Chapter 495, Looking for Death?
The inquisitors of the Silver Tribunal were very annoyed by the Alliance's disrespectful behavior.
In their work experience, they rarely encounter such situations.
They are the court of justice! They have the final say and hold great power! They don't care about any local high-ranking officials. If they say you are a traitor, then you are a traitor!
Wherever they went, weren't they treated with caution? Every local power in the empire looked at them as if they were the god of death, kneeling on the ground in fear, anxiously awaiting their verdict. In this process, flattery and servility were common.
Clean up the spies sent out by the Inquisition?
Who dares!
Although they were secretly sent out, the local forces were of course aware that the spies were from the Inquisition. They were too busy coaxing and making them confess, and at most they would try their best to hide the evidence, and only dared to take action when they had no other choice.
But often this is the time when the judges become furious and sentence those in power to death.
But the Alliance is not like that at all.
They still have the proper courtesy, but they have conflicts in many areas. For example, when it comes to spies, the Human Alliance doesn't care whether you have found any intelligence or not. As long as you send spies without informing them, they will treat them as illegal spies.
Angry?
Then go ahead and be angry.
But the Silver Judges dared not do anything.
Do the Silver Judges dare to make a verdict without decisive evidence just because of this?
Obviously not.
Even though they had received many urgings from the Fury Legion in the past year.
But they still didn't dare.
It was easy to declare the Alliance traitors, but looking at the Alliance intelligence officers who followed them and monitored their actions at all times, as well as the "Glory Guards" that these intelligence officers could call upon at any time, the Silver Judges had no intention of making any moves.
After the verdict is pronounced, do you dare to start a war directly? Obviously not. In the past, the Inquisition itself or the forces it represented or allied with had absolute crushing power over local forces. The ultimate goal of sentencing traitors is to find an excuse to start a war.
But this is not the case at all!
Even if Fury Flame asked the Silver Tribunal to make a judgment, they would not go to war because of it, at least not before their strength was strong enough. Their judgment was more of a means for Fury Flame to suppress the Alliance.
In fact, as soon as they made their verdict, the Glittering Tribunal, which was following closely behind them, might overturn their verdict; there was no way to enforce their verdict, and even if the Fury was launched, it might not be able to defeat the Alliance.
Even if they could succeed, that would be in the future. At this moment, all the silver judges in the heart of the alliance would surely be doomed!
The Alliance intelligence officers following them might not be able to kill them, but those so-called "honor guards" made the Silver Inquisitors tremble a little. These elite Alliance soldiers were not as majestic as the Space Marines, but they were covered in power armor and should not be underestimated. The key was the mental outlook they showed, which was even more frightening.
The Silver Inquisitors could not help but compare themselves. Their Inquisition's black ship also had an elite group of Stormtroopers on board. This was a force composed of the most elite veterans drawn from the Astra Militarum, equipped with exoskeleton armor and Hell Laser Guns. Each tactical team could also choose more powerful weapons such as explosive bombs, plasma, and melta according to different mission objectives.
Stormtroopers are said to be from the Astra Militarum, but in fact, it is more common for them to work for the Inquisition. They are one of the most reliable elite armed forces under the Inquisition.
However, compared with the Glory Guards of the Alliance, their training levels and mental willpower may be similar, but their equipment is actually far behind.
Silver Inquisitors often lament this: Is the Alliance so rich?
Even if the Stormtroopers they have can contend with these Honor Guards, they can still call in Phoenix Space Marines at any time, but the Fury Regiment is far away.
Even if they just wanted to run away, the Inquisition's black ships had excellent performance, but their black ships were always accompanied by several times the number of Alliance warships.
This method, which is called "accompanying" but is actually monitoring, makes them dare not act rashly, and there is no hope of finding out any results.
They couldn't get any solid intelligence from the dark side or the open side, and they didn't dare to use the Alliance's bad attitude to judge the Alliance in the name of "blocking the investigation". These reasons made the Silver Judges feel very frustrated.
However, they still roam around the heart of the alliance.
They also understand their role: if they can't kill you, they can disgust you to death.
As long as they exist, the alliance will have to devote a considerable amount of attention to them.
To be honest, they did play their role. Otherwise, so many intelligence officers, so many Honor Guards, and a considerable number of Alliance warships could have done other things instead of just following these Inquisitors to prevent them from causing any unforeseen problems.
However, they are leaving now.
I left without being able to draw any conclusions.
To be honest, this was quite unusual for the Inquisitors. They sent out a whole black ship with hundreds of Inquisitors of all levels, tens of thousands of elite stormtroopers, and countless spies to investigate a force, only to leave without any results.
What if we come to the conclusion that the alliance did not commit treason?
That doesn't work either.
Doesn’t that mean endorsing the alliance?
But to conclude it was treason?
That's even worse.
