Chapter 326 The Rise of the Primarch: Summons to the Imperial Palace

The cold wind blew between the huge white stone pillars. The snow-white stone pillars were crystal clear and smooth, standing like a solid mirror between the magnificent colonnades. The stone pillars reflected a towering snow mountain. The magnificent mountain that towered into the clouds was reflected on the surface of the marble pillars, like a picture scroll in a fairyland, a magnificent natural scenery that could never exist on Terra today.

But that was not an artist's fantasy work, but a real scenery in front of us, just outside the colonnade, outside this disc-shaped semi-open lobby.

Bell walked out from behind the colonnade. He walked behind the snow-white stone pillars and looked at the magnificent snow mountain. It was a world mountain that towered into the clouds. It was located between a huge mountain range that could not be seen at a glance. Those mountains had towering peaks, like a group of towers.

But among them, only one mountain is the tallest. It is a holy snow mountain, with pure white snow covering its peak forever. It stretches to the sky like a pillar among the mountains surrounded by the sky. The towering peak goes straight into the sky and stands at the highest point filled with white mist.

Bell looked up at the highest peak of Terra, called the Himalayas. On its towering mountains, there stood a taller giant tower, a magnificent tower that was attached to the Himalayas and inserted itself almost directly into the universe through its altitude.

The tower flashed with infinite light like the sun, and the dazzling light flashed on the top of the mountain filled with clouds. Looking up from the ground, the lighthouse seemed to be shrouded in fog forever, but when you look at it from the scale of the universe, you will witness its grandeur. Its light can be observed throughout the universe, and you can see its light even in the most distant corner.

The light of the lighthouse is the patron saint of all sailors, the guide for them to cross the endless subspace storms and the twisting void, and the support for guiding the direction of the safe haven. It is the Astronomican, the great tower that is burned and operated by the Emperor himself and has maintained the Empire for thousands of years.

Bell looked up at the giant tower with awe and curiosity. The young Ultramarines looked up at the light of the Astronomican with their azure eyes. The towering lighthouse on the top of the mountain was shining with thousands of feet of light.

The cold wind from the snowy mountains blew from afar and hit the face of the young Ultramarines. He looked up at the mountains and snow peaks in front of him, and behind him, Captain Eisenstein came up. He walked out of the colonnade behind Bell and looked up at the towering giant tower with him.

"Have you ever seen such a miracle? Captain, have you ever seen a more shining existence than it in your long life?" Bell looked up at the light of the Astronomican and asked in amazement. Eisenstein beside him looked up at the Astronomican like him. The old captain of the Imperial Fists shook his head slightly, his eyes reflecting the light of the Astronomican.

"No, never. Except for the Golden Throne itself and the great Emperor on it, there is no existence in the galaxy that is more holy and sacred than it." Eisenstein said with emotion while looking at the Astronomican. He sighed deeply and felt a lot of emotions. In an instant, many things flashed before his eyes.

In the dark Gomorro Arena, there were still fierce battles. Some were fought for the glory of the Emperor, and some were simply honorless fights to satisfy the pathetic desires of the Dark Eldar. Suddenly, Eisenstein realized how long it had been, and how long he had been away from Terra.

"I never thought I would see it again, the Emperor's Light. I thought I would die in the dark Gomorrah without light. I thought I could no longer see the Emperor's Light, but now I am standing here in the palace, looking up at his light again."

Eisenstein looked up at the Star Torch with deep emotion, while Bell raised his hand and pressed his shoulder. Together, they looked at the great light that created and continued the Empire for tens of millions of years. "But you are standing here again, Captain, standing on Terra again. This time you will not leave the range of that light again."

"I, we will fight with you under that light, and fight together to keep the light of truth." Bell said so solemnly, and Eisenstein nodded to his young brother with gratitude. He smiled and pressed Bell's shoulder.

"It is the greatest blessing of my life to meet you, Loken, Ragnar, Lancelot, and Olaf. My brother, I will fight with you and I will be loyal to our friendship until the end of my life."

