Chapter 485 The Elephant in the Room: Saving the Elephant

Chapter 485 The Elephant in the Room - Plan to Save the Elephant

"Guilliman?" Alan Janus suppressed his surprise, but the deafening name was still uttered uncontrollably.

"Imperial Regent" may be the most ordinary and most understandable title of this powerful Primarch.

But the Lord of the Thirteenth Legion, the small emperor of the country within the country of the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar, the co-lord of all the governors of the Ultramar, the legendary second...

Ahem, in short, the de facto king of the Empire at the end of the Heresy, the only one among the many loyal Primarchs who truly realized his influence in the Imperial management system, is probably the true face of Robert Guilliman in the eyes of the Imperial high-level officials.

But his strength is more than that. In the eyes of the citizens and grassroots warriors of the Empire, he is undoubtedly a great commander;

But in the eyes of all those who truly participate in the unprecedented huge ruling machine of the Empire, behind each of the titles this person has, there are hundreds of imperial provinces, thousands of imperial fleets, tens of thousands of knight families, and hundreds of thousands of Astartes warriors.

This is a real prehistoric behemoth, because when Horus announced the rebellion, the Empire only had the expedition fleet led by him to still hold local administrative power;

This is also a true uncrowned king. His power is so strong that the Empire needs to rely on it. He doesn't even need to show his existence. He can make every Terra lord who understands the meaning behind this long list of titles retreat, so as to prevent the Empire from falling into de facto division and struggle.

"Robot Guilliman?" Allen Janus couldn't help but lower his voice cords and confirmed with Constantine again.

In fact, he already believed this answer, because the only person who could mobilize this resource and continue the plan for thousands of years was the one who had been witnessed by the Imperial Guards and personally took over the power from the Emperor.

"But isn't he dead?"

"No, he's not dead." Constantine retorted.

"He just suffered an injury that could not be cured, so he was kept in the stasis position at the moment before his death."

"What's the difference between that and death?" Allen couldn't help but retort, and Constantine said thoughtfully:

"Yes... There shouldn't be any difference between that and death, but since this plan is still being implemented, it means that the executor of 'it' has confidence in the resurrection of that person that we don't know about."

"Confidence? For a dead person? Unless the Emperor appears..." Allen stopped abruptly in the middle of his words. He looked up at Constantine, and got a positive answer from the latter's eyes in shock.

"When...?" Allen asked.

"Just after we returned to Terra from the Storm Segment, the Primarch went to the Throne Room for this matter." Constantine answered calmly.

"Why wait until now?" Allen asked.

"Because the timing is not right." Constantine's eyes became deep, and it was obvious that the information convenience in Terra made him more aware of the current situation of the Empire.

The Battle of Janmorro was still recorded as an ordinary war on the surface of the Empire, but its subsequent impact on the multiple fronts of the entire Empire and Chaos was slowly manifesting.

Although the changes that are really enough to change the situation still need time to brew, the development of some key nodes and the fate of the characters are completely different from the direction of the original world.

After returning to Terra, Galvin did get the solution to Guilliman's curse from the Emperor, but before the Chaos Gods fell into hibernation, they obviously left enough trouble for the Empire.

Whether it is the follow-up treatment of hundreds of Imperial legions after the Battle of Armageddon, or the people in the critical world of Armageddon, which guards the eastern gate of the Empire, the Empire and the Inquisition need to work together to avoid leaving any Chaos foreshadowing.

And they have more challenges to face.

The Eye of Terror in the direction of the Hazy Star Region also began to be abnormally active after the end of two key battles.

The fall of multiple outposts in a short period of time near the front line of the Eye of Terror also indicates that the Black Legion, which was originally in the recuperation stage, may have brought forward the time of their notorious "Black Expedition"...

Ghoul Star Cluster, Dark Corridor, Drason, Fasparis...

At least ten worlds in the key points of the Empire have begun to show clear signs of Chaos erosion, and the local garrisons have not shown trustworthy capabilities in front of these Chaos minions that have been lurking for a long time.

This is obviously a backup plan left by the Chaos Gods for the Empire before they fell into hibernation.

During this period, the wars between the aliens and some unknown civilizations and the empire near the Storm Star Region and the Pacific Star Region have also remained in the form of small-scale encounters.

Looking at the entire empire from Terra's perspective, you will see that the enemy's entanglement has almost never stopped.

They will not let the empire become stronger. On the contrary, if these troubles are not properly handled, the empire will inevitably lose precious strategic buffer time.

Calvin spent the past thirty years slowly preparing for this plan.

Whether it was the troops that were constantly being drawn from the rear of the Hazy Star Region to surround the Eye of Terror;

or the Grey Knights and the Imperial Guards, who were dispatched under the central command of the Eye of the Empire to clear out the pirates and open up the shipping route to the Ghoul Star Cluster.

Whether it was the Krieg Warband Alliance, which thoroughly sorted out the routes in the direction of the Pacific Star Region in the name of the Terra Council;

or Calvin personally visited Ultramar in the name of the Terra Lord, using a Grey Knight force of thousands of people as a bargaining chip, and reaching an agreement with the masters of these extreme star regions on joint operations on the condition of completely clearing the Chaos strongholds around the Five Hundred Worlds within ten years.

These seemingly small-scale diplomacy and battles, after hundreds of superpositions and the passage of time in units of ten years, finally completed the strategic overall changes visible to the naked eye on the Empire's territory:

The Empire is preparing, and the Empire is ready to face the next test.

Inside Terra, the Administrative Council system and the Astra Militarum have been purposefully screened and replaced from top to bottom. Mesozoic generals and bureaucrats have been promoted from the grassroots level, which can at least ensure that there will be no large-scale corruption and degeneration within the next twenty years.

The Astartes are being united, and the strongest of them have been persuaded to fight for the challenges that the Empire is about to face. (Guilliman's resurrection plan is still a secret at this time, and Galvin did not mention it to them.)

The Imperial Navy is ready, and there are enough sector-level fleets assembled and on standby in multiple directions where major threats may occur.

Finally, it is Calvin and his team, which is also the biggest change of the entire Eye of the Empire after its establishment:

In the past thirty years, the Grey Knights have been continuously increasing their numbers, and the Grey Knights have reached 20,000 people. They are fully prepared to hold a battlefield in a star field strategic direction alone;

The Guards of the Ten Thousands have been completely restored, and they can also ensure the absolute safety of the Throne Court and the rear of Terra. With the ability to guard the entire Solar Star Field, the Empire can easily withdraw and assemble legion-level Astartes warriors to contribute sufficient strategic space.

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