Chapter 2224: Passing but not entering
Standard Terra Calendar 970.M41
Sun Star Domain, Solar System, Gate of Bliss
As the fleet approached the creation from the Dark Ages, various welcome messages continued to spread to the bridge, and the crowded waterways also made a way for the Astat fleet.
Soshiyan didn't like this disturbing style of doing things, but he couldn't do anything. He could only choose important messages to reply simply, and occasionally glance at the frozen planet in the sea blue.
Like Neptune, the ground of the native star composed of ice and methane is not suitable for living, so the vast majority of the population lives on satellites.
As early as the age of dark technology, humans established a stable subspace route on Uranus - that is, the giant structure called the Gate of Bliss that is almost exactly the same as the Gate of Hersonic. The Gate of Bliss allows fleets within the galaxy to perform fast and simple subspace jumps, so it is the main portal of the solar system to the outside world.
In order to protect this important structure, the Empire built a defense system called the Eye of the Ancient God during the Great Expedition, a huge network system composed of orbital defense stations and turrets, guarding the entrance to the Gate of Bliss, but was almost destroyed during the Great Rebellion and rebuilt over thousands of years.
During the Horus Rebellion, Uranus and the Gate of Bliss became the center of the second defense circle of the Imperial Army around the solar system. The commander was the company commander of the Imperial Fist, Helbreccht - and the name of the Black Holy Marshal. The two of them had the same name as a coincidence of fate.
After losing Neptune, Rogdorn decided to defend the place. Uranus and the surrounding universe then broke out many large-scale battles. Under the leadership of the Primrose, the Iron Warriors finally launched a raid to seize the Gate of Bliss, destroying most of the Eye of the Ancient God and successfully occupying Uranus.
But after Terra sieges, the empire took back Uranus and its moons during the Great Purge.
Originally, Uranus had a large number of satellites, with a total of 27. Some of the smaller satellites were completely fortified after the Horus Rebellion and were completely destroyed in the fierce war. There were only 14 existing Uranus satellites left, and 6 planets such as Tianweiyi could not be transformed into large residential sites due to war damage and other reasons. Therefore, as resource mining sites, there are actually only 8 satellites inhabited by humans, the largest of which is Tianwei, which is said to have 30 billion people.
Although there is no exact number, Soshiyan speculates that the entire planet and moons have a population of about more than Neptune.
Like Neptune, Uranus also has an orbital station called Kadom.
Like before, Soshiyan couldn't help but have a brief meeting with a group of senior officials of the empire there. Although he was impatient with this kind of activity, his rationality told him that such behavior was very beneficial to expanding the influence of the battle group. Although the influence is invisible and intangible, it can play a role in the critical time. He has already deeply experienced this during the expedition.
After leaving Uranus, Soshiyan was about to set off for Terra's outpost, Jupiter-
"Why not go to Saturn?"
In a small training ground for Eternal Loyalty, Jacob asked such a question and wiped the fine sweat beads from his face with a towel. All the soldiers of the ten companies around him were training in weapons and fighting. When there was no fighting, training was the vast majority of the daily life of the Space Marines - except for the managers.
"Why are you asking so much?"
Bahram, wearing a training suit, walked over and threw a sword at Jacob. The opponent took the hilt and turned his wrist.
"Curious..."
"Why are there so many curiosities? Saturn is not allowed to get close to..."
"Why?"
"Having the strength to be curious means that your training intensity is not enough."
After saying that, Bahram's transformation from static to dynamic took only half a second, and the sword in his hand slashed towards Jacob's neck.
In response, Jacob's entire body and nerves also responded in an instant, and his combat instinct erupted, as if he raised his hand unconsciously to deal with the attack in front of him.
The two of them hit each other's weapons heavily, and Bahram swung three times in a row, both fierce and swift, and defeated Jacob several steps back.
Then Jacob decided not to retreat. He tried to use a feint attack to deceive Bahram's sword, then forced the opponent back with a continuous stabbing, and then reorganized the attack...
However, before he could take action, Bahram seemed to have seen through his intentions. The blade suddenly turned and swept across the left. Jacob tried to resist it in a hurry, sweeping it aside before it stabbed himself in the gap.
Even if he used all his strength, the sword was almost pulled away from him.
"Saturn and its satellites are now home to the Holy Hammer Order, and it may also be the home of the Grey Knight. In short, this world and its satellites are subject to strict navigation restrictions. Without the licensed navigation rights issued by the Holy Hammer Order, no ship is allowed to approach its orbit. No matter what its identity is, any unknown spacecraft that is close to Saturn will be immediately destroyed by its complex orbital defense system."
Bahram suddenly spoke and waved his sword again. This time Jacob was distracted by the other party's words and failed to block the attack aside. Although he reacted at the critical moment and used his sword to block the attack, the two weapons were already locked together.
"And unlike other planets in the solar system, Saturn has no orbital colonies and has not been widely developed. It can be seen that this ban has been implemented very well, so Uranus' routes lead directly to Jupiter."
Suddenly, Bahram said another sentence, and Jacob asked gasping:
"That--"
Before he could say the next word, Bahram shook him away and launched a series of stabs with his sword, transforming the tactic from overwhelming force to a deadly rapidity.
Jacob, who had been distracted, could not keep up with Bahram's speed. The opponent then stabbed his shoulder with a sword. The strong current released from the training sword violently stimulated Jacob's nerves, making him froze. Then Bahram grabbed his collar and twisted it hard, and Jacob was directly knocked to the ground.
"So, you get it?"
Bahram looked down at Jacob, his sword against the other person's forehead and said in a serious tone:
"On the battlefield, your curiosity may kill you. Don't think it's harmless. It's a gap in your fighting will."
Jacob shook his head helplessly and stood up without even picking up the sword.
"Only demons whisper in battle."
Bahram smiled and slapped the other person's ass with his sword blade.
"Then how can you be sure that I am not a demon's disguise? If you encounter an opponent exactly like me on the battlefield, will you relax your vigilance?"
"You are terrified if you are not a sergeant..."
Chapter completed!