Chapter 531 The Aftermath Dissipated
In addition to bringing so many rewards to the Astral Knights, the other ranger warriors and ascetics who participated in the war also received commendations and rewards, mainly equipment from Mars and a small number of battleships.
Of course everyone is happy with this situation.
However, as the Chapter Master of the Imperial Fists said, the High Lords are not so easily fooled. While bringing so many benefits, the messengers also expressed the High Lords Council’s attitude towards the Alliance of Suffering. .
Set up, yes.
But it must be under parliamentary supervision.
As for what level of supervision, what form of supervision should be carried out, and who will supervise it, the high lords do not seem to have a unified opinion at present. They only first appointed an envoy composed of more than a hundred bureaucrats to settle in the Suffering Alliance. 's headquarters.
Soshiyang has already prepared for this matter.
Subsequently, Soshyan asked another group of people to receive these bureaucrats from Terra.
Then the nature of the entire surveillance program began to change.
As a civilized world, Nessen IV's history can be traced back to the Long Night Era. Before the launch of the Great Crusade, Nessen IV already had a huge unified political power and a corresponding bureaucracy.
In the ten thousand years after surrendering to the empire, this bureaucratic system became more complicated. The number Soshyan obtained from the planetary governor was that there were approximately 180 million people serving as officials for various planets. Department and system work.
So that in order for most policies to be implemented, unless the planetary governor personally supervises them, they must be passed back and forth on endless documents from local governments or bureaucracies, involving many pardoned persons. Petitioners, notaries, exempts, decision-makers, consultants, parliamentarians, judges, approving officers, document compilers, agency agents and more.
This may result in a great weakening of administrative power and a great reduction in efficiency, but it has also cultivated a group of top experts in wrangling and kicking the ball.
When Soshyan introduced these "clerks" of the Suffering Alliance who were wearing exquisite work clothes, potbellies, and shiny faces to the Terra envoys, an unprecedented war broke out——
The attitude of most Astartes towards mortal bureaucrats is disgust and hatred, so when they face these people, they often choose the toughest stance.
Even the emissaries of Terra have anticipated how the Astartes will resist supervision, and this will be an important part of their future reports.
But in fact, they guessed wrong.
There was no violent resistance, no direct resistance.
But when the Terran Emissaries asked them to start keeping their word, every attempt to implement the Oversight Plan ended in complete failure.
With every new arrangement and plan implemented, the "clerks" of the Suffering League pledged to mobilize all their forces to ensure its success.
But when it came time to land, every time, those promises were blown away by the wind and disappeared without a trace.
Then, those "colleagues" will begin to take the initiative to apologize, bow, and make excuses, claiming that due to differences in customs and language, some misunderstandings and deadlocks occurred.
Then the envoys will be drawn into the vortex of lengthy negotiations and finalization of details.
Finally, representatives of the Terrabringers realized they had met their match.
And it is also their most familiar opponent.
Subsequently, they tried to bypass these people and go directly to Soshyan, but Soshyan avoided all their meeting requests under various names.
Anyway, that's what he said, welcoming the Council of Terra to supervise their alliance.
But the details are obviously not decided by him as a "warrior".
In desperation, Terra's envoys could only continue to argue with those "clerks". The two sides continued to play political tricks, resulting in the so-called surveillance remaining on paper, and the envoys in fact even I have never been to the Scar of Victory Fortress, and I have been staying in the upper palace of Soames Nest.
And during this period, Soshyan was not idle. In fact, he was not just using excuses to avoid the messengers, but he really had many things to do.
Just contacting several forge worlds in the name of the alliance made him dizzy. Then he had to deal with the demands from Mars, and also considered the arrangements for the new recruits and the needs of the new batch of recruits. Selection.
But fortunately, things have gone smoothly so far, especially for the new recruits. A total of 18 transformations have been successful, which has far exceeded his expectations.
After that, Soshyan appointed Armin, who had been by his side, as the commander of the tenth company, and formally formed the reconnaissance company of the Astral Knights. This decision was not his alone. Armin himself I also hope to be able to go out on my own.
He still believes in Armin. Although he is not as stable as Ustad and not as militant as Farzad, he has a passion and is very empathetic. Able to be aware of other people's feelings, he is very suitable for leading those new recruits.
As for Mars, after collecting the combat robot parts they wanted, they were satisfied and planned to leave, which also meant that Lysander had to leave with them.
The day before leaving, they met again in the monastery hall. Soshyan paced on the edge of the room, staring at the setting sun outside the window.
There is a cross formed by aircraft contrails in the sky, illuminated by floating defense bases carried by heavy anti-gravity platforms, and tens of thousands of tower lights penetrate it.
Suddenly, a bell rang in the corridor outside the room, and it was Lysander who came in.
Just as the servants brought the food, Lysander raised an eyebrow in surprise and looked at the large pile of meat. After getting along with him for this period of time, Soshyan already knew that this imperial hero was a standard carnivore.
"Senior Lysander, I heard that you haven't eaten anything all day, please use it."
Lysander laughed, then sat down, picked up a spoon, and said politely Eat the stew.
“They’re pretty tough.”
He said, chewing.
Lysander was not idle during this period. In fact, he was very interested in the Astral Knights and had been hanging out with the warriors during this period.
In order to prevent the other party from discovering anything, Soshyan transferred all the redundant warriors to the Scar of Victory early. There are only fifty warriors in the fortress - compared to the thirty-three in the past, those extra ones, Soshyan has always said that they just renovated not long ago.
Lysander didn't pay too much attention to these details. He would watch the soldiers train every day, and would also run to communicate with other battle groups, showing a lot of energy.
“Skilled and disciplined, just like us.”
“But?”
"Too stereotyped!"
Lysander chuckled through his nose, and then swallowed the piece of meat.
"I have learned something. The young men are very good at swordsmanship. Did you teach them?"
Soshi nodded without conscience.
“That’s great, but your tactical regulations are sometimes too rigid. Although the outside world thinks that we should be very rigid, this is not the case. Excellent defenders will never follow any regulations rigidly. Flexible defense is the way to win, which includes not only deployment and persistence, but also counterattack, penetration, and surprise attack.”
"Thank you for your guidance. Soshyan has learned a lesson."
"Ha, it's nothing, but to be honest, these guys are awesome. Although your number is still very small now, given time, you will definitely be able to stand up again." Rise up even beyond your past limitations.”
Lysander put down the plate and wiped his mouth with white silk.
“The threats facing the empire now are very severe, not only external, but also internal Soshiyang. You must remember that although you have received such a huge honor, you must not be proud, because There are many eyes staring at you, waiting for you to make a mistake.”
Hearing these sincere words, Soshyan nodded vigorously.
"I will keep it in mind."
"Okay, that's good, then I also look forward to seeing you at the Feast of Blades in five years."
With that said, Lysander stood stand up.
"Before you leave, please accompany me, this old man, to visit your hometown."
"It is a great honor."
After accompanying Lysander around Somus Noble Academy and several other landmarks, the Captain of the Imperial Fists bid farewell to Soshyan and boarded the Shield of Courage with representatives of Mars.
Traveling with them was Technical Sergeant Rogris - his long-delayed plan to study abroad on Mars had also been approved by Soshyan and officially started.
At this point, the aftermath of New Badab has gradually subsided.
But Talos found Soshyan one day not long after and told him an unexpected news——
(End of this chapter)