Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 307 Gamble and Salvation, Inheritance and

Hall of the French Emperor...

While walking in the underground corridor of the central building complex, Calvin looked at the intricate map information marked in runes on the servo green screen on the arm armor.

Salatan's legacy to the empire is not only those loyalists who were "exiled" to Ovi IX, but also a full set of internal data query permissions in the current Calvin Power Armor.

The Emperor's Hall, a secret place hidden in the vast buildings of the City of Divine Favor and heavily guarded by the National Church, without the map index brought by his authority, Calvin really couldn't find the place.

Passing through one layer after another of deep and dark corridors without people, and changing at least three times in the middle of the special elevator going down, Calvin walked for a full hour, and finally arrived at the bronze gate outside the Emperor's Hall.

The Brotherhood of the Holy Light is no longer stationed outside the current Emperor's Hall. On both sides of the corridor where Calvin passed along the way, the candles filled with holy oil have long been extinguished.

The several-foot-thick bronze gate was mottled with filth, and the gilded imperial eagle emblem and state religion holy emblem were cut by sharp knives, no longer sacred;
The runes on the huge door were as dim as the servo next to the door, only rust-colored bloodstains and profane runes of the same color remained on it in disorder.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
The footsteps of Calvin's heavy body were not deliberately concealed. After turning around the hall, the true appearance of the Emperor's Hall was revealed. There was only one ropeway away from Calvin, more than a hundred meters away.

A huge circular platform was fixed in mid-air by dozens of chains as thick as giant trees. Surrounded by the statues of the Emperor and saints that caught Calvin's eyes, a priest in a red robe was praying at the feet of the Emperor. .

But is this true?of course not.

Calvin's eyes were filled with the power of psychic power, his strong will broke through the disguise in front of him, and he saw the hidden evil.

As far as Calvin could see, the thousand weapons that had been blessed had now become the offerings of evil gods.

The psionic crystals on the 999 halberds were like 999 candles dedicated to evil gods, shining with an ominous luster.

What about the last weapon?Calvin's eyes wandered, and after a few seconds, he found the weapon that was left as a sacrificial knife at the foot of the evil figure with his back turned.

The seven missing cardinals are also here.

In the eyes of the naked eye, these 7 unfortunate people are all fully clothed, kneeling quietly and praying under the statue of the saint; but in the real world, all of them have their chests cut open, and they are all hung upside down in the twisted and blasphemous postures of the victims in the cross posture. under the statue.

Their lives are still trapped on the dead body, which is the evil god's torture to them.

"Coming?" The figure with its back turned to Calvin seemed to be confident, but also as if nothing happened.

His deep voice is still as solemn and full of emotion as before being corrupted, and the double-headed eagle emblem woven with fine gold thread on the red robe is also as dazzling as before.

"Here we come..." Calvin seemed completely unaware of the blasphemy here. He walked to the side of this figure and carefully examined the icon of the emperor in front of him.

He has long lost his fervent rage against the evil of Chaos, and after countless battles and sacrifices, he has only a cold hatred for these beings from the Warp.

chaos?Or demons?
In his eyes, the only thing that is good is death.

conspiracy?Or ruse?
He wants to see how many tricks the guy in front of him has left.

The tall body knelt down towards the emperor like a mountain and a column, and the agitated and majestic spiritual energy rushed forward the moment he knelt down, purifying the blasphemy on the holy elephant in front of him one by one.

When the thick shield-shaped knee armor of Calvin's kneeling collided with the floor and echoed resoundingly, the icon of the emperor in front of him and the sacred crown on his head also returned to their purity as before.

"How about we make a bet?"

Mephisto looked back in Calvin's direction, repeating the previous bet with Salatan with great interest.

The way the devil left here gave it enough confidence, even if Calvin came directly to the door like this, it didn't mean to panic at all.

"What's the bet?" Calvin looked up at the icon in front of him, answering Mephisto's question.

"Bet us who will win." Mephisto said, looking at Calvin.As if afraid that Calvin would not understand its intentions, this new but equally evil demon triumphantly explained its plots and plans to Calvin.

