The Emperor’s Angel of Death

#2211 - Worry about traveling far

Facing Soshjan's question, Talos had a puzzled expression on his face, and then asked:

"What to do?"

"It's just, alas, I don't know how to say it, I never thought I would have offspring, it's just"

Talos spread his hands.

"I haven't been a dad either, you asking me this really stumps me."

"That's not what I meant"

"Is there anything confusing about this? Do you love your wife?"

Soshjan silently nodded.

"Then do you love the child you conceived with her?"

He nodded again.

"Then are you willing to risk your life to protect her and your child?"

Still nodding.

"That's it, there's nothing to be confused about, just follow your heart."

"Not long ago, when seizing the Blackstone Fortress, Leman Russ appeared, and he wanted to kill Veronica."

Hearing this, Talos showed a surprised expression for the first time.

"Is that so? What was the result?"

"Corax appeared and saved Veronica."

"Two Primarchs, one wants to kill, one wants to save, I know what you're worried about, you definitely can't bring a Aeldari to Terra, especially when the Adeptus Custodes are involved, you don't think you have 100% certainty to protect her, but if you separate from her, you are worried about similar situations occurring. "

Soshjan sighed and nodded:

"I can only feel at ease talking about these things with you."

"Then you can rest assured, I will protect her."

Talos's words surprised Soshjan, he did have confidence in Talos's strength, but he didn't think the other party could fight against a Primarch.

"But"

"I know what you're worried about, don't worry, even if a Primarch really comes, I have ways to deal with it, besides, you forgot someone."

Soshjan knew that Talos was not a person who liked to boast, since he said so, he must have some confidence, but he couldn't figure out what Talos could do to deal with a Primarch, after all, when facing Mortarion in Ghomorrha, Talos's performance didn't seem as strong as he said, according to Veronica's description, Talos was beaten to his knees after only a few rounds.

But he couldn't say these things, and according to the recent battle reports of the Eleventh Company, it seemed that Talos's strength was indeed much stronger than in the past.

Soshjan remembered the strange phenomenon that occurred when the other party was healing in Ulan Huda, and Bangula's implication that Talos might be hiding a secret of the past Eighth Legion.

But Talos is someone he absolutely trusts now, and there seems to be no better choice.

It was the other party's last sentence that surprised him.

"Forgot who?"

Talos made a gesture of putting his hands together, and Soshjan suddenly nodded in realization.

"Master Shì(释: Buddhist monk) seems to be right, I almost forgot that he and those electro-priests will also return to Naysen IV, but this existence is too mysterious, I don't dare to trust him too much."

"Whether you trust him or not is not important, let's just say, if it's really a last resort, he will help, so you don't have to worry."

"Then I'll leave it to you, this time I plan to take the 1st Company to Terra, the Chapter will be managed by Ustad for now, please help him more if anything happens, I think this trip won't take too long, but it will take a long time on the road."

"Speaking of this, you should take everyone else with you."

"Hmm? Are you talking about Sablin and the others?"

"Not just them, in fact, many people in the Chapter want to see Terra, after all, it is the Throneworld, even if you let them go back now, they can't do anything, you also have to hand over the rotating Chieftain of the Misery Cage to Malakin, even if they go back, they will just stay in the Monastery Fortress."

Soshjan thought about it and realized that what Talos said was indeed reasonable, and Terra, as the Throneworld, is a sacred place in the hearts of every Imperial citizen, and it is the same for the Astartes, putting himself in their shoes, if he missed it, it would indeed be a pity.

"That's right, the warriors have also fought hard for several years, and they are both physically and mentally exhausted, so going to see the Throneworld will be a vacation too. What about you?"

"I'll just go back with the Aeldari."

Soshjan looked at Talos and suddenly remembered that the other party still had an old grudge with Jain Zar, the Howling Banshee Phoenix Lord, and then worried that conflicts might break out between the two sides.

But on second thought, Veronica, as the queen, should be more assertive, and he just needs to explain this to her.

"That's fine too, as long as Veronica returns to the court, even a Primarch will find it difficult to threaten her, and then you can handle the affairs of the Monastery Fortress for me, including the transformation of new recruits and the construction progress of warships, and ask more questions."

After that, Soshjan talked with Talos about some future ideas, he planned to stop the implantation of Grey髓, but Talos advised him not to do so,

Because once he does so, it is equivalent to showing an attitude of confrontation, which can easily stimulate certain forces to carry out some unpredictable behaviors. Now what Soshjan needs most is time, to buy time at all costs, and to find out the truth about Grey髓 and its related matters. The more he understands, the more he can cope with the situation when the entire plan is fully launched, and the more room he has to maneuver.

Soshjan had always suspected that Talos actually knew something, and after the other party said these things, he was even more convinced of this, at least the other party must know who is leading the entire plan.

But since Talos was unwilling to say it, Soshjan also believed that the other party would definitely not harm him, the only possibility was probably that the time had not come, or that once he said it, he might be known by someone or some force, after all, since he became the Chapter Master, the forces he has been involved in are far from being as simple as the material world.

Just as Talos was about to leave, he suddenly slapped his head.

"Ah, there's one more thing, I almost forgot, a few days ago, when the kids were carrying out boarding operation training in the Gogothan Wastes, a very indecent ship suddenly appeared from nowhere, and crashed into their target ship for training, almost blowing up the engine, Sablin and the others were so angry that they were about to open fire and blow up the ship, but guess what?"

Soshjan blinked.

"How can you expect me to guess this?"

"Ha, the ship was carrying Roczim and his animal friends, and a short人(短人: short person), and a whole ship of compressed towels and stuff."

In an instant, blue veins visibly bulged from Soshjan's forehead, he took a breath, gnashed his teeth, and whispered:

"Where is that bastard?"

"Brought back."

"Tell him to get over here right now!"

A few minutes later

"Hehe, Chapter Master, have you eaten yet?"

Standing obediently on the carpet, Roczim smiled harmlessly while nervously rubbing his hands.

Soshjan sat in the chair, crossed his arms, tilted his head and stared at him coldly, without saying a word.

This made Roczim even more flustered, he glanced left and right, then turned the topic to other directions.

"Is your wife not, not here today?"

"Tell me, what are you doing in the Maelstrom?"

Hearing Soshjan speak, Roczim immediately puffed out his chest and raised his head, standing straighter than a javelin, and then quickly replied:

"I'm worried about the food for the warriors not--"

"Stop bullshitting me!"

Soshjan slammed the table, sat up straight, with obvious anger.