Chapter 131 Temporary Chapter Monastery Fortress
After the trial, there will be thirty days of repair, recuperation and meditation.
These activities were all conducted individually in the temporary Chapter Monastery of the Astral Knights, and then all the candidates were brought together for training.
There were 500 people who participated in the survival trial, but now there are only 61 people left.
So you can imagine how stiff the scene was on the first day - the boys had all been asked to kill other people before, but now they had to sit together.
However, the bitterness caused by introspection eventually gave way to the joy of victory.
Everyone’s frustration did not last long.
The monastery they were in was originally an almost abandoned ancient monastery, built on a cliff thousands of meters above Soames Peak. Due to the steep terrain, the number of priests inside was decreasing year by year, and the stones lacked maintenance. The buildings also gradually collapsed.
When the Astartes came here, there were only five or six old priests left and a crumbling ruins that could fall into the abyss at any time.
Then the Astral Knights mobilized the power of the Mechanicus on the planet with extremely high efficiency, and quickly rebuilt and expanded the size of the church.
Generally speaking, the monastery fortress of the Space Marines should have the following facilities -
Prayer room: the most commonly used place of worship. Each company has a prayer room located in its own company area. This kind of worship belongs to the monks Part of the commandments of the brothers.
Punishment Room: Any guilty brothers who violate the regulations are imprisoned here to perform repentance and punishment to make up for their mistakes, and occasionally they may suffer some physical pain. (Caliban's side may be more serious)
Officers' Room: This is a private office and room used by the Chapter's command level, including the Chapter Master, Fleet Master and Forge Master, etc.
Monk Single Rooms: These single rooms are the rooms where the Astartes monks live. They are directly distributed in 10 areas according to the arrangement of combat team members. Each block represents a company, and each block has a small Management office and company commander's private quarters.
Common Quarters: These are the rooms where non-combatants of the Chapter live and rest, including servants, technicians and naval personnel.
Guest Rooms: Relatively luxurious rooms are prepared for important visitors, such as battle brothers from other chapters, emissaries from the Inquisition and the Council of the High Lords of Terra, etc.
The Foundry: The Foundry is the place where Space Marines produce and repair weapons and equipment. The battle monks in charge here are called technical sergeants. They not only manufacture and repair equipment here, but also in the adjacent testing field. Evaluating the performance of weapons and managing them is the Master Forger.
Spaceship silo: Most of the Chapter fleet is located in the orbit of the planet, and only the transport ships required to fly to the fleet are located in the fortress, mainly including communication spacecraft and transport spacecraft.
Transportation Room: Generally speaking, transmission rooms are located in four locations of the base. They are the main means of communication between the fortress and the fleet. Most of the time, transmission room No. 1 is used to receive visitors.
Take-off and landing platform: Most of the aircraft belonging to the Chapter will be placed on the suspension rack of the take-off and landing platform, including fighters, large transport aircraft and high-speed reconnaissance aircraft.
Armory: This huge underground complex is used to store weapons and ammunition. The security of the entire complex is responsible for the forging master. The armory can only be entered in his presence. Opening the door requires his genetic imprint and encryption. Signal, only in emergencies can the Chapter Commander conduct override operations by dictating confidential codes.
Apothecary: This contains all the buildings used as medical, research and biochemical laboratories. It is also the place where mortals are surgically transformed into superhuman beings. Above the apothecary is the private area of the skilled medical staff, and On the lower level were the servants' and nurses' quarters.
Gathering Hall: Usually the largest area in the entire monastery fortress, with a high and wide dome, it can be used for the entire war group to gather. It is mainly used for large-scale meetings, festivals, religious festivals and special banquets.
Sacristy Room: It is usually opened in a corner of the assembly room and is used exclusively for ritual activities. The devout chief priest manages the relic room, which contains the sacred relics of the war group, as well as many of the most precious ones. of trophies.
Dining Room: This area is mainly used for dining, including the kitchen, storage room, disposal unit and purification tank. After the monks arrive, they usually perform thanksgiving prayers and then dine quietly (except for the Space Wolves).
Lecture Rooms: There are several oratory rooms scattered throughout the monastery, used for private meetings, teachings, briefings and small gatherings.
Think Tank Archives: This is the private domain of the psykers within the Chapter. It not only houses the classics, but also serves as a central record storage room and main communications room. The Astropaths of the Chapter spend most of their time All are spent here, monitoring and broadcasting information from the base, and the Think Tank Director has overall responsibility for recording history, internal and external base communications, and base defense.
These defense facilities are controlled through the armament room in the archives, which also houses the communications chief and multiple think tanks, astropaths, and technical support personnel.
Books Room: This is where monks search for information, and it is also the main learning place for recruits. Unencrypted think tank files can be directly accessed here through computer terminals, and users are allowed to choose and read. , enter new entries into the main think tank.
Quiet Room: This is the quietest area in the monastery, providing a place of meditation for monks. Monks who seek improvement or are confused need to examine their souls and analyze themselves here to prove their worth.
Dungeon: The dungeon is located deep below the potion room. It houses ordinary prisoners instead of brothers who need to enter the punishment room. The walls are paved with reinforced adamant steel and a large number of sensors are deployed.
Tomb Chamber: This is the burial place of warriors and the home of ancient heroes. However, the Astral Knights currently have limited resources on hand. Although Nathan IV can make up for part of this, many high-tech equipment still cannot be provided.
So this temporary monastery actually lacks a lot of facilities, but it is enough to accommodate these new recruits
Today is a special day, Bahram and other boys are gathered in one place.
61 boys stood at the meeting point, waiting blankly for their fate.
The first group of them will officially undergo transformation surgery.
The door leading to the pharmacy room opened. Inside was a hall and another fence wall.
Only a small door opened in the wall inside. Bahram could not see what was inside. This area was still very mysterious to him.
Chapter servants came and went from the residence, each time they would tap a boy solemnly on the shoulder, beckoning him to follow them inside.
While waiting, the boys were allowed to sit down.
Bahram then sat on the ground, hugging his knees with his arms, and the boys who died because of him appeared in front of his eyes.
Maybe most people have forgotten what happened before, but he is still disturbed by what he has done.
They were not enemies, nor were they people he had to kill. Their deaths were just because of their own desires and needs.
Bahram could comfort himself by saying that this was a necessary evil in service to the Emperor, but he knew that the truth was that their deaths were caused entirely by his desire to become an angel.
So many people were killed by his own hands or died under his command, both of which are equally unforgivable to him.
Now they are gone and have become the dust of history.
He buried his face deeply in his knees, listening to their death cries echoing in his mind.
In the process, the boys were taken to the mysterious house one after another.
There was no indication whether these people ended up among the first group, and everyone was asked to remain quiet as they left and not to reveal anything.
An hour later, Hao Mo was also taken over. He strode forward without looking back.
When Robin walked to the door, he turned back and showed a meaningful smile to Bahram.
Bahram waited for a long time.
One name after another was called, and the remaining number of people gradually decreased.
The boys all had expressionless faces, but Bahram always doubted whether he could become an angel.
He is not cruel enough and cannot bear the fact of killing his own kind, so he will definitely be eliminated.
Nonetheless, he felt no regrets.
He may never be able to fight as a monster.
Finally, when he was left alone, his name was called.
Bahram stood up and walked in calmly with his servants.
After entering, he found that there was nothing special inside. The servants were packing up the equipment. The pharmacist looked at him and said only one sentence.
"Bahram, you have to be mentally prepared for the reconstruction surgery in three days."
(End of this chapter)