Chapter 304: The Rise of the Primarch: Throne World

Holy Terra, the most sacred, holy and great place in the galaxy, is the undisputed jewel in the crown of the human empire. It is so great that even the lowest-level hooligans in any hive have heard of Terra's name, and imagined its gorgeous cities, golden walls and prosperous social scenes in the songs of sailors and poets.

Even on the most wild, desolate and barbaric worlds, people loyal to the Emperor will look up at the stars at night. They look up at the light of truth that illuminates the night in the dark sky, whether it is the storm rift near the warp of the hazy star field, or the deep stormy galaxy that is eternally filled with space magnetic storms and whirlwinds, the edge of the extreme star field far away in the sky, or the mysterious frontier of the Taiping star field, people look up at its light.

Cole stood on the bridge, staring at the huge planet in front of him from behind the handrail. Everyone stood up, including the operators in the bridge who were usually careless. Not only them, but everyone in the corridor of the Infinite Frontier, from sailors to marines, to maintenance workers, and even chefs, stood behind the glass of the corridor and stared at the planet together.

The golden planet was suspended in the dark galaxy, but here, it seemed that all the darkness had disappeared. Cole's eyes looked at the hive city composed entirely of towering buildings, densely covering the surface of the planet.

Terra's oceans were emptied, the mountains were flattened and pushed down, and the entire surface of the planet was completely covered by cities. It was the largest, most complex and densely populated urban cluster in the human empire. They covered the planet, and countless sacred temples and churches inserted their towers into the sky. The bells that echoed forever in the atmosphere proclaimed the sanctity of this planet all the time.

Cole's eyes looked at the city cluster on the north side of the planet, the most central city that undoubtedly attracted the attention of everyone, including Captain Cole.

Captain Cole and the sailors in the bridge looked at the golden high-walled city. In the city surrounded by Terra like a moon surrounded by stars, there was an absolute core, where there was the only high mountain on Terra, and on the snow-capped peak there was a tower that reached the sky, a lighthouse.

It was the most shining place in the dark galaxy. On that sacred planet, the towering lighthouse projected the most holy and shining light into the deepest part of the galaxy and into the dark border.

Its name was the Star Torch, a great tower that had been burned by the Holy Lord for thousands of years. Cole looked at the lighthouse and straightened up involuntarily. All the sailors around him stood at attention, and all those who were still sitting in their seats stood up and stood at attention.

Their eyes sparkled with radiant light. They looked at the magnificent palace complex beside the Star Torch. The magnificent palace standing among the golden high walls and countless gorgeous palaces was the most sacred place in the galaxy. No church or palace was as magnificent as it.

The golden palace almost covered the entire Terra plateau. On the snowy plateau at the foot of the Himalayas, the greatest and most sacred place of the human empire was revealed to everyone. It was the palace of the Emperor, the place where the Lord of Mankind himself was located.

"Stand at attention!" Someone suddenly shouted in the bridge, but the sound exploded in the bridge like a thunder. Everyone, regardless of their military rank, stood at attention and looked at the core of the palace.

"Salute to the throne!" the voice shouted, and then he was responded with a neat sound of arms waving. Countless hands were raised from the side, almost at the same time, and everyone in the bridge saluted the palace.

Cole raised his arm and looked in the direction of the palace with the most standard military salute. His eyes under the wide-brimmed hat were shining, as if they were shining directly from the golden palace. The light shone directly into his soul, burning an unparalleled enthusiasm in his chest.

Not only Cole, but everyone felt that enthusiasm. Everyone, they had never been so proud of being a member of the Imperial Navy and a member of the loyalists as they were now. All the sacrifices had meaning at this moment. The golden palace and the burning star torch gave meaning to everything.

"Captain, there is a communication." While Cole was still staring at the palace, Anna, who was below him, looked at the screen in front of the bird captain and said, the bird captain's slender fingers tapped the mechanical keyboard in front of him, and the ticking sound echoed in Cole's ears.

Cole reluctantly moved his eyes away from the palace. He looked at Anna below and nodded, "Come closer."

