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Chapter 139 Three Pillars of the Empire
The arrival of the Blood Angels was within Chen Xi's expectations. When he gave the bottle of consecrated wine to Dante, he had already anticipated that the Blood Angels would send someone.

After all, being able to suppress blood thirst is something that the Blood Angels must pay attention to no matter what. Even when Sanguinius was still alive, it was enough for him to come in person.

However, Chen Xi did not expect that the people who would come would be Mephisto and Lematus, and that they would bring half a company of the Death Company with them.

"Lord Mephisto, Lord Lematus, welcome to Rostov II." Although Chen Xi was surprised by their arrival, he still welcomed them warmly.

Mephisto politely greeted Chen Xi, then spoke, "Your Excellency Governor Chen Xi, Chapter Master Dante is unable to come in person due to important matters. He asked me to convey his apologies. The gift you gave is of great significance to the Blood Angels, so I have come in person to discuss this matter with you."

"Lord Mephisto, you are too polite. I discovered by accident that the Holy Blessing Wine can be helpful to the Blood Angels. It is great that it works." Chen Xi nodded slightly and gave Mephisto a friendly smile.

Beside him, Kelstrom, who was specially called, also expressed his greetings to Mephisto.

No matter what, he is still a descendant of the Blood Angels. The Death Watch is just a refresher class, which does not mean that they have been expelled from the original chapter.

Kelstros also knew clearly why he was called here, which was to prove to Mephisto that the Holy Wine did have a sufficient effect in suppressing blood thirst, and that this was not a conspiracy.

So Mephisto did not bother to be polite with Chen Xi. He directly explored Kelstros's memory and his physical condition. After confirming that everything was fine, Mephisto breathed a sigh of relief and went to the surface of the planet with Chen Xi at his invitation.

On the way to the surface of the planet, Chen Xi was also thinking about why Mephisto came this time and why they brought the Death Company.

The consecrated wine can quench blood thirst, which is absolutely important for the Blood Angels. Not to mention only Mephisto coming, it would not be surprising even if Dante brought Sanguino with him.

However, it is obvious that it will be difficult for Dante to leave Baal unless there is a major war in the Empire that requires the Blood Angels Chapter Master to lead the team personally.

The fact that the Chief Think Tank, who is almost the strongest force in the Chapter, came in person was enough to express the importance the Blood Angels attached to this matter.

The only ones with a higher status than Mephisto are Chapter Master Dante and the elusive Sanguinor.

It is estimated that it will be difficult for the former to leave Baal easily. After all, although the title of the Three Pillars of the Empire is a joke, the description of the Pillar Men is not an exaggeration at all.

Calgar of the Ultramarines, Logan of the Space Wolves, and Dante of the Blood Angels are the three most powerful chapter masters among all the interstellar chapters of the Human Empire.

There is no need to say much about the Ultramarines, the chapter with the most sub-chapters and the largest lineage, commanded by Calgar. How important the Ultramarines are to the Empire is self-evident just by looking at how many sub-chapters the Ultramarines have.

Being able to command a war group that is known for its fighting ability and expertise in politics and management, Calgar's command ability is a valuable asset to the entire empire.

The Alpha Wolf Logan is slightly different from Calgar. Although he also possesses powerful command capabilities and has led the Empire to victory in key battles many times, the powerful and outstanding combat effectiveness of the Space Wolves themselves determines that the Alpha Wolf Logan is the most powerful of the three chapter masters.

If the three pillars were to be chosen as the most powerful Space Marines of the 40th millennium era, some might not consider Calgar to be in the top three, but Logan would definitely be in the top three. As for Dante, the future Dark Regent of the Empire and the anchor of the Blood Angels, the legendary Chapter Master of the Blood Angels, he only needs to demonstrate a single point to secure his place.

The oldest Space Marine in the Empire today, he has lived for 1,600 years and has not yet become a fearless super warrior. His qualifications, experience and achievements are enough to make him a legend, a living myth.

The religious propaganda significance alone was enough for Dante to stabilize the situation in the empire to a considerable extent.

Not to mention that for 1,600 years, Dante commanded the Blood Angels to defeat one enemy after another. His achievements were brilliant even in the empire's ten thousand-year history.

In the era when the Primarchs had not yet returned to the Empire, these three could definitely be called the Empire's white jade pillars supporting the sky and purple gold beams spanning the sea.

As for Sanguino, this is not within the scope of discussion. Although everyone knows of his existence, strictly speaking, Sanguino is not a human being, but a subspace entity.

Even to the Blood Angels themselves, the existence of Sanguinor is a legend.

Apart from the current Chapter Master Dante, only a very few people among the Blood Angels have seen this being who is said to be the substitute of the Primarch.

Whether this gentleman appears or not is not something that the Blood Angels can decide on their own. In other words, whether he appears or not depends more on whether the Blood Angels have encountered a major event.

For example, Sanguino appeared in the process of Dante becoming a Blood Angel, and later saved Dante from danger several times. Even when Dante fell into the Black Rage, Sanguino awakened him with a slap in the face.

In a sense, Dante's ability to live for 1,600 years was inseparable from Sanguino saving his life several times.

The random thoughts in his mind did not make Chen Xi's thoughts deviate from the main line. He was still thinking about the meaning of the Death Company being sent here.

These are the Blood Angels' Space Marines who have fallen into the Black Rage. They have been marked within the Blood Angels and grouped together for a desperate assault at the most critical moment. Are they sending them here because the Blood Angels want to rob the Holy Blessing Wine?

It's unlikely, Dante wouldn't do such a thing, and Mephisto wouldn't carry out such an outrageous order.

And even if they came to rob him, fifty Death Companies plus one Mephisto? Chen Xi didn't think he couldn't take this power.

Especially since the Blood Angels only sent one strike cruiser. Although this thing is indeed very powerful, there are two cruisers and a light cruiser parked in the orbit of Rostov II. Chen Xi can also call for another cruiser equipped with a nova cannon at any time.

Unless all the Blood Angels were completely brainwashed by blood thirst and black rage, it would be impossible for them to do such a thing as robbery.

So why did Dante send the Death Company? It couldn't be that the Consecrated Wine was also effective against the Black Rage, right?

(End of this chapter)