Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

"This may not be the war I expected." On the flagship of the advance fleet, Calvin wrote such a note in his temporary dormitory.

The fleet has completed the cleanup of the Stranivar system and has been away from the system for a whole day in a deep dive.

In this increasingly unfamiliar void, the information that Terra can send has become scarce.

But on the contrary, when the navigators put down the veil on their heads and opened their iconic third eyes to look into the void;

They took over the helm from the mechanical priests, while leading the fleet through the never-ending ether ocean, the voices from the Gothic star zone in the ears of the astropaths became clearer and clearer.

Those voices are getting louder and louder, and as the distance is getting closer, they are starting to change from incomprehensible chaotic mumbling to information that can gradually be recognized in paragraphs.

And as those scattered information are gradually pieced together and marked in repeated playbacks. A picture that Calvin could not imagine was unfolding in front of him and all the Grey Knights:

This is not a battle in the traditional sense, it is more like a story from an ancient epic. .

The invasion of alien civilizations, the raids of orcs, and even the harassment of the Eldar have been plaguing the people in this star zone for the past few centuries.

When this threat that was suppressed and unreported in the star zone suddenly broke out, and two huge Chaos legions once again stirred up the already chaotic situation;

The imperial forces here only faced the war alarm on the marginal star map and the terrible fact that the entire star zone fleet was rapidly declining due to its lack of attention.

The power of mankind is declining, and the enemy is becoming more and more powerful. The loss of control of the situation shows that time is not on the side of the empire.

In the vast jurisdiction of the Gothic star zone, there are hundreds of large and small galaxies, and only a few of them have traces of human development and operation.

And the appearance of the mysterious Chaos fleet has made the direction of this already huge war even more out of the control of the imperial forces.

"This is a long war, and its length even exceeds the lifespan of some dynasties in planetary civilizations."

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Calvin was still convinced by the news brought by the astropath that marked the galaxies as dangerous one by one.

On the huge star map, the area controlled by the human empire is so small. In comparison, the parts occupied by alien civilizations and unknown forces (Chaos Legion, the Gothic Star Zone has not yet known the emergence of two legions) have already occupied most of the space in the entire star zone.

"I'm afraid Fermat was right." Calvin smiled bitterly and said to himself, but unfortunately Father Fermat was still on the main fleet at this time and had no chance to hear it.

Such a Gothic Star Zone is no longer a problem that can be solved by a small army in his hands.

What he needs is probably more warships, more star legions, and even more Astartes regiments;

And this huge military mobilization obviously exceeds his temporary authority and requires the consensus of the Terra Council and the full support of the central government of the empire.

In other words, he needs a real expedition!

Only a real expedition can bring this vast starry sky back to the hands of the human empire!

"My lord!"

The knock on the door behind him made Calvin stop thinking. He turned around and saw a Grey Knight standing at the door of his dormitory, with no intention of approaching.

The temporary dormitory of the Primarch was the officer's dormitory temporarily vacated by the captain of this frigate;

This is undoubtedly the best cabin on the warship, but for people of their size, this space designed for mortals is still full of unspeakable crampedness.

"What's the matter?" Calvin looked at the Grey Knight, whose brand-new Holy Shield Power Armor had no honorary emblems or emblems.

Under the angular Crusader helmet, in the slightly blue and shining eyepiece, the same stern eyes were examining Calvin;

And on the pure steel-colored breastplate, a miniature relief of "Imperial Truth" was in the center of the armor.

It was a special mark, and even in the entire Grey Knights Legion, only a few hundred people had it;

This emblem came from the Primarch's own sword, and this emblem with a clear personal color had only one meaning in the emerging Grey Knights Legion:

That is, this Grey Knight was a special case among the sons of Calvin - he was a bloodline transformed by the Primarch himself.

"Yes." The Grey Knight replied in a low voice, and then, in accordance with the etiquette of the Legion era, he gave Calvin the Sky Eagle Salute in a formal manner.

After getting the Primarch's approval, he stood up from the ground. The news he brought from the bridge in front was also spoken at this time:

"The fleet has arrived at the Bainmore galaxy, and the astropath is asking whether to respond to the sound from the Gothic direction.

The defense there is relatively complete. According to the conventional galaxy defense engineering structure, in addition to space-based weapons, there should also be mine arrays protecting the waterway in the near-gravity belt.

He and the navigator are worried whether we will be accidentally injured by the defense array."

"Hmm..."

Calvin thought about the reply and subconsciously got up from the small bed in the cabin.

The thick steel bed groaned harshly under his inhuman weight, and the original body's multi-threaded body instinct caused him to subconsciously raise his arms to block the gap between his head and the ceiling.

However, this action is still a step too late...

Bang!

The sound of a collision between steel plates and bones brought Calvin back to his senses. He looked guiltily at the bulkhead above his head where sparks were flying, and then looked at the heir in front of him with some embarrassment.

Well, very good. He was satisfied with gaining a few but precious dignity from the Gray Knight who had turned his head.

At least this young man who was picked up halfway still knows how to maintain the most basic respect for him...

"No, no need to notify them."

Calvin made up his mind that a moment's notice would not be beneficial to the entire war situation, and from the moment he entered this sector, he had already entered a complete state of war.

"My opinion..." Calvin said, turning on the servo terminal on his armor.

On the luxurious personal holographic projection, the shaking image attracted the Gray Knight's attention.

And Calvin's order also reached his ears at this time:

"Just look at this location!" The original body's finger pointed at the Manzeville point among the many in the galaxy, the one farthest from the planetary defense system.

It not only meets the needs of the fleet's jump, but also happens to be the empty rear after the enemy fleet is deployed when the galaxy is attacked.

"Just follow this position!" Calvin repeated again, and then patiently explained to the recruits in front of him:

"Now that we are here, we should fight for every fighting opportunity! I believe the imperial soldiers here will also like the gifts we bring!"

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