Chapter 2445: The golden cup drinks with you, and the sword will not spare you.
“Everyone, I came here to see the situation of the Dupont delin family, and to announce some decisions.”
Faced with Oful's request, Soshyan didn't bother to talk nonsense and went straight to the point.
"Everyone must also know that High King Mathias is about to lead his family knights to follow Captain Arash to the Suffering Alliance to assist the empire world in need. During the time when the High King is away, Pasa The security and management of Gardi will be the responsibility of the Third Company of the White Templars. At the same time, Captain Barez of the White Templars will also become the family whip of the Dupont Delin family, serving as the guardian of the family and assisting the High King. Revise the family laws and disciplinary regulations and ensure their execution. Even if the third captain of the White Templar is replaced in the future, this position will always be retained. This is also to ensure that the Dupont Delin family can still be healthy and orderly in the absence of the High King. Development. "
After Soshiyang finished speaking, everyone was silent, but he just asked the servant to refill the wine as if nothing had happened.
"When I first met Baron Olga, he only had one person and a broken mecha, and the Astral Knights only had less than one company of battle brothers. Our poor situations may be the reason why we can become close friends. Why, how do you say that? Cherish each other? And now that the Astral Knights have returned to their peak, the Dubandlin family has also become full of talents. This is the favor of the emperor. Let us respect the emperor again!"
< br>Soshiyang raised his glass, and everyone followed suit.
“To the Emperor!”
After finishing the drink, a sharp sound of metal friction suddenly sounded in the banquet hall, and everyone saw Suoshiyang crushing the gorgeous golden wine glass in his hand. A twisted piece of garbage, then lightly tossed, letting it crash in front of Oful with a clanging sound.
Then he looked at the astonished O'Full, then glanced at everyone, and said a meaningful sentence in Gothic with a very ancient rhyme.
"The golden cup drinks with you, and the white blade will not spare you."
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what it meant. Soshiyang then said slowly:
"This poem is the emperor's unification At the celebration banquet held after Terra, he said this to all the meritorious ministers and the surrendered princes and nobles. Soon after, he executed a large number of dignitaries who had stolen Terra's water resources and a large number of bureaucrats whose lives were corrupt and degenerate. . ”
While everyone was still immersed in the continuous impact, Soshiyang made another decision.
"Captain Mark."
Hearing Soshyan's call, Mark walked in from the gate, holding a parchment in his hand.
“Read.”
Mark then opened the parchment and read out the names on it one by one. They were all young masters and ladies from knightly aristocratic families.
“.After tonight, these people will all go to serve in the mortal servant unit of White Temple. Depending on the situation, they will have to serve for 5-20 years. I don’t think I need to explain the reason. Parents should know it. I understand that since you can't teach well, we Astartes will reluctantly educate us out of mutual friendship. I believe that after being tempered by the Astartes Order, they will have the opportunity to become a qualified knight in the future. Of course, The life of the Adeptus Astartes is very difficult and even dangerous. Injuries and even death are inevitable. I hope you will not worry too much. After all, instead of dying on the battlefield and dragging down others, perhaps such a death is easier to accept. "
While Soshiyang was speaking, some ladies were already covering their faces and sobbing, because their children were on the list, and the knights had different expressions, some were ashen-faced, and some were dumbfounded. .
"Chapter Commander, it is me, the Supreme King, who is not strict with me."
Madias spoke at the right time and knelt down on one knee. "I am willing-"
"Your task now is to prepare for the battlefield, High King Mathias, there is no need to think about anything else."
So Shiyan interrupted Mathias' political performance. Although he was a little dissatisfied with this man, after seeing Barris's look, he knew that he had no better choice, at least
Not in a short time.
In the end, he had to comfort the other party with a few words.
“I have seen many of your political achievements, but you have only taken over the family for a short time, and I have not given you more support. Get up, High King, the Dupont Delin family cannot do without you. "
Then he further explained to everyone:
"The Astartes will not directly interfere in the internal affairs of the Dubandrin family, and the family whip will only assist and supervise."
It wasn't until he said this that many people's expressions became slightly more relaxed.
But after this, the atmosphere of the entire banquet became very strange, as if everyone had just woken up from a dream, but Soshyan didn't care so much, he only needed to achieve his goal Just target.
The day after the banquet, Soshyan visited the promotion ceremony of the new knight.
The so-called promotion ceremony is actually the first time the new knights connect to the Mechanical Throne, and it is also the final test they have to go through. Once a successful link is established, they will be qualified to control the powerful war engine. Once they fail, their brains will be irreversibly damaged and they will be unable to control a mecha again for the rest of their lives.
Soshiyan entered the core area of the Knight Family, which is hidden deep underground in the main castle of the Palace of Courage. Along the way, he needs to pass through three doors until he reaches the Knight Temple in the center.
Since its construction, this temple has been expanded and decorated to cater to the growing power of the knightly family. The walls are decorated with colorful flags, steel-shaped gargoyles and bladed friezes. In the center of the dome is a cone. On the top of the body, flying an imperial eagle flag, with the coat of arms of the knight family printed on the flag.
Gigantic black iron stairs begin on either side of the main door and snake around the building before converging at a smaller circular entrance above.
As everyone arrived, the entrance above opened, and two columns of guardians of the relics appeared in red robes. They walked down the stairs and took the new knights to participate in their fitness ceremony.
All knights wear metal armor linked to neural interfaces, some look a little nervous, some look confident.
Originally there would be no outsiders on this occasion, but Soshyan was an exception. He and his team entered the promotion hall. It was very huge, with dim light shining through the pipes above, and flickering electric candlelight. Burning in the iron cover, huge mechanical thrones stood on the elevated pulpits on both sides of the hall.
The mechanical priests began to recite the Holy Machine Prayer. This qualification ceremony was personally presided over by the Holy Machine Sage. 45 selected noble boys will usher in the transformation of their lives.
After that, they were led by little angels and walked around the internal structure of the promotion hall several times. The qualification ceremony had a long process and extremely complicated etiquette and rituals. Reciting lengthy catechisms about duty, honor and loyalty in front of the icon also aids in the mnemonics of the linking process to ensure a perfect union with the knight he will ride upon once successfully inscribed.
Then they also have to recite the family's motto and the virtues of knights in front of the family's founder, Grand Duke Olga. They also have to pray to the machinery they must control, recite the mechanical hymn, and swear an oath to themselves. His life will be forever linked to the Knight Mecha.
In a sense, the knight family is indeed the most complicated group in the empire. They are loyal to the throne, they must also be loyal to the family, and sometimes they must be loyal to the God of Machines.
( End of chapter)