Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 160
Rely on the protection of the Emperor.

The meeting between Calvin and Elder Richelieu went very smoothly. This former gray knight mentor who was born in a high-ranking noble on Terra was personable. Even in the holy coffin made of pure gold, he could not stop his gentle words and plainness. wisdom.

Rely on the Emperor's blessing again.

The mouth of our respected Lord of the Hall of Victory, the high-ranking Templar Gallagher, has not been opened.

So fortunately, there were not too many twists and turns on the return journey.

Calvin and his new ship, the battleship Indomitable Will, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Tyndalus Legion carried on it, successfully arrived at the parent star Titan in the solar star field.

To Calvin's surprise, the Sword of Oath seemed to be more important than he had imagined.

Rarely, more than half of the high-level members of the battle group attended the ceremony, and the representatives of the Judgment from the Solar Star Field also participated.

The supreme mentor, Walden, even threatened that within the next half century, the gray knights who had been fighting outside would be transferred in turn to return to participate in the ceremony.

This was the most important ceremony Calvin had ever seen in his life. Except for his own enlistment ceremony back then, he had never seen a more important event.

This doubt was raised later in a separate meeting with Master Walden, but no answer was received.

The old man just patted Calvin on the shoulder and sent him back before the time came.

Regarding the itinerary to the Terra Palace, it was only mentioned briefly in this meeting, and there was no further discussion.

The Grand Master's opinion is surprisingly consistent with Calvin himself:
Before obtaining the corresponding identity, all trips to Terra will be temporarily put on hold.

What they don't lack is time, and they will never rashly put themselves in full view before the time is right.

Calvin didn't stay on Titan for too long. Shortly after witnessing the ceremony of the Sword of Oath, he and his battleship Indomitable Will led the other two strike cruisers back to change defenses, and embarked on the return journey.

Compared with when they came, there were many newcomers on the returning ship.

Apart from half the company of Gray Knights, the captain of the Guards of the Imperial Army, Nicholas, and the entire 2000 psionic choir members from the Inquisition are the pure guests.

Needless to say, the origin of the former, except for Calvin himself, everyone around him has adapted to this group of "golden pendants" who followed Calvin's itinerary;
The purpose of the latter is of great significance, because after nearly 50 years of continuous construction, the project of the Titan II Fortress Group in the Feldman galaxy is finally coming to an end.

When all the personnel are trained and the weapons and equipment are in place, the remaining engineering project is only an exclusive prayer of the Holy Hammer Order - the fog of dimension has not yet been in place.

That's right, it's the shield that the prime minister of the empire, Malcador the Magicweave, set up for the Titan, that huge spell that targets the planet.

This is the largest spell of humankind so far. Apart from the Emperor himself, only the hero of the Empire, Malcador the Magicweave, who the Emperor himself personally recognizes, has the ability to cast.

The huge psionic fog will permanently cover the range of the planet level, while isolating all detection and prophecy spells, it will also keep the planet out of the long river of time.

It was under the protection of this kind of power that the original Gray Knights battle group escaped the spread of the great rebellion for a thousand years, and then went through ten thousand years of training to form an army.

What kind of wisdom is this, and later generations are always amazed when they talk about it.What a great power this is, so that the latecomers are discouraged just by imagining it.

Of course, this level of magic tribunal has no ability to copy, at least the return and acceleration of time is a field that is absolutely out of reach of mortals today.

After rummaging through the materials left by Malcador himself, the Order of the Holy Hammer could only rely on a thousand times more manpower to try to complete the first half of the spell.

That's it, barely.

On the way back, the Indomitable Will did not choose the ultra-long-distance warp, which was due to the tight human resources of the Titans.

Since he was not in a hurry to return, Calvin chose to drive slowly along the ancient subspace channel between the solar star field and the storm star field.

During this period, the Indomitable Will, which clearly announced its existence, will unconditionally respond to the help signal of every Holy Hammer Order it passes through.

This is also a roving expedition, which will effectively use the human resources of the Indomitable Will to ensure the smooth flow of this channel.

The overall situation of the Sun Star Territory is better than other territories of the empire, which is what the title should mean.