"The ceremonies here have been prepared, and the offerings to God the Father have also been prepared. Don't try to destroy them, it's useless.

Because they now only lack a trigger, whether it is you beheading me here, or destroying them, or even the interruption of the celebration on the ground, will become the beginning of this ceremony of sacrificing the soul of the entire planet. "

Mephisto waited for Calvin's response with great interest, and this ceremony was his confidence.

At this delicate point of time, it believed that the powerful soul in front of it could not bear the price of testing the truth of its words.

And based on this ingenious setting, the bet it carefully prepared for Calvin also has the possibility to be used.

"So what's the stake? What do you want?" Calvin asked.

"Your soul and body, in their entirety, are worth as much as all the souls on Ofelia 7."
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The State Church on Ofili 7 is currently in chaos and leaderless.

After the high-level teaching staff were generally corrupted and beheaded by the Gray Knights, the middle and low-level teaching staff were limited by the lack of information authority, and knew nothing about the rebellion and corruption in the church.

They can only watch the chaos spread to more people visible to the naked eye, but because they don't know anything about the situation in the church, they can't make a correct response and deal with it.

The bishops and priests stood on a high place and shouted hoarsely to the panicked believers, trying to appease the increasingly panicked emotions of the crowd.

But what no one knows is that behind those seemingly calm faces, the eyes of these dedicated priests also have deep confusion and fear.

"There can be no further delay! Both the Emperor and the late Holy See are watching your performance, and you must shoulder this heavy responsibility!"

After several cardinals who had returned from Austrian IX established contact with their old ministry, they also realized that the situation was on the verge of getting out of control.

Under their unanimous suggestion, Cardinal Clarence, the keeper of the seal, had to face the pain of his master's passing, and thus considered taking over the position of the late Cardinal Salatan of the Diocese of Ofelia, assuming the mortal shepherd of the God-Emperor's faith The responsibility of the subjects of the empire is to exercise the power and responsibility of the No. 1 under the Pope, the supreme administrator of the state religion of the empire.

"I..." Clarence looked around with eager eyes, wanting to agree directly.But he immediately remembered that there is still a higher-level existence on the Ofelia 7 star at this moment.

"We need the consent of the Supreme Lord!" Clarence quickly found the key to the problem.

Now that the whole of Ofelia is in turmoil, under the background that military control has begun to be implemented, Calvin, the most advanced existence in the imperial armed sequence in the galaxy, is the real right holder.

Now that the Inquisition, the Astartes Chapter, and the Tindalos Legion are fully taking over the order, without Calvin's approval, they, a group of people who only have power in peacetime, really can't do anything.

"Listen, I won't take the initiative to back down, and asking your lord's opinion is not an excuse for me to escape." Clarence looked at his comrades, colleagues, and subordinates around him, and explained his thoughts to them earnestly.

"Whether Calvin...His Highness agrees or not, I will fully support your work after consultation, and restore this sacred land to its proper tranquility as soon as possible!"

"Well said!" A voice in the distance interrupted the conversation of the cardinals. When everyone looked in the direction of the voice, the Gray Knight's adjutant, Alan Janus, and the guard of the Imperial Army, Jin Zheng, were holding bloody battleships. Halberd walked into the house.

"His Royal Highness Calvin appreciates your loyalty!" Allen, wearing silver armor, stood at the door and said to Clarence. He and the imperial guards behind him looked at the people in the room who were trying to calm down, and continued what they had just said in satisfaction. discourse.

"The Supreme Lord Inquisitor and the Great Mentor of the Silver Blade issued an order: The Imperial Court respects the existing procedures of the state religion, and also respects the right of governance of your religion. Considering that the eradication of chaos on the surface has come to an end, the subsequent court The Daros Legion will obey your instruction and help you restore order here as soon as possible!"

"... Your Majesty the Throne! Please pass on my gratitude to our humble servants of the Emperor. The Church of the Empire and Ofelia 7 will remember His Excellency Calvin's generosity and kindness."

Clarence let out a long sigh of relief. Calvin's attitude was too timely, and it really solved the two biggest problems Clarence was facing right now.

