Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

Holy Terra, the most sacred, holy and great place in the galaxy, is the undisputed jewel in the crown of the Human Empire. It is so great that even the lowest level gangsters in any hive have heard of Terra. Its name imagines its gorgeous city, golden walls and prosperous society in the songs of sailors and poets.

Even in the most wild, desolate and savage worlds, people loyal to the Emperor will look up at the stars at night. They look up at the light of truth that illuminates the night in the dark sky, whether it is the storm in the hazy star field or close to the subspace. At the crack, there is still the depth of the stormy galaxy that is forever filled with space magnetic storms and whirlwinds. It is still the border of the extreme star field far away in the sky, and it is still the mysterious border of the Pacific star field. People are looking up to its light.

Cole stood on the bridge. He stood behind the armrest and stared at the huge planet in front of him. Everyone stood up. The operators on the bridge who usually did nothing about it all stood up. Not only them, but also the entire In the corridor of the battleship of the Infinite Frontier, everyone, from sailors, to marines, to maintenance workers, and even chefs, stood behind the glass in the corridor, staring at the planet together.

The golden planet hangs in the dark galaxy, but here, all darkness seems to have disappeared. Cole's eyes looked at the hive city that was completely composed of towering buildings, and the surface of the planet was densely covered.

Terra's oceans were drained, the mountains were flattened and pushed down, and the entire planet's surface was completely covered by cities. They were the largest, most complex and dense city groups in the human empire. They covered the planet, with countless sacred cities. Palaces and churches thrust their towers into the sky, and the bells that echo forever in the atmosphere declare the holiness of this planet all the time.

Cole's eyes looked at the city cluster on the north side of the planet, the core city that undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention, including Captain Cole.

Captain Cole and the sailors on the bridge looked at the golden high-walled city. In that city surrounded by Terra like stars over the moon, there was an absolute core, where there was Terra above. The only high mountain, on the snow-capped peak, has a tower that reaches into the sky, a lighthouse.

It is the place with the brightest light in the dark galaxy. On that sacred planet, the towering lighthouse projects the most holy and shining light into the deepest part of the galaxy and into the dark frontier.

Its name is Star Torch, a great tower that has been burned by the Holy Lord for thousands of years. Cole straightened up involuntarily when he looked at the lighthouse. All the sailors around him stood at attention, and all of them were still sitting. All the people in their positions stood up and stood at attention.

Their eyes shone with radiant light, and they looked at the majestic palace complex beside the star torch, the golden high walls and the majestic palaces standing among countless gorgeous palaces. It was the most sacred place in the galaxy. , there is no church or palace as magnificent as it.

The golden palace covers almost the entire plateau of Terra. On the snowy plateau at the foot of the Himalayas, the greatest and most sacred place in the human empire is revealed to everyone. It is the palace of the emperor and the lord of mankind himself. location.

"Stand at attention!" Someone suddenly shouted in the bridge, but the sound exploded in the bridge like thunder. Everyone, regardless of military rank, stood at attention and stared at the core of the palace.

"Salute to the throne!" the voice shouted, and then there was a neat shout of arms in response. Countless hands were raised from the side, almost simultaneously to the side of their heads. Everyone in the bridge was Salute to the palace.

Cole raised his arms and looked in the direction of the palace with the most standard military salute. His eyes under the big-brimmed hat were shining with light, as if they were shining directly from the golden palace. It radiated into his soul, burning an unparalleled passion in his chest.

Not just Cole, everyone felt that enthusiasm, everyone, they have never been so proud of themselves as a member of the Imperial Navy, as a member of the loyalists, and all the sacrifices are in There is meaning at this moment, the golden palace and the burning star torch give meaning to everything.

"Captain, the communication is connected." While Cole was still staring at the palace, Anna below him looked at the screen in front of the Chief Bird and said. The Chief Bird's slender fingers were tapping the mechanical keyboard in front of him. , the ticking sound echoed in Cole's ears.

Cole reluctantly moved his eyes away from the palace. He looked at Anna below and nodded, "Come closer."

