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"Would you be interested in joining a new job?" Judge Lisa asked Russell.

"What new job?" Russell asked curiously.

“Be my attendant!” Lisa looked at Russell earnestly.

"You already have many followers, so it doesn't seem to matter if you have one more or one less?" Russell hadn't considered becoming an attendant of the Inquisitor.

"I can tell you're a powerful warrior. Due to my profession, I need some powerful warriors as my followers!"

Russell knew a little about the Demon Tribunal. Although these judges held high positions of power, their jobs were not easy. Their enemies were either vicious traitors or powerful demons.

“But I promised an old man that I would dedicate myself to the Empire!” Russell said solemnly as he mentioned the respected old man.

"An old man?" Lisa asked, puzzled.

“His name is Sigismund!” Russell said calmly.

"Oh, it's Lord Sigismund!"

"Yes, he was my mentor!"

"He died in the world of Arasan!"

"Yes, I was right next to him at the time. The traitor Angron killed him!"

Judge Lisa had no idea that the Asgardian soldier in front of her was actually a survivor of the Battle of Arasan.

“Many people died in the Battle of Arasan: Grand Marshal Sigismund of the Black Templars, Grand Instructor of the Grey Knights, Wolf Lord of the Wolf Pack… I once went there with the Grand Inquisitor to investigate!” Lisa still vividly remembers that brutal battle.

"The Primarch Angron was invincible; he savagely slaughtered countless Imperial heroes!" Russell, who witnessed it firsthand, remembered it vividly.

"Fortunately, Grandmaster Alaric banished him!" This is the prevailing opinion that Grandmaster Alaric killed the powerful demonic archetype at the last moment. This is recorded in the Imperial History, the Grey Knight Chronicles, the Inquisition Records, and so on.

Russell shook his head and said: It wasn't that Grand Master Alaric banished him, but rather that a golden light suppressed the demonic entity and forcibly removed the demonic power from his body, which gave Grand Master Alaric the opportunity to kill him.

Judge Lisa stood there speechless for a long time, her thoughts unknown. However, she knew that what Russell said was the truth, but this truth absolutely could not be recorded in history.

"Anyway, that despicable traitor has been banished. Let's get back to the main topic. How about becoming my follower?"

“I still want to return to serve in the Star Guardian Army!” Russell said calmly.

"Lord Sigismund said that you should dedicate yourself to the Empire. Only by joining the Inquisition can you better serve the Empire. Every day, thousands of powerful demons descend upon the Empire. Their arrival is always accompanied by a catastrophe, the death of hundreds of millions of lives, and the destruction of planets. The Inquisition's job is to stop these demons from descending and thus save the people of the Empire."

Russell fell silent. He knew that the judge named Lisa was right, but he had his own unspeakable difficulties. Although he was much stronger than ordinary people, he was far inferior to Space Marines. He had to improve his strength through constant brutal battles.

“I’m sorry, Your Honor, I cannot agree to your request yet!” Russell said bluntly.

Judge Lisa said calmly, "That's a real pity. But with your current strength, you shouldn't be going back to the past. Would you be interested in becoming a 'Kashejin'?"

Kayans is no longer here, and there's nothing left in the 357th Regiment to miss. Joining Kashejin and becoming an elite warrior is indeed a good choice.

"But how do I join them?" Russell didn't have any connections in the Star Forces, and it wasn't easy for an ordinary soldier like him to join Kashejin.

“I have a friend who is an instructor in Kashejin who is in charge of the assessments. I can write you a letter of recommendation. With your current abilities, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

"Thank you, Your Honor!" Russell said with heartfelt gratitude to Judge Lisa.

Judge Lisa smiled slightly and said, "No need to thank me. We'll have many more opportunities to work together in the future. Good luck, Lieutenant Russell!"

Russell gave Judge Lisa a respectful military salute and then left.

…………

Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye. Five years ago, Russell found Instructor "Sandra" at the address given to him by Judge Lisa.

When the female instructor named Sandra saw Russell, she took a liking to him at first sight. No one, not even the "Cardia Commandos," "Cardia Legion," "Cardia White Shield," "Cardia Blitzkrieg," or the elite soldiers selected from other units, could compare to the man in front of her.

Although his height of 2.13 meters is considered average, his physique is so perfect that no one can compare. After some simple tests, his incredible scores were off the charts. These amazing data left even the experienced "Sandra" instructor speechless, because Russell's physical potential was comparable to that of Space Marine recruits, and even more so to those original Forged Space Marines who had undergone 21 surgeries.

Even without Judge Lisa's letter of recommendation, Instructor Sandra would do everything in her power to get Russell into Kashejin.

Ordinary Kashejin warriors need three years of hellish trials to officially become qualified Kashejin, but Russell is different. Instructor "Sandra" decided to subject him to five years of hellish trials.

Throughout these five years of hellish trials, Russell consistently excelled in his missions.

After Russell's Hell Trial ended, high-ranking officers from Kashezin awarded him the highest honor certificate. Under the supervision of these officers, the Kashezin Elite Squad, codenamed "Blade of Fire," was established, and Russell became the squad's captain.

Authorized by senior officers of Kashezin, the "Blade of Fire" is not required to accept orders from any organization other than the "Court of Justice," and they are free to choose to support various planets or campaigns.

The newly established "Blade of Fire" only has about twenty members. Before this organization grows stronger, the "Council of Inquisition" will not allow this new organization to carry out overly complex and dangerous missions. They need more than five years of real trials and wars until they meet the satisfaction of the "Council of Inquisition" in terms of both numbers and experience before they will be assigned difficult and complex missions.

If Russell knew from a political perspective that he might become a henchman of the "Council of Inquisition," he didn't care as long as he could better serve the Empire and the "Emperor."