Chapter 330 Traitors, be honest, send confessions one by one!
Strong electromagnetic oscillations spread from the void, and a fleet jumped into the galaxy, led by a slender giant ship, an ancient model that had almost disappeared in the long history of the empire.
Pluto-class cruiser, Unbound Soul.
In the silent void, her arrival was accompanied by the harsh roar of the engine, and the sound of brakes accompanied her slowly emerging from the subspace.
The kinetic energy buffers were fired one by one along the bow and hull spine, and the secondary braking engines were running to try to hold back the battleship's will to move forward.
From a distance, it looks like nothing more than the silent, graceful crawl of a battleship.
On the ship, the shaking hull and the screams of the engines erased all elegance.
In the engine room, thousands of sweat-soaked workers wearing protective clothing worked hard to maintain the work of the plasma furnace. At the same time, uniformed officers on the command deck reported and requested status reports in every area of the ship.
Compared with everything on the bridge of the Unbound Soul, everything on the Soul Drinker's flagship, the battle barge [Soul Messenger] looks more lively, and compared to sitting in the captain's seat, Gorg
Li chose to let the mortal captain maintain formal command authority.
The captain was now sitting on the captain's seat of the small ship, with his gray hair combed into a meticulously slicked back hair. Gorgli was standing beside him with his arms folded, staring at the screen.
The imperial world of Laconia was slowly rotating in the void in front of them, and the visible hemisphere was covered by a layer of atmosphere.
This is a standard industrial world, with a huge hive and a huge industrial area, but more importantly, in its orbit, there is a star fortress left over from the Empire's Great Expedition era.
According to the latest intelligence obtained, Laconia is controlled by a merchant guild called the Van Scoward Alliance, but
The Van Scoward Alliance is not only engaged in commercial activities, there is intelligence that they have secretly maintained a small pirate fleet, specifically used to combat and plunder the nearby industrial world to maintain their trade profits.
But now, this alliance has collapsed, their star fort has been captured, and their pirate fleet has been annihilated.
But the people who occupied the star fort and the people who destroyed the fleet were not the same people.
The former is the elite veteran of the Soul Drinkers, and the latter is the excavation fleet of the Mechanicus, and this is also the source of the current series of troubles.
Soshyan stood next to Gorgli and looked at the world together.
As they approached Laconia, more information and events were uncovered. According to the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Soul Drinkers attacked them without reason and destroyed a general cannon.
But from what Soshyan deduced, it was more likely that the Mechanicus made the first move.
More importantly, before taking action, both sides seemed to have landed in the Star Fortress, but then the Mechanicus withdrew, but the Soul Drinkers did not immediately pursue them. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while, and then the Soul Drinkers launched a gang-hopping war.
No matter how you look at it, the Soul Drinker shouldn't have made the first move.
However, the actual evidence is very unfavorable to the Soul Drinker.
Because the key point is that they carried out this operation without informing anyone or organization in advance. The Van Scoward Alliance may be punished, but they have not yet been tried. In fact, before being attacked by the Soul Drinkers, they
All are innocent.
Procedurally speaking, the Soul Drinkers Chapter has violated the law of attacking imperial institutions and organizations without justification.
"Brother, haven't they replied to the message yet?"
Gorgli nodded and did not look away from the screen.
"Yeah, no message came back to me, but I believe he received it."
"Then are you sure they are in the Star Castle?"
Gorgri's lips curved.
To the mortals around him, it was a cold sneer, but to Soshyan, it was a sign of anger.
"I'll make sure he has a lot to say after we meet, oracle scan?"
An officer next to the oracle inquired for a while from the three servitors connected to the console. He later reported to Gorgli:
"Scanning of the planet showed that the Starfort's weapon array was not activated, and the fire control radar was not turned on. There were traces of destruction in some areas. A fleet with a battle group identification code was waiting in the high orbit of the planet on the lightless side.
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"He is indeed here!"
Gorgli growled.
"What about fleet size and deployment?"
"Considering the unreliability of long-distance scanning and the echoes from subspace, it is estimated that there are two ships, two strike cruisers, all arranged in a standard formation for the time being."
