Warhammer Inquisitor Chapter 254

  Chapter 254 Primarch Rise: Queen of Glory

The Queen of Glory class battleship is one of the most powerful battleships in the empire, and it may be no problem to remove one of them. They were born in the early days of the ancient Great Crusade, when the Emperor created twenty Astartes legions, two After ten original bodies, the construction of this type of warship officially began.

  Twenty Primarchs, twenty Glorious Queens, this purpose is too obvious, isn't it? Each Queen of Glory is the flagship assigned to a Legion Primarch. These powerful warships will serve as the flagships of their respective expeditionary fleets under the command of their respective Primarchs. These ancient warships are almost completely irreproducible for the empire today. It is impossible to even understand the technological part of it, which makes every Queen of Glory the only solitary ship in this series.

These powerful battleships were born in the Mars and Moon shipyards. When the Emperor handed them over to the corresponding Primarchs, each Primarch from different civilizations, styles, and personalities modified them in their own style. These warships became uniquely representative of each Primarch.

Among them are many famous representative warships, such as the first ship of the Queen of Glory class, the Indomitable Truth belonging to Lion King Ryan, and the magnificent Emperor's Pride belonging to Fulgrim and the Emperor's Children The cold and mighty Iron Blood, which belonged to the Iron Warriors and their Primarch Perturabo.

Also don't forget the Bladestorm that belongs to the Chogoris Eagles, which is as fast as lightning and gallops like a phantom in the starry sky. Of course, there is also the Spirit of Vengeance that witnessed the beginning of the rebellion and the history of the eternal war. It is the star that still lives today, bringing death and terror as the flagship of Abaddon the Destroyer.

But among them, the most prestigious and well-known battleship in the empire today is this battleship. It symbolizes glory and courage. When it appears, it means that the sons of Guilliman will bring the strength of the whole regiment Play a thunderous blow.

The Glory of Macragge, it hovered quietly in that huge pier, its huge body with a length of twenty-six kilometers shrouded half of the pier like a cloud covering the sky, it docked silently, blue The black armor shone with divine light under the starlight, and the majestic cannons and light spears were like the sharp claws of a lion. With just one awakening, they could tear apart all enemies of the emperor.

That is the glory of the Ultramarines, the glory of the five hundred worlds and the glory of the empire, it is worthy of the name of the queen, moored silently at the port, as if sitting on a throne, just looking at it can deter any disrespectful person.

A huge shadow shrouded the deck of the dock. Vito walked on the wide steel deck, his eyes fixed on the colossal monster beside it, it towered over the side of the deck like the highest mountain in the world, countless Heavy-duty gantry cranes and fixtures lock its structure.

The deck is full of piles of goods, equipment and ammunition supplies. These hilly piles of goods are being sent to the battleship. Countless heavy-duty trucks with a height of several meters consign those astronomical numbers of ammunition supplies to and fro. The servants are busy loading and unloading, maintaining and inspecting everywhere. It is hard to imagine how many resources and inputs are needed to feed the star queen.

   But she was in good condition. Guilliman walked ahead in satisfaction. Needless to say, Sicarius followed beside the Primarch. He tirelessly answered the Primarch's various questions with a sword in his hand, giving him a sense of presence.

Vito looked at Sicarius jokingly. This guy was very eager to prove himself to the Primarch, as if he was the Chapter Commander of the Ultramarines Chapter. It can only be said that he was lucky, because the Calgar Chapter The chief is busy with the five hundred world's defense work, and has no time to deal with his presumptuous move.

But unlike Vito's indifference, Bell showed dissatisfaction. He walked beside Vito and looked at his brother angrily, "He's gone too far, Marshal, he's trying to take the glory of the Chapter Master and us to himself , he is too conceited and arrogant."

"Haha, it's not that you just met him, Cato Sicarius has always been keen to show his existence, his glory and status, especially when Guilliman just woke up, while the Primarch still doesn't understand There are many things about the warband and the empire, of course he will seize the time and let Guilliman remember himself before all kinds of sycophants flock to him."

