Warhammer 40K in a box

Chapter 181 Supervision
That night, Chen Xi met the leader of the Blood Oath Order in the temporary office on the top floor of the refinery. She was a medical sister who called herself Yelena, or as the Blood Oath Order called her, a Blood Oath Sister.

When Yelena took off her hood, Chen Xi noticed that there were several dark red scars crisscrossing her pale neck, and each scar corresponded precisely to the location of the main blood vessels in her neck.

Those scars looked like carefully carved works of art, with neat edges and consistent depth, like some kind of ritual mark.

Her skin looked sickly pale in the dim light, as if she had not seen the sun for years. Only the scars glowed dark red in the weak light.

All these made Chen Xi even more suspicious, but based on the premise that the empire had everything, Chen Xi did not express his doubts.

He simply stared at the nun before him and asked, "I've heard of the Blood Oath Order, but could you please give us a detailed introduction?"

"Of course, Your Excellency, Governor." Yelena saluted Chen Xi, then looked at him with an expectant and enthusiastic look and said, "The Blood Oath Order has always been eager to communicate with Your Excellency. We hope to use your plan to spread the faith in the Divine Emperor to every place under this starry sky!
The Blood Oath Order is willing to provide medical support for your immigration plan, and we hope that more people will practice the Way of Blood."

Her voice was low and hoarse, like a whisper squeezed from the depths of her throat, carrying with it some indescribable piety and fanaticism.

After saying that, Yelena pushed the box she brought in front of Chen Xi: "This is the blood potion we use. It is made from the blood donated by devout believers and has excellent healing effects."

Chen Xi reached out and opened the lid of the box. Inside the box were twelve cryogenically preserved test tubes, still filled with red liquid.

"Didn't Bishop Sergei tell you that you need my permission to preach on the new immigrant planet?" Chen Xi didn't look at the contents of the box. He just asked Yelena, "Besides, your missionary activities are suspected of heresy. I don't think you don't know what blood symbolizes, right?"

However, Yelena shook her head and smiled, "Your Excellency, Governor, have you been an Inquisitor for too long, so long that your faith in the Emperor has faded?

Each of us, with steadfast loyalty and devotion to the Divine Emperor, practices the Way of Blood pioneered by the Blood Saint!

Our every word and action is fulfilling the oath we swore to the God-Emperor, so how can we say it is heresy?"

Facing Yelena's words, Chen Xi didn't say anything more. He just closed the box in front of him and said to her, "Be careful with your words and actions, Sister Yelena. The Inquisition is watching you."
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The next day, Old John got up early and came to the square in the neighborhood, waiting for the arrival of the Blood Oath Order.

There were other workers waiting with him.

Because of Chen Xi's request, the Mechanicus did not exploit these workers to death. They could work in shifts, and overall, although the work was tiring, they would not be exhausted to death.

Therefore, you can still see many workers taking turns to rest in residential areas.

However, Old John took a leave yesterday to come back to take care of his daughter, and the mechanical priest in charge of management was quite dissatisfied with this.

In their view, any delay in production is unacceptable.

But no matter what, Old John still appeared in the square today as the nun requested yesterday, waiting for the arrival of the Blood Oath Order with others.

They didn't have to wait long. Still accompanied by the sound of bells, the members of the Blood Oath Order appeared in the square.

Just like the day before, they first performed various blood-related treatments on those who needed treatment, and then drew blood from those who were queuing up to donate blood.

Chen Xi stood on the top floor of a building in the residential area, gazing at the square below and the members of the Blood Oath Order. His inner doubts did not dispel, but instead intensified.

What do the Blood Oath Order need this blood for? To make their blood potions? That seems like sheer nonsense. Blood can indeed be used as a medical resource, and a vital one at that.

But the Mechanicus is not without artificial plasma. They also have clean and pure natural plasma. Why do they have to use the blood of these Downbringers whose genes are contaminated and may even have slight mutations?

What do they want? Is it because there is radiation in their blood?

However, although Chen Xi felt confused, he did not intervene in the matter. He only reminded the Mechanicus to strengthen monitoring of the Blood Oath Order.

He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Chen Xi was sure that these people were not gene stealers.

After all, the behavioral logic of the Genestealer Sect is completely different from that of the Blood Oath Order, and Chen Xi also had people undergo genetic monitoring, and these people did not undergo genetic mutations.

Chen Xi played with his Tribunal Rose Knot, thinking about the pros and cons of this matter in his mind.

The Blood Oath Order is undoubtedly beneficial to Chen Xi's immigration plan. Their existence has greatly supplemented the lack of primary medical resources and is undoubtedly a blessing for the people of the hive city.

But precisely because of this, if they are allowed to preach, once they really have any problems, the inhabitants of the entire planet will be polluted. If any problems arise, chaos is likely to be brought about.

"Remind the Mechanicus to strengthen their monitoring of them, restrict their activities, and prevent any trouble." Chen Xi ultimately did not stop the activities of the Blood Oath Order, but simply asked the Mechanicus to supervise them.

Although there is no conflict of faith between the Mechanicus and the Ecclesiarchy, there is no harmonious atmosphere between the two.

After all, it is a religion, so the more believers the better.

Chen Xi asked the Mechanicus to supervise the Blood Oath Order, which can be considered a professional match.

After making the decision, Chen Xi did not stay long and planned to return to Rostov.

As the shuttle took off, Chen Xi used some of the Inquisition's tricks to check on the workers who were receiving treatment.

There was an indescribable satisfaction and hope on their faces, as if all the pain had disappeared under the treatment of the Blood Oath Order.

If Chen Xi was just an ordinary governor, he would have no reason to stop the Blood Oath Order in this matter, and he should even give them his full support.

After all, these are all genuine medical resources, which can make up for the lack of primary medical care in the empire and effectively improve the lack of medical resources for the lower-class people in the empire.

But as a judge, Chen Xi had every reason to doubt everything, even if his suspicion was groundless.

"Return to Rostov." Chen Xi gave the order to return.

(End of this chapter)