Warhammer, but Emperor's Chosen

If he had rushed over and slapped the evidence in Locksim's face, he wouldn't have been as arrogant towards Noah as before.

But if all the evidence was revealed at the beginning, Locksim would definitely do everything possible to destroy the evidence. That's why Noah deliberately concealed the evidence, waiting for the arrival of the Inquisition's investigation fleet. Only by making the evidence public in front of everyone can Corden Tertius' rebellion be confirmed.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Locksim could only helplessly explain:

"I don't have the relevant memory in my data storage."

"Memory can be modified." Nuo Nuo said suddenly.

Locksim stopped talking and put into practice what silence is golden with his actions.

But in this situation, he couldn't keep silent just because he wanted to. Thaddeus knocked on the table again:

"Deputy Director of Locksim Foundry, how are you going to deal with this matter?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Loxim, and the conference room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

They were waiting for Loxim's explanation.

"Isn't the evidence already conclusive? Why are we still talking about it?"

Cassia looked at this scene, frowned slightly, and muttered something in a low voice.

Even though she was naive, she knew that rebellion had to be dealt with with a heavy hand.

Otherwise, if a rebellion is not suppressed, wouldn't other worlds follow suit?

Therefore, even if it means both sides will suffer losses, the Empire will definitely suppress the rebellion at all costs, especially those rebellions that occur in important worlds!

Although Cassia was talking to herself, her quiet complaints were still heard by many people in the completely silent environment.

But even though they heard it, no one spoke.

No one explained to her why.

If the target of suppression this time was an ordinary civilized world, Zoulas would definitely not show mercy. He would not even bother to find out if there was any inside story. Instead, he would directly fire at the planet's capital and demand the planet's immediate surrender. This was also the Empire's consistent policy for suppressing rebellion.

Simple, direct and efficient.

But Forge World is different.

Each forge world is unique, and their status is almost irreplaceable. Therefore, in order to preserve the industrial capacity of the forge world, they cannot carry out large-scale orbital bombardment of the planet, and can only send the Astra Militarum to carry out a long-term ground war of attrition, gradually wearing out the rebels' manpower.

This will certainly preserve the industrial capacity of the Forge World, but a long-term war will inevitably lead to a restriction in the supply of military supplies.

Once Corden Tertius is drawn into the war, it will last for at least several years or even decades, which means that its industrial capacity will not be able to serve the Empire for at least several years. This will undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the Astra Militarum and the Imperial Navy fighting abroad.

A large number of Astra Militarum and Imperial Navy will be unable to launch attacks due to the loss of supplies from Corden Tertius. Those rebellious planets that should have been suppressed or those planets invaded by aliens will not be able to receive timely rescue.

In order to suppress the rebellion of Corden Tetius, the Empire will be forced to invest massive military forces and astronomical logistical supplies into Corden Tetius's war of attrition, and more worlds will lose the support they should have received.

By then, the empire will not only lose Corden Tertius, but hundreds of worlds will be affected!

No one dares to release the beast of war unless it is absolutely necessary.

So even though Hobotov's rebellion was a foregone conclusion, and even though everyone understood that the Forge World of Corden Tertius would definitely not be able to remain immune, no one dared to start a war easily.

They were still waiting for the attitude of Locksim, the deputy director of foundry.

Since Loxim is sitting here, it means that he is willing to negotiate, which means that he should not have participated in Hobotov's rebellion.

Since there is still something to talk about, then everything can be discussed!

Facing the judge's eagle-like sharp gaze, Loxim spoke:

"Any signs of corruption will be severely punished, and all those associated with Hobotov will be ruthlessly purged,"

"not enough!"

Zoulas said coldly, "All mechanical priests of Corden Tertius must be purified!"

He doesn't want war, but if war doesn't happen, he must ensure that the corruption of Corden Tertius is thoroughly cleansed. The easiest way to do this is to destroy all living things on the planet!

Anyone who is alive can be corrupted, even those who have passed the review may have hidden corruption. In the history of the empire for tens of thousands of years, there have been countless examples that prove that the corruption of Chaos is everywhere.

To be on the safe side, the most effective way is to conduct a comprehensive purification of the planet.

Although tens of millions of people will die as a result, such trivial matters are of no consequence.

Compared with the safety of the Forge World, what are tens of millions of casualties?

The lost population can also be transferred from other nearby forging worlds to replace all the workers and mechanical priests of the original world. The industrial capacity of the forging world will not be threatened, and it will only be shut down for a few days or more than ten days at most. Zoulas can accept such a result!

Everyone must die, this is his bottom line!

Thaddeus said nothing. Although he and Zolas had completely different personalities, he also agreed to this plan.

Corden Tertius must be thoroughly purified!

"can."

Locksim was silent for a while, but finally chose to compromise.

The moment Noah produced the evidence, he had no chance to turn the situation around, not even to quibble. No one would believe someone who was contaminated by Chaos.

The reason why he can still sit here is because his attitude is relatively "friendly".

At least he was still attending the meeting in person, sitting here and negotiating terms with them.

Thaddeus spoke coldly:

"Corden Tertius must unconditionally lift all orbital defenses!"

"can."

"All cleansing must be done under the supervision of the Inquisition."

"can."

"Space Marines also have to participate in the purification." Ernst said in a deep voice.

He must now distance himself from Corden Tertius, and the best way to do this is to let the Brass Claw participate in the purification of the Forge World!

