Chapter 196 3, Dukel: "Don't Let Me Down, Horus."

"What? The Four Gods resurrected Horus?" In the Primarch's office, Dukel held the Sword of Mind in his hand, with visible surprise on his face.

His sword contained the power of the Emperor. When Horus returned to the real universe, the Emperor informed him of this information.

Soon, Dukel's face gradually calmed down.

The resurrection of Horus by the Dark Gods was unexpected and reasonable in his view.

Fabius cloned the Primarch, laying the groundwork for the return of the Primarch.

A strong body, plus some subspace essence, the birth of the Primarch is a double miracle of science and metaphysics.

With the successive return of the Primarchs of the Empire, the invincible Warmaster Abaddon is obviously unable to guard the last face of Chaos.

More importantly, Dukel's virtual realm plan has stimulated those dark beings to a certain extent, making the Chaos Gods feel a real threat.

They urgently need to support a sufficiently powerful puppet to curb the increasingly difficult situation of Chaos.

Under such circumstances, Horus is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Apart from him, even the gods can hardly find anyone else.

Even though Dukel is an extremely proud Primarch, he has to admit that the Lord of the Moon Wolf is a rare all-rounder.

And he is not surprised that Horus was successfully fooled.

This must be a trick of Tzeentch.

The most unsolvable thing about the trick of the Lord of Destiny is that every word He said is the truth.

And when these truths are pieced together, they will turn into vicious lies.

Just like thousands of years ago, Tzeentch stuffed all the truth about the Emperor's ascension to God, the Dark Lord, and the future dark age of the human empire to Horus.

Every piece of information He presented is true, and it is really clever to conceal billions of bits and pieces of it.

These hidden gaps are all filled in by Horus's own imagination.

It is the same now. Tzeentch told Horus about the future of the destruction of the universe, but concealed the fact that the empire had already ascended collectively at that time.

Give Horus a chance to imagine, and he will always come up with a big mess.

"But this is fun, isn't it?" Duker looked at the stars, smiled, and the fighting spirit in his eyes burned like a raging fire.

In this fighting spirit, Duker almost wanted to meet his brother among the stars immediately, fighting each other until the final winner was decided.

But he also knew that this was impossible.

Horus may have many shortcomings, but stupidity is definitely not one of them.

He knew that he could never defeat Duker now.

"Now you must be looking for reliable allies and uniting all the forces that can be united."

Dukel guessed the other party's actions in his heart, and he continued with a fighting spirit,

"Then come on, unite all the forces closely, bring all your dark allies to me, and stop me with all your might!"

"Unite those dark forces that are too loose to find, and then I will catch you all in one fell swoop, so that the rise of the empire will once again establish a great monument." He said,

"Don't let me down, my brother."

Dukel never fears his enemies, and never thinks that he will be the loser.

The Lord of Destruction is as proud as ever, and in his eyes with strong fighting spirit, he only finds the fruits of victory.

Afterwards, Dukel suppressed this full emotion and walked out of the office.

Although he is looking forward to Horus's actions, he has more important things to do at the moment.

The second great expedition is being prepared. The huge machinery of the empire is running more efficiently than ever before, and the greatest fleet of mankind is being pieced together.

A new journey is about to begin, but before that, he must solve a small problem within the empire.

After several days of meetings with top politicians such as Lev and Guilliman, the empire's new operating system has been officially finalized.

The biggest difference between this system and the past is that it is based on the virtual technology system.

Technology is the primary productive force, and only the improvement of productivity can bring about great changes.

In the past, many major defects within the empire were not because they did not want to make up for them, but because they were powerless.

When the new imperial bill was released based on the empire's virtual technology.

Dukel convened a meeting of the highest level of the empire in the name of the Supreme Council.

Regarding the changes in the empire, the members of this meeting are noble and large. Not only all the primarchs were invited, but also the senior officials of the imperial command organization, the governors of the core worlds, and the high lords.

Of course, there are also those power cores with fixed seats in the Supreme Council-the Inquisition, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Military Affairs, the three pillars of the empire.

