Chapter 217: Gaoli Hunting Operation
The birth of the Battle Nun can be traced back to the early days of the First Empire's great development, with the continuous opening up of planes on an unprecedented scale, huge deaths, and a huge number of orphans.
All of the male orphans were sent to be trained as Ultramarines in reserve, while the remaining women were adopted by the hermitage of the state church.
In the beginning, they would select the best of them and send them to the imperial capital as palace maids and maids to serve the emperor, and the rest would form a group of nuns to pray for the emperor day and night.
However, as the number of nuns grew, the prevailing militarism at that time inevitably affected the monastic order, which gradually managed these female orphans in a semi-militarized manner in the face of the empire's almost unlimited demand for soldiers and the growing number of orphans.
They grew up in the monastic deans of the empire and swore to dedicate their lives to the emperor, believing that what they did was justice, because they were not only strict in military discipline, but also had a strong faith in the emperor.
From an early age, the Battle Nuns learned how to use a variety of weapons and power armor, and this military training combined with unwavering faith created this powerful group of warriors.
That's right, warriors!
In a way, they're even more powerful fighters than Ultramarines!
Because in the daily life of the battle nuns, confession and prayer occupy an equal importance as the training of the gunfire and the discipline of the army.
Therefore, almost every battle nun was the most faithful believer in the emperor, and some of them developed to the extreme and became fanatics.
On the battlefield, this kind of religious madman often behaves extremely fanatically in battle, and sometimes even charges the enemy when he has no chance of winning intellectually, thus giving birth to many Jedi counterattacks that make people blind in hindsight.
They seem to want to find in death the supreme glory that would never have been possible to be alive.
For them, life is nothing but a flame of light that can be offered to the emperor at any time.
It was as if at the moment of death, they could make their faith burn dazzlingly, as if the emperor was personally leading them.
The most fearless and pious of these female warriors, known as the "Seraphs", often like to equip their power armor with the highly unstable Flame of Punishment auxiliary jet engine, and fight with two blasters at the same time.
The Seraphs will unfurl their 'wings of flame' and descend on the battlefield as if they were divine punishments, spreading death with two blast guns.
Before entering a close fight, the Seraphs will dodge enemy attacks with a flowing maneuver and deliver a must-kill blow.
Shooting an explosive pistol at zero distance from an enemy's head is one of their favorite nirvana.
With the title of Seraph, they are often the most respected warriors in the Order, and even the Cardinals listen carefully to their speeches before the Military Council.
Befitting their importance, the Seraphs have the right to equip the Monastery with the finest weapons of the Order, including the golden-edged power sword engraved with religious prayers, or the blaster rifle used by the Living Saint himself, each piece of equipment on their body is priceless.
And Natasha is one of the best in such a terrifying existence.
In fact, out of some kind of jealousy, Wu Anhou did not call out Natasha's full title.
Anyone who knows her well will be shocked by her string of titles and purgatory-like resume.
Vengeful Seraph, Confessing Nun, Zealot, Cardinal Papal's Robes, Sepheria's Blade, Inquisitor, Living Saint, Battle Nun, Saint. Natasha. Z. Selesia.
In an organization like the state religion, where the discipline system is so strict and rigid, behind any title is a strict definition and a terrible experience of laying it out with blood and fire.
In terms of the information revealed by the intelligence network controlled by Wu Anhou, it is difficult to verify the real age of this woman.
It's just that it is said that when Natasha first appeared in people's field of vision, she had already begun to fight against the Void Species at the forefront of the Starfield of the Sloane Great Wall for thirteen consecutive years.
Later, in order to prove her loyalty to the emperor, she even tried to take 3,000 battle nuns to the Nether Star Field, where she was near death, but in the end, she was the only one who returned alive with precious information...
That alone is admirable enough.
You must know that in the Gloomy Star Domain, you not only have to face an almost hellish desolate environment, but also have to face a large number of Void species, once you fall into a heavy siege, you must fight! Fight! Fight forever!
This is not only a proof of terrible strength, but also a manifestation of extreme luck.
Countless tests between life and death have sharpened her combat skills to a terrifying point beyond instinct.
Anything can be her weapon, and any part of her body can be used in battle!
It is even said that the state church gave her a drop of the blood of the god emperor in recognition of her merits.