"Yes, connect the signal." After Anna said that, she leaned down and put her hands behind the Bird Chief. The latter nodded and quickly started clicking on the keyboard in front of him. His mechanically modified fingers were extremely flexible and efficient. Operate on the interface.

Cole tidied up his military appearance. He adjusted the collar of the captain's coat that was raised up, straightened his military cap and walked to the holographic projection. As the commander below clicked the last button, the holographic projection came up. For a flash a bust of a man appeared.

It was a man wearing a gold and gray military uniform. His clothes were gorgeous, with golden silk threads and the Sky Eagle logo inlaid on the well-made military uniform. The eyes on the collar of his collarless coat looked at Cole in front of him. .

"This is Terra's azimuth orbit, foreign ship, please report your identity."

"The Imperial Navy, part of the Inquisition fleet, the Mars-class battlecruiser Infinite Frontier pays tribute to Terra. I am Captain Cole Markarian. On behalf of all the officers and soldiers on the ship, I swear loyalty to the Emperor."

After Cole stood up straight, he saluted the Terra defenders in front of him with the most standard military salute. After saluting, Cole lowered his elbow and pressed the corner of the holographic panel, "Ship identification code to send."

The officer on the orbital defense base station glanced to one side, and he seemed to be looking somewhere. He then nodded quickly, "Received, the thinker is verifying."

The officer looked in that direction. His eyes stayed on Cole's left side for a while. After a while, vague voices were heard. The officer nodded and looked at Cole again. This time he turned to Cole. Cole stood at attention and saluted.

"The identity has been verified and the data is correct. Welcome to Terra, Captain."

"My pleasure, sir."

Cole nodded to the officer on the holographic screen, who also nodded slightly, "Now that the solar system is in crisis, any loyal battleship is valuable combat power. You are welcome to come, Captain, you will once again serve for Your Holy Majesty serves and fights.”

As the officer spoke, he raised his eyes and looked at the thing in front of him. Although it might be a coincidence, he seemed to be looking out the window from Cole's perspective. The officer frowned slightly when he looked at something.

"You didn't come alone, right? What are those civilian ships behind you?" The officer said, looking at the things in front of him. Cole also subconsciously looked out the window, and there was a light at the side window of the Infinite Frontier bridge. The transport ship was flying slowly in parallel.

"They are survivors of settlements in the outer reaches of the solar system. They survived the onslaught of Chaos and came to Terra with us to seek refuge."

"There are many transport ships, more than we expected. You said they are survivors from the entire outer ring of the solar system? How did such a large refugee fleet safely cross the war zone?"

The officer asked warily, his eyes full of suspicion and distrust. Cole could see what he was worried about. The captain turned to the officer and nodded slightly, "We did not encounter Chaos pursuit or interception along the way, only in the orbit of Jupiter. There was a battle, and then we went to Mars to replenish ammunition and fuel. Many of the refugee fleets set off in a hurry after the Chaos attack stopped, so they needed to go to Mars to replenish fuel before we came to Terra. ”

"Chaos has stopped attacking? Can you guarantee what you said? Captain." The officer frowned and asked seriously. Cole responded to the officer with the same formal and calm eyes. He nodded slightly and stood at attention in front of the image.

"I swear to the Emperor, we did not encounter any attacks along the way. The refugees who joined the fleet from the outer ring also confirmed our suspicions. The Chaos Fleet stopped attacking. Although we don't know the reason, this is a fact."

The officer looked at Cole's eyes. He squinted slightly and looked at those eyes. Then he raised his head slightly and looked down at Cole. "Very good. I will notify the Solar System Fleet Command. You will need to make a formal report to us later." ”

"Yes, sir." Cole saluted, and then looked at the refugee fleet outside the window. "In addition, the refugees need resettlement and help. Can Terra provide support?"

The officer looked at the refugee fleet outside the window and was silent for a long time. Then he slowly turned to look at Cole, "Okay, let them obey the tower's instructions and first sail the ship to the designated star port, where the defense force The relevant personnel of the state religion will conduct strict inspections on them, and after ensuring that everything is correct, we will provide them with a place to live.”

