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Chapter 119 Eribas-chan's Forced Corruption
That was a long, long time ago, when the emperor was not yet an emperor.

He often joined his immortal friends to enlighten those who were lost and distressed, and to impart wisdom and methods to them.

After that, he departed, hoping that those who had received his teachings would uphold the wisdom he imparted and lead humanity toward a brighter future.

He believed that once people emerged from the dark ages of ignorance, they would no longer need his frequent intervention.

But things didn't seem to go as smoothly as he had expected.

Wisdom breeds worship.
Worship is strengthened into faith;
Faith unites into consensus.
Consensus evolved into religion.

Then he discovered that someone had been spreading his dark past everywhere in the name of God.

Some things he never did were attributed to him in order to make the missionaries accept them!
Unconsciously, he gained many incarnations that he didn't originally have.

With brothers.

Why keep him in office—

And unofficial histories.

Unofficial history that is both unconventional and historical.

This is just a minor issue.

As an immortal being, he no longer cared about the gossip of outsiders.

Okay, I still value it somewhat.

However, the harm caused by later generations condemning, attacking, and even waging war and massacres in his name is far more painful than defaming him.

It's always the case.

He wanted to enlighten humanity, to inspire each individual to take control of their own destiny.

Relying on scientific and rational thinking, we set off towards the distant sea of ​​stars.

But people always hope that there is a powerful and infallible God who can show them everything and guide them in everything.

After losing God's support, out of fear, power, or simply hatred, believers, in the name of God who teaches people to do good, do foolish and crazy things.

No matter how many times, nothing changes.

He could never change anything.

Even the old night era, which came closest to success.

He had thought that humanity, now possessing such advanced technology, would never again return to the ignorant state of the past.

But when the all-encompassing warp storm returns, everything returns to its original state.

Even with the support of high technology, the damage caused by people's madness is even more terrifying.

The more he wanted to help people, the deeper the religious conflicts and hatred became in the end.

This is reality, he thought.

No matter how powerful an individual may be, they can never lead humanity toward the light amidst the surging tides of time.

Disheartened, he knew this inevitable outcome.

He then lived in seclusion, unwilling to participate in any more conflicts.

until--

In the very end,
The old friend who had once given him the torch came to him again.

Back to the present.

The Imperial Dream hovers above Colchis.

He looked at Luo Jia, who remained kneeling before him, prostrate and unwilling to raise his head.

Although each of the original genes inherited his characteristics to some extent.
But he was never that foolish!
No!

He turned away, somewhat reluctant to see the other person's face, which was filled with piety and scripture.

Emperor: "."

So why do they all look the same?
"I don't need you to believe in my wisdom, Luojia."

"Your piety will only lead to blindness, and blindness is the cause of all evil."

"Wars were waged in the name of religion, innocent people were slaughtered, and countless sufferings and deaths were caused."

"Do you know, Luojia, that the history of religion is a series of horrific and bloody events? Just look at everything that humanity has done in the name of their gods over thousands of years."

He also threw back at the words he had once refuted countless fanatics.

"I will teach my people to be devout and virtuous."

"With God's and my guidance, the tragedies of the past will surely not happen again."

"You said 'it won't happen again,' right?"

The emperor seemed to have grasped the leverage he had been waiting for in the other party's words.

That’s what I’ve been waiting for!

"Casca, bring up the people you've captured."

The gilded door to the private room where the Emperor and Luo Jia were alone on the Emperor's Dream Ship opened instantly.

A purple-gold Astartes, clad in magnificent armor, seemed to have been waiting outside for some time, dragging a large coffin with chains.

"Yes!"

A barely perceptible smile crept onto the face of the human emperor.

In fact, as a member of the Sons of the Emperor's Legion, being part of the honor guard is one of the compulsory courses.

Before the Sons of the Emperor officially participated in the Great Crusade as a Legion, aside from studying on Terra and attending courses at the Cult of Mechanics headquarters at the foot of Mount Ugal, the Casca usually accompanied the remaining Third Legion honor guard, following the Emperor to one planet after another, welcoming back one Primarch after another.

