Chapter 182: A Miracle Walking in the World—The Emperor's Champion
When the Taiping Expeditionary Fleet routed the first orc fleet they encountered, the Croatian commander immediately received an order from Sivir.
For those who have betrayed the Empire, the Foundry World must be made to realize what a stupid decision it was.
Croatia drew a portion of its warships from the expeditionary fleet to form a counterinsurgency fleet. Take the emperor's warriors and advance towards the various casting worlds of the Taiping Star Domain that betrayed the empire.
And the large force of the entire expeditionary fleet continued to advance in the original direction.
In order to better support the various imperial worlds that have been invaded by orcs along the way, the entire fleet is divided into dozens of fleets with a scale of 10,000 ships.
But even if the expeditionary fleet is divided into dozens of "small" fleets, their strength will be enough to destroy the enemies of any empire. No orc fleet could resist the invincible navies of these empires.
As long as these fleets do not enter the core area of the Orc Empire, are dragged down by a large number of orc fleets, and are forced to engage in gang-jumping battles with the support of countless orc fleets, there is nothing that the current orcs can do about the Empire's long-range artillery tactics.
With the aid of these expeditionary fleets, a large number of orc invasions from the imperial world were easily resolved. This frees up those imperial worlds to focus more on development and building. And the Imperial Ministry of the Interior would also reduce some of the world's tithes as appropriate.
Of course, while these worlds were developing, they also had to provide the necessary military supplies and strategic resources for the Empire's expeditionary fleet in the rear.
When the expeditionary fleet was responding to the call for help from the nearby imperial world and advancing towards the orc empire, the largest in the Taiping Star Domain, a large number of interstellar warrior warbands in the Taiping Star Domain were also summoned by the Croatian general and approached the expeditionary fleet.
It's time to rebuild the Astarte Corps.
These gathered bands of Space Marines will disrupt some of the personnel and then form a new Astarte Legion with the millions of new Space Marines in the expeditionary fleet.
In addition to the warbands of the Taiping Star Field, the warbands of the other four Star Fields will also be recombined into the new Star Marines Legion in the war against the Orcs.
Orders from Sivir cannot be disobeyed, and in this moment of fierce battle between the Empire and the Orcs, any warband that ignores orders from Terra will be considered traitors and wiped out along with the abominable Xenomorphs!
The large base of the new Space Marines ensured that the newly formed legions would only be loyal to the Emperor and Sivir. Instead of putting loyalty to the original body before Sivir or the Emperor under the influence of the original warbands.
The newly formed Space Marine Legion still respects and loves those former genetic prototypes, but not because they are their prototypes, but because they have fought bloodily for the empire and faithfully carried out the emperor's orders.
These newly formed legions of Space Marines train together on expeditionary fleets and are familiar with each other's fighting styles, ensuring that there are no surprises on the battlefield due to differences in communication or combat methods.
And in joint training, many Star Marine warbands have not had good habits, customs, combat methods, beliefs, and special formations that are forbidden. Under the tough orders of the fleet commander Croatia, they could only adapt to all this.
However, not all of the characteristics of the warband have been erased, such as many of the characteristics of the Black Templar warband, not only have they not been erased, but have also been vigorously promoted in various legions.
And the most commendable thing is, of course, the special title of the champion swordsman chosen by the emperor himself.
The Black Sanctuary is a warband that believes in the divinity of the Emperor, and they will fight and die in her name without question. While this self-sacrifice can be found in any of the Space Marine warbands, the Black Sanctuary's faith and devotion to the Lord of Humanity far surpasses that of any other fighting brethren.
And until Sivir's appearance, the Black Templar did not accept the dispatch of anyone other than the Emperor, and even the most senior officials in the Empire could only ask for their assistance.
And only when the Black Templars believe this is the Emperor's will will they respond to the call for help—and this is usually because there is a group of heinous people who need to be purified.
Many in the empire believed that a pious prayer to the faith would be answered by the emperor. And the honor of the Black Sanctuary's Imperial Champion is the best proof of this.
Surrounded by divine light, the wrath of justice descends from the cold and dark universe, and pray for the miracle of the Emperor's Champion.