It was supposed to be just a sacred ritual, but she was mortally wounded many times at the hands of the Empire's enemies, and nearly killed in battle many times, but each time she miraculously 'resurrected' and returned to the front line, earning her the title of 'Living Saint'.
Later, there was even a rumor that was exaggerated to the point of almost fantasy that Natasha had been blessed by the emperor, and only by order of the emperor himself could he make the saint. Natasha, welcome true death, and her life will never end until that moment comes.
This also convinced many of the Battle Nuns that the Emperor did not really die, but had only fallen into a long slumber.
But sooner or later, they will return with their prayers and lead them to destroy all heresies in the world!
Of course, this almost self-hypnotic discourse is probably believed only by the most fanatical war maniacs in the state church.
Because on the day of the twilight of the empire, countless people witnessed the death of the emperor with their own eyes, and saw Lucifer use the blade in his hand to penetrate the emperor's body! and brought the emperor's holy body to the dark star field.
In addition to revenge, I am afraid that a bigger part of the reason why the state religion would make such a crazy expedition to the Gloomy Star Domain is also to regain the emperor's holy body.
As long as the thought of the Emperor's holy body still falling into the Gloomy Star Domain for a day, it would be a shame and torture that would be difficult to wash away for everyone in the state religion.
From the titles of Natasha's vengeful Seraph, and the Confessional Nun, it can be seen that she is one of the kind of war maniacs who is extremely fanatical about the emperor.
If possible, even if he was as strong as Wu Anhou, he would never want to provoke such a religious madman.
Compared to this kind of madman who dares to rush into the Nether Star Field, his nickname of the so-called Plane Slayer is nothing more than a pale joke.
But he was relegated to this damn wilderness because of his defeat in the Galada Incident, and Gao Li's current subsidiary problem was something he could fight for no matter what.
Otherwise, unless a large-scale invasion war of void species broke out, he would not want to return to the empire in a short time.
Therefore, even if he was extremely jealous of Natasha in his heart, he had to fight for it, at least, to find out the true intentions of the state religion first.
Facing Wu Anhou's rhetorical question, Natasha appeared extremely calm, "The state religion will be tolerant enough to any people who have not forgotten the glory of the emperor and are interested in being included in the national religion. ”
After receiving such an almost affirmative answer, Wu Anhou's face also became a little ugly, and finally his eyes fell on Zhao Yan, the Gaoli Archon whose face was also a little ugly.
"So, Gao Li is planning to betray the Spark Council and join the sequence of the state religion?"
Zhao Yan took a deep breath and said: "The Spark Council and the state religion belong to the same First Empire, how can you say that you are betraying, Wu Anhou is serious. ”
Hearing Zhao Yan's clear political attitude, the nobles in the entire banquet hall changed color in unison, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.
"What's going on? Didn't you say that you would sell it at a good price? ”
"Wouldn't it be a cruel offense to the Scarlet Dynasty to fall to the state religion so easily?"
Wu Anhou laughed angrily, but he didn't say a word, calmly accepting that he seemed to be doomed before he could start.
He really understood Zhao Yan's feelings at the moment, and he knew that Zhao Yan was afraid that his intestines were about to turn green at the moment.
Zhao Yan's original idea must have been to put on a posture and use the state religion to make a higher value in the Scarlet Dynasty.
But the state religion is so easy to use...
Especially the one who came, she was such a terrifying battle nun!
Once she knows that Zhao Yan is just planning to use her, I am afraid that it will be light to take Zhao Yan directly to light the sky lantern.
Typical cleverness is mistaken by cleverness.
So the consul Zhao Yan, who was almost resigned to his fate, raised his hand to suppress all his voices, his eyes slowly swept over the audience, and said loudly:
"I would like to make an important announcement to all of you, in recent years, the trade routes around Gaoli have been plagued by pirates for a long time. After deliberation, Natasha decided to launch the Gaoli hunting plan in the name of the First Empire, and carry out a comprehensive cleanup of the pirates within a radius of 300 light, and this cleanup operation will also be aimed at all those who are interested in this in the entire Gaoli. ”
As soon as this announcement came out, the entire banquet hall was in an instant uproar.
Wu Anhou's face was even more ugly, but in the blink of an eye, he suddenly showed a deep and playful smile.
Only David, his eyes fell on the battle nun who had pressed the invincible Wu Anhou into a quail in just one appearance, revealing a thoughtful expression.
PS: There are a lot of settings in this one... It's not cut...