Chapter 515 Black and White, the Voice of the Wolf and the Sword
Now that the decision has been made, all that remains is the work of the specific execution layer.
Whether they are members of the Death Watch or the Imperial Navy, the members of this fleet are accustomed to the collision of blood and fire.
The sounding of the trumpet of war has long been commonplace in their eyes, and is not as unacceptable as in the civilized world;
But it is undeniable that both Cobb and Calvin Jr. felt a lingering pressure on the loss of initiative behind the war itself.
This has just begun, and what will be waiting for them next?
The enemy's conspiracy has been laid out long ago, and as the sword of the empire, they have no way to retreat.
sacrifice?
This is not a question they are afraid of.
fail?
This is their biggest concern.
Bright jets began to appear at the stern of the Lava Blood. This was the sequence in which the Death Watch received the order after the meeting and began to formally leave the fleet.
Talos and his captain were closely watching the movements of the Coronis continent.
The command team members at the lower level were divided into two groups:
On one side, they controlled the Molten Blood to occupy a favorable position, blocking possible anti-aircraft fire from the direction of Colonis, in order to cover the fleet of the Tindalos Legion;
While cooperating with the Death Watch to send off the original body who was "reluctant to say goodbye and reluctant to leave", he then waited for the Silver Dawn to communicate with the local authorities in Colonis and obtain authorization to officially intervene in the ground war.
They didn't have much time, but anxiety was the most useless emotion at this moment.
There may be thousands of orcs they have to face, but that's why they exist.
train……
fighting……
Recuperate...
Fighting...
Repeated processes start over and over again, filling their simple and boring life.
Maybe there will come a day when they can escape from this never-ending cycle:
They will either die under the blade of an enemy, or be shattered by the blow of a heavy cannon.
But, is it important? Who cares?
You know, this is no longer the era when the emperor still walked on earth.
The Shepherd God is dead, and the former Shadow Moon Wolf will never come back.
Being able to pick up the banner of the Empire again and fight in the galaxy in the name of the Emperor is already the best life for Talos and the "Black Shields" under his command.
They are never afraid of death, because then they will no longer have to remember and doubt the past in their frequent midnight dreams;
They even look forward to death, because such an ending is in line with their ideals and expectations, and being able to shout "for the Emperor" to end their contradictory life is even better than those brothers who walked into the Eye of Fear. where to go...
At this time, the bridge of the Silver Dawn was also busy:
As Admiral of the Fleet, Tybos was the perfect diplomat in the Primarch's absence.
He had the obligation and responsibility to initiate contact with Colonis, and after sending the first batch of fighters to fly to the nearby star fort, in order to establish a communication relay point.
This veteran who had served for hundreds of years finally stopped what he was doing and began to wait for a way to establish contact with the ground other than astropaths.
And his work doesn’t stop there:
The fleet has entered an information closure stage since leaving Desperate Watch.
After leaving the deep subspace voyage, his most pressing issue at the moment was actually receiving information from nearby public channels.
The intelligence system of the Inquisition is everywhere in the empire, but this place has just experienced a war.
And all he has to do is activate the nearby observation post in the name of the Imperial Eye - if there is one.
Little Calvin, the temporary commander of the legion, Sir Sutherland, was also very "busy".
He had already left the bridge and led the team to the large transport deck area of the battleship.
There, the Tindalos Legion, which was about to temporarily break away from the Gray Knights' command, was waiting for his orders.
And this is only the first stop on his journey. After seeing off the tens of thousands of elite mortals, he has to go to the upper deck area of the battleship again to meet his father who "runs away" at every turn... …
Yes, although the battleship was busy at this time, it was extremely quiet in the Gray Knight's internal channel.
The Sons of Galvan were evidently used to the tolerance shown by their Primarch on a daily basis, and Ser Sutherland's rise to power changed the atmosphere within the Legion.
And this is actually what they need.
Calvin was too soft-hearted, too gentle.
The Primarch may have never truly realized his status due to his past life experiences;
Or maybe because of the size of the legion, they haven't really "understood or accepted" the fate of the Sons of Calvin.
But these heirs understand, but his "children" know.
They understand their destiny and mission, and they also understand that sacrifice on the battlefield is inevitable.
But the structure of the legion and the will of the legion, in a sense, deny these "facts" that are about to happen:
The Primarch knew his legion too well.
He can use the will of the Legion to understand the name, character, martial arts skills and even life history of each Gray Knight...
Such a structure indeed allows Calvin to give full play to his advantages, allowing the Gray Knights to fully utilize the power of the Legion's will in the early stages of expansion.
But the same structure also allows the original body to clearly know the sacrifice of every Gray Knight, making it impossible for the original body to escape the fate of their inevitable departure.
They don’t know the existence of the Soul Temple, so they don’t know their destination after death.
Therefore, these children who are too "simple" and "innocent" in a certain sense have some unnecessary worries due to the isolation of information from both parties.
Little Calvin's rise to power was born in this context.
Because all members of the battle group agreed that they needed to create an artificial "isolation zone" between the original body and them.
Only then can we leave as quietly as possible...
This is the logic behind Calvin's "strongness" and another reason why he was able to take power smoothly.
And his position is also very subtle:
The responsibilities of the legion are limited to their current size, and may not be as clear as other legions of the Astartes, but with the functions that Calvin the Younger now plays, he is in fact fulfilling the power of "Archon".
Well, a titular archon.
A consul who would lead a team to block the flight deck because his original body "escaped"...
But Calvin would not give him this chance.
In fact, the original body had quietly boarded the return ship before the meeting ended.
There are no spare Thunderhawks on the Lava Blood, and the small shuttle is not unacceptable.
So, when Sir Sutherland, who was full of emotions, led his adjutants and staff to appear in the "No. 1" deck cabin.
The only people who stepped off the Thunder Eagle, which was originally planned to carry the original body, were a few unfamiliar Imperial Guards and Calvin's Honor Guard...
"Where's the Titan?" Little Calvin asked, looking at the people in front of him, but in fact, his eyes were always staring at the latter.
As brothers, the imperial guards obviously did not answer his obligation, so they lined up and left.
The remaining members of the Honor Guard looked at each other, and then gave little Calvin an "unsurprising" answer:
"Well... Taitan has returned to the palace and left an order saying that he will not accept your visit for the time being..."
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