The Cult of the Dark Mechanics fleet fled the Ring of Steel in a hurry.

The limitations and risks inherent in the existing subspace navigation technology of the Human Empire have been decided, and the basic rules of the game in space naval warfare are as follows: once a ship enters subspace, there is no way to continue tracking. Once the ship enters the subspace, it is considered a successful evacuation.

Unless some off-the-counter tricks are used.

For example, a subspace artifact used by the Black Angel Legion - the Tuchucha Engine.

Thus ended the Battle of the Iron Belt, which historians of the empire called:

The Second Iron Disaster.

Because the Second Iron Disaster campaign had a strong economic plundering color: one did not attack the city and plundered the land, the other did not seek a decisive battle, plundered everywhere, avoided the war and sought wealth. Therefore, it is also called "Warhammer 40K's oil guy fighting grass valley" by Aoyama Khan.

The outbreak of the Second Iron Disaster Battle is almost a historical inevitability. Because of the outcome of the first Iron Calamity campaign, the loyal rebels did not completely distinguish the winners and losers - the traitor Titan Legion and the Cult of the Dark Mechanics used the subspace portal to leave the Steel Ring, and the overall strength of these traitors actually did not lose too much, these traitors still have the strength to fight, plus the seeds of conflict and chaos planted before leaving, so that if they want to make a comeback and return to the Steel Belt, they can return almost at any time. There are people in the Ring of Steel who are leading the way and dissidents.

But at the same time, a super melee is also breaking out in the Eye of Fear, and the nine traitor legions are reshuffling the cards, dividing the spheres of influence, and laying the foundation for domination.

A force called the "Black Army" is slowly rising, and with the black expeditions one after another, it has finally become the largest representative of the entire Galactic Chaos Forces, and its influence and popularity far exceed that of other Chaos Forces.

Compared with the super bastard of the Eye of Fear, the main players participating in the battle are the second Iron Calamity battle of the Titan Legion, and it even seems a little bit of a small fight that is not worth mentioning.

Fu Qinghai knew very well that the Black Army was rising, but he had nothing he could do. Even in the era after Robert Killiman woke up, the Empire of Man had not yet entered the eye of fear. As for the 37 Abyss Expedition, more than thirty loyal Astarte warbands were asked to march to the Eye of Fear, not so much an expedition as a death, they did not weaken any Chaos Space Marines in the slightest, on the contrary, they also sent tens of thousands of loyal Space Marines and pure genetic seeds to the Eye of Fear, which can be called the greatest enemy in the history of the Human Empire, and the four gods of Chaos are fed in waves. The Imperial State Church bears full responsibility for this.

For Fu Qinghai.

Cutting off the right arm of the Chaos Warlord has done his best.

The big event of the plot line in the eye of fear is really impossible to participate in.

But history has changed because of this.

On a whim, the Demon Inquisitor dispatched the Iron Float Regiments to join the battle. A mere white scar group may not be able to change the outcome of the war, but the four-armed Titans and atomic dinosaurs assimilated by Fu Qinghai from the Pacific Rim universe and the monster movie universe have become the key points in this Steel Ring Battle. Many battles have changed because of the existence of the two, and each battle has become dominoes, affecting the final outcome of the entire Iron Plague campaign.

This is like Li Yunlong's attack on Ping'an County, which was the real turning point of World War II...... For example, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of El Alamein, and the Battle of Midway were the three major turning points of World War II, and the "Golden Armor" and the planetary Godzilla were the key turning points in the Second Battle of the Iron Calamity. The Black Oil Guy and the Iron Warriors did not achieve their original strategic goal of plundering enough resources to feed the Forge World in the Eye of Fear. On the contrary, a large number of warships were left behind, and the butterfly effect caused by the loss of armor will inevitably affect the future trend of history.

In the captain's room of the Suzheng.

The warlord recounted the details of the battle.

The narrator keeps it on the record.

This scene amazed Zofia:

"Do you still have a historian in your warband?"

Fu Qinghai pinched Zophia's little face with his palm and dragged her over, squinted his eyes and stared at the girl and said:

"What do you mean by 'your warband', aren't you a member of our warband, Captain-in-charge?"

Zofia pouted and whispered:

"I'm yours."

Fu Qinghai let her go with satisfaction.