  Vito smiled jokingly, he came to understand this kind of behavior, "But don't worry, Guilliman is not a fool, he knows what is flattery and what is arrogant lies, he knows it well."

Bell nodded silently to express his approval, while Captain Eisenstein on the other side was rather displeased. He looked at Sicarius and frowned, "He is too presumptuous, he is just a company commander, and he completely ignores himself. He doesn't know what discipline is, and I'm surprised why Chapter Master Calgar hasn't relieved him of his duties."

"Ah, it's probably because every regiment has some awesome guys who are full of glory and you can't find any big problems." A cheerful voice sounded from one side, and Vito and several people looked together, pulling Gnar leaned up from the other end of the deck, and he joined the marching team with Olaf and Lancelot.

Vito looked at them and smiled, and Ragnar also grinned, but Eisenstein remained serious all along, with a serious face on his face, "Power and glory are not the most important things, pure pursuit Both will only lead to the germination of the seeds of corruption, which will eventually leave loyalty behind, and only discipline, obedience and loyalty are the most important weapons of the Astartes."

   Eisenstein clenched his fists and said resolutely, Ragnar waved his hand boringly, and Olaf stepped forward to block his brother in time, lest the little wolf cub say something stupid.

  Olaf nodded affirmatively, and he paid tribute to Eisenstein, "What you said is very correct, my brother, loyalty and honor should coexist, otherwise we will become hateful people or betrayal people."

  Eisenstein nodded approvingly. He appreciated the old wolf's words very much. He stepped forward and pressed the old wolf's shoulder and nodded solemnly, "I am impressed by your wisdom, my brother."

Vito smiled jokingly and walked forward. The stupid marshal uniform he was wearing had been taken off a long time ago, and he put on a comfortable and convenient long black windbreaker, which is one of the common clothes of the Inquisition Court. It was pitch black The fabric of the clothes has undergone strict chemical treatment, which makes the clothes hard and wear-resistant, and can also defend against most radiation, virus and flame attacks.

The inner lining below is also embedded with a composite armor plate, which is light but strong, so that even if the judge is suddenly attacked, there is a considerable probability that the laser gun and solid bullets will be fired suddenly at the moment, and it will provide a counterattack. Chance.

More importantly, this garment is very comfortable, roomy and easy to move. You will not be hindered by the frayed cuffs when you roll over to shoot or block, and you will not tear your pants or underarms. Hang grenades, daggers, throwing knives or other things in the space.

"Aren't you going to hunt traitors with your brothers in the battle group? I think they are about to start." Vito said, turning his head and looking to the side, he saw a dark green dark angel destroyer rising from the side of the starport Starting, the huge hull galloped forward under the action of the plasma propulsion, flying towards the assembled fleet in the high-altitude orbit.

"No, we think you may need our help more, are you in trouble?" Lancelot said with a smile, the gray and white hood hanging on the back of his neck overlapped, obviously he had already been to his own battle group, And put on the costume accessories that belong to the Dark Angel in the battle.

  His power armor is based on the black color of the Deathwatch, but the dark angel's gray-white robe and hood are still worn on it, and the glorious double-winged holy sword logo belonging to the chapter is proudly displayed on the chest, and the Caliban knight has regained his radiance.

Vito looked at Lancelot and smiled jokingly, he nodded slightly and patted the cuff of his black windbreaker, the dagger hidden in the wide cuff jingled, "Yes, I do need your help, The Nurgle Fat Boys of the Death Guard probably caused some kind of plague, which caused storms in the five hundred worlds, and we need to solve it."

   "Ha, then I hope it won't be too boring, but I gave up the opportunity to fight passionately with the traitors." Ragnar put his arms in his arms and laughed, and Vito looked at him jokingly.

   "Damn, sometimes I wonder if you believe in Khorne." "As the saying goes, as long as the loyalists are braver, stronger and better at fighting than Khorne, then Khorne will die."

  Ragnar explained the outrageous reason with a smile, he laughed, "Doesn't that prove that the whole father and the wolf king are more powerful than that antisocial lunatic who is always on the brass throne because of his hemiplegia?"

