The Astropath's Spire has always been a quiet place. No matter where it is, even in the chaotic and noisy hive, it must stand in the highest and quietest place.
Because astropaths must have no distractions in order to ensure that their will is safe when opening it to the subspace.
However, Iliyan has been distracted since he came here, so he often stops in front of the only small observation window. This is not really directly connected to the outside world, but a screen that projects the scene of the outside world.
, but they are currently sailing in the subspace, and the outside world only has weird and colorful colors. When sailing in the subspace, the Astropathic Spire usually stops working, and the Astropaths will fall into sleep.
Thanks to his extraordinary physique, Ilyan does not need to sleep frequently, but this only exacerbates his troubles to some extent.
He originally thought that he would just perform ordinary duties in an ordinary war group until he was transferred back to the Ultramarines. But before he could get familiar with the Astropath Spire and Astropath Society in the Nessen system, he received the order.
He will set out with the Chapter to support the Orpheus sector under attack.
Well, this is not a special mission. He also followed the fleet of the Ultramarines on an expedition to the Obscure Star Territory.
However, what surprised him was the strength of the Star Knights...
Although Soshiyang's deeds of reviving the war group have been widely circulated, Yili Yang, who has been in the founding group, has a very high vision. He feels that no matter how prosperous a sub-group is, it is unlikely to be as good as the founding group.
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But he was stunned and shocked as a result.
Especially when he saw the super battleship named Randall, the shock was beyond comparison. This shock was far greater than when he first saw Macragge's Glory, when he witnessed the great glory of that ship.
After completing the Queen class, the majestic outline of the battleship would appear in my mind from time to time throughout the week.
But this is even more exaggerated than Macragge's Glory!
Especially when he learned that the battleship was an Abyss-class battleship, his mind almost shut down.
As an Astropath who has served in the Ultramarines Chapter for nearly fifty years, he is relatively familiar with the history of the Ultramarines, including the history of the Great Rebellion. When the Word Bearers launched a treacherous attack on the Ultramarines, they were
A super-ship labeled Abyss-class appears in records for the first time - but on the side of the Word Bearers.
Yes, this is the battleship used by the traitors, and it caused huge trouble and losses to the Ultramarines in subsequent battles.
Although Soshyan explained to him that this battleship was remodeled from a scrap ship salvaged in subspace, to be honest, Iliyan did not know anything about ships. A ship of this size, from salvage to purification
, and then to maintenance, the amount of work is extremely huge, how can a war group afford it? And how much time will it take? How many years has it been since Soshyan took over the war group?
But this question was quickly explained. When the ships of the Adeptus Mechanicus arrived one after another, Ilyan finally realized that he had underestimated the Astral Knights.
He saw the Star Traveler Legion of Grea, the Chasseur Legion of Alatimos, and the Fighter Legion of Zhao Akada, as well as the fleet and Titan Legion of a Forge World that he did not recognize.
Four forging worlds.
What is the concept of a warband being able to call in reinforcements from four forge worlds at once?
What is the charm of Soshyan?
In fact, he felt very abnormal during this time in Nessen. This galaxy was incredibly prosperous, even comparable to Macragge, but such a prosperous galaxy should not be unknown in the empire, unless...
.
Unless it started to prosper after the arrival of the Astral Knights, and very quickly.
With some strong curiosity, Ilyan began to pay attention to the military trends of the Astral Knights. After learning that Soshyan only had three companies that could support Orpheus, Ilyan also felt a little regretful, but he could also understand this.
Due to this shortage, the Holy Code limits the size of the war group, forcing most war groups to find it difficult to exert too much power.
However, when he saw an entire company of Terminators, he suddenly became suspicious again. After the Tyranid War, it was difficult for the Ultramarines to assemble a company of Terminators. Then he went to observe the Chapter's monastery fortress every day.
Logically speaking, this should be a very confidential matter, but instead of stopping him, they showed it to him openly.
Hundreds of Storm Falcons and Storm Claws, as well as dozens of Thunder Eagles, Storm Ravens, etc. were enough to shock him, but with the Javelin Speeder, Brutal Blade, Brutal Flying Blade, Scimitar, Sika
However, battle tanks, Kratos and other equipment from the Great Crusade era appeared in batches
Finally, Iliyan's doubts deepened. This was by no means something that ordinary battle groups could obtain. Even the founding group could rarely come up with so much armor at once. Originally, he thought that the Astral Knight's ground armor was
Some Predators, Rands, Rhinos and the like.
What follows can only be said to be more and more frightening the more you look at it, not only the Astartes, but also the extremely large and elite mortal troops, which can rival all the elite Astra Militarum Illyan has ever seen.
What's even more exaggerated is the knight family. This is also the first time he has seen a knight family loyal to the Astartes. This is beyond common sense or common sense. He doesn't know how Soshyan did it.
There is also the powerful fleet, many of which have obviously exceeded the regulations of the Holy Code. The Holy Code of Astartes not only limits the size of the chapter, but also limits the fleet of the chapter. It is regarded as a symbol of the second establishment of the army.
The naval ships were separated from the Astartes fleet, but the fleet of the Astral Knights was mostly naval battleships, as well as ships of indescribable models, such as the Styx class.
In the end, he came up with two words -
So bold!
The power of the Astral Knights has exceeded the scope of the normal Astartes Chapter. Iliyan has been keenly aware that a huge group has formed around the Astral Knights, especially when he noticed the prevalence of the Astral Knights in the Nessen Galaxy.
After the Shengyan Religion, although it stands to reason that the state religion will spread in different regions,
There are different religious groups on display, but this religious group has an obvious tendency. Maybe the stupid men and women don't know it, but he, a "top student" who is familiar with humanities and religious history, can see it at a glance. This is tailor-made for Ah.
The mortal faith created by the Stats is a spiritual tool used to control the home planet.
This is a bit excessive.
But Iliyan can also understand that in order to save a nearly destroyed war group, some unconventional means must be used. After all, the current situation of the empire is like this. If you are weak, everyone will not sympathize with you, but will only spurn and despise you.
You, if you show strength, everyone will support you and support you. This applies to the Astartes Chapter as well. There will be no
People care about a war group that is about to be destroyed. No matter how great things it has done, how magnificent a cause it has created, or how many people it has saved, everyone will definitely respect an incomparably powerful war group, even if they are notorious.
Even if their hands are full of blood, even if they are murderous, as long as they are strong enough and not rebellious, they will be a feared war group.