Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 211 Forward!Go on!

The fluctuations brought about by the changes in the political spectrum on the distant Terra are still stirring and reverberating between the light and the dark, and have not exerted their influence for the first time.

Compared with the huge territory of the empire and the people and things on it that are as vast as the sea of ​​stars, the subtle changes of the Inquisition seem so insignificant to outsiders.

But the impact of this incident is destined to be far-reaching.

Hundreds of years or even years later, when everything is settled, some historians may go back in time to trace the identity of the silver prince who straddles the empire but hides in the darkness. Original origin.

But it's still too early.

In the eyes of most people in the empire, what is happening on Terra now is far less important than the fleet that is about to reach Orpheus.

Yes, this large fleet consisting of 8 large ships and several Astartes battle groups finally reached the edge of Orpheus after a long journey.

Both the star region government and the commander of the war zone have passed the warning of the astropaths in advance, and know of the arrival of this force in advance.

But they couldn't get the notice of the Tribunal as soon as Terra did.

In their eyes, these Astartes battle groups who came from afar must have come to rescue for the battle here.

This is a powerful booster for the entire war zone, and it is also a new force that makes the entire star area rejoice.

Their arrival will definitely improve the situation in the entire theater, and even in the eyes of some people, it is already a symbol of victory in the war.

The dawn of victory seems to have no suspense, and cakes representing interests are also placed at the end of the war corridor.

Such a huge benefit naturally has an extraordinary attraction, so the big shots in the star area sat at the table early and raised their dinner knives, ready to divide it up.

The Ondan family of the capital Amara has officially succeeded the Orpheus family and become the new masters of the Orpheus star area.

The new Imperial Viceroy, Lord Harold Noel von Ondain, has been sworn into office in Parliament.

The local administrative procedures have already been completed, and he has already taken office ahead of schedule, only waiting for the empire to send an envoy from the distant Terra, and the final procedures have been completed.

He expressed his great welcome to the arrival of this fleet.

After all, when he and his family had just reached a compromise with the nobles of the parliament and took office with difficulty, they could receive such assistance.

This will undoubtedly be a powerful stabilization of his rule, and it will also give him more leverage in the distribution of benefits in the future.

Admiral Juan Nelson, the supreme commander of the war zone, and Margarita, a high-ranking judge of the Order of the Alien Order stationed in the star sector, also returned urgently from the front line.

The ownership and distribution of this power is crucial to the two people who have different political views.

Anyone who gets more than half of the troops will allow him to gain absolute dominance in the war, and at the same time make the other party only a wall away from the end of his political career.

In this way, the top leaders of Orpheus had a rare second meeting in the 30th year after the start of the war.

And the position of the Star Governor in the last meeting was still a child who was carried up because of his own blood and was under ten years old.

The heads of the three parties sat in the supreme hall of Amara's capital with their own thoughts, without any verbal communication with each other.

They all know that today, when internal and external struggles have spread for decades, the neutral groups that should be unified have long since disappeared.

Whether it is the world group of the home port of the large fleet that Admiral Juan longed for;
Or the world of the Throne that Inquisitor Margarita wishes to see;

Or Governor Harold's simple but greedy local separatism of "nobles belong to nobles, and emperors belong to emperors" like the peasants of the interstellar era.

Their visions for the different development directions of the Orpheus star region all hide too much dark color of selfish desire for power and self-realization.

This is not only the reason why they stand out from the crowd and come to their current status; but it may also be the Achilles' heel that leads them to darkness and eventually ushers in destruction.

The unexpected arrival of the Grand Fleet is a turning point and also a fuse.

It brought hope to the suffering people of the sector that the war was over.

But it also kicked off this political contest that should have been staged in decades or hundreds of years in advance.

There is absolutely no possibility of compromise between their interests and the other two parties.The fight for this fleet, in a sense, determines the direction of the entire star region for nearly a thousand years.

The fluctuations in the subspace are becoming more and more obvious. In the panoramic view of the astropaths who have left their bodies, the shadows of the behemoths coming from afar are getting closer and closer.

When the huge figure of the Raptor King took the lead in breaking through the barrier between subspace and reality, leading seven cruisers to appear at the turning point 300 astronomical units away from Amara with an overwhelming momentum.

The huge starry sky of the entire galaxy is instantly filled with communication signals from different sources:

"On behalf of Imperial Admiral Juan Nelson, and on behalf of the Orpheus Fleet, I extend my sincere greetings to the Holy Astartes Chapter from afar!"

"I am Margarita, the high-ranking Inquisitor of the Imperial Inquisition Order against Foreigners, and I am here to formally pay tribute to the great Astartes battle group! On behalf of the Star District Inquisition Council, I sincerely extend an invitation to you ( Conscript), participate in the holy war here!"

"I am Sir Harold [-]st Class, the supreme chief executive of the Orpheus sector, under the name of the Holy Human Empire. I am under the authority of the supreme lord council of the empire, to govern all administrative affairs in the star sector!
On behalf of the tens of billions of people in the star region, I welcome you, noble emperor angels! "

The high-frequency electric-transformed communication resounded throughout the galaxy, but compared to the enthusiasm of Orp's old side, the feedback from the Grand Fleet was delayed.

No matter how strong the enthusiasm is, it will be embarrassing if it falls into the silence that has not responded for a long time;

Just like no matter how idiotic the Internet is, it can't stop Yui Aragaki from getting married.

Sometimes the reality is so cruel, if it is not yours, it is not yours.

When the unilateral communication that lasted for nearly half an hour fell into the sea like a mud cow, there was still no response from the large fleet.

The three of them who were originally sitting in the hall on the top floor of the hive capital and were about to decide the outcome at this time finally realized that something was wrong.

The huge fleet hovered quietly in front of the Manzeville point in the star area, neither asking them questions nor turning away.

Rather than travelers who have just finished a long journey, they are more like soldiers waiting for some signal and preparing to step onto the battlefield at any time.

Well, this time their instincts were right.

Following a clear text communication from the Gray Knight battleship Supreme Decree, which has remained silent in the orbit of Amara.

The entire fleet instantly pulled up the engine power, and began to prepare for re-entering subspace navigation.

They were like the people who hadn't seen the whole star area's voluptuous heads, after appearing for a short time, they rushed towards the distance under that brief order.

what happened?
Inquisitor Margarita and Governor Harold haven't figured out the situation yet.

However, Juan got the communication content note that the Supreme Decree was intercepted and translated by the Navy for the first time.

He looked at the small note in front of him with a strange expression, and murmured out a few short words:
"Forward! The enemy is Lyak!"

　Second watch, ticket.

　　Food and drink are taken care of, the feeling of isolation is surprisingly good?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)