   "Your reason seems to be a bit heresy?" Vito said with a smile. He didn't have the neurotic reaction of normal people after hearing the word heresy.

"Ragnar, you shouldn't call the emperor and the evil gods together. Your holy majesty is far from being comparable to those evil gods." Bell said, and Ragnar went up and hugged his shoulders, space wild The wolf bared its fangs and smiled, "Fucking Bell, are you a priest of the State Church? I'm so nervous, I just think we are better than the traitors of Chaos. Doesn't that prove that we are ahead of Chaos in all aspects?" ?"

   "The Emperor is superior to Chaos, Ragnar." "Okay, yeah, you're so boring, Vito, what fun are you having?"

Ragnar smiled and looked at Vito, who turned his head and looked at Ragnar with a joking smile, "You will find it soon, please be quiet now, we are going to board the ship, Ultramarines don't like people on horseback Howling in Glory of Kurag, right Bell?"

   "Indeed, my lord, that is a sacred place." Bell nodded affirmatively, and Ragnar let go of his boring hands and rested his head on his head, "Vori, you are so boring."

Vito smiled helplessly. He watched Guilliman and Sicarius walk towards the battleship from the large landing deck. All the naval officers, soldiers and ground crews on the wide plane put down their work and stood at attention to salute. Guilliman He smiled and nodded to them.

Vito took the remaining six Astartes onto the deck, and they followed Guilliman into the Glory of Macragge. They first came to a large preparation deck, obviously there was no After receiving the news of Guilliman's visit, a large amount of supplies are still piled up in a mess.

  The duty officer in charge of commanding overtime work noticed Guilliman and the others. He put down the data panel in hand and shouted to the surroundings in surprise, "Stand at attention! Salute!"

  All the ground staff and naval officers and soldiers around put down their work and stood at attention. They stood facing Guilliman from all over the wide deck.

Guilliman looked at the soldiers around him. He looked down at the officer on duty who came before him. He strode forward and stood at attention a few steps away from Guilliman. He raised his chest and raised his head to respect Guilliman. A standard and non-standard military salute.

   "The Quartermaster of the Glory of Macragge, Major Stuak Tukhachevsky is reporting to you! We are sorry, my lord, but we have not received any news of your visit."

"Don't worry, Major, because we didn't inform you." Guilliman said with a smile. He looked around at all the officers and soldiers on the deck with their chests up. They looked at him excitedly, and the Primarch's enhanced hearing could even hear Those surging heartbeats, especially those of the major in front of him, his heartbeat has far exceeded the normal level.

  He was very nervous, because since he received the Primarch with such a messy deck, Guilliman knew what he was worried about, and in fact he didn't need to worry about it.

   "I didn't inform you, in order to be able to check the daily working conditions of today's battleships in the most real way. In fact, you make me very satisfied, Major, I want to pay tribute to you."

"My lord, my lord, this is my honor!" The major said excitedly, his head was dizzy with the blood in his heart, Guilliman smiled and nodded to him, "I will meet you at the bridge Captain, his name is "Leonidas, my lord, Captain Leonidas."

Guilliman nodded in satisfaction, he raised his iron arm to signal to the surrounding soldiers, "I will commend your work to Captain Leonidas, so please don't hinder you because of my existence, we will soon will set sail, and then I need the Glory of Macragge to be at its best."

   "Yes, my lord!" The surrounding soldiers saluted and continued to work after saluting. The busy beating sound reappeared, and the sound of truck wheels, horns, and mechanical arms played the busy prelude again.

   "Sir, do you need me to send someone to guide you to the bridge? The interior of the Glory of Macragge is very complicated." The major asked cautiously, while Guilliman smiled jokingly.

   "Did you forget? Major, this ship was originally my flagship. Although I slept for a long time, I still remember every part of her. I know the location of the bridge."

The major immediately saluted Guilliman in surprise, he looked at the Primarch in fear and shame, "I am sorry, my lord, please forgive my ignorance." "There is nothing to forgive, after all I have been too long, but I promise I will not If I leave again, I will still need the help of you and your subordinates in the future."

