The chaos in the Federman Galaxy did not last long.
Under the leadership of the Revenant Redeemer, the Astral Navy's assistance on the ground is simple and efficient.
Large-scale excavation equipment and supplies were delivered to the Astra Militarum's defensive positions and anti-aircraft fortresses at fixed points, which improved the situation on the ground and contained possible unrest after the disaster.
The Astartes of the Goliath Chapter also returned to their orbiting strike cruiser "Holy Blood" after regrouping.
Captain Christen, who was seriously injured and was recuperating, temporarily entrusted the command to his adjutant, the fake malicious warrior Augustine whom Golden had captured before.
The latter attended the subsequent ground disaster relief meeting on behalf of the Goliath Regiment, and after the meeting brought Calvin, Yule and others the thanks of Captain Christen.
The situation on the surface began to stabilize on the third day after the rescue began. But new problems appeared in front of everyone in orbit:
After a long and fierce battle with the forces of Chaos, the Astra Militarum and the Planetary Defense Force experienced another betrayal from the Inquisition.
Their morale was on the verge of collapse after the orbital attack.
After the rescue supplies solved their food and clothing problems, the vast majority of the people in the legion no longer had the will to fight further.
In a word: these soldiers who have gone through many hardships now want to go home.
This is not an excessive request, especially in the context of the promise made by Inquisitor Reinhofmann when he recruited them.
But this is an unreasonable request, especially in the context that they have just fought against Chaos at close range and have no time to review and purify it.
Eranti left Jules, Calvin and others in a dilapidated situation.
They could not imagine that now that the surface forces had just re-established trust with the Holy Hammer Order and the Astral Navy represented by Yule and others, if they rejected this promise that had long been written on the recruitment order, what would the situation be like?
direction development.
At the critical moment, the Astartes of the Goliath Chapter bravely stood up.
Under the orders of Acting Captain Augustine, they returned to the surface to comfort the mortal soldiers and their representatives who had fought alongside them.
The background for doing this is that they themselves have just experienced a shameful betrayal.
Their company commander was currently lying in the nutrient solution in the medical cabin recuperating from the injuries he sustained from previous torture.
For such comrades, Calvin and others have no more demands. As the temporary representatives of the Tribunal here, they are ashamed of these simple warriors.
The only thing they can do is to cooperate with the subsequent judges as much as possible before they arrive, and tell their loyalty to the judges after they arrive.
That's right, even now that they have deposed and killed an Inquisitor, the Gray Knights still have to hand over the final control and interpretation of the incident to the Inquisition instead of leaving it to their own decision.
This has been a practice for thousands of years and is the basis for trust and cooperation between the two parties.
Just like these mortals swore in front of the Emperor to strictly adhere to their principles and not abuse their rights; the Gray Knights also need to prove to their alternative comrades that they will not abuse their force. p>
What belongs to the emperor belongs to the emperor, and what belongs to mortals belongs to mortals.
After all, the Gray Knight can only hand over the rights that should be let go to these mortals before he can bear enough responsibilities.
However, after experiencing this anti-"reprimand action", these forces hidden behind the huge establishment of the Tribunal should be quiet for a long time.
After all, the Inquisition is just slow to respond, not unresponsive.
When the deposing of the Inquisitor, which has only happened in theory since the establishment of the Tribunal, actually appears before their eyes, the awakened Lord Inquisitors will definitely look at everything around them severely with their falcon-like eyes.
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And after the incident, the concern of the Gray Knight Grand Master in the Lords Council within the Tribunal will definitely make these mortals secretly alert.
The concern from the Gray Knights Chapter will cause their senior leaders to re-examine whether the power they hold truly exists for the benefit of the Empire.
This is just internal pressure. The Lord Inquisitors can already imagine how severe the questioning from the Astartes joint representatives will be at the next High Lords Council.
Under internal and external difficulties, under double pressure, this group of slaves of power in the dark corners will inevitably suffer heavy losses in the internal review of the Tribunal, and will enter a dormant state for a long period of time, and will not take any other actions.
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"Either be smart or be honest."
This is an unwritten code of conduct in many administrative departments of the empire, and the Inquisition is no exception.
This kind of situation where the operation failed, but they were still caught at the scene, and even the people were dealt with, was difficult for the senior management to accept and made them very angry.
The Inquisition naturally attaches great importance to the Federman Galaxy, the eye of the storm that triggered this political storm.
Under the emergency mobilization of the Tribunal at all costs, only on the tenth day after the incident, the Grand Inquisitor of the Storm Star Territory, the representative of the Tribunal of the Storm Star Territory, and the high-ranking Lord Inquisitor Uther Wei Sutherland was already in Fengchen
I arrived here in a hurry.
After his ship appeared at the Manzeville Point in the Federman Galaxy, in less than half an hour, the old man with short silver hair appeared on the Revenant with an efficiency that was not commensurate with his 300 years of age.
On the bridge of the Redeemer.
"You guys! Well done!"
This was the first thing he said after seeing the heads of the two instigators that Calvin threw at his feet.
After running for a long time, the Grand Inquisitor Uther, who even skipped a break, looked at the "trophy" at his feet and did not rush to express his opinion.
He playfully asked Calvin: "As for the nature of this incident, can I understand that since the beginning of the 32nd millennium, the Gray Knights who have returned to the real universe will finally take back the power that is in the hands of humble servants like us?"
Already?"
"Is he one of our own?" This is Calvin's question about Le's eyes.
After receiving the affirmation, Calvin no longer hesitated and said bluntly:
"If necessary, and if circumstances permit, we do hope to make some minor changes to some of the existing systemic and structural problems of the Tribunal."
Calm-faced Calvin spoke in the tone of those imperial civil servants he knew who had no merit other than their clever tongues, and gave Uther a firm but still room-for-word answer.
"Hey~~! I didn't expect that Calvin, with your thick eyebrows, big eyes, and honest face, would also follow the example of these imperial civil servants!
You can actually say such a long and difficult sentence without even thinking about it? Well done! I like it!"
This was Yule's inner thought after hearing Calvin's answer. His slightly raised eyebrows and quietly raised thumbs were his hidden external support for Calvin.
The Grand Inquisitor Uther, who had always maintained a serious expression, finally no longer maintained his disguise at this time.
He laughed loudly, opened his arms, gently hugged the young man in front of him who proved himself with the head of a traitor and rebel, and said:
"Well done! There are more and more of these brats in the Tribunal. It's time someone needs to clean them up!"