As long as you die, you are invincible, but in 40K

As a result, those people just happened to follow him and take their seats one by one.

Realizing that this didn't look like a question, Zhang Ge tried to analyze their intentions from their expressions.

Soon, everyone was seated, with some attendants and guards scattered around.

While Zhang Ge was still looking around, several sharp-eyed senior executives noticed something unusual.

A large box was placed at the feet of the representative of the military nobility.

It clearly didn't look like a suitcase.

However, before they could guess what was inside, the military noble had already revealed it.

He cleared his throat slightly, then stood up and said:

"Before we begin this discussion, please allow me to take this opportunity to say a few words to Colonel Zhang Ge."

As expected, they finally arrived. Looking at the military noble representative who had dared to slam the table against the Space Marines at the beginning, Zhang Ge knew that he had come with bad intentions.

He lifted the box from his feet and placed it on the table. There was a heavy, muffled sound when the two touched.

After opening it, what was inside was beyond everyone's expectations, but also seemed reasonable.

It was a luxurious military uniform of the rank of colonel. Although it was a military uniform and its appearance was a bit plain compared to the ceremonial attire of the nobles, one could tell from the rank that was strung out with golden threads that shone with a pure golden glow that there must be something hidden beneath the appearance.

Of course, just a set of clothes could not make such a heavy sound. Inside it were several fine-crafted bolt pistols, laser pistols, etc., with patterns of different families on them.

The senior executives around him who had not known what he was busy with before finally understood what he was busy with.

B is like this, with a calm face, but behind his back he is sewing at a machine that is smoking. I was wondering why I can't find him to discuss anything recently.

"This is?"

"This is a gift to thank Colonel Zhang Ge for his contribution in the previous battle."

Gift? I didn't expect that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also want to harm me. Who knows what you will give me next time if I accept it this time. Don't be too outrageous.

Zhang Ge's heart was sweating like a soybean, and he refused:

"No, I often go to the front lines to fight. Wearing such conspicuous clothes will easily attract the attention of the enemy."

The other party didn't say anything after being rejected. He just continued to take the box with a smile and then sat back in his seat.

It doesn’t matter whether the gift is given away or not. Giving these things out just means one thing: I’ve voted, you can do whatever you want.

Because of this incident, the atmosphere that had seemed somewhat serious suddenly became much more relaxed. Many people looked at the military noble in the force feedback armor, felt the mechanical pulse of the landship under their feet, and suddenly smiled with relief.

The question that should have been the main topic was "Where did this thing under your feet come from?", but Atwood only asked Zhang Ge a question and passed it over after getting an explanation. As for the mobilization of troops, he did not even mention it.

The high-profile discussion started off well but ended badly. During the short period of conversation, the senior executives of Akaolan had already formed their own ideas, and the questioning turned into social chat.

The final result is self-evident, there is no need to put it on the table.

The largest portion of the local military force had already publicly pledged their support, leaving the rest of the army helpless to begin with. So, what else could they do now? Could they let their own PDFs figure it out?

As they chatted, several massive shadows cast a shadow in the distance, emerging through the clouds into view. They were massive ships bearing the Imperial insignia.

Chapter 150 Two Heavyweights

The fleet consisted of several small ships three to four hundred meters long, guarding an engineering ship more than three kilometers long.

Contrary to the impression we have in space, ships on Earth are usually more fragile the larger they are.

The reason for this phenomenon is simple. The larger an object is, the heavier it is. The heavier it is, the greater the pressure on the structure. At the same time, inertia will make maneuvering extremely difficult.

Under the same material conditions, facing a light spear that can penetrate the hull and make a hole with a diameter of five meters, the small boat can still continue to fly if it is not hit in a vital part, while the large ship is likely to sink due to an avalanche-like structural collapse.

Imagine two buildings with a maximum design height of 600 meters each, one of which was only built 100 meters high, while the other was built a full 550 meters. The structure of the latter is almost at its limit even in bearing its own weight, let alone facing destruction?

This is why underground armed ships are rarely seen - the weapon system itself and its supporting facilities take up too much weight.

Of course, it is not impossible to use military-grade materials to build it, but this thing is generally called another name: frigate.

But before you use this thing to bully the army, you need to pay attention to one issue. If you do this, your ship will become a very conspicuous gravitational anomaly under gravitational wave observation due to its large mass. Even the background gravitational waves of the planet itself cannot cover up your flash.