The historian buried his head in the memory and pretended not to have heard.

Historians are a common position in the mortal servant organization of the Astarte Warband, and their role is like that of the narrator of the Great Expedition, specializing in compiling the history of the warband. Especially for those veteran warbands with a long history that have existed from the second establishment of the army to the 42K era, historians are even more indispensable. Because 10,000 years is too long, and the death rate of Space Marines is very high, it is natural that many mortal historians are responsible for recounting the history of the warband, so as not to be forgotten by future generations.

For example, after Robert Kiriman woke up, a group of mortal historians surrounded him at all times by the Ultramarines, recording what the genoplasm said, what they did, how many meals they ate, and how much they...... No matter how big or small, it makes Kiliman very annoying.

"The Regent's Living Note" belongs to yes.

Although the Iron Float Slaughter is not as exaggerated as the Smurfs, every major battle that the warband has experienced must still be recorded. Forgetting history is a crime, and Aoyama Khan's attitude towards this matter is still very serious, neither exaggerating nor deliberately being modest, seeking truth from facts, being objective and fair, and saying whatever he wants.

But sometimes the truth is hard to believe. In this account, the battle record of the Iron Floating Slaughter is exaggerated, and strange battle loss ratios frequently appear. If anyone is lucky enough to read this internal information of the warband, it is hard not to wonder if Aoyama Khan is exaggerating? Is this warband really that powerful? One way or another, the facts are there.

"It is written here that 'Qingshan Khan is an army alone'."

watched the historian write hard.

Zofia suddenly objected:

"'Breaking the Army Golden Armor' is obviously the two of us driving together, why do you want to write 'One Man into an Army'?"

"One Man Army, it's rigorous."

Fu Haiqing did not change his color and explained:

“You are a woman.”

Zofia was so angry that she pounced on her and bit it.

……

After the war in the Steel Belt is basically over.

Fu Qinghai received the news:

The Sophist was assassinated.

According to Sid Nora, the specific time of the death of the Dominator was actually slightly earlier than the time when the war was fully over, and the Mechanicus Cult deliberately concealed the news of his death, firstly, to prevent the morale of the military from being shaken, and secondly, to secretly investigate the murderer.

But nothing was found.

The Assassins' court was crisp and clean.

As a person who knows the inside story, Fu Qinghai's fear of this mysterious imperial institution has deepened a little.

"Imperial Tactics" is a military textbook collected and distributed by the Archives of the Ministry of Military Affairs to officers above the platoon commander level of the Imperial Guard.

"Don't ask who they're looking for, lest it's you."

For the Inquisition, the Assassin Division, these secret services.

There is no one in the empire who is not afraid of them.

"Aoyama."

After chatting about the Reigning Sage.

The Grand Inquisitor officially expressed his gratitude:

"Thank you to your anti-subspace tactical team, they have done a great job and I am very impressed. Although I can feel that they lack experience in dealing with psionic phenomena, I have to say that their tactical skills are extremely good, and they have helped me a lot. Thank you for your support. ”

"You're welcome."

Fu Qinghai said calmly.

The Imperial army fought desperately at the front, and the Grand Inquisitor was not idle in the rear. Some time ago, Sid Nora led the anti-subspace tactical team to visit several casting worlds one by one, and some local mechanical god sects in these casting worlds secretly colluded with Chaos and researched heretical technology. These oily guys who have embraced subspace often have some psionic means to assist the Grand Inquisitor in dealing with these heretics and traitors hiding in the shadows, and the anti-subspace tactical team has also been trained and has more experience in dealing with psionic problems.

"Also, good news for you."

Sid Nora looked up and whispered:

"Your batch of swordtail-class interceptors arrived at the airport not long ago, at berth seventy-six, a Keteaks-class transport ship, you can receive it."

"Huh?"

Fu Qinghai showed surprise on his face.

Wondering how do you know?

"Huh."

Sid Nora smirked:

"The Inquisition isn't as incompetent as you think, Aoyama. My agents are secretly monitoring the Mechanical Ark at the airport all the time, and the Mechanical Ark actually has my eyeliner inside. Why, do you think your actions are hidden? ”

The Grand Inquisitor then changed his words:

"However, for the sake of the anti-subspace tactical team you lent me, I won't pursue this matter. Those fighters are yours. Then again, you're really bad, Aoyama, the Imperial Sage will be tricked by you before he dies, I've never seen such a war leader. ”

Sid Nora had a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"Then you've seen it now."

