Chapter 278 The Weeper’s Holiday (4)
Pastor Yurio is not worried that these foods may contain toxins——
Unless it is the strange poison of the Dark Eldar or the vicious "gift" of the Plague Lord, the special organs such as the pre-installed stomach, pebble kidney sac, and neuroglottis implanted in the Astartes transformation surgery are enough to destroy most Toxins are kept out of the body's system.
He was not in a hurry to eat, but was inspecting and paying attention to the mental condition of each soldier to ensure that nothing would change.
Lu Mingfei walked out carrying a heavy wine barrel. He used up more than half of the red wine reserved in the restaurant to make a "Kalash" for one hundred people; this is a habit passed down by the Blood Angels mother group, using blood and Wine blends -
Although Lu Mingfei didn't know how the Ilesia grapes produced in the Blood Angel's home planet of Baal compared with the grapes in his hometown, the main reason for drinking Kalash was because of the blood in it.
Glass after glass of bright red wine was distributed in front of the mourners by the waiters in the restaurant. The soldiers were immediately attracted and their eyes shifted from the dazzling array of delicacies on the table to the wine glasses. It was obviously Maoxuewang or steamed pig blood. It does not alleviate the "curse" passed down from their blood.
However, they showed the same restraint and did not lose their composure. The warriors raised their glasses and first saluted the new champion brother, thanking him for preparing such a rich and delicious feast for them, and then sang in praise of the Emperor and Holy Leth. Drink the blood wine from the cup.
The bodies of the warriors quickly changed. The faces that were originally pale and withered, or had sunken eyes and wrinkles, became plump, as if they had been nourished. They originated from Saint Les, the father of genes, even in this world. From an aesthetic point of view, it is a re-embodiment of a strong and handsome appearance.
It's just that it's impossible to refill the cup. Resisting desire and the "blood thirst" curse itself belongs to the penance of the Weeper. Unless it is a battle that threatens the survival of the chapter, the warriors of the chapter will never indulge their thirst for blood easily. desire.
Priest Yulio was still the last one to drink "Kalash". He confirmed that the soldiers were in good condition before taking off the skull helmet, revealing his old face that had been scarred by war and wind and frost.
He took a sip of the blood wine in the goblet, closed his eyes and savored the taste of the wine. He is also a veteran who has experienced the Badab War. He has witnessed the dawn of the Lamenters that was about to rise, and also witnessed the Minotaur Chapter mercilessly smashing this dawn to pieces.
After learning that the Chapter had mistakenly sided with the Emperor, and with the Chapter Master missing, he and the Priest Elvidin chose to surrender unconditionally for the sake of the Chapter's continuation, in order to pray for the Emperor's forgiveness; later, in During the hundred years of the Atonement Crusade, he had been tensing up, determined not to let the Weeper bring shame to the Emperor and Holy Leth again.
Now I can finally relax a little - even if it's just for a short while.
Lu Mingfei did not stay in the restaurant to dine with the battle brothers. Instead, he packed the food for others and loaded it into the car, and sent it with Chu Zihang to the Nibelung where the Mother of Tears was located. With the priest brothers and Fingel here, and with the brothers' level of asceticism, he was not worried about causing any other commotion in the college.
This piece of Nibelung has become much brighter. The chaotic fog that originally filled this space has dissipated and been replaced by a washed blue sky. The dazzling sunlight shines on the two behemoths of the Bronze City and the Steel Battleship.
This should be the great power of His Majesty the Emperor. Lu Mingfei thought to himself. He looked at the giant bronze city standing in the distance. It had been closed since His Majesty the Emperor and the "Legion of the Damned" entered. He had no idea what great plan the Lord of Mankind was preparing with his human will to save mankind.
He calmed down and set his sights on the Mother of Tears again. The huge red heart mark with tears on a white background was painted on the left side of the battleship, which looked quite eye-catching.
The Mother of Tears is an ancient and resilient warship that has accompanied the Lamenters in battle since their founding. She was forged from Mars, the greatest and sacred forging world in the empire. She used many powerful and even lost technologies to create a battle barge. She experienced endless dark battles with the Lamenters with the courage of a warrior. Like a mother, she embraces the legacy and spirits of fallen warriors and uses them to cultivate new Lamenters Astartes.
But the alert and cautious machine soul of the Mother of Tears seemed not to recognize him. Lu Mingfei could feel a "sight" from the Mother of Tears itself looking at him.
A company of armed slaves stationed at the boarding port saw Lu Mingfei's arrival and immediately knelt down to perform the state religion's salute of praise to the saint.
The secret that he is the resurrected Chapter Champion is limited to the Astartes, and the mortal servants regard Lu Mingfei as "the Emperor's Saint who walks on earth"; if they had not learned from the Lamenter The noble qualities restrained themselves, and they were afraid that they had already rushed forward and kissed Lu Mingfei's insteps devoutly in order to gain the emperor's glory and protection.
Lu Mingfei gently rejected the guidance of the slaves, and he would not completely forget the path inside the Mother of Tears. After delivering the cart carrying food to the boarding port, Chu Zihang, who had been silent, asked:
"You asked me to prepare a lot of food...for them?"
"Yes," Lu Mingfei nodded, "these humans who serve the Weeper Chapter are also an indispensable and important force. Because of their existence and service, the soldiers can focus more on fighting; at the same time, every battle The regiment's actions will rescue many Imperial subjects from the enemy, but the subsequent consumption of supplies is also a burden for the regiment."
