245. The Banquet, the Old Man, Mr. Liar, and the Little Girl

Many days and months after the end of the long war in the Pangia sub-sector, Commander-in-Chief Zifan recorded most of what he saw in his posthumous memoirs after his retirement, and the general who had dedicated his life to the empire recorded in his personal biography that he regarded as a friend.

[As I think of the most famous battles of my life, such as the many years I spent stationed in the Extreme Star Field and its Gulf of Damocles, there are many things worth mentioning, such as how I resisted the fourth expansion of the Titan Clan.] 】

[But if you were to ask me to pick the comrade-in-arms who impressed me the most, I would replace Mr. Kane with a commander who has been in the history of the Empire for a shorter time.] 】

[Your Excellency Lieutenant General Alan Baier, World War Lord of the Skadi Fortress, I know that many people will feel unfamiliar with this name, and most people only know the Sun Lord who defeated the Maelstrom invasion, Mr. Alan Baier. 】

[But if you have the opportunity, I only recommend those who want to know this person to take a trip to the Pangia sub-star area... Then you will understand that this young man with a rather grotesque personality is an indispensable talent for the Empire, and at the same time a genius who can really pull several worlds out of the mud of war. 】

Supreme Commander of the ———————— Empire in the eastern part of the Gulf of Damocles, Commander Qi Fan.

The hustle and bustle of the banquet came very quickly, and the Imperial Guard had always had many defensive missions in various places, and they would only stay for a few more days, rest and settle down, and then step into the sea of stars again to create new honors for the Empire.

Skadi's supplies are not endless, but many new containers can be transported from tens of millions of meters with food, water, oxygen and soil, and the dozens of giant fortresses that serve as starports are all crammed with warehouses, and that sense of security has also made most people no longer worry about the safety of this world.

The high-ranking officials of the Imperial Guard in the chapel, no, to be precise, should be the comrades-in-arms of Lieutenant General Alan Baier, and this small banquet was only open to those old friends.

When Mr. Kane drank the Reka coffee, or the Letherings took all the Sam bread, and those who had endured the long war were able to take a respite in their homeland, the protagonist of the feast did not arrive.

Mr. Elan Baier wore the gown preferred by the nobles of the Empire, a beautiful ceremonial military uniform to be exact, the daily dress of the Partolian Legion.

The large red coat, gold embroidery, and the large and peculiar bearskin hat were replaced by an officer's hat similar to that of the German era, and the golden-red hem swayed gently behind him, which was difficult to make this raunchy war maniac dress up.

He rarely shaved his beard and didn't have dark circles under his eyes, and of course, the fact that he hadn't drunk coffee for a few days made his eyes straight when he saw Mr. Kane who was sipping the Empire's famous Reka coffee, but he still held back the desire because he wanted to quit it.

Although as one of the great war lords of the Empire, he has his own financial resources to pay for a small amount of high-grade coffee or for the problem of caffeine persecution caused by the exhaustion of internal organs, for the human technology of the late 40000 years of this dark universe, as long as a person does not die, saving a mortal is only a matter of value.

But indulgence is the beginning of corruption, and although Alan Baier thinks that he can't survive his life like the founding saint with only a few clothes, a few bedding, and many books, he also doesn't want to be one of those imperial nobles and nobles, and he is extremely extravagant.

He endured the desire to snatch Mr. Kane's coffee and greeted his comrades, in a way, it was also a meal for the expedition, and almost no one would have thought that the Empire could continue to support this costly war, and before the last hundred years of the last 40 millennia of the galaxy, the Empire had even experienced thousands of years of peace.

Now that there are sudden wars in various places, the huge empire has no money to provide for the Imperial Guard expedition, and even this operation does not have much support from Space Marines, only the troops brought by Alan Baier himself.

This vast and corrupt body of government has been almost hollowed out by constant war, and Alan Barer's resignation is also very happy for the Imperial High Lords' Council, because the maggots can eat away at this vast human civilization even better.

