Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 278 Charles's Insidiousness
After all, a real case had been presented to everyone just half an hour ago. Tens of thousands of people in the Lighthouse witnessed the enormous flying Devouring Beast that came from space!
Putting everything else aside, this one point alone has already shaken the entire rule of the lighthouse. After all, it means that the lighthouse is no longer safe, and this last refuge for mankind, which has been drifting in the sky for decades, may also be destroyed here!

"If that's the case, how can you guarantee that the Lighthouse can survive this disaster under your control?" Jing Nan looked at the contents of the tablet and couldn't help but ask, "After all, the Devouring Beasts on the ground are gathering in this area. I'm afraid your ground base and gathering place are also in this area! And we shouldn't be the ones in a hurry, you should be! The Devouring Beasts haven't evolved flight capabilities on a large scale yet."

He then pointed to the scene of the previous battle outside and said, "As for the flying Devouring Beasts you mentioned, the Lighthouse already has records of them. They merely block off the planet's near-Earth orbit in outer space. They don't actively enter the planet's interior to hunt! If we don't provoke them, we can completely leave this continent!"

Tie Hui removed his helmet without hesitation, because Tiberius had just sent a message that various nodes of the entire lighthouse had been taken into control.

So he took off his helmet; after all, wearing a helmet all the time felt a bit cramped.

My own head isn't my brother's!

Moreover, they now hold the power of discourse and force, and no one in power in the beacon of democracy would be foolish enough to point a sniper rifle at his head in this place.

The crowd watched as the helmets were removed, revealing heads and faces indistinguishable from their own.

Black hair, black pupils, and rough, healthy wheat-colored skin. According to the information Jing Nan received, these are very similar to the racial characteristics of the people from the old world's Heluo Kingdom.

Seeing this, the initial wariness of the group lessened somewhat. After all, something that looked quite human might actually be human!

“This beautiful and elegant lady is right!” Tie Hui praised. “But you need to think this through! The lighthouse is currently under my control!”

He gestured to one of the Astartes behind him, who then took out a sphere and placed it on the table. A holographic projection instantly appeared and was reflected in everyone's eyes.

In the scene, Tiberius, accompanied by six Astartes, surrounds the large glass tank containing the Clotho system.

"See that?" Tie Hui's words drew everyone's attention away from the scene. "If I wanted to, I could destroy it in a matter of minutes. When the lighthouse falls, I doubt any of the tens of thousands of people there would survive! After all, to be honest, you are not the last spark of human civilization!"

As he spoke, he stood up and walked to a nearby platform to look at the sunset and evening glow outside.

This is an extremely rare occurrence for the Astartes in the Warhammer universe!

Seeing this scenery, I couldn't help but mentally complain: these people in power, no matter the era, really know how to enjoy themselves!

"Even if we don't control the lighthouse, once our base is destroyed, the total amount of life essence in the bodies of the people still alive on the continent will probably be enough to allow the ecosystem to evolve again."

At this point, his voice became somewhat sly, "I can't imagine that in six months, the flying Devouring Beasts will be climbing the lighthouse in droves. And don't forget, your lighthouse is currently controlled by that brain, hovering in place and unable to move!"

After a moment of silence, he continued, "I'll give you ten minutes to think it over. Whether you agree or not, the Lighthouse will eventually be taken over by us. The only difference is how many of you will die!"

While there is a shortage of labor, it doesn't mean that just anyone will be accepted. After all, keeping a group of restless people around will always cause some unexpected trouble.

As for cloning...

Resources are scarce right now, and there's a shortage of manpower in the early stages. Even cloning would require at least six months to a year of cultivation and training, and the resources consumed during that time are too much to wait for.

It's better to be clear about things now. You're good, I'm good, everyone's good. Otherwise, if you cause any trouble once you're in space, the losses will be huge.

As for those in power, they were all killed!
Tie Hui had indeed considered it, but later decided against it. After all, sometimes simply killing doesn't solve the problem.

You didn't see how ruthlessly Zhu Chongba killed civil officials in the early stages, and how badly the Ming Dynasty was made of those civil officials in the later stages.

Just then, Jingnan and the other lighthouse managers suddenly received a communication from the medical department. Tiehui turned around and saw their increasingly serious expressions.

A thought suddenly occurred to me: Could it be that old man Morgan has run out of medication for his heart disease?

……

Meanwhile, in the light show at the lighthouse!
Charles appeared calm and collected, but the deep seriousness in his eyes betrayed his true feelings.

Standing on the high platform, I looked through the narrow gap in the sky and saw people cleaning up the mess left by the war on various parts of the outer lighthouse.

A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes!

"Your Excellency!" At this moment, several priests interrupted Charles's thoughts.

Turning around, they saw several Light and Shadow Society's Gravity-type Overseers, along with several Law Priests, led by Brahma Law, arriving in the hall below. Due to the previous battle, the Light and Shadow Society's Gravity-type Overseers had undergone temporary modifications and were equipped with heavy machine guns, the standard weapon for Gravity-type combatants!

Therefore, these weapons should have been handed over after the war, but because the city lord was still in bed, and Charles's relationship with him was extraordinary, the Light and Shadow Society's gravity beings were not immediately forced to hand over these weapons.