Even the assassin's court walking in the dark has been appointed by the Lion King.

Chief Caster Gris appeared in the meeting with a group of great sages.

The Grand Pope of the State Religion, the Living Saints of the Sisters Efilar and Celestine, also sat in the front row of the council.

Almost all the legion leaders of the Astartes and the founding chapters were present, and some interstellar chapters stationed in remote worlds sent their representatives to attend this meeting.

It can be said that in this circular conference room with hundreds of thousands of people, even the people sitting in the most inconspicuous corners have a pivotal position in the millions of worlds of the empire.

Even if the dark gods want to completely paralyze the operation of the empire, they only need to bloodbath all the people in this meeting.

Of course, the premise is that this can be done.

Because here also gathers the most powerful security forces of the empire.

When all the members participating in the parliament are present,

several figures like mythical giants walked to the center of this circular conference room.

Their appearance made everyone hold their breath involuntarily. The gods of the world, who are rarely seen on weekdays, gathered here at this moment, and the halo of glory swept the hearts of every mortal.

Concentration, glory, holiness, and indispensable courage.

Just covered by the halo of the Son of God, some nobles with firm beliefs could not stop the tears of excitement in their eyes.

Dukel stood at the head. He was the initiator and host of this meeting, and he also announced the beginning of a new transformation of the empire.

The era of hope has begun.

"My colleagues, soldiers, and ascetics."

Every time he pronounced a word, Dukel would look at the corresponding forces just right. His eyes grasped the precise scale, making people feel flattered, but not offending their boundaries.

Under the radiation of the power of the mind, even without using a loudspeaker, Dukel's voice can be ensured to sound clearly and powerfully in the ears of every mortal.

For everyone attending the meeting, it was like the Primarch was talking to him face to face.

And when his eyes saw familiar faces, Dukel's eyes also showed a bit of satisfaction.

Thanks to his previous cleansing of Terra, the top leaders of the empire are now full of loyalty and righteousness.

This will undoubtedly greatly reduce the difficulty of the Primarch to implement reforms.

At this moment, Dukel is more eye-catching than ever. Every word he says is enough for every mortal to remember, and his words will not attract any criticism.

He stood proudly in the world, his majestic figure was imprinted in people's hearts, and with inexhaustible courage, he promised everyone a beautiful future scene after another.

Everyone's heart was moved by his words. With the courage of pioneering, the great vision of breaking the old rules and opening up a new era seemed to be within reach.

In the face of this supreme courage, mortals truly felt that an era full of hope was calling them and was within reach.

Just put down your guard, put down the shackles of the old era, and support the transformation of the Primarch.

All good things will come as expected.

Some of the most powerful people in the empire were also moved, but the will precipitated by the years allowed them to retain the last rationality.

It was also in this rationality that they looked at the Primarch with supreme appeal with awe.

At this moment, even if you don't think about the bravery and strategy of this god on earth.

The appeal shown in this speech alone made these people in power truly feel the gap between mortals and demigods.

A great ideal, driven by a great commander, can bring about an effect that is enough to make the most timid mortals risk their lives for this ideal.

This scene happened right in front of them, how could they not be in awe.

"I summoned you to discuss how to revive the glory of the empire and take on the clear destiny of our race to rule the galaxy!"

"Humans are far greater than any creature created by God. It is the unshirkable destiny of our race to include every star and every world in the galaxy within the territory of the empire."

"All these glorious crowns need you to coronate with me." Duker continued,

"The first stage of the revival of the empire has been completed. Many worlds such as the Ophelia star field, the Baal star field, the Byro star field, and the Ghoul star field have been basically recovered and are once again closely linked to the glory of the empire. But at the moment, the empire is still facing Facing many enemies, the danger has not been lifted. If I say at this time that the war is over and we can enjoy the hard-won peace, it is undoubtedly deceiving myself. "

"Those eyes full of malice are still staring at us. This is an extremely sad time. In order to preserve the survival of the empire, we still need to send a large number of soldiers every day to maintain the territory of the empire."