As Alan Bair picked up a piece of bread and was about to distract himself from the coffee with a homemade sandwich, the second lieutenant suddenly walked by, holding the commander of the Foraxia Panzer Regiment, it should be said that there is a lover who will eventually become a family or something, Alan Bair kept thinking, but in the end he still did not speak.

When the second lieutenant and captain saluted him and left, Alan Baier muttered. "I don't think much of it." And put down the bacon sandwich that was just made...

However, not all of them were as "scared" and "introverted" as he was, and a loud greeting from the hall also attracted Alan Bair's gaze.

The well-dressed young man, about his age, was also a member of the 3rd Skady Regiment, shook the second lieutenant's hand and admired it. "Kid, you have a good eye." and bowed his head and kissed the back of the captain's hand, which made the martial goddess's cheeks red.

And the second lieutenant was flattered and said. "No, it's much worse than you." Because the lady next to him looks luxurious and elegant, and has an excellent temperament and is gentle and generous, which is also something that Scardy talks about.

Mr. John, the owner of Gondelwa VI and Skady's largest strategic partner today, had a banquet for him, and when Alan Baier spotted him, the man who had returned home stepped forward and embraced John.

"Old liar, we're going home." The lord of Skadi's castle read vigorously.

Mr. John hugged his brother. "Yes, you did, you did, just like then."

John's wife's eyes were red, and the rest of the Skadis were touched by the incident, and the deeds and miracles of these two legends who had been uprooted from their homeland were passed on in a world that had experienced countless tragic circumstances.

Then Alan Bair raised John's arm and said to the people who were here to participate in the event. "This is John the Liar, the host of this banquet and my brother, applaud Mr. John!"

A moment later, the applause was thunderous, and the quiet place, which had been a branch of the chapel, was now so loud that even the main hall could hear the fiery applause.

And one after another, Pan Lan's planetary governor, and the lovely girl, Miss Arya, who was adopted by the mechanical sage, wore a gothic dress, and the girl who had just reached the age of 16 showed her immature demeanor, looking exciting and beautiful, holding her mechanical father's increasingly large body forward.

The sound of the raster whirring. "Lieutenant Colonel, long time no see, oh, according to the data, you are already the Sun Lord and Lieutenant General of the Imperial Guard, forgive me for coming late congratulations."

"This fortress is wonderful and ancient, the most perfect creation I've seen in all this time, and it has the right owner, just like the poison blade."

Arya gently lifted the hem of her skirt, and the black and white lace dress stretched out like an umbrella, she said in a voice like a silver bell. "Thank you for bringing us peace."

Alan Bair, a little uncomfortable, wiped his nose and replied. "Tongxi, Tongxi..."He is not good at dealing with diplomatic pictures, his forehead is overflowing with sweat, it is said that he can face the heretical chaos evil engine without changing his face, but he will not deal with the aristocratic banquet that is completely unthreatening, which is also a very interesting situation in nature.

Rather than the crampedness and discomfort of Alan Bair, Mr. John approached the comer with the noble white wine in his hand, and the Imperial wine called Green Grape was equivalent to the wealth that a 20-year veteran of the Astral Army could have amassed, and could even buy a manor in a remote or backward world.

He handed the noble wine to Arya. "Kid, try this? In Skady, kids your age have to touch this thing. ”

The girl took the glass and simmered it, only to feel as if her chest had been smashed with a plumb, and she was blushing and sticking out her tongue with her hand, fanning her tongue with her hand like a hot puppy. "Oh my God, uncle, what is this?!"

The regulars of the banquet were amused, both cute and natural, although she was thoughtful, but in the casting world, wine is obviously rare, and even Pan Lan is in ruins, and there is no wine at all.

John smiled, spread his palms out and pointed to the wine, and explained. "Child, this is the water of forgetting." But his wife suddenly grabbed him by the waist. "Don't bully children."

John's expression froze, he stopped moving, and even apologized to Arya, who was not angry, but she was not to be teased, so he asked his mechanical husband. "Dad, what is this?" She spread her palms out and pointed to Mr. John.

The sage let out an inhuman whisper and thought for a moment. "Child, this is a strict wife."

