"The City of Divine Grace on the main continent and institutions in various settlements on the subcontinent have settled in. This is the situation for the time being. The local council is redeploying manpower, and there are also two black ships in the direction of Terra carrying a group of trainee judges who have completed training.
, heading towards Ophelia."
In the core area of the City of Divine Grace, in Calvin's temporary office, three grand inquisitors were reporting in front of Calvin on the matters and progress of the establishment of Ophelia's observation agency.
Ophelia, who has just passed by a real large-scale Chaos pollution, seems to be calm now, but it is the most dangerous and vulnerable moment in the eyes of the Inquisition.
Calvin's "redemption" of this planet allowed it to escape disaster, but its population of tens of billions and its special position within the Empire's state church still made the Inquisition sufficiently wary of this planet to send out an over-sized force.
The staff are permanently stationed here. They seem to have taken root here and settled down.
And this is indeed the true intention of Calvin and the Inquisition.
Because Ophelia was previously the capital of the Storm Star Territory, it was also the de facto capital of the Empire’s State Religion. The power of the State Religion here has been deeply entrenched after thousands of years of management, and it is impossible to pour water into it.
In the context of a group of Battle Sisters and more than two Astartes Chapters stationed there, even the most targeted Rebellion Order in the Inquisition did not have the right reasons to establish a large organization.
The Tribunal's business structure in the Storm Star Territory can only maintain existential functions. The lack of eyes in the political center often makes their intelligence fall behind others, and their work in the entire Star Territory naturally falls into passivity. But today's Ophelia is different from the past. Calvin's attack on the Chaos Demon here forced the state church to accept his kindness.
During the time window when Calvin has not yet left and the new supreme administrator is not yet secure in power, it is the perfect time for the Inquisition to take root in this special planet.
There are also considerations in this regard for the over-standard personnel support of Ophelia. During the period when the state church cannot turn around, try to increase the personnel here as much as possible. By creating a fait accompli, we can follow the existing practices in future personnel establishment.
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And "convention", a magic weapon that prevails among all the bureaucracy-ridden institutions in the empire, will then become a weapon that makes the state religion helpless and can only pinch its nose and recognize the reality.
The three people's report on the personnel arrangements on Ophelia was conducted under this background.
As a soul from a nation with enough "historical precipitation", Calvin turned a blind eye to this and acquiesced in the small transgressions secretly committed by these judges.
"Father..." The door of the office was gently pushed open by Calvin's adjutant, Alan Janus, and Calvin's eyes shifted, waiting for Alan's statement.
"Baka has received our subpoena, and the Astropath has sent a reply. Star Admiral High Lord General Samar Tai expressed his understanding and respect for your arrangement. The new escort fleet has set off and will be
25 standard terra will arrive in Ophelia later."
Allen finished reading the official document in his hand and waited for Calvin's reaction.
"Return the call, thank you Admiral High Lord for your understanding, but the fleet does not have to join me in Ophelia. Our fleet is about to set sail back to Terra. If circumstances permit, please escort the fleet to arrive in the Holison 5 sector on the 25th.
Federman Galaxy has completed its rendezvous with our fleet."
"Yes."
After watching Allen disappear outside the office of his temporary residence, Calvin turned his head and continued the discussion.
"I have no objection to the personnel configuration of the settlement, but my opinion is to make two more backups for the orbital observation station and emergency signal station, and the corresponding configuration of the astropaths and automatic beacons is the same..."
Calvin's last ten days of temporary stay on Ophelia 7 were spent in such intense preparation and coordination work. During this period, except for the new Holy See Clarence who insisted on coming to pay his respects every day, only
The leader of the Battle Sisters has visited.
Calvin personally received the latter during his visit and had a long conversation with him.
In his eyes, these mortal armed forces, which are under the dual jurisdiction of the Tribunal and the State Church, are also rare and powerful troops.
Their internal cleansing effect in the past records of the Inquisition is an effect that Calvin is happy to see. In his future plans for the Gray Knights, he also does not intend to get too involved in this work.
This is a job that only the Battle Sisters are suitable for, because internal cleansing is naturally of a sensitive political nature, and if the word Astartes, which the Empire has been guarding against, is introduced, the already complicated situation will become even more confusing.
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Return to mortals what is mortal, and return to Astartes what is Astartes.
Calvin had enough understanding of this "unspoken rule" implicit in the imperial political ecology, and naturally showed enough respect for it.
The Battle Sisters left with satisfaction, with Calvin's friendly attitude and clear support. In the latter's last days on Ophelia 7, there were only two Astartes left in power in the local area.
The Chapter didn't show him enough respect.
Calvin had already anticipated this and had no intention of taking this invisible offense to heart.
He can understand the concerns of the two Astartes Captains, especially since both of them came from the background of the founding Chapter.
Calvin's identity was not only an inspiration to them, but also a far-reaching political investment.
The influence of the founding chapters is so wide. In the context that the Empire has expanded the chapter nearly 30 times in accordance with the Codex Astartes, the interests involved in any founding chapter are not limited to the planet where it is located.
Within the district.
They are now like a deep-rooted tree. On the basis of deep integration with local forces, they also more or less influence the derived secondary war groups and more local forces.
Their stance has lost its original purity, and they consider more than just the duties and missions of the Astartes.
In fact, today, thousands of years after Dorne and Guilliman fell silent one after another, their war regiments no longer look like their original legions.
Calvin also understands this situation, so he has no interest in fighting for the complex positions of these war groups that affect the whole body.
The scope of duties of the Gray Knights originally had little overlap with these traditional Astartes; not all of the Inquisition and the Astartes Chapters have established friendly diplomacy.
Like the Inquisition, he only has a basic respect for the current Astartes and treats their relationship with each other in a cold manner. It is not a prudent choice on his part after careful consideration.
Ten days passed by in a flash, and when the matters aboard Ophelia 7 came to an end, Calvin had no intention of staying again.
As the plasma engines of the Angel of Punishment in orbit began to roar again, thunder eagles and rain descended on the tarmac of the City of Divine Grace.
Under the watchful eye of the farewell procession of the Imperial State Church and a group of high-ranking officers, Calvin and the accompanying Honor Guard finally embarked on their return journey.
Update, no need to ask for votes. My face already hurts and I’m afraid of being beaten, hahaha.