Guilliman smiled and patted the major on the shoulder. The latter felt a surge of power in his body, an incomparable force of faith. He looked at Guilliman with piercing eyes, "We will die for the You fight and march for Macragge!"

"For Macragge, I wish you a happy day, Major." Guilliman walked past the major, who watched Guilliman walk towards the distant deck arch, and Sicarius walked beside him. He stared at him as he passed, then strode after the Primarch. Immediately afterwards, Vito and his party walked past him one by one.

  The major was quite surprised when Vito passed by. He was shocked that a mortal followed the Primarch, and Vito smiled jokingly and walked in front of him, "Have a nice day, Major."

The major looked at Vito who was going away in confusion, his figure was quickly blocked by the Astartes, the major watched the giants leave and fell silent for a moment, then he patted his face to wake himself up , he walked on the deck and yelled loudly, "You heard what your lord said! Speed ​​up! Get ready to set sail!"

The bridge of the Glory of Macragge inherits the consistent characteristics of the whole ship, elegant, decent and simple and practical. It is hard to believe that the above elements can be realized together. You know, if you want to be elegant and gorgeous, Then you will most likely become the exaggerated style of the Emperor's Children, and if you want to be simple and practical, it will easily become the monotony and coldness of the Iron Warriors.

But the fact is that the Ultramarines did it, well, Guilliman did it, he perfectly combined the two contradictory elements together, making the set of Glory of Macragge elegant. , Gorgeous and simple and practical in one, the bridge is the best representative.

Unlike most imperial warships, the bridge of the Glory of Macragge is not three-dimensional, there are no redundant arches, high platforms and arc-shaped hanging stairs, etc., and there are no statues, murals and exaggerations that would occupy the wall space The sculptures here are different.

The bridge of the Macragge's Glory is very flat, and the height difference here is very small. The large marble floor extends on the ground, and Roman columns stand on the neat mirror-like large square floor tiles. Those simple Roman columns There are no extra exaggerated decorations, but they reveal a decent and elegant charm. They stand together on both sides of the bridge hall, supporting the ceiling above the head.

And outside the stone pillars, the vacuum isolation method used here is not glass. Here you can see not a large piece of floor-to-ceiling window glass, and even those reinforced steel bars. Isolated from the habitable environment inside the ship, in terms of visual effects, you will feel that there is no barrier between you and the universe, and you can almost reach out and touch the void.

Behind the transparent standing air wall, behind those decent marble columns is the curved work area built on both sides. The terminal shells made of marble crystals are arranged together, and those operating platforms are almost perfectly integrated with the surrounding environment. One piece, the steel did not cause any discomfort at all, in fact all the steel and cables were completely isolated by the marble.

The walls are neat and clean, and the floor is full of excellent and busy crew members. They walk on a flat surface without any extra bumps, and shuttle on both sides. The number of terminals and operators is far less than that of most ships in the empire. In the bridge of the ship.

The Glory of Macragge is a Queen of Glory class battleship. At the beginning of its construction, it integrated a large number of empires and automation technologies that were unknown, understood and comprehended. Algorithm, some people say it hates intelligence, but every time the Mechanician will fly into a rage and scold the other party.

  According to the Mechanicus, the machine soul of the Queen of Glory is very outstanding, advanced and rational. It is an unheard of and unique existence, and it is the most perfect embodiment of Omnissia walking in the world.

But in any case, no matter what those engine oil guys say, the fact is that even if the operating system of the Queen of Glory is highly intelligent and automated, the bridge requires very few crew members, which makes this place completely different from the crowding of other imperial warships. Noisy and chaotic.

Behind the operating area is a slightly raised platform, which is only as high as two or three steps. There is a huge throne on the platform, and a holographic projection plane is suspended in front of the throne. The data of the battleship, the status of preparations and port transportation, all are gathered on the efficient projection.

