Chapter 136 War Correspondent "Jin" Makes a Shining Appearance

"I still don't think we can completely block this place by ourselves."

Galvin said to the people here after returning to the bridge.

"That's obvious." Tibers's affirmative answer.

So where are our reinforcements? Where are they now? Calvin looked in the direction of Jin, waiting for his answer.

"The war in Orpheus is temporarily stagnant. The fleet has been mobilized and organized. The support fleet can reach the star zone node here in five days at the earliest and ten days at the latest."

After Jin once again confirmed the war situation report in his hand, he raised his head and answered the people present.

"Then let's count it as twelve days. The war there is going well? They sound very fast in mobilization." Calvin asked.

"It's not going well, but the fleet has not suffered much loss. In fact, before the main force of the fleet arrived, the local Alien Inquisition had decided to give up the counterattack on the Lyak star zone, and the channel node leading there had been blown up." This was Jin's reply.

"…………This is really regrettable news." Calvin said.

He didn't know much about the details of the Orpheus War, but when he went to the Orpheus sector to provide support on the Supreme Decree decades ago, he had the opportunity to learn about some of the background of the battle.

The situation there was complicated, and more than one hostile force of the Empire was found to have traces of activity there.

Orcs, aliens, and Chaos all regarded it as their paradise. Over the long centuries, they took turns to appear in the Lyak sector and the edge of the Hassan sector, another direction of the Imperial administrative region centered on the Orpheus sector.

The local defense military forces could not cope with this situation and could only fight and retreat in the protracted war.

The reasons for such a tense and continuous war were extremely complicated. In addition to the internal friction of the sector government itself, the main problem came from the Empire's endless exploitation of the Orpheus region.

In order to cope with the pressure of the Empire on other battlefields of the aliens in the Storm Sector, the Imperial Government has been withdrawing forces from Orpheus for fourteen consecutive centuries.

The industrial capacity of the entire region, which includes four star regions, hundreds of planetary worlds, and hundreds of mining worlds, has been continuously recruited. Under continuous exploitation, the local population, both nobles and civilians, has been exhausted.

Without industrial output to export, there is naturally no profit. Without profit, there is no money to invest in local infrastructure and defense, and the defense of the star region has naturally slackened.

The local defense forces and star region naval generals have also expressed concerns about this many times, but under the guidance of the Storm Star Region authorities' principle of obeying the overall situation, they finally chose to remain silent.

There may not be a person named Murphy in this world, but the corresponding laws have not changed.

When something may happen, it will inevitably happen.

Under the local defense officers' worries about the defense of the star region, the invasion from the aliens and chaos has indeed arrived.

The war started from the edge of the Leyak star region, with the sudden rebellion of the local governor as the manifestation.

The local garrison troops and the Astartes regiment arrived in a short time and quickly put down the rebellion.

But in the subsequent investigation, the Inquisition found traces of the dual existence of Chaos and Aliens.

Eliminate all evil, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

In the next few centuries, endless rebellions really appeared in various parts of the star region.

The increasingly worse defense situation made the local imperial army have no chance to rest and run around in the continuous suppression of rebellions.

Under the heavy alarm, the eyes of the high-level officials of the Storm Star Region finally turned to this place, but it was too late.

A large-scale orc invasion and chaos pollution appeared simultaneously in more than a dozen planetary worlds in the two star regions of Leyak and Hassan.

The beacon fires everywhere made the imperial soldiers lose sight of one thing and another. In the end, in a long-planned ambush, the entire star region joint fleet fell at the junction of the Hassan Star Region and the Leyak Star Region. ,

The offensive and defensive situation of the Empire, whose mobile forces were completely exhausted, and the enemy's offensive and defensive situation completely changed at this moment.

But the Empire has never given up here. With the support of the Empire, the Orpheus Sector forcibly mobilized 20 million Astralis Corps in a short period of time, and several Astartes regiments were ordered to support.

And the new Orpheus Joint Fleet was rebuilt with the support of the entire Storm Sector.

But the Empire's national strength is limited after all, especially in 39K, where the entire Empire has experienced disasters such as the Great Rebellion, the Beast War, and the Age of Apostasy. The declining national strength does not allow them to be as extravagant as they were during the Great Crusade.

The new Orpheus Fleet does not have many real large warships, and can only be hastily pieced together in a hurry. The new ships can only be slowly delivered and used in the next few centuries.

