The Emperor’s Angel of Death

After completing the basic planet terraforming, the subsequent series of operations no longer required Sorshyan's personal involvement. Since the Araknids had adopted the ship as their new home, their safety during this period was entirely the responsibility of the Royal Court. Fleets would regularly patrol their world, and the Araknids would not need to invest their energy and resources in military affairs. What they needed to do now was to reproduce and multiply, striving to expand their population and develop their own strength. After all, Sorshyan didn't want a "baby" that needed care; he wanted a powerful vassal capable of not only protecting themselves but also sharing the Royal Court's military burden.

In the early stages of the Araknids' development, the Royal Court would provide them with essential resources, including highly nutritious food, etc. Of course, this didn't mean they would do nothing but have children.

Because the Royal Court was responsible for the Araknids' space defense, they were required to provide an army composed of males and Swift-raiders to serve the Royal Court. Considering the small number of Araknid males and their reproductive duties, the size of this force would be controlled to around 1,000, with regular rotations. Additionally, the Araknids possessed a very strong but lightweight flexible metal material that Sorshyan found promising. Woven with their unique metal weaving techniques, the "Twelve-Cash Garment" could effectively absorb various forms of energy, including physical impacts. It was well-suited as armor lining, especially for the Eldar, who had high demands for speed and agility. Adding a layer of lining had almost no impact, and when combined with Wraithbone armor, it could provide immunity to ordinary shuriken or toxin crystal rifle fire, or even a single burst from a Space Marine bolter.

Of course, because it was a metal material, humans could also use it. The Araknids' next task was to have children, restore productivity and civilization, and provide the Royal Court with a certain amount of "Twelve-Cash Garments," mostly in Eldar sizes, with a small number of larger "components." Sorshyan planned to take them back and have the warriors test their effectiveness.

Finally, having finished dealing with matters, Sorshyan returned to the Royal Court with Veronica.

Of course, there were still a pile of things to deal with upon returning. First was to reward those who had performed outstandingly in this operation. Sorshyan created a set of medals based on the ancient empire's honor system as rewards for those with meritorious service, and he included outstanding personnel in the ranks of reserve officers—since formal military reform had not yet begun, it could only be considered as reserves.

The most outstanding performers in this operation were the fighter squadrons and heavy tank units. For example, Inarrek, the Hierarch of the Crimson Hunters' Vaul Forge Shrine, single-handedly shot down 179 Tau aircraft of various types. His efficiency could only be described as horrifying. Therefore, Sorshyan awarded him the "Spear of Vaul" medal and title, and granted him the status of a member of the Spirit Tree Council. Also worth mentioning was the 11th Scorpion Heavy Tank Squadron's "Grumpy" and its crew. This Scorpion Heavy Tank achieved 101 kills in this battle, all enemy battlesuits and vehicles. Therefore, Sorshyan also awarded each of the two drivers, Georg and Ribbentrop, a Silver Phoenix Medal, and allowed them to use the Yin-Yang symbol of Asuryan on their vehicle.

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Upon learning that the two came from the Bloody Forest Conspiracy Group, Sorshyan took the opportunity to praise Dorar. However, Dorar seemed a little embarrassed at the time. In fact, he didn't even remember these two, but he still pretended to care and encouraged them to continue fighting for the Royal Court.

After dealing with the matter of merits, the next thing was to deal with the sinners.

This attack on the Royal Court by the Black Heart Conspiracy Group was a long-planned one. They had been trying to plant spies within the Royal Court since its early days. Initially, this behavior was not easy because the Royal Court had few people, and everyone knew each other well. However, with the expansion of the Royal Court and the rapid increase in the number of people, this became easier. The boundary between the people of Commorragh and the Ark Wanderers was very blurred. Like Yvraine, who went from the Ark to Commorragh and then left Commorragh, there were many Wanderers who wandered back and forth between the Ark, pirates, and Commorragh. And getting a soul stone was not a very difficult thing, which made it very difficult for the Royal Court to screen Wanderers who came to settle down. This was also why Sorshyan asked Dorar to establish the Golden Feather Guard, a special police agency.

Although most of Commorragh's spies had been identified under the long-term surveillance of the Golden Feather Guard, there were still a few who slipped through the net. In this attack, some of the spies who slipped through the net caused a considerable degree of damage to the Royal Court. Even a Spirit Tree Councilor from Iyanden was assassinated. They also attempted to detonate a small vortex weapon, but fortunately, it was stopped in time. After the Golden Feather Guard interrogated and hunted down the traitors, a total of 211 Royal Court residents in different positions were arrested for espionage, and another 192 were killed for resisting.

However, in addition to those spies who actively participated in sabotage and subversion activities, there were also a few spies who did not carry out activities. During their time in the Royal Court, they became tired of life in Commorragh and the manipulation of the Conspiracy Group for various reasons, and instead jumped to the side of the Royal Court. It was precisely because of these spies who defected that the Golden Feather Guard was able to control most of the spies.

For those spies who engaged in hostile activities, after discussing with Veronica, Sorshyan ordered that all those who did not harm people's lives should be "exiled"—banished to an island in a savage kingdom, given basic living supplies and dragon training, so that they could gradually wash away the blood and violence brought from Commorragh in a simple life.

The reason for this decision was, on the one hand, that the Eldar population determined that the death penalty was not the best choice, and on the other hand, to give those agents sent by Vect or those Royal Court residents who were infiltrated and coerced by them a "thought," so that they would have a way out, so that they would not go all the way to the dark after being threatened by the Conspiracy Group.

There were also the problems of those prisoners. A total of 10,612 people were captured in this Black Heart Conspiracy Group attack, including 152 Sslyth, which had been handed over to Veronica for disposal. The rest were all low-level Conspiracy Group warriors, Hedonist Captains, and only two high-ranking commanders, Dracula. In fact, this attack force itself was not the main force. As a behemoth claiming to have millions of people, the Black Heart Conspiracy Group, in addition to the armed forces under the command of the major Archons, also had many peripheral forces. This time, what Korrezh Vhrelkh, one of the five great Archons, led was actually a "detachment," and there were not many of his own confidants at all. They were all miscellaneous Conspiracy Group cannon fodder. Its main role was to confuse the Royal Court and make the Royal Court misjudge the direction of the attack. The main force should be a secret force called the "Seventh Shard" led by another Archon, Talireh. This was an elite force equipped with ancient empire armaments.