After listening to the history of the Fire Claws Chapter, Bahram immediately asked:
"Then why did they come here?"
"The Inquisitor who had been following them and monitoring them left for other tasks. , they broke away from supervision. In addition, they had just fought two tough battles, suffered a lot of equipment losses, and the ships were also damaged, so they went to Huangquan No. 8 in the hope of getting supplies. After all, they had helped this forging world, but due to the order of the Atonement Expedition, The existence of the Forge World cannot provide them with any direct support. They can only secretly repair the ships for them and give them some equipment that is not in the warehouse register. Considering the direction of action in the next sixty years, they can decide on their own. Huang Quan No. 8 He suggested that they come to the Trace of Victory for help."
Bahram nodded in realization.
“It turns out that it was Huangquan No. 8 who introduced me.”
Then he looked at Arash.
“Captain Arash, then I guess they must not just want to ask for help.”
“Yes, they want to join the Suffering Alliance.”
Bahram crossed his arms and fell into silence, his expression became complicated, and Arash sighed softly.
“I’m not afraid of your jokes, Captain Bahram. I haven’t been the Chapter Commander for too long and I have no experience in many things, let alone dealing with such complex diplomatic affairs. To be honest, I admit it. If their entanglement with the Inquisition is brought to the Alliance, it will indeed be a big trouble. And you may not know that there are at least five Inquisitors active in the Scar of Victory most of the time. This is still On the surface, if you include various spies and undercover agents, I guess there are at least thirty pairs of eyes of the Inquisition staring at this place.”
Arash said this, and Bahram suddenly showed an unexpected expression. He had always thought that the Suffering Alliance was a fairly independent organization.
“Why don’t you stop them?”
Arash sighed softly.
"In what name? The Suffering Alliance has accepted the supervision of the empire since its establishment, and different alliance leaders have different strategies during their management. Not everyone is so repulsive to the Tribunal, and the Tribunal does We also have first-hand intelligence information. Whether it is fighting or executing missions, each war group needs their intelligence. Different factions in the Tribunal will also check and balance each other. I felt it when I took over the position of alliance leader. Months of time were spent receiving representatives from various factions of the Inquisition. They were fiercely competing for influence over the Alliance of Tribulation. After all, in the eyes of the Inquisition, the Astartes may not only be interested in the enemies of the Emperor. The sword is also a sharp sword for destroying political opponents. If it were not four battle groups that threatened the Fire Claws, but one battle group, the situation might not be like that."
Bahram shook his head helplessly. .
"The judges don't think about how to destroy the enemy, but spend their thoughts on how to cut off the dissidents. It's really sad."
In fact, after saying so much, it's not that Arash and Bahram are so different. They are familiar with each other. In fact, the number of times the two of them have met is very limited. This is simply because Bahram is the only "own person" or company-level cadre he can discuss with him now. In addition, as their status as Star Knights, they themselves are also in the alliance. Relatively weighty.
"The Chapter Leader often praised you for your sharp wit, decisiveness and ability. I just want to hear your opinion." After hearing what Arash said, Bahram put down his arm and said humbly:
"Thank you, thank you. I have only been the company commander for a short time. You are the senior leader of the Arash Chapter. I am here hoping to learn from you and ask for advice."
After speaking, he pointed to the court's verdict document with his finger.
"Now we must first determine whether the Fire Claws, or the Relic Chapter, are still in contact with those radical inquisitors."
Arash shook his head.
“This is too difficult to determine, at least it doesn’t seem to be the case at the moment, but no one can guarantee that they will not get involved with other radical inquisitors again.”
"So, they may also relapse."
"Yes, Captain Magyar may also have this concern. He is firmly opposed to the Relic Chapter joining the Suffering Alliance. Captain Bahram, you may not understand the rules of the alliance. If a new member wants to join, he needs all the All members of the alliance must pass unanimously, but most members will not stay in the Scar of Victory forever, so a series of supplementary rules were formulated later, one of which is the observer system. A new member can become an observer of the alliance before joining the alliance. , observers can use the facilities of the Trace of Victory, including the Recruit Transformation Area, and can also receive supplementary repairs from part of the armory and port area. If the observer is attacked by an alien or heretical force, nearby members of the Suffering Alliance will launch a rescue, but the initiative The War Alliance will not intervene, nor will the Investigation Alliance that is subject to internal law enforcement forces within the empire. Of course, observers do not need to accept the obligations of formal members, but they have the responsibility to assist neighboring alliance members in combat, and the qualifications of an observer only require two Just as long as the alliance members agree.”
After hearing this, Bahram immediately grasped the key points.
"And the alliance members that can be found in the Scar of Victory now are you, the leader of the Arash Chapter, and the leader of the Magyar Chapter in Posule."
"Yes."
Bahram thought for a moment, and then asked softly:
"Captain Arash, what do you personally think?"
"Well, although the Relic Chapter did do extreme things before, they were not labeled as rebellious, and they are still A loyal war group, and they did encounter some troubles. Although Huang Quan No. 8 gave them some supplements, it was only out of past friendship. There would never be a second time. Before they left, they returned from their home planet. We brought some candidates with excellent physical fitness in order to prepare for the inability to replenish the troops for the subsequent expedition. A batch of them were renovated in the middle, but because the ship facilities were too crude, the success rate was very low and a lot of lives were wasted. The commander of the Artkus Chapter became It was decided to let the remaining candidates reproduce with women with good health and genes. Now this second generation of candidates is almost reaching the age limit for transformation surgery. If they can't find a suitable transformation place and get some material help, The candidates may have been wasted. In addition, their equipment lacked maintenance. Huang Quan No. 8 mainly gave them weapons and ammunition. They did not give a single screw for the parts of power armor and terminators. Many of their protective gears needed parts to be replenished. The Suffering Alliance was established. One of its purposes is to help the Astartes brothers in distress. If we simply reject the Relic Chapter, I am worried that it will cause some remarks that are not conducive to the alliance."
Actually, there is one sentence he did not say. , even if the reputation of the Relic Chapter is not as bad as that of the Flesh Tearers in the Alliance, and the Suffering Alliance has even accepted a notorious Chapter like the Flesh Tearers, there is no reason not to accept the Relic Chapter