Ground preparations for the world of Ophelia No. 7 are still continuing, but from Calvin's point of view, after the temporary cancellation of the handover task of the weapons of the Heavenly Punishment Stand, there are actually no more important matters.
The visit of a Terran lord to Ophelia is a rare honor and a reason for celebration for the Ecclesiarchy and the Imperial citizens of this world, but for Calvin and his team, it is just a once-in-a-lifetime event. A normal diplomatic ceremony with special specifications.
It was normal for Calvin's position. From now on, this kind of occasion would not be said to be a daily routine, but it would be a regular ceremony at least once every few years;
What's special about it is that it is the first time that the entire team needs to clarify the special identity of Calvin, the Lord of Terra, and make specific adaptive adjustments based on his personal will and circumstances.
Alan Janus's status as an envoy is particularly important at this time. His particularity as an adjutant and eldest son makes him not only the link between the Gray Knights and mortals in Calvin's team, but also responsible for Diplomatic communication regarding state religion.
The ceremony to welcome Calvin was held as scheduled on the surface, centered on the Cathedral of Divine Grace.
Scheduled parades and military parades are also planned, centered around the Cathedral of Divine Grace.
According to the predetermined plan, Calvin and his team will land from the square on one side of the cathedral, and then after meeting up with the team of the state church, they will then pass through the entire church complex through a ten-kilometer crosswalk until they reach the square on the other side. .
The main roads along the way will be opened for their team, while the auxiliary roads on both sides and the buildings next to them belong to the pilgrims and local imperial subjects.
At around 10 o'clock Terra time, after intense communication and confirmation, the parade ceremony officially began.
Calvin set off from the Angel of Punishment, rode in a phalanx composed of a large transport court with his Gray Knights and the Tindalos Legion, and descended from the sky under the escort of the air force of the defense force of Divine Grace City, starting the planned parade.
The battleships in the orbit of Ophelia 7 opened the hangar gates one after another. The hundreds of meters long transport boats were extremely small against the background of the cruisers. However, as the phalanx descended downwards, they still caused a stir in the eyes of the empire's subjects. Zhen exclaimed.
The twenty-two airships carrying the Tindaros Legion in the queue descended first. After the remaining airships separated in mid-air, they circled for a week and entered a fixed release rhythm in the usual low-altitude manner.
A total of 30,000 soldiers of the Tindaros Legion in black and gold uniforms, set against the golden eagle emblem on the iconic black big-brimmed hats of their uniforms, lined up in a fully armed manner and marched forward in a square formation the size of a thousand people.
The same black full-body carapace was neatly worn on them, and the energy backpack and matching heavy-duty hell gun were clasped in front of their chests with both hands.
An array of Leman Russ heavy tanks and Hydra defense and control armored vehicles moved forward in a black tide-like formation;
The earth-shaking cannon and the heavy footsteps of the Knight Titan, specially gifted by Reza World to the army, also shook the hearts of the crowd watching the ceremony.
This is not a group of new soldiers with only equipment, nor is it a ceremonial guard of honor.
The soldiers of the Tindaros Legion are all survivors on the front line of the battle against Chaos. Their silent and cold military power and the scars on their armored vehicles are silently telling their merits and strength.
The crowd of cheering people gradually quieted down, even the state priest who was in charge of the lead and the cherubim in the sky were shocked.
The sculpture-like Astartes warriors on the terrace and the battle sisters further away were activated by the murderous aura of the legion. Their eyes under the power armor helmets slowly opened, and with the help of the servo oracle, they cautiously opened their eyes. His eyes were fixed on this unprecedented elite army.
"Storm troop level equipment and organization, auxiliary level heavy equipment. Who are they? I have never heard of the name of this army..." The Sister of the Brave Heart Order stood on the high balcony, serious Commenting on the performance of this unknown legion.
