Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Calvin's specific schedule on the Supreme Decree is as follows:

Excluding the three hours of prayer and purity rituals in the morning, noon and evening:

Calvin usually appears in the staff array below the command podium on time at 6 o'clock in the morning, where he will wrap up and review the daily work of the previous duty cycle with the officers who specifically manage the mortal combat forces of the entire fleet.

Then he participated in completing the handover process of the entire staff team until 6:45, and started the next round of work preparations with the assistance of the new staff staff until 10:45.

Then, Calvin had 15 minutes to go to the Gray Knights' training hall, where the think tank within the battle group was waiting for Calvin's arrival so that he could explain issues about the laws to him alone.

At noon, after lunch, Calvin will choose to conduct a 2-hour law strengthening ceremony, and then join the normal training subjects of the Gray Knights around 13:00. The specific subjects will depend on the day's schedule.

Dinner will be held at 18:00 sharp, and then training time will be at 22:00 sharp.

From 22:00 to 6:45 the next day, free reading and rest time.

All in all, Calvin's new life aboard the battleship Sovereign was very fulfilling and productive.

While training and studying intensely, Calvin was also reading materials in the library.

He reads the borrowed books at a rate of about 4-8 days per book, and then returns to the library to return the old books and borrow new ones.

The Supreme Edict has a long service life as a battleship exclusive to the Gray Knights. According to Calvin's understanding, it can even be traced back to the time when the Gray Knights first founded their army.

It may also be because it has been in service for a long time and the collection in its library is extremely rich and comprehensive.

Calvin can not only find here the battle reports and summaries of the hot spots in each sector from the three major tribunals based on their respective perspectives, but also a brief summary of the corresponding garrison units and defense nodes.

This gave Calvin a basic concept and understanding of the current business situation of the Holy Hammer Order and the other two brother units.

In addition to this external information and materials, Calvin also found a lot of daily training materials belonging to the Astartes Chapter.

They are classified according to the tags of each founding legion, and are marked in detail with some details about their specific date of formation, source of seeds, combat style, and the basic maintenance status of the war group for nearly 300 years.

And these materials also have some common features, that is, in the last few pages of every information book about a specific battle group, you can usually see some information on how to specifically restrain these Astartes from a tactical and combat level. Speculations and experimental discussions of some techniques.

There wasn't much content like this, but it made Calvin raise his eyebrows.

"Using the Astartes as the imaginary enemy? What a bold idea. Who? Who dares to take such a big risk?"

Calvin suppressed his curiosity and continued to read, and then he was not surprised to see a golden emblem on the last page of the information, representing the exclusive coat of arms of their brothers in the Throne Court of Terra.

Under the coat of arms, the same golden ink was even used to mark the following line in unique Gothic cursive script:

"Book number ***/**, thank you to the Throne Court Library for the gift on March 31."

"Oh, that's okay."

After all, that group of people had never trusted these Astartes warriors. This distrust even included their genetic father, the Primarch, who was also distrusted by these Emperor's soldiers when he came to Terra. They looked at us with suspicion;

After all, in addition to hating themselves for not being able to fulfill their duties and causing their lord to be seriously injured, that group of people also hated the betrayal and betrayal of these Astartes.

Ironically enough, these distrusts were justified by the rebellions in the latter stages of the Great Crusade.

Therefore, after experiencing such a painful lesson, it is understandable that these guards who lost their master naturally turned their attention to these Astartes.

Calvin continued to flip through the information in his hand calmly. He slowly understood the tactics and ideas of these Astartes and rehearsed them in his mind.

These Astartes may indeed be unreliable, but this does not detract from the valuable value of their nearly ten thousand years of combat experience since the Great Crusade era.

Although many of the designated equipment required for these tactics, such as explosive weapons, are now rare, the ideas can still be used for reference.

Especially regarding their combat organization and firepower composition during the legion period before the Holy Code, it is definitely a valuable experience that the current Gray Knights need.

There is also the way they cooperate with the mortal troops to command, and their use of the super-heavy armored force of the Titan Legion. This is the wealth of knowledge that Calvin attaches great importance to.

After all, today in the 39th millennium, except for the distant Cartier, it is difficult to find such a huge and magnificent battlefield, and it is even harder to find the same super-organized combat experience as these legionnaires who were active in the 31K era.

Even in the current Cartier, the Astartes organization on the frontal battlefield still consists of special strike groups composed of battle groups.

