Chapter 208 Bishop Barov
The battlements of the Ministry of Justice are dim and cold. The fortresses built of large black granite are distributed along the edge of the battlements like dark blunt teeth.
Surrounded by the gloomy and decaying city, it spreads to the gray-brown barren plain in the distance.
Maybe this was once a beautiful place, but since the discovery of rich minerals, the whole world is on the verge of death.
But from another perspective, the fortress itself is indeed terrifying.
In the steep and huge city walls, numerous observation towers and gun emplacements guard the huge city gate base - guards guarding the city day and night can be seen everywhere.
Soshyan stood on the battlements, and his enhanced vision allowed him to catch a glimpse of the first dawn glowing faintly on the ocean far away on the horizon.
The large platform is suspended on the sea, and it looks like a thin silver line at the moment.
The lights were swaying in the hive city, and the cold wind whistled across the battlements. It was biting and cold, but he almost didn't notice the cold wind.
“Leader, found it!”
Armin shouted against the strong wind. He was fully armed and walking towards Sol, which was even higher than the raised battlements of the city.
"They found what you were looking for."
He held a data disk and a map in his hand.
“Great.”
Soshiyang first took the data disk, and then looked at it for a moment - it recorded the life of a certain person.
Then he took the map, which the Ministry of Justice found from the Mechanicus priest's home. It might be helpful for their subsequent actions.
“We’re leaving right away, are you all ready?”
“You can leave at any time.”
Soshyan saw there were scratches on Armin’s armor, As the recruits' transformation surgery gradually approaches the final stage, these former recruits are gradually increasing the intensity of training. Soshyan noticed this, and they tried to set an example for the new blood of the Chapter.
Each squad leader is working hard to lead his men in training. They study hard day and night.
"Chapter Commander, I feel like this place is very strange. Do you know what the problem is?"
Armin suddenly asked.
“I know where to start.”
Soshiyan replied with a smile:
“The gene stealers hide very well, they can actually hide all the time. But they took the initiative to expose it. Although the Ministry of Justice encountered an obstruction, I think the obstruction was more like a deliberate act. This is the key point. "
"Key point?"
Soshyan nodded and began to try to explain his thinking to the warrior.
“We also know that the Genestealers ransacked the local Anglican Church and stole all the holy relics. They have been smuggling holy relics for a long time, even before the Ministry of Justice found out. This is a very big problem. Details that are easily overlooked.”
Soshyan paused.
“And...the area where the Arbitrator encountered the aliens was a mining area that was still in use. It could have hidden its base anywhere, or it could have been an abandoned mining area - the entire planet was full of them. There are places to hide, and the Legal Department only needs the available manpower to find them
, it is difficult to reach the sky, but it still chooses the most conspicuous place. Why is this? ”
“Our enemy is the alien. "
Armin responded simply:
"They don't need logic. "
"But there is nothing wrong with asking more why. ”
Soshyan opened his arms to signal all around him. "Don't you understand, they want us to come, or hope that Astartes can come?"
"Hope us to come?"
Armin He nodded with an expression of realization.
Of course, only he himself knows whether he has thought about it or not.
"They don't know what we represent, but if they are willing to take such risks and recruit us, it means that there may be something more terrifying than us in this world."
So Shi Yang held up the data disk, which had a person's name marked on it.
"...Lord of Crows, I think a bishop who was born in Mine No. 14 must know a thing or two."
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Archbishop Barov's office was busy, and the liaison officer of the local defense force was stationed in the side hall. At this moment, he was shouting orders through the communicator, mobilizing forces from various places to quell the riot.
The three leading officers of the local Interior Ministry were surrounded by printers and recruitment forms, and a swarm of lower-ranking officials rushed between them, busy establishing supply lines for the new suppression forces arriving in the hive.
The representatives of the Mechanicus were in front of the Thinker computer array, constantly sending out ticking binary codes, but no one knew who they were communicating with.
Representatives from various guilds were anxiously wandering around in the corridors and front halls, looking for someone to find out.
Due to the special political environment of Safinius, in such an emergency, the only person who can really take charge of matters is a representative of the state religion.
However, due to the special local political situation, it seems that only the state religion can coordinate the forces of all parties.
Barov is essentially a slow-thinking, cowardly guy - it's hard for him to handle such a crisis.
But Safinius is an important mining world, and it must withstand this tide of turmoil no matter what the cost.
Barov is the only person with prestige and power to take over the entire planet. He must organize a military defense force and prepare to fight to the death with the large number of enemies lurking around him from the moment the crisis really breaks out. struggle.
But as far as he is concerned, his job for a long time has been to preach to his subordinates that the reason why the state religion has temporal and spiritual authority is that it can safeguard the beliefs of the people of the empire.
Now is the time to test him - Safinius needs faith more than ever, and the world needs the Archbishop to turn the tide.
This was a battle for the faith of Saphinius, not just a simple riot.
But he himself has no confidence in this at all.
The cathedral of the state church occupies several floors of the upper hive of Minas. It is also the principle capital of Safinius, and the headquarters of most mining guilds are also established here.
Barov's personal residence occupies an entire floor of the church. This is his small kingdom, and only his favorite advisers and invited representatives can enter.
The remaining part is divided into several parts, which are used to receive dignitaries and private guests respectively. There are also many chapels to serve the religious needs of the upper class in the hive city.
He had just finished meeting with the guild presidents. They donated their personal guards and bodyguards and deployed them around the nest to strengthen the defensive front.
Barov was very grateful for this and felt a lot more at ease. After all, in this world, the guild masters are the real ones in power.
Several Guard officers also tried to get involved in this small court to coordinate the Guard's deployment and garrison operations in hot spots on the planet. They were also dissatisfied with Barov for allowing private armed forces to enter the defense. The district was dissatisfied and worried, but these concerns were dismissed by the archbishop.
More importantly, just half a day ago, the emperor's angel arrived.
The Astral Knights, led by their Chapter Master, came to Safinius to solve local problems - Barov never believed that there were any gene stealers, everything was just the Ministry of Justice This is the reason why his relationship with the Legal Department is particularly bad.
Safinius is obviously a peaceful world, how can it be filled with aliens?
Absolutely impossible!
At this moment, the crisis seems far away from them.
(End of this chapter)