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Chapter 177 Arrival in Zaporizhia
When old John's family arrived in Zaporizhia with other immigrants, Chen Xi also came here.

The Inquisition's black ship he was on was anchored in low Earth orbit. This was his first time aboard the cruiser assigned to him.

The pitch-black hull shone with a cold luster under the starlight, like a giant beast lurking in the void, quietly waiting for its master's call.

As a ship specially assigned by the Inquisition to senior inquisitors, this ship is loaded with many good things under the careful management of the previous inquisitor.

Powerful firepower, advanced ancient technological creations... every detail shows its extraordinaryness.

Chen Xi stood on the bridge, his eyes sweeping across the flickering control panels, and a sense of admiration rose in his heart.

Chen Xi had to admit that it was a good ship, even though he knew it.

But it’s different to know and experience firsthand that it’s a good boat.

Especially when he is the captain.

The Empire's void ships need to undergo complex certification and be bound to a captain.

The captain of the Gabbro is Dusk, and the captain of this Inquisition black ship is Chen Xi.

When Chen Xi sat in the captain's chair and connected his consciousness with the entire ship, the feeling of being one with the entire ship was difficult to describe in words.

It was as if the entire ship had become an extension of his body, with every roar of the engine and every flow of energy under his control.

His consciousness wandered through every corner of the ship, feeling the sophisticated mechanical structures and complex energy circuits, as if he were the soul of the ship.

Chen Xi also understood why Mu Se liked driving a boat so much. This feeling was indeed addictive.

However, Chen Xi did not indulge in it. Although he completed the captain's certification and was bound to the ship, Chen Xi still delegated daily management and combat command to the deputy assigned to him by the Inquisition.

The lieutenant was an experienced captain who had served in the Imperial Navy for many years before being transferred to the Inquisition.

In fact, strictly speaking, this person is the captain. According to the general practice of judges, they appoint a captain to carry out daily management and combat command on their behalf, and the judges themselves are usually not responsible for the specific command of the ship.

After all, the Inquisitor has too many things to be responsible for and does not have enough energy to specifically command a ship.

The same is true for Chen Xi. As the planetary governor and inquisitor, he has a lot of daily affairs to deal with.

The reason he was able to go out this time was because he was under the pretext of inspecting the new immigrant planet.

Otherwise, as a planetary governor busy with political affairs, it would be difficult for him to leave his planet easily from any perspective.

Moreover, according to the laws of the Empire, the planetary governor has the responsibility to defend his territory, and leaving his planet without a proper reason is not something that can be easily explained away.

Fortunately, in addition to the title of planetary governor, Chen Xi also has the identity of a lord inquisitor.

In the empire, this identity means special authorization by the emperor and no taboos.

Inquisitors have a high degree of autonomy and can move freely within the Empire's territory, and can even mobilize the Imperial Army in certain circumstances.

As a Lord Inquisitor, whose rank is higher than that of an Inquisitor, Chen Xi will have even greater power.

So after Chen Xi handed over his government affairs to his palace minister, he left Rostov on his black ship under the pretext of inspecting the immigration plan. Of course, Chen Xi couldn't leave the planet he managed for a long time.

He was only out for an inspection this time. After visiting the two planets where preliminary immigration had already begun, he would have to go back to his office.
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Old John was protecting his youngest child's ears with his cracked palms. The sudden shriek made all the immigrants in the temporary airport huddle and squat.

He squinted his dim eyes and looked up at the sky, seeing the red and black shuttle cutting through the clouds like a sharp sword. The emblem of the Inquisition on the fuselage made anyone who saw it tremble with fear.

Old John's old overalls rustled as the landing shuttle kicked up dust from the temporary airport landing platform two hundred meters away.

The electronic whistles of the temporary airport guards blew one after another, and the immigrants crowded towards the edge of the wall like frightened gerbils.

A woman holding a baby stumbled and bumped into old John's shoulder. The cry from the baby's swaddling clothes was swallowed up by the wind as soon as it emerged.

Old John protected his wife and children and squeezed into the corner as much as possible.

He didn't want his family to be dragged out and executed just because they offended an important person.

Judging from the reactions of the temporary airport guards, it was clear that there was a big shot on board this shuttle.

Especially the Inquisition emblem on the fuselage, which is enough to stop a child from crying at night.

The shuttle's hatch opened, and a young man dressed in standard Inquisition attire walked down, followed by a team of battle sisters in power armor.

Old John couldn't help but shrink his head.

Although as a worker of the Lower Nest he should not have any connection with the Inquisition, Old John had watched the Inquisition's crackdown on the Lower Nest cult.

Therefore, he was deeply impressed by the emblem of the Inquisition and their terrifyingness.

God, they slaughtered an entire neighborhood just because of a flyer, even the children were not spared.

Of course, Old John also knew that they were fallen people who had betrayed the God-Emperor.

Such behavior is the most profound betrayal and the most intolerable degradation for the Empire.

But usually, it is the Hive Bailiffs, that is, people from the Ministry of Justice, who should handle such matters, rather than the battle sisters called by the Inquisition.

"Dad, look! A big bird in the sky has eaten the sun!" A shadow was cast, and the entire temporary airport suddenly became dark, while old John's youngest son pointed at the sky innocently.

Old John quickly pressed the child's hand down. He knew clearly that it was not a big bird, but a warship, a warship that was many times more terrifying than the transport ship that brought them here!

Although Old John was just a down-nest guy, his original work was related to the Imperial Navy.

Therefore, he had seen some propaganda posters about naval warships, which enabled him to recognize that the thing casting a shadow in the sky was a cruiser.

Just as Old John was wondering why the big shots from the Inquisition came to this planet, Chen Xi, who had already gotten off the shuttle, glanced at the location of these immigrants.

His sharp gaze made Old John shrink back involuntarily. It was exactly the same look he remembered from the judge who had massacred an entire block.

(End of this chapter)