Chapter 1326: The Silent Nun Enters the Hidden Quarter
The combined strike of the three evil gods of Light and Slaanesh, despite the many limitations of the material universe, still caused a gamma-ray explosion level energy storm that affected the Gradius galaxy.
Among them, due to the relatively close proximity of the battlefield to Gradius, tens of billions of tons of matter were carried away and ignited by the diffuse energy storm, forming a super huge luminous cloud in space, increasing the brightness of the entire area.
Because such a huge amount of matter burns for a period of time, from certain areas of the surface of Gradius, a magical white night landscape appears.
It was against this backdrop that the Burdington passed through the extremely thin atmosphere and landed in the area designated by Kane.
The land protected by the unknown existence with god-like means is a strange Hanhai desert.
Literally, there is a lot of sand and a lot of water, and the depression between the dunes is full of small saltwater lakes.
The sand is white sand, while the lake has different shades of blue depending on the depth.
The scenery is unique when viewed from the sky, and when you look around when you hit the ground, you will feel the magic of nature.
Kane soon learned the name from Miranda, which the Gradius people called 'Quir Isma', or roughly translated, 'God's Forsaken Land'.
Before the Burdington had landed, Kane knew he wasn't the only visitor.
Or rather, something extraordinary was already happening in the land before the storm of energy that the gods of light and evil had just caused to devastate the planet of Gradius, exposing it to his observation.
Because one of the protagonists of the incident turned out to be the Silent Nun of the Human Empire.
"The target has been confirmed, arriving forty-three days ago as the Imperial Defense Force Investigation Team. ”
Kane snorted lightly and said, "The emperor likes to travel alone, and he has already played with little secrets...... Alas, forget it, let's save people first. ”
There are many servants of the emperor, such as the Forbidden Army and the Space Marines, among which the Sisters of Silence are the most mysterious.
When the emperor sat on the golden toilet, this group became more and more mysterious. Although its ostensible work requires the participation of the major functional departments of the empire, in fact it has always maintained detachment and independence, and the information and projects are not transparent, and it will not share relevant information with the important institutions of the actual ruling system.
The Sisters of Silence, though small in number, enjoyed great prestige in the Empire, and were feared by the Emperor's other servants, including the Grey Knights, who slaughtered the melon-eating crowd and the innocents implicated in the incident.
An important reason why their scale has not increased, in addition to the harsh selection system, the most important thing is the talent of the 'untouchable'.
In other words, if you want to become a silent nun, you must first be rewarded by God before you can serve a job.
Everything in the world, one thing and one thing. The anti-psionic nature of the 'Untouchables' makes them the nemesis of psionics.
They are immune to psionic attacks, psychic erosion, and can interrupt psionic activity by their own existence alone.
Psykers will be intolerable to their proximity, and direct contact will cause great pain. As a result, the Silent Sisters are able to identify psionics who are hidden in the crowd and have not even discovered their abilities.
Despite being mortals, the Sisters of Silence have become dangerous enemies for those who rebel against the Empire's psionic system, as well as wandering psionics, thanks to their good training and natural anti-psionic talents.
They are equipped with a variety of weapons and equipment that are specially designed to eliminate psionic abilities and are specifically designed to capture psykers. They are authorized by the Emperor to kill or destroy any psionics and psionic items that they deem too dangerous to bring back Terra's detection.
As far as Kane knew, the creation of the Sisters of Silence was very close to the birth of the genetic prototype.
Originally, there were official records of people like them, but at that time they were not systematic, at most some powerful people, who were invited as special advisers to guard against the extraordinary methods of psionics.
It was the emperor who set up a special body to absorb these people and give them a 'noble' mission and great authority. At the same time, some academic terms have also been confirmed.
For example, people with 'untouchable' talents have their genes called 'outcasts'.
If you look at the emperor and this matter from the perspective of a transcendent prophet, you will find something worth playing.
For example, the emperor's use and prevention of psionics.
Another example is the emperor's concern about genetic protogenes.
In the perception of the people of the empire, the emperor was a great leader, an outstanding statesman, and a scientist. But his roots are the soul condensation of many great wizards in ancient times, if there is only one human in the Warhammer 40K universe, and he is more familiar with the various transcendent directions, then it can only be the emperor.
