Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Group will, also known as Gestalt, is a relatively unfamiliar concept in the psychic knowledge that Calvin learned.

Except for a few think tanks, most of the psychic powers of the gray knights are based on the principle of using less but better.

This is not consistent with the outside world's perception of the Gray Knights' per capita psychic masters, but it is indeed a fact.

Because the selection criteria for the Gray Knights do not focus on psychic talent, that is, conventional standards of magnitude and controllability.

What they pay more attention to is the absolute stability of psychic energy. This stability is the basis for them to eliminate the corruption of the warp and withstand the psychic transformation of the Emperor's genes.

Psychic power is just a means to them, but it is by no means the core. Therefore, their spiritual disciplines have hardly developed over thousands of years.

Apart from psionic disciplines that have been shown to act directly on the Warp, other applications are outside the scope of their research. Naturally, this unpopular concept is also included.

The benefits of group will are many. For example, the burden of using psychic energy can be shared by the entire group;

For example, communication between each other will no longer be through language, but can be completed within the will through spiritual energy after a high degree of evolution.

The former can effectively optimize psychic resources, allowing the gray knights on the front line to release more spells;

Not to mention the latter, Calvin's foray into the Honor Guard speaks for itself.

But with so many benefits, the will of the group has still not been exploited, and naturally it has its unavoidable shortcomings - the number of people.

As the name suggests, group will naturally requires a basic group number to be activated.

What the Gray Knights lack is precisely people: a team of five is the smallest combat unit, and a strike team of twenty is the top organization for conventional combat.

Calvin read through the combat records of the past thousands of years, and only in battles against demons above demon princes did he see Gray Knights participating in battles larger than a company.

Although they are very unwilling to do so, this is the current situation of the Gray Knights.

Therefore, the Gray Knights have something like group will, but they basically have no chance to use it.

So has such powerful power really been given up? Calvin had different ideas.

Naturally, he doesn't have the number of people, at least not yet.

But he has the corresponding carrying capacity, and there is a lot more.

And unlike other Gray Knights who had never tried this concept, his attempts at thinking and the experience of fighting against orcs gave him basic confidence in the will to dominate a small group.

All he lacks is an activation program, and the Psionic Choir's War Prayer perfectly fills this link.

This beneficial ritual was previously only used to strengthen the will of the Gray Knights, and to link the subspace links between them, thus strengthening their will strength for the second time.

The strengthening effect of the former was better than nothing in Calvin's opinion, and what he focused on was the latter function.

The function of that link, when it connects the entire team, is the best opportunity to activate the group will or the gestalt. This is the key that Calvin needs.

The moment this key connects all the Gray Knights and successfully activates their group will, he will use his own power to take over the leadership of the entire group, allowing this war engine that should be extinguished to continue burning. , the price is his own spiritual energy.

The Soul Redeemer has entered a state of subspace navigation. Judging from the distance between the two galaxies, this journey will not exceed 3 days at most.

The 72 hours in these three days also happened to be the time used for the war prayer ceremony.

So theoretically speaking, when the Revenant Redeemer jumped out of the subspace and arrived at the Federman System, the Gray Knights who arrived at the same time were like bed slaves who were ready to go, ready to strike a thunderous blow at any time.

Three days passed by in a flash, and in the endless darkness and whisper of the subspace, the navigator at the bow of the ship had already seen the outline of the Federman Galaxy through the third eye on his head.

The entire ship completed preparations for the jump in a short period of time, and the portal between subspace and reality was powerfully torn open after precise calculations.

In the empty field of vision in the galaxy, the Soul Redeemer jumped out.

The astral navy roaming in the galaxy was on the highest level of alert for this uninvited guest. For a while, the sound of charging the weapon array and the instructions for loading and aiming of the macro cannon resounded in the communication channels of the entire galaxy.

And when the strike cruiser was completely revealed, its silver-gray painting and iconic space church structure made the navy stop their desire to pour out firepower.

The huge exclusive logo of the Tribunal on the ship made those in the know rush to prevent any possible misunderstanding.

On the periphery of the mining world Federman 4, the communication of the ring-shaped star port floating in orbit was connected, and the figure of Inquisitor Eranti Vedrian, whose voice had been only heard but never seen, also appeared on the holographic screen. of the center.