After all, as the core ruling area of ​​the empire, Terra has an absolute leadership relationship with the major star regions in the solar star field. Under strong centralized management, most problems can be solved before spreading.

Moreover, the mobile power here is also the highest among the star regions of the empire-the main fleet of the imperial navy, one of the permanent seats in the high lord council of the empire, cruises between these star regions.

The defense power of these star regions is also much stronger than that of the empire's borders. At least half of the powerful legions of the Star Militia Army headed by the Military Affairs Department are permanently stationed in the planetary worlds on the traffic arteries.

The first half of the Indomitable Will's voyage seemed uneventful against this background, until it reached the edge of the Solar Star Field, adjacent to the famous hive world Necromunda in the Pacific Star Field.

This industrial world has long since withered, due to the depletion of nearby mining resources.

Of course there are still ores in the distance, but the high transportation cost has become the last straw that crushes the world.

Fortunately, the location here is special. As the busiest transportation hub in the entire solar system, the famous starport——the Eye of Luna is located in the orbit of Necromonda.

The endless tariffs here have also become the source of most of the income that this industrial world can sustain.

There were many problems in Necromunda in its heyday, and these problems became more acute as the economy declined.

Whether it is the rampant contraband trade that comes with gangs, or the endless cult organizations, the local legal department is unable to do what it wants.

Because of its dangerous location, the Inquisition has kept a close eye on this place, but fortunately it has been relatively peaceful for centuries.

This is a very lucky thing, because the only reason the law and order here can still be maintained is that the local legal department is dedicated (cowardly) enough today when the nobles in the hive capital are completely rotten.

Under the alarming reports they sent to the Inquisition, most of the incidents were dealt with before they happened.

This is also the reason why the Tribunal in this incident, contrary to the bloated norm, showed rare efficiency.

The established processing procedure was started. At the beginning, under the recruitment of the Inner Religious Order of the Trial Court, the nuns from the nearest state religion were transferred here to deal with this seemingly small and harmless cult organization with the attitude of a lion fighting a rabbit.

Everything started so smoothly, at least that's what Calvin thought when he checked the relevant mansion newspaper.

Unfortunately, this optimism did not last long, until Calvin and his fleet passed by here and received a local call for help.

"What's your opinion?"

Calvin held the request report in his hand and looked at the subordinates around him.

"Support! Send someone there immediately!"

This is Tariq's usual style. If he can talk nonsense, he will never hear any meaningful words from his mouth.

Calvin ignored his speech and looked across his seat to the seat behind, which was the seat of Syndraco Girontius, one of the Gray Knights' arbitrators who had recently joined the Titan II sequence.

"It is recommended to send a small team to deal with it, and try not to delay the fleet's itinerary."

Calvin and careful advice came from this senior arbiter, and this was the advice Calvin wanted to hear.

"That's it. You and your team are going to deal with this matter. The fleet will stay in the star area and wait for you for three days. Is there any problem?"

Calvin asked him a question, and at the same time tested the arbiter's ability.

"no problem!"

Syndrako got up and stood at attention, then walked out without looking back.

"Then next..."

Before Calvin could finish talking about the topic just now, the alarm from the bridge and the real-time update of a large red dot on the holographic projection blocked his speech.

"The Emperor is up!"

Everyone was also shocked by the huge pollution signs that lit up instantly. If these are confirmed, then this is definitely the largest chaotic pollution incident in the solar star field in the past century.

"Cub of Nurgle? Where is the Inquisition? What are you doing?"

Calvin looked at the familiar three-ring logo on the upper right corner of the illuminated planet, touched the stubble on his chin and said.

Before the words were finished, the voice of Ms. Hemarlan, the astropath, came to the bridge:

"Your Excellency, the Inquisition Chamber communication request to access."

"allow!"

A burst of snowflakes flashed by, and the background of the black ship logo of the Inquisition cut in, and a young and familiar figure unexpectedly appeared in front of Calvin.

"Antonov? Why are you here?" Calvin asked in surprise.

"Oh, it's you! Your Excellency Calvin!" The young man at the source of the communication signal was also surprised, but most of them saw Rumu who was like a relative.