"The average age of each person is 40-60 years old. Their medals and armbands all have signs of level two or above, and I didn't see any military rank below sergeant..." The company commander of the Ultramarines stationed here was more careful. After looking at the details of the uniforms of the soldiers in the formation from a distance, we got an even more startling message.
All of them are veterans and have gone through at least two large-scale battles!
How can this be? Could it be possible that they split up the entire regiment and concentrated the veterans in the parade array?
Not right either!
Their weapon attachments correspond to the emblems on their armbands! And the weapon you hold looks like the product of long-term maintenance, and it is definitely not a new gun temporarily installed!
That is to say, their original establishment is like this!
The Captain of the Ultramarines and the Captain of the Imperial Fists beside him looked at each other:
Well-equipped, fully equipped, and all veterans, this level of elites can be classified as the most elite in a sequence where the Astra Militarum's combat effectiveness varies greatly.
Even if there is a head-on confrontation on the battlefield, the company-level Astartes warriors in their hands will be difficult to block the frontal impact of such a legion without enough depth to deal with it!
A heavy hammer! Or a strong shield!
After making eye contact, the two high-ranking Astartes officers unanimously came to the same conclusion in their hearts.
This kind of mortal army that belongs exclusively to the Chapter is not a new concept in the eyes of the two Chapters with long histories. Their Chapter Headquarters also has a similar armed sequence.
But just like the strategic value of this kind of legion, when has it been possible for a little-known "Exorcist Chapter" to feed such a gold-swallowing behemoth?
It's not just about money! Soldiers are still a small problem. As long as there is an exclusive recruitment world, after a hundred years of operation, it is not impossible to get such veterans.
But what about the equipment?
Carapace armor, hell gun, Leman Russ heavy tank, or plasma modified version!
Just these exposed weapons require a high price to obtain from the Forge World in a long-term and stable manner, not to mention the attached maintenance personnel, who are the technical priests who directly belong to the Forge World! Can that be exchanged for money?
There are also regrettable ground cannons! And the Knight Titan!
Needless to say about the former, the upper limit of the large-scale equipment that the Astra Militarum can use is also the core difference between an Astra Militarum from a regiment to a legion.
With this kind of attachment, when the war comes, this legion will only be organized into an organic project to be responsible for the battle situation in one direction; without this kind of attachment, the Astra Militarum will only supplement the troops and will be dismantled when the main front-line troops are damaged. Supplementary points.
These two different placement specifications, in the eyes of the wartime military command department, represented two completely different statuses and treatments!
In short, this is the essential difference between the first-level legion and other legions!
And such a first-level corps with 30,000 people, in the hands of the star field-level military headquarters known as the billions of star army, will not exceed a thousand, and its structure and soldier quality will definitely not be comparable to those in front of us. This one is so complete!
What about the latter?
As the most simplified version of the large war machine, the Knight Titan has no essential difference from the large Titans of the Titan Legion except for its simple structure.
The core technology and maintenance technology of this kind of weapon have always been tightly held by the Mechanicus. Even in the era when the Emperor was active in the Empire, only the Psychic Titan was completely separated from the hands of the Mechanicus.
This was true during the Emperor's reign, let alone today in the post-Emperor era. Now all the Knight Titan families have signed an agreement with the local forging world and are deeply bound.
The emergence of any established Knight Titan must involve the deep participation of at least one or more forging worlds. (The exception is the Freedom Riders, but their establishment is usually very small and cannot support large-scale wars alone.)
The information reflected in various details flashed through the minds of the high-ranking officers of Ophelia 7. In the background that the real leader of the "Exorcist" battle group had not yet appeared in the distance, they came to the conclusion Such a surprising conclusion:
"This newly promoted Lord of Terra is indeed worthy of his title. The background he showed today is only a personal subsidiary arm outside the Tribunal, not its core strength. This Astartes warband named Calvin The power the leader possesses probably exceeds the expectations of the senior officials present and everyone behind them..."
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