Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 373 Between Light and Dark
"and many more……"

Nicholas, who had just confirmed the itinerary with Calvin, was stopped by the former again before he left.

"Do you have other ideas?" Nicholas looked at Calvin, whose eyes were unpredictable, and seemed to be in some kind of weighing.

"This way..." Calvin made up his mind after thinking for a few seconds, and said to the captain of the Imperial Guard's shield guard:

"The Grand Fleet will go according to the scheduled itinerary, and the speed will remain the same. You take the other imperial guards and return to Terra ahead of schedule on the frigate with me!"

This is?Nicholas' eyes moved slightly, apparently understanding Calvin's intentions.

In this unknown situation, quietly return to Terra in a stealthy manner.While fully communicating with the trial court, they can also wait and see the changes in the situation.

"Your will!"

The captain of the shield guard took orders in a low voice, and then began to prepare for this trip.

The Primarch's idea is undoubtedly the best choice at the moment, and this operation itself can bring him, which also represents the Primarch's trust in them...

Three days later, when the Grand Fleet passed through the long uninhabited land between the Solar Star Field and the Storm Star Field, and jumped out of the subspace to dock for supplies, a Thunderhawk sailed towards the fleet silently under the cover of the dark starry sky. On top of a dagger at the end.

And when the fleet set sail again under the gaze of countless pairs of "eyes" in the local starport, the small and non-existent dagger had long since disappeared into the vast starry sky...

"Where is that grown-up?"

"It is said that I have returned to the Sun Star Field the day before yesterday..."

"Are the adults still waiting?"

"It should be. The last rational meeting was half a month ago. They must also be waiting for the adult to arrive."

"It's exciting to watch. This time, the Inquisition Court will not suffer a big loss. At least the Assassin Court's in charge must move..."

"Shut up! Is this what you guys can talk about? Too long to live? Let's break up..."

In the Terra Government Council, which was on the verge of shutting down, a group of middle-level bureaucrats were whispering in a gloomy atmosphere.But it was discovered and dispersed by the later senior bureaucrats.

The strange and dreary atmosphere was like a plague, and within a few days, with the raging of various rumors, it spread throughout the core area of ​​Terra.

In this imperial palace the size of a continental plate, in the government administration building complex that occupies an entire functional plate, the supreme lords who are high in the highest ruling sequence of the empire are also waiting for Calvin's arrival with the same expectation.

"There is news from the Echo Corridor of Faith that the fleet of the Supreme Lord Grand Inquisitor has arrived in the Decree-[-] sector." The Navigator Alliance is located in the old palace of Terra, and a young family member hurriedly walked in from outside the palace. Bring the latest news to the league's current chief Archie.

"understood."

"Then what is your opinion?"

"roll……"

"The old people are still waiting for your instructions..."

"I said, get out!"

"Yes……"

After the young man retreated and disappeared outside the palace gate, Arche paused slightly.

His fragile body after several remodeling operations did not allow him to have too many emotional fluctuations, but the short-sightedness of the alliance and the family in this political incident made him even more worried.

"I don't even have any concentration, I'm afraid I'll just be tricked by someone...

It's really not as good as one generation after another, Saborn, are you there? "

"Follow your will, my master."

A highly biochemically modified assassin, like a ghost, walked out of the corner of the palace under Arche's call.

"Keep an eye on these cubs, don't let them come into contact with the outside world."

"Yes!" With an emotionless reply, the Supreme Lord of the Navigator Alliance became quiet again.

Arche raised his head and looked at the vast starry sky outside the palace, the third eye on his forehead shone with psychic light,

"I have a hunch that the result this time will exceed everyone's expectations..."

At the same time, representatives of other forces in the empire also closely followed Calvin's itinerary through their own channels.

Most of them are closely watching the progress of this incident, trying to find the truth from the thick fog.

Even if they failed to detect the main messenger of the assassination, they did not want to be affected by this innocent disaster.

Not so for the few, such as the Admiral High Lord of the Empire and representatives of the Rogue Traders who are not at their usual offices at this time.

A battleship hidden in Terra's defense fleet was extinguishing its engine power at this moment, floating aimlessly above Terra's orbit.

And the two high-ranking people who are in charge of one side of the empire are having some shady secret talks with Breton, the former speaker of the Imperial Council, who is the latest to perform his duties in the Council of Government, through encrypted relay signals...

"The Inquisition Fleet has arrived in Necromunda! The Imperial Fists salute it!"

"The Inquisition Fleet has arrived in the corona sector! Cardinal Paragon sends its greetings!"

"The Judgment Order fleet has crossed the corona sector and will arrive in Terra soon!"

In the past few days, Calvin’s fleet itinerary was frequently mentioned in the ears of various giants in the Senate of Terra.

As the successor of the late Prime Minister (Chairman of the Government Council), Breton, the former Speaker of the Imperial Council, visited several other high lords more frequently, intending to use a A victory over Calvin to demonstrate the authority of the Council of State.

When it was confirmed that Calvin would arrive in Terra on the day of the regular meeting, he even arrived at the High Lords Conference Hall located in the core area of ​​the Government Council together with the Imperial Navy Admiral High Lords and other allies early.

"It has been monitored that the large fleet has entered the solar system, and the direction of Mars has agreed to let it go!"

"It has been detected that an airship has entered the atmosphere, and the authority has been confirmed for the direction of the moon!"

"There is a flying object in the atmosphere taking off from the direction of the Antarctic, and the target is the palace area!"

One after another, the latest information was brought in by the staff of the Government Affairs Council from outside the meeting hall, and Calvin's whereabouts were reported here in real time.

This kind of behavior of spying on colleagues was almost impossible in the past, but after the assassination, the Government Council seems to have enough reasons to be the victim.

After the high lords arrived one by one, what they saw was Breton's wanton behavior.But out of the principle of prudence, no one objected for a while.

"It is detected that the fleet is approaching the palace area, and the Imperial Fist has opened the air channel!"

"The fleet is approaching and is expected to arrive in 3 minutes!"

Two more waves of people brought the news into the conference hall, bringing the news of Calvin's imminent arrival into the room.

Breton could hardly control the smile on his face, he could almost see the dawn of victory, and saw the appearance of his plain life colleague, who was taken away by him when he participated in the first regular meeting.

boom!
The thick door of the meeting hall was pushed open again, but what Breton waited for was not Calvin's figure.

A secretary of the State Council almost staggered and came to Breton's seat.And his voice, which was out of control due to panic, was weak, but it still spread throughout the quiet conference hall:

"The fleet didn't stop!"

"What? You say it again?"

Breton couldn't understand the semantics of the entourage immediately, so he had to ask patiently and repeatedly.

But the trembling tone of the entourage and the subsequent words made his heart shrink suddenly, and then he continued to fall towards the abyss.

"The fleet didn't stop, and went straight to the palace!"

"It's impossible!" Breton, who had lost all color on his face, struggled to stop the trembling all over his body, and when he raised his head and looked around.

What I saw was a group of senior high lords, looking at the dead like eyes...

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(End of this chapter)