Chapter 2932 Silent Fleet
Faced with Soshiyang's question, the deacon just spread his hands and said an answer that was not an answer.
"Captain Soshiyang, this is actually very obvious."
The other party said this, Soshiyang thought about it and said:
"Fan Deere’s legacy.”
Ebanks shook his head.
"This is a lunatic, an infidel and a traitor. He should leave nothing behind."
"Ha."
Soshiyang chuckled, no Pointing out the fact that the organization of the Battle Sisters was founded by Vandier, but he had already guessed that it was probably the same as retaining the Battle Sisters. Even Saint Sebastian, as a reformer, was aware of a problem. In the Empire, mouths never speak. Fists work. If the State Church really strips itself naked, then it will be powerless to fight back in front of other institutions and organizations in the empire and may even become a puppet and vassal. The Apostasy Rebellion is an invasion of the State Church by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Then next time Woolen cloth?
In politics, being prepared is an absolutely normal idea. Obviously, in addition to retaining the battle nuns, the state church also secretly left some other things behind.
"Please forgive my curiosity, how did this fleet escape the eyes and ears of the empire?"
"The traitors once organized a huge expedition fleet to try to kill the great Saint Sebastian"
"I know this, a storm of the Emperor's Wrath destroyed this fleet."
But Ebanks corrected this statement.
“Nearly half of the ships in this fleet escaped from the storm after a short period of wandering. However, when they returned to the physical universe, the traitor was dead and the great Saint Sebastian was passing by. After repeated considerations, it was finally decided to keep this fleet secretly for emergencies. At the same time, in order to ensure the operation of this fleet, the successor Pope established the Silent Knights.”
Obviously, whether it is retaining the fleet or establishing this so-called knighthood, it is an act that violates the taming order. So it is worth pondering whether Sebastian signed the taming order voluntarily or because of the situation.
And Soshyan seriously doubted that what he saw was by no means the full strength of the Silent Fleet. You must know that in the past Vandire's era, the fleet strength of the Ecclesiastical Church was almost evenly matched with the navy. When the Loyalists marched into Terra, both sides even A brutal naval battle involving a thousand ships broke out in the Kalaf System in the Solar Star Domain.
With the efficiency of the empire, the time it took for the taming edict to be transmitted to various religious worlds was enough for the state religion to use various methods to hide some warships.
But on second thought, this may not be the case. After all, these are all unilateral words of the State Church. Maybe Sebastian did hand over all the naval power of the State Church, but his successor You may not necessarily think that this is a good thing, but it has been more than 4,000 years since the Apostasy Rebellion. With the power of the state religion, even if you use ants to move, you can slowly build a large fleet, perhaps through Sebastian's "will" "This is the rhetoric and excuse used by popes throughout the ages to stabilize the hearts of the people within the church.
As for the Silent Knights, from the first moment Soshyan saw that Long, he could tell that this was by no means a normal person. He must be some kind of transformed warrior or strengthened soldier. As for the state religion, it was It's hard to say what technology, but when he was on Terra, Soshyan had heard that Vandire had conducted many crazy experiments in an attempt to create a "more holy warrior" that surpassed the Astartes.
Although no results have been recorded, it is difficult to say that there are really no results. It may just be hidden by some force.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, how is today’s state religion better than the state religion in the apostasy era?
Soshyan himself can’t say. Perhaps the winner in this battle of faith is actually Van Dier - because most of the things he created have been preserved, and with Van Dier Everything established by Sebastian, the reformer who has been fighting for his whole life, has long since disappeared, leaving only some scriptures and rules on paper. Sometimes he also wonders, are the top leaders of the state church followers of Sebastian or followers of Vandire?
It can only be said that humans sometimes like to go around in circles like this.
Then again, Baldo Lister actually took out such a hidden and hidden thing from the bottom of the box, which shows that Soshyan's gift really convinced the other party that he was on the side of the state religion, even though Soshyan himself I don’t like the extremely stubborn conservative either, but this kind of person has his role as long as he is used well. Furthermore, the empire does not lack radicals. It is not good to be too conservative, but if everyone is radical, then the same It's a disaster.
There is a balance between conservatism and radicalism. This is the most ideal and safest political state for the empire.
So he doesn't care about making such a political ally, what kind of person has what kind of use, and blindly pursuing alliances with people who are completely consistent with his own ideas is not only naive but also dangerous.
Looking at Soshyan’s silent expression, Ebanks thought that the other party was doubting the purpose of hiding the armed forces of the state church, so he continued to explain:
“Saint Sebastian once had Instructions, the state religion must be the last high wall to defend the faith of the Lord of Mankind. Van Dier, as the chief of the interior, was able to control the state religion so easily because he had a gun but the state religion did not have it at that time. It is difficult to guarantee that no such person will appear in the future, so When there is a force trying to shake the eternal faith of the Lord of Mankind, and the other armed forces of the empire do nothing, the state religion must have the power to carry out the doomsday jihad, and the Silent Fleet and the Silent Knights are the last trump cards.”
Soshyan nodded, showing that he understood, but he was secretly complaining.
The purpose of signing the Taming Edict was to prevent Vandire from reappearing, and it turned out that violating it was also to prevent Vandire from reappearing. The co-author said everything true and false about the state religion. This is really in line with their true nature.
"But now that the Silent Fleet is being sent out, aren't you worried about being noticed by other forces in the empire? There are already many inquisitors operating in the archdiocese."
"We have handed over the Crusader House to What else can they say to the Inquisition? "
When he said this, Soshyan understood that Terra's Inquisition headquarters might have been aware of these little tricks of the State Church, so the two sides reached an agreement. After a series of transactions, the Inquisition finally chose to shut up on the matter.
Among them, the Crusader House should be the most critical transaction item. If you think about it carefully, it is true that it is a Crusader training institution established by the state church with money, effort and personnel, but it is usually located near the Tribunal facilities, and some are located in large Tribunals. Inside the fortress, it was like the state religion was spending money to train followers for the Tribunal.
Politics is indeed all about transactions.
“I see, apart from the Tribunal and there are no other imperial forces in the archdiocese, there will indeed be no problem of exposure.”
At this time, Talos also finished reading the data pad and clicked his tongue. Place it on the table.
"7 Emperor-class ships, 17 Cardinal-class ships, and 26 Moon-class ships. What a big deal."
Soshyan then returned the storage device to the other party and said with a smile:
“With such a fleet joining us, our chances of winning will be greatly increased, but I still wonder, what is the attitude of the High Lords Council? When a star region is invaded by aliens, do they really just ignore it and show no reaction?"