"I hope you can understand, Captain, we must be cautious under the current circumstances." The officer looked at Cole and said, who nodded in understanding. He was right, although he seemed a little too careful. But the corruption of Chaos is very dangerous. If there are Chaos believers on the transport ship, they will take the opportunity to sneak into Terra and start a riot to cope with the attack that Chaos may come at any time.

And this is definitely not unfounded. What Cole just said about Chaos stopping its attack is quite questionable from a certain perspective. Will they secretly send cultists to Terra in this way? Trying to build an internal response within Terra in this way, so isolation review is very normal.

The premise is that if it is just a simple review.

"I understand, sir, but Grand Inquisitor Constantine also hopes that you can guarantee that these refugees can safely go to the surface for care after receiving "proper" inspections, and will not be hastily "loyal" for some reason. ”

Cole looked at the officer and said seriously, his eyes full of authority, as if he was speaking directly on behalf of the Inquisitor, "The Grand Inquisitor made a guarantee to them, a guarantee of the reputation of the Inquisition, and we hope that Terra will abide by it." The military can understand the concerns of the Inquisition about the possible "unpleasant" accidents."

The officer looked at Cole and hesitated to speak. Facing Cole, who had a lower military rank than him, he was completely unable to use the dignity of a commander to reprimand him because he mentioned the Tribunal. This ship belonged to the Tribunal. His ship There is also an Inquisitor. He is speaking on behalf of the Grand Inquisitor, and the officer has no intention of provoking the Inquisition. No one on Terra would be that stupid.

So he put his head aside and thought for a moment, sighed, and then nodded helplessly to dismiss the ridiculous idea.

"Okay, I understand what you mean, we will make sure everything is normal." "Very well, on behalf of Grand Inquisitor Constantine, thank you for your cooperation."

"But" the officer suddenly said, Cole looked at him and frowned slightly, "but what? Sir."

"We hope they have enough supplies, food and drinking water with them, enough for their own consumption." The officer said cautiously, as if he could hide something. Cole looked at the officer and narrowed his eyes slightly, aware of his words. something deeply concerning.

"Is there a problem with Terra's food supply?" "What? No, no, no, everything is normal, there is just one problem with distribution. We hope that the refugees you bring will not cause us any more trouble. It is purely a paperwork issue."

The officer smiled awkwardly, and Cole looked at his false smile. He was lying, Cole could tell, but he planned to remain silent now, and he did not intend to expose that lame explanation.

"We replenished food and drinking water on Mars, and the Adeptus Mechanicus of Mars generously helped us, but we also hope that these generous gifts can continue to be kept where they should be without being "officially requisitioned." ”

"Of course, of course, I promise you this." "Not to me, but to the Grand Inquisitor. He will go to the Inquisition headquarters in Antarctica after arriving on Terra. I don't want anything to happen. You understand me. What do you mean?"

Cole's absolutely threatening words made the officer shudder. He shuddered just thinking about the headquarters of the Tribunal in Antarctica, as if he was already standing on the snow in Antarctica. No one wanted to provoke the Inquisitor, not the entire empire. This is true, and this is even more true on Terra.

"Of course, Captain, I can guarantee this. You can tell the Inquisitor that there is no need to worry." "Very good, I believe the Inquisitor will be happy to hear this news."

After Cole cleared his throat, he put his hands behind his back and looked at the officer in front of him, "Can we enter the port?"

"Of course, Captain, welcome to Terra, please obey the instructions of the tower dispatcher." "Of course, Sir, I wish you a pleasant day and praise the Emperor's Light." "You too, Captain, praise the Emperor."

After this unpleasant greeting ended, the holographic image was quickly closed. After watching the image shrink completely downward and disappear, Cole walked to the captain's armrest and looked down.

"Anna, receive instructions from the tower and prepare to enter the port." "Yes, Captain, I believe you have a meeting to attend to, right?"

Anna said with a smile. Cole also smiled slightly and turned towards the exit of the bridge. Behind him, Anna had already begun to give orders. The window of the Infinite Frontier began to rotate with the jet nozzle, aiming at Terra's The orbital starport sailed away.

Cole walked into the corridor outside the dark bridge. He stepped into the darkness, and their plan officially began.