It is precisely because of this that the Sisters of Silence organization has been strong and efficient from the beginning, including the strange precepts it observes, which are very meaningful.
The most well-known vow of the Sisters of Silence is the vow known as the 'Quiet Vow'.
Once a reserve nun is nominated by the Sisters and takes a vow of tranquility, they converse only in sign language.
Until then, they were allowed to talk normally.
Interestingly, the Astarte monks were also accustomed to conversing in battle sign language, which most of the Silent Nuns understood.
Space Marines rely on genetic seeds to pass on sexually, while the Sisters of Silence only accept women, this strange version of the boys' school and girls' school system will naturally make those who are active thinkers think about it, but it must be admitted that both organizations are successful, and they are also two of the most eye-catching institutions in the Warhammer 40K Universe Human Empire.
The Sisters of Silence are generally found among the non-crew members of the Black Ship.
There are two main types of black ships in the human empire.
The most well-known is the Black Ship of the Inquisition.
They don't have too much secrecy and sometimes even deliberately show off.
The Inquisition's black ships had the firepower of battlecruisers and the style of strike cruisers, and generally formed a fleet on their own to carry out special missions.
The black ship on which the Sisters of Silence rode came from the Star Court.
This type of black ship is designed to capture and escort psykers from within the empire to Terra.
As for whether he was sent to Terra through training to become a soldier in the service of the Empire, or whether he was used as fuel for the Star Torch, the explanation here is a bit deeper.
In general, since it is the rule of man, it cannot get rid of the sophistication of human feelings. Therefore, even if you are a psychic, you must first learn to be a human being before you can have a future worth looking forward to, otherwise......
It is said that peers are enemies, and with the emperor, the most senior wizard in power, the human superpowers of the Warhammer 40K universe have a significantly less free and arbitrary life than their counterparts in other worlds.
But then again, in the desperate world of Warhammer 40K, where the flames of war never go out, how many people can really live freely and arbitrarily?
Kane felt like he could count as one. Under financial freedom, it is personal freedom, and above, it is about freedom of thought, you can do whatever you want, others can't control it, and you can't manage it. The only restriction is his own three views and character.
To be honest, Kane didn't like the Silent Nun because, in his opinion, the people of this group were sick in their thinking.
At least now, after a long time, this group seems to him to have accumulated too much ideological sink.
In other words, due to the constant repetition of contact with psionics and related things in despair, it is easy to accumulate negative emotions for a living, and it is normal for these women to lack the harmony of yin and yang in consciousness.
But in the end, he chose to lend a hand. Mainly because he is not interested in attacking these tools, who are themselves victims.
Since they don't want to make a move, and they don't want them to do bad things, then temporarily being under control is the most appropriate choice.
At the same time, the Sisters of Silence also noticed Kane's men.
In fact, from the moment they saw the Burdington break in, they were in good spirits.
The Burdington has a very different appearance from the human empire starship, after all, when it was built, there was the idea of nostalgia for the SC Universe constellation-class battleship in it, so there are some more elements of the StarCraft system and the silver English system, although it is also 'gun-style', but it is more modern, rather than the steampunk + gothic style of the human empire'.
This style is still unique in today's Warhammer 40K universe, and it can only be a ship of the First Order.
And, with Sister Silence's understanding of the First Order, this non-standard First Order ship must have carried important people or had a special mission.
And either of these means that there is an extremely strong fighter escort.
The main dilemma they are facing now is the lack of combat power.
The Burdington is also a ship with a total length of more than 800 meters, carrying three companies of marines, or honor guards.
The first company is the appearance of the Resident Evil Army's coat, nearly three meters tall, and compared to most Astarte monks, it is a head taller.
The second company is the style of the future soldier governor, and the T850 is also full of nostalgic elements.
Sanlian is a lean man Bruce Lee, who knows that he is very agile when he looks at it, but he is not lacking in strength.
Originally, these three companies were really honor guards, and in terms of combat, they couldn't compare to the wizards of order who had invested relatively many mysterious elements.
The First Order, the Wizard of Order, who can be named 'Order', is naturally the number one red stick of the organization.
But Tzeentch's eternal well water incident, Kane didn't make a windfall, this wealth is not too much for Kane, and it is not too little.
Compared with the current Dark HP Universe Ban Project, it is naturally a drop in the bucket, but it is a big meal for the Warhammer 40K Universe Foundation, which has been started from scratch for more than 200 years.
