Chapter 105: Thoughts on the 'Eternal One' and the battle that is the most unbearable to lose.
An unexpected reunion made Calvin unexpectedly start to face up to the concept of "eternal life in the cloud" that Constantine had been working hard for and practicing.
This concept was now vividly interpreted in front of Calvin by Constantine.
Under the emotion that made him feel something in his heart, he couldn't help but think deeply about the relationship between his soul and the universe.
Humanity's imagination about immortality has been engraved in the instinct of every life together with the instinct of racial continuation as early as the age of eating hair and drinking blood.
As a special soul, Calvin has experienced reincarnation with the help of the Emperor, the Lord of mankind in this universe.
In the past, he had no interest in exploring this direction because the biggest regret in his life had been satisfied by the emperor;
Now he wants to explore this unknown territory. Naturally, because of his expectations for the fate of the human race, he has more thirst for power.
There is always something to change. If you don’t change yourself, you won’t be able to achieve your unattainable ideal;
If you don't change yourself, you can only struggle in endless wars to no avail, watching the dark fate of mankind coming...
Late at night on the eve of the war, he said to himself.
The concept of "Eternal Ones" is nothing new to the Empire. Even the Emperor himself and the Fire Dragon Lord Volkan, who is also a Primarch, are clearly identified as "Eternal Ones" in the internal data of the Empire. For the purpose of understanding the history of the empire, in the library deep underground in Titan, Calvin also read the resumes of the emperor and the legendary heroes who surrounded the emperor in the early days of the empire.
Their existence is so special that they can be reborn again after experiencing complete death;
The manifestation of this power in physical recovery is not surprising under the empire's genetic technology;
How they anchor their souls at a certain moment so that they can recover after their physical form is destroyed is what Calvin is concerned about.
Perhaps they are as special as Calvin, and are outsiders at the soul level?
For a moment, Calvin thought this way, but then he denied it.
Although he has not experienced the complete destruction of his physical form now, he has had a vague premonition about himself since he completed the unification of himself on the timeline:
Ordinary physical destruction may not pose an imagined threat to him. Even if the power here is as strong as a broken star, it can only destroy his physical body.
As for the nature of his soul, it is far beyond what this power can affect.
But this is not enough, far from it.
In Calvin's eyes, only his own detachment had little impact on the fate of the entire human race despite the threat of the Chaos Gods.
The transcendence of individuals seems so powerless against the darkness facing the entire race and is of no help to the overall situation.
The emperor must have felt the same way.
Otherwise, there would be no research on the legacy of the ancient saints at all, let alone a grand plan to upgrade the human race as a whole and become a psychic race.
But how to change it?
When the problem is transferred to specific implementation, it is another level of problem.
Calvin looked at the city in his soul and said nothing for a long time;
In past missions, Calvin has collected too many souls while fighting various warp demons.
It was the existence of these souls that allowed him to think differently about the nature of the soul during his occasional breaks.
And after those Gray Knights who died in battle appeared in his soul, he had a vague direction for the future.
The appearance of Constantine was not just a surprise that fate gave him to reunite with an old friend;
He is like a bronze bell. When Calvin was gradually overwhelmed by the mundane war, he once again used the voice of his existence to ring Calvin's thinking about the future.
Calvin's current focus of work is, of course, still in the Orpsian War.
But after experiencing this unexpected reunion, when he returned to Terra after the war here, he had more questions and expectations for his fateful reunion with the Emperor.
After all, the bells of war are ringing unstoppably.
When Orpheus, the heavy crossbow, completed its final charge under Calvin's guidance.
The battle against the orcs in the Hassan sector has finally begun.
Imperial Calendar 39, coordinates of Storm Star Region-Orps Sector-Orpus Sector/Hasan Sector.
Half a year has passed since Calvin returned to Orpheus.
This grand battle, in which the Empire alone invested more than 20 million troops, more than 5,000 Astartes, and even the appearance of the Titan Legion, finally began a year later, involving billions of people in the entire Storm Star Territory.
The war plan did not cause too many disputes among the senior generals of the headquarters.
In view of the narrow geographical environment and industrial layout of the Hassan sector, all senior officials involved in this war understand that this is a hard battle with no shortcuts.
Many fortress worlds that had been easily lost due to centuries of defense deterioration have now become chasms marked with scarlet symbols on the battle schedule.
As for the orcs on the other side of the war, Calvin led the technical staff from the Alien Tribunal to conduct a thorough science popularization of all the generals participating in the war.
We must complete our efforts in one battle!
In this battle, the first battle must be the decisive battle!
In the view of the Tribunal, the orcs are a race purely for the purpose of war, and their immeasurable reproduction speed has been repeatedly emphasized;
And once the war is delayed, it will last longer:
The empire's military is exhausted and its soldiers are exhausted, which is a small matter;
After a long delay, the opponent resurrected and regained its combat power;
This is what Calvin and others are most worried about!
Hicks - Palmer - Bowen - Worster - Priestley...
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A long and narrow offensive route map was repeatedly marked on the holographic main screen of the command hall by Calvin during the meeting on the eve of the war.
These first four galaxies are already the best attack paths found by the empire after countless deductions and reverse deductions;
Only if the distance between these planets is not too far can we maintain an acceptable logistical supply line for the empire's subsequent battles under the first wave of thunderous strikes from the empire regardless of the cost.
As for the ultimate goal of this battle, the galaxy called Priestley is exactly stuck in the center of the Hassan sector.
As a star region that is not rich, it was chosen as the capital, and it has extremely clear strategic significance in the eyes of Calvin and others.
Whether from south to north or from north to south.
Calvin repeatedly measured the galaxies in the two directions closest to it, and the distances between them were hundreds of thousands of astronomical units.
This is a place placed in Calvin's past life, geopolitically similar to Australia.
Whether the two sides of the war are starting from Asia or the Americas, this will be a battleground for military strategists!
The strategic significance brought by its huge galaxy-level territory will make any party that loses it have its entire large fleet assembly and logistical support range retreat thousands of kilometers! (Here, it means dozens of
Ten thousand astronomical units.)
What does this mean? This means that once this place is lost, the loser's strategic deterrence and control range will be completely pushed away from the center of the star sector, and the balance of victory and defeat will be severely tilted towards the person who owns this place.
Tilt!
This is only the literal spatial value of land. The agricultural output brought by its huge territory brings self-sustainability, which is enough to support the garrison with most of the food supplies;
The industrial world under its jurisdiction can also complete the local manufacturing of most light weapons with the support of local minerals;
Even some of the heavy equipment and facilities needed for the maintenance of the Grand Fleet can be completed locally after Orps delivers the core components!
A strategic treasure that cannot be exchanged for anything! Unfortunately, it is now in the hands of the enemy...
Calvin looked at the label of this galaxy and stood motionless for five whole days and nights;
In the eyes of him and other Orps legion leaders:
Whether or not we can maintain momentum after the first battle begins and capture this place before the orcs have time to react will determine the outcome of most of the entire war.
This is the meaning of the first and decisive battle... It is also the battle that he and the entire Orps can afford to lose...
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