However, this time when they came to greet them, Casca brought a very special gift.

He calmly stepped forward and opened the coffin that sealed the psychic energy.

And just like that, Irebas rolled out of the coffin.

"Eribas? Father, what does this mean?"

Luo Jia quickly recognized who had been brought in.

Isn't this one of his most admired disciples, Eribas?

"you--"

Having just been released from the seal, Eribas arched his body, preparing to stand up and launch an attack.

Then he met the gaze of the human emperor, whom he called the cursed one.

Irebas: "."

He obediently lay down.

"These are the blasphemous books and documents I discovered during my investigation of Arebas's residence. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

Kaska chuckled to himself as he handed the Emperor the scarlet book with human faces printed on it, along with several parchment scrolls.

"These are the video and audio recordings I took during my infiltration. Please review them, Lord Luojia."

Then, he handed over the miniature recording device containing the audio and video recordings of Eribas reading the blasphemous books of the Four Gods faith in the mansion to Luo Jia, who was standing nearby.

Looking at the blasphemous publications that Iribas was reading and organizing on the miniature 3D playback device in front of him, Luo Jia's face immediately turned pale.

Actually, Casgar had originally wanted to bring up Cole Fallon, an older character, as well.

But this old dog turned out to be quite cunning.

While Casca was dealing with Eribas, this thing had already gotten wind of it and destroyed those Chaos-worshipping things in advance.

The search of Cole Fallon yielded nothing.

Furthermore, given his extraordinary status as the Primarch's adoptive father, it would be difficult for a Space Marine of Kasgar's caliber to directly attack him without finding evidence.

However, eliminating one Eribas is already a great gain for Casgar.

Now, he's more interested in seeing how the Emperor will punish Luo Jia when he finds out that the disciple beside Luo Jia is a Chaos spy.

Hehe, that's exactly the kind of teeth I wanted to see!

"?!"

A powerful surge of golden spiritual energy erupted the moment the Emperor took the book and began to peruse it.

And that blasphemous book, in that instant, burst into golden flames and was swiftly incinerated into nothingness. Enrage.

The emperor was unusually angry.

Under the wash of this golden light, Luo Jia, who had been fiercely debating with the Emperor, dared not utter a sound.

As for Irebas, who was crawling on the ground...
What this guy was thinking at that moment was unknown, but it seemed he was about to face the emperor's wrath.

"Is this how you confidently assured me 'it won't happen again'?"

To be honest, the emperor had anticipated that blind religious believers would be infiltrated by the forces of chaos.

But he never imagined that it would be infiltrated into such a terrible state so quickly, before even embarking on the Great Expedition.

"Do you have anything else to say in your defense, Luojia?"

"Or are you saying that you never took me seriously from the beginning, and that this was all your own arrangement?"

"No, I'm not that one. It's Eribus, he—"

Luo Jia hurriedly tried to defend himself, but the overwhelming evidence left him speechless and incoherent.

"This proves your blindness, doesn't it? And you should thank this Casca, who saved you from the vortex of blindness before you fell into the abyss."

click!
An unimaginable force pressed down on Luo Jia's knees.

Pfft!
Under the suppression of psychic power, he immediately knelt down in the direction of Casca.

Casgar: "?"

Wait, why is it coming towards me?

He was about to return the greeting by kneeling in the same manner, but just as his knees were about to bend, another powerful spiritual force kept him standing.

He is an emperor.

He made his move again.

"Reflect on your actions."

"And the inevitable path that the religion you founded will be led astray by evil people."

"Think about the necessity of religion's existence until you truly understand my intentions before you stand up again."

As he spoke, the Emperor glanced at Irebas, who was standing to the side, without making a sound.

Using the power of psychic energy, he was gently put back into the coffin.

