Chapter 3276 The Heroic Chapter
The Astropath Spire has always been a quiet place. No matter where it is, even in the chaotic and noisy hive, it must be the highest and quietest place. tower.
Because Astropaths must be focused on nothing else in order to ensure that they are safe when their will is opened to the subspace.
However, Iliyan has been distracted since he came here, so he often stops in front of the only small observation window. It is not really directly connected to the outside world, but a screen. , projecting the scene of the outside world, but they are currently sailing in the subspace, and the outside world only has weird and colorful colors. When sailing in the subspace, the astrology spire will usually stop working, and the astropaths will fall into sleep.
Thanks to his extraordinary physique, Ilyan does not need to sleep frequently, but this only exacerbates his troubles to some extent.
He originally thought that he would just perform ordinary duties in an ordinary chapter until he was transferred back to the Ultramarines. However, before he could get familiar with the Astropath Spire and Astropath Society in the Nessen System, he received the order. He will set out with the Chapter to support the Orpheus sector under attack.
Well, this is not a special mission. He also followed the fleet of the Ultramarines on an expedition to the Obscure Star Territory.
However, what surprised him was the strength of the Astral Knights
Although Soshyan's deeds of reviving the battle group have been widely circulated, Yili, who has been staying in the founding group, Yang has a very high vision. He feels that no matter how prosperous a sub-group is, it is unlikely to be able to compete with the founding group.
But he was stunned and shocked by the result.
Especially when he saw the super battleship named Randall, the shock was beyond comparison. This shock was far greater than when he first saw Macragge's Glory, when he witnessed the great glory of that ship. After the Queen class, the majestic outline of the battleship appeared in my mind from time to time throughout the week.
But this is even more exaggerated than Macragge's Glory!
Especially when he learned that the battleship was an Abyss-class battleship, his mind almost shut down.
As an Astropath who has served in the Ultramarines Chapter for nearly fifty years, he is relatively familiar with the history of the Ultramarines, including the history of the Great Rebellion, when the Word Bearers launched an attack on the Ultramarines. After the treacherous attack, a super-ship labeled Abyss-class appears in records for the first time - but on the side of the Word Bearers.
Yes, this is the battleship used by the traitors, and it caused huge trouble and losses to the Ultramarines in subsequent battles.
Although Soshyan explained to him that this battleship was remodeled from a scrap ship salvaged in subspace, to be honest, Ilyan did not know anything about ships. A ship of this size, from salvage to purification , and then to maintenance, the amount of work is extremely huge, how can a war group afford it? And how long does it take? How many years has it been since Soshyan took over the warband?
But this question was quickly explained. When the ships of the Adeptus Mechanicus arrived one after another, Ilyan finally realized that he had underestimated the Astral Knights.
He saw the Star Traveler Legion of Greia, the Jaeger Legion of Alatimos, the Fighter Legion of Zhao Akada, as well as a fleet and fleet from a Forge World that he did not recognize. Titan Legion, there are four forge worlds. What is the concept of a warband being able to call in reinforcements from four forge worlds at once?
What is the charm of this Soshyan?
In fact, he felt very abnormal during this time in Nessen. This galaxy is incredibly prosperous, even comparable to Macragge, but such a prosperous galaxy should not be lonely in the empire. Nameless unless.
Unless it only started to flourish after the Astral Knights arrived, and very quickly.
With some strong curiosity, Ilyan began to pay attention to the military trends of the Astral Knights. After learning that Soshyan only had three companies that could support Orpheus, Ilyan also felt a little regretful, but he could also understand the shortage. The Holy Code limited the size of the battle group, forcing most battle groups to find it difficult to exert too much power.
But when he saw an entire company of Terminators, he suddenly became suspicious again. After the Tyrannic War, it was difficult for the Ultramarines to put together a company of Terminators. Then he went again Observing the daily transportation process of the Chapter's monastery fortress, it is reasonable to say that this should be a very confidential matter, but they did not stop him, but showed it to him openly.
Hundreds of Storm Falcons and Storm Claws, as well as dozens of Thunder Eagles, Storm Crows and the like were enough to shock him, but with the Javelin speed attack boat, Brutal Blade, Brutal Flying Blade , scimitars, Sikaran battle tanks, Kratos and other equipment from the Great Crusade era. After appearing in batches, Iliyan's doubts deepened. This was definitely not something that ordinary battle groups could obtain. Even the founding groups could rarely come up with so much armor at once. Originally, he thought that the Astral Knights ground armor That is, some predators, Rand, Rhino and the like.
What follows can only be said to be more and more frightening the more you look at it, not only the Astartes, but also the extremely large and elite mortal troops, which can rival all the elite Astra Militarum Illyan has ever seen.
What’s even more exaggerated is the knight family. This is also the first time he has seen the knight family loyal to the Astartes. This is beyond common sense or common sense. He doesn’t even know how Soshyan is. It can be done.
There is also the powerful fleet, many of which have obviously exceeded the regulations of the Holy Code. The Holy Code of Astartes not only has restrictions on the size of the battle group, but also has restrictions on the battle group fleet, as two One of the signs of the second establishment of the army is to separate naval ships from the Astartes fleet. However, the fleet of the Astral Knights is mostly naval battleships, as well as ships of indescribable models, such as the Styx class.
In the end, he came up with two words -
Honourable!
The power of the Astral Knights has exceeded the scope of the normal Astartes Chapter. Illyan has been keenly aware that a huge group has formed around the Astral Knights, especially when he noticed the prevalence of the Astral Knights in the Nessen Galaxy. After the Shengyan Religion, although it stands to reason that the state religion will spread in different regions, There are different religious groups on display, but this religious group has an obvious tendency. Maybe the stupid men and women don't know it, but he, a "top student" who is familiar with humanities and religious history, can see it at a glance. This is tailor-made for Ah The mortal faith forged by the Stats is a spiritual tool used to control the home planet.
This is a bit too much.
But Iliyan can also understand that in order to save a nearly destroyed war group, some unconventional means must be used. After all, the current situation of the empire is like this. You are weak and no one will sympathize with you. , will only spurn and despise you. If you show strength, then everyone will support you and support you. This also applies to the Astartes Chapter. , no one will care about a war group that is about to be destroyed, no matter how great things it has done, how magnificent a cause it has created, how many people it has saved, but everyone will definitely respect a powerful and incomparable war group, even if they are notorious Obviously, even if their hands are full of blood, even if they are murderous, as long as they are strong enough and do not rebel, they are a war group that is respected by everyone.