This Terra is a little weird.

Isn't this a devil training camp?

When did it become the Sun Training Company?!

Even scarier, ok?!

Luo Chen! You big liar!

"Oh! I see, so... We will naturally follow the arrangements of the Saints. Are you interested in observing the selection ceremony of the Emperor's Champion?"

"Oh? You are selecting the Emperor's Champion? Lord Dral, that is very good to hear."

"Yes! We believe that it would be good for us to have a champion warrior among us, to lead the battle brothers in a glorious charge. This is a sacred duty!"

Dral spoke in High Gothic, leaving Tallulah and Skadi confused.

"Lord Dral, in fact, you should know what is happening in Victoria, as well as the intentions of our company and Ursus."

"Saint-sama, you want to dispatch a team, right? The Chapter Master has already selected them for you. They are all combat experts and outstanding brothers who specialize in a certain skill."

"Then I'm relieved, Lord Dral."

"Then, Saint, Miss Tallulah, and Student Skadi, please come together to witness the selection of the champion warriors. With the Saint of the Emperor present, the warriors will surely feel the Emperor's grace."

"I would love to hear from you. Please lead the way, Lord Dral."

"of course."

Chapter 179 Emperor Champion

The selection of the Emperor's Champion is the most glorious ceremony among interstellar warriors. Battle brothers choose a champion in a martial arts competition and swear an oath before the Emperor's statue.

They will then be donned with finely crafted power armour, armed with finely crafted weapons, and have the Chapter Master pin the Ring of Iron on them.

From this point on, this battle brother will become the highest-level commander besides the Chapter Master and the Chapter Chaplain, responsible for leading the battle brothers into battle.

This is what Luo Chen learned. As early as the Great Crusade, there were no Emperor Champions, only company champions and legion champions. It was not until the end of the Horus Heresy that the Imperial Fists Chapter began the selection of Emperor Champions. The first champion was Sigismund, who was known as the first person under the Primarch.

Most of the current Terra Guard Chapter are veteran members of the Legion, and even those of the Imperial Fists are not familiar with the term Emperor's Champion.

Because they were sealed in the Superdimensional Cube at the time when they were still in the Glorious Great Crusade period.

This ritual was proposed by later generations of Astartes, primarily on the advice of Chaplain Dral, who insisted that the presence of the Emperor's Champion would be beneficial to the Chapter's morale.

The veterans of the legion did not have any substantial feelings. In their impression, all soldiers in the legion were brothers. Except for the primarch who was the father and must be respected, everyone else could chat freely regardless of their rank.

Because everyone understands who is in command during a war. The company champions and legion champions are also their brothers, and there is no difference when communicating.

But in later chapters, the Emperor's Champion seemed to be endowed with divinity, becoming somewhat untouchable.

But out of respect for the Space Marines who were born in later generations, the veterans of the Legion agreed to Priest Dral's request.

Luo Chen, Tallulah and Skadi sat on the high platform, watching the fight between the giants. They couldn't see their movements clearly, and in the blink of an eye, a warrior lost the fight.

But what Luo Chen could be sure of was that the Astartes monks were hardly able to defeat the veterans of the Legion, while the veterans of the Legion were struggling in the competition with the Primaris warriors.

This is because the combat skills and experience of the veterans of the Legion are at the pinnacle, and many of them are Terran veterans, ancient warriors who have existed since the founding of the Legion.

As for the Astartes, they were young, inexperienced, and weaker in close combat than the veterans of the Legion.

The Primaris, after undergoing new genetic enhancement surgery, are taller, bigger and stronger than the Space Marines, and even the veterans of the Legion can't help but feel troubled.

Tallulah touched Luo Chen: "Who do you think will win in the end?"

Luo Chen thought for a while and pointed to a veteran of the legion who was holding a shield and sword and wearing steel power armor. He was a warrior from the Imperial Fists, but he was from the moon.

"Ignis."

"why?"

"His moves are clean and sharp, and his speed is faster than most people. Most of the warriors who fight against him cannot withstand his violent slashing. You know, if even his fighting brothers can't see his movements clearly, then Ignis will probably sit firmly on the throne of the Emperor's Champion."

Boom!

A warrior of the Imperial Fists was knocked away by a hammer from the big Salamander. The sound of the power armor hitting the ground was quite heavy.

The Salamander warrior walked over and pulled him up.

