The warships of the crusade fleet naturally divided into two groups as they approached Macragge.
The seriously damaged warships were directly transported to the satellite for repairs, while the less seriously damaged warships slowly stopped at the space port in Macragge's orbit.
Liu Haodong didn't know when the original body would return to the surface of Macragge.
But he still came to Hera Castle with his guards under the leadership of the Ultramarines Legion.
The huge city of Macragge occupies the entire plain where it is located, and the huge urban agglomeration can spread to the seaside.
Among them, Hera Castle is undoubtedly the jewel of Macragge.
Along the way, Liu Haodong saw many Ultramarine guards and the Imperial Guards, which were composed of mortals. These people were wearing armor, and the style of the armor was very familiar to Liu Haodong. He always felt that he had seen this kind of armor somewhere, but for a moment Can not remember.
The closer you get to the core area of Hera Castle, the more elite the guards here are.
Liu Haodong could see this kind of eliteness from the power armor. The Ultramarines guarding outside were all wearing ordinary MK4 power armor.
But now Liu Haodong has seen many members of the original body's honor guard and victorious army.
They all wore the same finely crafted power armor, and each one of them had different decorations.
To be honest, Liu Haodong likes the style of the Victory Army's helmets, but the eagle head decoration on their shoulder armor is a bit too gorgeous.
In the past, when there was only one victorious army like Gaius, Liu Haodong only thought that the power armor of the victorious army was very gorgeous, but when a group of victorious soldiers stood together, the visual effect was magnified many times.
While Liu Haodong was admiring the groups of victorious troops, the victorious army leading the way suddenly stopped. Only then did Liu Haodong realize that they were blocked by an Ultramarine wearing a cavalry-type Terminator.
"First Chapter Commander, this is Lord Guilliman's guest." The Ever Victorious Army said to the Ultramarines blocking the way.
The first battle group leader who blocked the road and Liu Haodong who was blocked looked at each other at the same time.
Just by taking a look at the other person's figure, Liu Haodong determined the other person's identity.
First Chapter Leader of the Ultramarines: Fratus Auguston.
After coming to Macragge, Liu Haodong had heard many people comparing him to Auguston because of his height, but no one thought Auguston was taller than him.
Now that the two were not far apart, Auguston raised his head slightly and looked at Liu Haodong with a gloomy expression.
Auguston is indeed not as tall as Liu Haodong. Even if he is wearing a cavalry terminator, he is not as tall as Liu Haodong. A rough comparison shows that Liu Haodong wearing fine power armor is more than 20 centimeters taller than Auguston.
Facing Auguston's gloomy gaze, Liu Haodong, who had been mentally prepared, remained unmoved.
He could feel strong hostility and suspicion from Auguston's emotions. Due to Auguston's status as the first chapter leader of the Ultramarines, Liu Haodong could not determine how much influence he would have on the original body.
Despite the strong hostility and suspicion towards Liu Haodong, the stares between the two sides did not trigger a direct conflict.
"You don't look as crazy as your traitorous brothers, World Eater," Auguston said.
The first words this guy spoke made Liu Haodong frown.
Among Space Marines, those in the same legion call each other brothers, and those in different legions call each other blood brothers.
Calling the opponent's legion name directly like this is not a friendly start.
Although Liu Haodong never thought that Auguston would be friendly after knowing him.
"You don't seem as polite as your brothers." Liu Haodong replied.
"Huh!" Auguston took two steps forward. The glory in his heart made him not want to look up at Liu Haodong, so he could only look at Liu Haodong with his head level and his eyes upward.
This kind of close gaze will make the other person feel huge pressure when dealing with someone lower than him, but it will be very embarrassing when meeting someone taller than him.
From Liu Haodong's perspective, Auguston is just a little potato who suddenly approaches, or a fat potato wearing high heels.
Who would be afraid of a little potato when they are confident?
"Lord Guilliman may trust you, but I will not. Pay attention to your words and deeds. I will always keep an eye on you, World Eater!" Auguston stared into Liu Haodong's eyes and said word by word. .
Perhaps this was the first time he encountered such a situation where the other person was taller than him, and Auguston himself felt a little unnatural.
Regarding Auguston's warning, Liu Haodong, who had no worries in his heart, reminded him in kind without fear: "Then you should be careful of dry eyes." After
kindly reminding Auguston, Liu Haodong grabbed the power backpack of the victorious army ahead. , with a little force, the ever-victorious army that leads the way can't resist the force, pushing this ever-victorious army forward.
Liu Haodong's behavior was very disrespectful. After all, the Ever Victorious Army was the bodyguard of the Primarch Guilliman, and they had their own glory.
Normally, if Liu Haodong treats a victorious army like this, the opponent will definitely break away and resist.
But although the Chang Shengjun who led the way walked a little awkwardly, he did not break away from Liu Haodong.
Seeing this, Auguston's face became even uglier, but he did not continue to block him and immediately got out of the way, avoiding a collision with this victorious soldier.
"Remember my words, I will always keep an eye on you." When he said this, Auguston's voice was not loud, but he had no doubt that Liu Haodong, who had Lyman's ears, did not hear it, but Liu Haodong did not Pay no more attention to Auguston.