"Glory is built on the foundation of sacrifice. The cost of survival is still so heavy. In such a difficult time of survival, we can no longer continue the mistakes of the past."

In the voice of Dukel's speech, everyone's blood boiled and their hearts surged.

Some young generals and dignitaries unconsciously grasped their weapons. Their palms trembled slightly because of too much force, and their veins bulged.

At this moment, they were extremely looking forward to a heretic appearing in front of them immediately so that their blades could drink blood.

Even the primarchs were immersed in this beautiful vision.

Guilliman was also surging. He imagined a golden future, indulged in great ideals, and pictures of a beautiful future.

But just as he was fully immersed in this beautiful wish, he suddenly heard Dukel's tone suddenly change.

All those who were swimming in beautiful visions fell into the sad reality again.

Then Guilliman heard again -

"Gentlemen, we will promote new changes in the Empire so that we can better realize our shared ideals - now please invite the Imperial Regent, the Lord of the Ultramarines, Robert Guilliman, to issue a new Imperial Code for us."

Guilliman suddenly came back to his senses, and then he saw hundreds of thousands of eyes in the seats of the meeting, staring at him with burning eyes.

Guilliman: "."

Enacting substantive bills is different from inspiring speeches, which are not only boring but also require offending people.

If in the war, Duker represents the positive and bright side, Leon represents the hidden dark side.

Politically speaking, then, the Regent is the dark side of the Warmaster.

Of course, it was the regent's duty to enact new legislation, and he had no reason to decline.

And as early as in the process of purging Terra's powerful people, he had already made up his mind to bear all the infamy for the common ideal.

But Duker's speech was well prepared, and his courageous qualities were like a divine help in his speech, and he could easily inspire people.

This made Guilliman look very embarrassed.

As the original body, it took him a few seconds to adjust back to his own state in such a scene, and he slowly said,

"In the near future, we will promote the new imperial code and abolish the previous state of autonomy of each world. The Star Language Court will assist in the implementation of virtual communication. More efficient communication methods will allow the empire to easily control every world."

"The National Religion will establish the Void Realm Order and build a network of Void Realm beacons. The new Supreme Council has also been established. We need more officials to solve the plight of millions of worlds in the empire."

"On behalf of the Ministry of Military Affairs, I announce that the Legion Astartes will face a new reorganization so that it can operate more efficiently during the war. The power of the interstellar chapter will be decentralized and centralized and mobilized by the Ministry of Military Affairs."

"Don't worry about the lag problem. Virtual Realm communication will appear on your boss's processor without any delay after your request is sent."

Guilliman read out the new Imperial Code one by one.

Many high-level officials participating in the parliament couldn't help but destroy the calm of the meeting and whispered to each other.

In fact, it was an extremely correct decision to put Guilliman in charge of the Ministry of Military Affairs. During the Indomitus Crusade, he was recognized by almost all military organizations.

But even so, some people still look unnatural, and the implementation of such a policy will inevitably greatly weaken their rights.

The reason why they were able to hold back was not to burst out their dissatisfaction at this moment.

It was entirely due to the majesty of the Primarchs.

Some of the Astartes commanders, especially those of the founding legion, also looked displeased.

Because tens of thousands of years ago, when Guilliman promulgated the "Code Astartes", he had already split the Space Marine Legion once. It was that split that resulted in the subsequent legions having about a thousand men. scale.

This also indirectly caused the noble Astartes monks to be unable to unite together and suffered persecution from the mortal nobles for thousands of years.

"Our family has served the empire for thousands of years. We are recuperating in our own world. This is the honor given to us by the empire. The medals passed down from generation to generation are also publicly awarded by the Senate."

A knight king of the knight dynasty could not help but stand up at this moment and express his opinion.

"Does your implementation of a new administrative system mean that the world controlled by the dynasty no longer belongs to us?"

"I cannot accept it, Your Majesty the Regent. Those lands are the sacred and inviolable property of our family that has been passed down from generation to generation."

Unless war comes, the knight family rarely leaves the world where they live.