"Yes, I command you to connect the signal." Anna said, leaning down and supporting her hands behind the bird captain. The latter nodded and quickly clicked on the keyboard in front of him. His mechanically modified fingers were extremely flexible and operated efficiently on the interface.

Cole tidied up his military appearance, adjusted the high collar of the captain's coat, straightened his military cap, and walked in front of the holographic projection. As the bird captain below tapped the last button, a bust of a person flashed on the holographic projection.

It was a man wearing a gold and gray military uniform. His clothes were gorgeous. The golden silk thread and the Sky Eagle logo were inlaid on the well-made military uniform. The eyes on the collar of his collarless coat looked at Cole in front of him.

"This is the Terra orientation track, an alien ship, report your identity."

"The Imperial Navy, part of the Inquisition fleet, the Mars-class battlecruiser Infinite Frontier pays tribute to Terra. I am Captain Cole Markarian. On behalf of all the officers and soldiers on the ship, I swear loyalty to the Emperor."

After Cole stood up straight, he saluted the Terra defenders in front of him with the most standard military salute. After saluting, Cole lowered his elbow and pressed the corner of the holographic panel, "Ship identification code to send."

The officer on the orbital defense base station glanced to one side. He seemed to be looking somewhere. He nodded quickly, "Received, the thinker is verifying."

The officer looked in that direction. His eyes stayed on Cole's left side for a while. After a while, vague voices were heard. The officer nodded and looked at Cole again. This time he turned to Cole. Cole stood at attention and saluted.

"The identity has been verified and the data is correct. Welcome to Terra, Captain."

"My pleasure, sir."

Cole nodded to the officer on the holographic screen, who also nodded slightly, "Now that the solar system is in crisis, any loyal battleship is valuable combat power. You are welcome to come, Captain, and you will once again serve for Your Holy Majesty serves and fights.”

As the officer spoke, he raised his eyes and looked at the thing in front of him. Although it might be a coincidence, he seemed to be looking out the window from Cole's perspective. The officer frowned slightly when he looked at something.

"You didn't come alone, right? What are those civilian ships behind you?" The officer said, looking at the things in front of him. Cole also subconsciously looked out the window, and there was a light at the side window of the Infinite Frontier bridge. The transport ship was flying slowly in parallel.

"They are survivors of settlements in the outer reaches of the solar system. They survived the onslaught of Chaos and came to Terra with us to seek refuge."

"There are many transport ships, more than we expected. You said they are survivors from the entire outer ring of the solar system? How did such a large refugee fleet safely cross the war zone?"

The officer asked warily, his eyes full of suspicion and distrust. Cole could see what he was worried about. The captain turned to the officer and nodded slightly, "We did not encounter Chaos pursuit or interception along the way, only in the orbit of Jupiter. There was a battle, and then we went to Mars to replenish ammunition and fuel. Many of the refugee fleets set off in a hurry after the Chaos attack stopped, so they needed to go to Mars to replenish fuel before we came to Terra. ”

"Chaos has stopped attacking? Can you guarantee what you said? Captain." The officer frowned and asked seriously. Cole responded to the officer with the same formal and calm eyes. He nodded slightly and stood at attention in front of the image.

"I swear to the Emperor, we did not encounter any attacks along the way. The refugees who joined the fleet from the outer ring also confirmed our suspicions. The Chaos Fleet stopped attacking. Although we don't know the reason, this is a fact."

The officer looked at Cole's eyes. He squinted slightly and looked at those eyes. Then he raised his head slightly and looked down at Cole. "Very good. I will notify the Solar System Fleet Command. You will need to make a formal report to us later." ”

"Yes, sir." Cole saluted, and then looked at the refugee fleet outside the window. "Besides, the refugees need resettlement and help. Can Terra provide support?"

The officer looked at the refugee fleet outside the window and was silent for a long time. Then he slowly turned to look at Cole, "Okay, let them obey the tower's instructions and first sail the ship to the designated star port, where the defense force The relevant personnel of the state religion will conduct strict inspections on them, and after ensuring that everything is correct, we will provide them with a place to live.”

