After the secret meeting, Soshyan left the frigate Saber of Glory, went to the already arrived Starfire, and began to make arrangements to transfer the personnel of the orbital station to the Starfire.
Loken and the Farzad team stayed on the Glory Saber. Loken would participate in an important meeting later, and the Space Marines would ensure the smooth progress of the meeting.
As usual, a small group of servitors huddled in the shadows in the corner of the communications room, operating the runes on the curved walls.
To Loken's delight, the mutant navigator had returned to his quarters to rest; the presence of these guys always made him feel nervous.
Then he entered the main conference room on the side of the bridge.
It was extremely quiet here, with only Loken's polite voice echoing in the conference room.
After a while, everyone arrived, and one of the communications officers spoke without any preamble.
"We have received orders from Training Fleet Command."
He declared:
"The frequency of pirate incidents has been on the rise recently. We must join the No. 32 patrol escort formation immediately."
Loken's heart sank, even though he had expected this.
The communications officer looked at Captain Hodges, unsure if this was a signal for him to continue explaining the situation.
Finally, he made up his mind and spoke.
"It is believed that the Moff encountered some troubles, such as riots caused by supply shortages caused by blocked routes."
"Really?"
Loken asked in surprise:
"Wasn't it always peaceful before?"
"Who knows."
The communications officer shrugged.
"I thought so at first. The governor might just be a little panicked. This might be the first time he has witnessed large-scale turmoil."
"The traitors appearing here indicate that it is probably not a rumor, and the sector is under threat."
The deputy captain immediately interrupted him.
"We must join the fleet immediately."
"I think it's just some rumors."
Loken emphasized again that his words caused dissatisfaction among some officers, but no one said anything, and the technical priest on the ship remained silent. ""
"What are our orders?"
Finally, the vice-captain looked at Hodges, as did everyone else.
"We're going to get out of here."
Hodges, who had his hands crossed and his chin propped up, responded indifferently, which made many people breathe a sigh of relief. After what happened, they didn't want to stay here anymore.
"Sir, what is the time?"
"soon--"
Hodges' gaze at this time was as deep as the endless void outside the porthole window. The deputy captain suddenly found that the dejected aura of his commander had disappeared.
But it was replaced by iceberg-like coldness and determination.
"Soon we will set off with Chapter Commander Soshyan."
"What?"
Everyone was startled, and the vice-captain even jumped up from his chair. The only one who didn't move was the technical priest of the Saber of Glory. He was always sitting on the chair like a statue, and he couldn't even breathe.
It’s hard to feel.
"Are my words so difficult to understand?"
"Sir, the order requested by the headquarters is——"
"I received."
Hodges put down his hands, looked at the deputy captain, and replied calmly:
"Do you have any other questions?"
"But, but..."
The vice-captain took a step back. He already understood what Hodges was going to do. Then he turned his attention to the other officers. Although their faces were very uneasy, they did not express any more.
Hodges's prestige is still very high, and most of the people here were promoted by him, except the deputy captain.
He graduated from the military academy and had only been with Hodges for two years. In fact, as a noble, his future future was much brighter than that of Hodges. In two years, he would be able to independently command a frigate.
"No! Sir! This is rebellion! You can't do this!"
The first officer obviously did not want to join the Space Marines in their uncertain expedition, and Hodges sighed.
Just when his shoulders sank and he just sighed, a mechanical appendage suddenly lifted up from the robe of the technical priest next to him, and the needle gun on it made a soft "pop" sound.
Then there was the muffled sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.
Seeing the vice-captain fall to the ground, the other legions immediately panicked, and Hodges immediately raised his hand to suppress him.
"Don't panic, I didn't kill him, I just let him sleep for a while."
As he said that, the deputy captain who fell to the ground snored softly. After hearing this, the nervous expressions on the other officers' faces immediately relaxed a lot.
Hodges stood up, glanced at everyone, and said:
"Everyone knows me, and I know everyone. Any decision I make is carefully considered. Even if I feel sorry for you, I will never make it."
Everyone nodded.
"We are all mortals, and we can only be mortals, but if we just want to live an ordinary life, why bother boarding a drifting warship? Isn't it good to spend our life safely on the ground? Some people may
It is forced, but I believe that none of you who can sit here is forced! You are all like me, with blood flowing unwilling to be ordinary, with a heart to make great achievements, and the desire to make the emperor better.
The name of the Emperor shines in the void, and I long to annihilate the enemy in the name of the Emperor!"
As he spoke, he slammed his hat on the table.
"Then do it! Don't hesitate any longer! Even if our bones are shattered in the next moment, at least we will stand gloriously beside the emperor instead of struggling to die in pain on the hospital bed!"
"For the Emperor!!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
Loken immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave a thumbs up to the Technical Priest of the Saber of Glory, Jiminy Ford.
But the other party just responded with indifference.
After the meeting, Hodges ordered the warship to be closed, allowing only workers in the warehouse to enter and exit when transporting supplies. The other sailors had no idea what drastic changes had just occurred.
They just knew that there was an extra group of Space Marines on the ship, but they didn't know what this meant.
At this time, Loken left the Glory Saber with Jiminy Ford and went to the Starfire to meet with Soshyan, report the progress of the matter, and introduce a new member.
"Chapter Master."
On the bridge, Loken and Ford met Soshyan, who was studying a data tablet.
"it's over?"
Hearing the sound, Soshyan put down the data pad and saw Loken, the Tech-priest carrying the Glory Saber, walking towards him.
"Yes, it's all done. Hodges has completely taken control of the Glory Saber."
"Who is this."
Before Loken could introduce him, the technical priest spoke on his own:
"Jiminy Ford."
"He is a fellow countryman of mine, and we joined the church together, but I studied mechanics and he studied biology."
A biotech priest, Soshyan was suddenly curious, because he was clearly the mechanical priest of the Saber of Glory before, so how could he suddenly become a biosage.