Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Chapter 34 Resolutions and the Future

In the quiet conference room, Watts' voice was still echoing.

He turned his head to look at the colleagues sitting comfortably in the field, and suddenly realized that he might be the last person to understand the impact behind this incident.

He suddenly had some sympathy for Aidan, who was sitting at the last seat representing the Silver Blade, and he also understood the reason why the other party's mind was not in line before.

Such an excellent young man was brought back from Terra by Aidan himself, and sent to the remodeling operating room by himself.

And when the final result came out, as the top eight leaders in charge of the war group, he needed to split his feelings and examine and suspect all suspicious things about this young man from the perspective of the war group's mission.

It was unkind, but Watts believed in Aidan's principles.This emotional conflict may indeed be painful for a veteran, but it is far from testing.

Watts looked back at Walden, the supreme mentor, and asked: "So are you questioning his loyalty? Or are you worried that he will not pass the test of membership? You must know that he has completely won the test from the emperor. What came down, the pollution of the warp space overnight has been weakened, and in his eyes, it will not be more threatening than the mosquitoes in ancient Terra."

"You are too eager today, this is not your level, Watts." The supreme mentor said to Watts who was still excited. He looked around the seats on both sides and asked these brothers:

"Can someone answer Brother Watts' question for me?"

"I'll do it." The person who answered him was Gwen Leoric, the Grand Mentor of the Blackmailer Order who was from the Seventh Company and was in charge of cooperating with the Tribunal all the year round.

Years of experience in contact with external units such as the Inquisition, the Astral Militia, and even other Astartes Chapters made Leoric the most successful diplomat of the Gray Knights Chapter, and also the clearest understanding of the existing rights of the Empire that person.

After paying his respects to Walden, he turned to Watts and said:
"We are not questioning his purity and loyalty. On the contrary, everyone here has experienced the 'holy blood test', and we will never have any doubts about those who can pass it head-on. But you need to know, my brother .Now in 39K, the emperor has been out of government affairs for a full 8 thousand years, do those mortals in charge of all the common affairs of the empire on Terra really need a Primarch? Gene Primarch, he is surrounded by us, a group of veterans who never participated in the affairs of the empire and only acted as "scavengers" of the Tribunal? Push this young man out rashly, let him stand in the center of the storm of power like this, Have you really thought about the consequences? Can you protect him?"

"No! How dare they! How could they!" Watts retorted subconsciously, but he fell silent halfway through the sentence.

Yes, why don't they dare?Afraid to attack a Primarch who is not officially recognized by the Emperor, but actually exists?

The Gray Knights might indeed be able to build a legion for their Primarch within a hundred years, but now that this has not happened, this possibility itself is Calvin's original sin.

How could they allow such a powerful yet completely uncontrollable force to grow little by little within their sight?
In the thousands of years of political struggles after the emperor came to power, the key political forces of the empire, the Ministry of the Interior, the State Church, the Star Militia, the Astartes, and even the Assassins, played a role in the high lord who symbolized the actual ruling center of the empire. Powers are held in turns in parliament.

And thousands of years have passed, and the final victor is the Tribunal with the shallowest and most inconspicuous foundation, which is enough to explain a lot.

And today, when the Inquisition has held the decision-making power of the High Lords Council of the Empire for 3 years, they have grown strong enough.It seems that as long as there is a little more power growth for the powerful ones, they will also touch the bottom line of being attacked by groups.

In recent years, the trial court has maintained a neutral position in the parliament, and the biggest concern of not expressing its position easily is also to maintain this delicate balance.This is also a well-known tacit understanding that Terra can now maintain its operation with the participation of all parties.

Considering these circumstances, when the Gray Knights were really facing a storm-like suppression from all sides, was the Tribunal at that time really a comrade-in-arms that could be expected to help?
Or, were they originally one of the leading culprits behind those who wanted to suppress this new force?

A thug who was originally under his command now has the possibility of establishing his own family.How could they sit idly by?They have a reason to do it, and they have no reason not to.

Watts was silent. He was indeed too eager to think.

This is not only due to his joy that the warband environment can be fundamentally improved, but also because of the long-term pressure brought about by his job responsibilities.

But Watts, who has calmed down, is still the supreme commander of the fleet in charge of a fleet of three strike cruisers and the fate of the 10,000+ service crew on them.

When these possibilities that he hadn't considered carefully were seen through one by one, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat because of the risk at the turning point of the fate of the group he was in.

The simple environment of working too hard for his duties these years has made his political sense too dull.

He couldn't imagine what kind of malicious eyes he would face if he pushed Calvin out in such a grand manner without the obstruction of these comrades in arms.

He took a deep breath, looked at Walden, who was sitting in the chief seat, and bowed his head to admit his mistake: "My thinking is too simple. It is an unforgivable mistake to speak rashly at such a node that determines the fate of the battle group. I After the meeting, I will go to the confessional court to receive my punishment."

Then, he looked at his comrades around and said, "What can we do now? I don't want to wait any longer. Enough blood has been shed by the warband! Let's do something."

When all eyes were focused on the chief mentor again, he stood up without disappointing everyone's expectations, and said to all the officers:
"I order! The current external itinerary remains unchanged, but from now on, the battle group is ready to welcome the new blood. The fourth company's schedule remains unchanged; the third company's Guardian Shaper is responsible for expanding the think tank establishment and preparing the number of teachers in advance for recruit training ;The Eighth Company of the Silver Blade will build 10 new training halls, and the specific construction will be handed over to the Sixth Company of the Sword Academy! The Second Company of the Victory Blade will be responsible for inventorying the inventory and adding the corresponding equipment shortages to the next cycle of Mars to deliver equipment The list! But don’t add it all at once, just add it in batches and batches. Compilation... Calculated by the legion! The fifth company custodians will reserve the number of gene seed cultivation places within two cycles from Mars, according to the maximum number. Finally, my The first company of sword bearers and the seventh company of blackmailers will be responsible for all foreign wars in the next 100 years!"

After giving all the orders in one go, the supreme mentor looked at everyone: "Is there any problem?"

In the silence, everyone stood up and bowed their heads in agreement.

Walden did not wait for their ceremony to finish, but pressed the communication device at hand to notify Calvin at the door and the champion guards to enter.

Then he said to the great mentors present: "Since there is no problem, as a reward for the final dedication of our group of veterans, let us witness this great moment together and witness the entry ceremony of our Primarch."

(End of this chapter)