Calgar's Invitation

In fact, there are many Knight Family within the Imperium. Apart from families like the "Kalon" family, which have great autonomy and independence, there are also a few Knight Family that have no independence at all and only obey the Titan Legion to which they belong, and are responsible for tasks similar to grunts.

The "Blade of Freedom" mentioned by Helberg is an anomaly among knights. When they are unable to continue living in their families for certain reasons, they become wandering knights without a "family"—that is, the Blade of Freedom!

The Blade of Freedom carries a large number of followers and roams freely through the starry sky. Depending on his mood, he will help those Imperium battlefields he encounters along the way!

But... no matter how you look at it, Helberg shouldn't be considered a "knight" ostracized by his family, right?

Furthermore, Helberg didn't do anything wrong, so why was he suddenly removed from the team and turned into "Blade of Freedom"?

There must be something wrong here!

Alvin frowned, looking at Helberg with great confusion. "You've been expelled? Why? There has to be a reason, right?"

He was expelled from the family right after the war... What outrageous thing did this guy do to warrant the High King of the Kalon Family ordering his expulsion?

"Uh..." Helberg's lips twitched, seemingly speechless, and he looked at him seriously. "Do you want to hear the truth, or a lie?"

How do you tell the truth? And how do you tell a lie?

Alvin raised an eyebrow.

"The lie is that I, Helberg Kalon, insulted the High King of the Kalon Family and was thus expelled from the family, never to return." Helberg sighed, his face full of resentment. "I swear to the Emperor, I only called him 'old man,' and that old geezer fired me!"

It's a bit hard to judge, but at least the charge is correct.

"The truth?" Alvin looked at him in surprise. That was the reason that the High King of the Kalon Family had just given to the public, not the real reason!

The truth is, I don't know either.

Helberg looked aggrieved, his eyelashes drooping, giving him a rather pitiful appearance. "I'm his son, and he fired me with just one sentence! I wonder if he's lost his mind!"

"... You are... the son of High King Kalon?!" Alvin's eyes widened in surprise.

Goodness, this guy is a young master!

"To be precise, he's the seventeenth son." Helberg shrugged, looking completely nonchalant. "To be honest, I'm probably a collateral descendant, which explains why he didn't hesitate to fire me."

"You don't seem sad at all?" Alvin looked at Helberg, feeling that the guy had been trying hard to suppress the upturn of his lips since earlier.

His acting was terrible, Mr. Helberg!

"Why should I be sad?" Helberg looked at him with a puzzled expression, feigning shock. "I'd love for him to fire me, so I wouldn't have to get up at four every morning to read that damn family history of honor!"

Well, another kid driven mad... Alvin pinched his brow, lost in thought. He always felt that this High King had other reasons.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be a bit too outrageous to expel one's own bloodline from the family just because someone calls him "old man"?

"Hey, did you agree or not?" Helberg asked impatiently, his eyes wide.

"May I ask why you want to join 'Valshius'?" Alvin temporarily suppressed his doubts and stared intently at Helberg: "If you want freedom, I think... becoming an independent Blade of Freedom would be better than joining us, wouldn't it?"

"Is there even a question?"

A glint of hunger seemed to well up in Helberg's emerald eyes, like a greedy beast. He licked his lips and said with a sickly smile, "Because following you... I feel like I can encounter a lot of interesting things!"

"For example?"

Alvin raised an eyebrow and stared at him.

"Carlos the Fateweaver, the legendary Master of Change... Isn't that interesting enough?" Helberg licked his lips, his eyes gleaming. "My intuition tells me that only by following you... can my wish be fulfilled!"

"Your wish?"

Alvin was quite curious.

"I want to build an independent, autonomous Knight Family, even greater than the 'Kalon'!" Helberg clenched his fist, his eyes gleaming with ambition. "I know very well that I have no chance to become the High King within the Kalon Family. Only by following you... will I have the chance to establish great achievements and have the Imperium bestow upon me the title of High King!"

"Welcome... to the team, Helberg."

After hearing his reasons, Alvin smiled gently and extended his hand, "I will help you become the High King, but in return... you must entrust your trust and your life to me!"

Helberg lowered his head and said respectfully and solemnly, "I swear on my knightly honor that I will become Valshius's sharpest blade, never retreating a single step. I entrust my life and my trust to you!"

After making the vow, Alvin's lips curled into a smile.

Now, his "Valshius" family finally has a "knight," and everything is developing in a positive direction, giving him a sense of vitality and the flourishing of all things.

After chatting for a few minutes, Helberg left, saying that even if he was going to leave, he should go find the "old man" and ask for something back!

However, just as Alvin was about to go to rest, he saw Tucker rush over and hand him an invitation.

The signature above caused his pupils to shrink sharply.

Ultramarines Chapter and Lord of Macragge... Marius Calgar!

"Wait a minute, why didn't anyone tell me when Calgar arrived?!"

Looking at the invitation, Alvin was completely dumbfounded and turned to look at Tucker.

"Uh, I thought you already knew." Tucker scratched his head, looking like a scoundrel. "Besides, if Chapter Master Calgar hadn't come, do you think the 'Kalon' Knight Family would have come to our aid so quickly?"

"So, it was Calgar who ordered them to come and support Celerus?" Alvin pinched his brow, suddenly feeling a little panicked.

This is truly Lord Macragge, a perfect Ultramarines, and one of the Primarch's most trusted lieutenants. He possesses exceptional leadership skills and can be said to have perfectly inherited Papa Blue's operational model!

The only drawback is that, as a warrior in the "operations" category, I always want to challenge others to one-on-one duels.

Thus, he earned the title of "ICU God of War," and his Honor Guard was jokingly referred to as the "stretcher emergency team."

The question is, why would this Ultramarines Chapter Master go to such lengths to travel all the way to Celerus?

Could it be that all you wanted was to see him?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Given the political acumen of Ultramarines, it's utterly impossible for him to do something so pointless, especially since the opponent is Calgar!

Could it be that they're going to hold someone accountable?

Alvin clutched the invitation, his brow furrowed. Although he had already prepared an excuse, Calgar's sudden arrival still made him somewhat flustered.

He lowered his gaze slightly, looking towards the spire of the Hive City. If nothing unexpected happened, the Chapter Master Calgar should reside there.

"What's meant to be will be..."

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