The reinforcements that Calvin hoped for came from here:

A fleet consisting of a Retribution-class battleship and six Moon-class cruisers had just been built on the Iron Ring of Riza, and was received by the Astralis Navy and urgently transferred to the direction of Orpheus.

The war there has reached a critical stage. The entire Lyak sector has been lost, and the remaining Imperial Navy is struggling to resist the attack of the Orks on the only route from Lyak to Orpheus.

The report from the Imperial Guards envoy is obviously the most timely battlefield information feedback. With limited channels, Calvin has no choice but to believe it.

He was frustrated about the fall of Lyak, but there was nothing he could do. However, from another perspective, the failure of the support fleet to truly participate in the counterattack against the Lyak star zone was actually a good thing for the war here.

At least after the troops led by Calvin completed their mission of holding on, the reinforcements he could expect would be a complete fleet.

"Is this our goal?"

Calvin stood in front of the porthole. At the end of his vision, an irregular asteroid was hanging alone on the periphery of the galaxy. A large number of broken meteorites and small satellites were bound by gravity and orbited around it, forming a meteorite belt similar to Saturn's rings.

The occasional large ice structures on the meteorite belt proved that a large-scale collision had occurred here not long ago; the distant stars reminded Calvin that the surface temperature here would be terribly low.

It was a terrible battlefield, but also an ideal battlefield.

Calvin looked at the surface of the planet, feeling mixed emotions. The harsh natural conditions made Calvin worry about the combat effectiveness of the troops; but the uninhabited background minimized the destructiveness of chaos pollution.

"According to the information we have, this is the place." Jin said behind him.

"So, you still insist on going down with us? Forgive my offense, respected envoy. I have no doubt about your skills, but your identity as an envoy is your greatest responsibility on this trip."

His eyes were still fixed on the planet in the distance, but Calvin's topic had turned to Jin beside him.

"This is not contradictory, and keeping the closest distance to you is also part of the envoy's job, isn't it?"

"In that case, I have no objection. But in the next battle on the ground, you may not be able to stay out of it. Please check your equipment. If you have any needs, you can talk to my adjutant Gavins. We will try our best to meet your requirements."

"Your will, then, see you on the ground."

"See you on the ground."

Calvin turned and left the porthole, while the envoy of the Imperial Guards was still looking at the starry sky outside the window. In the distance of his sight was the direction of Orpheus.

Later, as the Soul Redeemer approached the meteorite belt in orbit, two Thunderhawks were released silently. The target is the wreckage of the wreckage that is inserted more than ten kilometers high on the surface of the planet.

"Target confirmed! The ship in front! Signs of energy operation have been detected, and the orbital party is requested to crack it!"

"Received! Cracking! Cracking completed! Password transmission in progress, flight deck unlocked, Emperor's blessing, good luck."

"Emperor's blessing!"

The Thunder Eagle, flying quietly, ended the communication with the mothership before entering the atmosphere.

The violent turbulence caused by the air passing through the upcoming atmosphere, and the driver in front also sent an alarm to the cabin of the Thunder Eagle.

The red warning light was lit in the dark cabin, and the Grey Knights who received the prompt checked the status of their weapons again.

In the sight of the Thunder Eagle driver, the space wreckage was twisted and bitten together, and the unknown deep part was inserted into the ground like a metal building with a bizarre architectural style, located on this wasteland;

Or a malicious, deformed, rusty metal dagger stabbed into this round fruit.

Surprising news appeared. The energy supply of the ship at the top of the "building" was not invalid. This was an unexpected gain of the auspicious instrument before entering the atmosphere.

The soul redeemer in orbit began to crack the permissions in a targeted manner as soon as he received the notification. The password transmission later saved the Grey Knights a lot of effort in landing.

As the Thunder Eagle flew, the blurred hull in the distance was clearly visible.

There was no trace of the original paint on the mottled armor. Only the huge metal gears and holy skull on the gate proved that this was once a mechanical ark belonging to the Mechanicus.

But whether it belongs to the current Imperial Mechanicus or the Black Mechanicus before it defected and joined Chaos, there is no way to know.

The flight deck of the spacecraft worked normally, and the gate was slowly opened under the application of cracking the password. The bearings that had not been maintained for a long time made a tooth-grinding groan under the hydraulic press commanded by the servo.

But the door was opened smoothly. Before it was fully opened, the Thunder Eagle descended from the sky and couldn't wait to drill in.

