The Emperor’s Angel of Death

After finishing speaking with the Legal Marshal, Soshjan stood up from his seat, and everyone else immediately jumped up as if their chairs were electrified.

Without a word, he turned and walked to the massive floor-to-ceiling window next to the chair. By this time, the airship was very close to the hive city, and the busy industrial area below could be seen with the naked eye, along with the huge railway facilities, the trains shuttling back and forth, the roads winding through the city, and the residential areas with their scattered lights.

Suddenly, Soshjan voiced his confusion. He saw crowds of people suddenly appearing on the roads, walking on the wide roads that could accommodate the brutal Blade of Vengeance. They were wearing colorful clothes, waving colorful flags, and even carrying giant portraits over ten meters high in the middle of the procession, depicting Soshjan in his golden armor and carrying a power maul during the parade on Terra.

At the same time, fireworks bloomed in the surrounding airspace, illuminating Soshjan's face with colorful light.

Bang—

The airship's audio system quietly opened, transmitting the sound of the surrounding fireworks and the clamor of the crowd into the hall.

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"Long live the great leader, the great commander, the great hero, the guardian of the Empire, Chapter Master Soshjan·Alexey! Long live! Long live!! Long live!!!"

Soshjan frowned and turned around. By this time, Velledon XIX had carefully walked to his side.

"Governor, what's going on?"

"Chapter Master, the people of the hive city heard that you were coming and spontaneously organized to express their love for you—"

Soshjan immediately interrupted him.

"Those people who work fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I believe they shouldn't be in the mood to know who the hero of the Empire is. I appreciate your kindness, but don't do this kind of personality cult next time. It's a waste of money and manpower and completely meaningless. People are already very tired."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Just then, Soshjan caught a glimpse of a huge base being laid in an area of the upper hive, with various giant machines building enormous scaffolding.

"What are they building there?"

"That, that's a statue being built for you. It's being funded by all the nobles, factory owners, and residents of the upper hive. Once completed, it will be a full-body metal statue with a total height of 283 meters."

Hearing this, Soshjan felt even more helpless, because on Naysen IV, when he returned, they also built a giant statue of this kind in the hive city, and its total height was 282 meters—

Obviously, the people on Naysen V knew about this, so they deliberately raised it by one meter.

"Such glory should belong to the Emperor, not me."

"The hive city also has statues of the Emperor, everywhere. This is a token of love from the military and civilians of Naysen V. Please don't decline."

Soshjan sighed softly. He didn't decline the one on Naysen IV. If he declined here, it would appear that he was treating the two worlds differently. In the end, he could only give one instruction.

"Don't do it again."

"Understood, understood."

After speaking, he looked at the tidal wave of people on the ground streets. The entire surface streets of the hive city were filled with people, which was an extremely spectacular scene in itself, even more shocking than the scene he saw during the Eternal City celebration on Terra.

"Since everyone is here, I can't just leave without paying attention and let people come for nothing."

Subsequently, Soshjan asked the governor to turn on the giant projection equipment on the airship. As the governor's inspection vehicle, it was equipped with an ultra-large projection device that could project a huge image over a hundred meters high in the air medium. Every year on the Emperor's Ascension Day, the governor would give a global tour speech here.

Half a minute later, accompanied by a disturbance in the turbid air, a blue half-body image appeared in the sky above the hive city in a ripple of water-like diffusion, causing countless people to exclaim in surprise.

This was also the first time that most people had seen the appearance of an Astartes, even if it was just a projection.

"Citizens of Naysen V, I am Soshjan Alexey, Chapter Master of the Star Knights Chapter. Today, I am very fortunate to be able to come to this world, which is adjacent to the Chapter's homeworld but has never been truly reached. Everything here is both strange and great to me personally. It goes without saying that it is strange, but from the moment I entered the atmosphere of this world, I felt that this world has great but also suffering people. I have traveled through countless battlefields, experienced countless wars, and led one war after another, but only at this moment did I realize how much it costs to drive the beast of war. The people of Naysen V are great, it is your sweat and blood that have forged the sword of war that defends the Empire, so here I represent the Star Knights Chapter to express our most sincere respect to all the residents of Naysen V!"

As he spoke, Soshjan gave an Aquila salute, then lowered his arm. At this time, the crowd crowded on the streets became silent. They all looked up at the strange warrior, with doubt, incomprehension, confusion, and exhaustion permeating the crowd, but their numb hearts also began to be slightly touched.

"However, I also see everyone's pain, the almost endless labor, the torment of diseases caused by pollution, the always hungry stomachs, the inability to raise healthy children, I can see all of this, so now is the best moment to be honest, to bravely speak the truth, to speak the whole truth! I am an Astartes, the defender of humanity, and I will not hesitate to face today's situation! Therefore, let me first state my firm belief—Naysen V will usher in unprecedented changes, this will be a change that affects everyone, just like what the Star Knights once did on Naysen IV!"

"This is not a slow and gentle breeze, but a swift and violent storm! Because right now, a large number of Imperial citizens are facing serious survival problems, and the vast majority of people are exchanging extremely meager rewards for hard labor. I will never deny these dark realities!"

"But I am gratified that the Emperor is still giving us grace. There have been no disasters or wars here, and peace is the greatest wealth. Now the key is how to use this wealth to benefit the smallest individuals! On the other hand, I hope everyone can understand that our troubles are by no means due to a lack of supplies, but how to allow everyone to obtain the fairest possible distribution results. This will take some time, but one thing I can confirm is that the tithe paid to the Empire has been cancelled, and the Star Knights will not ask for it now. All burdens increased due to the tithe will be cancelled immediately!"

"In addition, three more points will be implemented as soon as possible. First, ensure that everyone's working hours are limited to 10 hours. Second, children under the age of 14 will receive no less than 300 grams of extra food allowance per person per day. Finally, it is mandatory that all workers must receive basic protective equipment at work! And in the future, regarding employment, food, medical care, education, and even housing issues, the managers will formulate new plans and programs. Our ultimate goal is to create a vibrant, dynamic, prosperous world with strong industrial production capacity and self-sustainability!" (Suddenly feels a bit like playing Tropico)

After speaking, Soshjan lowered his head slightly, as if looking at the common people below.

"This is my promise, and the Star Knights' promise, to everyone, and it will be fulfilled under the witness of the Emperor!"

The next moment, the entire hive city, all streets and alleys, boiled unprecedentedly—

Here is a note, in the previous chapter some readers said that the Empire does not have a network, but that is not true. The Empire does have an information network, but there is no stable inter-stellar network, but a global network can be done. For example, the upper hive's information station is connected to every data slate in the lower hive. The Empire's information transmission technology is really not that primitive. Also, managing a planet really doesn't require any AI, and humans are not so useless.