Chapter 28 Celebration, new power and the mystery of theft
"What a beautiful world...well..."
Amid the violent fluctuations in the subspace, the Interstellar Labyrinth struck the huge body of the cruiser and appeared from the other side of the physical universe.
And the moment after it appeared, the ancient, silver-black hull of the fleet flagship, the Angel of Punishment, guarded by six Grand Patrol stars, also appeared at Manzeville Point in the Ophelia System.
Above.
The huge fleet array looks extremely small against the backdrop of the planets in the galaxy, but anyone who knows them understands that this is a powerful force that can destroy the star region.
Calvin's huge body was fully clothed, and he stood in front of the huge porthole on the front of the dome, accompanied by Nicholas and Alan Janus.
Looking at the colorful planetary world composed of oceans and land representing life under his feet, he sighed uncontrollably.
The white clouds in the natural atmosphere move under the constraints of gravity. The native land and oceans carry a population of tens of billions, but there are no hive cities.
The quality of life of the people on this planetary world is the highest standard Calvin has ever seen. Even Holy Terra, the political center of the empire, cannot compare with it.
But the severe pain and trance of consciousness blurred Calvin's vision. The moment he saw the world, his mind was filled with countless fragments of consciousness.
Fragments of light and shadow gathered and flashed through his brain like a tide. Countless overlapping pleas and prayers, and the pure or dirty desires and wishes represented by these voices, were like a tsunami that blocked the sky and the sun.
, impacting towards his soul.
Calvin's powerful brain with its multi-line processing seemed pale and insignificant in the face of such a terrifying torrent.
Under the stress of the divine soul, hymns from the city of souls also spontaneously began to sound.
That is the prayer of countless people, and it is also the prayer of countless souls.
Although the direction of the prayer is not his own, just as a mortal sees the indescribable reality belonging to the devil, Calvin also has to pay a price for witnessing the operation of this faith.
The internal and external impact continued, and a certain balance was finally reached within a few long and short seconds.
The impact on Calvin's soul was gradually offset, and the pain in his brain also dissipated.
"Are you okay?" Allen sensed Calvin's abnormality first and took a step forward to ask him softly.
Nicholas was only one step too slow to react. He held the model halberd in his hand tightly, and while alert, he also looked at Calvin's body with worried eyes.
"I'm fine..." Calvin put down the hand holding his forehead.
The pain was like a fleeting hallucination, appearing before he could react and disappearing before his body function could alert him.
This abnormality began to appear in him after he bid farewell to the Virax Galaxy. As he got closer and closer to Ophelia, it happened more and more frequently.
Calvin did not explain to the adjutants and captains of the guards around him. He just frowned and adapted to the feeling of losing control of his ability, so as to grasp the context of "it" as soon as possible.
"There are still six Terran standards left before the landing time. The ceremony to welcome you will be held in the square in front of the Cathedral of Divine Grace. You still have enough time to rest."
Nicholas suggested from behind that the abnormality in the original body of the gene had attracted enough attention from him, but since Calvin himself believed that this abnormality was controllable, he could not talk more about it.
"Hmm... I understand. How is the battle group's painting going?"
Calvin expressed that he had received his suggestion, and then turned to pass the topic to Allen.
"The replacement has been completed. We have sufficient preparations for the painting materials of the Exorcist Chapter, and they have been completely disguised as usual.
The state religion has also received advance notice from us to ensure that it will not affect the celebration ceremony."
"Thank you..." After Calvin confirmed that the Gray Knight's identity would not be leaked in a ceremony involving mortals, he nodded slightly to Nicholas, turned and walked towards his palace.
The formations of the Grand Fleet have all jumped out, facing the stars of the Ophelia Galaxy, and the fleet's subspace engines are gradually extinguished.
The plasma reactor was reopened under the prayer of the Mechanic Priest. Under the jet of high-temperature wake from the tail of the fleet, they were like a group of tiny light points, starting to move towards the gravitational orbit of the seventh planet in the galaxy.
The astropaths had made contact with the galaxy before jumping out of the subspace, and Ofelia had already prepared a grand enough welcome ceremony for Calvin.