"Swish..."

The Thunderhawk landed lightly on the empty deck, and the front and rear hatches opened quickly with the release of steam.

Calvin stood right behind the hatch, and took the first step out when the gate landed.

The eight Grey Knights on both sides of his back followed the direction of his two sides, in teams of four, and began to observe the surrounding environment while on alert.

The empty deck was shrouded in darkness, and no sound could be heard except the breathing of the Grey Knights.

The infrared illuminator above the head and the tactical light on the gun pierced through the darkness, but dissipated powerlessly not far away.

The dust on the deck brought by the Thunderhawk fell silently like snow as it passed through the beam of light.

At the end of the field of vision, only a small amount of emergency lighting flickered in the corner in the distance.

Calvin half-knelt on the ground and grabbed a handful of dust, gently twisted it on his fingers with the light of the Thunderhawk behind him, and sniffed it closely. The dry ingredients yielded nothing except the fragrance of the soil itself.

As the door of the cabin behind the Thunder Eagle fell, three Sky Punishment Dread Knights, under the vigilance of the four Grey Knights, slowly and huddled out of the cabin with heavy steps.

There is no other way. If the size of the Thunderhawk is to carry such weapons, these steel giants can only be wronged and squat in the more spacious rear cabin of the Thunderhawk in the posture of mortals defecating.

Oh, and our Imperial Guards messenger Jin is also here.

He just took advantage of the burst of inspiration to sketch a "Grey Knights Heavenly Punishment Fear Knights Preparation for Battle". Under the silent gaze of the seven pairs of eyes of the Grey Knights, he calmly put away the paper and pen in his hand, picked up the halberd leaning on the weapon rack beside him, and then walked quickly to the front of the Thunderhawk to meet Calvin.

Calvin, who heard the footsteps, turned around and saw his figure.

"It's a really good place. I even smell the smell of the orchard on the planet where I was born." Calvin looked up at the vague dome above and said to Jin who walked to his side.

"Indeed, this is at least a good start, right?" Jin said in a relaxed tone.

"That's true. At least this is not the target of Chaos. We have at least a safe landing point. Let's go. Time is running out. We need to find that device."

Calvin replied. He issued an order to the entire team in his psychic communication channel:

"Everyone, turn off all light sources! Prepare the baby carriage for transmission, stay where you are! The rest of you follow me, explore the formation and move forward! Execute immediately!"

Four of the six Grey Knights in front, wearing optical camouflage cloaks, nodded silently to Calvin and took the lead to quietly walk into the darkness.

The remaining two Grey Knights also moved forward in a hexagon with Calvin and Jin as the center after the four comrades in the back were in place.

This silent war machine started so suddenly and quietly. Their silent tacit understanding and various details of their positions even moved the imperial guards who always thought highly of themselves.

In Jin's eyes, the whole team was still on alert in the surroundings in the last second, and the next second they began to change their formations and explore in an orderly manner. And he had never heard a single command or communication during this period.

Psionics?

This concept, which is a natural weakness for the Custodians, once again crossed Jin's mind, but with his extensive knowledge, he had never known any psychic powers that could be used so luxuriously at the tactical level.

Or perhaps, this is the special feature of the man next to him?

In the records of the Throne Room, each Primarch does have their own unique abilities.

Jin once again secretly examined the giant next to him. The Primarch of the Grey Knights is good at psychic powers, and there is nothing strange about this in logic.

"Oh, I really want to write it down!"

Jin tightened his grip on the guard's spear, and finally gave up the dangerous act of openly reporting in front of a Primarch and his honor guard.

He decided to use his brain to see and hear as much as possible on the next journey, and write down the details of the battles of these unique Grey Knights, and then write it down after returning to Terra.

A special and detailed description of the Primarch of the Grey Knights and his honor guard!

Fresh! First-hand!

"A-choo!" Calvin sneezed loudly. With a strong body like him, he naturally wouldn't have respiratory diseases, which are the troubles of mortals.

He thought about it doubtfully, and then, under the premonition of psychic power, he looked around with suspicion, and finally stopped at the only guy who was not one of his own.

Feeling Calvin's gaze, Jin's palm holding the spear was slightly damp, and he decided to shift the focus before something happened.

So he met Calvin's gaze and asked cautiously:

"Do you always fight like this? I mean, this is not the same as the Grey Knights I saw before."

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