"Great fight, bro."

The two battle-brothers walked down the steps together, and Dral came up.

"The next match will be between Brother Ignis of the Imperial Fists and Brother Lyrnas of the Dark Angels."

Luo Chen's back straightened instantly. The Dark Angels were the template for all future Space Marine legions. Almost all legions absorbed the experience of the Dark Angels when they were created.

But after meeting the Primarch, each legion independently developed its own style.

But the First Legion is still the most mysterious one, and their legion arsenal is simply a museum of the dark technology era.

These knights from Terra and Caliban are always shrouded in a fog. Even the Alpha Legion, which is proficient in infiltration, finds it difficult to infiltrate the Dark Angels.

The three Dark Angels at this time were all from the Legion period, and their armor was still the gloomy black, not the green of the later Chapter period.

Lynars, who came on the field at this time, was wearing a very special power armor. It was hard to tell whether it was an expedition type or an iron type. His helmet was decorated with a pair of wings.

In Luo Chen's words, he was so handsome.

Ignis also felt the strength of his opponent, so he changed his previous pattern of attacking fiercely at the start of the fight and raised his shield to take a defensive stance.

"Begin!" Pastor Dellal left the venue.

Ignis and Lyrnas circled the field, neither of them taking the initiative to attack.

Neither of them would give in, as this was a matter of the honor of their own legion. In previous competitions with the Salamanders and the Raven Guard, if the Imperial Fists warriors lost, they could still accept it calmly, because the relationship between their legions was still pretty good.

But the Dark Angels cannot do that. The First Legion is actually the one that all the other legions aspire to catch up with. When competing with the warriors of the First Legion, everyone will be fully prepared.

Skadi opened her mouth and said: "It's a duel between strong men. As long as one person has a flaw, the battle will be over in one move."

Tallulah nodded: "Yes, it depends on who loses control first."

Luo Chen was confused. What are you two talking about? Why do I only see these two people spinning in circles?

It's not his fault. After he could no longer use psychic powers, even though his senses were stronger than those of ordinary people, he still couldn't see the movements of the Space Marines clearly. What they were going to do and how they were going to attack were all unpredictable.

Only Talulah and Skadi, masters of Originium and experienced in close combat, could guess what the two people on the field were thinking.

Luo Chen believed that he had good close combat experience, but he still could not guess the situation of the Space Marines. After all, no matter what, he was still a mortal, and the Space Marines could easily perform those inhuman actions, thereby strangely avoiding attacks that mortals could not avoid at all.

bang!

Tallulah and Skadi screamed at the same time. Luo Chen hurriedly looked at the field. Ignis' shield was shattered, and only the hilt of the sword in his hand was left, while Laernas' sword was shattered to the ground.

"What's going on?!"

Luo Chen looked at the Dark Raven Guard warrior beside him: "Lord Kleina, did you see what happened just now?"

Kleinar shook his head: "Saint, I couldn't see the battle between the two clearly. They seemed to approach each other very quickly, and then Ignis's shield broke, and the two figures separated."

"..."

It's so terrifying! No wonder mortals are afraid of Space Marines. These angels of death are born destroyers, and it is easy for monsters among monsters to be born among them.

Fortunately, during the Horus Heresy, half of the legions were able to remain loyal to the Emperor, otherwise, humanity would have been doomed.

As the weapons of both men were broken, Pastor Dral called a halt to the match and the second contest between the two men would be held a few rounds later.

It took the Space Marines a whole day to complete the selection of the champion.

Zhao Cheng, a legion warrior from the White Scars, won the final victory.

He eventually defeated Malsis from the Raven Guard in the contest.

Luo Chen found a set of fine-crafted power armor and fine-crafted weapons for him in the library.

Afterwards, Captain Doji Zhaxi, a Contemptor Fearless, found it inconvenient for him to wear a small item like the Ring of Iron, so he gave this task to Luo Chen.

After all, in the eyes of the Space Marines, he is a saint of the Emperor and certainly has this right.

Luo Chen delivered a short speech in the name of the Emperor and emphasized the Emperor's orders, and then put the Ring of Iron and the Emperor's Crown on him.

Luo Chen then returned to the company, and the news of the arrival of the space warrior team that was sent out also came. In this way, Wang Weina's safety was guaranteed.

