Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 587 The whereabouts of Caul, the fat sheep of the meeting

Blackstone Fortress.

Central Energy District.

Calvin is presiding.

Governor of the Gothic Sector, Captain of the Imperial Fists, Commander of the local fleet of the Imperial Navy, Commander of the Astra Militarum (Defense Force), Representative of the Inquisition and Astropaths, Representative of the Captain of the Channel Armed Charter, Speaker of the local Council of Nobles, As well as several representatives of the units directly under the original body on the advance fleet.

A group of people, in order of right and voice, filled both sides of a long table from Calvin's left and right.

While discussing at the meeting the plans for the fleet and the Gothic sector's follow-up campaign to regain the lost territory, two Gray Knight officers privately discussed the status of their own troops.

"So you still have to hurry?" Sutherland used his spiritual power to complain to the Gorgon beside him.

The astropaths and navigator representatives next to them clearly felt weak but clear psychic energy fluctuations.

However, due to the fact that the two foreign troops came to help and were directly under the original body, they had no choice but to turn a blind eye to this. Even when Sutherland looked at them, he even took the initiative to smile in kind.

Although Sutherland was indifferent to them, he responded out of courtesy.

But this kind of stiff smile, in the eyes of these local upper-class nobles, is really full of threats other than the meaning of the smile itself.

Because they were the same as the Rogue Traders behind them who had the honor to attend.

In peacetime, they were arrogant and domineering, hiding evil and evil. Even within the Rogue Traders, they dared to call their inheritance system a "dynasty". They were the main source of contraband smuggling outside the sunshine of imperial rule. .

And during wartime, in a sense, they are all part of the Imperial Tribunal. When encountering a major crisis or urgently establishing a war zone, they are the first to be stabbed in order to collect resources.

The logic of this point is no different from what Calvin saw in his previous life:

That is to say, the Tribunal is not unable to clean them up, but whether it is for the purpose of "fattening and then killing" or the fact that there will inevitably be supplements in the fixed ecological niche, they have adopted the "control and ignore, wait and see" approach to these local nobles. "Slaughter" principle.

And now, it is obviously time to "slaughter the sheep and pigs" and let everyone have a good year.

"Ahem..." Gorgon cleared his throat and signaled Sutherland to hold back so as not to scare others.

He has served for much longer than the latter, so he naturally understands the subtlety of the current atmosphere.

In the early days of the establishment of the war zone, the troops and weapons mobilized, and even the resources consumed were astronomical figures;

At this time, the choice of the commander of the theater and the list of members of the emergency command system initially established under his command, in a sense, represent the situation of the empire and local forces.

In a word, it is not necessary to kill all the fat sheep in one day, otherwise life will be difficult. Anyone who can appear at this meeting will naturally not be included in the list of "slaughter".

And if due to Sutherland's unintentional actions, the fat sheep were restless day and night and did not develop properly, which further affected the meat quality and nutritional content, then maybe Calvin would have to settle the score with Little Calvin after the meeting.

After seeing the smiles of several noble representatives opposite becoming more humble because of Sir Sutherland, Gorgon had no choice but to step forward and finish him off.

He tightened his cheeks, accurately raised the corners of his mouth by 11 degrees, and then showed the other party his eight well-maintained teeth...

Well, regardless of the aristocratic representative sitting across from him who was about to cry, Gorgon still withdrew his gaze and concentrated on discussing the previous topic with Sutherland.

And this was also the only conversation between the officers of the battle group in several months since they left Terra.

The Gray Knights are also humans, or in other words, although the Astartes are far more than humans, they are still mortal soldiers after all.

Even with their endurance, they were tortured by the task of running all the way from Terra without much preparation, let alone the Tindaros Legion.

No matter how good the environment on the battleship is, it cannot be compared with the military camp on the ground, and no matter how sufficient the supplies are during combat readiness, it cannot replace the mental relaxation during the rest period.

