On the ground of Bishop Velax's world, the dawn of stars has appeared on the edge of the earth.
After more than ten hours of high-intensity annihilation battle, hundreds of Astartes warriors from the two battle groups finally eliminated all the Chaos traitors entrenched near the cathedral.
The Thunder Eagle and Dagger appeared again in the sky, but this time they were carrying out the final mission of carrying the Astartes back and escorting them.
Velasquez, who was covered in gunfire and gunpowder smoke, finally calmed down temporarily, waiting for the relevant departments of the Inquisition and the National Church to carry out the next stage of purification and cleanup.
The short and cruel frontal war is over, but with the empire's re-colonization work here, the long cleanup and purge are just about to begin.
The Astartes have nothing to do with these tasks. As the precious core combat force of the empire, they have already returned to their own ships on the Thunderhawk.
Calvin, who returned to the Angel of Punishment, finally returned to his residence in the dome hall of the bridge after leading the Gray Knights participating in the battle to complete the routine purification prayer.
Like all leaders in high positions, once their authority is established in the group, their private time and space become the public resources of the group as obligations corresponding to rights.
The same was true with Calvin.
After returning to the palace, he had just taken off his armor and completed basic rest and washing in the armament room when there was a knock on the door of the outer hall.
During this time window, the adjutant Alan Janus, who had just fought with Calvin, was also resting.
You don’t need to think too much about the people who can appear here. There are only a few imperial guards responsible for government affairs.
"What a terrible time..."
Despite his verbal complaints, Calvin did not hesitate in his hands.
When the access control button on the desktop was pressed, the golden figure of Nicholas, the shield captain, appeared in front of Calvin exactly 5 seconds later.
"I remember I had no speaking schedule..."
Looking at the special data pad for schedule filing in Nicholas's hand, Calvin covered his head and said helplessly.
The battle he just had was not intense in his eyes, but he gained a lot from it.
He was thinking about carefully observing further changes in his spiritual world.
But now that he has reached such a high position, worldly affairs correspond to his rights. As long as he wants to, there will always be endless things to do.
"Tell me, I'm listening..."
Calvin put away the tool for cleaning the weapon in his hand, and while handing the tool to the servitor, he listened to Nicholas' purpose.
"Excuse me for disturbing you..."
Nicholas stood there and started the report with a standard palace-style "apology".
Calvin was obviously used to this kind of insincere apology. After rolling his eyes in a vague way, he quickly got into work mode while Nicholas was narrating.
"The Grand Fleet has now left the Ice Veil. Our operations are progressing smoothly and we are expected to complete the rendezvous near the Eleusis sector."
"Continue..."
While Calvin was distracted in conversation with Nicholas, he was observing his "land" at the shallow level of the spiritual world.
As Calvin's spiritual world, it is ultimately different from reality.
What is the state of those souls in the spiritual world? Calvin has never paid serious attention to it before.
"After the Eleusis sector, before the grand fleet arrives at Terra, there is only the world of Ophelia No. 7 that needs to stop. You need to have a courtesy meeting with the cardinals of the national church there to reflect the state of Terra.
To gain respect for the state religion."
"I understand, what else is there?"
Calvin walked behind the long marble table and pulled out the huge chair made especially for him.
The souls in the spiritual world are following the fixed sunrise and sunset under his observation, carrying out the same routine as before life.
"Alan Janus will come later. He should have some exclusive matters in his hands, regarding the secret agreement between the Holy Hammer Order and the National Church."
After Nicholas confirmed it to Calvin, he explained the follow-up matters and left. But the words he left behind gave Calvin new doubts.
State religion? Secret agreement with the Order of the Hammer?
His will in the psychic link is quickly searching for Allen's location along the huge body of the Angel of Punishment.
After a brief communication with Allen, Calvin realized belatedly that the relationship between the Gray Knights and the National Church was far from simple as it seemed.
"Acceptance of a batch of weapons?"
Calvin sat in the empty front hall, thinking thoughtfully.
In the news he just received from Allen, a batch of weapons stored on the world of Ophelia No. 7 are waiting for his acceptance.
Along with this high-level matter came the appointment notice that he would take over the position of the late Grand Master Aidan of the Silver Blade and officially become the last member of the Grand Master Council.
Calvin was not surprised by this appointment.
Before and after Aidan's death in the battle, when he, Aidan, and Yule were communicating with the Titans, the veterans had already reminded him of the appointment.
He had known that this day was coming, but he didn't expect that what he would inherit would be the seat of his closest mentor Aidan.
"It's convenient, so you don't have to worry about it..." Calvin's burly body sat on the huge seat and stared blankly in the direction of the dome.
The equipment and flag of the Grand Master of the Silver Blade are stored in the relic room of the Angel of Punishment. If they are really used, it is just a matter of giving an order.
Calvin did not dwell on these details, but was just thinking about the implications of this appointment coming at this point in time.
Aidan's words when he left appeared in his mind again:
"Our missions are different... We are ultimately different."
Calvin read this sentence over and over again, but the more he read it, the more confused he became.
"The mission is different, the mission is different..."
What is his mission? Isn’t it to resist the invasion of subspace demons and defend the interests of the human empire?
How is he different from the Gray Knights around him?
How is he different from those Primarchs created earlier by the Emperor?
Calvin thought hard, but could not show any hesitation.
Too many people are fighting for him, and too many people believe in his existence spiritually.
This is the road that only belongs to him, and it is also the confusion that only belongs to him.
Time on the battleship was passing by unconsciously, and the night passed quietly by a standard artificial Terra.
At the regular meeting the next day, Calvin returned to his previous calmness and confidence.
Witnessed by everyone, he read out the appointment from Titan's home planet;
He also personally took over the Silver Blade flag from Allen in front of the Imperial Guards and senior members of the Tribunal.
Since then, he has not only occupied a prominent position in the sequence of political power;
In the formal sequence of rights on the military side of the empire, there are also clear rights and a flag exclusive to him.
Under the jurisdiction of the Order of the Holy Hammer, the Gray Knights Chapter, Grand Master of the Silver Blade.
This position may not be as dazzling as that of a high lord.
But in the empire's absolute power sequence, it has the persuasiveness and penetration power that the former absolutely does not have in its downward interference in military affairs.
The sons of Calvin also passively participated in this personnel change. At the end of the appointment document, the Council of Grand Masters gave clear guidance:
Since Calvin takes over, the new sons of Calvin will be unified under the Order of the Silver Blade.
The subsequent company expansion plan will be officially launched on this basis.
Silver Blades will no longer have a limit on the number of companies within the war group;
All their equipment and supplies have since been raised to the highest priority of the battle group.
Other orders and subordinate companies will slowly participate in the construction and growth of the Silver Blade in an auxiliary position in the coming centuries.
And at the right time, the special functions of other companies will be established in a relatively complete and stable way in the new legion.
In a nutshell:
The Grand Master Council of the Gray Knights Chapter, after decades of waiting, finally decided to officially launch the Legion's construction plan.
As the main body of the future of the legion, they finally chose the Silver Blade, a company that represents recruits and new life, as a key link and hotbed for the past and the future.
There’s only one update, so I’m taking a half-day off.
Sometimes I am not in the mood to write, so I struggle to write a chapter, please forgive me...