, it will certainly be able
to do more.
The airspace has been cleared. Soshyan could smell the strong scent of holy oil.
The time is coming. The chorus of horns shook everything around, but he knew the roar of the retarding engines and landing thrusters would soon drown it out.
Soshyan stood on the platform, with the three chapter masters Malakin, Magyar, and Titus beside him. Behind him were Armin and his honor guard, as well as other senior officers such as Ustad - in principle, here It is all the power of the Astral Knights. Due to some special reasons, most
Astral Knights are unable to participate in the ceremony on the ground.
In addition to the Astartes, there are also Sister Velez, officers of the Mortal Auxiliary Army and battleship commanders, the planetary governor of Nessen IV and his family, several top nobles of the hive and senior officials of the State Church. priests, and also representatives of other planets in the Nessen system.
The first burst of trumpets has just ended. As the second burst of loud music plays, the clear melody like a shining eagle is sent into the summer sky, and the whistles of the steel giants also sound. resonance.
Forty armored vehicles of various types stand around the square or stand on both sides of the colonnaded avenue. They represent the steel power of the Astral Knights.
The air around him was not only shaking, it was almost bursting.
Soshiyang smiled, glanced to his side, and saw the planet governor frowning and covering his ears.
Down below, the smooth marble slabs covering the square shimmered, reflecting the brilliance of the sun, and a team of 20,000 people gathered here.
They are the mortal auxiliary troops of the Astral Knights. Everyone stands behind their respective company flags, forming a perfect formation. Their polished armor shines in the sun.
The soldiers held their heads high and the flag bearers held high the flying military flag.
The trumpet blared, and a servant came to Soshyan and presented him with a data pad with genetic identification.
"The airspace is waiting for you to open, my lord."
The attendant bowed and said.
"Permission."
Soshiyan took the data pad and clicked on the screen.
The air defense system of the monastery fortress received and interpreted his order, and the airspace above everyone's heads was immediately released, and then many aircraft appeared from the shadows outside the dark atmosphere.
A group of fighter jets painted in bright yellow bear the brunt of the attack. Their fuselages are all engraved with the black Skyhawk logo - that represents the number of enemies each fighter jet has wiped out, and the one flying at the front The sword-tail interceptor aircraft has twelve eagle emblems engraved on the fuselage!
After the fighter planes formed, the Thunderhawk formation appeared immediately. The first batch of Thunderhawks were dark green, with a line of black on the edge of the wings, like obsidian.
Behind them were landing ships in an array.
Not only did they form an array, they also maintained perfect, perfect aerial synchronization as they descended.
Those spaceships were like a group of ballet dancers, landing in precisely rehearsed steps.
Soon, the flying vehicles began to land in batches of four, parked next to the avenue and next to the square in a perfect sequence.
The roar of the air flow they stirred up completely drowned out the shriek of the trumpets, and even drowned out the roars of the people.
(End of this chapter)