novelden Chapter 1055 Weeding out the fittest
Chapter 1055 Weeding out the fittest
Even a Space Marine would feel intimidated by Curze's gaze, let alone the officials and nobles in front of him. They felt that their blood was coagulating and their hearts stopped beating, like a piece of meat that a butcher could not resist.
The corners of Cozzi's mouth raised slightly, he withdrew his gaze, and hid behind Fulgen, making no movement.
Is this a reminder?
Fulgrim couldn't help but think more about Coze's behavior, and his gentle and friendly face was a little more suspicious and scrutinized. He looked back at Vulkan and found that he was still troubled by the over-enthusiasm of the crowd. With a smile on his face, he explained to everyone the origin of his dark skin and red eyes.
It doesn't matter, I'm enough alone.
Fulgrim made up his mind and did not want to waste any more time with these people. He said bluntly, "Since there is a demon, do you have any clues about the demon?"
As he spoke, Fulgrim strode towards the spire. No one could stop him, they could only reluctantly follow Fulgrim and walk quickly. Several officials rushed to Fulgrim, but the useless robes they wore hindered their steps.
Open the door and enter the steeple. The situation in the hall suddenly reminded Fulgrim of his fallen past. Hundreds of chains with hooks fell from the ceiling, and each one hung a human being restrained by prison equipment. They wailed and begged for mercy from the executioners, but received no kindness and instead led to more evil deeds being committed on themselves.
How come this place hasn’t exploded with the Corruption of Khorne and the Corruption of Slaanesh yet? Fulgan's eyelids twitched, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became. Then he suddenly remembered the news he had received during the previous meeting in the throne room. To show his sincerity, Tzeentch withdrew all the demons that invaded reality.
The problem is that Tzeentch only informed Lin Fan and other high-level officials, and he did not have the leisure to send revelations to every imperial world. To the vast majority of Imperial soldiers and civilians, the devil still exists, hiding in the shadows and waiting to strike.
"Put them down, there are no demons here." Fulgrim said this. The officials and nobles following him looked anxious and shouted, "No, no! They are too dangerous! If something goes wrong, The whole world is going to suffer. You idiots, move quickly, don’t let them stain your eyes!”
"Are you doubting my judgment? I order you to put them down!" Fulgrim yelled and began to miss Perturabo's anger. If he were here, he would definitely not say a word to these people. of.
If you can do it, do it, if you can't do it, get out, and if you dare to stop me, you'll be kicked to pieces!
Fulgrim's power should not be underestimated either. Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, their faces becoming increasingly desperate and pale. This reaction could only arouse more suspicion from the original body.
"You..." Just as Fulgrim spoke, a sweaty noble suddenly raised his hand. An ancient and deadly weapon was hidden in his long sleeves, which was probably excavated deep in the planet.
But he has no chance to use it, and there is no need for Fulgen to take action. The Emperor's Children, whose armor styles had been modified to be simple and clean, tightly controlled the officials and nobles. Although they controlled their own power, the mortal bodies still felt pain.
The executioner stopped what he was doing and looked at Fulgen in confusion. Fulgrim looked livid at this, for these men were so audacious as to raise their weapons against a Primarch, an official acting under the orders of the Terran government.
"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation." Fulgrim looked coldly at the noble who tried to fire, and then Curze poked his head out from behind Fulgrim again.
"Look at these, my brother." Cozz chuckled, with the smell of fresh blood lingering on his body, "Or do you have a detective mentality? Do you like to deal with things like peeling off the cocoons?"
Taking a stack of paper from Curze's hand, Fulgan was no longer surprised by the texture of human skin.
When I opened it, I found that the general contents were covenants between several families. The names of many people are emblazoned in the blanks of the last few pages, which is ironclad proof that if the alliance is threatened by external threats, everyone on it will not be able to escape and will have to do everything they can to serve the alliance.
After browsing, Fulgen briefly summarized the content. Basically, it is to let your family members replace many positions in the world empire department, thus keeping the entire world firmly in the hands of the family.
Power is intricately intertwined, and interests flow among them.
Until this point, Fulgen felt that he could still accept it. There are many examples of families serving the empire as a unit. Some families have even won countless honors on the battlefield, so much so that their family emblems have the honor to be carved on both sides of the road leading to the palace for people to admire. But the problem is, Not all families are like that.
"I can understand that you want to become new officials. I can see that your world has been greatly damaged in the previous war. Restoring order as soon as possible and exerting the government's effectiveness is a good choice... But, you really Are you capable of taking on the responsibility of managing the world?”
Facing Fulgrim's inquiry, the officials and nobles controlled by the Emperor's Son saw the hope of survival, and rushed to show him their intelligence and diligence. But Fulgrim didn't have any thoughts about their answers, he just sighed casually.
"Sometimes I always think that the maintenance of the empire is indispensable without the dedication of those loyal people. They are not afraid of life and death, and they fight one after another. They use their own flesh and blood and souls to build a great wall to protect all living beings..."
Fulgrim shook his head, feeling a little sad, and then shouted sternly and angrily at the officials and nobles.
"I also shelter you opportunistic bastards! You don't know what responsibility is and what dedication is! You are just like hungry insects that devour all the power and interests you can see! During the war, you hide behind and wait. After peace, you will crawl out and use the ashes of heroes to take a step further, right?"
Everyone trembled and lowered their heads. Fulgrim's scolding was absolutely correct. All the people with lofty ideals on this planet had died in the previous wars. The demons were running rampant, slaughtering civilian soldiers and deliberately hunting them. Under the instruction of Tzeentch, the demon deliberately spared those guys who were full of evil deeds and unworthy of their virtue. The damage this group of people caused to the empire was no less than that of demons. They only needed to move their lips and shake their wine glasses in the luxurious hall to make thousands of people work hard, and they could also judge in the name of demons. Guys who want to fight back. After all, the empire has no legal system, only authority that cannot be defied.
If it were before, the situation might not be so bad. After all, the demons of Khorne are behind it, and everyone from top to bottom is war-mad and looks down on cowards and conspirators. There are even divine dogs in the realm of Khorne that specialize in hunting such people, and many weapons that burn fire and spit blood are indispensable from the blood and skulls of evildoers. In a sense, Khorne's existence actually purified the empire's government system.