Fu Qinghai snorted and said angrily.

Her little actions were actually discovered by this girl.

Sid Nora must have been very beautiful when she was young, and she is still a charming old aunt. After this close cooperation with the steel ring, the relationship between the two has become a lot closer, and they know some of each other's little secrets. It's a good thing to be able to build a good relationship with the Holy Hammer Order.

Fu Qinghai silently pondered in his heart.

There is Lieutenant General Ilya Lavalre in the Ministry of Military Affairs, Sid Nora, the Grand Inquisitor in the Trial Court, and Lin Yu, the Minister of Justice, in the Ministry of Justice...... In this way, in fact, the Iron Floating Slaughter Warband's connections in Terra are not small. Fu Qinghai was unintentionally involved in the political whirlpool of Terra, but unknowingly, he had developed some connections, and with a little operation, he could be called the 31K version of the Minotaur Warband.

Think about it or forget it, there is no need.

The genoplasms are still there.

Why bother holding the stinky feet of the high lord.

"When will your equipment be mass-produced?"

Sid Nora threw another question.

"Huh, Master Foundry?"

The Grand Inquisitor asked, tilting his head.

The question was about the proton gun, the umbra speculum, and the subspace compartment, three special equipment for psionic energy.

"I'll entrust Phaeton Casting World to produce it on your behalf, but it will take time, so you'll have to wait a while."

Fu Qinghai explained.

Wait for me to equip myself first.

"Okay."

Sid Nora nodded and said:

"The Order of the Holy Hammer will place a direct order from the Phaeton Forge World. But I have to remind you that once you become a supplier to the Inquisition, you must keep it strictly confidential and you must not disclose the origin of the Inquisition's equipment to anyone, you know? ”

Fu Qinghai shrugged:

"Don't tell me, I'm not the casting director of the Phaeton Casting World, go talk to Master Quintto."

"Hmph, still pretending."

Sid Nora takes her clipper ship, leaving the world of Attar Median Foundry, leaving the Ring of Steel and returning to Holy Terra to report on her duties. Fu Qinghai bid farewell to the radical inquisitor, and at the same time prepared for the return of the warband fleet.

In addition to the Grey Knights and Exorcists, there are also some Astarte warbands who will cooperate with the Inquisition for a long time. For example, the Red Hunter Warband has the Inquisition emblem on the Warband crest. But working with the Inquisition isn't a good thing, and every time a battle involving psionics and demons ends, the Red Hunter Space Marines undergo a kind of amnestic ritual to protect them from Chaos Corruption - which is a bit of a merciful experience. You must know that if the Imperial Guard Imperial Navy witnesses the demon invasion reality, even if they fight bravely, they will still be executed by the inquisitors afterwards, and they will have no chance to be brainwashed.

For Fu Qinghai.

If you dare to brainwash my warriors.

I'll screw your head off.

I don't know if it's because Sid Nora is too radical, or if she's more aware of the situation, but the Grand Inquisitor never mentioned memory erasure to Aoyama Khan.

As brutal as it sounds (and it is), there have been many cases since then that amnestic erasure rituals can sometimes be necessary. Since the warband refuses to perform the amnesic ritual, how can they prevent the anti-subspace tactical team from planting the seeds of corruption in their hearts because of witnessing demons?

That's where the Chief Priest comes in, and Tristan, the Slender Chief, will sprinkle the blessing of the Light on each of the warriors, using the baptism of Light to eliminate the slightest possibility of potential chaos and corruption. In addition, as a last resort, the wargroup leader Fu Qinghai has one last means of insurance - each new all-alien interstellar soldier has a desperate virus implanted in his body, and the overall control of the desperate virus is in Fu Qinghai's hands. If he wants, he can immediately execute any of his Space Marines!

The Iron Float has a lot of little secrets.

But there will be no traitors in the Iron Float.

……

The Battle of the Rings of Steel is over.

The fleet returned and returned with a full load.

The warband commander and the attendant began to take a routine inventory.

In addition to numerous STCs and tech relics.

The biggest gain is undoubtedly the naval warship.

