The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Looking at the attendant sister who had been scrutinizing him from the beginning, Soshjan responded gently:

"Hello, Sister Meiya."

Attendant Sisters are one of the three major systems of the Adepta Sororitas, bearing a role similar to that of a diplomatic department. They also manage and maintain the families of certain Imperial governors and nobles, acting as advisors, and through their presence, remind them to remain loyal to the Emperor. The Order of the Sacred Seal is one of the six major orders of the Attendant Sisters, and also the largest, with its headquarters located on Terra.

Then, Ibanks turned to the right.

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"This is Sister Vena Winter, instructor from the Order of the Pure Water."

"Greetings, esteemed Chapter Master Soshjan."

Although the old sister's voice was low due to her age, it was still very gentle, giving people a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze. Soshjan also nodded in response.

"Greetings, Sister Vena. Many injured civilians and soldiers have appeared in the war, and your arrival is exactly what we need."

Soshjan said so much because the Order of the Pure Water is the largest medical order of the Adepta Sororitas, and for war, medical care is also a very important part of logistics.

"We have long sworn to burn our lives for the eternal holy war of the Throne."

"Mm."

Soshjan nodded, then turned to introduce Talos.

"This is one of my company commanders, named Sharr. Please, everyone, have a seat."

The group sat down on chairs surrounding the huge round table, and a star chart then rose from the center of the table.

"From the time the Crying Sons Chapter first encountered the Tyranid Hive Fleet in the Sandenheim System, it has been one year and seven standard Terra months to date. By the time we withdrew from the Venoash System, the Archdiocese had been devoured by six star systems, and more than 37 inhabited worlds had been completely destroyed."

Soshjan explained the current situation in detail to the Ecclesiarchy delegation, and they listened very carefully, occasionally asking some questions.

But it can be seen that the people Baldo Slist chose were very particular. They did not have the unthinking frenzy of ordinary Ecclesiarchy believers. They viewed problems from a practical standpoint, which was very rare, and they did not make any outlandish, fanatical remarks.

".Currently, the main force of the Suffering Alliance is stalled in the Westeros System, and the Genestealer uprisings in the rear of the Archdiocese have been basically suppressed, so they will not pose a threat in the short term. However, the Tyranid Hive Fleet has not taken further action due to the attacks it has sustained, but I must emphasize that what we currently know and have detected may not be the full extent of this Tyranid Hive Fleet. According to the predictions of the Biologis Magi, the final strength of this Kerberos Hive Fleet may exceed that of the Behemoth Fleet during the First Tyranid War."

After listening to Soshjan's introduction, Ibanks pressed his hands together to support his chin, his brow furrowed. Everyone else, except for the man named Long whose face could not be seen, also showed expressions of worry.

After all, even if they didn't understand military matters, they could at least see the situation.

After a while, Ibanks said slowly:

"I am here on behalf of His Holiness the Ecclesiarch to thank Chapter Master Soshjan and the Suffering Alliance for their assistance to and sacrifices for the Saint Caspalen Archdiocese. Faith is the pillar of the Imperium, and we cannot allow the depraved aliens to gnaw away at this pillar, otherwise order will collapse. I have brought His Holiness's Great Crusade Edict, and all of the Ecclesiarchy worlds and devout believers in the Storm Wastes will spare no effort in assisting the Saint Caspalen Archdiocese."

This surprised Soshjan a little, but then he thought about it and realized that this matter was not very reliable.

First of all, at such a remote distance, expecting those slow-moving crusaders to arrive was anyone's guess. Moreover, Soshjan had seen the quality of the Ecclesiarchy crusade army during the Maelstrom Expedition, and it was only slightly better or even worse than these local militias, which is why he was unwilling to haphazardly organize a crusade army but wanted to establish Faith Watch and Holy Armor Army.

"Manpower... is actually not very lacking. What we lack now are ships, whether transport ships or warships. In addition, there are heavy weapons, ammunition, and supplies. The continuous loss of several star systems has made the Archdiocese's supply problem serious."

Soshjan spoke very euphemistically, but Ibanks showed an understanding smile and nodded, saying:

"That is not a problem. There are many pilgrimage fleets in the Storm Wastes. Although there are no warships, there are many civilian and semi-civilian ships, and these will gradually arrive at the Saint Caspalen Archdiocese. In addition, Rogue Trader families connected to the Ecclesiarchy will also respond to the call of the Great Crusade and transport valuable supplies and weapons here. His Holiness instructed me before leaving to hold onto this land of faith at all costs, and at the same time, to completely listen to your arrangements on the military level."

Hearing the last sentence, Soshjan smiled slightly.

"Speaking of which, that thing... how does the Ecclesiarch intend to deal with it?"

"Locked in an absolutely safe and completely isolated space, guarded and executed by soulless jailers, until she repents of all her sins forever."

The reason why Baldo Slist was able to so generously cede all of the Ecclesiarchy's power in the war was directly related to the great gift that Soshjan had given to the Ecclesiarchy. This is also why Soshjan could boldly accept the Ecclesiarchy's power - politics is about exchange, and his gift was too heavy, so the Ecclesiarch had no choice but to repay it with an equally heavy gift.

"As for the warship issue"

Ibanks slowly opened his palm, in which was a small storage device.

".This may be able to help you."

Taking the storage device from the other party, Soshjan picked up the data slate brought by the servo-skull. As the storage device was connected, lines of numbers began to float, and Soshjan's eyes gradually widened.

About two minutes later, he turned to look at Talos.

"Take a look."

Talos took the data slate, and Soshjan turned to Ibanks.

"Where are they?"

"Ittac III, a fringe world of the Archdiocese."

The reason why Soshjan was so shocked was because what the other party gave was a huge fleet containing one hundred and seventy warships, including seven Emperor-class battleships!

In fact, before the end of the Age of Apostasy, the Ecclesiarchy did indeed possess a very large crusade fleet. However, with Sebastian Thor signing the Decree Passive, in addition to being stripped of all male armed forces, the armed fleet forces also all entered the command sequence of the Imperial Navy. The Ecclesiarchy only had pilgrimage fleets composed of civilian ships with no self-defense capabilities left.

Therefore, when he saw such a fleet appear, it was difficult for Soshjan not to be surprised, and the name the Ecclesiarchy gave to this fleet was the Silent Fleet.

Soshjan then turned his gaze to the man named Long, because he belonged to an organization called the Silent Knights.

"Chief Deacon Ibanks, there are no outsiders here. I personally have a very good relationship with the Ecclesiarchy, so I'll be blunt. What's the deal with this fleet?"