Chapter 259 Return, Orpheus’s planning and response
The fleet encountered no accidents on its way back. Calvin on board the Angel of Punishment buried himself in the library on the battleship and continued his previous research.
The relationship between authority and the real name is still limited to speculation in Calvin's mind and cannot be a firm judgment.
Before there was real and credible proof, he did not dare to take any action involving the entire legion.
This universe is too cruel to human beings. What they face is not only the double attack of foreign enemies and internal troubles, but even knowledge itself is also full of malice.
Under the vicious gaze of the gods, the various theories and descriptions of the authority of the true name are almost blank in human records;
And if the relationship between the two cannot be conclusively proven, then any theoretical misinterpretation may be deceived by the evil god, eventually leading to terrible results.
Evidence, he needs some real and credible evidence to prove that his judgment is correct.
Calvin actually had some specific ideas, but the conditions for the experiment at hand were not yet in place.
He recalled the process of purifying demons in the past. The absorption and transformation of soul and existence, and the gradual complement of authority in the soul were still vivid in his mind.
He can understand the replenishment of the soul, because it is the instinct of his soul to repair itself;
But after the devil's soul was absorbed, the annihilation of his true name and the corresponding perfection of his authority were completely beyond his observation.
He needs to recreate that transformation process again, and only in this process can he explore phenomena that have not been noticed by him in the past by observing his soul.
A week later, the Angel of Punishment successfully returned to the world of Amara, the capital of Orpheus, and at this time, Calvin's research work came to an end.
"Good day, Your Majesty Calvin."
In a palace that was exactly the same as the one on the Revenant Redeemer, Calvin stood high on the throne, looking down at the tiny mortal women below his Majesty.
This huge palace complex, which originally belonged to the planet's governor, is located in the middle of the top floor of the entire hive.
Its main entrance faces the Grand Chamber of the Inquisition, and its left and right sides are adjacent to the offices of the Astra Militarum and the Imperial Navy.
The Ministry of Justice and the Hive Prison are on the left rear, and the Anglican Church on the right rear forms the final piece of the petal-shaped top floor of the hive.
The Ondan family deserves to be called a "reasonable" aristocratic family, and Governor Harold's death cannot stop them from being "loyal" to the empire:
In just a few months, the Ondan family had transformed the palace that originally belonged to the governor into a palace that was exactly the same as the one on the Soul Redeemer.
The woman in front of Calvin now is the new representative promoted by the Ondan family after the death of the former governor Harold, and she is also the candidate for the next governor by default.
"Get up, I grant you the right to look directly at me."
A bell-like voice with obscure psychic fluctuations came out of Calvin's mouth in High Gothic with a standard Terran accent.
The mortal kneeling below was obviously shocked by his voice, and his crouched body trembled slightly, shaking even more violently.
This is not only a fear of power, but also a fear of Calvin's power.
Today's Orpheus is no more free than in the past. Although Terra is far away, the high lord is nearby.
In the past, the personnel change of the governor might only have to wait for Terra's recognition of the fait accompli;
But now without Calvin's endorsement, there would be no legal basis at all.
One word can determine the life and death of the person in front of you, and one word can determine the success or failure of the Ondan family's century-old operation;
This is the authority that Calvin now holds, and it is the core reason why this majestic and gorgeous temple appears here.
The charm of the word power is fully reflected at this moment.
"Hail to the God-Emperor! Salute to the Council of High Lords!"
The First Lord of the Empire, Vanessa Tricalli von Ondain, daughter of Sir Harold, the former Governor of Orpheus, saluted Calvin with an eagle salute, and then stood up from the polished floor.
"I am already aware of your father's death. You must investigate your legacy and fulfill your responsibilities for the affairs of the empire, so that you can live up to the favor of the God-Emperor."
In accordance with standard etiquette, Calvin, as the supreme lord, made the official final determination of Sir Harold's death in office.
He has a lot of affairs on his body and is not interested in mortal struggles for power.
Therefore, his attitude towards the Ondan family, which was jumping up and down after the death of the Orpheus family, was that as long as it did not affect the rule of the empire and the operation of the war ahead, he would just pretend that nothing happened and let bygones be bygones.
His words contained a great amount of information. In Vanessa's ears, they were not only a personal affirmation of Sir Harold, but also a substantial confirmation of her as the heir to the Governor.
This was the first thing Calvin did when he returned to the rear of Orpheus, and it was also the last thing he did before leaving Orpheus and rushing to the Lyak sector.
Troops and material support from the Storm Star Territory are still arriving one after another.
Now that the overall situation of the war in the Hassan sector has been decided, he has turned his attention to the Lyak sector where he had fought against Chaos before.
Although the Chaos fleet there has been destroyed, the remnants of Chaos in the occupied area still occupy a large number of planetary worlds.
Before, Calvin was entirely focused on protecting Orpheus itself, and had no energy to pay attention to the situation here.
When the main force of the orcs in the Hassan sector was defeated, the situation in the entire Orps theater was no longer in imminent danger, and the remaining focus of work naturally began to shift to cleaning up the post-war remnants.
The Inquisition has made a preliminary determination regarding Sir Harold's death.
This unusual death is not the first in the history of Orpheus;
It was eventually thought to be an echo of some alien civilization.
And as similar events have become more and more frequent in the past thousand years, it can be proved that this heterosexual civilization is in some kind of dormancy and is on the verge of awakening.
This incident aroused great vigilance in Calvin, but with the enemy in the dark and the enemy in the dark, Calvin had no choice but to restore the vitality of the Orps sector as much as possible before the real battle came.
The support for the front line within the sector has quietly changed since the Battle of Storm;
Under Calvin's promotion, most of Orpheus's main transportation capacity was concentrated on war supplies.
The extra mobile troops on the front line quietly boarded the returning transport ship and returned to Orps' home defense zone.
The main force of the Astartes Chapter that he deployed on his return trip this time was also based on this consideration.
On the basis of restoring order to the entire war zone as soon as possible, leaving enough backup for a war that may occur at any time is the real purpose of his layout.
But after all, the existence of these aliens has not been conclusively confirmed. For the sake of the morale of the people in the sector, these decisions can only be known to him and a few people within the Inquisition.
As for the local aristocratic group behind the lady in front of them, they knew nothing about it.
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