In the two space naval battles, not a single battleship has been successfully captured, the battleship's array of close defense weapons is too large, and several battleships of the enemy have either crashed into the surface of the planet or directly disintegrated into the void, and none of them have been captured.

But the wreckage was salvaged by the Iron Float.

Caring for the environment is everyone's responsibility.

But there were seven more cruisers!

Originally, the Iron Floating Massacre Regiment only had one battle barge and four strike cruisers, and this fleet configuration was not bad for a sub-regiment. But now it has more than doubled, and the scale is comparable to that of the Navy's Star Sector fleet.

The combat methods of Chaos Space Marines and Loyal Space Marines are much the same, and the Chaos Strike Cruiser is naturally also a Strike Cruiser, and the facilities and functions that should be available are also available, but the appearance of the two is not the same. The Iron Float currently has eleven companies, and now it has exactly eleven strike cruisers, one company with one strike cruiser, and one battle barge. The warband fleet can be said to be more than enough.

In addition to this, four escort ships were captured.

Escort ships are similar to frigates and destroyers, they are smaller in size, and they do not have the functions that are specially prepared for interstellar marines to combat cruisers, and the damage is relatively serious, so Fu Qinghai doesn't want it very much, and he plans to sell these warships. If Yolanda Ateira's Rogue Merchant family can eat it, sell it all to them, and if they can't, sell it to the Kalysis Naval Fleet next door.

An Astarte wargroup usually has only two types of ships, the Battle Barge and the Strike Cruiser, but there are exceptions, and the Ultramarines and their sub-regiments are equipped with frigates and destroyers, such as new-star frigates. One is that they have a lot of money, and the other is that the ultramarines need to guard the entire five hundred worlds of Otlama, so they need some small warships to be responsible for anti-theft, anti-smuggling, and patrolling. The Marquez King Zone is sparsely populated, with a total of four imperial worlds, and there is no such need for security at all, and it is not necessary to maintain a convoy at too high a cost.

The frigate is biased towards the defensive.

Strike cruisers were biased towards the offensive.

Two major functions: Gang Jump Airborne and Orbital Bombing.

In the real world, countries with weak sea power build offshore defense fleets and circle around islands and reefs; A country with strong sea power has built an ocean-going offensive fleet and marched proudly towards the deep blue.

The Iron Floating Fleet is an offensive navy.

From the beginning of the founding of the army, there was a murderous aura.

The commander of the battle group and the attendant officer discussed the arrangement of the fleet.

Call the Potion Captain to the captain's room.

"Director Ka, have you finished counting the genetic seeds?"

"That's the count, Khan."

Potion Chief Camille immediately began to report:

"A total of seventy-three Genetic Seeds were harvested in this battle, of which fifty-six were from the Iron Champion, ten from the Children of Horus, three from the Midnight Lord, three from the World Eater, and one from the Thousand Sons. Above, Khan. ”

"Not bad."

Fu Qinghai nodded and said:

"I'll tell you the good news, the Mechanics Cult has exempted us from paying taxes on genetic seeds for the next three years, and we don't have to hand over genetic seeds for three years, plus these more than seventy genetic seeds seized, we can add another company."

Adding a company is just the best estimate.

In fact, this batch of genetic seeds has to be thoroughly tested by Master Kunto, and a batch of possible mutations will be screened out. In addition, although the success rate of the transformation operation of the Iron Floating Slaughter Regiments is very high, it is not 100% successful, and there must be many failure cases in the operation process. The Space Marine's transformation operation failed, and the recipient may survive, but the gene seed must be gone, and there is no way to reuse it.

Although the harvest of genetic seeds is to be discounted.

But it did not prevent everyone in the warband from celebrating the victory.

……

In the banquet hall of the Suzheng.

The Space Marines are staggered by the cups and cups.

On the walls around the banquet hall, huge battle flags are hung, and the battle flag decoration tells about the battles after the establishment of the war group, which can be seen that this is a young war group, and there are not many great achievements to recount.

The banquet hall is divided into several areas.

Different companies are seated in different places.

Today, in addition to the necessary personnel on duty, all Space Marines and Warband minions will participate in this celebration banquet, with all kinds of drinks and drinks, all kinds of meat and food, and delicacies from different worlds for people to taste.

