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Chapter 102 Ash Knight
At the starport of Rostov II, a Space Marine strike cruiser is entering the port.

Today, the Rostov II starport has been rebuilt and transformed from a single starport into a small comprehensive space station.

Inheriting the Empire's traditional square space station shape, the Rostov II starport itself is also divided into four areas.

Although not divided into four independent quadrants like the Ramirez-class star fortress, the four areas of the Rostov II starport also have different functions.

As the original part of the star port, the East District still serves as a port, and most ships arriving at the star port dock here.

However, in order to facilitate the docking of the navy patrol fleet and cope with the increasingly busy business of the starport, the berths in this area were expanded.

Currently, it can accommodate four cruisers and various other types of ships. Although it may be a little small for a busy port, it is sufficient for now.

The northern area is the small forging furnace purchased by Chen Xi. Although this forging furnace is not large, after upgrading and expansion, it can also be used as a small space factory.

It is currently the main industrial center of Rostov II. The weapons and equipment of the Defense Forces and Battle Sisters are currently produced here, and the various industrial products needed on the planet also basically rely on the production capacity here.

In order to protect the natural environment of Rostov II, Chen Xi did not allow the construction of factories on the surface of the planet. He even planned to relocate the original industrial production capacity and protein factory.

The western area of ​​Star Harbor was prepared for this purpose, but it is still in the planning stage and has not been implemented due to time constraints.

The state religion appreciated this and they are now very concerned about everything on the Rostov II, especially environmental issues.

Although the Empire is pursuing industrial development in many worlds at full capacity, this does not mean that the Empire does not understand the relationship between environmental protection and agricultural production.

As for the state religion, they urgently hope to maintain the natural environment of Rostov II so that Chen Xi can grow more grapes and brew more consecrated wine.

In order to ensure the production of consecrated wine and to make up for the losses suffered by the previous fighting nuns, the state religion of the Mariupol star zone plundered almost all the monasteries and loyal colleges within the star zone, gathered 3,000 reserve nuns, loaded them on a Ruler-class cruiser and sent them to Chen Xi.

As for the matching weapons and equipment, they were packed up and sent over with the ship without even Chen Xi asking, and there were even two airdrop monasteries inside.

These nuns in training were obviously the personnel used by the state church to expand the grape cultivation area on Rostov II.

Of course, due to the special nature of combat nuns, they are also a security armed force.

As for the orbital star ring that Chen Xi had hoped the state religion would fund and build, the Star Region Church Council was also currently discussing this proposal, and it was very likely to be passed.

And while they were discussing this issue, the Sector Church had already invested in the purchase of a small outpost and towed it to the Rostov galaxy. It was currently anchored near Mandeville Point to strengthen the galaxy's defenses.

As for the Mechanicus, they are mostly gathered in the southern area of ​​the starport, because it has been converted into a small repair dock, which can currently provide maintenance and servicing services for frigates and destroyers.

With its further expansion, it will be able to accommodate cruiser-class ships for docking and maintenance, and even complete the final assembly of cruiser-class ships if necessary.

However, due to various issues such as manpower and construction, the southern and western areas of the starport have not yet reached their optimal design. As for the central area of ​​the starport, it has been transformed into a small commercial area to accommodate the Imperial Fleet and other ships calling at the port.

After all, even the Imperial Navy, their crew members and sailors, as well as a large number of middle and lower-level officers, need to go ashore and relax.

Thanks to the expansion of the starport, the port's berths and space are much larger than before. Even if there is a Ruler-class cruiser docked at the berth, the Space Marines' strike cruisers can still dock smoothly.

There will no longer be the embarrassment of having no place to park a ship as before.

"Governor, what is the origin of this Space Marine regiment?" Palace Minister Rachel asked curiously beside Chen Xi.

To ordinary Imperial worlds, the Emperor's Angel Astartes is just a legend. Even a large number of Imperial people regard it as a religious myth rather than a real person.

Generally speaking, an imperial world that is not in any danger of a world-ending crisis may not be visited by an Astartes for hundreds of years.

Even the Astra Militarum may have only heard of the Astartes, but rarely seen them in person.

Rachel was naturally very curious about this.

Facing Rachel's question, Chen Xi simply replied, "It's some of my old connections. During a previous Inquisition mission, I met Captain Shi Dong of the Ash Knights, and he owed me a favor.

When we were fighting the Necrons this time, I sent them a signal for help, but the battle unfolded faster than I expected, and they were a little slow to arrive."

"Looks like I missed a great battle." A Space Marine wearing silver-gray power armor and a red helmet walked up to Chen Xi, took off his helmet, and greeted him. "Captain Shi Dongzhan ordered us to come immediately after receiving the call for assistance, but it seems the delay in the warp caused us to miss the battle."

"Captain Shi Dong was promoted to regiment commander? When did this happen?" Chen Xi seemed a little surprised.

The Space Marine in front of him explained, "It's about what happened last time. Thanks to your help, Your Excellency the Inquisitor, we successfully recovered the remains of the previous Chapter Master who died.

After the previous Chapter Master was buried according to the Chapter's tradition, Captain Shi Dong became the new Chapter Master after internal discussions within the Chapter."

"That's really good news! No wonder so many of you came. It seems that Captain Shi Dongzhan still remembers his old friends." Chen Xi showed a happy expression and looked at the other Space Marines who walked down from the battleship behind this Space Marine.

The Space Marine nodded slightly, then said to Chen Xi, "Captain Shi Dongzhan said that the Ash Knight owes you a debt of honor. If we catch up with the battle, it will be regarded as repayment of this debt.

But if we don't catch up, the Chapter Master gives you two options: one is to keep this honor debt, and we will leave.

Secondly, we will stay on your planet for fifty years as a token of our repayment of this debt."

(End of this chapter)