Alex originally wanted to go directly to the transport ship to meet the members of the knight family, but after remembering some settings about the knight family, Alex gave up the idea.
Instead, Rachel contacted him in a very formal manner, and after a series of questions and answers that were very consistent with aristocratic etiquette, she politely extended an invitation to the Supreme King of this knight family.
The other party responded in a manner that was very consistent with aristocratic etiquette. After agreeing on the time and place, they sent a shuttle carrying the family's Supreme King and several key members to the starport. After being received by Rachel, they took the orbital elevator to the Governor's Residence in Rostov.
A welcoming banquet had already been prepared in the Governor's residence.
"The situation of this knight family is rather strange. They were Imperial knights during the Great Crusade, but during the Great Heresy the family split. One part followed the Mechanicus to fight the civil war, while the other part followed the Empire to fight the rebels, forming two different branches." In the Governor's residence, Mai Mai, who was waiting for the arrival of the knight family, was explaining the situation to Alex: "Because both sides bet correctly, both branches of this family have been preserved for the next ten thousand years, but one followed the Empire and the other followed the Mechanicus.
But not long ago, their family territory was attacked by the Tyranid swarm, and the entire territory was devoured.
A Space Marine Chapter that received the call for help rescued them. Although most of the subjects and several knights of the family were saved, the territory and most of the knights of the family were lost.
They had originally planned to join the Mechanicus or some imperial power and serve as Freeblades for a while, but they couldn't do that with their subjects, so they could only find a place to settle down first.
After Sage Tonya contacted them, their condition was to resettle their subjects and give them treatment worthy of knighthood."
Listening to Mai Mai's introduction, Alex couldn't help but feel that this knight family was somewhat unlucky.
After all, it is quite rare for a knight family to have its hometown eaten by Tyranids. Although there are many knights who have lost their territories for various reasons, this is the first time Alex has heard of such a thing.
"Then how many knights do they have?" Alex didn't care how they came. He was more concerned about how much power this family could provide.
Wanting territory is not a problem. Not to mention that Mai Mai has now obtained the development rights of an entire sub-star zone, so he can completely create a knight world. There is plenty of wasteland on Rostov II, so it should not be a problem to settle a knight family.
"One Hero Domination Knight, one Instructor Patrol Knight, one Templar Patrol Knight, and one Horned Lancer Knight." Mai Mai counted them and then spread his hands: "As I said, they have two branches, so there are models from both the Empire and the Mechanicus.
Their family originally had over a dozen knights, and was a fairly prosperous clan, but in the end, they all perished while trying to fend off the Tyranid swarm and buy time for the people to evacuate."
(Heroic Knight)
(Instructor Patrol Knight)
(Templar Knights)
(Lancer Knight)
"Very chivalrous behavior… What's the name of their family?" Alex nodded slightly. A knight family could indeed do such a thing as all the knights dying in battle to protect the people. This made him very curious about the name of this family.
"Lin Guang." Mai Mai said a name that made Alex a little defensive.
"What is the old man doing?" Alex turned his head suddenly and saw the suppressed smile on Mai Mai's face.
However, before he could ask any more questions, the knights of the Linguang family had already arrived at the lord's residence.
The leader was a blond noble in a black cloak. He looked tall and straight, but what was surprising was that he had a pair of rather unorthodox-looking erect ears on his head, and he did not look like a human.
Not only this one, the other three female knights following behind him also had the same erect ears on their heads, looking like some kind of mutation.
"That's biochemical modification, not mutation, and it's certified by the Mechanicus." Mai Mai hurriedly explained.
He was also shocked when he first met the people of the Linguang family. Although there were legal sub-humans in the empire, if there was no endorsement, such obvious alien features would really lead to the Inquisition being ordered to exterminate them.
"Biochemical transformation? Is there anything special about their family?" Alex asked Mai Mai as he stood up to greet him.
"It's extraordinary hearing. The knights of the Linguang family possess hearing comparable to that of an Astartes monk." The male noble came up to Alex and greeted him before explaining, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, but the transformations the Linguang family underwent have given us superhuman physical fitness and extraordinary hearing. I simply couldn't pretend I hadn't heard your conversation."
"I should be the one apologizing. As an inquisitor of the Anti-Xenophobia Order, seeing alien features inevitably leads me to be suspicious. It's my professional instinct." Alex returned the gesture and apologized, then inquired, "I haven't asked for your name yet. Are you the Supreme King of the Linguang Family?"
Knight families usually enjoy ruling power in their own territories and establish their own feudal kingdoms. The patriarch of their family is generally called the High King.
"The Chief Knight of the Linguang Family is my brother. I am only acting in this capacity temporarily. When my niece Margaret grows into a qualified knight, this responsibility will be passed on to her." The knight responded solemnly before introducing himself to Alex. "I am Marenna Linguang, the acting Chief Knight of the Linguang Family. I salute you, Your Excellency the στηGovernor."
"I salute you too, the long-rider of the Linguang family. I am Alex, the governor of Rostov II and the inquisitor of the Anti-Foreign Order. Welcome to my planet." Alex also performed a noble etiquette to Marenna, while secretly complaining that his uncle was still dragged into working overtime.
After the complicated aristocratic etiquette, Marenna finally introduced the three female knights around him to Alex. As expected, they were Margaret, Maria, and Zofia.
In this regard, Alex could only secretly criticize the old man Huang's actions while maintaining the complicated aristocratic etiquette and being polite to Marenna.
There's no way around it, the Knight Family is just so troublesome. This is because they have become Free Blades, so there aren't so many rules.
Otherwise, the Knight Family would have a complete set of rituals and regulations just for socializing, and it would take several hours to go through them all.
You should know that the Knight Family has as many as sixty-four daily rituals recorded in the Mechanical Codex with different names!