The Revenant Redeemer has entered "alone mode", a fact that Amara's Inquisitors are well aware of. But as the leader of the operation, its commander was not in place in time.
In the context that Jules did not return on time, Gavins, the head of Calvin's Honor Guard, took on the role of interim commander of the Revenant Redeemer.
Fortunately, this is not the first time he has performed a similar mission.
In the first few hundred years when he became a Templar, he more than once temporarily took over the operation of the battleship on behalf of the Grand Master of the escort when he was busy with work and could not get away.
To avoid a long night, the battleship did not return to the starport after recovering the Tindalos Legion from Amara.
At the suggestion of Captain Tabers, they turned on the camouflage function on the battleship in advance and cruised invisibly on the edge of Aweijiu for three days. Finally, the dagger that Yu Le was aboard and preparing to return stopped at the entrance of the channel.
After boarding the ship, Yule went straight to the empty bridge. There was no one else here except Captain Tabos, who was also a Gray Knight.
Chief Engineer/Machine Archbishop Ms. Klein was still leading the startup ritual in the engine room and had not yet returned, so when she saw Jüle with no outsiders, she no longer pretended to be emotional:
"Emperor's blessing! You can't imagine what I've been through!"
The old captain Tabers looked calmly and looked past Yuler towards Gavins.
The latter also felt his doubts. He crossed Yule's body and shrugged secretly at Tabers, who looked confused, indicating that this guy's abnormality since he boarded the ship had nothing to do with him.
"Tell things." Tabers reminded Yule to control his emotions and improve the efficiency of the topic.
"Well, I guess it starts with Calvin's disappearance..."
Facing the increasingly surprised expressions of the two, Yule recounted the information he knew...
"So there will be four complete battle fleets joining our battle zone? And there will be follow-up support?"
Tabers was the first to react to the news brought by Yule.
Due to his profession, his first thought was that the addition of the four battle groups and their warships would have a huge impact on the battle situation in Orps.
After all, this is not the Astartes Chapter that normally responds to the call and sends a cruiser with a standard company to support.
If Yule's news is true, then the situation in the war zone that is currently difficult to maintain will have a decisive change!
That's four full battle groups!
Even if their background is not comparable to those of the start-up battle groups.
But with the full support of an entity in an industrial star sector comparable to half a large forging world, there is a bottom line no matter how poor they are.
Apart from anything else, every three companies are assigned a strike cruiser-level battle barge①, which is always necessary, right?
A complete set of large vehicles for air combat and land combat are included, right?
Each company has at least 10 pieces of Terminator power armor, right?
The most important thing is that there are more than 3,500 Astartes warriors!
They even have a large interstellar fortress that can navigate through subspace and can be used as a mobile node!
So based on this calculation, does it mean that a large fleet with the Star Fortress as the flagship and twelve large cruisers as the main force will soon enter the Orps Theater for support?
If this is really the case, then the situation in the entire war zone will undergo earth-shaking changes!
Tabers can even be cautiously optimistic about the victory and end of the war!
This power came so suddenly and was so precious. Even Tabers couldn't help but doubt the authenticity of its news.
According to his experience, such a force alone is enough to suppress a war in a sector without the cooperation of the navy and the Astra Militarum.
Even in the current huge battle situation of Orps, it is enough to dominate and win the battle in one direction!
And these were all accidentally made by their lost Primarch when he was wandering outside?
The Emperor's blessing! Tabers, who had received a shot of cardiotonic, showed a rare smile.
This should be the best news he has received in decades.
"Don't worry, it's not as easy as you think..." Yule said to Tabers.
"Huh? Are there any conditions?"
Tabos frowned. Is there really no free lunch in the world?
"No, no, no, you misunderstood." Noticing the worried look on the veteran captain's face, Yule quickly explained to the Space Marines who had not yet arrived:
"They want authorization! The foundation of this power comes from Calvin, and so does the alliance that keeps and operates it. As a member, their rights are limited to daily operations. No one can fully use it except Calvin himself. This huge power.”
"But aren't we just going to rescue Calvin? They are not loyal!"
Gavins was the first to refuse. In anger, he even began to doubt the position of these people.
"No."
Tabos stretched out his hand to stop the guard leader from speaking, and turned to Yule and said:
"I understand, I can understand their difficulties."
Unlike the Paladins who serve as guards all year round, as the captain, Tabers knows that if an organization needs to run for a long time, the most important thing is the power and responsibility of cleaning.
Three thousand years is enough time for everyone to change, let alone the Astartes Chapter with an extremely high battle loss rate?
The senior leaders of the battle group have long since passed away. Even if they did not die in battle, they would most likely have become the pilot of a fearless mecha.
Even if today's top leaders of the war group respect these people lying in the stasis field waiting to die, they only listen to their suggestions at critical moments.
As for whether to adopt it, it depends on the specific situation.
Moreover, they all shoulder their own tasks. At extreme times, the top leaders of the group cannot even see each other for hundreds of years.
Without an iron-hard rule, is it necessary to rely on trust and emotion to maintain this huge alliance of interests?
That's neither smart nor realistic.
"That means we have to go to the rescue alone? Only when we see Calvin himself can we have the right to order them. Is that what you mean?"
Tabers stroked his gray and hard stubble and confirmed with Yule under the worst expected conditions.
"No!" said Jules. He looked at the two of them and explained:
"The leader of the Tauren's Moloch Chapter happened to be summoned. He can accompany us directly."
"Where are the others?" Tabers asked.
Tabers had given up hope that they would arrive in time.
But whether they take positive actions will represent whether the effectiveness of this agreement exists.
From this, Tabers can clearly identify whether their loyalty to Calvin has changed!
Yule knew this very well, and his answer made the veteran feel relieved.
"Among the remaining three battle groups, the main force of the Weeper is still fighting on the edge of the Extreme Star Territory, and the casualties have always been relatively high.
However, they promised that the headquarters could dispatch a cruiser and 5 companies including the recruit company;
The main force of the Fiery Eagle has been returning from the Ghoul Star Territory for the past hundred years and is also in the period of cultivation.
But their situation is slightly better, and they can dispatch two cruisers and nearly 7 companies of veterans!
As for the Fire Eagle..."
He looked at the expectant eyes of the two people:
"This hundred-year period coincides with the beginning of the Fire Eagle Legion's garrison rotation.
Their situation is both the best and the worst, at a time when they have the most recruits and the fewest veterans.
But they have begun to gather in full force!
The four existing strike cruisers of the Chapter and the Star Fortress Raptor King are already sailing to the subspace here!
As long as we give them Calvin's personal edict within the agreed time.
As the leading force, they will appear on the battlefield according to the standard of subspace! "
"The Emperor's blessing!"
Tabos looked delighted and couldn't help praying loudly. Then he saw the constipated expression of Gavins who had been hesitant to speak.
"What do you want to say?" he asked doubtfully. The latter did not disappoint him. As expected, he raised a question that the other two people unexpected but struggled with:
"What about the 383 Gray Knights?"
Note: Regarding the scope of application of the Space Marine "battle barge", there are inconsistent explanations in different official versions:
It is sometimes an exclusive name for a type of warship, and sometimes it is a general name for all ships used by Space Marines.
In many cases, a strike cruiser is also a type of battle barge.
In line with the principle of leniency to the enemy (officials), the author cautiously chose the latter statement (for fear of being stabbed in the back).
First update, please vote.
(End of chapter)