Moreover, the person in charge of this task was Sengge from the city defense army!
After all, General Victor had also fallen into a coma, and based on his seniority and experience, he was the only one who could step in and take over.

And this was at Charles's request!
A gravity-based creature stepped forward and slammed the cloth bag it was carrying onto the ground, causing the creature inside to groan in pain.

As the cloth bag writhed, Fan Lu stepped forward and opened the bag, only to see 4068 standing with his hands behind his back, looking around in terror.

Charles raised his hand to look at the vial of medicine in his hand, then opened his fingers and with a bang, it fell to the ground and shattered into glass shards, the medicine spilling onto the floor.

He stepped forward, his shoe grinding against the ground, leaving a stain. Standing before 4068, he looked down at him and said, "Dustman 4068, during the chaos at the Lighthouse, you touched and damaged the weapons of the Upper Citizens. In the ensuing chaos, you also stole a huge quantity of food from the Upper Citizens! I wonder if these two offenses are enough to warrant being burned at the stake?"

4068 was already panicked, after all, the moment he was caught, he realized that what he had done might have been discovered. Although he still had a glimmer of hope, now that the head of the organization had said it out loud, that last bit of hope vanished from his heart like the shattered potion.

"Head...Head...Head! At that time, I...I...I saw some of the upper class suffering from spinal problems, I...I wanted to rescue them, so I...I took a gun! But...but I didn't fire, on the contrary, I...I...I saved them!" 4068's mind was blank, and his words were incoherent. The fear in his heart had reached the heavens. In the dim environment around him, the sunlight reflecting off the images of people on the walls made his heart pound even more wildly. Even Charles, who was nearby, could hear the thumping of his heart.

"Oh?" Charles straightened up and moved slightly, revealing the Old World salute held in his white-gloved hand!

“Then I think what you did was right, it’s practically redemption!” Charles said, drawing his longsword from his waist with a whoosh, and examining the work of art in his hand with the eyes of an appreciator.

"The Lord of Light and Shadow knows everything. An investigation revealed that the food your superiors received was given to you by a friend! You were forced to take it. This means you have no sins; on the contrary, you have the merit of saving the superiors!" Saying this, he came behind him and with a flick of his sword, cut the rope binding his wrists.

4068 rubbed his wrists; being tied up was truly uncomfortable. But he wasn't stupid; Charles's words meant he should pin all the blame on 4277.

Although he didn't know why Charles did it, he absolutely couldn't let his friend be put in danger for no reason!
"The Lord of Light and Shadow is benevolent and forgiving! Merit is rewarded and transgression is punished!" Charles said, gesturing to the priest behind him.

The next moment, the priest walked up to 4068 and gestured for him to follow. 4068 was confused, but seeing that Charles had already left in that direction, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

City Lord's Hall!

"Your time is running out!" Tie Hui reminded them at the opportune moment.
"We agree!" Regardless of what others thought, Jingnan could only stand up first to represent the vast majority of people in agreeing to this request.

She had just received communications from Martin and his men inside the lighthouse, saying that Lieutenant Seng had taken control of the entire city defense force and was imposing martial law throughout the lighthouse.

And the order was given by Charles!
Furthermore, they mobilized their only armed forces to go to the equipment room where the hunters were located, and they also brought along a priest.

The mission they brought stated that due to a severe shortage of population in the Lighthouse battle, there was an urgent need to replenish the supply with high-quality population, and that the current genetically qualified citizens were required to carry out a breeding mission.

Moreover, hunters made up the majority of these people, and even elderly people like Goggeveen, who were no longer performing breeding tasks, were brought back into service.

what is this?
This is blatantly an attempt to seize power!
And it was a conspiracy orchestrated by Charles and Senger; they were clever enough to know they couldn't defeat these people from the ground.

So I want to take advantage of this time period and make a move in advance!
Most importantly, he wanted to punish the Hunters, one of only two armed forces on the Beacon that obeyed only Mark, which meant he wanted to cripple Mark himself.

Furthermore, the medical department just informed us that Lord Morgan's heart medication has run out. Without a refill, Lord Morgan can only last four hours!

However, during the last supply resupply, she had specifically paid attention to the city lord's heart medication. The rations were clearly enough to last the city lord another six months!
But the feedback from the supplies storage area is that there are none left!
Jingnan instantly understood what Charles was trying to do: to send those among the hunters with experience working on the land to carry out breeding tasks.

In this way, the hunters will only be left with new recruits, and given the city lord's dire situation, they will inevitably descend to the ground, resulting in heavy casualties.

In this way, the armed forces atop the Hunter's Lighthouse are essentially rendered useless. The remaining city defense troops have been quickly brought under Seng's control, and they're even in cahoots with Charles.

If Mark and the others really want to do something while they're on the ground at the lighthouse, then no one can stop them, since most of their weapons and equipment have been taken to the surface by the hunters.

Even if Mark returns with the Hunters, their forces will have suffered heavy losses and be significantly weakened. They will be no match for the city's defense forces.

What they want to do is self-evident!
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(End of this chapter)