Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

"Inquisitor of the high-ranking lords of the Tribunal? Representative of the joint meeting of high-ranking lords of the empire?"

Mumbling to himself about these two people of unknown but powerful positions, Lieutenant General Joseph recalled that when the Krieg fleet first contacted him, the authorization for this military operation seemed to come from the high officials of this tribunal. rank position.

"Check whether the list of joint representatives of the High Lords of Terra has been updated in the latest documents of the sector government, and give it to me immediately!"

Watching the young adjutant follow the order, Joseph shook his head and drove his unrealistic thoughts away from his brain.

The frontal battlefield has come to an end. Except for the frigates wandering among the corpses of the Chaos fleet and occasionally clearing the remaining enemy fire, the entire battlefield is in a mess, making people have no desire to watch anymore.

The sea of ​​​​stars in the distance was once again lit up by the tail flames of the engines, and Joseph knew that it was the two chasing warships that were returning.

He cautiously looked past their figures, and it was true as the two commodores said. After the two battleships, he saw the huge, exclusive ship on the bow of the Gray Knights' battlecruiser, the Revenant Redeemer. The sacred emblem of the High Lord himself.

The sacred skull wrapped in a steel ratchet, underneath is a double-headed eagle that symbolizes the imperial dualism, and in the center of the eagle is the Roman numeral "I" with the trademark of the Inquisition.

"It's actually true..."

The old man took a deep breath and finally understood who saved him from this battle where he should have died.

At this moment, the adjutant also returned to his field of vision.

The young man said to him in an incredulous tone:

"Sir, the latest announcement shows that the number of members of the High Lords Council remains unchanged, but the representatives of the Tribunal have changed, and..."

"And this lord is in the Storm Star Territory now, right?"

Joseph completed what the adjutant had not finished, then stood up and tidied up his military appearance.

In the adjutant's surprised expression, the old man calmly pointed in the direction of the Redeemer of the Dead with his left hand in a navy uniform with a golden seniority ring.

He said to his adjutant:

"Prepare the airship, and then follow me to meet that adult."

"Understood!" Although the young adjutant could not believe it, he still carried out Joseph's order.

While he was initiating communication in the direction of the flight deck, he couldn't stop thinking about the message he just heard.

The request for a visit to the Revenant Redeemer was quickly answered with permission to board the ship.

Joseph did not delay, and soon took his adjutant and a small number of guards to fly towards the other side on the airship.

Until the airship entered the deck of the Revenant Redeemer, the adjutant still couldn't believe his knowledge:

Theoretically, one of the current supreme rulers of the empire, the Supreme Lord of Terra, who claims to be the reflection of the emperor's will, is on this battleship at this time?

And he can also meet with this adult together with Joseph?

The Emperor is above! What an honor!

Following the gravitational field of the battleship, the airship successfully entered the flight deck;

When the green light indicating that the atmospheric restraint device on the deck was in effect came on in the airship, the group of people walked out along the open hatch.

It was not the mortal civil servants or soldiers he had expected, but an Astartes warrior wearing silver armor who came to contact him.

"What kind of war group is this?" he thought in his mind.

But Lieutenant General Joseph knew the origin of this gentleman, and he was familiar with the rules of the Inquisition.

“Look less, talk less, listen less, and do as you’re told.”

He warned the young people around him to prevent him from inexplicably missing one person when he returned.

The group of people, led by the Gray Knights, walked toward the vehicle deep in the deck, and happened to meet head-on with representatives of the Astartes Chapter who also came to meet them.

The three Astartes Chapter Masters all wore Terminator power armor, and their bell-like footsteps attracted their attention from a distance.

The leaders of these war groups had just stepped off their airships at this time.

Led by the Gray Knights, the three Chapter Masters were passing by in formation with their escorts.

This group of giants did not stop as they passed by. Only Balthasar, the leader, took off his helmet when he saw Joseph.

They bowed their heads in greeting to each other from a distance, and then the giant took steps again, walking away in neat steps with the Astartes warriors beside him.

The group of people continued to move towards the back of the deck. Along the way, the gray knights standing guard at various points made the young adjutant extremely excited. He couldn't help but said to Joseph:

"I have never seen so many Astartes warriors!"

The latter looked at the longing eyes of the young man beside him and shook his head slightly without saying anything.

He understood that the little guy might have misunderstood something, but he had no explanation.

Others might not understand it, but as a noble from Terra, Joseph still had a basic understanding of the political ecology of the empire.

The power of the high lords is certainly strong, and theoretically within the empire's territory, they are the top of all mortals, bar none.

But remember, it is the top of all mortals, not everyone.

These Astartes warriors are one of the exceptions. As Emperor's Angels, they no longer belong to mortal jurisdiction.

In Joseph's impression, unless the matter was of great importance, they would never respond to the call of mortals, let alone try to use power to drive them to serve.

No one could flatter them so much, not even a high lord.

Joseph didn't know the reason for what was happening in front of him, but he believed that when he saw the adult, all this would eventually be answered.

The spacious and scary carriages were running quietly on the tracks inside the battleship. The stations outside the window were retreating rapidly, which meant that they were getting closer to the bridge.

The leaders at the front of the team were finally no longer those silver-armored giants, but the red robes of the Tribunal on the other party were so dazzling that Joseph and the other party had no interest in chatting.

The rail train is extremely efficient and has reached the terminal location in a blink of an eye.

Under the leadership of the guide, several people took the upward elevator again and approached the dome of the bridge.

The fully enclosed metal car rose quickly, transporting them outside the atrium where Calvin was located within a few minutes.

A huge door more than ten meters high opened in front of them, and what greeted these mortals was an even more majestic and magnificent scenery.

What a sacred place that is!

Even though he was accustomed to the wealth of Amara's capital world, Joseph was still amazed by the magnificence of the Gothic architecture in front of him.

The huge steel columns are as thick as several people hugging each other, reaching tens of meters into the sky, and meet on a dome composed of stained glass full of murals;

Epic scenes are carved on hundreds of square meters of walls:

It was an apocalyptic scene of countless warriors similar to the silver-armored Astartes guarding them, led by a tall, god-like giant, fighting demons.

"That is……"

Joseph looked at the stories depicted in the murals and had a vague premonition in his heart.

He finally lost the composure he had always maintained, and hurriedly ordered the adjutants around him to lower their heads like him, so as to avoid seeing as little as possible the sights they shouldn't see.

"Mortal, you don't need to worry."

A low voice sounded in his ears, and Joseph raised his head, just in time to see the Astartes warrior who had just fought side by side.

Balthasar, like him, was waiting in the cloister outside the atrium to be received by Calvin.

Seeing the panic of this mortal, he couldn't help but comfort him, but his voice was so rough that the gentlest words rang in Joseph's ears, still as loud as a bell:

"There is no need to worry, my friend. Since the Lord has allowed your visit, that means you have the right to stand here."

"I'm deeply horrified!"

Joseph expressed his humility wisely. What he saw and heard along the way had already informed the old man of many details.

Although he still couldn't believe it, the facts composed of these details were still before him:

What he was facing was most likely the first High Lord held by an Astartes in the history of the Empire.

What he didn't know was the identity of this high lord, which was far from as simple as that of the Astartes Chapter...

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