"The Third Legion's expeditionary fleet is currently short-staffed. From now on, all soldiers of your legion will be under the full command of him, Casgar Sherlock, commander of the Sons of the Emperor Legion."

"You will serve as his deputy and be subject to his supervision until the day you understand why religion hinders human progress."

"And Colchis must be destroyed."

There is no doubt about this.

An ancient planet where the belief in the Four Gods has long been prevalent, and it is very likely that chaos has long been infiltrated upon it.

Eliminating it is the most reasonable course of action.

It's infinitely better than burning down the Perfect City again later.

"All of this will also be accomplished by the Third Legion."

"?"

The emperor issued his decrees.

At the same time, he did not give Casca any chance to refuse.

No, buddy?
Old Huang, what are you doing?

I was just helping you out, why are you retaliating against me like this?!
What if Luo Jia turns evil later? Wouldn't the Battle of Kos then be aimed at us?!

Looking at Luo Jia kneeling in front of him, who was only a head shorter than him even when kneeling, Kasga felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

I?
Commander of the Primarch?
real or fake?

But it seems that this was the final order given by the emperor.

After saying that, he turned his back, flicked his scarlet cloak behind him, and strode away quickly.

broken!

Old Huang, that fellow, dumped everything he didn't want to deal with onto me!
Is this your plan?

To avoid contact with a believer leader like Luo Jia, it would be better to entrust him to an ordinary Space Marine.

Old Huang, you rascal.
That's really despicable!
As for why Old Man Huang hates religion so much?
A possible guess suddenly flashed through Casca's mind.

Could it be that the reason why the Emperor hated religion so much was actually similar to the reason why he worshipped the warp entity—the spirit of the Centaur Golden Ring?

These people treated their dark past as great achievements, and ended up being worshipped in the subspace?

It's like he originally went to Mars to kill the evil Void Dragon, but his subordinates kept bowing to him three times, making him shine with gold.

Now his entire body is emitting a lethal dose of golden light, and his body has become enormous!

In some places, you can't even squeeze through the door; you have to deform it!
Enraged, Old Man Huang decided to erase his dark past and prepare to eliminate all religious beliefs.

reasonable.

Not only is it reasonable, but it also fits perfectly.

But how can Casca control Luo Jia and his army of Whisperers now?
The thought of having hundreds of thousands of Astartes and a Primarch waiting for him to manage suddenly gave Kasgar a headache.

How exactly should this be managed?
Soon after.

The Emperor's Pride, the Pharmacist's Private Laboratory.

The laboratory of Melusin, which had been missing experimental subjects since Byzant's group, finally had its supplies replenished today.

The new materials were delivered personally by Commander Casgar.

I heard it was a young priest from Colchis named Iribas.

Furthermore, Casca specifically instructed that this guy was tainted with some unclean energy, and that one must be extremely careful when conducting experiments.

The good thing is that you don't have to talk about morality with this guy.

You can do whatever you want.

That's convenient.

"Lu Kaiweng, give me the knife."

With that in mind, Melusin directed her mech servants to dismantle this newly acquired contraption into eight pieces.

But the moment the scalpel cuts through the skin, the other person's body suddenly completes its self-healing process.

"Hahaha, the dark gods have granted me new power!"

He shouted.

"I feel no pain now, nor do I experience suffering!"

"Come, apothecary, join me in embracing the dark gods!"

"not interested."

Melusin didn't care about what the other person said at all.

For a scientist, she doesn't care about being a loving father or receiving blessings.

She just wanted to unravel the new mystery.

Is there any way to remove the unclean power carried by this guy?

This situation seems to have occurred before.

Melusin recalled the golden light wave that instantly healed everyone and successfully drove away the Soul-Eating Bees when she attended a biology lecture in Prospero.

She was there at the time and witnessed firsthand how that unknown, mysterious force was at work.

She needs to verify this.

After a moment of contemplation, Melusin chose to put goggles on the test subject.

Irebas: "."

Iribus: "What is the [Centaur Gold Ring]?"

(End of this chapter)