Cleopatra had to admit that the person who listed the questions was very insidious, forcibly turning a discussion into an accusation.
“There are some clichés that need to be added.”
Suddenly, Marshal Moore A. Salil raised his right arm and asked his deputy to submit some data.
"His Excellency Moore A. Salil, I must remind you that any presentation must be submitted before the meeting."
Sloder tapped the table three times with his hammer to show his displeasure.
"As you get older, you forget things easily."
The commander-in-chief of the Astra Militarum just laughed and revealed the matter.
Slod could only accept the statements and read them out with a frown.
"The results and subsequent effects of the New Badab War..."
Mereda Perez glanced at Moore A. Salil, as if asking when the other party collected the battle report.
But the Astra Militarum Marshal ignored him completely.
The Speaker began to elaborate on the topic.
"——The Astral Knights Chapter hastily launched an expedition without notifying any surrounding organizations, and coerced the Sisters of the Church and other Chapters to carry out such a high-risk combat mission. Although they succeeded by luck in the end, their actions have already It has exceeded the tolerable scope, and they have also illegally formed an alliance with four other war groups, and one of the war groups is still carrying out the atonement expedition. Various actions make the purpose of their expedition full of doubts."
Many people, not just Cleopatra, frowned. There was no doubt that this was a poor accusation.
That’s not to say that Astral Knights doesn’t have problems. In fact, if you look deeper, Astral Knights has many problems.
For example, how did they launch an expedition with more than thirty warriors?
For example, how did they get so many battleships?
For example, how did they win?
However, the proposer chose the most insignificant point, which made Cleopatra S. doubt what the other party wanted to achieve?
After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized that this accusation helped the Astral Knight avoid many of the most difficult-to-explain points.
Then the proposer is worth pondering.
He glanced around and didn't notice anything strange on anyone's face, but by now, Cleopatra Sis was able to judge the trend of this meeting.
After a brief reading, Tremas Remsana Kron, spokesperson for Charter Captains, spoke first.
She stood in her seat at the far end of the central podium in the elaborately decorated petition pulpit. Almost a dozen low-ranking officials were scattered throughout the hall, shuffling to the nearest empty seats in the row to better hear her words.
"One month after the New Badab War ended, the fleet in the Maelstrom region sent a report."
Her voice echoed in the empty space.
"The frequency of pirate activities has dropped by at least 54%, and not only one pirate group has broken away from the Red Pirates, but there are currently dozens of emerging pirate organizations in the Maelstrom Sector. They are fighting each other and even attacking each other. There is no more The previous organized large-scale plundering has increased the safety factor of large fleets several times. There is no doubt that the expedition of the Astral Knights has greatly eased the trade pressure in the Maelstrom area."
Although this was only her second appearance in the Hall, Tremas Remsana Kren seemed very confident among the true rulers of the Imperium of Man, carrying the air of being listened to without question and speaking with The composure of someone who obeys, yet she also listens when others speak and seeks common compromise.
Lucius Slode pursed his lips and clasped his hands as an assistant behind him presented a summary of the document, its cover covered with Aquila sealing wax.
"This is the battle report submitted by His Excellency Moore A. Salil."
He sighed, breaking the sealing wax and examining each page in turn.
"In this battle, the Adeptus Astartes killed more than a thousand enemy Chaos Space Marines, including more than fifty officers and leaders, and destroyed a demon army of tens of thousands. They destroyed, executed, and burned all kinds of enemies. There are approximately one million heretics, and they have sunk more than fifty enemy ships, including seven capital ships, and captured a Ramirez-class star fort. Shiyan Alexey is seriously injured.”
A murmur of surprise spread throughout the round table, and even Eos Ritra, the state pope who never asked about "mundane matters", took out a magnifying glass from the folds of his gorgeous robe and carefully browsed the carefully recorded battle reports. .
Behind Interior Minister Violetta Roscavler, another uniformed clerk leaned forward and whispered advice into his superior's ear.
The Minister of the Interior nodded immediately.
"I don't doubt the authenticity of this record, but there is a question that needs to be answered. If the records are correct, the Astral Knights were ruled as a 'Destroyed Chapter' twenty years ago. They were removed from the list of active chapters. Expelled. When they left their home planet, they only had... Let me see, there are thirty-three warriors. Even if they do nothing in the past twenty years, there will not be many more warriors. Even if the ranger warriors are added, weeping. The number of these two battle groups is less than half of a fully established battle group. How can such a force defeat the Hurons?"
Obviously, the Minister of the Interior had grasped the key to a certain issue, and there was another burst of murmurs.
At this time, Eos Litra, the state religion’s pope, suddenly spoke.
"Dear everyone, I have a report from the Sisters of the Ebon Holy Grail, which may be able to explain this problem."
The Speaker tapped the hammer lightly.
"Then please give the floor to His Excellency Eos Ritra."
The Pope's speech was brief, but it got to the point. This non-rhetoric report was exactly the same as the nuns' style.
"The reason for the launch of this war was that Huron took the initiative to launch an attack on the Astral Knights' home planet Nessen IV. The Chapter Master of the Astral Knights Chapter, Soshyan Alexey, discovered with his superb strategic vision He took advantage of the loopholes in Huron's action plan and took advantage of the time difference to launch an expedition before Huron took the initiative. In the process, he rescued a black ship in the Star Torch Hall and captured a Red Pirate warship."
As he said that, he glanced at the Speaker, who was the manager of the Star Torch Hall.
"The Astral Knights used the Red Corsair's battleship as cover and used the battleship's suicide assault to destroy New Badab's orbital defenses. The traitors were panicked and had no choice but to retreat in panic. At that time, the Adeptus Astartes We have captured the Star Fort and used the Star Fort as bait to severely damage Huron."
"Nice job!"
The commander-in-chief of the Astra Militarum couldn't help but give a high-five and shout.
"A textbook-level surprise attack that perfectly exploits the enemy's weakness in focusing on their home base."
The fat admiral moved hard on his chair for a while, and then said:
"Indeed, I have to admit that this was a textbook-level raid. I am afraid that no general can replicate such a success. So I am very curious about how the Astartes accurately grasp this time difference. You must know that subspace can It is not the tamed ocean on the surface of the planet. The subspace is the most uncontrollable factor in the void naval battle. Many wars have failed because of the unpredictable time flow in the subspace. The key to this war initiated by the Astral Knights lies in Time difference, precise time difference.”
Hearing this, Cleopatra had to look at Mereda Perez in a different light. Although he seemed to be a bloated and incompetent man, he had a very vicious vision and rich combat experience.
But things suddenly became strange at this point. The admiral brought the topic to an area he was familiar with and started a long speech. The marshal of the Astra Militarum continued to use his army theory to counterattack, so the entire hall became a certain Second-rate staff.
This battle on land and sea lasted for nearly seven hours, and as it came to an end, boredom showed on some people's faces.
By this time, no one cared too much about the Astral Knights. Only the director of the Astronomical Hall expressed concern that the Suffering Alliance might be the second guardian of the Maelstrom.
Until finally, it was Cleopatra's turn to speak.
He spent twenty seconds thinking before speaking.
He now has two reports on hand, one from Inquisitor Quant and one from Inquisitor Marcus.
The two have completely different opinions on the Astral Knights.
In the end, Cleopatra chose to only bring out Quant's report. Due to the incident with the Tianshi Chapter a few days ago, the relationship between the Inquisition and the Imperial Fists was somewhat tense, and he planned to use this to ease the atmosphere between the two.
Just as the discussion in the High Lords Council came to an end, a small meeting was also held in the Mountain Formation far away in the orbit of Terra——