"Of course, there is also the Marshal. I think he is late." Eisenstein said and looked at the inside of the hall. In this huge hall, there are stone pillars standing one after another. Those huge pillars surround the edge of the hall and support the semi-open grand dome, which also supports the huge hall itself.

The light of the star torch and the cold wind of the Himalayas blew into the hall, but this did not discourage the people waiting here or want to leave.

Eisenstein looked at the people waiting here. Of course, there were not only him and Bell here, but also other people waiting for Vito's reception. Of course, Vito was late as always. He was never on time, or in his own words, it was better to be on time than to be on time, although to Eisenstein it sounded like he was just arguing and making excuses for himself.

But precisely because of this, there were several people here waiting for Vito with them. Eisenstein looked at the two mortal officers standing behind the stone pillar on the right. They were both wearing ridiculously gorgeous clothes. They were decorated with golden threads and expensive gems, and the meticulous care of the hair and disguises showed that they took great pains. Of course, there was also a lot of money.

Eisenstein can guarantee that any gem on their body is worth the price of a whole Thunderhawk. If you sell all their clothes, you can probably exchange it for a Knight Titan. This is no joke. The gems on their bodies are as much as The beautiful decorations definitely add up to the price.

They obviously thought that this was what they needed to do to meet the Supreme Marshal, but they never thought that Vito was famously disgusted with this kind of extravagance and exaggeration. He even felt stupid and wasteful when looking at the Gothic architecture that was mainstream in the empire. , not to mention the indescribable waste of what these two wear.

Eisenstein thought and turned to look at another person, who was obviously much more low-key and pragmatic. She was a woman, a female warrior to be precise. She was wearing a dress slightly similar to the battle nuns. The battle armor that comes in and out, but the biggest difference between it and the nuns is reflected in the color. Different from the silver power armor of the nuns, it is a golden armor, a golden armor that shines like the Forbidden Army. .

Eisenstein looked at the female fighter carefully. She wore a unique mask on her face. The golden mask with the image of an eagle spreading its wings covered half of her face. Her silver eyes looked straight ahead calmly. , shining like a pure white gem.

The most eye-catching thing about her is undoubtedly her hairstyle. Her hairstyle is quite special. Her long snow-white hair is braided up into a high bun and then falls down above her head. Like a silver waterfall.

The lady stood in the center of the hall, staring motionlessly at the door in front of her in the cold wind. She was as calm as a statue, and her own tranquility also spread to the surrounding environment. Her mere presence seemed to make Everything around him became silent, the sound of wind, conversation and all other sounds disappeared.

Eisenstein frowned slightly as he looked at her. He looked at her carefully, "Bell, you are more knowledgeable than me. Tell me, is that a battle nun?"

After hearing this, Bell also looked at the female warrior carefully. He looked at her seriously and thought about it for a while, and then showed a surprised look, "I think so, this is the only reasonable explanation, but I have never I saw her battle armor, and I fought with Marshal Vito for a long time, because you know, he likes to "communicate" with all kinds of ladies, including a considerable number of battle sisters."

"To be precise, it's the nuns from all orders. He seems to be collecting achievements, but because of this, I have met and learned about the battle nuns from all orders."

"What about this female warrior? Is he in any of the religious orders you know?" Eisenstein asked with a slight tilt of his head, but Bell shook his head and looked at the female warrior with a frown.

"No, no, never, she is not a member of any order I have ever met."

Bell was about to say something more, but his words were interrupted. He and Eisenstein both closed their mouths and looked at the slowly opening door in front of them. The giant door opened slowly, and everyone They all looked over, including Bell, Eisenstein, and the two luxuriously dressed officials who were sheltering from the cold wind on the edge of the hall.

A man wearing tall armor walked out from the door. He had a friendly and friendly bright smile, but that smile was nothing compared to the bright halo flashing behind his head, and the following behind him A group of forbidden troops.

Commander Trajan, wearing a white lion's robe, followed Vito with a battle ax on his back. Behind him was a small guard composed of five imperial soldiers, but believe me, each of these five people is absolutely top-notch. There are a whole row of Space Marines, or even more, and you won't have any intention of going up to do something and compete with them.

