The communication room of the Knight's Sword battle barge.
A 'communication connected' prompt appeared on the screen.
The projection device automatically refreshed after receiving data, outlining the appearance of the communicator on the other side.
Losa rubbed his eyes, looking at the projection in front of him.
He had suspected that he had been fighting in the Warp for too long, causing him to hallucinate.
A body over three meters tall, with a pair of pure white angel wings on his back.
Had the Primarch of the Blood Angels revived?
At that moment, the thought of making a psychic call to Baal crossed Losa's mind.
To ask the Blood Angels if their Primarch was still resting peacefully in his tomb!
Of course, such an action would very likely provoke the Blood Angels.
They might even follow the psychic call immediately and give the Star Realm Knights a good beating.
"Check the time! See if it's the M30 era!"
Losa looked at the Mechanical Priest beside him.
"Based on cosmic spacetime calculations, there is absolutely no such possibility!" the Mechanical Priest responded with a mechanical voice.
Losa suppressed the confusion in his heart and pressed the communication button.
"Hello, this is the Knight's Sword battle barge. I am Losa, First Company Captain of the Star Realm Knights, and I extend my sincere greetings to you."
"I am the Light of the Emperor, the spokesman of His supreme will, the redeemer of the great Imperium, and the Guide of human civilization. You may call me Guide, or Living Saint."
Alex's voice carried authority.
"The Light of the Emperor? A Living Saint?"
Losa's heart grew wary.
Who could know if this was the Light of the Emperor or a plot of the Dark Gods!
"Yes."
Alex cast the skill [Light of the Emperor], and a holy radiance enveloped his body.
"Praise the Emperor."
Outside the communication room, the emaciated Navigator, Alarak, walked in with the help of his servants.
"Alarak?" Losa looked at the Navigator.
"The one who guided us out of the Warp Storm must be this Living Saint."
Alarak walked to the projection and performed the aquila salute towards Alex's projection.
Alex nodded in response.
Losa remained skeptical of the so-called Living Saint.
But Alarak's assurance slightly eased his mind; at least the other party was not an enemy.
"Respected Living Saint, our vessel is severely damaged, and we hope to receive your assistance."
"Lykard Orbital Space Station can provide you with repair services."
After a brief exchange, the communication was disconnected.
Losa found Chapter Master Sard, who was repairing his body.
The recently concluded Warp journey had been too dangerous, almost wiping out the Star Realm Knight Corps.
Sard, as a Dreadnought, had been fighting at high intensity.
His steel body was covered in claw marks left by daemons.
Losa explained the entire situation.
"A Living Saint?" Sard's voice was hoarse and steady.
"Such a matter is indeed worth being wary of. First, take a Thunderhawk over to check the situation. Once confirmed, then let the Knight's Sword proceed for repairs and resupply."
"Understood." Losa nodded.
At the same time, on the Imperial Glory.
Alex, who had finished communicating with the Star Realm Knights, did not leave the control console.
He opened a communication with Father Tina, informing her of the Star Realm Knights' arrival to avoid any misunderstandings.
Afterward, Alex headed to the boarding deck, preparing to personally receive them at Lykard Space Station.
...
The Thunderhawk gunship slowly landed at the space station's port.
The Players who were doing quests at the port showed surprised expressions.
"Oh my goodness, is that a Thunderhawk gunship?"
"Look at the insignia on the gunship, it seems to be the Star Realm Knights."
"Star Realm Knights? Weren't they disbanded?"
"Let's analyze this rationally. It might be a new expansion pack. After all, Planet Atoma has been recovered, so a new map shouldn't be delayed for too long. My guess is we'll be helping the Star Realm Knights get revenge."
"The owner of the World Engine—the Bhorxis Dynasty—has been annihilated. Revenge on whom?"
"We can assist the Star Realm Knights in attacking Terra, and ask the High Lord why they were disbanded. As the saying goes, even a common man can rage for justice."
"Good heavens, are you trying to rebel?"