Although 70% of it was spent on the event of Kane's return, it was still a sip of the first order force in the universe.
Among them, the three main destinations, the first is Miranda's physical base.
To put it bluntly, it is the core supercomputer, which is specifically located in Kane's lair in the Big Dipper area.
The second destination is Kane's usual tools, the Buzhoushan, and the Burdington, which includes ships and personnel.
The third destination is the rest of the first order, such as the fulcrum character of the management team, the captain of the detachment, the star gate, the key equipment, and so on.
Such a distribution method is naturally because although Kane is characterized and means by farming, his own existence determines the one-person civilization model that is essentially 'man can defeat the country'.
He himself is the highest end of this force and the ultimate weapon, so naturally everything revolves around him, and there is nothing wrong with this idea.
Whether it is daily or critical moments, Kane is not only the first order, but also takes information as the key element, so he has the money to upgrade the server first, which is also fine.
Such a distribution plan also means that as long as Miranda is not hit hard, as long as Kane himself is not abused, then no matter how big the loss of the first order is, it is nothing more than some branches and leaves, the backbone is in good condition, and the recovery will be very fast, and it is even likely to stage the drama of 'the old does not go, the new does not come'.
This is the main reason why Kane is not very concerned about the Divine War energy storm and the great damage caused to the First Order's legacy in Gradius.
On the surface, everything that can be done can be done, and no matter how much attention is invested, the loss will not be much less.
Actually, it still didn't hit the sore spot, otherwise Kane would have shot and could save a little more. After all, as a super existence, if Kane takes action in person, he will still be able to save some of the situation. Even now.
However, he would rather let his command rescue the Silent Nuns he didn't like in this unknown sandy sea and salty lake, rather than take command of the First Order's post-disaster rescue.
Kane didn't even bother to care about the final outcome of the Gods of Light and the Three Evil Gods.
His reason is that after the outbreak of passion, it is the most sensitive moment of thought, and it is not wise to peep at this time.
From a certain point of view, this fallacy is also valid at this moment.
Because after this fight, the light god is already in a state of empty buildings, and the light pit has shown an unstable trend, and under the self-healing power of the laws of the universe, there are obvious signs of exhaustion.
However, on the surface, it seems that the territory has been further expanded.
If the three evil gods had Kane's erudition, they would have found that this kind of expansion was just a virtual appearance, and it had indeed become virtual, 'shallower', unlike before, giving people a deep and bottomless feeling, and as if the light was the grander background, and this universe was just a closed glass cover, once it was completely shattered, it would be found that the outside was full of dazzling light.
If you don't know enough, you'll miss out on opportunities.
Seeing that the combined efforts of the three evil gods did not succeed in their single blow, the eleven demon princes became the Holy Spirit of Light in front of them.
And like the gods of light, these spirits took on the appearance of the first generation of great power, as if absorbing most of the transcendent energy that had burst out at the beginning, and each of them was filled with the majestic power of light that made people palpitate.
Faced with such a situation, the three evil gods instinctively thought that it was not suitable to make rash moves.
Nurgle, in particular, had not moved, like a hidden weather vane, and silent taunts, making them lose interest in continuing to collide.
Tzeentch spoke: "I'm afraid we've fallen for that guy named Kane, who hasn't shown up all these years, so he went to his master to ask for credit, and by the way, begged his master to reward him with a special trap." Now, success has pitted us. ”
Sadistic and displeased: "Are you accusing me of being stupid and becoming the leader of stepping into the trap prepared by the other party?"
......, what else can Tzeentch say? As an enemy who has always been at odds with each other, isn't it a basic operation to misinterpret the meaning of the other party?
Young Slaanesh didn't want to get involved in the daily ramblings of the two, especially since he knew very well that neither Tzeentch nor Sadism could be in a good mood right now.
So he slipped away silently.
As a powerful deity, Slaanesh actually noticed the god-like force field protection phenomenon that occurred somewhere on Gradius Star when the energy storm was raging, but he now felt that this was a black pit, and Tzeentch and Torture were so miserable that he should not rush to muddy the waters.
Didn't you see Nurgle always disappear, although the wilted old guy was very unappetizing to him, but in private he had to admit that Nurgle still had a scheming side, good at protecting himself, and rarely suffered.