"I hope you can understand, Captain, we must be cautious under the current circumstances." The officer looked at Cole and said, who nodded in understanding. He was right, although he seemed a little too careful. But the corruption of Chaos is very dangerous. If there are Chaos believers on the transport ship, they will take the opportunity to sneak into Terra and start a riot to cope with the attack that Chaos may come at any time.

And this is definitely not unfounded. What Cole just said about Chaos stopping its attack is quite doubtful from a certain perspective. Will they secretly send cultists to Terra in this way? Trying to build an internal response within Terra in this way, so isolation and review is very normal.

The premise is that if it is just a simple review.

"I understand, sir, but Grand Inquisitor Constantine also hopes that you can guarantee that these refugees can safely go to the surface for care after receiving "proper" inspections, and will not be hastily "loyal" for some reason. ”

Cole looked at the officer and said seriously, his eyes full of authority, as if he was speaking directly on behalf of the Inquisitor, "The Grand Inquisitor made a guarantee to them, a guarantee of the reputation of the Inquisition, and we hope that Terra will abide by it." The military can understand the concerns of the Inquisition and the concerns about possible "unpleasant" accidents."

The officer looked at Cole and hesitated to speak. Facing Cole, who had a lower military rank than him, he was completely unable to use the dignity of a commander to reprimand him because he mentioned the Tribunal. This ship belonged to the Tribunal. His ship There is also an Inquisitor. He is speaking on behalf of the Grand Inquisitor, and the officer has no intention of provoking the Inquisition. No one on Terra would be that stupid.

So he put his head aside and thought for a moment, sighed, and then nodded helplessly to dismiss the ridiculous idea.

"Okay, I understand what you mean, we will make sure everything is normal." "Very well, on behalf of Grand Inquisitor Constantine, thank you for your cooperation."

"But" the officer suddenly said, Cole looked at him and frowned slightly, "but what? Sir."

"We hope they have enough supplies, food and drinking water with them, enough for their own consumption." The officer said cautiously, as if he could hide something. Cole looked at the officer and narrowed his eyes slightly, aware of his words. something deeply concerning.

"Is there a problem with Terra's food supply?" "What? No, no, no, everything is normal, there is just one problem with distribution. We hope that the refugees you bring will not cause us any more trouble. It is purely a paperwork issue."

The officer smiled awkwardly, and Cole looked at his false smile. He was lying, Cole could tell, but he also planned to remain silent now, and he did not intend to expose that lame explanation.

"We replenished food and drinking water on Mars, and the Adeptus Mechanicus of Mars generously helped us, but we also hope that these generous gifts can continue to be kept where they should be without being "officially requisitioned." ”

"Of course, of course, I promise you this." "Not to me, but to the Grand Inquisitor. He will go to the Inquisition headquarters in Antarctica after arriving on Terra. I don't want anything to happen. You understand me. What do you mean?"

Cole's absolutely threatening words made the officer shudder. He shuddered just thinking about the headquarters of the Tribunal in Antarctica, as if he was already standing on the snow in Antarctica. No one wanted to provoke the Inquisitor, the whole empire This is true, and this is even more true on Terra.

"Of course, Captain, I can guarantee this. You can tell the Inquisitor that there is nothing to worry about." "Very good, I believe the Inquisitor will be happy to hear this news."

After Cole finished speaking, he cleared his throat. He put his hands behind his back and looked at the officer in front of him, "Can we enter the port?"

"Of course, Captain, welcome to Terra, please obey the instructions of the tower dispatcher." "Of course, Sir, I wish you a pleasant day and praise the Emperor's Light." "You too, Captain, praise the Emperor."

After this unpleasant greeting ended, the holographic image was quickly closed. After watching the image shrink completely downward and disappear, Cole walked to the captain's armrest and looked down.

"Anna, receive instructions from the tower and prepare to enter the port." "Yes, Captain, I believe you have a meeting to attend to, right?"

Anna said with a smile. Cole also smiled slightly and turned towards the exit of the bridge. Behind him, Anna had already begun to give orders. The window of the Infinite Frontier began to rotate with the jet nozzle, aiming at Terra's The orbital starport sailed away.

Cole walked into the corridor outside the dark bridge. He stepped into the darkness, and their plan officially began.