Chapter 94 It’s Better Not to See Each Other
There is a kind of encounter called "it's better not to meet".
This is probably the situation between Calvin and the owner of this black ship.
After receiving the wide-area exploration signal sent by the landing craft that Calvin and others were riding, the black ship seemed very excited and almost drove straight to the location of the hummingbird without stopping.
And until it was less than two astronomical units away from the hummingbird, a distance that could almost be seen by eye, the other party saw the special code representing the Gray Knight in the further information flow of enemy identification.
Ah... The other party seemed to be in some kind of hesitation, but considering that this distance was no longer a distance where it could pretend that the identification code transmission failed or was not received.
The other party still bit the bullet and drove quickly towards the hummingbird where Calvin was.
Calvin observed the other party's pause in the cockpit and keenly felt the other party's hesitation.
He immediately used the communicator to warn the Gray Knights in the rear cabin.
"Something is wrong, enter combat mode."
"Received, boarding?"
"Press this to prepare first."
"Received, anti-collision mode is on, I order, check equipment status..."
Calvin could hear Gordon in the rear cabin ordering the soldiers to enter combat mode after communicating with him, but he had no time to pay attention to this.
The figure of the black ship became larger and larger as the distance got closer, and the model and outfitting style of the other party could be vaguely seen.
Calvin held the back of the driver's chair and stared at the muzzle of the Nova Cannon on the bow of the other party.
As long as there was a slight mistake, he would order the main driver in front of him to implement the emergency plan that had just been urgently discussed:
Throw all the decoy bombs, and then transfer all the engine output power to the force field shield in front of the landing craft and the main thruster behind it.
The Grey Knight veteran of the second company in the driving position told Calvin in an affirmative tone that the effective firepower of the other party at this head-on angle was only the Nova Cannon, or a few torpedoes, but that was not a problem.
As long as he could withstand the first round of firepower, he could ensure the success of the boarding operation.
And Calvin chose to believe the words of this veteran.
The hot melt gun in front of the landing craft had been charged, the weapon authorization and anti-accidental touch structure had been opened, and the veteran in the main driving seat gently placed his hand on the switch.
The battle was about to start.
When the distance between the two sides was less than 200 kilometers, and Calvin and others who had not waited for active communication had decided to launch a surprise attack first, the other side finally discovered the vigilance and hostility of the Grey Knights.
They removed the shield of the black ship in a panic to show that it was harmless, and sent a communication request to the hummingbird.
The veteran turned his head and looked at Calvin.
"Receive." Calvin said concisely.
The other party's communication signal was received, and a fat man in a low-level uniform of the Alien Inquisition was sweating and looking at this place with some expectations on the screen.
When he saw the iconic silver armor on Calvin on the other side of the camera, he seemed to have strangled his last hope and his whole body was depressed.
"I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die..." This was the only thought of the junior alien inquisitor Ma Wei at the moment.
He really didn't expect that the distress signal sent out in this godforsaken place would actually be received by these brothers.
Didn't they agree to each take care of their own business?
Aren't the Double Flowered Red Sticks of the Holy Hammer Order busy as hell?
How come this group of people in front of him still have time to work part-time?
There must be something wrong. The signal he sent was obviously to call the Death Watch...
This thing has nothing in common with this group of people in front of him except that they are all Astartes, right? !
In his heart, he was madly complaining to the Emperor, but this had no meaning for what had already happened.
So no matter how much doubt he had, he still had to bite the bullet and serve this group of uncles who were obviously starting to get angry.
After all, it looked like this, if he contacted later, he probably wouldn't have to contact.
It was estimated that by then, these big guys would have killed their way to his bridge and used plasma to communicate with him.
But even now, his mood was not much better.
When he thought of the bill for the memory clearing surgery that he and the crew of the entire ship had to do, his heart felt so painful that he might as well kill him...
While wiping the sweat from his head, he said a greeting to the Grey Knights opposite:
"Ah, in the name of the throne, good day. My respected angels of the Holy Hammer Order. I am Ma Wei, the junior judge of the Alien Inquisition. Although it is unexpected, I still thank you for responding to my request for help and coming here."
"…………"
Calvin somewhat understood the reason why the other party hesitated before.
He was not the support that the other party wanted, but the Astartes of the Death Watch were.
After all, no matter who it was, if they called Ma Dongmei when ordering, but a group of Sun Honglei came, they would probably be a little surprised.
But the current situation left both of them with not much choice. Calvin had to take the black ship in front of him to reach the nearest assembly point.
Otherwise, it would be a joke to want to make a cross-galaxy voyage with the landing craft that Calvin and others were riding now.
Since the other party has waited for such a long time after sending out the distress signal and has not received the expected response, the Death Watch node in this star sector must be working at full capacity.
The deck of the black ship's bow was slowly opening, and the Hummingbird on which Calvin and others were riding also followed the opponent's gravity capture system and sailed toward the interior of the deck.
Inside the bridge, Mavey, who was preparing to deal with this group of uninvited guests, was waiting for Calvin's arrival.
And before he came, Ma Wei was not idle either. He was talking animatedly to a man in the shadows on the bridge.
"You don't have to send them away."
"Huh? Are you crazy or am I crazy? This is the Gray Knights! Do you expect them to obey my orders and carry out your so-called mission? Don't forget that the Order of the Hammer is the largest branch of the Inquisition! I don't have this Able to order them across systems, even the Demon Tribunal and them are limited to a cooperative relationship! "
"Yes, I know you don't have this authority. But think about it, shouldn't they be the best candidates for this mission? You don't need to worry about whether the nuns are capable of this mission, and I don't need to worry about it. We need to worry about the position of Death Watch in this sector node.”
"So? Why should I order them?"
"No, no, no, why do you need to order..."
With these words, the man opposite Matthew finally stepped out of the shadows.
A tall mechanical priest wearing a bright red robe and a holy symbol of a gear skull on his head said to Mavey in his unique electronic voice:
"In the name of Ohm Messiah, I don't think they will reject me directly even for the sake of the manpower support we have provided to Demos for so many years."
"Demos? What is that? Wait! I suddenly don't want to know..." Ma Wei asked.
"The second moon of Mars, we transformed it into a complete forge world. And then gave it to the Gray Knights."
Ignoring Ma Wei's obstruction, the Mechanic Priest finished speaking in a leisurely manner.
"Oh my God! Do you want me to die?"
"Don't worry, my friend. You will inevitably undergo an amnestic procedure after this mission anyway. So what does it matter if you know more or less?"
"I think you just want me to die..." Ma Wei sighed and sat on his seat.
The messenger from Mars obviously understood what the other party was worried about. He assured Ma Wei:
"No, no, no, my friend. You are more valuable than you think. After all, in this era, a broker who abides by his own rules, is never curious and is good at solving problems for others is a scarce resource. You don't have to worry about your own destiny. In the name of Ohm Messiah, I will give you no less.”
"Okay, but are you sure you can keep these Gray Knights? Can you represent Mars?"
This was Mavi's last question, and the Mechanic-Priest's answer was neat and clear:
"No, but the teacher I represent happens to be the deputy manufacturing supervisor who implemented this proposal."
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