The moment the entire fleet jumped out of subspace, the defense systems of the entire galaxy sent congratulations to the Angel of Punishment via clear communication.
The cruising fleet in the galaxy, like a school of fish, also flashed signals of welcome and salute, approaching the two wings of the fleet in a standard escort posture.
This is the highest-level welcome ceremony of Ophelia 7 in thousands of years.
Since St. Gregor XI, the pope of the state religion, led the top leaders of the state church to return to the political stage of Terra after hundreds of years of accumulation, this is the first time that a ceremony of this size has been used to welcome foreign visitors.<
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All the astropaths aboard the Angel of Punishment have entered their posts, but the communications from the Ophelia system still make it difficult for them to deal with one thing or another.
Ofelia has a long history, and it is also an important planetary world that the Emperor personally recovered.
In this planetary world, which can be called the second most prosperous planet in the empire, the Imperial Fists and the Ultramarines have fortresses and monasteries.
This is also the birthplace and gathering place of another armed force of the empire:
All branches of the Order of Battle Sisters that emerged from the state church system are once again stationed with at least half of their strength.
The Order of the Martyrs, the Order of the Brave Heart, the Order of the Scarlet Rose, and the Order of the Silver Shroud;
Sisters of the Eternal Candlelight of the Hospital Order, Sisters of Serenity;
The gateway order of the Servant Sisters, the Order of the Key;
Sisters of the Holy Word of the Clerical Sisters, Sisters of the Holy Quill.
These religious orders, derived from the original Order of the Fighting Sisters of the State Church, are also sending welcome messages to the Angel of Punishment on different channels.
This is an exclusive honor that belongs to Calvin, because his current position also includes positions of power belonging to the two major orders of fighting against rebellion and fighting against foreigners.
His rise is itself a reflection of the close unity of the three major orders.
If other lords of Terra had come, these pious daughters of the emperor would probably have a different attitude.
The fleet's formation began to spontaneously change near Ophelia 7.
Except for the "Star Labyrinth" and the black ship "Darkfall" accompanied by Calvin's ship "Angel of Punishment", the rest of the escort fleet began to sail towards the nearby Star Fortress.
Although the escort fleet during the celebration is a visitor, they still cannot relax their vigilance. They will be in the second echelon of preparations and are always prepared for possible accidents within Ofelia's defense system.
The grand procession around the "City of Divine Grace" on the surface has begun.
A tidal wave of people began to surge outside the City of Divine Grace.
The Imperial Fists and Ultramarines garrisons did not participate in the celebration.
But to show respect, they still dispatched more than two teams of troops, one kilometer apart, to stand on the towering church terraces on both sides of the crowd to add color to the celebration.
The loud hymns resounded through the sky in front of the cheering crowd, but at the deepest place of God’s grace, several cardinals sat in a quiet conference room, but they were all sweating like rain as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
The supreme administrator, Cardinal Saratan, was not as stable as usual at this time, and was pacing back and forth anxiously behind his throne.
The celebration for the Supreme Lord, the Grand Inquisitor, had been prepared for several months in advance. During this period, he repeatedly confirmed that he thought everything was infallible, but he never expected that a huge mistake would occur at this time.
"What the hell! How dare you!"
He angrily pointed his trembling fingers at the cardinal in charge of the defense, and his deep voice was hoarse and deformed due to his anger.
"The God Emperor is above!
32 cardinals presided over and witnessed the entire ceremony!
Thousands of singers participated in the whole process!
The Sisters of the Sisters of Brave Heart are responsible for the outer defense!
There are also our people guarding the underground of the Holy Cave!
Are you pigs? How did you do it?
A total of 1,000 Heaven Punishment Weapons disappeared right under your noses?
How do you want me to explain to the Grand Inquisitor?
After the Tribunal was reorganized, you prepared this for our first business connection?
You guys did a great job!"
Update... Chapter 2 is probably in the middle of the night again... The coding software crashed twice, and I didn't have time to correct the error. I posted it first and then changed it. I'm sorry.