The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Chapter 2937: Ustad's Weakness

When Soshjan heard this, his head buzzed. He even blamed Vidrian a little for discovering this first. If he had discovered it, perhaps he could have dealt with it then, instead of now, when the Tyranids were already alerted, and it was too late to act.

In this situation, human power is temporarily useless for dealing with the Tyranid constructs on Sandheim Five.

So he had to blame Vidrian again. Now that he was standing here, Soshjan couldn't use the Eldar's power. As for the Bone Dynasty, Soshjan wasn't sure if the Flayer's portals would still work under the powerful psychic energy. However, the Bone Dynasty had already fought the Tyranids, and with the evolutionary ability of this creature, it probably had already evolved countermeasures.

More importantly, if Vidrian had just finished talking to him, and then this world was dealt with, it would be too easy to arouse suspicion.

Unable to think of a good solution for a while, Soshjan had to entrust Vidrian to continue monitoring the surroundings, while he went to the Adeptus Mechanicus to see if they could find a solution. Of course, he also told the other party not to act rashly. The situation there was currently unknown, and a rash attack would be very dangerous. Although he blamed this castellan in his heart, Soshjan did not want the Imperium to lose a Watch Commander.

After working for nearly a week before and after returning to the Cardinal World, Soshjan finally had a brief rest, while also waiting for news from the other side.

In a heavily guarded and remote palace in the Holy City, Soshjan, who had just taken a bath and was steaming all over, lay on the soft big bed, covered with a blanket below the waist, with his eyes slightly closed. A figure was sitting on his bare chest, leaning forward, her ten slender jade fingers massaging his forehead and temples.

The soft and plump delicate body was only draped in a silk nightgown as thin as cicada wings, reflecting a blood-boiling body curve outline in the hazy light. Moreover, with the movements of her hands, not only did her scattered golden hair sway slightly, but also those two full fruits, which were so full that an ordinary person's hand could not grasp them, swayed with an alluring rhythm in front of Soshjan.

"...That Lord Pontifex is quite generous, sending over twenty Macabean Janissaries at once. How many Macabean Janissaries are there anyway?"

"If I remember correctly, there are probably more than two thousand."

"Oh, so many. This is really the first time I've known. The Ecclesiarchy is quite good at hiding things."

Hearing Soshjan's teasing, Vilette let out a soft laugh.

"The Adeptus Mechanicus and the Inquisition have even more secrets. Every institution in the Imperium is trying to strengthen itself, because only in this way can they shape the Imperium according to their own expectations and resist the transformation of other forces. It is this kind of game that has shaped the current Imperium."

"During this time... what do you think of Ustad's performance?"

In fact, Soshjan didn't really want to ask this question, but in the end, he decided to understand Vilette's opinion, after all, the positions were different, and perhaps the perspective on the problem was also different.

Hearing Soshjan's question, Vilette's movements stopped for a few seconds, and then she replied softly:

"He is trying to imitate your behavior in all aspects. I can see that he wants to establish an image of a majestic and fair ruler and a fair coordinator in front of mortals, but many times he judges things only based on right and wrong instead of gains and losses, and he is sometimes easily deceived by people."

"You're talking about the Conclave?"

"Ustad has a characteristic in his personality. Once it is someone who suits his personality, he easily believes the other party. Before, there was a middle-level cadre in the Conclave, who was of commoner origin and very capable and decisive, and also had good skills. He also pretended to be a warmonger who was very eager to go to the battlefield, which Ustad trusted very much. The other party often reported to him various deeds and situations of '奸商劣豪', and Ustad always let him take people to ransack their homes. I once talked to Ustad about this kind of person, you can use him as a weapon to attack those disobedient nobles, but you must never trust him... Ustad didn't listen. It wasn't until I sent someone undercover to expose the crimes of that middle-level cadre, who relied on the authority given by Ustad to manipulate his family to treat human life as grass and privately amass wealth, that Ustad was furious and personally killed that cadre who was very suitable for doing dirty work."

In fact, Soshjan had heard about this matter before, but Ustad was unwilling to mention it, and he did not pursue it.

"You think he has a problem with his vision of people?"

"Perhaps, he still needs to be trained. He hasn't been in contact with enough mortals. Before, when he was in charge of the Nason System, he was mainly responsible for the affairs of the Chapter Monastery. After the foundation you laid, the governors in the system can handle their own affairs well and don't need him to ask too much."

After speaking, Vilette saw Soshjan's brows furrow again, so she lowered her head and kissed his face.

"Cultivating a manager is much more difficult than cultivating a warrior. In fact, compared to other Space Marines, I think his level is already quite high. Don't frown, let me tell you something interesting. Did Talos tell you that Sablin heard a case?"

"Hearing a case? What case did he hear?"

"A case of adultery, or rather, rape."

"Adultery? Hmm?"

"During a suppression of a Genestealer uprising, Sablin inadvertently encountered a trial. The local judge was preparing to hang a young man because his widowed sister-in-law accused him of raping her in the bedroom. At that time, the servants watched her run out with her clothes disheveled, shouting for help. Then people caught the young man who was drunk and almost naked. At the same time, the woman was also verified to have just had sexual intercourse. This can be said to be irrefutable evidence, so the judge immediately sentenced the young man to hanging. However, the young man, who had sobered up, firmly denied that he had raped his sister-in-law, and even said that his sister-in-law and the servants were having an affair and he was caught, but there was no evidence of this."

"There's such a thing? Then how did Sablin deal with it?"

"I don't know how Sablin made his judgment at the time. He chose to appear on the execution ground, which scared everyone. Then he asked about the whole process of the case and repeatedly asked the woman if she had been raped by her younger uncle, and it was a rape after drinking. The woman said very firmly that she was. Guess what decision he made?"

"Uh... I can't guess."

"Sablin pointed to a guard on the execution ground and told him to go and rape the woman now."

"Ah? Hiss, I seem to understand."

"You thought of it, although the guard was very scared, he was even more afraid of the Space Marine, so he had to choose to do it. As a result, the woman struggled very hard. After all, she was only in her early thirties and about 1.8 meters tall. The guard couldn't subdue her at all. So Sablin called a second guard, but it still didn't work. The woman simply curled up into a ball and rolled around on the ground. The guards couldn't do anything to her without using violence. Finally, Sablin ordered to stop in everyone's stunned silence."