Then just pray that there are no land-based anti-aircraft weapons on this planet or no other enemy ships in space, otherwise you will first have to face a bunch of naval gun arrays of the same specifications as yours.

You have to know that gravitational waves, a phenomenon based on the curvature of space-time, are almost impossible to conceal. Theoretically, they can even transmit information across dimensions.

Unless it is equipped with some subspace or golden age black technology, the only way to hide is to let a larger gravitational field cover up its own characteristics.

At the same time, this is also the reason why space ships do not carry optical stealth modules or the like. The characteristics of gravitational waves will be exposed long before the enemy can see them with the naked eye, so there is no need to do such a thing as covering up the truth.

Well... there are exceptions. For example, some technologically advanced ancient races are able to conceal most of their characteristics, including gravitational waves.

This is also why Calgar, who was preparing his own big plan on this planet, had to cooperate with the Eldar instead of simply modifying a stealth ship himself.

After understanding this background, you will find that the seemingly mighty engineering ship is actually the weakest among those ships, and the main force is the small boats surrounding it.

As everyone watched, several ships slowly dispersed, their guns pointed unreservedly at the people below, forming a circle that surrounded the crashed ship and the landship in the center.

However, everyone was not alarmed. This was just a normal procedure. Before the identities of both parties were fully confirmed, it was necessary to remain absolutely vigilant against each other... The reason why the Akaolan side did not do so was that they did not have the ability.

Atwood looked up at a few ships for a moment, then lowered his head to the crowd and said:

"We've just completed preliminary identification via communication. We'll begin rescue efforts once someone from the ship comes down to conduct an inspection."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two Thunderhawk gunships flying out, both with the same bright blue paint scheme.

One of them flew into the crash site, which was the main garrison of Akaolan, and the other flew through the sky above the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment without hesitation, ignoring the air defense zone.

But after she moored around the top of the landship and opened the landing port, Zhang Ge understood why she dared to do this.

Standing in the front with a carefree attitude is a Space Marine.

This is not surprising, after all, this is a Thunderhawk gunship.

He was covered in an exaggerated number of medals of honor, prayers, wax seals and gold ornaments.

This is not surprising, and it is natural for veterans to lead the team.

On the helmet, the part below the eyepiece where the visor should be is covered by unfolded golden eagle wings.

This is a bit... more than a bit surprising.

Because the troops wearing this distinctive helmet are called the "Ever-Victorious Army" in the Ultramarines, they are composed of the absolute elite of the chapter and the veterans among the veterans, and are usually only responsible for the guards of senior officers and the defense of Ultramar.

To put it in an exaggerated way, their status is equivalent to that of the U Group Guards.

Their martial arts abilities are equal to those of the strongest and champions. Each of them has his or her own strengths, unique skills, and their wisdom and knowledge are astonishing. They even have the chance to bring unexpected surprises to the Primarch.

Not only that, behind this ever-victorious soldier were more than twenty Primaris Space Marines.

Before the guards could react, these Space Marines had already occupied various key positions and were almost trying to take over the control of the tribesmen from the Battle Sisters.

It was only after the ever-victorious soldier glanced at Amelia that he slightly signaled to stop him.

The reason why the Thunderhawk gunboat was so reckless was also revealed at this moment - if you shoot this thing down in your own air defense zone, the things inside it will start the second stage in your defense zone.

After seeing that the situation was under control, the ever-victorious soldier did not deal with the crowd first, but walked up to Atwood.

The expected complicated etiquette between Space Marines did not occur. He took a few steps closer and raised his palm to slap Atwood's helmet. The collision of palm and white helmet made a crisp sound, accompanied by a curse that came out of his visor without reservation:

"How come we still lost? Is this how the Second Company Commander leads you now? I've only been transferred to the Ever-Victorious Army for over a decade, and you've become like this!"

Zhang Ge's eyes twitched slightly.

Considering that Space Marines are individuals after all, it is normal for some individuals to have significant deviations in personality.

Because every new recruit in the regiment first joins the tenth company and is led by veterans, some more talented recruits are specially picked out by veterans after "graduation" and taken to their own companies to continue training. This kind of relationship makes the two closer than ordinary brothers in the regiment.

It is not difficult to imagine why Atwood, now a veteran of the White Helmets, would still bow his head and accept the scolding when facing this "master" who has fought with him for dozens or even hundreds of years.

However, Zhang Ge still had some doubts in his mind: Why would such a bad-tempered person be sent on a security mission? The master-disciple relationship shouldn't be the biggest factor.

