How can a retired savior be considered retired if his price drops to 40,000?

Chapter 248 Arax Angel Fortress
After changing clothes, Fujimaru Ritsuka took Kaelia, led by an elderly blood slave, and walked in the broad and luxurious corridors of the Blood Angels Chapter Monastery.

The Astartes Chapter monastery is often a large building complex, and when it comes to Arax Angel Fortress, the actual situation is only more exaggerated. The vast majority of Chapters established after the Second Founding followed the Codex Astartes at least at the beginning. Therefore, during the design stage of the main building of the Chapter's monastery, the number of Astartes expected to be accommodated was The size of the army is about a thousand people. Even if in the subsequent period, Chapter Masters violated the number required by the Codex in the process of replenishing their men, and explicitly ordered additions, to the most exaggerated degree, their Chapter Monasteries would often only be enlarged. To the extent that it is expected to accommodate three to five thousand Astartes warriors, as well as corresponding mortal servants, weapons and equipment and other miscellaneous items.

But the Blood Angels were once a founding group. This means that during the Great Crusade when the Emperor ordered the design and construction of Arax Angel Fortress, the Blood Angels were expected to be a legion of more than one hundred thousand Space Marines. Although the scale of the legion has never been very satisfactory, Arax Angel Fortress was still built under such expectations.

Rather than saying that it is a "Chapter Monastery", it is better to say that it is a city with a distinct meaning of a military fortress - not the "city" in Fujimaru Ritsuka's concept, but the kind of "city" in the sense of today's empire.

For example, the venue she had just borrowed to hold her coming-out party was located in a building on the edge of Arax Angel Fortress. The Blood Angels Chapter, and even all diplomatic matters of the Legion, were once organized in that location, so it was not a small building: the arrival of Fujimaru Ritsuka only required the activation of a small part of the east wing of the first floor of the building, but that was It already includes a dance floor hall that runs through three floors, dozens of luxurious and spacious lounges or preparation rooms with different specifications considering the differences in body types between mortals and Astartes, as well as kitchens and kitchens that can easily handle large-scale banquets. wine cellar. And this is just the tip of the iceberg of the entire building.

When Hive Leviathan attacked, it would be no exaggeration to say that the entire Chapter monastery was razed to the ground by the xenos. But what they succeeded in destroying was only the building itself, not the steadfast spirit and rage deep in the Blood Angels' souls. More than a hundred years have passed, and the buildings that once disappeared have once again stood in their original positions thanks to the efforts of the contemporary Blood Angels. Their scale is no less than before, and their glory is even greater.

——The reason why I say this is actually just because Kelia took a look through the car window when leaving this huge building in the car, and then couldn't help but ask: "The whole building of the diplomatic venue is so big. Is it because of what other facilities are needed inside?”

"Probably those are the things." Fujimaru Ritsuka recalled, "The main facilities, such as the conference room adapted to the original body's specifications, the auditorium used for press conferences, the pursuit of a majestic atmosphere, so The audience hall that connects the upper and lower floors, the circular arena with auditorium—"

"——Wait a minute," Kaelia interrupted in surprise, "Why is there a gladiatorial arena in diplomatic situations?"

"Because at the very beginning, the diplomatic missions undertaken here mainly took place between the Astartes Legions." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the shrinking building outside the window with his head propped up, his teeth a bit sore, "When? When ten thousand Space Marines from different units come together, you can hardly expect that all conflicts between them can be resolved peacefully through words only at a ball or banquet or the like - and You often don't know whether a conflict that can be escalated into a gladiatorial arena is caused by one party thinking that the honor of its unit has been insulted, or because of the question of "Which one looks better between ruby ​​red and dark blue?" Good things happen in small ways.”

——In the fantasy world, Fujimaru Ritsuka really ran to the arena of that building specifically to mediate the latter issue. She still remembered that the person who caused the problem at that time was a young recruit named Karen Ofion. This matter has been repeatedly criticized by the Night Lords for the next sixty years. Even after the person involved later became a company commander and was promoted to the Nightbat Council, he was still not let go. Fujimaru Ritsuka neither supports nor opposes this, and she is still confused about what is so fussy about this issue. Kaelia looked very confused when she heard this description: "I do understand that the best social occasion among Space Marines is near the duel cage. But the scale of this building..."

"In the operating records of Arax Angel Fortress, it is true that the facility you mentioned in your conversation has not been open for use for a long time. In terms of diplomatic work with the sub-chapter and other Space Marine Chapters, but Captain Ding Zhan prefers to use the core buildings in the central area." As the guide for this trip, he was also in the car, but the blood slave who had been quietly pretending that he was just a flesh-and-blood decoration finally couldn't help but drive. "But according to historical archives, during the Great Crusade, the arena here did exist as a bond of friendship and cooperation between the Blood Angels and other armies."

"Does it exist now?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked, and the blood slave showed a little angry expression:

"Of course it exists." He used the strongest tone possible without being rude. "You must be thinking about the disaster brought by the Tyranids to Baal at the turn of the millennium. At that time, the people on the ground here were Almost all the buildings were indeed destroyed. But a hundred years later, the tenacious people of Baal, under the glorious leadership of the Blood Angels, have successfully restored Arax Angel Fortress to its former glory!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled: "You mean, everything here is the same as before?"

The blood slave looked really offended: "Of course. All the rebuilt buildings are no different from before they were destroyed. Is there any problem with this?"

"It's nothing. This is very good, and it is a great thing." Fujimaru Ritsuka said as gently as possible, "In such a difficult period, the people of Balshang were able to rebuild in just one hundred years. The construction of a complex of this scale speaks volumes about the tenacity of the people here. I can also agree that the rebuilt buildings are consistent with the original ones, which proves that the long and glorious history of the Blood Angels is still being preserved. It’s been passed down very well.”

Rather, it would be troublesome to do otherwise. The Chaldean Master thought silently in his heart.

(End of this chapter)