Facing the somewhat confused Soshyan, Ebanks mysteriously took out a personal data pad, opened it and handed it to Soshyan. Soshyan took it and looked at it, and immediately showed a surprised expression, but did not immediately
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After more than ten minutes, he read the entire content, then handed the data pad to Talos and said to Ebanks:
"The model of MacBane's personal soldiers? Isn't this the Astra Militarum?"
The other person smiled and shook his head.
"You misunderstood. It has always been the MacBane militia. It is only because these devout soldiers are more heroic and capable than the so-called Astra Militarum, who are mixed and have loose beliefs, that they have to perform duties other than their own defense missions, that is, in the galaxy.
Fight for the light of the throne and protect the faithful and pilgrims."
The so-called Macbane Guards are a force from Macbus Quintus, an arid religious world in the Calixis sector.
As a pilgrimage site for a large number of believers in the Calixis sector, this religious world has a strong military tradition. It is said that the legendary expedition general Drust was assassinated by an enemy assassin here, but he was brought back after ten days and ten nights.
With the Emperor's Light resurrected, in the following years, Drust did not know the meaning of failure. One enemy after another was defeated at his hands. Finally, from the ashes of his conquest, the Calixis Sector was born.
In the centuries after the expedition, Drust was also canonized as a saint by the state church. Due to his miraculous re-emergence and subsequent great victory, the once miraculous place was also changed to the religious world, which is now Maccabus.
-Quintas, then gathered a large number of pilgrims. These pilgrims also formed the core of the Macbane Militia, and the best among them formed the Macbane Guards.
"Oh? I am really ignorant about this. I always thought that the MacBain regiment was the Astra Militarum."
Soshyan nodded thoughtfully.
"Forming an informal armed force in the name of the Planetary Defense Force can indeed circumvent the taming order in principle..."
Originally, he thought that the State Church would not interfere in military matters, but he thought simply. How could the State Church really ignore his own territory?
This is obviously a borrowed money act. Under the banner of the Suffering Alliance, a military force similar to the Macbaine Guards is established in the archdiocese. This can not only avoid the disapproval of other imperial institutions, but also increase the armed forces of the state church.
Strength, the countless struggles of the High Lords Council over the past 10,000 years have proven one thing, the barrel of a gun is always the most effective bargaining chip in political games.
But does Soshyan need to say no?
Of course not, how could he refuse such a good thing delivered to his door?
The equipment of MacBane's personal soldiers is very good, belonging to the first-class standard of the Astra Militarum. To build a troop of such quality requires a huge amount of resources. Soshyan himself cannot afford so much, but since the state religion is willing to be the
Naturally, he doesn't care about this being taken advantage of.
Anyway, this power will be used for him in the end.
"I have long heard of the reputation of Macbaine's soldiers as being good at fighting, but... if we want to follow their model to build a huge army, the equipment, logistics, training, etc. will be a staggering expense."
Seeing that Soshyan had agreed to the plan, the smile on Ebanks's face became more obvious. He originally thought that this matter would require a lot of talking, but he didn't expect that the other party agreed so readily. Then when he returned to Terra
When he returned to life, these great achievements were enough to give him the opportunity to peek into the high position of the cardinal and deacon.
"You don't have to worry about this. The State Church will give sufficient support to the Suffering Alliance. We have already brought a batch of equipment, and more are assembled in Ophelia and will be transported here soon. In addition, we have also brought
We have recruited 21 regiments of Macbain Guards. They are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles and have extremely firm and pious beliefs. They can solve training problems and become the officers and pillars of the new army."
Soshiyang is kind on the surface, but he is sneering in his heart, trying to control Faith Watch with this childish "sand-in" method. Although this deacon is a shrewd and smooth man, he still lacks knowledge of military affairs. As long as the highest authority
The commander's ability to firmly hold on to the power of command is nothing but a joke. No matter how pious those Macbane veterans are, he has countless ways to "convert" them.
"That puts me at ease."
After that, the two parties talked about other things, and it was not until 2 hours later that Ebanks took the people away to carry out the next series of work.
Immediately, only Soshyan and Talos were left in the hall.
"People from the National Church of Terra are here. Will the Holy Flame Sect you created be discovered?"
After hearing Talos' question, Soshyan thought for a moment and said very confidently:
"The Holy Flame Religion is still relatively secretive. I have already communicated with the Patriarch and used a small local religious sect as a cover. There are thousands of sects in the state religion, and a small sect will not attract the attention of these people.
, do you know what the patriarch complained to me? The deacon obviously looked down upon him because he was lower in religious rank than him, and regarded him as a country bumpkin in a remote area. He spoke very rudely and gave him a lot of money.
Order."
Talos grinned upon hearing this.
"The people of Terra are generally like this. They are shrewd and arrogant. However, this also successfully forced the rubber stamp patriarch to come to your side."
"Friend, what do you think the Silent Knight is?"
"Hmm... I guess it's some kind of modified person. It's hard to say what kind of technology he uses. Maybe it was plundered by Vandier from other places, or maybe it was found from a dark corner of the Terra Palace, or maybe it was found with
At that time, the founding generals jointly created something, but the National Religion hid this group of people so well that there was almost no news in the galaxy. It stands to reason that even if it cannot be used on a large scale, it should not be too noticeable when used on a small scale. After all,
There are also various elite bodyguards among the top leaders of the state religion, so I guess...it is a very shady thing, and even being a bodyguard is very dangerous."
"So what's the purpose of them sending these things this time? I don't think I'm so trustworthy."
"Do you think it's possible..."
Talos made a thinking expression as he stretched out his finger and pointed at the star map.
"Actually, the Pope also doubts the ability of the so-called Silent Knights? Because they are too hidden, they have probably not experienced large-scale actual combat, even if it has been thousands of years, so why not just give it a try?"
"It sounds a bit hasty, but it is indeed possible, but what I am wondering is, do these people have other missions?"
"There is a possibility."
The two looked at each other and fell into silence. After a few minutes, Soshyan took the lead to break the silence.
"I can't think of anything right now. I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on them to see what moves they will make next. I may have to be busy with the rear for a while. I have to accept such a great gift from the National Religion. You have to work harder on the front.
Already."
"I just want to see what the so-called Tyranids are."