Chapter 98 Watching from the other side, the meeting of Ophelia 7
Compared with the grand turmoil under the full mobilization of the Orpheus sector, at a higher level the authorities of the Storm sector are in an eerie silence.
As the immediate superiors of Orps, it is impossible for them to ignore the turning point of the war in Orps, and naturally they have some understanding of the development of the war situation;
Logically speaking, Calvin's appearance and appointment of his identity have already spread from Terra to all the astropaths along the way to Orpheus, to those who are qualified to know his identity.
To be a high lord, a member of the highest governing body of the empire;
An echo of the Emperor's will, a Grand Inquisitor holding the power of the Inquisition;
Leaving the range of Holy Terra and reaching the range of a certain star sector.
So what attitude should the higher-ups in this sector have toward him?
Especially since this one is a newly minted Lord Judge of the Tribunal, rather than someone who is fleeing for safety and about to lose power.
At least a welcome is necessary, right?
Even if there is a reason for not being able to welcome you, it is still appropriate to send an important messenger to show the most basic respect, right?
If you take a step back, even if the envoy is restricted by the fierce fighting situation, he will not be able to go;
But in the name of all members of the Storm Star Territory Authority, it is also okay to send a notice of celebration and condolences, right?
But no, the Storm Star Territory did not adopt any of the above-mentioned matters, and fell into a strange silence.
What are the top brass of the Star Territory Authority doing?
Well, as expected, among these human empire bureaucrats, whose administrative efficiency and ability are second only to those of Terra colleagues, they are currently having a meeting to discuss.
The content of the discussion is actually not important, and no one cares.
They all knew that it was just a reason to bring them together. There was only one real reason, and that was how to face Calvin, an unexpected "uninvited guest."
It is different from the traditional imperial structure of the ground era.
The human empire in the interstellar era does not have a definite location for the administrative capital in the star domain, a pair of sub-high-level administrative divisions equivalent to "provinces";
In the imperial structure at the star level, only the military capital, which is the home port of the naval fleet, the headquarters of the Astra Militarum, and the public liaison center of the Astartes Chapter, have fixed positions for these three important units.
Requirements.
As for the administrative capital, it is decided by the dominant group in the sector. Usually whoever has the most power will have the loudest voice when deciding the capital.
Of course, the location of the capital also largely depends on the core of this force.
So the question is, who has the absolute dominant administrative power in the Storm Star Territory?
The answer may be a bit surprising, but it still makes sense - state religion.
Yes, excluding Bakar, the military capital of the Storm Star Territory that only has executive capabilities, as well as a number of Inquisition worlds used to defend against aliens and Chaos, the Death Watch training world, and the richest but very low-key local Mechanicum.
Forge World.
The most famous and influential worlds in this sector all belong to the Holy See, without any exception.
This is the headquarters of the State Church, and it is also the star region with the most Holy See worlds within the empire.
In this star field, the power of the state religion is everywhere.
The several bishop worlds named after Ophelia are the essence of the entire Star Language and are also the core worlds belonging to the state religion.
Among them, Ophelia 7, the most famous one, is known as the third greatest and richest world after Terra and Mars.
With the support of the state religion's political status that has developed and progressed over thousands of years, some people even refer to its relationship with the imperial capital, Holy Terra, as a sister world.
As the richest world in the entire star field, it naturally has the most majestic buildings.
Under the auspices of Pope Benedin IV, a majestic temple with a construction area of 90,000 square miles and a height of 4,000 meters was built in this sacred world.
Even compared with Terra's palace, it is only slightly inferior.
And in the chapel of a church in the deepest part of this majestic building, the adults who can decide the size of the entire star field are having intense discussions.
Most of the members attending the meeting wore clerical robes and crowns. Cardinal is their title of power within the state church, and it is also a title they are respectfully addressed to the outside world.
Hundreds of years after the establishment of the State Church and the Storm Star Territory, the Pope once again led the State Church to return to the political stage of Terra;
And as the world of Ophelia No. 7, where the atrium of the state religion was once located, it has naturally become the administrative capital of this star field.
Most members of the conference have teaching positions, which is also a sign that most of the wealth in the star field is in the hands of the state religion;
A few members were also wearing red robes, sitting around the representatives of Reza's forging world. They were the beings in this Mechanicus who could confront Mars head-on, and they were also one of the largest local separatist forces in the Mechanicus in the entire empire; The master of the Death Watch brought several guards and representatives to attend; they were only responsible for listening, not responsible, and did not participate in the discussion.
Representatives of the Star Fleet, Grand Admiral of the Navy, and Admiral Moral Tai, the senior lord of the Imperial Navy, also attended;
Well, the identity of this representative is a bit complicated. He is not only the senior Parliamentary Secretary of the Star Fleet, but also the 122nd son of the Lord Admiral.
These people have no conflict of interest in Calvin's existence, and naturally they are uncommitted;
The cardinals who control most of the political power and all the financial power in the Star Territory are completely different.
They were extremely sensitive to Calvin's identity and existence. As the theoretical highest person in the Inquisition, Calvin's identity naturally had a quite opposing stance to the state religion.
A dozen other representatives of the secondary forging world, headed by Representative Reza, also have mixed attitudes towards Calvin's existence, with mixed praise and criticism.
They are not as indifferent to specific government affairs as they appear to be;
In fact, it is the foundry generals of Reza's Forge World who have always maintained strict political sensitivity and shrewdness that have allowed them to maintain high-speed growth despite experiencing various natural and man-made disasters for dozens of centuries.
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While constantly participating in the construction of star domains and empires everywhere, they are also enthusiastic about developing various secondary forging worlds and maintaining long-term support for them.
Reza's ability to continue to develop and eventually grow into a local force that can stand side by side with Mars is absolutely related to this political sensitivity.
And it is this representative of the forging world who is also very interested in the possible changes in the star domain policy after the emergence of Calvin.
Like the cardinals of the state church, they hope to get tickets to the stage of Terra through Calvin's approval;
But I don’t want to pay too much actual price for the achievements that the other party must obtain before returning to Terra.
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