However, doing so would make it look like Luo Chen was sending people to monitor Wang Weina, which might cause her misunderstanding. Because of this, the Space Marines would usually stay away from her and be stationed in the military camps provided by the faction supporting Wang Weina. If something happened, they would ride on Thunder Eagles to provide support.

This decision also made Wang Weina feel a little relaxed, but these big guys did give people a bad feeling.

Luo Chen plans to go to Rhodes Island tomorrow to discuss aid supplies with the doctor. They are now on the same side. Rhodes Island has almost borne all of Victoria's malice. If Cardia does not make any statement, it would be too unreasonable.

Therefore, Luo Chen will not hesitate to provide a lot of necessary assistance.

It was not until the next day that Luo Chen went to Rhodes Island alone on a Thunderhawk. When he met the postdoctoral fellow, he could see that she looked haggard and was obviously very busy. Luo Chen felt embarrassed. This should have been a joint undertaking, but Cardia had Ursus behind it and could not make it public, so Rhodes Island, a company that seemed to have no background, could act at will.

However, this process is still very tortuous. It is not easy for Wang Weina to win the support of all parties. The subsequent political struggle is even more difficult. She cannot directly suppress the rest of the royal family. On the surface, they are still her brothers and sisters. She cannot give people the impression of fratricide. It will be recorded in history books, but she cannot leave a bad impression on the public now.

The next step is to win the support of the people. The infected people are the first to support Wang Weina. After all, since this faction's actions began, their diseases and living conditions have improved. Compared with the situation of the infected people in other factions' areas, their place is like a paradise.

Wang Weina learned quickly. Through trade and economic means, she first made a large number of businessmen choose to support her, and then invested money in farmers and workers in exchange for their support.

In a short period of time, most of the people's voices were in favor of Wang Weina.

The radical nobles did not take any action on this matter, but this is the biggest problem. They must be planning a big move, and they will do something strange after being quiet, so we need to be extremely careful in our actions.

"So, Doc, is this all you want?"

"Yes, these things are enough for us."

"Okay, the other things are easy to deal with, but you'll have to wait for a while for the land ship energy. It's not easy to get, and I may have to step into the gray area again to get it for you."

"I still really need this energy as a reserve."

"Are you worried that Victoria will stop selling energy to you? You can go to RemBitto. Isn't that where Rhodes Island was dug out?"

“It’s not a good time to go back now.”

"What about Columbia and Sherag? I have old acquaintances there. I can connect you with them."

"Is it someone from the black market?"

Luo Chen tilted his head.

"Luo Chen, can't you use some normal channels?"

"Doctor, you have to see the current situation on Earth. Who doesn't hoard energy now? The official price is more expensive than the black market price. Let me be frank. If it weren't for the energy provided by my old employer, my company wouldn't be able to move forward. I can't build a mining company, and even if I did, I would have to cooperate with Ursus. So the energy I hoarded came from secret channels. I had no choice but to buy it from outside. The company would go bankrupt in a few days."

"Well, please help us get in touch."

"Okay, by the way, if you don't divide up the work, you'll be exhausted sooner or later."

The doctor rubbed her panda eyes and said, "There's nothing I can do. Kal'tsit has too many patients recently and can't spare time. Amiya can't share too much of the work, so I'll just do more things that don't require work."

Luo Chen shook his head. He took out several large bags of health supplements from his bag and patted the packaging.

"Well, I knew you would say that. I brought it specially for you."

The doctor handed the things over to him. "These are expensive, aren't they? Thank you."

"You're welcome. Originally, I was supposed to share the work with you. This is produced in the Sargon region. We usually drink it. It's good for the body. But you have to sleep well, otherwise it's useless to drink it."

The doctor smiled bitterly: "How can I have much time to sleep? I will enjoy these after Vina sits on the throne."

Luo Chen nodded, not knowing what to say; "Okay, Doctor, you go ahead and do your work. I'm leaving now."

"Luo Chen..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

The doctor clenched his pen tightly and said, "After Victoria's matter is resolved, come with me to the beach. The sea in the west is very beautiful."

"......it is good."

Luo Chen closed the door and went out. After taking a few steps, he was dragged into a corridor. When he looked closely, he saw a female bear (crossed out).

It's winter.

"Oh? Isn't this Winter? I thought you were still in Ursus."

"I'm in Rhode Island."

"So, what about Sonya?"

"She came along, too, and Natalia."

"You three came together?"