Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 259 Return, Orpheus' planning and response

The fleet on the return voyage did not encounter any accidents, and Calvin on the Retribution Angel buried his head in the library on the battleship, continuing his previous research.

In Calvin's mind, the relationship between authority and real name is still limited to speculation, not a firm judgment.

Before there is a real and credible proof, he dare not take any action involving the entire legion.

This universe is too cruel to human beings. What they face is not only the double attack of foreign enemies and internal troubles, but even knowledge itself is also full of maliciousness.

Under the vicious gaze of the gods, there are various theories and descriptions of the authority of the real name, which are almost blank in human records;
And if the relationship between the two cannot be conclusively proved, then any theoretical misinterpretation may be deceived by the evil god, which will eventually lead to terrible results.

Evidence, he needs some real and credible evidence to prove that his judgment is correct.

In fact, Calvin already had some specific ideas, but the conditions for the experiment at hand were not yet met.

He recalled his previous process of purifying demons, the absorption and transformation of soul and existence, and the gradual replenishment of authority in the soul.

He can understand the replenishment of the soul, because it is the instinct of his soul to repair itself;

But after the demon's soul was absorbed, the annihilation of his real name and the perfection of his corresponding authority were completely out of his sight.

He needs to reenact that transformation process again, and only in this process can he observe his own soul to explore those phenomena that have never been noticed by him before.

A week later, the Retribution Angel successfully returned to the world of Amara, the capital of Orpheus, and at this time Calvin's research work just came to an end.

"Good day, His Excellency Calvin."

In a palace that was exactly the same as that on the Wraith Redeemer, Calvin sat high on the throne, looking down on the tiny mortal women below his Majesty's rank.

This huge palace complex that originally belonged to the residence of the planetary governor is located in the middle of the top floor of the entire Hive City.

Its main entrance is facing the large chamber of the Inquisition, and on the left and right sides are adjacent to the offices of the Astral Army and the Imperial Navy.

The Ministry of Justice and the Hive Prison are to the rear left of it, while the Anglican church to the rear right forms the final piece of the puzzle of the Hive's petal-shaped top floor.

The Ondan family deserves to be called a "reasonable" aristocratic family. Governor Harold's death cannot stop their "loyalty" to the empire:
In just a few months, the Ondan family has transformed this royal palace that originally belonged to the governor into a palace that is exactly the same as that on the Revenant Redeemer.

And now the woman in front of Calvin is the new representative launched by the Ondan family after the death of the former Governor Harold, and she is also the candidate for the next Governor by default.

"Get up, I give you the right to look directly at me."

The Hong Zhong-like voice carried hidden spiritual energy fluctuations, and came out of Calvin's mouth in High Gothic with a standard Terra accent.

The mortal kneeling below was obviously shocked by his voice, and his curled up body shook slightly, shaking even more violently.

This is not just a fear of power, but also a fear of Calvin's power.

Today's Orpheus is no more free than in the past. Although Terra is far away, the high lord is by his side.

In the past, the replacement of the governor may only need to wait for the recognition of the fait accompli by the direction of Terra;

But today, without the endorsement of Calvin, there is no legal reason at all.

One word can determine the life and death of the person in front of you, and one word can determine the success or failure of the Angdan family's century-old business;

This is the authority that Calvin now possesses, and it is also the core reason why this majestic and magnificent hall appears here.

The charm of the word power is fully reflected at this moment.

"Salute to the Emperor! Salute to the Supreme Lord Council!"

First Lord of the Empire, daughter of Sir Harold, the former Governor of Orpheus, Vanessa Tricari von Ondan, saluted Calvin with the eagle salute, and then got up from the clean floor.

"I already know about your father's death. You should pursue the order and study the legacy, and do your best for the affairs of the empire, so that you will not be grateful for the grace of the emperor."

Calvin followed the standard etiquette, and the high lord, to make the official final determination of the accident of Sir Harold's death in office.

He has a lot of affairs on his body, and he is not interested in mortal struggles for power.

Therefore, his attitude towards the Ondan family, which jumped up and down after the Orpheus family died out, is that as long as it does not affect the rule of the empire and the operation of the war ahead, then he will just pretend that nothing happened and let the past go.

His words contained a lot of information. In Vanessa's ears, it was not only a personal affirmation of Sir Harold, but also a substantial confirmation of her successor as the governor.

This was the first thing Calvin did when he returned to the rear of Orpheus, and it was also the last thing he did before leaving Orpheus for the Leyak sector.

Troops and material support from the Storm Starfield are still arriving one after another.

With the general situation of the war in the Hassan sector set, he has turned his attention to the Leyak sector, which had previously fought against Chaos.

Although the Chaos fleet there has been wiped out, the remnants of Chaos in the Occupied Zone still occupy a large number of planetary worlds.

Previously, Calvin was all focused on protecting Orpheus himself, and had no energy to pay attention to the situation here.

And when the main force of the orcs in the Hassan sector had been defeated, the situation in the entire Orpheus theater was no longer in imminent danger, and the focus of the remaining work naturally began to shift to cleaning up the remnants after the war.

The trial court has already made a preliminary determination regarding Sir Harold's death.

This abnormal death is not the first case in the history of Orpheus;
It was eventually thought to be an echo of some sort of alien civilization.

And with the increasing frequency of similar incidents in the past thousand years, it can be proved that this heterosexual civilization is in a certain kind of dormancy and is on the verge of awakening.

This incident aroused Calvin's great vigilance, but Calvin had no choice but to restore the vitality of the Orpheus sector as much as possible before the real battle came.

The support for the front line within the star area has quietly changed since the battle for Storm;

Under the impetus of Calvin, Orpheus's main transportation capacity was mostly concentrated on war supplies.

The extra mobile troops on the front line quietly boarded the returning transport ship and returned to the home defense area of ​​Orpheus.

The main force of the Astartes battle group he dispatched on his return trip was also based on this consideration.

On the basis of restoring the order of the entire theater as soon as possible, it is the real purpose of his layout to prepare for a war that may occur at any time.

But the existence of these aliens has not been conclusively confirmed after all. For the sake of the morale of the people in the star area, these decisions can only be known by himself and a few people within the Inquisition.

As for the local aristocratic group behind the lady in front of her, nothing is known about it.

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