Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

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

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

"10 days, judging from the records of Xing Yuting, Xing Yuting had obtained their track 10 days ago.

Why wasn't it reported? Xing Juting needs an explanation! (Xingyuting is a subordinate unit of Xingjuting.)

What about the Navy? Where are your defense mechanisms?

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

Didn't you respond? "

"Seven cruisers, I have no record here. Their passage authority comes from the Inquisition."

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

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

Senior Inquisitor Swasey Kyle spread his hands and expressed his ignorance.

It is a well-known fact that the Inquisition's seat on the Lord's Council has always been a mere decoration.

It is different from other departments in that there is no tradition that the head of the department must concurrently hold the post.

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

It is precisely because of the above reasons that this is not the first time that his information has lagged behind, and it certainly will not be the last time.

"Okay, so next question. Where do they come from."

Seeing that no information could be found from the Tribunal, Mello took the topic to the next step.

"It's in the Storm Star Territory, but they didn't enter the subspace channel at the jump point, so they don't have a specific location."

The answer given by the representative of Xing Ju Ting is still not satisfactory to everyone, but it also shows the seriousness of this problem:

"They" are completely out of control!

The nature of the incident ultimately led to the direction they least wanted to see.

An imperial armed force that they were heavily guarded against had independently formed some kind of alliance outside of their control;

But the High Lords, who were the rulers of the empire and echoes of the Emperor's will, were ignorant.

Is this a rebellion?

Although it's not, it's almost there.

Once the nature of the incident is identified, the next step is how to resolve it.

However, they discovered an embarrassing fact:

They have no channels of communication with these Chapters, not one.

It is definitely not possible to communicate directly in the name of the High Lords Council, which means that once the other party refuses to accept the order, the incident will go to extremes and there will be no room for error.

But what about indirect communication channels? The same doesn’t work.

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

After centuries of standing on the sidelines, even if the group was on the verge of being destroyed, there was never a single aid.

The relationship between these battle groups and the founding groups can be imagined.

If the founding team who consider themselves to be the source of their bloodline are allowed to come and communicate, is it possible that it will only add fuel to the fire and make the matter less serious?

The Mechanicum might be a good idea, but it doesn't work today either.

For these war groups destined to be "unsustainably consumed", the empire has always been extremely strict in controlling their materials.

A world without conscription would be a trivial matter, and material supplies only available once in centuries would be considered normal.

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

But now this one can no longer be used.

These battle groups are no longer what they used to be.

The seven cruisers came out silently. I wonder how these war groups were led by the slight temptation given by the Mechanicus?

impossible.

It’s not that you can’t pay a higher price, but if you add more, the gains will outweigh the losses.

There is a cost to Huairou. Every extra point of investment here will cost an extra ten points in low-key "processing" later.

The high lords all knew the hurdles involved, and without exception, they all fell silent during the discussion.

Peaceful solutions have now been eliminated, leaving only encirclement and suppression by force.

This order was difficult to give, because once it was issued, it would mean the characterization of the largest rebellion in the empire in the past thousand years.

This is not only a denial of the life achievements of those in high positions in the evaluation of future generations, but also a wake-up call to the Astartes groups that are now spread across the entire empire.

At the seats of the twelve high lords, everyone had their own thoughts and expressions.

The representative of the Imperial Guard is usually absent. There is only one Imperial Guard standing behind the seat. There is nothing on the bare table except a helmet symbolizing himself.

The cardinal representative of the state religion closed his eyes and meditated, saying that the things here had nothing to do with him;

After the battle nuns who had worked so hard to cultivate were robbed and turned into free wage earners for the inner order, the holy sticks of the state religion became completely free of desires and became Buddhists.

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

Being able to appear in this meeting is still a credit to the Tribunal's guarantee; but as a price, their will must be consistent with the Tribunal.

Except for the absent representatives of the Phalanx and the representatives of the Tribunal who act as mascots on a daily basis, the remaining people are the real stakeholders in this meeting.

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

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

"cough!"

A deliberate prompt came from the mouth of the representative of the Tribunal, causing the seven people who were struggling to turn their attention to the source of the sound.

Although I don't expect this person to have the right to take the blame for them, since he wants to speak, it doesn't hurt to listen.

"Sorry, everyone."

The representative of the Inquisition took out a modified communication data board from under his robe as if nothing had happened, and then raised it to indicate the latest information.

This behavior of ignoring the tacit understanding and privately bringing communication and recording equipment into the venue would naturally cause great indignation if it were anyone else.

But since it is a trial court, it can only be treated as if nothing happened.

After waiting for a few seconds, under the watchful eyes of all the high lords, he began to read the above content in a cadence:

"Imperial Inquisition Urgent Communication:

Classification: Black (Can be notified to Parliament with permission.)

Initiator: The Supreme Council of the Inquisition on Terra.

Participants: Representatives of the Order of the Holy Hammer in Terra, representatives of the Order of the Inner Order, and representatives of the Order of the Foreign Order in Terra;

Content: Proposed by the Holy Hammer Order and decided upon discussion:

1. Officially appoint Calvin, a member of the Holy Hammer Order, as the high-ranking lord inquisitor. and granted him a seat on the Tribunal of Terra, effective immediately.

2. After the Tribunal initiated response plan No. *** in response to emergencies, the Terra Tribunal re-elected the representatives of the Tribunal Council.

The results of the election were as follows: Calvin was elected in absentia as the new representative of the Inquisition Council.

The election is passed and takes effect immediately.

Also: Since this member is currently in the Orps War Zone, with the authorization of the Inquisition, it has been decided that he has the authority to temporarily recruit multiple Astartes Chapters.

The call-up list is as follows:

Fire Eagle Chapter (Cursed Army--Ship Base)

Fire Eagle Chapter (Curse Founding-Ship Base)

The Lamenters Chapter (Army of the Curse-Ship Base)

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

As he finished reading the last line of text on the data pad, the representative of the Inquisition, who had been watching indifferently, stood up with a smile.

He carefully put the data tablet back into the pocket of his robe, then picked up the hat on the desk and waved a flowery hand to the people present:

"I've resigned, it's up to you!"

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

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