It's very strange, you can't even find the source of the projection, it just appeared suddenly, the entire front of the captain's throne is flat and unobstructed, there are no instruments or platforms here, only this extremely advanced and difficult Understand the projection interface, of course, and the first officer standing on the side.

The first officer looked at the interface and nodded. He turned and walked to the captain. The captain had a short shaved head, which was the hairstyle of a soldier. There was a conspicuous scar on his steely face. Extending to the corner of the eye, and at the position of the eye is a bright mechanical implanted eye.

Captain Leonidas stood majestically in front of the throne. He stared at the starry sky with his hands behind his back. His expression was steely and cold, and the scar on his face showed that he was by no means an ordinary person. He is not a group of imperial nobles who eat and wait to die. He is a real captain and a real warrior.

"Captain Leonidas, the whole ship is basically ready, we are making final preparations before we can leave the port." The first officer stood aside and said, Leonidas glanced at him, the steel eyes seemed to be Can penetrate the human body, the mighty captain nodded slightly.

   "We can't leave the port yet, let everyone stick to their posts." The captain's thick voice is as strong as the engine of the battleship itself, his voice is deep and powerful.

"I don't understand sir, part of the defense fleet and the battle group's fleet have already left the port. Don't we participate in the clean-up work?" glowing nebula.

"No, we have other missions. Commander Calgar ordered me not to participate in the suppression operation, which must mean that there are other missions waiting for us. The regiment will not let our queen sleep on the throne. The preparation work is not enough. stop."

The captain said resolutely, his words satisfied the new visitors, he walked into the bridge with heavy steps and nodded slightly, "You live up to your reputation, Captain Leonidas, what I saw today is indeed true. impressive."

   Leonidas and the first mate turned to look behind them. They saw the burly Primarch standing behind him, and behind him were a group of Astartes and a man in the trench coat of a high-ranking judge of the Inquisition.

  The first officer immediately stood at attention and saluted, Leonidas also turned to face Guilliman, and he shouted like a thunder, "Everyone, stand at attention!"

Everyone in the bridge stood up and stood at attention. All the sailors who were walking and working stopped, turned to face Guilliman and stood at attention to salute. The calmness of this calm captain is admirable.

"Captain of the Glory of Macragge, Leonidas is reporting to you, Lord Guilliman, all officers and soldiers of my ship are at your disposal." Leonidas looked up at Guilliman and said firmly, his voice calm And without trembling at all, facing a Primarch approaching in front of him, Guilliman was very satisfied.

   "How many years have you been the captain of the Glory of Macragge?" "My lord, as of today, you have been the captain for 231 years."

"Then I am very honored to have such an outstanding captain serving me. Thank you, Captain Leonidas." Guilliman's approval and gratitude made the first officer and everyone extremely excited. It was as if the meaning of their lives had been fulfilled at this moment.

  But Captain Leonidas was still calm and composed. He just calmly nodded to the Primarch, "Me too, my lord. It is my honor and the honor of the whole ship to serve you."

Vito and the others stood behind. They looked at the excellent captain, and even the strict Eisenstein couldn't help expressing their approval. He was indeed an excellent and excellent captain, even if it was Vito. After living for 40,000 years, anyone who has seen ghost knows how many captains will recognize it.

"Marshal, what was your flagship like back then? We never knew." Lancelot who was standing beside Vito asked softly. This is indeed a good question. Bell, Ragnar and everyone, Even Sicarius looked over.

  Vito looked so strange standing among these Astartes, but he still shrugged and sighed softly, "A good ship, if you have heard of her, she is called the Emperor Mirage."

   "What's that?" Obviously, Ragnar, who has a worrying level of education, doesn't understand much, but on the contrary, Bell, who is well-read, gave the answers to doubters.

"That's one of the Emperor's two ships, the Brofax and the Emperor's Dream. According to records, those two ships are the prototype ships of the Queen of Glory class. The Glory of Macragge and the All the Glorious Queens are derived from those two ships."

"Correct you, the record is wrong. The Brofax is the guy's car, and the Mirage is mine. At that time, he asked the Martians to build two expedition flagships, one of which was for me." Holding his hands in his arms, he said softly.