Their ability to grasp the entire battlefield is naturally inferior to the soldiers of the Legion era.

It's not that they lack courage, nor does it have anything to do with logistical equipment. It's that their overall structure is not designed to compete with equivalent forces.

Guilliman created the Codex Astartes out of his distrust of the Legion. This was a timely move in 31K, which had just experienced rebellion and purges.

After all, the political credibility of the Legiones Astartes in the entire empire at that time had been completely consumed by the losers who fled back to the Eye of Terror.

Without the emperor's endorsement, it would be difficult for all political forces in the entire empire to repay their trust when looking at these armed organizations that represented the empire's most violent force.

The body of the Empire groaned in pain under the tyranny of these "angels" who originally claimed to protect her. Tens of thousands of planets were destroyed, hundreds of thousands of Astartes died, and tens of billions of mortal auxiliaries were killed. Died in the flames of war, billions of civilians perished in this unjust rebellion.

At this moment, the empire is neither emotionally nor rationally suitable to support these legions anymore.

Before the eyes they look at these loyal people become more and more dangerous, it is undoubtedly a wise move to dispel the empire's doubts about them and disarm themselves.

This is a reflection of the vision and ability of Guilliman, the greatest politician. Even stubborn people like Dorn and Russ had to accept this suggestion that seemed unbelievable at first after careful consideration.

After all, as long as the Primarchs are still there, in order to firmly hold on to power, all they need is time.

"It only takes a few hundred years for these mortals to trust us again; it only takes a few hundred years for time to heal the pain and forget betrayal, and short-lived mortals happen to be best at these two things."

This was probably what the Primarchs were thinking at the time.

But Guilliman also had his share of oversights.

He never imagined that the Primarchs, including himself, would be cursed by fate.

In the following hundreds of years, they all left the center of the imperial power due to various unexpected reasons.

Including Guilliman himself, after suffering a fatal blow from the fallen primarch Fulgrim,

When his life was in danger, he was thrown into the Black Library by the Emperor and pressed not to write... Ah, he was trying to preserve his consciousness and put it into the stasis field.

The last Primarch wandered away in an accident.

Under the background that the Primarchs disappeared one after another, the Custodes were still imprisoning themselves in the palace for dereliction of duty, and the Astartes were ordered by their biological father to be dismantled into battle groups and scattered throughout the galaxy.

There are finally no more obstacles on the path to power for mortals.

The rule of the Central Dynasty of the Human Empire was finally completely vested in the Council of Twelve High Lords led by mortals in the 32nd Millennium of the Post-Emperor Era.

Here comes the embarrassing problem. This transfer of power was accidental rather than orderly.

Therefore, the Astartes were waiting to be unlocked from their shackles, but there was no chance of them being unlocked.

The high lord would not be stupid enough to re-unseal the knife himself, and the Astral Chamber and the Inquisition were happy to see such a scene.

So a full 8 thousand years.

During the eight thousand years since Guilliman left the Empire.

There is really no hero in this huge empire who dares to make a "decision that goes against the ancestors".

The "war group" of the Astartes can only be a "war group".

It doesn’t matter how strong your founding group’s financial background is or how stable your sub-group management is.

After all, it lacks the attached astral navy and mortal auxiliary army; it lacks the full support of the Titan Legion and the Forge World, and the military and political integration of thousands of planets.

There lies the upper limit of a military organization composed solely of Astartes.

No matter how big your battle group is, it can only be a battle group.

Calvin did not have this concern, but he did lack experience in this area.

The Gray Knights were also inexperienced.

Although they have never truly fallen under the jurisdiction and shackles of the Holy Scriptures.

But unfortunately, since the beginning of the establishment of the army, there has been no manpower to operate according to the legion model.

The former veterans of the legion have long since returned to the throne, and this man has also passed away.

But I think they will eventually regret that their legion's combat experience cannot be passed on.

Kong has the skill to control a dragon, but he has never seen a dragon in his life.

This is the regret of the original eight veterans.

Has the potential to form an army, but has no experience in management and operation.

This is Calvin’s obsession.

In short, this information can be said to be very timely.

Their arrival allowed Calvin to gain not only simple merits and honors during this long march, but also the knowledge and experience that he valued more.

Calvin was filled with gratitude to the original owners of these materials.

Well, it would be better if these materials didn't include a hardcover signed commemorative edition of "The Emperor's Words" as a surprise.

Ah, py wave.