Chapter 257 Battleship and True Name
"I know, who is the commander of the headquarters now?"
Calvin nodded, and then asked Allen about the senior generals in charge of the headquarters today.
"General of the Astra Militarum." Allen responded in a low voice.
"Notify him and ask him to initiate an impromptu meeting."
"yes……"
Allen turned and left. Calvin was left sitting there thinking.
The death of the Grand Master of the Silver Blade made him heartbroken, and it was a price he was never willing to pay.
Although this battle is won but lost, Aidan's fall will be a lasting pain for Calvin.
He can't forget this place, and he will never forget the veteran's last reply in his dream.
The news of Harold's death further strengthened Calvin's ideas.
The war situation here has been decided, and the successful recovery of Storm 1 means that the war situation in the entire Priestley system has been won;
The recovery of Priestley means that the Orcs have lost their central position in the sector:
Once the hub position is taken, it will be difficult for the remaining orcs to pose a strategic level threat.
It's time for him to leave. It doesn't make much difference whether he is here or not, but there are more things waiting for him behind;
The purge of Orpheus is not over yet, and the recovery of Lyak is progressing slowly.
Time is too precious a resource for him, and the battle here no longer requires his leadership.
Then he should withdraw in time and leave the stage to those who are prepared.
At the meeting of senior generals, Calvin explained his will to them.
By unanimous consent, Calvin granted temporary supreme command to the Moloch Chapter Master from the Minotaur Chapter Astartes.
He will lead a total of 7 companies from the chapter directly under him and two other chapters to participate in the battle to recapture the Hassan sector.
In order to reassure everyone, Calvin deliberately emphasized that even if he left here, Orpheus's material support to Hassan would not change.
But what he also emphasized is: the star area can support here, but it is by no means unlimited.
Everyone in the Hassan sector must complete the restoration of part of the productivity as soon as possible in order to maintain most of the supplies for the expedition.
Calvin himself would lead the remaining Astartes back to Orpheus after the meeting.
The reason has not been given, but everyone within the Astartes has been told that this is to prevent the possible emergence of aliens.
The meeting was not long. Once the overall plan was finalized, all that was left was to discuss the implementation details.
Calvin was not interested in joining this topic. He left the meeting and was making a choice for a new question:
A total of five Gray Knights warships participated in Orpheus, and three specifically participated in the Battle of Hassan;
With the Supreme Decree completely destroyed and the Revenant Redeemer severely damaged, Calvin was left with only one battleship as his flagship.
The Gray Knight strike cruiser, the Angel of Punishment, is Calvin's only choice.
However, the performance of this ship obviously cannot satisfy Calvin. It can be used as a means of transportation in a short period of time, but if it is used for a long time, especially in combat, then forget it.
"We still have battleships. The brothers from the Second Order have asked about our status and said they can support us at any time."
As usual, it was Allen's report, but the content did not satisfy Calvin.
"What about time? At least two weeks?
I can't wait for this. "
Calvin muttered to himself, wondering if there were any other alternatives.
After hearing this, Allen suggested to Calvin:
"Should we drive out the ship behind Titan? After all, with its power, it is not impossible to reach Orps within a few days."
"No! Absolutely not!"
Calvin shook his head and rejected Allen's suggestion.
What a joke!
The ship was far from ready for its time to appear.
Now take it out and use it openly. Once the iconic length and firepower are seen by the Astartes, it is almost indistinguishable from self-destruction.
Thinking about other options, I really have no choice but to use this ship...
With no other choice, Calvin finally returned to Orpheus within three days on the Angel of Punishment.
What he also took with him was the remaining 3,500 Astartes warriors from the Second Strike Group after this battle.
A fleet of several strike cruisers sailed in the depths of the subspace. In the quiet ship, except for the sound of work from the Geiger stance, only a few Astartes remained active.
Mortal crew members are the most susceptible to contamination in this environment, so most crew members are ordered to enter hibernation unless they are on duty.
Calvin sat in the newly renovated hall in the dome, thinking about the gains and losses in this battle with the orcs.
Compared with these aliens, the Gray Knights have better equipment and morale. Even if they are surrounded by more than ten times the number of orcs, Galvan has more confidence in the Gray Knights;
But it was only the surface combat power shown by routine. In the battle with the Orc Boss, he still found the aspect of the Gray Knights that was inferior to the Orcs in his perception of the rear battle capital-the too single combat structure and combat direction.
Yes, the Galvans knew that their job was to fight the warp; to slay the daemons was their calling.
But is it just second best?
They are known as the last sword given to mankind by the Emperor.
In addition to resisting demons, aren't they, like the Imperial Guards, another evolutionary direction for the human empire?
Have you seen the lame development direction template? Have you ever seen a template whose defect was discovered at birth?
They shouldn't be like this. There must be some way to systematically enhance the strength of these Gray Knights;
There must be something that can make the Gray Knights equally powerful in the purely physical universe.
This was a problem that Calvin had never paid attention to before. After taking on this battle, he learned from the pain and decided to find this solution.
The situation in the empire is so precarious, does he have every opportunity to choose his enemies before going to the battlefield to fight?
In the quiet hall, Allen stood on Calvin's wings like several sculptures of members of the Honor Guard; his huge body sat on the throne, unconsciously playing with a carmine gem in his hand.
This was something belonging to the Tao in the hands of his sub-Prince Rebsaal of Khorne. Because of the rarity of its existence, he had been keeping it and was not willing to digest it.
His eyes wandered unconsciously in the hall,
Until he saw his war hammer being treated as a sacred object and placed on a huge weapon stand.
Next to it is another sacred object of the Chapter, a one-handed shuriken with an ice blue blade.
Its blade made of psychic crystal was so crystal clear that Calvin couldn't help but think of the holy sword on Titan - the holy sword with the meaning of its true name that he had personally retrieved.
"Well……"
Calvin raised his head and looked at the several eyes that looked at him upon hearing the sound, then picked up the red gem in his hand and asked the Gray Knights present:
"Does any of you understand the sword of the true name?"
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