"Probably, what the original body means is that we should hurry up and move closer to the Brigia galaxy. There are high-value targets there, and they are most likely the targets that the enemy has been looking for." Gorgon scratched his head and replied. road. He didn't feel much about this living situation. After all, throughout the Chapter era, most of the Gray Knights acted as the Inquisition's fire brigade.

On the Titan home planet, except for the apothecary and the Prophet Brotherhood, the maintenance hall in the fortress monastery has not been popular all year round.

Several great mentors are either operating in war zones or rushing to new war zones. That is to say, Aidan will stay on the Titan home planet for a few days from time to time due to the issue of recruiting new soldiers.

Then there are the 3rd, 5th, and 6th companies. Occasionally, they would temporarily stay on the Titan home planet due to the Throne Court's defense switching tasks. Then they would receive calls from the Tribunal or the Grand Masters and rush to other battlefields after resting. .

However, long-term overload operation obviously has many disadvantages, and the Gray Knights' consistently high casualty rate is one of the consequences.

After entering the legion era, all procedures are on track, and long-distance raids across the star field like this become increasingly rare.

But less doesn’t mean nothing, and not doing it doesn’t mean you can’t.

Just like this time, after Calvin met two Chaos legions on the outskirts of the Gothic Star Territory, he mobilized two of the only three battle groups of the Gray Knights with a single order.

In addition to the new recruits being cultivated on the Titan home planet, the only remaining battle group itself is in the Gothic sector.

"Are you having difficulty there?" Gorgon didn't understand the status of the grassroots soldiers, but with little Calvin's character, he would definitely not complain for personal reasons.

But after all, he came from a different background, and his grasp of the mentality of these brothers in the new army was not as accurate as the other's.

"No! I'm worried about Tindaros."

Little Calvin has a habit of speaking harshly, but this is actually the case.

The Gray Knights were, after all, Astartes. Although the living conditions on the ship were not as good as those on the ground, they did not have much impact on this group of supermen.

But it's like a long sword that has been carefully maintained, and when it was being wiped one day, tiny scratches were suddenly discovered.

As the chief officer of the battle group, Little Calvin naturally discovered subtle changes in the mental and physical functions of the Gray Knights due to long-term combat preparations during the half-year-long mission.

This is a typical big or small problem. At best, this kind of change is so minor that no one except the Chapter Chief will notice it;

In other Chapters, whether it is the Astartes who were essentially treated as consumables in the Great Crusade era, or the Astartes who were no longer able to be picky due to the influence of the empire's national power and the "Holy Code" in the Chapter era. Stat, there is no condition to care about such a thing.

But if we look at it more broadly, then as a new legion, as a rich legion with the original body personally in charge and without the shackles of the "Holy Code". Every soldier in their early days of establishment and expansion is a valuable seed of experience!

Others may not care, but little Calvin must care!

As for the status of the Tindaros Army, it is not just his casual treatment.

With the supply standards of the Gray Knights and the living environment on the battleship, problems of this kind will arise; not to mention the auxiliary troops who live in the middle of the battleship and only have one bed per person as a private space!

But they had no choice, because the Primarch knew these things, and since he could do that, he must have his reasons.

At this time, Calvin was still communicating with the Imperial Fists and the natives of the Gothic Sector. After all, the apparent purpose of his trip was to solve the problem of the Gothic Sector losing contact with the Empire.

After the aliens withdrew and gave up the invasion of the mainland of the sector, the threat in the Gothic sector had been temporarily lifted. Apart from sitting in the Gothic sector and commanding the recovery campaign, he had no other reason to leave.

But just before the meeting, he learned the clues he had been looking for from the Imperial Fist.

So how to rush to Brigia and bring back the person he has been looking for intact;

While establishing the Gothic War Zone, allowing the subsequent imperial reinforcements to be smoothly integrated, and then regaining the lost ground under the dual threats of aliens and chaos, it became his most important task at the moment.

"Call..."

Calvin didn't know how many times he thought this name in his mind, but he swore that once he saw this mechanical priest who was particularly good at running away, he would definitely let him experience his "passion".

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