The first time the two met, they parted on bad terms.
After walking a few steps, Liu Haodong let go of Chang Shengjun who was leading the way. Chang Shengjun continued to lead the way without saying a word, as if nothing had happened just now. Liu Haodong also followed this victorious soldier without saying a word.
As for Liu Haodong's rude behavior just now, Chang Shengjun, who was in the wrong, did not express any reaction.
When Auguston blocked the road just now, the ever-victorious soldier just said a word, and then stood there motionless as if his machine had stopped, making Liu Haodong and Auguston stare at each other for a long time. Minutes, this is obviously not normal.
Liu Haodong would never believe it if Auguston did not tell the ever-victorious army who was leading the way what he said to make this ever-victorious army behave like this.
But you can probably guess what Auguston said to such a victorious army. It was nothing more than the safety of the original body and the untrustworthiness of the traitorous legion World Eaters.
As the honor guard of the original body, the duty of the Ever-Victorious Army is to protect the original body. It is natural that this Ever-Victorious Army will be persuaded by Auguston.
The reception hall of Hera Castle is very majestic. The reception hall is covered with gorgeous gold and silver carvings like the power armor of the victorious army. The dense columns support the towering roof. The ground is covered with black and white floor tiles that continue to spread. To the end of the reception hall, the reception hall with not many people looked very empty.
When Liu Haodong entered the audience hall, the original body had not arrived yet.
But the Ultramarines Legion already has two squads of victorious troops standing on both sides.
As professional warriors, the Ever Victorious Army did not take off their power armor helmets even in the heart of the Ultramarines headquarters, and their expressions could not be seen.
But because of the distance, Liu Haodong could only sense the emotions of a few Chang Shengjun.
There is no hostility in the emotions of these victorious troops. Most of the emotions are vigilance and curiosity.
The ever-victorious army's helmet looked straight ahead and did not turn.
Liu Haodong concluded that these two victorious teams were definitely looking at him askance.
...
Guilliman flipped through the data pad very quickly, and it was easy for him to read ten lines at a glance.
"Judging from their voyage data, they indeed set off three months ago. There is no problem in this regard." Guilliman put down the data pad and said.
Next to the huge primarch was a much smaller woman. She was Guilliman's adoptive mother, Lady Euton.
She is also the only one among all Primarchs.
Most of the Primarchs lived in families with only adoptive fathers, and the remaining Primarchs grew up alone or as slaves.
Just like Curze, the Primarch of the Night Lords Legion, he grew up alone. Angron, the Primarch of the World Eaters Legion, was the unlucky one who was enslaved and grew up, and was hit with the Butcher's Nail and turned into a madman.
According to the Emperor's original design, Guilliman should be a character similar to Angron, but because he has both parents, Guilliman became the Lord of Ultramar with a clear mind and a complete personality.
In the Emperor's original position, Angron was a gentle and friendly primarch, closer to Volkan, the primarch of the Salamander Legion. However, due to his poor birthplace and poor upbringing, Angron became a madman.
Ms. Euton said: "Is there no problem in other aspects? After all, he is a member of the World Eaters Legion, and he has not come with the defenders of Satos before."
Guilliman waved his hand to stop Ms. Euton. He looked seriously and said: "Loyalty will not change because of whose heir he is, and betrayal will not change because of whose heir he is. No matter how you speculate now, it is unfair to him. Once you meet him, you can understand everything."
"Lewis was just a newly promoted company adjutant at the time. His ability to do what he is now far exceeded my expectations."
"Perhaps he hesitated briefly when facing his original body. , but since he still took the risk, his choice was to be loyal to the empire. There is no doubt about this, but he was blocked by the subspace storm."
Ms. Yudun pondered and stopped talking. Her son had already become a warrior. A towering tree.
The huge body of the original body stood up from the seat, and then he leaned down and asked Ms. Youdun: "Let's go together to see if he is loyal?"
...
Not long after he stood still, Liu Haodong heard the door. There was a sound of footsteps behind me.
"Click!"
The door at the other end of the reception hall was opened.
Several Ultramarines officers walked into the reception hall surrounded by a giant.
The tallest among the crowd was the Primarch Robert Guilliman, son of the Emperor, Lord of Ultramar, Lord of the Ultramarines Legion.
Liu Haodong looked at the original body in the crowd and was about to bend down to salute, but he immediately heard a low sound coming from the direction of the original body Guilliman.
"No need to salute."
The original body's words made Liu Haodong straighten up immediately, and then carefully observed the Lord of Ultramar who was getting closer and closer.
He has short blond hair and is handsome, a man's kind of handsome, and his facial features have a sculptural texture, making him much more handsome than Liu Haodong expected.
According to Liu Haodong's guess, Guilliman should be a somewhat serious politician, but who knows he is quite handsome.
Because it was the first time he saw the original body, Liu Haodong stared at Guilliman for a little longer, but there was no trace of impatience in Guilliman's expression.
Fortunately, Liu Haodong had already given himself a lot of psychological hints, and he quickly reacted and said: "Excuse me for being rude, sir. It was my first time meeting the emperor's heir. I was rude."
(End of Chapter)