Chapter 245 Victory Parade

After some preparation, the grand parade began on the home world of the Mantis Warriors, Odeka.

The main road used for the parade stretched for more than 20 kilometers, and the destination led directly to the Governor's Mansion. The entire road had been cleared by relevant personnel, and both sides were completely blocked by isolation belts.

Countless people from the empire came to both sides of the road early to grab a good viewing position, and the windows of nearby houses were also crowded with curious onlookers - this was probably the most gorgeous celebration they could experience in their lives, so the mood was extremely high.

The parade was mainly composed of thousands of vehicles, and at the front were three Leman Rust tanks used to open the way.

The powerful war machinery rolled over the road, and the engine kept making a dull roar, and even the streets trembled slightly wherever it went.

Immediately behind the tank was Wei Mu's vehicle, a tall, heavy, specially modified Mastodon super-heavy troop carrier, which carried a void shield that could provide strong protection for passengers.

This prevented despicable assassins from mixing in the crowd and using strange and deadly weapons to make the governors in the parade think wildly.

Wei Mu himself stood on the hood of the troop carrier, revealing only the upper half of his body, and used the smiling skills learned from the clowns to greet the people on both sides of the road.

He had to maintain this state for more than an hour until the end of the parade before he could relax.

Wei Mu doubted whether his facial muscles could last until then.

On both sides of his head, drone groups kept throwing petals and ribbons, playing various poems of praise - the people in the administrative department originally planned to let the cherubim, a kind of mechanical servant shaped into a distorted child's appearance, to do this, but Wei Mu sternly refused.

Of course he had to refuse, the cherubim was not something that a normal person could make.

It was an absolute product of religious fanaticism.

The group of Mechanicus sages just subjectively believed that the appearance of human children could appear more pure in the eyes of the Emperor, so they used biotechnology and machinery to mix such a netherworld thing as an assistant to assist people in various tasks.

The cold metal structure is embedded in the child-like body, and wires and pipes shuttle back and forth on the pale skin.

There are also iron nails driven in and traces of various stitches.

All these make the Cherubim look like a real newborn who has undergone terrible transformation, which makes people feel creepy.

In order to retain this so-called pure shape, the Cherubim's work efficiency is very low. After all, the body of a child is not suitable for work at all.

But obviously, fanatical religious worship overwhelms everything.

Under the blessing of the so-called "faith", the image of the Cherubim has been deeply rooted and has become a popular product in the empire. Their figures can be seen almost everywhere in various departments.

"Opposing the Cherubim is opposing the Emperor, and it is subtly distorting our faith!"

If the fanatics make a fuss, they will not reason with you at all.

In order not to make things worse, Wei Mu can only refuse it himself.

Banning those things from appearing at the parade site is already the result of his battle of wits and courage with a large group of people.

The guys even wanted to add some light and shadow effects to Wei Mu to show the sacredness of the loyal servants of the emperor, but in the end, Wei Mu rejected it again with the point that "mortal bodies can accomplish great deeds and inspire people more."

Sooner or later, the state religion will be punished.

It's just that the time is not ripe yet, and the empire still needs to drink the poison of religion to quench its thirst.

There is no way, just try your best.

Wei Mu tried to put on an inspiring posture in front of everyone.

But he was only one person after all, and his figure quickly passed by the people.

Following behind him were many soldiers who participated in the Great Whirlpool Expedition.

These soldiers were carefully selected from various troops. They made great contributions during the expedition. Each of them can be called a combat hero and deserves the praise and love of the people.

The drone group whizzed over the heads of the crowd, and the badges and flags of the participating troops were hung below. The long curtain was connected into one, looking like a city wall.

Such a majestic army was placed in front of the people, which was to reinforce an impression for them - the empire could completely defeat those monsters in the Milky Way. Whether in the past, present, or future, the fate of the enemies of mankind would inevitably usher in destruction.

Due to the large number of people and the large scale, the entire parade was stretched very long. The subsequent convoys were still moving forward, and the leading part had arrived at the Governor's Mansion.

After completing the parade mission, Wei Mu jumped off the car, and the muscles on his face felt a little sore due to long-term tension.

He could take a short break backstage and wait until the parade was completed before giving a global speech.

The speech was a must. As the governor of the Great Whirlpool, he had to say a few words in front of the public, even if what he had to say was just some nice words like looking back on the past, affirming achievements, and imagining the future.

"So what's the situation now?"

Not daring to rub his cheeks with his hands to avoid ruining his makeup, Wei Mu asked the judge for a glass of water to moisten his throat, and asked him about the progress of the entire celebration.

"It's OK." Quinn waved his hand, his expression slightly relaxed. "So far, there have been only more than 130 riots. Most of them are cultists who hope to become famous by stepping on the celebration, and a small number of anti-social elements who are not satisfied with their lives. Large-scale organized actions have basically been eliminated by us before. These individual behaviors that want to cause trouble at the touch of a leg are not to be feared at all."

Although the Tribunal sometimes behaves very crazy and difficult, its ability to do things is really nothing to say.

They even specially made a set of algorithms to detect those who may have bad intentions. The targets selected by the algorithm will be questioned, and the results are often close to the truth.

"Really?" Wei Mu touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "I'm actually very curious about how high the reward from Chaos is for me."

"They don't need to give a clear price, dear Jiedushi, they just need to show interest in you, and those cultists will continue to flock to you in their name." Sarkozy came over and explained, "So as long as you enter a public place, you must pay attention to your own safety."

The real tricky thing about Chaos is that they corrupt people's hearts, and their strong fighting power is a secondary factor.

Even ordinary celebrity idols have to live cautiously every time they go out on the street after becoming famous, for fear that their fame will cause riots.

Wei Mu's attraction to cultists is definitely greater than that of superstars in the eyes of fans.

"As for the cultists, if I were to explain in more detail, there were quite a few Khorne followers, who basically wanted to chop down the entire parade with two machetes. There were also quite a few Nurgle followers, who wanted to take advantage of the large-scale gathering of people to release the pathogens they carried. The actions of the remaining two families have not been discovered yet." Quinn reminded again.

"I don't think Tzeentch and Slaanesh will let me go out of their kindness. They must be plotting somewhere, after all, the celebration has just begun." Wei Mu lowered his head and thought.

"I can't say anything about Tzeentch, but as for Slaanesh, you have to be careful at the banquet later." Quinn reminded seriously.

"What's wrong with the banquet? Is there something wrong with those who attended the banquet?" Wei Mu frowned.

Remember that there is a gluttony in the power of Slaanesh.

Dare to disturb him at the banquet, which is absolutely unforgivable.

"You will know when the time comes." Quinn did not answer directly.

Judging from the situation, it seems that there is another riot below.

After confirming Wei Mu's safety, the Inquisitor left the rear of the Governor's Mansion and resumed his vigilance work.