"My friends, welcome to the palace. I'm sorry for being late. This damn place is too big." Vito smiled and walked into the hall surrounded by the golden-armored guards. The woman standing in the center of the hall The warrior immediately knelt down when she saw Vito coming. She knelt on one knee in front of Vito and let down her high hair.

Eisenstein and Bell also walked up quickly from behind. He also knelt down next to the female warrior. The remaining two mortal officials also trotted to join them. They all knelt in the hall before Vito came up. in the center, waiting for the great being to receive them.

Vito walked up to them with a smile. The Supreme Marshal looked at them with a slightly embarrassed smile, "This is not a formal occasion. There is no need to be so strict. My friends, please stand up."

Although he said that, it was obvious that everyone was still kneeling on the ground, with no intention of standing up, but just when Vito was about to say something, Trajan stepped forward and interrupted him.

"Forgive me, Marshal. Before that, please allow me to introduce you to this battle sister. She is from"

"Sister Silence, yes I know Trajan." Vito looked at the female warrior in front of him and said with a smile, "I recognized her as soon as I came in, with her golden female armor and high ponytail. Even in ten thousand years I will recognize it, the left hand of the Emperor's right hand, the noble sister of the Sisters of Silence."

Of course, the more important reason is that Vito felt her presence from several corridors away. The existence of the untouchables would inhibit the stability of psychic energy and cut off the existence of psychic energy. Disrupting and affecting the thinking and spirit of psychic users, manifested in splitting headaches and dizziness.

Unfortunately, Vito is a psionic user. Although he is not commonly used, it still cannot change the fact that he is the strongest psyker in the universe who can still walk. So it is Yes, he had already started to have a headache across the eight streets, especially after walking in here. He had a terrible headache, so he recognized her identity at a glance, and it hurt to recognize her.

"Nice to meet you, Sister, what's your name?" Vito asked politely, that kind of smile that has a unique charm or bewilderment for women once again appeared on his face, although I also It's hard to tell whether this was intentional on his part, or whether it was just out of "instinct", a never-serious, old asshole-like instinct that he wanted to have sex with when he saw a pretty girl.

"Theresa, Marshal, I pledge allegiance to you on behalf of my sisters." Obviously this nun did not follow Vito's tactics. Perhaps her psychic interference affected not only Vito's psychic powers, but also his Unique charm? Wait, is Vito's unique charm towards women related to psychic powers, a passive skill or something?

But in any case, Vito's trick didn't work on the nun in front of him, but Vito didn't intend to have sex with her anyway. To be honest, dating and sleeping with her was the ultimate test of Vito's will. You know, from the beginning It's the kind of test that makes your brain hurt until the end, so I might as well forget it.

Vito still maintained a friendly smile. Although he had a terrible headache, he still smiled and looked at the nun in front of him, "Nice to meet you, Ms. Theresia, have you just arrived in Terra?"

"No, it has been here for a while, Marshal. We previously went to the Roman Hives to eliminate the Chaos cultists under the orders of Commander Trajan, so we were unable to accept your summons with the Forbidden Army. Sir, please forgive me."

"You have made no mistakes, how can you forgive me?" Vito smiled and stretched out a hand to Theresa. The latter looked at the iron palm stretched out in front of her in surprise and confusion. She raised her head and looked at Vito. Tuo's eyes were full of confusion.

Vito continued to smile, and he gently shook his palm, "A man with grace has to help the lady up, right? Come on, give me a chance to be this man."

Theresia hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and held Vito's hand. He stood up under Vito's pull and stood in front of him. Vito smiled and gently pressed the shoulder of the female warrior in front of him, " It's a pleasure to fight alongside you, Theresia, and I hope your lovely girls will be happy to join me in killing Abaddon and his pups."

"Our pleasure, my lord." "It's mine too. Now, Bell, Eisenstein, stand up."

Vito smiled and walked past Theresa. He walked up to the two Astartes and directly pulled them up. Bell and Eisenstein felt the powerful power of the Emperor's Power Armor. Vito's strength became unparalleled, and he could lift two Astartes from the ground in one fell swoop.