The opponent's thin figure is hidden under the meticulous uniform, and his narrow eyes and typical dead face are intimidating at first sight;

The huge aquiline nose showed his strong character, and the mean lips under it were as cold as the words he spat out:

"Which force are you from? Who authorized you to come? Get out of here immediately! I don't want to say it a second time! ... Oh, a Gray Knight cruiser? A rare power."

Yes, although not every Inquisitor has the experience of working with the Gray Knights.

But now that they have recognized them, in line with the principle of forming a good relationship, no inquisitor is willing to offend these special Astartes warriors for no reason.

Before he was re-preparing his words in astonishment, Judge Rhine on the other side of the screen squeezed to the front of the crowd.

His anxious eyes wandered in the video signal transmitted from the other side, and after searching to no avail, he asked the other party:

"Where is Captain Kristen? Why didn't I see him? Where is he?"

Seeing Rhine's figure, Judge Eranti on the other side of the camera understood something instantly, and he adjusted his expression to the harsh side again. The vicious words came out of his lips in an understatement:

"Oh, this is the reinforcement you brought in? How many Gray Knights? Five? Or ten? Poor old Rhine, you can't change anything. As for Kristen, that madman who dared to disobey orders? I have already imprisoned him. Woke up."

"How dare you!" Rhine refuted the other party loudly.

"That's an Astartes! You have no right to do that!"

"I have the right!" Eranti interrupted Rhine bluntly.

"When I came, I had received full authorization from the Inquisition. I have the right to deal with anyone who disobeys and disrespects the orders, including the Astartes!" After saying that, his narrow eyes scanned the people on the other side of the screen as if demonstrating. Gray Knights.

"What's the reason? What's your reason? I don't believe that Captain Christen's sense of honor will simply refuse your order!" asked Judge Rhine who calmed down.

"I sent him to the world of Federman 9 to gather the population there."

"Why!" This time it was Rhine's turn to interrupt Erlanti, and he continued to ask:

"Why? There is no war and no pollution there. It is also the home planet of the defense forces fighting on this planet..."

"I sent people there just because it is the home planet of the Defense Force. If I don't do this, will the people on the ground listen to me honestly?"

This was Eranti's explanation, and it was this sentence that made Rhine completely angry.

He turned around in a circle angrily and asked in a tone that was so angry that he lost all emotion:

"Did you do it on purpose? Are you using the lives of these people as bargaining chips to blackmail the warriors who fought for the empire? You should know that I made a promise to them at the beginning, and you should know that they have paid their loyalty to the empire. of!"

"That's your problem, not mine." Eranti answered lightly.

"What's the reason? There has to be a reason for you to do this, right? Are you really not going to leave a way out for yourself by doing this?"

Rhine stared at Erlanti steadily and asked him the most incomprehensible doubt - Are you Erlanti really afraid of being shot in the back in future missions?

How dare you do such a dishonorable thing?

After word spreads about what you did, which war group or astral legion will dare to respond to your call?

Under Rhine's gaze, the other party's mood finally wavered for a moment, but in the next second, Judge Eranti, who seemed to have thought of something, regained his mood, and he replied impatiently to Rhine:

"This is not a topic that can be discussed here. I have something to do, so excuse me." After saying that, the communication signal was hung up.

The noisy bridge became quiet again, but everyone present had their own concerns.

While grieving the inevitable death of the rabbit and the fox, the Gray Knight carefully savored the information revealed in the previous conversation.

Judge Rhine, on the other hand, made up his mind after pacing in place for a few times:

"I have to communicate with him face to face. This is not his style! Everyone, I will take the first step. You continue to move forward as planned. We will see you at the star port."

After saying that, the old man in the Inquisition hurriedly rushed to the flight deck. He wanted to take the landing craft to go through the complicated port entry procedures and see Inquisitor Eranti as soon as possible.

The battleships in the galaxy are still moving slowly on the defense route, but in the eyes of the Gray Knights on the Revenant Redeemer, the atmosphere here is heading in a dangerous direction.

It's late, first update, there will be more later.