Under the instruction of Lord Calvin, the entire fortress entered a state of intense preparation for war.
The Gray Knights stationed in the galaxy were mobilized back to the fortress. Above the orbit of the planetary fortress, the cruising mortal fleets and the defending weapon arrays were ordered to enter a tense quasi-combat state.
This is also a helpless choice. Like a hedgehog with an emptiness in its belly, the entire Federman Galaxy is curling up its body at this time, with its spikes exposed.
Before the arrival of the new commander and his reinforcements, the remaining troops here can only make up for the lack of absolute strength through such a high level of alert.
Calvin has reported the situation here to the Council of Mentors, and the latest mobile forces have arrived here. This period of blank time for the fortress's force will not last long.
The strike cruiser Revenant Redeemer is ready.
This ship, which has accompanied Calvin since he officially entered service, is still in good condition under the care of the staff in the star port and is ready to join the battle at any time.
At 9 a.m., in the empty main corridor of Titan 2, Calvin and the envoys of the Imperial Guard walked towards the Victory Hall.
There, after a short swearing-in ceremony presided over by Calvin, the Gray Knights will also prepare to set off.
"Your name?"
In a fortress with roughly the same structure as the home planet Titan, Calvin asked softly as a group of people walked towards the victory hall of the assembly area.
"Sorry, my name is Jin."
"Well, not the full name? Well, I really don't have much time." Calvin seemed to have thought of something and replied with a smile.
"...Yes, please call me Jin." The young forbidden soldier lives up to his name and pronounces words like gold.
Behind Calvin's understanding was an equally young heart. The narrow explanation in the second half of the sentence made the imperial guard who knew his identity relax a lot.
"You know something different from what I know."
He said this. The experience of walking side by side with a 3.5-meter-tall giant in armor reminded him of what his predecessors had described about the empire ten thousand years ago.
At that time, the Emperor of the Empire was still walking in the world, and the 18 Primarchs still served under the wings of the glorious Lord of Mankind.
Although the Primarchs of that era were rare, as the guards of the Terra Palace City, most of them had experience in contact with the Primarchs.
Walking side by side with the gods was not a myth in that era.
"Oh? Is it different? With whom? Other primarchs?" Calvin asked with a smile.
"Yes, you are different from the original body I know." Jin replied cautiously.
He recalled everything he knew from the video materials and documents. Those figures that were either mighty and majestic, holy and noble, tall and cold, or full of animality were passed through his mind one by one.
Each of them is an existence with extremely charming personality. However, none of them is the same as the one in front of me.
Jin shook his head somewhat self-deprecatingly, but still made a mistake.
Objectively and cautiously speaking, every Primarch should be outstanding and different, but the one in front of me is particularly special.
"You don't seem to have any burden." Jin Ning sorted out his chaotic thoughts and stated the opinions he derived from his keen observation according to his understanding.
He didn't understand the reason for this difference, but as far as he knew, aside from the external characteristics and personality charm of each Primarch, the gap between their spiritual cores was actually not that big.
"Well, is it a burden?" Calvin thought for a while and said, "I can probably give you an answer to this question."
"Please, enlighten me." Jin said.
"The reason why I have no burden is because my responsibilities and missions all exist by my own will and are not imposed on me by others."
"Huh? Is that so?" Jin responded.
This conversation ended here, and there was no other conversation between the two on the way.
Calvin continued to think about the defense of the fortress group in silence, while Jin was savoring the words he just heard.
Calvin's words may seem ordinary, but the message hidden in them is extraordinary. What he said contains such a premise:
Assuming that his mission was chosen by himself. Then the question becomes, is there really a person who is born a saint?
Of course there is, that’s how the Emperor is.
But what about the others? Even the Primarchs knew their destiny from birth before meeting the Emperor?
Or is it that the will of the soul first exists before the physical body exists? So what role does the emperor play in this?
The details are fascinating to explore, and it’s scary and shuddering to think about.
Jin felt that he might be only one step away from the truth, but he couldn't ask more questions, which was really difficult for this young soldier.
During the next journey, Jin looked at the silent Calvin several times, but failed to ask his doubts.
While he was struggling, the two of them arrived at their destination.
"We're here," Calvin said.
Jin raised his head. He had just withdrawn from his thoughts and looked at the environment in front of him. It was consistent with the description in the information, but the personal experience and the atmosphere still made his eyes solemn.
The dome over a hundred meters high is engraved with silver holy inscriptions, and the same words are engraved on the base of the pillars that reach the sky. They are the names of the Gray Knights serving here.
Most of the murals made of colorful gems on the walls are still blank because of their short history.
However, several murals that already have content describe the battle history of Lord Calvin and the battle against Tzeentch that took place here.
The huge statue of the emperor is made of fine gold, with his majestic body holding a dome above his head and his feet on the ground.
A golden laurel wreath and armor of the same color stood upright. A golden giant sword was propped on the ground with his hands folded, and a huge book was inserted in the middle of the sword.
That is the legendary demonic codex in which the Gray Knights collect the true names of subspace demons.
Jin clearly understood the symbolic meaning, and also understood that it was actually the symbol of the Gray Knights themselves.
In this Victory Hall, which is even larger and more majestic than the original version on Titan, in front of the equally tall relic shelf at the feet of the Emperor, 15 Gray Knights are already in place, waiting for Calvin's arrival.
Fifteen Gray Knights, this is not too much in the eyes of the Custodes who are used to seeing Astartes.
Even based on his knowledge, the Forbidden Army Order of the Ten Thousand Fu Regiment had already been secretly restored. If it were not for the emergency, he could easily send several times the number of people to carry out this mission.
But the fifteen champion swordsmen wearing Terminator power armor are definitely not an armed force in the ordinary sense. In the regular Astartes Chapter, they represent the essence of the entire Chapter. p>
Coupled with the special status of Calvin himself, the capabilities of this unit are not comparable to those of the three Astartes squads.
You know, a Primarch and his Honor Guard, even in the distant era of the Great Crusade, were enough to destroy cities and countries.
This is definitely a support lineup that can satisfy Jin. Even the shield captain he represents will not despise such a combination.
"I have informed the nearest theater command that Captain Stern, who is closest to me, will arrive later to temporarily take over my position."
Calvin said this to King, the envoy of the imperial army. At the same time, he was telling him that the power in front of him was ready and ready to go at any time.
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