Chapter 312: Arrival and Departure

"For the time being, the local council is transferring personnel, and two black ships carrying a group of intern judges who have completed their training are heading towards Ophelia."

In the core area of ​​the City of Grace, in Calvin's temporary office, three great judges are reporting to Calvin on the establishment and progress of the observation agency in Ophelia.

Ophelia, which has just passed by the real large-scale chaos pollution, seems to be calm now, but it is the most dangerous and vulnerable moment in the eyes of the Inquisition.

Calvin's "redemption" of this place has saved it from disaster, but the population of tens of billions and its special position in the Empire State Church still make the Inquisition send an extraordinary number of personnel to this planet with enough fear. It seems to be taking root and settling down here.

And this is indeed the true intention of Calvin and the Inquisition.

Because Ophelia was the capital of the Storm Star Region before, it was also the de facto secondary capital of the Empire State Church. The power of the state religion here has been deeply rooted after thousands of years of operation.

With a group of combat sisters and more than two Astartes regiments stationed here, even the most targeted anti-rebellion order in the Inquisition has no right reason to establish a large organization.

The business structure of the Inquisition in the Storm Star Region can only maintain its existence. The lack of eyes in the political center makes their intelligence always lag behind others, and their work in the entire star region is naturally passive.

But Ophelia is different now. Calvin's strike against the Chaos Demons has forced the state religion to accept his favor.

And in the time window when Calvin has not left and the new supreme administrator is not yet stable, it is the perfect time for the Inquisition to root its power in this special planet.

The support for Ophelia's super-standard personnel is also considered in this regard. In the gap where the state religion cannot turn over, as much staff as possible is added here, creating a fait accompli, so that the existing practice can be followed in the future staffing.

And "convention", a magic weapon that is common among all bureaucratic institutions in the empire, will become a weapon that makes the state church helpless and can only accept reality.

The three people's report on the personnel arrangements on Ophelia was carried out in this context.

As a soul from a nation with enough "historical sedimentation", Calvin turned a blind eye to this and acquiesced to the small usurpation of these judges in secret.

"Father..." Calvin's adjutant Allen Janus pushed the door of the office lightly, and Calvin's eyes shifted to wait for Allen's statement.

"Baka has received our message, and the astropath has sent a receipt. The star domain navy admiral and high lord General Samar Tai expressed his understanding and respect for your arrangement. The new escort fleet has set off and will arrive in Ophelia in 25 standard Terra days."

Allen finished reading the official document in his hand and waited for Calvin's response.

"Reply, thank you for the understanding of the Admiral High Lord, but the fleet does not need to rendezvous with me in Ophelia. My fleet is about to set sail for Terra. If conditions permit, please ask the escort fleet to arrive at the Feldman system in the Horison V star zone on the 25th and rendezvous with my fleet."

"Yes."

Watching Alan's figure disappear outside the office of the temporary residence, Calvin turned around and continued the discussion just now.

"I have no objection to the personnel configuration of the settlement, but for the orbital observation station and emergency signal station, I suggest that two more backups be made, and the configuration of the corresponding astropaths and automatic beacons is the same..."

Calvin's last ten days of temporary stay on Ophelia 7 were spent in such intensive preparation and coordination work. During this period, except for the new Holy See Clarence who insisted on coming to greet him every day, only the leader of the battle sisters had visited.

Calvin personally received the latter's visit and had a long conversation with him.

In his eyes, these mortal armed sequences, which are under the dual jurisdiction of the Inquisition and the State Church, are also rare and powerful forces.

Their role in internal cleansing in the past records of the Inquisition is an effect that Calvin is happy to see. In his future planning for the Grey Knights, he also does not intend to intervene too much in this work.

This is a job that only the battle sisters are suitable for, because the cleansing within the team is naturally sensitive political, and if the word Astartes, which has always been guarded by the Empire, is introduced, the already complicated situation will become more chaotic.

Mortals belong to mortals, and Astartes belong to Astartes.

Calvin has enough understanding of this "unspoken rule" implied in the political ecology of the Empire, and naturally he also responds with enough respect.

The battle sisters left with Calvin's friendly attitude and clear support. In the latter's last days on Ophelia 7, only two Astartes regiments among the local rulers did not show enough respect for him.

Calvin had expected this and did not intend to keep this invisible offense in mind.

He could understand the concerns of the two Astartes Captains, especially since both of them came from the founding chapters.

Calvin's status was not just a boost for them, but also a far-reaching political investment.

The influence of the founding chapters is so extensive that, in the context of the Empire having expanded the chapters in accordance with the Codex Astartes for nearly 30 times, the interests involved in any founding chapter are not limited to the star region where they are located.

They are now like a deep-rooted tree. On the basis of deep integration with local forces, they also more or less influence the secondary chapters and more local forces derived from them.

Their position has lost its original purity, and they are not only considering the duties and missions of the Astartes.

In fact, thousands of years after Dorn and Guilliman fell silent, their chapters have long lost their original appearance.

Galvin also understands this situation, so he has no interest in fighting for the complex positions of these chapters that affect the whole body.

The scope of the Grey Knights' duties originally did not overlap much with these traditional Astartes; the Inquisition and the Astartes Chapters did not all establish friendly diplomacy.

Like the Inquisition, he only has basic respect for the current Astartes, and treating the relationship between them in a cold way is not a cautious choice after careful consideration.

Ten days passed in a flash, and when the matters on Ophelia 7 came to an end, Calvin no longer had any meaning to stay here.

As the plasma engine of the Angel of Punishment in orbit began to roar again, thunder eagles rained down on the apron of the Church of Grace City.

Under the gaze of the Imperial Church and a group of high-ranking officers, Calvin and the accompanying Honor Guard finally set out on the return journey.

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