Even though everyone present knew that the King of Knights was new to the world, his public refutation of the original body still made many powerful people sweat.

Many Terran nobles were always looking at Dukel's expression.

After all, no one wants to see bloodshed happen on an occasion like today.

But to their surprise, none of the primarchs showed any displeasure.

Power can bend the will, but it cannot win the hearts of the people.

The Primarchs openly promoted the new bill, and naturally took into account the rebuttal.

Before Guilliman spoke, Dukel took the lead in answering the Knight King's question,

"Your title and power were granted by the Senate? So now, I take back their appointment." He continued, "I think I have such power."

King of Knights: "."

The knight's character is mostly rigid and stubborn. He naturally thinks along the lines of Dukel, and the result is a closed logical loop!

He originally wanted to use the Senate's letter of appointment to refute the Regent's bill, which was reasonable.

It is also reasonable for Duker to withdraw his appointment to their family with higher power!

In other words, this time he left the planet and went to Terra to attend the parliament. Not only did he not retain his power, but he also lost his family title? !

It was hard for the King of Knights to imagine how he would face his people after returning to his home planet.

"But, Lord Warmaster," the King of Knights reluctantly held it in for a long time, until his cheeks turned red from holding it in, before he stepped out of Dukel's logic loop and said this sentence,

"But my lord, my father delivered the dynasty into my hands, and when he was crowned, he swore to lead my people to a bright future. I have no intention of resisting your will, but I beg you to answer me. We, the knight family, , where should we go in the new era of empire?”

After thinking rapidly, the King of Knights finally came up with what he thought was a good idea.

Many representatives of the knight family nodded thoughtfully after hearing his words.

This was exactly what he wanted, as he tied together the interests of all the Knight dynasties and put pressure on the Primarch.

A knight is weak, but weak knights unite together.

As long as they unite as one force, can the Warmaster kill them all?

He knew that doing so would displease his Primarch, not that he was reckless or stupid, but that he had to act in his position.

Displease the Warmaster and he may be executed on the spot.

But after losing his power and his lordship, what he will face when he returns to his home planet will be thousands of times more miserable than death.

Sitting on a seat not far from the King of Knights, Living Saint Efilar unconsciously moved her fingers when she heard these words. It was precisely because of this move that the girl suddenly realized that she was attending the meeting on behalf of the Sisters today and did not bring a bolt gun.

"Stupid!" Faced with his question, Duker scolded him mercilessly.

"Knights, the new administrative system officials will give priority to selecting local talents. Are the knights who always value honor afraid of competition?"

"In the new administrative system, all the power of the empire will only be directed to those with talents. As long as your talents are good enough, you will no longer be restricted by your origin."

"Whether they are civilians, nobles, or knights, the empire will treat them all equally. In the competition, you can not only protect the power on the home planet, but also obtain high positions on Terra."

As he spoke, Duker's expression gradually became colder.

"Or are you just worms who are relying on the glory of your fathers and are worthless? If you admit this to me, then I will be sorry to tell you that for the sake of the empire and the ideals we share, I will never allow incompetence. They hold great power!"

Words as cold as a knife swept through the entire parliament like a cold wind.

Some people lowered their heads in deep thought, while some people's eyes burst out with endless ambition, higher status, and higher power.

While depriving them of their power, the Primarchs opened a path to the sky.

The mediocre are content with being mediocre, but that doesn’t mean everyone is content with the status quo.

The people present in the parliament today are not short of heroes who stand out among millions of people in the world.

Seeing those burning ambitions, Duker nodded with satisfaction.

This aggressiveness that dares to compete is exactly what the original bodies hope to see, and the vitality that the empire should have.

Even the King of Knights sat down thoughtfully.

For the knights, this rule seems to be more beneficial to them. Their world is mostly in the uncivilized medieval era, and there is almost no one to compete with them.

But one wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.

A representative of the Interstellar Chapter asked Guilliman,

"Your Majesty the Regent, out of honor, I have to ask, do you still not trust our loyalty when you have reorganized the Astartes monks again?"