"Only the Emperor! He is our sturdy shield and guardian! ”
When the pious warriors of the Black Templar prayed before the battle, on rare occasions, the warriors felt the oracle from the Emperor and saw some vision.
After sobriety, he would tell in detail everything he had seen in front of the Warband Priest, and the Priest would ask him to constantly repeat the contents of his vision, and compare it with the contents of the Warband's holy scriptures, and only after eliminating all possible mistakes did he approve his qualifications.
However, in the history of the Black Templar Warband, not a single member has felt that the oracle has been identified as wrong.
Once the qualifications are recognized, a glorious Imperial Champion is officially inaugurated through a series of blessing ceremonies.
He will be equipped with the Armor of Faith, the exclusive Champion of the Emperor, blessed with countless layers of intricate prayers and engraved like a spider's web.
Because every word contains the power of the emperor, no bullet can hurt it. They may be struck down for a moment, but soon they rise again, like the embodiment of the emperor's wrath, fighting to enforce the righteous judgment.
Their weapons were the famous Black Sword, a heavy greatsword blessed by the Emperor, and although there were only ten of them, they were all ancient weapons with a strong stance.
The Imperial Champion has an unusual status within the warband. For example, the Imperial Champion can still apply for the deployment of other weapons and armor at the Ordnance Department, and basically the warband does not dare to refuse. In battle, they will not follow orders, but will take the initiative to find the enemy's strong hand duel on their own, slashing and slashing sanctions with black swords.
To become an Imperial Champion is to serve directly to the Lord of Mankind. Therefore, they are no longer bound by rank, nor are they bound by orders. They fearlessly rush to the front lines, carving their way between enemies, finding enemies worth fighting and destroying them for the glory of the Emperor.
In the eyes of others, the Imperial Champion has a brilliance on his body, and his killing posture is like a divine help. Almost no one dared to challenge these valiant samurai, and the Emperor's Hand guided every swing of the black sword, and the belief in the Emperor always strengthened the power of the champion swordsman.
The Imperial Champion is a paragon of faith and fury, and his presence on the battlefield instills fear in the hearts of his opponents.
If you want to become an Imperial Champion, you can't just study hard, but you also need to pray sincerely and holy, because the Imperial Champion is chosen by the Emperor himself, and without oracles and visions, he can't afford to be responsible.
But even then, only a few people were able to receive the Emperor's divine grace.
Once the Imperial Champion was an honorary title for all Space Marines, and in those warbands whose history can be traced back to the Great Horus Rebellion, or the Second Formation Division, there may have been one or two outstanding members who were awarded the title of champion.
However, as time passed, this became less and less common, and only in the special clan of the Black Sanctuary was the Imperial Champion remained in the establishment and continued to play a very important role.
And now, as Sivir re-promotes this distinction among the newly formed Astarte Legion, in the future, there may be more Imperial Champions wielding their swords, inspiring the warriors around him with his posture of slaying any Imperial enemy who dares to stand in his way.
It is worth mentioning here that due to the Black Templar's devout belief in the Emperor, they will hardly disobey all of the Emperor's orders.
However, at the former Council of Nikaia, the Primordials of the Astarte Legion, the High Lords of the Council of Terra, and the representatives of the Martian Mechanical, Starwhisper Hall, and Psionic Academy were discussed, as well as many representatives from the lower institutions of the Empire.
Eventually, the emperor decided to ban the existence of think tanks.
"In the future, no legion is allowed to retain the think tank department. All of its warriors and mentors must return to the combat company and never use any psionic power again. ”
"Trouble will be found to those who ignore the warning or turn away from the faith." Whoever is my enemy, I will be destroyed with his followers until all things end, and he will regret that day he will turn away from my splendour. —The Emperor of Mankind
As we all know, her decree was eventually overturned, albeit not officially, in order to thwart the witchcraft used by the rebel legions during the Great Horus Rebellion.
And in the Astarte canon promulgated by Kiliman later, it is clear that there is a think tank.
However, the Black Templar Warband did not have a think tank as a battle sequence, and they could only reluctantly accept the deployment of basic psionics such as Starwhisperers and Navigators, and they were screened very strictly, treating all psionics with suspicion and hatred.
