Chapter 2194 The Expedition Ends
The last two awarded were the Thunder Wrath Medal, which is awarded to soldiers who have outstanding performance in gang-hopping operations. But what surprised everyone was that the one who received the most was actually The Minotaur Chapter, but once their results were revealed, everyone had to accept that even if the Minotaur only counted the final decisive battle, they had more than 900 kills recorded by the Space Marines alone, and it was hard to imagine them. The efficiency with which they eliminated their opponents at that time also proved from the side that this war group, which everyone despised as the Watchdog of the High Lord, was by no means an illusion.
The final highlight of the Soldier Medal is the Champion Medal. It has the most unpretentious name and the most unpretentious appearance - a simple circle with a laurel wreath hanging around a skull in relief, but it represents With an extraordinary honor, challenge the enemy's most powerful champion and capture it, and must go through strict review and inquiry, and be recognized by at least three Chapter Leaders or Company Commanders before you are eligible to receive this medal.
On this expedition, only eleven people received this honor. Only one of the Astral Knights was Sergeant Robin of the Second Company. During the entire expedition, he had a clear record of killing enemy champions and heads. There are thirty-four purpose records, while the second-placed Murad only has twenty-one, the third-placed Bahram has only fifteen, and the others include Grimaldus of the Black Templar. , Tojin of the Ascetic, Mine of the Flesh Tearers, etc. The most special one is Metellus of the Mantis Warrior. On the one hand, he joined the expedition almost at the last stage, and on the other hand, because he left the battle group earlier, although After returning, he temporarily managed the chapter, but did not actually have the status of an officer. At Soshyan's suggestion, he was also included in the ranks of the champion brothers.
But the fundamental reason why Metellus was selected was just in the final decisive battle of the Kara system. He led the gang to attack two red pirate battleships in succession, killing more than a dozen champions along the way. He also killed Ingvar Pozo, the war lord who was one of Huron's four henchmen. Such an achievement is undoubtedly worthy of special mention, and it will also help the Mantis Warriors get out of the state of their atonement expedition.
After the Soldier Medal, there are other medals for "partially functional" positions, such as the Apothecary's Spiral Wings Medal, the Chaplain's Fire of Truth Medal, the Think Tank's Soul Crown Medal, the Technical Sergeant's Mechanical Companion Medal, and the Ship Commander's Medal. The Order of the Sword of Punishment.
Soshiyan then awarded the four-winged Steel Skull Medal to the company commanders. Not only that, each company commander also received a ceremonial sword that was smelted and recast with the remaining weapons of the Red Pirates. It was named Pirates' Bane.
As for the Chapter Masters, after consulting the envoys of Terra, Soshyan awarded them the Order of the Throne. This is also the highest level medal that an Astartes can normally receive. It originated from In the ancient era of the Great Heresy, after the war, all Space Marines who participated in the defense of Terra received such a medal.
In addition, each Chapter Master also received an Iron Halo, personally awarded by the Battle Sisters in the name of the Emperor, and each Chaplain who participated in the expedition received a brand new , a rose rosary inlaid with 112 miniature rubies, and each think tank director also received a reliquary amulet, etc.
After the investiture ceremony, the podium was raised, and everyone realized that they were about to witness the last moments of the expedition.
There was no expression on Soshiyang's face, but everyone could feel his regret. Then he moved the microphone and said in a deep voice:
"Today, I can compete with the greatest and best of mankind." Soldiers and officers stand side by side here. I feel very honored and honored. I still remember the uneasiness in my heart when I received the expedition order. The uneasiness that should not belong to a Space Marine, because we are going to There is no doubt that we are facing a powerful enemy, and as everyone can see, even before the expedition has begun, the enemy has used various horrific methods to deal with us. They have used massacres to try to create fear, and from within Weaken and break our will, but they have failed in all of this, because whether it is the Astra Militarum, the Brothers Astartes, the Sisters of Battle, or the soldiers of the Adeptus Mechanicus, they can all unite in battle. Together, we protect each other in the hail of bullets. This is the power of mankind. This is the great and indestructible power of the empire! What we want to defend is never our own glory, but what our fathers and ancestors and countless martyrs fought and sacrificed for. ! We have defeated the enemy. Although we have not completely eliminated them, we have broken their backbones. But unfortunately, there are still countless threats throughout the empire. We cannot waste time on a broken-backed dog, and there are more There are more powerful enemies waiting for us to destroy, and there are more worlds and people waiting for us to save the heroes who failed to behead Huron to pay homage to those who died in battle. This is the biggest regret of this expedition, but I believe that there will be more success in the future. There is a successor who can make up for this shortcoming, and I also believe that he must be among you!"
When Soshyan said the last word, everyone shouted at the same time.
“For the Emperor!!” Soon, Terra’s Messenger Feisal also came to the stage, and on behalf of the High Lords Council, he highly praised the expeditionary force’s achievements and glorious victory, and called Soshyan “the Great One.” "Savior of the Vortex" announced that the Astral Knights who led the expedition would receive the honor of placing the chapter's flag in the Hall of Glory behind the Eternal Gate. However, this decision made some natives of the Maelstrom murmur, Because they remember that the last battle group that won this honor was called Star Claws.
This decision of the High Lords Council seems to be a reward, but it is a bit strange.
In addition, Faisal also announced several other decisions of the High Lords Council.
The first is to affirm the achievements of the Knights Errant Chapter in defending against the Red Pirates for many years. In view of the fact that their home world has been destroyed by the Red Pirates, they decided to plan an inhabited planet in the recovered Corkria system. Assigned to their home world, much like the Star Phantom Chapters of the First Badab War.
The second is to highly praise the support of the Dark Angels and their sub-groups to the expedition, and award Azrael with a High Lord's Medal. This is an extremely rare honorary medal, awarded by the High Lord. The High Council personally issues the award, usually to those Warmasters and Marshals who have led the Great Crusades, and designates a savage world in the Bloody Bones System as the home world of the ship-based Chapter Disciples of Caliban.
The third is to praise the White Scars Chapter for their assistance in this expedition, and to grant Khan Kosaro the title of "Eye of the Maelstrom", allowing him to attack any armed force of the Maelstrom when necessary. Supervise and organize armed forces to attack and defend when the red pirates show their signs again, similar to a non-permanent guardian of the Maelstrom.
These three decisions seem reasonable, but in fact they are all extremely strange, but people who are interested can still guess the mystery behind them.
The Ranger Warrior is one of the founding members of the Suffering Alliance. This is tantamount to forcibly separating him from the Suffering Alliance. Even if he does not leave the organization, it will be difficult to contact him in time due to the distance.
However, such exaltation of the Dark Angel and the White Scar only gives the Astral Knights a "yin and yang" honor. It is a very straightforward way of provoking a relationship between each other, and it is also in line with most people's views of high lords. their views.
But in any case, so far, the Maelstrom Expedition has been officially declared over.
(End of this chapter)