Temporarily taking over the powers and responsibilities of the supreme administrator requires legal recognition and endorsement, and the actual right to command and mobilize the army under the state of military control on the planet.

If Calvin nodded and agreed to these two issues, they would not be able to get their hands on them at all; and once they have mastered these two key rights, Clarence and his church will accept and sort out Ofelia. There are also no procedural and practical enforcement issues.

"I haven't finished my sentence..."

Allen smiled and watched everyone's heated discussion on the next situation. When everyone realized that he had not left and became silent, he returned to the state of seriousness and told the people present that he was in line with the situation. Announcement of the will and position of the Inquisition.

"There is no doubt that this incident has been identified as a chaos pollution incident.

His Royal Highness Calvin's opinion is that the most urgent task is to continue the celebrations that have already been carried out.After the celebration, the trial court will fully accept the follow-up screening and purification procedures.Your loyalty and purity have been confirmed by the Order of the Hammer, so there is no need to worry; but at the same time, the Tribunal also asks for your cooperation in the follow-up treatment of other teaching positions and imperial citizens on Ofelia 7. "

"Ah... so."

Clarence replied dryly, while his help-seeking eyes roamed among the colleagues and subordinates around him.But what disappointed him was that everyone avoided his gaze one after another, ignoring his intention of excessive compassion.

How powerful the authority of the Tribunal within the empire is, how cruel it is in the incidents involving chaos pollution.

This point is common sense among all high-ranking officials in the empire. Even if he doesn't have personal experience, he can get a clear enough understanding from the countless gossip in the church that he spread his reputation.

Clarence quickly gave up the unrealistic idea of ​​saving the people of the entire planet, and turned this "negotiation" to the next stage.

"The celebration will continue?" He looked suspiciously at Alan Janus and the guards behind him.

"As the two of you have seen, Ophelia 7 suffered such a catastrophe. Neither the clerics of the Empire State Church nor the innocent subjects of the Empire are able or interested in participating in the ceremony again. On this point, please forgive me. ..."

"No! This is not discussed!" Allen interrupted Clarence's words rudely, and said in a very serious tone to the heir who was about to take over the regime of the entire Storm Star Region.

"The celebration must and can only go on! Do you understand? You don't need to worry about the order, the Star Militia will fully support your celebration ceremony; there is no need to doubt the defense, Astartes and Battle Sisters We also have communication, and they will also be on the perimeter."

"But... well, I understand. Don't ask the reason? The Church of the Imperial State unconditionally implements His Highness's order."

Clarence looked at Jin behind Allen, the imperial guard who hadn't said a word the whole time was as silent as the beginning.He suddenly understood why these two people came together to announce Calvin's order.

Although Jin's appearance did not say anything at this point, his special identity can appear here, which in itself shows that the tower of hegemony above all the ministries of the empire, the trust and support for Calvin and the inquisition for this action of the court endorsement of rights.

"Very well, then congratulations, respected supreme manager, Your Majesty Clarence." Allen looked down at Clarence's body for a few seconds, then turned and left after leaving these words.The silent imperial guards also took a deep look at this lucky mortal when Alan turned to leave.

The heavy footsteps were getting farther and farther outside the hall where everyone was, and the cardinals looked at each other in the suffocating air, and then collapsed on the chairs behind them in unison.

"On the throne, I thought that if Clarence... well, if the Holy See rejects him, that emperor's angel would really use his halberd to create a massacre here! Hahahaha..."

Tara Xia wiped the cold sweat off her forehead with her robe sleeve in embarrassment, while trying to liven up the atmosphere with this joke, she wanted to change the topic just now.

But his behavior obviously had the opposite effect. After telling this not-so-funny joke, what greeted him was the frightening silence in the air again...

"Uh... no way? No way..." Tara Xia patrolled around awkwardly. Seen by the eyes of all her colleagues who seemed to be looking at "crows", her mood gradually became depressed, and she turned to embarrassment and the same fear.

He was still murmuring his fragile point of view, but everyone no longer wanted to pay attention to him, and turned the topic elsewhere...

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