But when one Space Marine after another walked out of the Thunderhawk gunship, and finally revealed the Battle Sister who walked out at the end, Zhang Ge suddenly smiled with relief.

Her style is also different from people's usual impression of battle sisters.

Although she was alone, even the corners of her eyes seemed to carry a hint of contempt, and the emblem on her luxurious force feedback armor indicated her identity as the Grand Sister of the Martyred Saints.

Obviously, this one is even more heavyweight.

Chapter 151: Getting into Trouble

"Who is that?"

"Sister Bryce, the commander-in-chief of the battle sisters on this planet, was among the messengers sent to request support, but I didn't expect her to come in person...Sister Bryce is known for her short temper."

When Sister Bryce appeared, Zhang Ge asked Amelia this, and Amelia knew what he really wanted to ask, so she added a supplement about Bryce's character at the end of the sentence.

Zhang Ge nodded.

From this perspective, the Extreme Warriors are not sending people randomly, but are well prepared.

And if you think about it carefully, the logic of this ever-victorious army's actions does not seem as reckless as it seems on the surface.

First of all, it was Atwood who actually took the initiative to provoke trouble. It was he who suspected Zhang Ge and proposed to challenge Amelia in a duel.

Although it is reasonable to do so, it does not prevent the matter from appearing unkind if no problem is found.

You can imagine that when Guilliman went to a monastery to borrow the Sisters of Silence, they did not agree immediately, but instead turned their weapons against him and proposed to duel with Sicarius who was following them to verify their identity.

Logically speaking, there should be no problem, but it is certainly impossible to say that it is not disgusting.

Therefore, when this ever-victorious player taught Atwood a lesson and scolded him for losing, he actually put Atwood in a weak position, and at the same time was a disguised way of giving in and saving face for Bryce.

Moreover, he was also creating a persona for himself, a persona of a reckless man. This persona was not used to deceive Bryce, but to threaten him.

If a fight really breaks out, the regiment can use reasons like "He has never used his brain, please forgive him for his previous achievements" to rescue him, or if the fight really gets out of hand, they can find a reason to cut ties and not affect others.

Other chapters are fine, but the key is that these are the Ultramarines. Unless they make any big mistakes, as long as there is a verbal reason, there is usually nothing you can do to them even if they insist on their argument.

In other words, what he means is that he will not care about the consequences, so if he gives in voluntarily, you'd better not push him any further.

In addition, this is also a transfer of power, indicating the "upper and lower" relationship with Atwood, smoothly taking over the decision-making power and authority over local senior officials originally in Atwood's hands.

After realizing this, Zhang Ge could only say that after all, that was the ever-victorious army. They could be reckless, but truly stupid people would not be able to get in.

Of course, Sister Blaise is no pushover either.

She didn't even glance at Chang Shengjun, but walked straight to Amelia, looked at her for a moment, and said bluntly:

"You did a great job. I will apply to the headquarters to appoint you as the High Sister. From now on, you will temporarily hold this position on this planet."

The hierarchy of the Grand Sisters is Grand Sister Commander → Mentor → Superior.

The Grand Sister is equivalent to the chief leader of the combat nuns in a certain area. What's more, she is the Grand Sister of the six major orders, and her status is ranked first even in the mother monastery.

If this planet was not really crucial, Sister Bryce would not be just the commander-in-chief of the combat nuns of a planet. The appointment of an ordinary commander of the nuns would be basically a fact as long as she guaranteed it.

Although this sentence was not said directly to the Ever-Victorious Army, it was almost spoken in front of their faces.

However, it did not leave any room for criticism.

Of course, the achievement required to be promoted to Grand Sister is not just to defeat a Space Marine veteran in a duel. Disgusting you is just a by-product.

But just tell me if you feel disgusted.

Watching the confrontation between the two, Zhang Ge, wearing only his dirty captain's coat and armor, had an expressionless face and was extremely nervous as he watched the joke.

There aren't many opportunities to see people of this level insulting each other.

After she finished speaking, she turned to Heloise who was standing by and said:

"Are all the others dead except those still here?"

"Yes."

"They failed to correctly judge the enemy's strategic intentions and blindly dispersed their forces, resulting in severe losses for the people and the Order, and even the ultimate loss of the defending hive."

"Yes."

Sometimes a bad temper is not expressed in the form of violent words or actions.

Although Bryce's tone was calm at the moment, the tension in his voice was almost overflowing.

"Remember how many people I asked you to take to Acoran?"