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

Chapter 250 Dante
In fact, in the previous part of the landing ceremony, when he met the Dante Chapter Leader for the first time, Fujimaru Ritsuka knew that his intelligence was lagging behind.

She first read the Chapter Master's information in the Star Torch, and the person responsible for providing relevant information was Sanguinius, who was half asleep and half-awake, and occasionally wandered around the universe. At that time, she heard something like "Dante himself wanted to undergo Primaris surgery, but he was strongly opposed by others because of the high mortality rate of the surgery." But now when I see him in person, I can easily tell from the difference in body shape at a glance that Dante himself has obviously been Primaris.

From Fujimaru Ritsuka's subjective point of view, at least a year has passed since she heard the relevant news. Considering that the Empire was split into two by the Great Rift, subspace invaded reality, causing the flow of time itself to start to have visible differences in various parts of the Empire in reality. She felt that in "her subjective year" , Dante may have spent more than one standard Terran year in the dark side of the Empire.

What's more, even if it's really only one year, it's enough time for a lot of things to happen. Fujimaru Ritsuka is not sure what the story behind "Dante successfully survived the Primaris surgery" has, but the changes in the person involved are obvious.

The physical differences obviously cannot be ignored. Not to mention the expanded body shape and the addition of several new modified organs, the technology created by the Great Sage Caul has obviously also been injected into Chapter Master Dante, who is also considered to be the oldest among the Astartes. new vitality.

Sanguinius once showed Fujimaru Ritsuka the appearance under Dante's mask in the form of a psychic vision, and there was no doubt that it was a face like an octogenarian: saggy skin, withered features, and snow-white hair on the temples. , it is unimaginable that such a body still contains the terrifying power that can banish the great demon Khorne. Sanguinius even joked at that time that he might look similar when he gets older - but now, Dante who appeared in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka looked like the word "Old Man". Far from it.

From the appearance, he is obviously much younger than before, at least no one will be shocked by his aging after he takes off the mask. Although the traces of time can still be captured on Dante's face after undergoing the Primaris surgery, he looks like a middle-aged man. It would be a stretch to say that he is showing his old look for the first time. His long, snow-white hair turned black again as a result, and the ends of his hair fell smoothly on his shoulders without any obstruction. The face that was inherited from Sanguinius due to the influence of his gene seeds had changed due to his age. It is worn away and lacks a bit of the heartbreaking beauty of the angel himself, but it has an extra kind and majestic look.

The two parties exchanged pleasantries on the process and then took their seats. This part will be edited into a video record later and made public to the public as part of the publicity and reporting of the entire landing ceremony. However, the specific process of the subsequent banquet will only be recorded among the Blood Angels. As for the media from all walks of life, they will make completely unreliable guesses about Fujimaru Ritsuka's attire based on the official information that "both parties are wearing traditional costumes of their place of origin". She herself does not want to worry about it. .

Although the "traditional clothing" agreement was just to fool the media when it first appeared, its value is not only reflected here. The most intuitive point is that after all the clichés are said and the two of them sit down, this is a topic that is very easy to bring up to prevent the atmosphere from becoming cold.

At least Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't really want to thank the other party first for setting steps under the chair and raising the seat so that she could easily reach the table - she really should be grateful for this, but she really didn't want to mention it.

"I think I must first apologize for the attire for the dinner." She glanced at the dishes in front of her on the table - considering that in the current era, chopsticks are basically extinct tableware, the meals that are served on such a relatively formal table , in her opinion, can be divided into Western food - while picking up the knife and fork beside the dinner plate, "I thought that traditional casual clothes would definitely be more comfortable to wear than formal dresses or power armor, but it will be My personal experience is obviously a bit intolerant when applied to the entire empire."

During this dinner, Dante was of course wearing traditional clothing belonging to the place where he was born: but in Fujimaru Ritsuka's view, it was closer to "armor" than "clothes". On the Blood Angels Chapter Master, the parts that come into contact with the skin should be a soft, strong, simple-structured white robe, and on the outside, there is a suit that is obviously made of metal... like medieval plate armor. General protective clothing. Unlike Baal Prime, which has always been desolate, Baal and Baal were once two satellites with beautiful scenery and suitable for human habitation 10,000 years earlier. But it is precisely because they are suitable for human habitation that they attracted immigrants so long ago. In a certain era in the past that was much more distant than the Great Crusade, a fierce war broke out between these two satellites, which eventually led to the complete destruction of the ecological environment on them. Human civilization also completely regressed under the ravages of the war, barely managing to survive. All that is left are illusory legends and real intense radiation.

Logically speaking, the parts of the "traditional clothing" on Parcel moon that are strictly needed for radiation protection are taken for granted.

If she had been left to think on her own, she might have wanted to get this logic, but she had already been prejudged by the 10,000-year-old Ba'ad that Sanguinius spoke of. The archangel did not mention this part when he told her about his early life on the home planet. Instead, he mentioned that the clothes of the people around him at that time were very simple and he had never seen any decent protection. Perhaps there is something wrong with his incomplete memory, or perhaps this kind of clothing is a new tradition that Ba Wei Er has reluctantly developed under the rule of the empire over the past ten thousand years. But no matter the reason, the result is the same: she took it too much for granted.

Dante himself did not express any opinions on this, and even said that he did not care: "It doesn't matter, this is because you gave me some opportunities to recall life in my hometown. To be honest, I rarely have such leisure, So it’s precious to me as well.”

This is not a very special scene, but Fujimaru Ritsuka still read a little bit of the elder's special tolerance towards the cubs from the unexplainable tone. She didn't have any objections to this, but considering the current situation, and the fact that the identities of both parties made it difficult for them to do whatever they wanted, she felt that this atmosphere would not last long.

However, she still wanted to maintain this relatively relaxed atmosphere, so her next words followed this unimportant topic: "But that dress looks very heavy."

This is an objective fact. Even in this era, unless expensive force field technology is added, there is no protective suit that is not heavy. Coupled with the fact that Dante's size increased significantly after becoming Primaris, if the clothes were pressed against Fujimaru Ritsuka, she might not be able to escape without using magic.

When she mentioned it, she just said her opinion casually and didn't think much about it. However, after Dante heard this, his fingers hanging in the air suddenly paused during the process of taking the meal:
Considering the identity of the other party, he unconsciously began to over-interpret here.

(End of this chapter)