"I didn't know you had left until I returned to Titan. I already knew about your mentor. Sorry."

Calvin recalled asking about the details of the young man's whereabouts. The other party had been accepted as a disciple by another judge from the same faction as Lyudmila, and he should be on duty in the distant Taiping star field at this time.

"Thank you for your concern."

Antonov's head drooped slightly, obviously the excommunication of his former mentor was not a good memory.

Fortunately, he still remembered his mission and quickly cleared his negative emotions. He raised his head and said to Calvin:
"My mentor, Inquisitor Shcherbakova, and I passed by here on the way to the Pacific Starfield. When I was performing a routine investigation task, I received a request for help from the local legal department..."

"Oh, so you initiated the initial alert here?"

Calvin, who was a little surprised, asked, and everyone present also exchanged glances after hearing this sentence.

It's a good start and means they'll be getting first-hand information from the young man.

"Yes, at the time I thought it was another strain from the legal department. But during routine inspections, I found traces of sacrilegious rituals..."

"Where?" Calvin asked.

"It's in Necromonda's lower nest. The entire lower nest has been cleaned up by the battle nuns, so we don't think it's the source of the pollution."

"This is difficult..." Calvin looked at the other party, "What is the judge's judgment?"

"The existing information shows that it should be a merchant ship from the Storm Star Region on the Eye of the Luna. After checking with the local grain trading list, it was confirmed that it corresponds to these planets."

"Storm Starfield! Are you sure? Where is the specific starting point?"

Calvin couldn't sit still now, the matter here could actually be handed over to the local troops of the Inquisition Chamber, and he only wanted to do his duty if he wanted to participate.

But if the source of this pollution is the Storm Star Region where he is located, then his top priority is to rush back there as soon as possible and reinforce the mobile force of the Holy Hammer Order, which is already stretched to the limit!
"The Orpheus star area." Antonov said.

Calvin was dumb so far, it really is a destiny that must happen sometimes, after all, Calvin still cannot avoid this trip to Orpheus after all...

Calvin, who had regained his composure, bid farewell to Antonov.

After leaving two squads of Gray Knights and a strike cruiser to deal with local affairs, and asked them to follow up, he ordered the entire fleet to search for the nearby Manzeville point in the galaxy, and started the ultra-long-distance warp to the Storm Star Field preparations.

The preparations for the fleet were completed within a few hours, and the entire fleet also sent out the last communication signal before entering the warp.

During this period, Calvin maximized the efficiency of administrative and diplomatic work. In addition to sending a notice to Elder Richelieu on the distant Titan II to prepare for battle, he also sent Nicholas, the envoy of the Imperial Army who had just returned to him, to go out.

The diplomatic attributes of this Custodian envoy who has been self-taught for a long time due to his infirmity and asthma since he was a child, and who likes to make potions for himself, have been used to the extreme.

None of the mobile forces at the border between the Sun Starfield and the Storm Starfield were spared, and he, as an envoy of the Throne Court, took a handful of fleeces.

So much so that when Calvin officially arrived on Titan II and began to prepare for the army, the size of the fleet arriving behind him was already beyond everyone's expectations...

While the Indomitable Will was sailing in subspace, Calvin was still making advance preparations for the upcoming war.

"I said a sledgehammer..." The teasing voice came from behind the desk in the office, making Nicholas shudder.

Ever since Calvin knew the unique combat aesthetics of the captain of the imperial army, he gave up the typical weapons that most of the imperial army used, and chose the powerful warhammer.

His name for the company commander of the Forbidden Army has become such a strange look...

"Please respect yourself, Lord Calvin, I have my own name, Nicholas Gilgamesh Win Alexander..."

"Stop! Stop!"

Calvin instantly stopped the random thoughts of the imperial guard, and let this super-long version of the program with the same name as the dish come to an end.

He looked at the gold-armored guard who was quite tired from being driven by him with some amusement, and said to him:
"It happens to be free, tell me about the affairs in the palace, and by the way, tell me about the current situation of our holy Emperor..."

　Two in one, update and ask for tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)