Chapter 368 Rules and Art

Calvin didn't think so much, but under the touch of Stuart's overflowing emotions, he also understood the real focus of the Ultramarines after he came to his senses.

Originally, he didn't care too much about Hornthorn's answer, although the Grey Knights, who are based on the Inquisition, don't actually care about the supply of soldiers from Terra.

But he is willing to see this cause and effect with the Imperial Fists.

But if you expand your vision, as Stuart expects, to promote the "Imperial Fists" war group to reach a reconciliation with the Imperial Senate?

No, it's not the time yet, or at least not now.

The premise of releasing the beast from the cage is that you must be sure to control the beast, or at least be sure to put "it" back!

Does Calvin have it? The answer is no.

He can promote the return of the "Imperial Fists" with passion, but then what?

Facing the questioning of other members of the Senate, does he have the ability and confidence to endorse all Astartes?

The Empire is already in chaos. Even without the possible threat posed by these Astartes, the weak ruling strength caused by the vast territory of the Empire and the resulting wars are enough to keep the lords busy to death.

What if a war group on the edge of the Empire, led by an ambitious person, began to secede and become independent due to Calvin's lack of control over the Astartes?

If there is the restraint of the Holy Code, then anyone who dares to do so will be the enemy of all the Astartes war groups.

The Empire can also use this righteousness to command these war groups to encircle and suppress them with equal or even repressive forces.

But what if there is no Holy Code? What can the Empire use to command those Astartes to point their weapons at their compatriots?

And if the first person who does this is forgiven, can all the Astartes learn the same thing?

Must be cleared!

Who will clear it?

It can only be Calvin, who let this beast go?

The thought of leading his soldiers to abandon their duties and run around the empire all day to suppress the rebellion, and the reason for all this was actually due to his overflowing sympathy...

Calvin shook his head silently at Stuart, and his solemn expression meant that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

Stuart was immediately frustrated.

This was an opportunity, and also the fate that ordinary people knew.

If Hornthorn had just made a direct request, Calvin might have agreed.

And once it was missed, even if Hornthorn returned again at this time, it would be impossible to convince Calvin again...

The military parade was still going on, and Calvin's biggest purpose of this trip - Saint Bell Gestal had been invited to the room behind the terrace where they were.

The attitude of the state church towards this holy relic can be said to be complicated. They were both grateful that it could help the Inquisition, and worried about the war it caused.

Now that this holy relic was finally taken away by Calvin, the new supreme administrator, Cardinal Clarence, could be said to be relieved. He hurriedly ordered his men to place the holy object next to Calvin, fearing that there would be any other accidents.

Two monks from the Mechanicus were invited to maintain the holy object, but the details of one of them caught Calvin's attention:

These two mechanical monks were not from the same forging world, especially the one standing on the right, whose robes were not the traditional Martian red, but were mainly black, almost like rust.

"Your Majesty, good day, two respected monks." Although Calvin's words were addressed to the two monks, his eyes were looking at the monk in the black robe.

"Your Majesty, good day, Your Majesty Calvin." Mechanical priest Farias responded.

He raised his head from the shadow of the hood of the robe, revealing a face that had been completely mechanically transformed.

The dark green mechanical prosthetic eye had a huge energy reaction in warning when it saw Calvin, and the artificial eyelid jumped under the stimulation of a weak electrical signal, and then answered as if nothing had happened.

"Will you also accompany 'it' and go back with me?" Calvin pointed at the holy bell Gestal placed in the room with interest.

Although there was no abnormality found in the priest, Calvin's instinct reminded him that this seemingly ordinary mechanical monk was worth his energy to talk to.

Instinct?

Calvin actually had some knowledge of this concept, and it was not some magical and extraordinary phenomenon.

The so-called instinct was nothing more than the brain failing to find key information in the vast memory for a while, but that information was sounding an alarm under the touch of reality.

Since his memory was telling him that there was something wrong with this priest, or at least there were things worthy of his attention, he would never relax at all!

Calvin's words attracted the attention of everyone in the viewing platform and the hall, focusing on this priest. His own brain was running at high speed, repeatedly searching in the huge memory bank according to keywords such as mechanical priest, Huangquan No. 8, etc.

"Ah! What a pity! This priest has another mission. I'm afraid he can't continue to serve you."

The Supreme Administrator Clarence mistakenly took Calvin's words as a tactful invitation, and after Farias seemed to show a silent refusal, he had to stand up to defend the latter.

At the same time, he was constantly regretting in his heart, why did he arrange Farias to participate in the maintenance of the holy relics, so that he could come here to create this embarrassment?

Why?

"Of course the other mechanical priests have been "dealt with"..." Farias complained in his heart.

Well, with his current level of body transformation, of course there will be no inferior flesh organs such as the heart.

Now, replacing the position and function of the heart in his chest is an extremely sophisticated miniature energy engine, and... a metal beetle-shaped mechanism that is obviously an outsider but perfectly embedded in the entire circulatory system.

In fact, it is not only the Supreme Saint Clarence who is entangled. Farias, the mechanical monk in front of him from the Huangquan No. 8 Forging World, is also in a subtle embarrassment.

It has been nearly a month since he came to this world, and he has gained a lot in this month.

As a collector who knows how to appreciate art, he has harvested two "paintings" that meet his aesthetic standards since he came to Ophelia No. 7.

After collecting a "famous painting" of "Elegy of the Bloody Rose" at the beginning of the defense of Ophelia, the collector Farias found an opportunity at the end of the war to collect a melee battle between a team of Imperial Fists and Alpha.

He named the latter "Shield and Rapier" and planned to put it in the Astartes series of galleries for safekeeping after returning to his collection.

These two "paintings" were already beyond his expectations. He should have found an opportunity to leave after the war according to his plan.

But he should never have done that.

After hearing the news that Calvin was about to arrive, this collector who was extremely obsessed with art could not restrain his greed and tried to collect another "High Lord at the Parade".

So after trying to sneak into the parade and meeting Calvin himself, he felt the sense of danger for the first time in a long time in the terrifying power contained in the other party.

That was the power of psychic energy, the power that he and his people hated the most;

That was not just the power of psychic energy. Based on its understanding of certain idealistic concepts in this universe, it was likely a higher-level power that could permanently destroy him.

"What a hassle... Why is it so difficult to be a collector?"

The painting could not be collected. The Space-Time Cube would most likely not work in front of such an existence.

"Farias" no longer had any interest in collecting at this time. He just wanted to find a chance to leave this dangerous guy, the sooner the better...

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