"The only thing I can do now is to replenish living supplies for the battle group as much as possible."
Lu Mingfei was still worried about the future of the war group - at the same time, he had a hunch that the future of the dark universe would become more turbulent and divided, and hope would become even slimmer.
Heavy footsteps interrupted his thoughts, and an armored Astartes warrior stepped forward with a hearty smile: "Are you bringing us a gift, the new little brother Katos'? '?"
"It's not a gift, it's food." Lu Mingfei quickly recognized the soldier, "Brother Mi'er from the second destruction team of the fourth company?"
"Now we are the First Destroyer Squadron of the Second Company," the soldier's smile became a little bitter. "There are many soldiers of the Second Company who have returned to the Gene Father with the captain. Brothers of the Fourth Company and even the Third Company They were all brought up to fill the vacancies.”
The Lamenters are one of the chapters that respects the "Code of Astartes" and implements it according to the rules. The soldiers believe that studying such a book covers military organization, Astartes strategy, tactics, personal martial arts training, etc. The great and rigorous works on this aspect helped to suppress "blood thirst" and "black rage" - of course, some small changes were made in private, such as the unique existence of the holy blood sacrifice.
The Miir brothers took the initiative to help them deliver food to the Astartes canteen, and Lu Mingfei took Chu Zihang to visit the Mother of Tears under the illumination of a servo skull.
The dark, depressing, cold corridors, the "people" whose bodies were covered with electronic components and circuits, whose arms had been chopped off and modified into weapons - Lu Mingfei called them "automatic defense servitors"; the religious atmosphere was extremely Thick, sheepskin proverbs that can be found almost everywhere...
Everything he witnessed was constantly shattering Chu Zihang's inner fantasy about the sense of futuristic technology and bright and spacious space that the interior of a battleship should have. He felt more like he had walked into the dark lair of a certain demon king and villain— —Although there are many art paintings and sculptures of Lamenter warriors along the way.
Lu Mingfei paid attention to the emotional changes of the child next to him, but he just sighed and said nothing more - if he had to explain the dark universe in detail from the beginning, it would take at least dozens of classes.
Then there is the transformation room, the starting point for transforming from a mortal into a superhuman Astartes. It is here that Lu Mingfei sleeps in a blood coffin, drinks the Holy Blood of Holy Leth preserved by the Holy Blood Sacrifice, and undergoes transformation surgery to become Katos. Huggins.
However, as the battle group's centerpiece, the door to the transformation room was closed. The Thinker Array did not detect any genes related to the deceased champion Katos from Lu Mingfei, and naturally refused to open the door to let him take Chu Zihang in for a visit.
Holy Blood Priest Elvidin is in the "Sleeping Chamber". Four of the more than twenty warriors left on the Mother of Tears were deeply affected by the Black Fury and are sleeping and recuperating in the blood coffin. He paid close attention to their mental condition and prayed to Saint Leth, hoping that the condition of these warriors would improve, otherwise they might be completely engulfed by the black fury the next time a fierce battle breaks out.
"Let them wake up and take a look at the scenery here. The peaceful scenery may calm their furious minds." Lu Mingfei put forward his own suggestion.
The scene of peace and beautiful nature only exists in the Garden World. The Weepers have no right to go to that kind of place, and the possibility of such a wild and beautiful planet that has not been colonized on the edge of the Empire's territory is very low; in the Tyranids This fantasy was directly shattered after the appearance of such dirty aliens that were said to come from outside the galaxy.
"This is a good proposal," the Holy Blood Priest seemed a little tired, "I will discuss it with Pastor Yurio when he comes back. Also, do you plan to visit the Tomb of Heroes of the Captain and yourself?"
Lu Mingfei was stunned. Before he could refuse, Alvedin stood up and patted his shoulder to signal him to follow.
The Hall of Valor of the Mother of Tears is where the Lamenters Chapter's gene seed storage is located. The huge room contains statues and glass paintings of the father of genes, Saintly Les, and the gene seeds recovered from the bodies of fallen warriors. Preserved in containers and stored in the Blood Shrine prepared for them by the Chapter.
When the Blood Shrine is activated, the storage device on it will emit a holographic light curtain, which records the name and title of the warrior.
"Praise be to the Emperor and Holy Lenno. All the aliens on the Devlan III satellite have been wiped out by the light of the Holy Emperor. Only then can I successfully recover the gene seeds of you and your guardian brothers."
Elvidin activated the Thinker Array in the Hall of Valor and quickly entered the identification code. Five blood shrines slowly popped out of the wall, and five holographic light curtains also lit up.
Tyrese, Angel, Ferto, Bradley... Lu Mingfei glanced at those familiar names with heavy eyes. These four warriors were once his champion guards, and they fought with him against the Zerg. Died on the battlefield where aliens fight.
The last one is Catos Huggins, whose name is at the bottom of a long list of honorary titles. Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a different kind of emotion in his heart. This was the true proof of his glory in fighting for the Emperor, Saint Leth, and the Lamenters Chapter in that world, rather than a so-called "Chinese" in the eyes of others. The illusory fantasies of patients with "second disease".
"Out of some blasphemous selfishness, I kept your native seeds (the ones implanted in the body during the initial transformation surgery) and those of your guardsmen instead of giving them to the great Emperor," Elvi Ding said softly, "But now, I hand them over to you, the new champion brother."