Chapter 57 The Eve of Advent
Boom, boom, boom, boom...
In the corridor made of steel, a gray knight wearing a gorgeous and thick Holy Shield Terminator type power armor walked from the top entrance of the cabin.
The tremors from his heavy steps raised concerns about whether the corridors suspended above the vast cabin could bear his weight.
A dozen meters in front of him, at the intersection of the two corridors, on a terrace transformed from a load-bearing column, Calvin was standing here without a helmet.
He is far superior to 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. It is more gorgeous and exaggerated, with obvious... Mythological silver winged pauldrons.
The high Gothic runes on each feather are engraved by craftsmen on these two thick "wings". Under the irradiation of light, every angle reflects the sacred light, making it easy to see at a glance. I can understand his difference.
Turning your eyes to his head, his short silver hair and his young face looked much more mature than his real age against the armor on his body. The blue leaf-shaped psychic crystal he wore on his forehead was carved into the head. Paired with his silver-blue eyes, the ring looks noble and mysterious. (Psychic amplification device)
At this time, he was silently looking at the bottom of the huge cabin, where hundreds of mortal crew members and servitors were making complicated preparations for the battle.
The focus of his gaze was on the center of the front section of the cabin. There, there were dozens of technicians surrounding a submarine-sized warhead with a radius of more than 5 meters that was carried on the back of a heavy-duty carrier vehicle. They are following each other's different divisions of labor and confirming over and over again whether the existing data on the target is consistent with the operation manual in their hands at different locations on the missile body.
"What are you thinking about?" The future giant walked to Calvin and stood side by side with him, following his gaze to look at the people who were still busy.
"I'm thinking about how much meaning we can do; I'm thinking about how much we need to do to make it stay here." Calvin looked at the weapon below that represented disaster and destruction. , raising his hand and pointing to the carrier vehicle being started below it.
"It's useless to think, only to do is to do. The Emperor has his own protection, and all we can do is to contribute according to His established arrangements. We do our best and do our best, and leave the rest to the Emperor Let's evaluate it." The giant next to him also followed Calvin's finger, glanced at the carrier carrying the huge warhead, and slowly entered the launcher magazine hoisting area under the guidance of the staff, and then responded. road.
"Okay, it's this fatalism again, I've heard enough. Tell me, how far we are from the goal, and who sent you." Calvin also put away his occasional exclamations and returned to work. . He turned back and looked down at Gavins, who was now only at his shoulder height, and asked.
The latter was not surprised when he heard Calvin's conclusion. It was not the first time that he had had such a conversation. He didn't bother, and answered Calvin's question:
"In 50 minutes, we will arrive at the outer perimeter of SATA One's defense orbit. Old Tabers and Bishop Klein are waiting for you. We need to finally verify 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 is better to do something than to sigh needlessly here.
Calvin didn't stop any longer, waved to Gavins, and headed towards the direction where Gavins came from; the latter also turned around and followed Calvin, two huge silver giants They walked away quickly with their huge steps, and the sound of heavy footsteps gradually disappeared in the corridor.
The staff below seemed unaware, as if the two above had never been here. They continued to work as efficiently as before in the silence they could only contribute as mortals...
On the highest command platform of the bridge of the Redeemer of Souls, Captain Elder Tabers and Mechanical Archbishop Klein watched in the distance as Calvin and his adjutant Gavins appeared at the end of the bridge corridor and quickly entered. Command function area.
While working in silence, the people passing by occasionally looked up and saw the two gray knights, Calvin and Gavins. They only saluted with their eyes, and then quickly got back to work.
Calvin quickly walked to the command podium, put the heavy Crusader helmet he had been holding on to the shelf beside him, and then turned to look at the two of them;
"How long will it take to reach the effective range of orbital defense firepower?"
"Here... there are still 45 minutes, and we are about to enter the effective attack range of SATA One's defensive armed sequence." Archbishop Klein himself did not move, and the hands in front were still clenched to symbolize her relationship with the God of All Machines, Ommi. The gear scepter of Saiyan knowledge and faith.
But her electrically simulated voice came out from the loudspeaker at the position of her original, unmodified mouth; and at the same time, one of the many mechanical prostheses behind her also followed her words from the top of her head. Stretching out, pointing to the specific situation of SATA One simulated by the holographic projection in the center of the podium:
The outside of the green ring, which represents the planet's peripheral defense weapon sequence, is being marked by a larger, more three-dimensional belt-like area in high-brightness red.
"What's the situation? Have you confirmed it again? I don't want this ship to return to the Mars Iron Ring for an overhaul just after it is unsealed." Calvin looked attentively at the flashing point that represented the location of the Redeemer of Souls and the marked danger area. The green dotted line between them is the distance calculated for them by the estimators on the spacecraft and the zero-hour countdown to the possible exchange of fire at the current speed.
After hearing what Calvin said, Captain Tabers took over and said:
"It has been confirmed. It is consistent with the information we have received before. After the SATA sector sent a request for help 49 years ago, the defensive weapon array in orbit was authorized by the Governor to transmit the control core code to the trial who was already on the road. Court personnel. And with the permission of the planet’s governor, the orbital weapons have completed the adjustment of the full inward fire direction. This is also the last order issued by the planet’s governor.”
"Current status?" Calvin asked again. This battle was too important to Calvin. Therefore, he did not fully respect the expertise and authority of these two men as usual, but hoped to understand as much as possible about all aspects of 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. Therefore, Calvin at this time seemed particularly strong and authoritative, and all information about the battlefield must be in his information list.
From Calvin's point of view, he cannot accept the omission or summary of information from anyone or any link before this battle. He wants it inside the atmosphere, and he wants it outside.
The other two veterans at the decision-making level obviously have a full understanding of Calvin, who is extremely strong at this time.
After all, the great mentors had already anticipated today's scene when they first made the selection of personnel, so two experienced, thoughtful, but by no means overpowering veterans became the escorts for Calvin's novices. The only choice.
In a sense, the appointment of the two of them already had such a tendency and the reason for their selection, so when this scene appeared unexpectedly, the two of them were not mentally prepared for Calvin's strong takeover of power. Nice bounce.
The two veterans, who had served for more than 1,500 years together, looked at each other, and the brief eye contact allowed them to confirm who would resolve the first possible conflict in the leadership of this new unit.
Mechanical Bishop Klein took the lead in taking over Calvin's questioning. As if she didn't understand the meaning behind this sentence, she continued to speak in her plain and emotionless mechanical simulation voice:
"Confirmed, all weapon arrays have entered maintenance status, and the ammunition has been unplugged and sealed on site under the supervision of a small force sent by the Astra Militarum."
Thank you, every soul who likes my words.