Chapter 980: The Corrupt Prime Minister of the Old Empire
The core of power in Holy Terra is immersed in silent decay.
Although the Prime Minister should be working in the Terra Palace, Qi Bodu had already left.
The new Prime Minister has several residences. Qi Bodu would meet with government officials at one of them. No one knew which residence he would be in each day. Even those who were scheduled to meet with him could only find out at short notice.
Most of the time, he was not in any official residence, but in his "carriage", planning many matters.
His Prime Minister's orders still appeared from time to time in Holy Terra's public broadcasts; many imperial government officials still received his orders.
However, the specific circumstances of obedience are not necessarily the same.
Any bureaucrat loyal to the empire and humanity, seeing his current appearance, would not be able to continue to be loyal to him and believe that he is still the same Qi Bodu.
Deep within Qi Bodu's bulging eyeballs, a turbid green light danced. Putrefactive fluid oozed from beneath his velvet robe, and at his feet, one rotten plant after another was cultivated. Numerous mosquitoes and 'elves' were playing among them, giving the place a strange and vibrant appearance.
His fat, bloated knuckles drummed against the edge of the table, his belly was big enough to fit three adults, and his facial features were squeezed out by his fat face... Only those who were familiar with him could barely recognize that Qi Bodu had become like this. He was actually the last integrator of the old empire's politics and the once-capable Prime Minister of the empire!
Logically, his life should have ended decades ago.
Human elites certainly have access to life-extending surgeries, and it is common for them to live for three to five hundred years.
However, no matter how advanced the technology is, it is only a life-extending surgery, not an immortality surgery.
Qi Bodu, who could not become an immortal, had his life span extended by the fifth life-extending surgery and had no other options.
A sixth life-extending surgery? That's the guillotine. In the entire empire's ten-thousand-year history, only two or three people have managed to survive a sixth surgery.
Although the powerful, especially those at Qi Bodu's level, often insisted on having the procedure done once when there was no other option, even if it meant wasting resources, rationally, everyone knew that it would only result in another death—a natural death or death on the operating table.
Before the catastrophe, he had paid a high price to obtain a promise from Gu Hang.
A nominal high-ranking chairmanship in exchange for an improved life-extending surgery that could extend his life by another sixty to one hundred years.
However, the outbreak of scarlet scars changed everything.
After the two places were cut off, there was no news from the alliance on the other side of the rift, in the easternmost part of the empire. Although he tried hard, he really couldn't find Gu Hang to perform this operation on him.
But Qi Bodu really didn't want to die.
Before the catastrophe, he had already grasped the highest power of the entire empire; the outbreak of the catastrophe completely destroyed all his plans, but he still tried his best to maintain the operation of the Terra government. At that time, the situation in the entire Terra and even the Solar Star Region was still pretty good.
However, his life was already in its twilight years.
In the last stage of his life, he had no intention of taking care of political affairs, but instead tried every possible way to keep himself alive.
Yet, he stubbornly clung to power.
Not conflicting at all.
If he wants to survive, he must have enough power. Otherwise, how can he mobilize so much manpower and resources to find a way to prolong his life?
If you really survive but lose your power, what is the meaning of such a life?
The weaker he was, the more obsessed he became with power. Anything that even remotely threatened his power would be met with his full force.
This is of course very disruptive to the functioning of the government, especially in such difficult times.
However, no one opposed him.
A sick tiger is still powerful, who dares to provoke it?
Everyone knew he was going to die, and no one wanted to endure the madness before his death.
Besides, there is no need.
Be patient, everything will be fine when he dies.
However, no one waited for that day.
After trying every possible way to survive but to no avail, he was filled with endless despair and a longing for life. At this moment, he heard a voice from the unknown. The voice was extremely kind and brought a magical blessing. As long as he accepted it, he would be able to recover.
He had hesitated, but he finally couldn't hold back when he was dying.
And the blessing came so quickly.
His withered body became full of energy in a very short time. He felt full of energy and vitality.
He claimed that this was a blessing from the Emperor, who appreciated his contributions as Chancellor of the Empire for over 140 years and granted him generous grace to restore his health.
But the hateful and abominable traitor actually dared to say that this was a blessing from the evil god and that he was polluted!
The Inquisition, the Golden Knights, the Ministry of Justice, the Imperial Guards, the Assassin's Court... all these guys who deserved to be hanged, who had all received his kindness, came one after another.
At the beginning, we started from the dark, conducting investigations and spying.
Later, it evolved into secret assassinations and open questioning.
But what’s the use?
He was well prepared and did a lot of things in secret.
He made an impassioned speech at the Supreme Council, and the high lords in the councils supported him as always.
These high lords were as close to him as ever, and in private, he generously shared the blessings he had received with everyone.
Although not all, it was enough for him to get enough votes in the Supreme Council.
Everyone has gained health and eternal life. That is a blessing from God. What's wrong with that?
In the future, we can work together to rule the entire empire forever!
However, even though the Supreme Council had already made a final decision, those damn traitors still refused to give in!
In the end, even with the Inquisition leading the way and the Imperial Guards leading the team, they broke into his Prime Minister's residence in the Terra Palace!
But he had still anticipated this.
He transferred early.
He declared these people traitors and called on the power of the entire empire to bury them completely!
Many government officials followed him out of the palace and formed an imperial government to keep it running. A large number of troops loyal to the Prime Minister's Office also received eternal blessings and fought for him.
In the Hive City, with its trillions of inhabitants, the Blessing had actually been spreading for years. Inspired by the Prime Minister's grace, they gathered around him, rapidly expanding the scale of the inspiration and the gift.
Billions of people are thinking of the name of the loving Father.
The empire will last forever.
Eternal in any way.
(End of this chapter)
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