Chapter 3170 Chongwai Secret Society
In the cabin of the transport plane, four inquisitors sat silently, their faces almost invisible in the half-dark light, or completely hidden by thick hoods in the shadow cast.
With his hands clenched in fists, Scarman Havas stared at the expression on his old acquaintance’s face from above his thin fingers, as if trying to figure out the other person’s thoughts, and the person occasionally cast his eyes on his face. superior.
The old friend opposite Scarman has a calm and determined face. He looks quite young, but his eyes reveal the vicissitudes of an old man. If you look closely, you can see the unique characteristics of psykers. The pupil halo, in fact, Scarman knew very well that his old friend was more than two hundred years old. His armor was covered by a robe with a unique texture, making him look like he was shrouded in shadow. If When you open his robe, you will find many strange rune stones on his armor.
His name is Arcturus, nicknamed the Hound of Seven Sorrows, and he is an alien judge active in the Obscure Star Territory. However, there are many accusations against him within the Alien Tribunal, but this person Very cautious, and with a high level of psychic ability, no Inquisitor has yet been able to really find a handle on him.
But he also has another unknown identity, the current leader of the Isa Witch Conclave.
Arcturus was once a rigorous and meticulous young inquisitor. His mentor had spent his life studying the Eldar and their activities in the Obscure Star Realm. At that time, he had a deep understanding of the Eldar culture. Deeply fascinated by history, after his mentor's death, he took over all of his mentor's resources and spent decades tracking down any traces of the Eldar in the Gothic sector - according to rumors, the Gothic War broke out in the early 41st millennium. , the Eldar were deeply involved in the war between the Empire and Chaos, and assisted the Empire in preventing Abaddon's plot to destroy the Gothic Sector, but this was not recognized by the Empire and the Ordo Ordos - most of the time , any behavior that promotes cooperation between the Empire and aliens, even for a short period of time, is regarded as collaboration with the enemy.
But Arcturus still found some clues, and there is conclusive evidence that the Eldar did help the Empire fight against the enemy of Chaos.
Since then, his thoughts have quietly changed, and he no longer rejects the idea of cooperation between the Empire and the Eldar.
However, his first real ideological breakthrough occurred after a battle with an unknown alien spacecraft. At that time, Arcturus's spacecraft was paralyzed and helpless in front of the enemy ship's weapons. At this critical moment, an Ada ship intervened, rescued Arcturus, and used its light spear to repel the opponent's ship.
The ship belonged to Ursil Alarion, a lone Eldar pirate who was not part of any pirate group.
But there are not only pirates on the ship, there is another person, an extremely rare legendary figure - the great prophet of Uthwe, Eldra.
Arcturus has never told anyone else what happened between him and Eldra, but Skarman speculates that during their stay on the Eldar pirate ship, Eldra asked Arcturus He imparted a wealth of knowledge and many predictions about the future.
No matter what the truth is, Arcturus has completely changed after saying goodbye to his "friend" Ada. He firmly believes that cooperation with the Eldar is the real way to save the empire from destruction. The common interests far outweigh the differences, and he took over the nearly extinct Isha Witch Conclave from Eldra and became the most fanatical member of the outsider sect.
It is said that he also received a gift from Eldra, a set of ancient rune stones that can help him predict the future. This is also the main reason why he can frequently avoid investigations by other inquisitors.
Afterwards, Arcturus began to contact the remaining members of the Isa Witch Conclave. This ancient organization originated in the early days of the Great Rebellion and was born out of the destroyed conclave. After the establishment of the Inquisition, it began to absorb inquisitors. However, due to its The concept is too strange and exaggerated, resulting in a small number of people, and most of the members are hunted down by other inquisitors. Fortunately, because of the small number of people, most of them can keep their secrets very tight, and they have not been really exposed so far. Alien The Inquisition only believes that the Foreign Advocacy Sect is an extreme idea generated by a very few inquisitors, and does not exist as a specific organization. By the time Arcturus took over the organization and received the list from Eldra, there were only three active members of the entire secret society.
Scarman is one of them. He also inherited his identity from his mentor. The members of the secret society are basically inherited from master and apprentice.
After Arcturus convened all the members, he conducted some analysis and divination, and determined that the entire galaxy will undergo drastic changes at the end of the 41st millennium. If the secret society wants to make a difference, it must no longer be so silent. Expanding the organization and increasing manpower will increase the risk of exposure, but fortunately, the Tribunal is no longer as strict as it used to be. The overall organization is very chaotic, with various factions, including those who are corrupted and those who are traitorous, and these talents are the main As long as they choose new members carefully, the risk of being discovered is still very low.
In the following decades, the Isa Witch Conclave presided over by Arcturus absorbed more than a dozen inquisitors and even a planetary governor, and carried out several key actions, such as protecting Maiden world, use other excuses to lead the imperial troops to other places, or board the destroyed ark, find a lot of Eldar weapons and equipment from it, and trade with some alien sect mechanical mages and forge worlds.
Their goal is also very clear, so that the empire can absorb as much excellent Eldar technology as possible, while reducing unnecessary conflicts and contradictions between the two races, so that both sides can join forces in the face of future catastrophes.
But this does not mean that the Isa Witch Conclave is controlled by Eldra. In fact, after personally recruiting Arcturus, a heavyweight, to join, the legendary prophet It never appeared, and subsequent activities were organized by the Isa Witches Secret Society on their own.
“The first time they took the initiative to invite us to meet, it must be related to the attack on the Ascetic Chapter. I can’t think of any other reason for the time being.”
Scarman suddenly murmured He murmured, seemingly just expressing his thoughts.
“You only need to use your brain a little to figure out this matter. The Eternal Court has no reason to do this. The Astartes of the Empire just shout slogans of war, but have no interest in understanding their opponents. It seems that they are used to fighting blindfolded. As the ancient Terra proverb says, know yourself and your enemy and you will win every battle. I don’t know if they can learn it or if they don’t want to learn it.”
Hearing this, Arcturus raised his head slightly, revealing his face in the dim emergency light, with a faint smile on his lips.
"This is not the first day you have met the Astartes. They have always been like this, my old friends."
(End of this chapter)