Chapter 208 Terra’s “Meeting” And “Discussion” (Part 2)

"No one is talking? This is not the official content of the meeting, and there is no one here to record the minutes."

Mellos looked at the silent crowd, lowered his head and put down his eyepiece, then picked up the document at hand and said to all the participants:

"10 days. From the records of the Star Tongue Court, the Star Tongue Court had obtained their tracks 10 days ago.

Why didn't you report it? The Star Tongue Court needs to give an explanation! (The Star Tongue Court is a subordinate unit of the Star Tongue Court.)

What about the navy? Where is your defense mechanism?

Such a large fleet is operating across star regions, and it is still on public waterways!

Don't you have any reaction?"

"Seven cruisers, I don't have any records here. Their access rights come from the Inquisition."

After the suffocating silence, the Admiral of the Navy was the first to answer, focusing the attention of the venue on the representatives of the Inquisition who came to the meeting.

"Sorry, I don't know about this."

High-level Inquisitor Swoosie Kyle spread his hands, indicating that he knew nothing.

The seat of the Inquisition in the Lord's Council has always been a decoration, which is a well-known fact.

It is different from other departments, and there is no tradition that the head must serve concurrently.

More often than not, as an inquisitor sent to Terra for a "public vacation", he only functions as a mouthpiece for the final will after the coordination of the three major orders.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that his information lag is neither the first time nor the last time.

"Okay, then the next question. Where are they from?"

Seeing that there is no information to be dug out from the Inquisition, Mello brought the topic to the next link.

"In the Storm Segment, but they did not enter the warp channel at the jump point, so there is no specific location."

The answer given by the representative of the Star Torch Court still cannot satisfy everyone, but it also shows the seriousness of the problem:

"They" are completely out of control!

The nature of the incident has finally gone in the direction they least want to see.

An imperial armed force that they have been guarding against has reached a certain alliance outside their control;

And as the rulers of the empire, the high lords who echo the will of the emperor, actually know nothing about it.

Is this a rebellion?

Although not, it is almost.

After determining the nature of the incident, the next question was how to solve it.

However, they discovered an embarrassing fact:

They had no channels to communicate with these warbands, not even one.

Direct communication in the name of the High Lords' Council would definitely not work, as that would mean that once the other party refused to accept the order, the incident would go to extremes and there would be no room for error.

But what about indirect communication channels? That would not work either.

As expensive but necessary one-time products, these warbands have never been recognized by the founding warbands;

For centuries, they have watched from the sidelines, and even when they were on the verge of extinction, they never received any assistance.

The relationship between these warbands and the founding warbands can be imagined.

If the founding warbands who consider themselves the source of their bloodline were allowed to communicate, wouldn't that add fuel to the fire?

The Mechanicus might be a good idea, but it is not applicable now.

For these warbands that are destined to be "unsustainably consumed", the Empire has always been extremely strict in controlling their supplies.

It is not a big deal if there is no conscription in the world, but it is normal to have supplies once every few centuries.

Therefore, using equipment as a condition has always been an effective way for the Empire to manage them.

But now this one is no longer applicable.

These warbands are no longer the same as they used to be, and they have upgraded their weapons.

Seven cruisers came out quietly. It is obvious that these warbands would be led by the tiny temptation given by the Mechanic Church.

Impossible.

It is not that they cannot pay a higher price, but if they pay more, the gains will not outweigh the losses.

There is a cost for appeasement. Every extra investment here will cost ten more in the low-key "handling" later.

The high lords are aware of the bottlenecks and have been silent in the discussion without exception.

All peaceful solutions have been ruled out, and the only thing left is to encircle and suppress by force.

This order is not easy to issue, because once it is issued, it means the characterization of the largest rebellion in the empire in nearly a thousand years.

This is not only a denial of the life achievements of these high-ranking people in the evaluation of future generations, but also a wake-up call for the Astartes group that is now spread throughout the empire.

In the seats of the twelve high lords, everyone has their own thoughts and expressions.

The representative of the Imperial Guard was absent on a daily basis. Only one of the Imperial Guard stood behind the seat. On the bare table, there was nothing but a helmet that symbolized him.

The cardinal representative of the State Church closed his eyes and meditated, indicating that the things here had nothing to do with him;

After the combat nuns they had cultivated with great effort were seized by trickery and became free workers for the Inner Order, the charlatans of the State Church completely lost their desires and became Buddhists.

The representative of the Assassin's Court did not speak either. Since the "Supreme Lord" incident, they were no longer trusted by the high lords.

The fact that they could appear in this meeting was still due to the guarantee of the Inquisition; but as a price, their will must be consistent with the Inquisition.

The rest, except for the absent representative of the Mountain Phalanx and the Inquisition representative who usually acted as a mascot, were the real stakeholders in this meeting.

The Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, the Admiral of the Navy, the Torch Court, the Star Tongue Court, the Mechanicus Church, and the last Prime Minister.

The seven people exchanged their views with each other, hoping to let someone else play this shameful scene that will surely be recorded in the history of the empire.

"Ahem!"

The deliberate reminder sounded from the mouth of the representative of the Tribunal, causing the seven people who were struggling to turn their eyes to the source of the sound.

Although they did not expect this person to have the right to take the blame for them, since he wanted to speak, it would be okay to listen.

"Excuse me, everyone."

The representative of the Tribunal took out a modified communication data board from under his robe as if nothing had happened, and then raised it to indicate that there was the latest news coming in.

If it were someone else, this behavior of ignoring tacit understanding and privately bringing communication and recording equipment into the venue would naturally cause great indignation.

But since it was the Tribunal, it could only be treated as nothing happened.

After waiting for a few seconds, he began to read the content in a rhythmic manner under the gaze of the high lords:

"Emergency communication of the Imperial Inquisition:

Classification: Black (can be notified to the parliament with permission.)

Initiator: The Supreme Council of the Inquisition on Terra.

Participants: Representatives of the Holy Hammer Order on Terra, representatives of the Internal Discussion Order, and representatives of the Foreign Rejection Order on Terra;

Content: Proposed by the Holy Hammer Order, decided after discussion:

1. Officially appoint Calvin, a member of the Holy Hammer Order, as a high-level lord judge. And grant him a seat on the Terra Council of the Inquisition, effective immediately.

2. After the Council initiated the response plan No. *** in response to the emergency, the Terra Council The court re-elected the seat of the Tribunal Council representative.

The election results are as follows: Galvin was elected in absentia as the new Tribunal Council representative.

The election was passed and took effect immediately.

In addition: Since the member is currently in the Orpheus War Zone, the Tribunal authorized the resolution to approve his authority to temporarily recruit multiple Astartes Chapters.

The recruitment list is as follows:

The Flame Eagle Chapter (Cursed Army--Fleet Base)

The Fire Eagle Chapter (Cursed Army-Fleet Base)

The Lamenters Chapter (Cursed Army-Fleet Base)

The recruitment will take effect immediately from the date of notification! "

As he finished reading the last line of text on the data board, the Tribunal representative who had been watching coldly stood up with a smile.

He carefully put the data board back into the pocket of his robe, then picked up the hat on the table and made a flower hand gesture to the people present:

"I'm resigning, you can do whatever you want!"

Then he walked out of the door of the conference room without looking back.

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