"Hohohoho, it sounds like a big guy, what about the ship? It must be more exciting than the Infinite Frontier." Ragnar gave his own summary with his simple literary level, but it is indeed very vivid, Very wolves style.

   "I'm also curious, Marshal, the records of the Emperor's Mirage were interrupted at the end, and it only shows that he appeared in the battle to defend Terra." Bell continued to ask, and his question was obviously more advanced and valuable.

  Vito glanced, and then looked at the Astartes who were also suspicious around him. Vito sighed and embraced his hands, his eyes revealing sadness and regret.

"During the defense of Terra, I stayed on Terra to direct the defense, and asked Reina to take the Mirage, using the loaded fully silent subspace engine and optical stealth system to stand out from the encirclement, rescue and lead a support team of the Dark Angels The company came to Terra, and that was the last time I saw Reina and the Mirage."

"The Dark Angels finally arrived at Terra successfully. They told me that they were discovered by a fleet of Iron Warriors on the way through Jupiter's halo belt. In order to cover them, the Phantasm alone attracted the battleship of the Iron Warriors and rushed into the void. Just in the news, until now I don't know how they ended up.”

"Did you find the wreckage?" Lancelot asked from the side, and Vito shook his head and sighed sadly, "No, there is no wreckage, no body, and no news. Reina and them just disappeared. Ten thousand years."

Vito sighed, and the soldiers behind him looked at each other in dismay. Sicarius also sighed and turned his head while pressing the hilt of his sword. Lancelot felt ashamed. He lowered his head and approached Vito apologetically, "I'm sorry Marshal , I shouldn't have asked this question."

"It's nothing, Lancelot, it's all over." Vito said indifferently, he looked in Guilliman's direction, and the latter also turned his head slightly, apparently hearing the conversation just now, Guilliman raised his head and looked in front of him. of Leonidas.

   "How is the whole ship ready? Is it ready to leave the port?" "The whole ship will be ready soon, and I will notify the **** fleet to set sail together. Your order, my lord, where should we go?"

   Leonidas looked at Guilliman in front of him and asked calmly. His questions were clear and organized, and he didn't ask any stupid questions in panic because of the Primarch.

  Guilliman smiled, turned his head to look at Vito and waved his arms, "Marshal, you are in charge of this investigation mission, come on, tell us where we should go?"

Both the captain and the first officer looked at Vito, and at this moment they suddenly realized Vito's identity. I have to say that Vito and Guilliman were really inconspicuous when they were together. Without any shining batch, he simply tells everyone "I am God!" aura, he is indeed very inconspicuous.

But this kind of inconspicuousness is just what Vito likes. He needs this kind of inconspicuousness. This kind of inconspicuousness can help him do many things, such as hiding and infiltrating, spying on secrets and assassinating and sabotaging. You know, he is the head of the Assassin Court after all. Being a Master Assassin and the first Grand Mentor of the Inquisition, too high a profile is not acceptable.

Vito smiled and walked past Guilliman and the captain. He walked up to the holographic projection and flicked lightly. He obviously knew how to operate the Queen of Glory system. He switched to the star map within two clicks, and then Randomly clicked on a planet above.

   "Just go here." Vito said casually, and Captain Leonidas turned his head to look at the lit star, "Keha Star, it's not too far away from us."

  Guilliman raised his eyebrows slightly, he was a little puzzled and puzzled, "How did you decide to go there? Is there any basis?"

   Facing Guilliman's question, the question gave an answer that fit his personality. He smiled jokingly and folded his arms, "Based on feeling."

As soon as the words came out, everyone looked at each other in dismay. The captain turned his head to look at Guilliman in confusion, and the latter shook his head with a helpless wry smile. Behind him, Ragnar approached Lancelot with a look of great wisdom nodding.

   "Looks the same as before?" "Yes, same as before."

   Lancelot and the Death Watch who had followed Vito for many years laughed wryly, yes, whether it is the Supreme Marshal or not, Vito is still Vito, the same Vito with a 10,000-year warranty.

  (end of this chapter)

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