Gorgli placed his hand on the hilt of his sheathed sword and ordered:
"When all the fleets enter the system, they will maintain a loose forward formation. The chief communications officer will pay attention. When we are within range, we will immediately send a communication request to the Star Castle."
Soon, the mixed fleet composed of the Astral Knights Chapter and the Soul Drinker Chapter, maintaining their usual solemnity, gradually took up their positions over the next hour.
At the same time, there is also an inconspicuous small battleship, which is the ship of Inquisitor Marcus.
Wende's fleet is still dealing with the follow-up matters in Valedo. If things change here, the Inquisition's fleet will arrive soon.
When the last arriving destroyer slid into the fleet's formation, the Soul Messenger started her engines and led the small fleet towards the Star Fortress.
"We just received a response."
Suddenly, the chief communications officer called.
"Voice only."
Gorgli looked towards the main communications officer. After a while, a quiet voice called out from the bridge loudspeaker, with some flaws in the voice communication.
"Hail, Chapter Master, I am Sarpedon."
At this moment, in the communications room of the Star Castle, the senior leaders of the veterans of the Soul Drinkers Chapter gathered together, including the Chief Chaplain.
"Ah! Sarpedon, are you finally willing to show up?"
Golgory's tone was like ice.
"Think Tank Director, tell me what you have done!"
A roar came from the communicator, and Sarpedon didn't know how to reply for a while. The veterans of the chapter also looked at each other, and finally Ictinos stepped forward.
"Leader of the Chapter, I am Ictinos. The communication is not convenient. How about we meet in person and talk about it."
"Ah? Chief Priest, how come you got together with him? Sarpedon's behavior is very bad, why don't you stop it! What are you people planning there? Now, let's not talk about this, you don't even have the skills
The sage was also killed, which is even more unforgivable! Don’t you feel
Shameful!?"
Gorgeli said, tapping the breastplate with his hand, making a clanging sound.
"Oh, oh, Gorgori, don't let your anger burn your head. Have you forgotten the instructions I gave you when you were serving?"
"Chief Priest! This is no time for joking. Let Sarpedon come to see me immediately!"
Ictinos rubbed his temples with his thumbs, turned his head, and said to the sergeants:
"Oh, the Chapter Leader is so excited right now that he can't talk on the phone at all."
The veterans looked at each other for a moment, and finally Caen, the third company commander, came out.
"Let me talk to him."
Walk to the communicator, pick up the phone, and cough.
"Hey! Hey! Is anyone listening?"
"Chapter Commander, it's me, Caen. Don't be so anxious yet."
Hearing this familiar voice, Gorgli was stunned for a moment. He once served as a non-commissioned officer under Caen, and the other party was considered his old superior.
"If you listen carefully to what we say, you will fully understand the significance of our action."
"Senior, why are you hanging out with them?"
Gorgri was pacing back and forth in excitement.
"You once told me that we are soldiers first, and Astartes second. The duty of a soldier is to obey. Now I am the Chapter Master! Besides, when you succeeded as the Chapter Master, didn't you want me to
Lead the battle group to remain loyal to the empire and do so unconditionally
Support me and be my backing? What are you saying now!"
As he spoke, he slapped the communication platform hard with his right hand, making a big hole.
"Okay, I won't say anything else. Immediately, immediately, disarm Sarpedon and escort him to the flagship!"
"Golgri, we cannot hand over the director of the think tank for the time being. Everything he has done is for the war group, and everything we have done is a necessary measure!"
Hearing this, Gorgli gritted his teeth and veins popped out on his forehead.
"Is everything you said true?"
"Yes, we will not accept any unfair verdict."
"You traitors!!"
Every word after him was a roar.
"Listen to me! Just stay there! I'll take people over right away! Use a Predator tank to tie you up one by one and throw you into the confessional!!"
After saying that, he directly crushed the communication microphone to pieces.
"These lawless guys!"
When Golgri's furious roar echoed on the bridge of the Soul Messenger, there was deathly silence in the Starcastle communications room.
Caen slowly put down the phone and turned around.
"Golgri just said that he is going to use a Predator tank to tie us all into the confessional."