As for the Astarte canon of Kiliman.
Looking at the Black Templar's unique organizational structure and leadership class, as well as the sheer number of personnel, it is clear that they only think that Kiliman is farting.
The Black Sanctuary's attitude towards psionics wasn't what Sivir wanted.
Therefore, just as the Ming Emperor once banned the state religion, but Sivir vigorously promoted the state religion. Emperor Ming once banned psionic units among the Space Marines, but for the sake of a future plan, Sivir now wants to vigorously set up a think tank unit among the Space Marines.
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Emperor: You're just going to work against me, aren't you?
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Sivir: When I didn't have me, the state religion was believed by many people in the empire, and there was a high-ranking chairmanship...
Emperor: .......
Siwell: Without me, the Think Tank unit was used in a large number of Space Marine warbands...
Emperor: ......
Emperor (annoyed): Fuck, how did the empire become like this!
Sivir: Shall I change it back then?
Emperor: Hehe, it's so fragrant.
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As the vast expeditionary fleet travels to the Orc Empire, it forms new legions to train and support the Imperial worlds that have been invaded by the Orcs.
What these huge fleets need is a huge amount of supplies.
So even through the pocket space in some warships, the expeditionary fleet carries a lot of resources, and there are also some supplements from neighboring worlds.
These expeditionary fleets also still have several supply fleets between them and the Sun Domain, constantly transporting various supplies to the front line or large quantities of orc captives and trophies to the rear.
The solar star field that has completed the revival expedition has a productivity that the other four star fields combined can't match. A large number of military factories are constantly producing weapons and equipment needed at the front line, which are then transported to the front by supply ships.
And the various shipyards and dockyards in those solar star fields are also constantly producing, and after the new warships are produced, they will immediately go to other star fields and join the great war of the empire.
In addition, the flagship of the Taiping Star Domain Expeditionary Fleet, Juggernaut, a giant warship with two docks, is also constantly producing a series of warships.
Therefore, the Ming Ming expeditionary fleet fought with countless orc fleets on the way to the orc empire. But the number of warships as a whole did not decrease in the slightest, and the number of warships in the fleet became more and more fought.
By the time the entire expeditionary fleet reached the outskirts of the Orc Empire, the fleet had grown from hundreds of thousands to millions.
The fleet is an extension and execution tool of the will of the empire, and the rise and fall of the empire can be seen from the strength of the fleet alone.
And with this number of fleets at the moment, no force in the galaxy at this time can resist.
Orcs and empires confronted each other, and the empire made them never waaagh again; The spirits confronted the empire, and the empire completely exterminated them; Ribs and the Empire confronted them, and the Empire plunged them into an eternal slumber.
At this time, Croatia led such a powerful invincible armada, and drove to the door of the Orc Empire in the Taiping Star Domain.
These so-called orc empires refer to a place where an entire area has been completely occupied by orcs, all the planets in the area are orcs, and the orcs on the planet have gathered in groups to a completely incalculable point and formed a complete orc ecology.
For the Human Empire, there is almost no possibility of recovering the star sector that fell to the Orc Empire, and it is impossible for the green skin on it to be completely removed. An expedition may not kill as many orcs as a day on the planet.
And among these large numbers of orcs, an extremely powerful orc war leader is usually born, leading his orcs to launch one large-scale waaagh after another against the empire.
The existence of every orc empire is a disaster for everyone around it.
At this time, in the Lucas Star Region of the Taiping Star Domain, the number of orcs in this orc empire has been gathered to the point where it is difficult for the empire to accept.
The Empire had never seen an orc army of this size since the Beast War, and the vast waaagh energy emanating from the entire Sector terrified every Imperial power that received this message.
Of course, the expeditionary fleet of the empire was not included.
"Croatian General, all 1,168,753 warships of the Taiping Star Domain Expeditionary Fleet have arrived at the combat position! All Imperial combat units, including the Imperial Navy Embarkation Team, the Astral Corps, the Astarte Legion, the Titan Legion, and more, are all ready to strike a fierce blow at the Orc Empire at any time! ”
"Then let them feel the wrath of the Empire! Offensive! ”