Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Chapter 57
Boom, boom, boom, boom...

In the corridor made of steel, a gray knight wearing gorgeous and thick Holy Shield Terminator power armor came from the top entrance of the cabin.

The tremors from his heavy footsteps made one wonder if the corridors that hung high above the vast cabin would be able to bear his weight.

And more than ten meters in front of him, it is also where the two corridors meet, on the terrace transformed from load-bearing columns, Calvin is standing here without a helmet.

He is far superior to the ordinary Astartes, with a body (armor) of more than three meters, which is obviously different from other gray knights' silver and gold inlaid round shield-shaped shoulder armor, which is more gorgeous and exaggerated, with obvious Mythic-style silver winged shoulder armor.

These two thick "wings" were engraved by craftsmen, and the Gothic runes on each feather reflect the sacred light at every angle under the light, making it easy to see at a glance. Can understand that he is different.

Turning his gaze to his head, the short silver hair and his youthful face against the armor on his body make him appear much more mature than his real age. On his forehead is a head carved from a blue leaf-shaped psionic crystal. Matched with his silver-blue pupil color, the ring looks noble and mysterious. (psychic amplification device)

At this time, he was silently looking at the bottom of the huge cabin, hundreds of mortal crew members and machine servants were making complicated preparations for the battle.

And the focus of his gaze was in the center of the front section of the cabin.There, dozens of technicians were surrounding a warhead the size of a submarine with a radius of more than 5 meters, which was carried on the back by a heavy-duty carrier vehicle.According to their different divisions of labor, they are checking over and over again whether the existing data of the target matches the operation manual in their hands at different positions of the projectile body.

"What are you thinking?" The later giant walked to Calvin's side and stood side by side with him, following his gaze to those people who were still busy.

"I'm thinking about how meaningful what we can do; thinking about how much we need to do so that it can stay here honestly." Calvin looked down at the weapon that represented disaster and destruction , raised his finger and pointed to the launching vehicle below it and said.

"Thinking is useless, doing is useful. The Emperor has his own protection. All we can do is to contribute according to His established arrangement. We will do our best and do our best, and leave the rest to the Emperor." Let’s judge.” The giant beside Calvin followed Calvin’s fingers, glanced at the carrier vehicle that was carrying the huge warhead, and was slowly entering the hoisting area of ​​the launcher’s magazine under the guidance of the staff, and then responded road.

"Okay, this fatalism again, I've heard enough. Tell me, how far are we from our goal, and who sent you here." Calvin also packed up his occasional sighs and returned to work .He looked back at Gavins, who was now only at the height of his shoulders, and asked.

And the latter is not surprised to hear Calvin's conclusion. It is not the first time that such a dialogue has occurred.He wasn't bothering either, and answered Calvin's question:
"In 50 minutes, we will reach the outer perimeter of SATA One's defense orbit. Old Tibers and Bishop Klein are waiting for you. We need to check the orbital defense situation of SATA One and the current state of the surface. "

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go, a new battlefield is waiting for me. And I will use every victory to change this damn fate."

As Gavins said, it's better to be able to do something than to lament needlessly here.

Calvin didn't stay any longer, waved to Gavins, and immediately walked towards the direction Gavins came from; the latter also turned around and followed Calvin, two huge silver giants They walked away slowly and quickly with their huge steps, and the sound of heavy footsteps gradually disappeared in the corridor.

And the staff below seemed unaware, as if the two above had never been here, they continued to work with the same efficiency as before in the silence that they could only contribute as mortals...

On the highest podium of the bridge of the Revenant Redeemer, the captain old Tibbers and the mechanical archbishop Klein watched Calvin in the distance appear at the end of the bridge corridor with his adjutant Gavins, and quickly entered the command ribbon.

While working in silence, the passers-by occasionally raised their heads to see Calvin and Gavins, the two gray knights, and they only saluted with their eyes, and then quickly went back to work.

Calvin quickly walked to the podium, he put the heavy crusader helmet he had been holding on to on the side shelf, and then turned his head to look at the two;
"How long will it take to reach the effective distance of orbital defense firepower?"

"Here... there are still 45 minutes, we are about to enter the effective attack range of the defensive armed sequence of SATA No. [-]." Archbishop Klein himself did not move, and his hands in front were still clenched to symbolize her relationship with the God of All Opportunities, Ommi. Saiyan gear scepter of knowledge and faith.

But her voice simulated by electrical signals came from the loudspeaker at her original unaltered mouth position; It stretched out, pointing to the specific situation about SATA No. [-] simulated by the holographic projection in the center of the podium:

The outer side of the green ring representing the sequence of planetary peripheral defense weapons is being marked by a larger, more three-dimensional band-shaped area in high-brightness red.

"What's the situation? Have you reconfirmed? I don't want this ship to return to the Mars Iron Ring for an overhaul just after it's unsealed." Calvin looked intently at the spot between the flashing point representing his position as the Redeemer of the Dead and the marked danger zone. The green dotted line in between is the zero-hour countdown to the possible firefight at the distance calculated by the spaceship's calculation personnel and the current speed.

After hearing what Calvin said, Sergeant Old Tibbers, the captain, took over and said:

"It has been confirmed, and it is consistent with the information we have obtained before. After the SATA section sent a signal for help 49 years ago, the defensive weapon array on orbit has been authorized by the Governor to transmit the control core code to the judge who is already on the way Family members. And with the permission of the governor of the planet, the orbital weapon has completed the adjustment of the direction of firepower inward. This is also the last order issued by the governor of the planet."

"Current status?" Calvin asked again, this battle is too important to Calvin.So instead of respecting the expertise and terms of reference of these two men as much as normal practice, he wanted to know as much as possible about the battlefield before he entered the atmosphere with the strike force.

He didn't want any information to be missed by him and cause the situation on the battlefield to get out of control.So at this time, Calvin appears to be extremely powerful and authoritarian, and all information about the battlefield must be in his information list.

In Calvin’s view, before this battle, he could not accept the omission and generalization of information from anyone or any link. He wanted both those inside the atmosphere and those outside.

The other two veterans at the decision-making level obviously had a full understanding of Calvin, who was extremely strong at this time.

After all, the mentors had already anticipated today's scene when they first selected the staff, so the two experienced, thoughtful, but not overbearing veterans became the escort for Calvin's novice on the road. No other choice.

In a sense, the two of them had such an inclination and reasons for their appointment, so when this scene happened as expected, the two of them did not make any mental preparations for Calvin to seize power. Good bounce.

The two veterans, who together served more than 1500 years in service, just glanced at each other, and the brief eye contact allowed them to confirm who would resolve the first conflict that might arise in the leadership of the fledgling unit.

Mechanical Bishop Klein took the lead in accepting Calvin's questioning. As if she didn't understand the meaning behind this sentence, she continued to say in her flat and emotionless mechanical analog voice:

"Confirmed, all weapon arrays have entered the maintenance state, the ammunition has been pulled out of the fuze, and is sealed on the spot under the supervision of a small group of troops sent by the Astral Army."

　Thank you, every soul who likes my words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)