Chapter 684, Seating

Salilius strode along the Golden Pass.

The two personal guards of Ortopis following behind him held their heads high and looked straight ahead; the two in front of him quickened their pace and pushed open the heavy door in front of them to make it easier for Salilius to pass through without stopping.

Salilus strode into the conference hall, glanced around, and his steps involuntarily became lighter.

He saw a long conference table, where all the people sitting were important figures.

The one at the top looked like a mortal. It was the first time Salilius saw him, but he had seen his portraits and images many times.

That was the Marshal of the Imperial Astra Militarum, the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Front of the Iron Armor Campaign, the Head of the Dragon Eagle Star Region, the Governor-General of the Alliance, and a legal Alpha-level psychic certified by the Imperial Psionic Order: Gu Hang.

Salilus also knew the first person sitting on Gu Hang’s left.

That was Su Lie, the first commander-in-chief of the Western Front and the Phoenix Lord of the founding chapter - the Phoenix Chapter before him.

Earlier, Salilius had received news that the Phoenix Regiment had reappeared and played a decisive role on the battlefield.

Salilius was indeed surprised by the return of the Phoenix Regiment.

Although I don’t know how he did it, it’s obvious that it’s all thanks to Gu Hang.

The second person sitting on the left is also a Space Marine. He is wearing a black power armor with a white background and a black cross on his shoulder.

That was the Black Crusaders' Fourth Fleet Marshal, Xi Rui. In theory, he was the second-in-command of the missing Northern Front Army, second only to Marshal Leroy. He was, and is, the highest commander of the remaining troops of the Northern Front Army.

The second seat to Gu Hang's right was the Phoenix Captain, Martins Salas, who had fought alongside him for the past year, saved his life, and whom he admired very much.

He didn't recognize most of the others, but even if he didn't recognize them, the marks and decorations on these people were very obvious.

There is the High Inquisitor of the Anti-Foreign Convent, the Head Sister of the Sisters of Battle, the Admiral of the Imperial Navy...

The largest group is a group of Space Marine Chapter Captains.

People of the Chapter Master's status can also be described as a 'group'.

Not to mention Martins, the Blood Shark, the Spear of the Dragon King's Chapter Captains Alma Ewing and Tai Shichen were also people who had fought side by side with him on the Western Front and knew him.

In addition, there are two chapter masters, whose clothes are painted as the New World Torch with orange-red upper body and copper lower body, and the Fury Chapter with orange-red and black paint.

The two chapters that were sentenced to the Atonement Crusade are now serving under the Alliance. Their chapter leaders are of course no longer the same as before, but are promoted from the newcomers. However, no matter how shallow the qualifications of these two new chapter leaders are, and how low their status as Atonement Chapters is, the status of the chapter leader is here after all, symbolizing their subordinates, and controlling an entire standard Space Marine chapter, which is already a valuable force. Not to mention, they have the support of Gu Hang behind them.

Nothing else matters, the last item alone is enough to get them to the table.

A table full of people like this was enough to make Salilius retract his fast-moving steps.

The sound of Space Marines' footsteps on the floor is usually very heavy. They can certainly control their pace and run quickly without making any sound. However, they usually do this when they are in stealth mode. Generally speaking, they deliberately make loud stomping sounds to show their strength and intimidate opponents and enemies.

The same principle applies in political and military conversations.

Originally, Salilius did this instinctively. But now, he had to relax a little.

At the same time, he also noticed that there were only two seats left on the entire long table.

The first one was the first one on Gu Hang’s right. The second one was directly opposite Gu Hang, at the other end of the long table.

Now, the multiple-choice question is placed before Salilius.

Both positions have been revealed, and he can choose either one.

Choose to stand directly opposite Gu Hang, at the other end of the long table, so that it would seem that he is on the same level as Gu Hang.

This is what Salilius thought before he came.

But now, he hesitated again.

Should I actually sit on Gu Hang’s right?

This position was of course very solemn, sitting face to face with Su Lie, and it was not humiliating to Salilius. However, if that was the case, he would be sitting below Gu Hang. In terms of meaning, it seemed to mean that after the merger of the Western Front and the Southern Front, his status was one level lower than Gu Hang, and the one who made the decision here was the Southern Front Commander-in-Chief Gu Hang, not him.

This is inconsistent with his original idea.

The Western Front is different from the Northern Front which has been destroyed and can be said to be non-existent.

The Western Front still has a strong fighting capacity. And, if we really want to talk about achievements, the Western Front eliminated the biggest leader of the Ironclad Rebellion, the commander of the Ironclad Regiment, Humphrey Paul himself.

Isn't this enough to put the Western Front on an equal footing with the Southern Front?
If you think about it carefully, it’s really not possible.

Without Martins' support, the outcome of the Western Front might have been slightly better than that of the Northern Front, but that would have been limited.

If Martins had not come to the rescue at the critical moment in the final battle, Salisbury himself might have been killed by Humphrey Paul.

To be honest, is Salilius himself much more meritorious than Martins in the war on the Western Front?
I'm afraid that's not the case.

To exaggerate a little, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the split is fifty-fifty.

In this case, Martins can only sit in the second seat on the right, what should Salilius do?
What's more, Martins is essentially a subordinate of Gu Hang's Southern Front Army.

It would not be an insult to let Salilius sit face to face with Sulie, his predecessor as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front and the commander of a newly founded regiment.

Salilius struggled for a while, but finally made a decision.

He still followed his heart and chose to sit first on Gu Hang's right.

"I definitely don't acknowledge Gu Hang's absolute leadership position."

"I was just being respectful to him."

"Otherwise, if we sit in the front row, it seems that the sense of opposition is too strong, which is not conducive to unity..."

"Su Lie, Xi Rui, and Martins all sit in the back. It shouldn't be embarrassing for me to sit in front of them, right?"

Many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and he slowly went from being nervous to feeling at ease.

(End of this chapter)