Those below showed no surprise. After all, with a full five cruisers and one strike cruiser now, the Sith's situation was incomparably better than before.
Not to mention the Mortal Legions being frantically expanded outside and the renegade Astartes undergoing reorganization.
Even if the Sith's forces still couldn't be compared to a battle group of the Indomitus Crusade, they now constituted a qualified strike force.
Such strength might still be somewhat weak for directly engaging the Empire or Chaos head-on.
But in the eyes of certain alien forces, this already counted as a fleet capable of extermination.
For example, the Tau Commander when they first entered the galaxy.
After the Sith finished speaking, none of those below showed any sign of opposition. Only Van Roth, after looking around and seeing no objections, cleared his throat softly and stepped forward to ask:
"Then under what banner shall we operate?"
Banner?
The Sith was taken aback. Van Roth nodded:
"Yes, a banner."
"We currently belong neither to a specific sector nor to any expeditionary fleet."
"The composition of the forces under our command is truly heterogeneous."
"We have not only Traitor Legions, Daemon Forces of the Dark Gods, alien bosses, but also the large Mortal Legions recruited by Lord Sith himself."
"If we are to strike back, shouldn't the entire army have a unified banner?"
Van Roth's words reminded the Sith. He was stunned for a moment before understanding.
Van Roth was reminding him that his current, highly heterogeneous situation was completely different from either the Empire or Chaos.
To forge those under his command into a cohesive force, he needed to give the army a sense of belonging, at the very least.
In other words, the Sith now needed to establish a force of his own.
After all, even if he were to return to the Empire in the future, given the nature of his troops, they would absolutely not be incorporated into the Empire's conventional military structure.
Because in the entire galaxy, aside from the Sith, one simply couldn't find a second force composed of such a mix of Chaos, Imperial, and Ork elements!
"A banner..."
The Sith hesitated. The Blackwatch would be retained for his Mortal Legions and couldn't serve as the external designation for the entire force.
It was similar to how Guilliman, when launching his crusade, gave his forces the name 'Indomitus Fleet'.
Or how Abaddon, merging various Warbands into his Legion, named it the Black Legion.
The Sith indeed needed a unified name.
But the Sith couldn't think of one immediately. Finally, seeing the Sith had no ideas, Van Roth slowly voiced his own suggestion.
"How about..."
"We call it the Sith Legion!"
Those around slightly raised their eyes. The Sith also looked over. Van Roth, facing everyone, even produced a badge:
"A black spear and a red sword."
"The black spear represents the Blackwatch."
"The red sword represents the Astartes."
Seeing that even the badge was prepared, everyone instantly understood that Van Roth must have been thinking about this day for who knows how long.
Moreover, upon carefully considering Van Roth's proposal, everyone actually felt there was no issue with it.
After all, even the Orks under the Sith's command had already begun calling themselves 'Siths Boyz' to distinguish themselves from other Orks.
After much thought, simply using the Sith's own name seemed the most fitting choice.
"I agree."
Daviello directly raised his hand in support. Ana and Bruno also pondered briefly before silently nodding.
Seeing this, Van Roth finally looked at the Sith. Faced with this, the Sith did not object. He simply looked at his assembled team before him and the Astartes outside the window beginning to change their color schemes. After some thought, he spoke again:
"The name can indeed be the Sith Legion."
"Additionally, I also want the Astartes to readopt the Legion insignias they bore before their betrayal."
Van Roth was just about to rejoice that the Sith had finally taken the first step in establishing his own force when he heard this and was taken aback once more.
Facing the confusion of his subordinates, the Sith took a deep breath and decided to voice something he had been contemplating for a long time.
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