Captain Zofia Tan Draconis and her mother, Draconis Patriarch Janikov, had the privilege of sitting next to Aoyama Khan. Zofia is not dressed up today, but is wearing the Titan Captain uniform. A black leather coat with grey trousers and boots, gold epaulettes with ornate tassels under them, a fitted breastplate that frames her bumpy figure, and a gold double-headed Skyhawk plaque on the front of the breastplate.

There's a Gestapo smell.

Fu Qinghai couldn't help but take a few more looks.

"Taste this."

Fu Qinghai brought a dish to Zofia.

"This is the Agas fish, which is said to have a particularly delicious belly. And then there's this, the apple peach, this alien fruit is so delicate that its temperature must be maintained precisely at eighteen and a half degrees, otherwise it will rot in a matter of minutes. These foods were given to me by the Governor of Calisis. ”

"Uh-huh."

Zofia was happy.

The huge long dining table is filled with all kinds of strange food. There was a lot of food that not only Zofia had never seen, but even the Janikovs, who were born into a knightly family, had never seen it.

"What's that?"

Zofia pointed to a food that looked like cheese and asked Fu Qinghai, and there was a smell from afar.

"It's called 'stirring the stomach', and it's cheese made by filling an animal's stomach pouch with animal milk, sewing it on, throwing it to the side of the beast's body, and letting it slowly solidify."

This food is full of grassland characteristics, and it was given to Fu Qinghai by Attila Barbarian Cavalry Colonel Tariha. In the feudal world of Attila, there was a native beast called "Oviga", a large, thick-haired herbivore with black blood. This creature is the main grazing target of Attila's nomads, and the churning stomach is made from the milk of Ovega.

Zofia didn't want to eat it after hearing this.

"What's that?"

Pointing to a giant creature in the center of the table, it was roasted whole, occupying a third of the table.

"Roasted Whistling Beef and Fenris Mead. You don't eat it, that's food for the Space Marines. ”

Fu Qinghai patiently explained.

Howling cow and honey wine, the special food of the space wolf, was given to Fu Qinghai by Saloyan Scarson before. Mortals who taste this food and drink, which can cause indigestion and nerve poisoning, can only be enjoyed by space marines.

Zofia only felt very curious.

The Janikov man next to him did not speak.

Just a table of food.

She had heard three sources.

Governor of the Kalysis Star District.

Attila Barbarian Cavalry Regiment.

Space wolf space marine.

The influence of the Iron Float, or the influence of Aoyama Khan himself, was greater than she had imagined.

Xingyu supervisor Xia Hao sat opposite, cutting the Glocks steak with a knife and fork, and glanced at Fu Qinghai and Zofia. I was angry: Why could this woman sit next to the Khan? She's the captain in charge, and I'm the star language director, who is lower than whom? It's really unpleasant.

He also served her vegetables!

……

an hour ago.

Conquest-class Star Sea Voyager, Emperor Coins.

A luxurious captain's suite, beautifully decorated.

Yolanda Atay stretched out her hand and stroked her hair, a high-curled hairstyle that symbolized elegance and chic in the Terra court—but it was hard to see it in this remote frontier. Her fingers lightly run over her smooth, moist flawless face, her pale olive skin is the perfect combination of family wealth, aristocratic blood and plastic surgery.

This face is quite noble and unique, and the curve of the chin reveals a kind of arrogance and detachment that is currently popular. Tall and eye-catching, she sat at an oak desk that her father once proudly said was a gift from Robert Killeman to his great-great-grandmother to commemorate the great oath of Macullag.

"Master, the banquet is about to begin."

A servant walked into the room and said.

"Call Stacy in, I'm going to pick out the dress."

The female captain commanded.

The assistant was exhausted and tried on several dresses for her.

While constantly changing clothes and trying them on, he whispered and complained:

"Miss, I don't think Aoyama Khan cares about these things, he probably won't find out."

"You don't understand."

Yolanda looked at the floor-to-ceiling mirror and said calmly:

"He may not care, but we have to care, it's a form of respect, and it's necessary etiquette."

"But you didn't ...... before"

The assistant was trying to retort.

"It's different now."

Yolanda interrupted with a wave.

The female captain turned her head to look at her little assistant:

"The news of the war in the Steel Ring Belt has spread to the five hundred worlds, and many people are talking about it, I have heard his name in Makurag, haven't you heard of it?"