Bell and Eisenstein looked at Vito, who was almost as tall as them. The latter stood in front of them wearing the emperor's golden armor and smiled. Vito patted the armor on his chest, "Okay, not bad." Right? The heightening effect of this armor is great. I won’t have to look up to talk to you anymore. I feel like I’m going to get cervical spondylosis every time.”

Eisenstein and Bell looked at each other, both of them were completely mute. They were completely shocked and speechless when they saw the power armor on Vito. They and all the Astartes knew this armor. They have heard about this golden armor in countless murals and countless stories.

Eisenstein looked at Vito in front of him with wide eyes and shock. For a moment, Eisenstein thought that the emperor had stood up. He looked at the golden armor and fell to his knees involuntarily. It was as if his genetic origin, Rogal Dorn himself, appeared in front of him.

The same goes for Bell. When Vito just walked into the door, he instantly believed that it was the emperor himself. The shock and infinite passion instantly hit his chest. Even now, he can still feel his heart surging. Beating, Astartes' two hearts beat fiercely at the same time and impacted every corner of his chest.

The two were so shocked that they were completely speechless, but Vito in front of them spoke first. He laughed and patted Bell on the shoulder, "Okay, stop looking at me like a monkey and tell me on board. Is everything okay? Those bastards didn't come to steal our stuff, right?"

"Yes, sir, everything is normal." Bell was stunned for a while before suddenly speaking, just like a doll that was wound up and jumped up and down. Vito smiled and pressed Bell's shoulder and turned to look. To the two mortal officials beside him.

"You seem to be managing your people well, Mr. Undersecretary of Military Affairs Hancock."

"Of course, sir! In accordance with your order, I have strictly implemented military discipline. Anyone who takes advantage of the chaos to disrupt your iron rule will be dealt with seriously!" Hancock knelt on the ground and said repeatedly, his voice trembling. , obviously very nervous.

Vito smiled and raised his hand slightly to signal him to stand up, "Stand up, Deputy Secretary Hancock. I am used to talking to my subordinates face to face, rather than one of them lowering his head and facing me with the back of his head."

"Yes! Sir!" Hancock quickly stood up from the ground. Mr. Harker, who was still kneeling on the ground next to him, did not dare to move. His whole body was trembling. Vito looked at him and walked over with a helpless smile. They looked at Huck in front of them, who was so frightened that Vito walked in front of him that he buried his head lower.

"You too, stand up, Mr. Haq. As the new Director-General of the Ministry of Political Affairs, I hope you will stand up and talk to me."

"As you command! Sir!" Huck stood up tremblingly. He looked at Vito in front of him and Hancock beside him, who were as timid as they were. Both of them were quite nervous. Vito was so nervous that he thought they were going to have a heart attack. Seizure, and then hung in front of himself.

Vito looked at the two people in front of him with a wry smile. He knew why they were nervous. After all, the boss of their respective departments had just been killed by him. As the new ministerial candidate selected to replace the vacant position, they would of course be very nervous when facing him. nervous.

It's ironic to say that when the former minister died, the positions they vacated should be very popular. There would be no shortage of people to come forward to take the job. But that's not the case now. Now this position is simply for the entire department. Everyone was silent and hid far away. Vito spent a lot of effort to find these two relatively most reliable people and directly appointed them to the position, although it seemed that they did not give up because of this. Just be afraid of yourself.

"The former ministers of your respective departments were killed because of their incompetence. If you are people who can complete the task and will not let me down, you don't need to be afraid of me."

"Yes, sir." The two timid new ministers said tremblingly, while Vito sighed helplessly, forget it, they should get used to it soon.

"General Hancock, have the Astra Militarum and the Defense Forces under your command completed their deployment?" Vito got right to the point. He had asked them to give a debriefing report, so now is the time to start.

Hancock immediately raised his head and stood at attention to salute Vito. He looked at Vito in awe, his eyes as round as billiard balls, "Reporting to the marshal, I have strictly followed your order and executed it without saying a word." Excellent! Everyone arrived on time and carried out the task. ”

"Oh? Then restate, what did I tell you?"

