Terra, Starport.
The Gravelax Expeditionary Fleet was ready. This fleet didn't have many ships; compared to the Frax Expeditionary Fleet, it was less than a third of its size.
Its flagship was the battleship 'emperor's lash', built for Li Feng. The rest included two Imperial Navy battlecruisers, one Battle Sisters Order cruiser, and the remaining were destroyers, frigates, and amphibious troop transports.
Most notably, the Adeptus Mechanicus dispatched a mechanical ark (Ark Mechanicus) to voluntarily follow Li Feng's fleet. This engineering cruiser housed a complete set of production facilities, theoretically equivalent to a factory.
If a Navy battleship is a space city, then a mechanical ark is a colossal space industrial and research center. These 20-kilometer-long behemoths possess industrial production capabilities comparable to a Hive City. Integrated within them are countless factories, refineries, plasma reactors, laboratories, test grounds, chemical storage tanks, and gene banks, serving as the Adeptus Mechanicus's flagship for its Quest for Knowledge, endlessly exploring among the stars.
Additionally, an Adeptus Mechanicus battlecruiser served as an Skitarii, closely following Li Feng as his 'purely mechanized army,' responsible for the logistics and security of Li Feng's forces.
In fact, Li Feng was still worrying about how to transport the numerous fanatics he had recruited outside the Ecclesiarchy church. He didn't expect them to bring their own transport; tens of thousands of people squeezed onto one troop transport ship... one could only say they were truly devout.
At this moment, Sanguinius arrived at the Starport with the Custodes to see Li Feng off... And Fides noticed that Li Feng's walking posture was strange today, as if his legs were weak and his pelvis couldn't close... She also noticed that the Living Saint Celestine and Li Feng's relationship seemed to have improved, as the Living Saint was walking close to Li Feng, and her steps were also unsteady.
Although Fides pouted, she only needed to wait until the spaceship took off to be alone with Li Feng, but seeing the Living Saint so close to Li Feng, she couldn't help but feel a little jealous... "Saint Celestine is a Living Saint, so it should be fine, right... She is the purest Living Saint among our Battle Sisters..."
At this time, Sanguinius saw Li Feng to the hatch. Since they left the Imperial Palace, their hands had been clasped together. Now, as they reached the moment of parting, Sanguinius, like a wife seeing her husband off to work, began to adjust Li Feng's collar with both hands... "Alright, be careful when you're there, although you won't encounter anything dangerous..." Sanguinius said, then stood on her tiptoes slightly and kissed Li Feng's lips.
At this moment, everyone around them watched the couple's pre-departure display of affection. Fides turned her head away, out of sight, out of mind. The two tall Custodes behind Sanguinius felt extremely uncomfortable.
Khan and Russ saw Li Feng and Sanguinius's deep farewell kiss, and their expressions within their helmets were also very rich... The child hates this the most, especially since Sanguinius, in their eyes, still had a bit of Old Man Huang's shadow... In their subconscious, they would automatically replace Sanguinius with Old Man Huang.
As their lips parted, Li Feng also smiled and said, "Eating pineapple every day for this period really had some effect; it's quite sweet..."
At this moment, Celestine, who was beside them, suddenly blushed. As an experienced person, she was a little shy, after all... after eating more pineapple, it really does taste a bit sweet... "Alright, you should depart too..." Sanguinius poked Li Feng's chest with her finger, then leaned in and whispered, "Don't you dare think you have a harem. You don't have a harem; you are all my harem, and you are my consort, understand?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Sanguinius slapped Li Feng's butt, signaling him to go. Li Feng smiled helplessly and led everyone onto the battleship.
Sanguinius looked at Celestine, who was about to board the ship with them.
"He's in your care."
Celestine didn't speak, just smiled and nodded. As Fides passed by them, she couldn't help but feel confused. She seemed to realize that Miss Sanguinius and the Living Saint felt like good girlfriends, the kind who would usually share delicious food and drinks together.
As the hatch slowly closed, Sanguinius looked at the two "wild children" behind her.
"Alright, today's rest time is over. Go back to work..."
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After boarding the ship, Li Feng began to walk towards the bridge. Near the bridge, there was a corridor that directly connected to Li Feng's yacht, and Li Feng planned to live on the yacht from now on.
Just as Li Feng was about to reach the bridge, he spotted a familiar figure!
"Hey! Ma Yinglong! You're here too!"
Hearing Li Feng's call, Ma Yinglong quickly walked to Li Feng's side with his head bowed. At this time, he was no longer wearing the red robe of a Tech-Priest, but had changed into the red robe of a Dominus-Priest. In a sense, Ma Yinglong had been promoted from a deputy-bureau level cadre to a director-general level cadre.
"Teacher, I have been assigned by the Fabricator-General to be your Chief Priest, responsible for all your production and research requirements during the expedition."
For Ma Yinglong, it was just a small connection with Li Feng, where the other party took his showerhead, and he found himself in a "vast world." When he was promoted, many of his junior colleagues on Mars asked him why he voluntarily joined the messiah's expedition. He answered thus:
"There's nothing wrong with repairing power armour on a Battle Sisters warship or doing research on Mars, but by following the messiah, I can experience an even vaster world."
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"Serving the Emperor: The Life of a Political Commissar"
Editor's Note:
I begin with his records from the Gravelax campaign. This record is confirmed to be continuous, and our colleagues at the Inquisition will also be familiar with it, as I myself participated in this operation. In fact, it includes a description of my first meeting with Cain, and I must admit, I found this record very interesting when I first saw it. Especially after marriage, Cain and I often look at this archive together, reliving the scene of our first encounter.
At that time, my colleagues and I were ordered to go to Gravelax to investigate local T'au infiltration and color revolution related matters, although we eventually discovered that there was more than just T'au there... But that was also my first meeting with Cain, and at the same time, we also met the rumored 'friend of the emperor,' Li Feng, who had scared my senior, Grendyl, into a coma.
I have to say, in this war-torn universe, seeing a handsome and capable pretty boy is indeed a joyous occasion, although I am not interested in men who are followed by a Living Saint and a bunch of Battle Sisters.
But my colleague became interested in Li Feng. In her interactions with Li Feng, she gradually developed a morbid curiosity about this man.
Since Cain and I had not yet established a relationship at that time and were still in a state of 'mutual admiration,' I didn't think there was any problem with my colleague Katarina wanting to pursue the 'friend of the emperor.' I even fanned the flames, although Cain repeatedly advised me not to do so. After all, Katarina was a good friend of mine, and she usually preferred to stay in her office alone.
May the Emperor forgive me! If I had known who Li Feng's official girlfriend was at the time, I would have thrown her whole person onto Kharon to reflect on herself.
--- Inquisitor Amberly Vail, Ordo Xenos
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