Not only that if they did so, the entire team currently in the heart of the Alliance would be finished, and they would not be able to execute their judgment. Moreover, they did not even dare to make a judgment after leaving the Alliance's territory, because the changes in Holy Terra frightened the Silver Tribunal.
In the past, they had covered up the Ironclad's actions many times, but that was because Holy Terra had not yet determined the Ironclad's actions. Now that things had come to this, were they really going to be completely tied to the Ironclad?
The Silver Tribunal has not made a final decision yet, and there are still fierce debates among them, and even some purges have occurred among them. The Iron Armor faction is reluctant to give up the power to do whatever it wants with the support of a powerful war group in the eastern border of the empire, and the huge benefits brought by the Iron Armor war group; the Imperial faction believes that following the Iron Armor is a dead end.
There are still many differences within these two major factions.
It's chaos.
But in short, the investigation into the alliance could not be carried out.
The Imperial faction objected, and the Iron Armor faction also received information from the Iron Armor Regiment that the Dragon Eagle Star Field, located two star fields south of the Princess Star Field, was not the core location for the Iron Armor Regiment's next move.
The Silver Tribunal withdrew in disgrace.
At the same time, the Fury Corps was also about to withdraw.
But before leaving, the Fury Chapter made a request to the Alliance.
A few years ago, the 100-man Fury Company that was sent by Kazimierz Erso to deliver a mission to the Alliance had been detained by the Alliance for a long time. The Alliance wanted to return these people.
Of course, it was up to the Alliance to decide whether to return the person or not. If the Alliance insisted on detaining the person and not returning him, what else could the Fury of Flame have to do?
The war that cannot be fought now will not be fought because of these one hundred Fury prisoners.
However, the alliance is still considering this matter carefully.
Whether the prisoners are returned or not, the Fury Corps has no choice but to withdraw. But the way of withdrawal may be different.
Will they evacuate obediently, return their current occupied areas to the Dragon Eagle Star Region government, and then wait for Gu Hang, the Dragon Eagle leader who has been clearly appointed, to take over, or will they plunder before leaving?
They would definitely plunder, that was beyond doubt. I was afraid that they would take the warships they controlled now, transport a large amount of supplies, and evacuate with them.
But the difference lies in whether their plunder is relatively mild or destructive.
If it's the latter, it's actually very troublesome. They will leave a huge mess for the league.
Of course, this would lead to a huge resistance and make the Fury of Flame's reputation very bad. However, since they were all going to withdraw and fight against the Empire, they obviously didn't care about these things.
Even though, in fact, they couldn't possibly wreak havoc on all the controlled areas, it would be very uncomfortable even if they only wreak havoc on Yunluo Star. Before the war, Yunluo Star was a developed world with a production value no less than that of Feiyi Star. With a level 4 development degree and a population of 12 billion, the output value alone was nearly 50 billion. Many places controlled by the Alliance, an entire star zone combined, might only have half of this number.
What's more, after destroying the pot, they didn't just take away the wealth. The alliance would then rule these areas, and they would have to spend money to appease and rebuild them.
In fact, after learning about the political changes on Holy Terra and predicting that the Fury Legion was likely to retreat, the Alliance government made contingency plans in this regard.
As long as Fury shows any intention of leaving, we will attack on all fronts, seize time and opportunity, force the Fury Corps not to do anything too extreme, and drive them away.
Even if it triggers a certain degree of war between the two sides, it is worth it.
The people from the Fury Corps who came to negotiate had a hidden meaning: if you return the captives to me, I will do less evil.
The alliance is actually willing to do this.
No matter how valuable a hundred stripped flames are, in the eyes of the Alliance, they are not as valuable as preserving a more intact world.
Even if Fury does not completely abide by the agreement, he will still rob what needs to be robbed and destroy what needs to be destroyed, but the more he can leave, the better.
However, when the Phoenix Legion agreed to the other party's conditions of exchanging prisoners in principle, they had a new idea.
And this idea still needs Gu Hang's approval.
Gu Hang, who was still on his way back, heard the report and application and sent back a signal:
agree.
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Snow Eagle star region, upper plateau star.
This world, which was once the focal point of a crucial battle between humans and the Iron-toothed Greenskins, has been shattered by the war. Various orbital bombardments and brutal battles on the ground have almost destroyed this world.
Most of the original urban areas on the ground have become ruins. There may still be civilians who survived the war, but not too many.
It would probably take a very long time for it to return to its previous state - if there is no external interference.
And today, this planet has once again become the focus of the entire star field.
Because the handover ceremony between the Fury Corps and the Alliance regarding the Dragonhawk Star Domain will be held here.
Starting today, the Fury Regiment will withdraw from the Dragonhawk Star Region, and the Alliance will be able to take over smoothly.
Originally, the Alliance wanted to sign a detailed handover list with the Raging Flames, stating what they could take away, what they could not take away, and what they were obligated to keep intact... However, the Raging Flames refused.