The eerie sense of humor brought by the calm electronic voice made many people cover their mouths, not to mention the sage's imitation of Mr. John's words, and such liveliness and childlike words, combined with the sage's unique inhuman thinking style, made Mr. John unable to refute the impoliteness of their father and daughter.

The Lord of the Planets had to admit that he had been defeated by a little girl.

Mr. Kane couldn't help but come after watching this little farce. "This kid is so smart." He enjoyed the treatment and things he received in Skady during this time, especially today, with the sweet wine, the coffee, the food was enough, there was no need to fight, and there were such lovely children.

But he soon regretted his mouth, and when he reminded Mr. John of this, the former liar suddenly shouted. "yes, it's little Arya's birthday, isn't it?!"

Arya froze for a moment, then saw Mr. John blink, and pretended to agree with interest. "Yes, yes, my lord, I'm glad you remember."

John said again. "Then I'll have to give the kid some gifts, that way." He took out a rather valuable thing in his pocket, it was a deflagration gun, to be precise, it should be a deflagration Seiko pistol, even in the mechanical religion is a rare treasure, in the jungle world with a deflagration production line, there are only 69 of them!

It was a priceless affair, and many of the officers realized that Mr. John had made a strange start, and Aryamuna accepted it, and John's wife soon took out her own collection of pocket watches as gifts.

For a while, many officers had to start saluting, and the empire was also a humane society, and when someone started, this matter would not stop, and the gift seemed to be for Arya, but in fact it was to please John, because he liked the girl, and he also proposed it.

Officers everywhere lacked supplies and favors, so they naturally became generous, whether it was famous cigarettes and alcohol, or gemstone decorations, or even the saber or gun they carried with them, a large number of rare things gathered in the hands of little Arya, making this little utilitarian little guy smile.

When it came to Alan Baier, who was rolling a sandwich next to him, the great warrior suddenly felt his gaze, and the next thing was the gaze of the neighbor's child during the New Year, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, touched his pocket, and found something.

Although he can't be said to be rich, he is theoretically the master of the entire planet and the leader of several legions, but he has not been useless all his life, and there are no luxuries on his body, and the most valuable dress is still borrowed from the Partoria Army!

Alan Baier looked down at the sandwich, and then at the expectant ones, as if to say, what about you, the host, when the guests have brought out such a valuable thing.

Alan Bair cursed John inwardly for a long time, then put the sandwich down, muttered for a while, and then spoke.

"Well, my gift is special, it is not an object, but an honor, for when I realized the preciousness and loveliness of this girl, I found that most of the material things were not what she lacked."

Alan Bair raised his saber, the saber that accompanied him in battle but was not used much and was the only thing that was still new to him, for he had either shot the scythe or smashed it with a power sickle, but this weapon had not been unsheathed since it had been dispensed until now.

He said to Arya. "I would like to canonize you as the honorary nobleman of Skady in recognition of your service to the Empire during the war, and for seeing through the plans of the traitors of the Evil Empire, the stupid Rogue Trader, and helping me destroy hundreds of Chaos Space Marine's warships."

"Would you like to accept this honor in order to satisfy my respect and affection for you, Miss Arya?"

After saying that, this girl is only a child even if she is shrewd and capable, and the nobility and that sense of ritual and romance make Arya feel new and excited, and very interesting, her eyes sparkled, and she said. "I promise you, Lord of Skadi!"

Alan Barr nodded, and he lightly tapped Arya's shoulder with the back of his sword, then turned to the other side, and said in a mock manner after announcing a large section of the Emperor's prayer that he had previously recited from the guard's manual. "I am honored to make you a nobleman of Skady, and I am now the planetary governor of the Skadi Fortress world, the warlord, the castle master, and canonized Arya. Scati is the world's first female duke of Skadi Fortress! ”

Arya took the saber in a proper manner, and the audience applauded thunderously, Alan Baier quickly disappeared, picked up the sandwich he rolled up, and thought to himself, finally fooled over...

"Heidi" has seen too much

(End of chapter)