"can."

"The reconstruction work must also be carried out under the supervision of the Tribunal!"

"Okay." Locksim accepted everything. He was now a ruthless parrot. He had to agree to whatever they said and he had no choice but to agree.

Zou Lasi's ulterior motives are revealed:

"Corden Tertius must submit all production data related to the Forge World to the Inquisition!"

During the Great Crusade ten thousand years ago, the Adeptus Mechanicus was a behemoth that could rival the Empire. Even though it has now been reorganized into the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Forge World still maintains a very high level of independence.

The Forge General of Mars is one of the High Lords of Terra, which shows how high his status is.

In this situation, almost all of the Empire's Forge Worlds have always been obedient to orders but not to announcements. Although they will provide the Empire with a large amount of military supplies, they still stay out of the Empire's countless wars like a country within a country.

They care about nothing except exploring for lost technology.

Even if a nearby planet rebels, as long as the planet does not concern the interests of the Mechanicus, the Mechanicus will not lend a helping hand.

As for the STC used in their production of materials, the Mechanicus regards it as a treasure and will not allow outsiders any chance to access it.

And now Zoulas suddenly asked the Forge World to hand over the production data, which was equivalent to asking them to hand over all the STCs owned by Corden Tertius! As long as there were these STCs, even the Empire's industrial world could produce huge amounts of military supplies like the Forge World.

But for the Mechanicus, such harsh conditions were something they could never agree to.

Giving up STC is equivalent to giving up everything. They would rather go to war with the Empire!

So Zoulas didn't expect Locksim to really agree, he was just testing Locksim's bottom line.

When Locksim refuses, he will propose other conditions for bargaining, which is also the usual negotiation technique of the Tribunal.

But what he didn't expect was that despite such harsh demands, Locksim remained calm:

"can."

Zoulas and Thaddeus were slightly stunned. They had never expected that he would agree so readily!

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Loxim came to the conference room under the protection of the Space Marines, and left under the protection of the Space Marines. However, when he came, he was a Space Marine of the Brass Claws, and when he left, he became a Space Marine of the Red Hunter and Soul Drinker.

As the others left one after another, only Noah and the two judges were left in the meeting room.

Seeing that Noah remained silent, Thaddeus asked:

"Sir Noah, do you have any concerns?"

Noah tactfully raised his doubts:

"Isn't it a little too easy for him to agree?"

"Are you worried that there's a conspiracy here?"

Zoulas said in a hoarse voice, "There is nothing to worry about. He must agree to our request. The majesty of the Inquisition cannot be questioned!"

Thaddeus knocked on the table and warned:

"Zou Las, don't be careless, we should indeed act with caution!"

Zou Lasi still didn't care and said coldly:

"I am also suspicious of Loxim, but even if there is a conspiracy, so what? As long as Corden Tertius removes the orbital defense, the firepower of the navy fleet will be enough to purge all conspiracies and intrigues on this planet!"

Noah was speechless. What typical arrogance of an inquisitor!

But the human empire is like this.

There is an arrogance that is difficult to conceal from top to bottom.

The navy is arrogant, so they will arrogantly launch an attack, and then be completely wiped out, or gain a tragic victory at a huge cost.

The Astra Militarum is arrogant, and will use all its F2As no matter what enemy it encounters.

Either you suffer a crushing defeat or you win by luck.

The Inquisitors are extremely arrogant. If they are dissatisfied for a moment, they can declare a planet in rebellion or even issue an extermination order.

Of course, the inquisitors who issued extermination orders usually did not have a good ending. About 80% of the inquisitors who executed extermination orders were later executed by the Extermination Order, which was responsible for reviewing the use of extermination orders, due to insufficient reasons for execution.

Although the empire is not short of rational people, the original sin of arrogance is still rooted in the empire's bones.

Many wars that could have been won were often lost due to the arrogance of the commanders.

Because no matter how good the reasons are, arrogance will make people lose their reason. Once people lose their reason, they are not far from failure.

Noah stood up and said slowly:

"If the rebellion of Corden Tertius can be resolved peacefully, this would indeed be the best outcome. But you don't want to cause a greater disaster due to negligence in prevention, leading to yourselves being held accountable by the Inquisition, right?

"With that said, I'll take my leave."

After watching Noah leave, Thaddeus suddenly spoke:

"What he said actually makes some sense."

"I know."

Zoulas spoke hoarsely.

"Then why did you..."

Thaddeus was a little puzzled. Although Zoulas was cruel and vulgar, he was by no means a fool and should not have ignored advice.

Zoulas had no expression on his face:

"He is just a deputy to the throne. Do I need him to teach me how to do things?"

"He is indeed just a throne deputy, but he is the throne deputy of the Grand Inquisitor. How does he know that he will not become an Inquisitor in the future? What's more, he is a genuine Rogue Trader. The dynasty he controls owns several rich planets and maintains good relations with the Ecclesiarchy, the Mechanicus, and the Space Marines. In terms of connections, none of us combined can compare to him!"

Thaddeus's exhortation made Zoulas' expression even more embarrassed. He snorted coldly, turned around and left, as if he had made up his mind.

"madness."

Thaddeus frowned slightly and muttered to himself.

All the judges in the Tribunal are equal in name, but the power held by different judges varies greatly. The most important reason for this is the different connections they have.