Chapter 52 Fellow Countrymen
After the secret meeting, Soshyan left the frigate Glory Saber, went to the Spark that had already arrived, and began to make arrangements to transfer the personnel of the orbital station to the Spark.
Loken and the Farzad team stayed on the Honor Saber. Loken will participate in an important meeting later, and the Space Marines will ensure the smooth progress of the meeting. .
As usual, a small group of servitors huddled in the shadows in the corner of the communications room, operating the runes on the curved walls.
To Loken's delight, the mutant navigator had returned to his quarters to rest; the presence of these guys always made him feel nervous.
Then he entered the main conference room on the side of the bridge.
It was extremely quiet here, with only Loken's polite voice echoing in the conference room.
After a while, everyone arrived, and one of the communications officers spoke without any preamble.
“We have received orders from Training Fleet Command.”
He announced:
"The frequency of pirate incidents has been on the rise recently. We must immediately join the 32nd Patrol Escort Group."
Loken's heart sank, although he had expected this to happen.
The communications officer looked at Captain Hodges. He was not sure whether the other party was signaling him to continue explaining the situation.
Finally, he made up his mind and spoke.
"It is believed that the Moff was in some trouble, with things like riots caused by supply shortages caused by blocked routes."
"Is that true?"
Loken asked in surprise:
"Wasn't it always peaceful before."
"Who knows."
< br>The communications officer shrugged.
"I thought so at first. The Governor might just be a little panicked. This might be the first time he has witnessed large-scale turmoil."
"The traitor appearing here means that it is probably not a rumor, Xing The district is under threat."
The deputy captain interrupted him immediately.
“We have to join the fleet immediately.”
“I think it’s nothing more than rumors.”
Loken reiterated that his words caused dissatisfaction among some officers, but no one said anything, and the technical priest on the ship remained silent. ""
"What are our orders?"
Finally, the vice-captain looked at Hodges, as did everyone else.
"We will get out of here."
Hodges, with his hands crossed and his chin propped up, responded indifferently, which made many people breathe a sigh of relief after what happened. , they don’t want to stay here anymore.
"Sir, what is the time?"
"Soon--"
Hodges's eyes at this time were as deep as the endless void outside the porthole window. The deputy captain suddenly realized that he, the commander, The once dejected atmosphere disappeared.
But instead it was as cold and firm as an iceberg.
"Soon we will set off with Chapter Master Soshyan."
"What?"
Everyone was startled, and the vice-captain even jumped up from his chair. The only one who didn't move was the technical priest of the Glory Saber. He was always like a statue. Sitting in the chair, it was difficult to even feel the breath.
“Are my words so difficult to understand?”
“Sir, the order requested by the headquarters is——”
“I received it.”
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Hodges put down his hands, looked at the deputy captain, and replied calmly:
"Do you have any other questions."
"But, but..."
The vice-captain took a step back. He already understood what Hodges was going to do. Then he turned his attention to the other officers. Although their faces were very uneasy, they did not express any more.
Hodges' prestige is still very high, and most of the people here were promoted by him, except for the deputy captain. He graduated from the military academy and had only been with Hodges for two years. In fact, as a noble, he had a much brighter future than Hodges. In two years, he would be able to independently command a frigate.
"No! Sir! This is rebellion! You can't do this!"
The vice-captain obviously did not want to join the Space Marines' uncertain expedition, and Hodges sighed.
Just when his shoulders sank and he just sighed, a mechanical appendage suddenly lifted up from the robe of the technical priest next to him, and the needle gun on it made a soft "pop" sound.
Then there was the muffled sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.
Seeing the vice-captain fall to the ground, the other legions immediately panicked, and Hodges immediately raised his hand to suppress it.
"Don't panic, I didn't kill him, I just let him sleep for a while."
As he said that, the deputy captain who fell to the ground snored softly, and other officers listened. The nervous look on his face immediately eased a lot when he arrived.
Hodges stood up, glanced at everyone, and said:
"Everyone knows me, and I also know everyone. Any decision I make is carefully considered, even if there are I’m sorry to everyone, but I will never do it.”
Everyone nodded.
“We are all mortals, and we can only be mortals, but if we just want to live an ordinary life, why bother boarding a drifting warship? It is not enough to spend our life peacefully on the ground. Okay? Some people may be forced to do so, but I believe that none of you who can sit here are forced to do so! His heart longs to let the emperor’s name shine in the void, and longs to annihilate the enemy in the name of the emperor!”
As he spoke, he slammed his hat on the table.
"Then do it! Don't hesitate any longer! Even if our bones are shattered in the next moment, at least we will stand gloriously beside the emperor instead of struggling to die in pain on the hospital bed!"
"For the Emperor!!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
Loken then breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave a thumbs up to the Technical Priest of the Glory Saber, Jiminy Ford.
But the other party just responded indifferently.
After the meeting, Hodges ordered the battleship to be closed, allowing only workers in the warehouse to enter and exit when transporting supplies. The other sailors had no idea what drastic changes had just occurred.
They just knew that there was an extra group of Space Marines on the ship, but they didn't know what it meant.
At this time, Loken left the Glory Saber with Jiminy Ford and went to the Starfire to meet Soshyan, report the progress of the matter, and introduce a new member.
"Chapter Master."
On the bridge, Loken and Ford saw Soshyan, who was studying a data pad.
"It's over?"
Hearing the sound, Soshyan put down the data tablet and saw Loken, the technical priest with the Glory Saber, walking towards him.
"Yes, it's all done. Hodges has completely taken control of the Glory Saber."
"This is."
Before Loken's introduction, the technical priest He said:
"Jiminy Ford."
"He is my fellow countryman, and we joined the church together, but I studied mechanics and he studied biology. .”
A biotech priest, Soshyan was suddenly curious, because he was clearly the mechanical priest of the Glory Saber before, so how could he suddenly become a biological sage.
Seeing Soshyan's confused eyes, Loken quickly explained:
"Like me, he was ostracized by those mediocre people and was thrown into doing odd jobs on a frigate."
“It’s because of you.”
Jiminy Ford replied lukewarmly.
"It just so happens that our pharmacist needs a powerful helper in the storage of gene seeds and medical treatment."
As he said that, Soshyan stretched out his big hand towards Ford.
"Welcome to join you, Priest Ford."
Jiminy Ford hesitated for two seconds, then held Soshyan's index finger with one of his own hands, and the two sides settled it. It's time to shake hands.
"It is an honor to serve you and the Chapter, Chapter Master Soshyan."
(End of this chapter)