In the corridor made of steel, a gray knight wearing a gorgeous and thick Holy Shield Terminator type power armor walked from the entrance at the top of the cabin.
The tremors caused by his heavy steps made people worry about whether the corridors suspended above this huge cabin could bear his weight.
A dozen meters in front of him, at the intersection of the two corridors, on a terrace transformed from a load-bearing column, Calvin without a helmet was standing here.
The body (armor) of the Astartes, which is far larger than ordinary ones, is more than three meters tall. It is obviously different from the silver and gold-plated round shield-shaped shoulder armor of other Gray Knights. It is more gorgeous and exaggerated, and obviously has a mythical style.
of silver winged pauldrons.
The high Gothic runes on each feather of these two thick "wings" are engraved by craftsmen. Under the illumination of light, every angle reflects the sacred light, making it visible at a glance.
Then you can understand his difference.
Turning your gaze to his head, his short silver hair and his young face looked much more mature than his real age against the backdrop of the armor on his body. The blue leaf-shaped psychic crystal he wore on his forehead was carved into the head.
Paired with his silver-blue eyes, he looks noble and mysterious.
At this time, he was silently looking at the huge cabin below, where hundreds of mortal crew members and servitors were making complicated preparations for the battle.
The focus of his gaze was on the center of the front section of the cabin. There, there were dozens of technicians, surrounding a submarine-sized missile with a radius of more than 5 meters that was carried on the back by a heavy-duty carrier vehicle.
warhead. They are following each other's different divisions of labor and confirming over and over again whether the existing data on the target is consistent with the operation manual in their hands at different positions on the projectile.
"What are you thinking about?" The future giant walked to Calvin and stood side by side with him, following his gaze and looking at the people who were still busy.
"I'm thinking about the significance of what we can do, and thinking about how much we need to do to make it stay here." Calvin looked at the star below that represented disaster and destruction.
Weapons, raised his hand and pointed to the carrier vehicle being activated below it.
"It's useless to think, only to do is to do. The Emperor has his own protection, and all we can do is to contribute according to His established arrangements. We will do our best and do our best, and leave the rest to the Emperor
Let’s evaluate it.” The giant next to him also followed Calvin’s finger and glanced at the carrier vehicle that was carrying the huge warhead and slowly entered the launcher magazine hoisting area under the guidance of the staff, and then responded
Tao.
"Okay, it's this fatalism again, I've heard enough. Tell me, how far we are from the goal, and who sent you." Calvin also put away his occasional exclamations and returned to work. He
He looked back at Gavins beside him and asked.
The latter was not surprised when he heard Calvin's conclusion. It was not the first time for him to have such a conversation. He did not bother and answered Calvin's question:
"In 50 minutes, we will arrive at the outer perimeter of SATA One's defense orbit. Old Tabers and Bishop Klein are waiting for you. We need to make a final verification of SATA One's orbital defense situation and the current state of the earth's surface.
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"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go, a new battlefield is waiting for me. And I will use every victory to change this damn fate."
As Gavins said, it is better to do something than to sigh pointlessly here.
Calvin didn't stop any longer, waved to Gavins, and headed towards the direction where Gavins came from; the latter also turned around and followed Calvin, two huge silver giants
They walked away with their huge steps that seemed slow but really fast, and the sound of heavy footsteps gradually disappeared in the corridor.
The staff below seemed unaware, as if the two above had never been here before, still working efficiently in the silence they could only contribute as mortals...
On the highest command platform of the bridge of the Redeemer of Souls, Captain Elder Tabers and Mechanical Archbishop Klein watched in the distance as Calvin and his adjutant Gavins appeared at the end of the bridge corridor and quickly entered.
Command ribbon.
The people passing by along the way, while working in silence, occasionally looked up and saw the two gray knights, Calvin and Gavins. They only saluted with their eyes, and then quickly got back to work.
Calvin quickly walked to the command podium, put the heavy Crusader helmet he had been holding on to the shelf beside him, and then turned his head to look at the two of them;
"How long does it take to reach the effective range of orbital defense firepower?"
"Here... there are still 45 minutes, and we are about to enter the effective attack range of SATA One's defensive armed sequence." Archbishop Klein himself did not move, and the hands in front were still clasped to symbolize her relationship with the God of All Machines Ommi.
The gear scepter of Saiyan knowledge and faith.
But her electrically simulated voice came out from the loudspeaker at her original, unmodified mouth; and at the same time, one of the many mechanical prostheses behind her also followed her words from the top of her head.
Stretching out, pointing to the holographic projection in the center of the podium that simulates the specific situation of SATA One:
The outside of the green ring, which represents the planet's peripheral defense weapon sequence, is being marked by a larger, more three-dimensional belt-like area in high-brightness red.
"What's the situation? Have you confirmed it again? I don't want this ship to return to the Mars Iron Ring for an overhaul just after it is unsealed." Calvin looked intently at the flashing point that represented the location of the Redeemer of Souls where he was and the marked danger area.
The green dotted line between them is the distance calculated for them by the estimators on the spacecraft and the zero-hour countdown to the possible exchange of fire at the current speed.
After hearing what Calvin said, Captain Tabers said:
"It has been confirmed, and it is consistent with the information we have received before. After the SATA sector sent a request for help 49 years ago, the defensive weapon array on the track was authorized by the Governor to transmit the control core code to the trial who was already on the road.
court personnel. And with the permission of the planet's governor, the orbital weapons have completed the adjustment of the comprehensive inward fire direction. This is also the last order issued by the planet's governor to the outside world."
"Current status?" Calvin asked again. This battle was too important to Calvin. Therefore, he did not fully respect the expertise and scope of authority of these two people as usual, but hoped that he would enter the battle with the strike force.
Before entering the atmosphere, learn as much as possible about all aspects of the battlefield.
He did not want any information to be missed by him and cause the situation on the battlefield to get out of control. Therefore, Calvin at this time seemed particularly strong and authoritative, and all information about the battlefield must be in his information list.
From Calvin's point of view, he cannot accept any omission or summary of information from anyone before this battle. He wants it inside the atmosphere, and he also wants it outside.
The other two veterans at the decision-making level obviously have a full understanding of Calvin, who is extremely strong at this time.
After all, the great mentors had already anticipated today's scene when they first made the selection of staffing, so the two veterans, who were experienced, thoughtful, but by no means overpowering, became the escorts for Calvin's novices on the road.
The only choice.
In a sense, the appointment of the two of them already had such a tendency and the reason for their selection, so when this scene occurred unexpectedly, the two of them were not mentally prepared for Calvin's strong takeover of power.
Good rebound.
The two veterans, who have served for more than 1,500 years together, looked at each other, and the brief eye contact allowed them to confirm who would resolve the first possible conflict in the leadership of this new unit.
Mechanical Bishop Klein took over Calvin's questioning. As if she didn't understand the meaning behind this sentence, she continued to speak in her plain and emotionless mechanical simulation voice:
"It has been confirmed that all weapon arrays have entered maintenance status, the ammunition has been removed from the seal, and is sealed on the spot under the supervision of a small team of troops from the Astra Militarum."