"No, miss."

The little assistant bowed his head in shame.

Yolanda turned her head and said:

"Let me tell you something you can understand. In the last battle of the Steel Ring, Al Yyes forged the world, and the flagship of Aoyama Khan had just appeared, and it scared away the fleet of the Dark Mechanic Cult! The techno-heretics saw that his flagship had chosen to withdraw in spite of the surface forces. I have confirmed this to people in the steel ring, and I am not exaggerating. ”

The female captain turned her head to look at the little assistant:

"Do you know how powerful this is?"

The assistant couldn't answer.

Yolanda went on to try on evening dresses:

"The entire steel ring, as long as he has participated in the battle, the Cult of Dark Mechanics and the Chaos Space Marines are bound to suffer a great defeat. Not only that, but it is said that his losses are negligible, and one Titan can take out a Titan Legion, and a monster can take out a Titan Legion......"

"There are so many rumors about him that I can't tell if it's true or not, but the only thing I know for sure is that his name has spread throughout the Ring of Steel. Aoyama Khan, the Tiger of the Iron Belt, the Master of the Forge of Crimson Mars, and the Lord of the Hunter of the White Scar, a warband single-handedly defeats two Titan legions and a Chaos Fleet. He wiped out the Iron Warriors, and he allowed the technological heretics to flee. ”

Yolanda Atera wore a slim dress in emerald green with silver and topaz on the edges, and a low-cut scarlet bodice with an open back, cinches her waist and stretched out her breasts, and carried a dignified handbag with gold cord and leather to match.

"No, it's a bit frivolous."

The female captain turned around and said in denial.

The Ronin Merchant chose an elegant and demure outfit – a creamy white dress with an ivory bodice that accentuated the twin peaks, and a rose gold necklace in a net-like pattern. The jewel snaked up her neck, covering her forehead under a set of white pearls and sapphires that seemed to drop rain. She ditched the Terra custom of wearing heavy makeup and simply deepened her eyeliner and applied colorful lipstick.

Yolanda Atatra is a native of Macurag, but she followed her father to Terra when she was a child, and she is also very aware of the trendy aesthetic style on the other side of the throne world.

"It's perfect, miss."

The little assistant exclaimed.

"Of course, everything has to be perfect, he's a hero. The opening of the Phaeton trade route has made me shine in my family, and the Atatra family must strengthen their position by deepening their ties with the Iron Float Warband. I don't want to make him feel disgusted by some of the details of the costume......"

Yolanda Ateira muttered to herself.

"Well, that's fine, let's go."

…………

Extreme Star Field, Yashan Star Area.

A white scar high-speed fleet is sailing.

Having just finished a pursuit of the Dark Eldarns, Chagatai Khan strode across the bridge and returned to his throne. The genogen smelled of gunsmoke and blood, and apparently had already been at the scene of the battle, and he said as he walked:

"Xiban, pass on my order, execute all the dark spirits, we don't want to take prisoners, and stick these pointy-eared heads all into the walls of the Quanzhou Monastery, every Qiaogris who has been abused and tortured will have a dark spirit clan to bury them! Where is Ogedei, let him come. ”

"Yes, my lord!"

Shaban Khan took the order and left.

At this time, the director of Xingyu next to him walked over, handed over a scroll with both hands, lowered his head and said respectfully:

"Great Khan, letter from Terra, it's Sizu."

Ilya Lavalre?

Chagatai casually took the parchment and unfolded it to take a look.

There is a lot of content in the Star Language, and it is densely written.

The genogen looked at it and suddenly chuckled:

"Snort...... The Tiger of the Iron Belt is kind of interesting. ”

…………

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1. Talk about off-topic. Many "XX Tigers" in the history of war, I personally think that the most famous but also the most watery is the "Malay Tiger" Yamashita Fengwen, what level the British were during World War II The whole world knows, pure and pure a group of waste wood poles, what is there to be proud of when the British win, what bicycle jungle warfare is also bragging, and it has not been achieved at all. Yamashita Fengwen is a soft rice man who relies on his father-in-law to ascend to the throne, slaughtering overseas Chinese in Singapore, with neither ability nor martial virtue, the funniest thing is that the British actually followed the Japanese to blow the "Malay Tiger" in order to cover up their failure, this shameless spirit is also eye-opening.

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