The battlements of the Ministry of Justice are dim and cold. The fortresses built of large black granite are distributed along the edge of the battlements like dark blunt teeth.
Surrounded by gloomy and decaying cities, they spread to the gray-brown barren plains in the distance.
Maybe it was once a beautiful place, but since the discovery of rich mineral deposits, the entire world is on the verge of death.
But from another perspective, the fortress itself is indeed terrifying.
In the steep and huge city wall, numerous observation towers and gun emplacements guard the huge city gate base - guards guarding this place day and night can be seen everywhere.
Soshyan stood on the battlements, and his enhanced vision allowed him to catch a glimpse of the first dawn glowing faintly on the ocean far away on the horizon.
The large platform is suspended on the sea, looking like a thin silver line at the moment.
The lights were swaying in the hive city, and the cold wind whistled across the battlements. It was biting and cold, but he almost didn't notice the cold wind.
"Chapter Commander, we found it!"
Armin shouted against the strong wind. He was fully armed and walking towards Sol, which was even higher than the raised battlements of the city.
"They found what you were looking for."
He held a data disk and a map in his hands.
"great."
Soshyan first took the data disk and then looked at it for a moment - it contained a record of someone's life.
Then he took the map, which the Ministry of Justice found from the Mechanicus priest's home. It might be helpful for their subsequent actions.
"We're leaving soon, are you all ready?"
"Ready to go at any time."
Soshyan saw that there were still scratches on Armin's armor. As the recruits' transformation surgery was approaching the final stage, these former recruits were gradually increasing the intensity of training. Soshyan noticed this and they tried to give the regiment new blood. Be a role model.
Every squad leader is working hard to lead his men in training. They study hard day and night.
"Chapter Commander, I feel like this place is very strange. Do you know what the problem is?"
Armin suddenly asked.
"I know where to start."
Soshyan smiled and replied:
"The gene stealers are well hidden. They could have been hiding for a long time, but they were exposed on their own initiative. Although the Ministry of Justice encountered an obstruction, I think the obstruction was more like a deliberate act. This is the key. point."
"key point?"
Soshyan nodded and began to try to explain his train of thought to the warrior.
“We also know that the Genestealers ransacked the local Anglican Church and stole all the holy relics. They have been smuggling holy relics for a long time, even before the Ministry of Justice discovered it. This is a detail that is easily overlooked. "
Soshyan paused.
"And... the area where the Arbitrator encountered the aliens was a mining area that is still in use. It could have hidden its stronghold anywhere? Or was it an abandoned mining area - the entire planet is full of places to hide? Legal affairs We have to find them with only the available manpower.
, difficult to reach the sky? But it still chose the most conspicuous place? Why is this? "
"Our enemy is the alien."
Armin responded simply:
"They don't need logic."
“But there’s nothing wrong with asking more why.”
Soshyan opened his arms to signal everything around him.
"Don't you understand? They want us to come? Or do they want Astartes to come?"
"Want us to come?"
Armin nodded with an expression of sudden realization.
Of course, only he himself knows whether he has thought about it or not.
"They don't know what we represent, but if they are willing to take such a risk and recruit us, it means that there may be something more terrifying than us in this world."
Soshyan held up the data disk, which had a person's name marked on it.
"...Lord of Crows, I think a bishop who was born in Mine No. 14 must know a thing or two."
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Archbishop Barov's office was busy, and the liaison officer of the local defense force was stationed in the side hall. At this moment, he was shouting orders through the communicator, mobilizing forces from various places to quell the riot.
The three leading officers of the local Interior Ministry were surrounded by printers and recruitment forms. A swarm of lower-ranking officials rushed between them, busy establishing supply lines for the new suppression forces arriving in the hive.
Representatives of the Mechanicum were in front of the Thinker computer array, constantly sending out ticking binary codes, but no one knew who they were communicating with.
Representatives from various guilds were anxiously wandering in the corridors and front halls, looking for someone to find out.
Due to the special political environment of Safinius, at this critical moment, the only people who could really take charge were the representatives of the state religion.
Only the state religion can coordinate the forces of all parties.
Barov is essentially a slow-thinking, cowardly guy - it's hard for him to handle such a crisis.
But Safinius is an important mining world that must withstand this tide of unrest no matter what the cost.
Barov is the only person with prestige and power to take over the entire planet. He must organize a military defense force and prepare to fight to the death against the large number of enemies lurking around him from the moment the crisis really breaks out.
But as far as he is concerned, his job for a long time has been to preach to his subordinates that the reason why the state religion has temporal and spiritual authority is that it can safeguard the beliefs of the people of the empire.
Now is the time to test him - Safinius needs faith more than ever, and the world needs the Archbishop to turn the tide.
This was a battle for the faith of Saphinius, not just a simple riot.
But he himself has no confidence in this at all.
The cathedral of the state church occupies several floors of the upper hive of Minas, which is also the principle capital of Safinius and where most of the mining guilds' headquarters are established.
Barov's personal residence occupies an entire floor of the church. This is his small kingdom, and only his favorite advisors and invited representatives can enter.
The remaining part is divided into several parts, which are used to receive dignitaries and private guests respectively. There are also many chapels to serve the religious needs of the upper class in the hive.
He had just finished meeting with the guild presidents. They donated their personal guards and bodyguards and deployed them around the nest to strengthen the defensive front.
Barov was very grateful for this and felt a lot more at ease. After all, in this world, the guild masters are the real ones in power.
Several Guard officers also tried to get involved in this small court to coordinate the deployment and garrison operations of the Guard in hot spots on the planet. They were also dissatisfied and worried that Barov allowed private armed forces to enter the defense zone. But these doubts were eliminated by the archbishop.
More importantly, just half a day ago, the emperor's angel arrived.
The Astral Knights, led by their chapter leader, came to Safinius to solve local problems - Barov never believed that there were any gene stealers. Everything was just the imagination of the Ministry of Justice. This was also his intention. The reason for the particularly bad relationship with the legal department.
Safinius is obviously a peaceful world, how can it be filled with aliens?
Absolutely impossible!
At this moment, the crisis seemed far away from them.