"Follow your orders! The order is as follows. Send troops to quickly restart and restore all orbits and ground defense facilities. Restart all repairs that have been in disrepair, especially the Paris Hive, the Berlin Hive, the Constantinople Hive, and the Moscow Hive. The key defense hubs such as New York City and Tehran City must be effectively restarted. "

"And at the same time, step up the deployment of troops in each hive city, distribute heavy weapons and portable armor-piercing weapons to the defense forces of each hive city, and carry out urban street battles after the chaos landing, killing the enemy as much as possible and delaying the enemy's attack , especially the parts of the European and Slavic provinces, they need to cooperate with the palace troops to defend the Lion Gate, the review is over!"

"But?" Vito asked softly, and then General Hancock suddenly fell to his knees on the ground. He knelt in front of Vito and trembled in fear.

"I'm sorry, sir! We have let you down. Many of Terra's orbital defense systems are too old because Terra has not been attacked for thousands of years. The soldiers don't know how to operate them even if they are restarted. I'm sorry, sir!" Please forgive our incompetence!”

Vito smiled silently after hearing this. He had expected this result. "It doesn't matter, Marshal. I will handle those facilities myself. You don't need to worry about them. When Chaos attacks, they will open fire on the Chaos fleet on their own."

"But sir, how should we fire when no one is operating?" Hancock raised his head warily and asked Vito, who smiled and raised his hand slightly to signal him to stand up, "You don't have to ask this question. Whatever, my girl will take care of this, now stand up."

"What about you? Mr. Huck, has the relocation plan I asked you to implement completed?" Vito asked Huck after Hancock stood up. The latter took out his handkerchief and nervously wiped his forehead nervously. And the appearance of cold sweats.

"Yes, sir, we have carried out population relocation in Terra and moved the main population to areas where the current defense forces can effectively protect. The local government affairs ministries, the Ministry of Justice and the Guards have carried out this process. Evacuation work will be carried out to move the residents to the palace and the core nests of each region. "

"Are you in trouble and need my help?" Vito asked with a smile, which frightened Mr. Harker so much that he shook his head quickly and almost fell to his knees.

"No, no, no! Although there are some problems in the relocation work in some places, we will solve it, sir. No need to trouble you, sir! We will solve it, just..."

"Looks like you still need my help, right?"

"Please forgive me, sir!" Huck finally knelt down. Looking at this scene, Vito sighed speechlessly, "Kneel down again, what's the problem? Can't you stand up and say it?"

"Sir! We need food, food! And supplies. Although we have opened the warehouse for supplies that the high lords privately hoarded, Terra's previous reserves are far from enough. The civilians need food, otherwise you The riots that have just been calmed down will definitely happen again!”

Huck knelt on the ground and said without daring to raise his head. His hands on the ground were shaking, and his legs were shaking underneath him. "We will work hard to solve the problem! I promise you, sir!"

"Through bullets? No, it's not necessary." Vito said, turning his head to look in the direction of Eisenstein. The latter was stunned for a moment and wondered why the marshal wanted to look at him, but suddenly his communicator rang. Eisenstein turned on the communicator and listened to the words in it, then looked at Vito.

"Marshal, Loken reported that the fleet of the Martian Mechanic Order has arrived in Terra, and they are waiting for your reception at the starport."

Vito smiled, and he turned his head and smiled at Hake who was kneeling in front of him, "Look, the supplies you want are here. Now stand up and go to the starport with me to accept the gifts from our allies. I believe you don't need me to tell you what to do for the rest."

Vito said and turned to the door behind him. Trajan and the imperial guards naturally followed him, followed by Sister Theresa and the two Astartes who followed him.

Hake and Hancock breathed a sigh of relief after looking at each other. They nodded to each other and hurriedly followed, and they talked in a low voice while following behind.

"He did a miracle! He really did everything he promised, and I didn't believe it at first!"

"You idiot, Huck, how can you not believe him? He is a god! There is nothing he can't do!"

Well, I think their feelings towards Vito may have another emotion besides fear, called worship, worship of a "god".