Chapter 129: Come and Determine the Nature

The chaos in the Feldman system did not last long.

Under the leadership of the Soul Redeemer, the Astralis Navy provided simple and efficient assistance to the ground.

Large excavation equipment and supplies were delivered to the defense positions and air defense fortresses of the Astralis Army, which improved the situation on the ground and curbed the unrest that might occur after the disaster.

After regrouping, the Astartes of the Goliath Regiment returned to their orbital strike cruiser "Sacred Blood".

Captain Christen, who was seriously injured and recuperating, temporarily entrusted the command to his adjutant, Augustine, the fake malicious warrior captured by Golden.

The latter attended the subsequent ground disaster relief meeting on behalf of the Goliath Regiment and brought Captain Christen's gratitude to Calvin, Jules and others after the meeting.

The situation on the surface began to stabilize on the third day after the rescue began. But new problems appeared in front of everyone in orbit:

After a long battle with the Chaos forces, the Astra Militarum and the Planetary Defense Forces experienced another betrayal from the Inquisition.

Their morale was on the verge of collapse after the orbital strike.

After the rescue supplies solved their food and clothing problems, most of the people in the legion had no further will to fight.

In a nutshell: these soldiers who have experienced hardships now want to go home.

This is not an excessive request, especially in the context of the promise made by Inquisitor Reinhoffmann when he recruited them.

But this is also an unreasonable request, especially in the context of them just fighting Chaos at close range and not having time to be examined and purified.

Eranti left a shabby situation for Jules, Calvin and others.

They could not imagine that now that the surface troops had just rebuilt trust with the Holy Hammer Convent and the Astra Militarum Navy represented by Jules and others, if they rejected the promise that had long been written in the conscription order, what direction the situation would develop in.

At the critical moment, the Astartes of the Goliath Legion bravely stood up.

Under the order of Augustine, the acting captain, they returned to the surface. To comfort the mortal soldiers and their representatives who had fought side by side with them.

The background of doing so was that they themselves had just experienced a shameful betrayal.

Their captain was now lying in the nutrient solution in the medical cabin to recuperate from the injuries he had suffered from the previous torture.

For such comrades, Calvin and others did not make any more requests. As temporary representatives of the Inquisition here, they were ashamed of these simple warriors.

The only thing they could do was to cooperate with their work as much as possible before the subsequent Inquisitor arrived, and to tell the latter of their loyalty after the Inquisitor arrived.

That's right, even now that an Inquisitor has been deposed and killed, the Grey Knights still have to return the final control and interpretation of the incident to the Inquisition, rather than decide on their own.

This has been a practice for thousands of years and the basis for trust and cooperation between the two sides.

Just like these mortals swore before the Emperor to strictly abide by their principles and not abuse their rights; the Grey Knights also need to prove to their alternative comrades that they will not abuse their force.

What belongs to the Emperor belongs to the Emperor, and what belongs to mortals belongs to mortals.

After all, the Grey Knights can only hand over these rights that should be let go to these mortals before they can bear enough responsibility.

However, after experiencing this anti-"admonition action", these forces hidden behind the huge organization of the Inquisition should be quiet for a long time.

After all, the Inquisition is just slow to react, not unresponsive.

When the dethronement of the Inquisitor, which has only happened in theory since the establishment of the Inquisition, really appeared before their eyes, the awakened Lord Inquisitors would certainly look at everything around them with their hawk-like eyes.

And afterwards, the concern of the Grey Knight Grand Master in the Lord Council within the Inquisition would surely make these mortals secretly alert.

Attention from the Grey Knights Chapter. Their top leaders will re-examine whether the power they hold is really for the benefit of the empire.

This is just internal pressure. The Lord Inquisitors can already imagine how severe the questioning from the Astartes Joint Representatives will be in the next High Lords Council.

Under the double pressure of internal and external difficulties, this group of slaves of power in the dark corners will surely suffer heavy losses in the internal review of the Inquisition, and will enter a dormant state for a long time without any other actions.

"Either smart or honest."

This is the unwritten code of conduct in many administrative departments of the empire, and the Inquisition is no exception.

This situation where the action failed but was caught on the spot and even the people were dealt with is difficult for the top leaders to accept and very annoying.

The Inquisition naturally attaches great importance to the Feldman Galaxy, the eye of the storm that triggered this political storm.

Under the Inquisition's emergency mobilization at all costs, only ten days after the incident, Uther V. Sutherland, the Grand Inquisitor of the Storm Star Domain, the Inquisition's representative of the Storm Star Domain, and the High-level Lord Inquisitor, had arrived here in a hurry.

After his ship appeared at Manzeville Point in the Feldman Galaxy, less than half an hour later, the old man with short silver hair appeared on the bridge of the Soul Redeemer with an efficiency that was not commensurate with his 300 years of age.

"You! Well done!"

This was the first sentence he said after seeing the heads of the two instigators thrown by Calvin at his feet.

After a long journey, the Grand Inquisitor Uther, who even skipped the rest time, looked at the "trophy" at his feet and did not rush to express his opinion.

He asked Calvin playfully: "Regarding the nature of this incident, can I understand that the Grey Knights who have returned to the real universe since the beginning of the 32nd millennium are finally going to take back the power entrusted to us humble servants?"

"Is he one of us?" This is Calvin's question to Le's eyes.

After getting the affirmation, Calvin no longer hesitated, and he said directly:

"If necessary, if the situation allows. We do hope to make some insignificant changes to some of the existing systemic and structural problems of the Tribunal."

Calvin, without changing his expression, said the tone of those imperial civil servants who had no merits except their eloquence, and gave Uther a firm but open answer.

"Ah~~! I didn't expect that you, Calvin with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also learn bad things from these imperial civil servants!

Such a long and difficult sentence, you can actually say it without thinking? Good job! I like it!"

This is what Jules thought in his heart after hearing Calvin's answer. The slightly raised eyebrows and the quietly raised thumbs were his hidden external support for Calvin.

And Uther, the Grand Inquisitor who had always maintained a serious face, finally stopped maintaining his disguise at this time.

He laughed loudly, opened his arms, and gently hugged the young man in front of him who had proved himself with the heads of traitors and rebels, and said:

"Well done! There are more and more such bastards in the Tribunal now, and it's time for someone to clean them up!"

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