"How can what Players do be called rebellion? This is called 'cleansing the Emperor's side,' understand? My loyalty to the Emperor is witnessed by Terra and Luna."
"..."
Accompanied by the hiss of high-pressure gas, the heavy hatch slowly opened.
Losa and three companions emerged.
The Players, full of curiosity, gathered closer to observe.
"Look at the shoulder pad, it's definitely the Star Realm Knights."
"And the First Company too."
"They probably can only muster one company."
"That's a bit of a dark joke!"
"..."
"Show some respect to our guests."
Alex's voice came, making the Players step back a bit.
He walked in front of Losa and his companions.
"Welcome to Atoma."
Losa's companions communicated in their comms channel.
"This guy is really tall."
"By the way, is he really a Living Saint?"
"I don't know, he looks like one."
"Feels like a Mutant."
"Don't talk about them casually." Losa warned his companions not to speak carelessly.
Then, he reached out to unlatch his gorget, took off his helmet, and revealed his face as a gesture of goodwill.
"I apologize for disturbing you. But our barge suffered some damage due to a Warp Storm and needs assistance."
"Atoma will help anyone loyal to the Emperor. Lykard Space Station will provide you with personnel to repair your vessel, but in exchange, you must also provide us with assistance."
"What do you want?" Losa asked warily.
"My God Chosen lack combat experience. Perhaps you can help me train them."
Alex really wanted to shout, 'I want everything, including you.'
But such things were only for thinking about.
If he said it aloud, the Star Realm Knights would probably draw their weapons on the spot for an honor duel.
When the Black Sable Blades took over the Star Realm Knights' legacy and homeworld, they had also extended an olive branch.
But these guys preferred to go on suicidal crusades rather than join.
It must be said, the Sons of Dorn are all like this: stubborn and unyielding.
Losa thought for a while, decided the deal was fair enough, and nodded.
"Alright."
"Then, I wish us pleasant cooperation."
"Before formal cooperation, we hope to inspect the space station."
Losa put forward his request.
"Of course. Father Tina will show you around the entire space station."
"We hope to move freely."
Alex knew that the other party was suspicious and worried about being deceived.
Since the space station had no secrets to hide, he nodded again.
"You may, but if you see any God Chosen acting strangely, please ignore them."
"I don't quite understand, what exactly are these God Chosen?" Losa asked.
"They are individuals blessed by the Emperor, the Emperor's warriors," Alex said. "They were created in the Emperor's Holy Terra (Earth/Reality) and only recently came into contact with the Holy Terra (Earth/Reality), maintaining a strong curiosity about everything."
"Sometimes, they will perform some incomprehensible actions, but they will never have ill intentions. You can just ignore them and do your own thing."
After giving Losa a heads-up, Alex had Father Tina record their information into the database and grant them access permissions.
Losa and his companions moved quickly.
They split up and inspected Lykard Space Station.
They also learned from ordinary people about Alex and his companions defeating the rebels and recovering Planet Atoma.
During this time, they also defeated an invasion by Nurgle's daemon forces.
After finding no traces of Chaos corruption or xenos, Losa and his group dispelled their vigilance and allowed the Knight's Sword battle barge to enter the port for maintenance.
At the same time, they also fulfilled their promise to provide combat training to the God Chosen.
Alex handed the data slate with permissions to Losa and to Sard, who was in his Dreadnought.
"When God Chosen seek your guidance, you should charge them contribution points according to the price list."
"Shouldn't this guidance be free?" Losa didn't understand this arrangement.
"No! Everything has value." Alex said, "Of course, if you find someone pleasing to the eye, you can also teach him for free. But I don't recommend you do that."
"Alright, I will do as you instruct."
Losa didn't quite understand why this was necessary.
But since the other party said so, he would just follow instructions.
After convincing Losa, Alex began to plan how to issue an announcement.
The Star Realm Knight Corps was considered a famous Warband.
Once the announcement was out, those little 'leeks' would surely flock to him like fish to bait!