Chapter 257 Battleship and Real Name

"Got it. Who is in charge of the headquarters now?"

Calvin nodded, and then asked Allen about the high-ranking generals who were in charge of the headquarters today.

"General of the Astra Militarum." Allen responded in a low voice.

"Notify him and ask him to initiate an emergency meeting."

"Yes..."

Alan turned and left. Calvin was left sitting there thinking.

The death of the Silver Blade Grand Master made him heartbroken, and it was also a price he was unwilling to pay.

Although this battle was a win or a loss, Aidan's death would be Calvin's eternal pain.

He couldn't forget this place, and he would never forget the last reply of the old soldier in his dream.

The news of Harold's death further confirmed Calvin's thoughts.

The situation here was determined. The successful recovery of Storm One meant that the entire Priestley galaxy had won the battle;

And the recovery of Priestley meant that the orcs had lost the central position of the star zone:

Once the hub position was taken, the remaining orcs would hardly pose a strategic threat.

It's time for him to leave. It doesn't matter whether he's here or not, but there are more things waiting for him in the rear;

The cleansing of Orpheus has not yet ended, and the recovery of Lyak is also progressing slowly.

Time is too precious a resource for him, and the battle here no longer needs his leadership.

Then he should withdraw in time and leave the stage to those who are prepared.

At the meeting of senior generals, Calvin explained his will to them.

With the unanimous consent of everyone, Calvin gave the temporary supreme command to the commander of the Moloch Chapter from the Astartes Chapter-Minotaur.

He will lead a total of 7 companies of troops from his direct chapter and two other chapters to participate in the battle to recover the Hassan Sector.

In order to appease everyone's confidence, Calvin deliberately emphasized that even if he left here, Orpheus's material support for Hassan would not change.

But he also emphasized that the star zone can support here, but it is by no means without a time limit.

Everyone in the Hassan Sector must complete the recovery of some productivity as soon as possible to maintain most of the supplies for the expedition.

Calvin himself will lead the remaining Astartes back to Orpheus after the meeting.

The reason has not been given yet, but everyone in the Astartes was told that this was to prevent the possible appearance of aliens.

The meeting was not long. When the overall plan was determined, the remaining thing was to discuss the details of the implementation.

Calvin was not interested in joining this topic. After leaving the venue, he was making a choice for a new question:

The Grey Knights participated in Orpheus with a total of five warships, and three of them participated in the Battle of Hassan;

When the Supreme Decree was completely destroyed and the Soul Redeemer was seriously injured, Calvin only had one warship left as the flagship.

The Grey Knights strike cruiser, the Angel of Punishment, was Calvin's only choice.

However, the performance of this ship obviously did not satisfy Calvin. It was barely enough as a means of transportation in a short period of time, but for long-term use, especially for combat, forget it.

"There are still warships. The brothers of the Second Order have asked about our status and said they can provide support at any time."

As usual, it was Allen's report, but the content did not satisfy Calvin.

"How long? At least two weeks?

I can't wait."

Calvin muttered to himself, wondering if there were any other alternatives.

After hearing this, Allen suggested to Calvin:

"Why not take out the ship behind the Titan? After all, with its power, it is not impossible to reach Orpheus within a few days."

"No! Absolutely not!"

Calvin shook his head and rejected Allen's suggestion.

What a joke!

This ship is far from showing up.

If it is used openly now, its iconic length and firepower form will be seen by the Astartes, which is almost the same as self-destruction.

Thinking of other ways, there is really no choice, and it can only be this ship...

Calvin, who had no other choice, finally returned to Orpheus on the Angel of Punishment within three days.

And he also took away the only 3,500 Astartes warriors left from the second strike group after this battle.

A fleet of several strike cruisers sailed deep in the warp. In the quiet hulls, only a few Astartes remained active except for the working sounds of Geiger's stand.

Mortal crew members were the most easily contaminated in this environment, so most crew members were ordered to sleep unless they were on duty.

Galvan sat in the newly renovated hall of the dome, thinking about the gains and losses in this battle with the orcs.

Compared with these aliens, the equipment and morale of the Grey Knights were better. Even if they were surrounded by orcs more than ten times, Galvan had more confidence in the Grey Knights;

But it was only the surface combat power shown by the routine. In the battle with the orc boss, he still found the aspects where the Grey Knights were inferior to the orcs in his perception of the rear war city - too single combat structure and combat direction.

Yes, Galvan knew that their main job was to fight the warp; strangling the demons was their mission.

But is that the only thing?

They are known as the last sword given to mankind by the Emperor.

In addition to resisting demons, aren't they, like the Imperial Guards, other evolutionary directions of the human empire?

Have you seen the template of the development direction of the crippled? Have you seen the template of a person who was found to have defects at birth?

They shouldn't be like this. There must be a way to systematically enhance the strength of these Grey Knights;

There must be something that can make the Grey Knights equally powerful in the pure physical universe.

This is a problem that Calvin had never paid attention to before. After taking on this battle, he decided to find this solution after thinking hard.

The situation of the empire is so precarious. Does he have every opportunity to choose the enemy before going to the battlefield to fight?

In the quiet hall, Alan and several members of the Honor Guard stood on Calvin's wings like sculptures; his huge body sat on the throne, unconsciously playing with a rouge gem in his hand.

This is the thing in the hands of Prince Rebsal of Khorne. Because of the rarity of the existence form, he has been keeping it and not willing to digest and absorb it.

His eyes unconsciously patrolled the hall,

until he saw his war hammer being treated as a holy object and placed on a huge weapon stand.

Next to it is another holy relic of the regiment, a single shurikens with an ice-blue blade.

Its blade made of psychic crystal is so crystal clear that Calvin can't help but think of the holy sword on Titan in his mind - the holy sword with the true name that he retrieved with his own hands.

"Hmm..."

Calvin raised his head and looked at the several eyes that looked at him after hearing the sound, then picked up the red gem in his hand and asked the Grey Knights present:

"Does anyone understand the sword of the true name?"

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