Chapter 971, Return Soon
Faced with two different messages from Holy Terra and Mars, who should Robert believe?
Of course no one believes it!
Judging from the way it looks now, something must have happened.
There was not enough information to determine who was in trouble, but Robert decided to go and see it with his own eyes.
At the same time, in order to protect himself and avoid being trapped by problems on Mars, he was very cautious in leading the fleet forward, always maintaining the formation, and a large number of reconnaissance ships were projected outward.
Later, it was proved that it was indeed Holy Terra that had the accident.
The reconnaissance ship that reached the front saw that a war was going on on Holy Terra!
Robert paid close attention and demanded that every piece of intelligence from the front be passed directly to him.
Through this intelligence information, Robert felt that the war currently taking place on Holy Terra did not seem to be an invasion by an "external" enemy, but more like an internal unrest.
But this is even stranger.
Holy Terra is a place with a huge population, reaching trillions. The ocean has been drained and densely packed nest cities have been built. Not only is the living space cramped, but many areas are also destined to lack control.
It is actually normal for riots to occur.
Not to mention the era since the Great Cataclysm, even in the past when everything was fine, the situation was not necessarily peaceful.
With such a large base number, coupled with the fact that the empire was indeed very corrupt and inefficient, it was normal for some unrest to break out.
However, unrest is easy to break out and easy to suppress.
Not to mention the imperial guards who have been stationed inside the palace for a long time. After all, these "otakus" will not leave the house even if something big happens.
But in addition to the Imperial Guard, the Golden Knights, one of the founding chapters, were also stationed on Holy Terra for a long time. They had a history of suppressing riots many times.
Apart from them, the defense force on Holy Terra is still formidable.
The Solar Legion was the elite of the Astra Militarum. Totaling over ten billion, while a significant number of them were outside Holy Terra at the onset of the Cataclysm and would never return, nearly half remained permanently within Holy Terra.
They are the absolute main force in suppressing Holy Terra.
Beyond them, the Ministry of Justice couldn't be ignored either. Holy Terra was the Ministry of Justice's home base, and the police force there was no less well-equipped and well-trained than an elite military. The difference lay in the police force's greater emphasis on investigation, bomb suppression, urban warfare, and small-scale operations.
Perhaps, if deployed in large-scale military formations and engaged in open-field operations, the law enforcement forces would be no match for the military. After all, their equipment and training differ, and the scenarios they face are different. However, when it comes to suppressing riots in urban environments, they are clearly more professional.
The number of police officers from the Ministry of Justice in Holy Terra is no less than that of the Solar Expeditionary Force.
The Ministry of Justice, in addition to the basic police force, also has a large number of elite police officers. Power armor and Terminator armor - of course, both are force feedback versions that can be equipped by mortals, and these are also equipped.
In addition to the two main forces of the Solar Legion and the Ministry of Justice, there are also forces like the Inquisition and the Assassin's Court...
There are enough capable people on Holy Terra to deal with the riots.
Throughout Holy Terra's history, there have been virtually no successful uprisings.
But what if it’s not simply unrest?
In the solar system, with such turbulent waves of the Warp, it is only natural that deep Chaos corruption would arise.
In fact, before the Age of Cataclysm, Chaos corruption had always been prevalent among the poor population of the lower hive cities on Holy Terra.
However, beneath the scarlet scars, it must have become more serious.
Of course, the unrest caused by the Chaos Corruption bonus alone is still not terrible.
But what if the very defenses that were supposed to suppress unrest were also corrupted?
Astra Militarum generals, police bureaucrats... these things have happened in history.
At this point, it's still not particularly scary.
After all, Chaos corruption has always been the core threat that the Human Empire has been facing. The State Religion, the Mechanicus, the Inquisition, the Ministry of Justice... they all have a series of strict mechanisms to carry out various aspects of supervision.
But what if the corruption goes even deeper? What if it reaches a point where even these institutions are corrupted?
It’s hard to say if it will come to this.
We can even add another layer of terrifying reality - even without the corruption of Chaos, are humans a perfect race?
In this chaotic world, even if there is no chaos and corruption, the many powerful people on the planet definitely have a lot of little thoughts.
Corrupted by Chaos, teased by whispers from the Warp...
"Huh..." Robert let out a long sigh.
Now, no matter how complicated or difficult the situation on Holy Terra was, he had to face it.
That was something he had been mentally prepared to face.
Otherwise, he could have come alone, so why would he bring a huge Terra expeditionary force with him?
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When the Terra Expeditionary Force arrived near Holy Terra, he didn't need to take the initiative to contact the surface this time. The communication information from the surface arrived first.
However, this is a warning message.
They still don't recognize Robert's identity.
Totally expected.
Whether they are truly cautious and do not believe in the resurrection of the Son of God, or they actually believe it but for various reasons, especially because they do not want the Son of God to return to his throne and seize power, they may do so.
Robert replied with a stern letter, emphasizing his identity and legitimacy. In the name of the Regent of the Empire, he demanded that all political and military forces on Holy Terra must obey his orders if they remained loyal.
Here, he did not fall into the trap of so-called identity verification.
If we really let the group of people on the ground verify their identities, no matter how real their identities are, they have countless means and can use the name of procedural justice to delay time until the end of time.
Instead, he had to take the initiative.
And where is his initiative?
There are two levels, both of which are important.
First, his identity.
Before he fell asleep, in addition to being the Son of God and the Lord of the Legion, he also had another particularly important and not to be ignored identity: the Regent of the Empire.
Just by looking at the name, you can tell how important this identity is.
He was the undisputed supreme legitimate ruler of the imperial government, even a dictator.
As long as the emperor has not returned, he is the master of the empire.
And this identity was never taken away until he was seriously injured and fell into a deep sleep.
It's perfectly normal. Who could possibly deprive them of their rights? Besides, why bother wasting time on eleven ancient mythological figures who were already fast asleep and unable to wake up?
Now, this legal identity is here, and it is the greatest source of legitimacy for his rule over the entire empire.
As for the second source of his initiative, it was the large-scale expeditionary force he led, which had returned to its peak after being replenished by the alliance.
He was determined to make good use of his advantages.
The order he issued to Holy Terra was not just directed at a single government. He also used secret channels to send a different letter to every key force on Holy Terra, including the Custodians, asking them to support him.
In addition, he drove his army into the lunar orbit.
(End of this chapter)
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