The two sides have not signed any clear paper documents so far. All the agreements reached are verbal, and even rely on tacit understanding.
This is very unreliable.
However, there is one thing that is clear and certain: the Alliance will deliver 100 previously captured Fury Warriors today on Upper Plateau.
As the representative of the Alliance, it is the Phoenix Regiment, who are fully responsible for this exchange ceremony.
The method of exchange is a bloody fight to the death.
The rules are very simple: Phoenix sends out one hundred warriors, who are challenged by the Fury Corps, and the victory or defeat, as well as life and death, are decided in the ring.
If Nuyan wins a game, he will be given a prisoner.
If you are able to kill all 100 phoenixes, then all 100 captives will be released.
The arena has been built - it is just a large flat ground. There are no restrictions on any means or rules. All equipment that a single soldier can bring in can be used, but no interference is allowed outside the arena.
Fairness and justice all depend on ability. After a match, both sides can choose to change players or not. Anyway, the duel ends when Phoenix loses 100 matches cumulatively. As for how many matches Nuyan has to play to win the 100 matches, it all depends on Nuyan's ability.
If Nuyan could defeat a hundred phoenixes without losing a single battle, it would be equivalent to killing a hundred phoenixes and getting his captives back at no cost; if he couldn't defeat all of them, then he would have to deal with it himself.
This is undoubtedly a major provocation. It is not only a duel between warriors, but also a duel between chapters.
There is no friendship at all. Even though a war cannot break out, the two warring groups with a lot of grudges against each other are going to have a life-and-death battle.
In the outer orbit of the Upper Plateau, the ships of both sides gathered. The leader of the Alliance was naturally the "Fire Nova", while on the other side, the flagship of the Fury Corps, the battle barge "Fire Soul" was also eyeing it covetously.
The ships of both sides were quite far from the planetary orbit. The distrust between them was almost boiling over. Neither of them was willing to let the other ship stay in orbit, lest the people who went down to the ground were suddenly hit by an orbital cannon.
A cruiser-class warship of the Mechanicus was also there, belonging to the Ming Yang Sect. They were here primarily as 'guest spectators', and could be considered witnesses to some extent.
The scene that had been cleared early on was a vast expanse of post-war urban ruins. A large number of people from both sides had already landed and were clearly separated on both sides.
Among the two sides, the most conspicuous are two clusters of steel bodies of different colors.
One has red armor with white edges, while the other is mainly orange, with black shoulder armor and below the knees.
The number of both sides was 800. They did not send all the soldiers down, and each side kept some in reserve.
However, as the most important figures of both chapters, the chapter masters of the two chapters appeared here.
Kazimierz Erso stared ahead and saw Martins opposite him wearing Terminator power armor.
As soon as he received the duel invitation from Martins himself, anger suddenly rose in his heart.
A war group that has just been revived actually dares to challenge them?
You are totally overestimating your own abilities!
At the same time, he also believed that this was a good opportunity to resolve the anger that was pent up throughout the entire regiment.
Just as he felt reluctant when he heard Humphrey Paul asking him to retreat, the soldiers under his command had similar emotions.
How can a proud Space Marine tolerate surrendering without firing a single shot?
Although retreating was not an admission of defeat but a strategic shift, the generally impulsive warriors in the Fury Legion still found it very frustrating.
They didn't want to do this, but they had to do it under orders.
Now, the Phoenix's proposal is exactly what he wants!
I didn't want to retreat in the first place, but you guys came to me and asked for death!
Add to that the fact that the head of the Orc Chieftain Titus was stolen before, plus a century-old feud...it's impossible for the entire regiment to not accept the challenge of the Phoenix.
Otherwise, the entire chapter will be disgraced!
Even if Casimir Erso was the chapter master, he could not go against the ideas of countless people and refuse this duel that concerned the honor of the chapter. That would destroy his prestige, and countless battle brothers would question whether he was still qualified to lead the entire chapter.
What's more, he himself had no intention of refusing at all!
Even though he had heard that the Phoenix Regiment's new recruits were quite strong after their resurrection, and that they could not be regarded as new recruits, so what? Were all the Furys new recruits? The Furys had much more years of service and combat experience than the Phoenix Regiment's new recruits. If they were afraid to duel with them, then that would be a miracle!
Even if these phoenixes are really powerful and it costs me one hundred or even two hundred to kill all of them, I still have to fight this duel!
Especially since the opponent chose their home ground. The entire Snow Eagle star region was previously under the control of the Fury Corps. Under such conditions, it was impossible for the Fury Corps to retreat.
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5k
Thanks to the big brother [Axe of the Mountain] for the 5th leader reward!
So touched!
I owe another 20k... Including the 1k I paid back today, I still owe 125k...
If you keep giving me rewards, I’m afraid I’ll have to pay it back in my next life (my next book)…
(End of this chapter)
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