Warhammer: Filial Piety Makes Power

Chapter 306 The Path to Tranquility
007.M31,

Dawn Expedition: Primarch Robert Guilliman, in accordance with the will of the Lord of Mankind, ascends the throne as regent in Holy Terra and appoints the Emperor's eldest son, Leon El-Jonson, as the Imperial Warmaster, commanding the three armies!
In the same year, in order to eliminate the negative impact of the great rebellion and revitalize the morale of the empire, the ever-healthy General Johnson proposed to hold a grand military parade.

This move received strong support from the Regent, the Sealholder, and seven other Primarchs, and the rest of the Legions responded to the call and rushed to Holy Terra.

During the parade, 19 corps delegations entered in turn, with the most special being the Shadow Moon Wolf at the end.

For these pure individuals who remained loyal amidst conspiracies and betrayals, the Warlord not only did not hold a grudge against the past, but also awarded a medal to Loken, the legion commander of Shadowmoon Wolves, in full view of everyone.

"Loyalty is the best reward, and the Empire will never let the loyal shed blood and tears!"
Your father is gone, but the Legion will not perish. As long as I am here, I will treat you as my own children.

This promise earned Johnson countless compliments and greatly alleviated the Legion's chaotic situation caused by the Primarch's disappearance.

Unlike the other legions engaged in a morale-boosting battle, the Dark Angel, the Lion King's own son, wore a sorrowful expression and cast a pitying glance at his cousins.

However, this anomaly went unnoticed by the Lion King, who was riding high at the time. Immediately after the military parade, the Lion King launched the Dawn Expedition to reclaim the four star regions.

Each army group consists of four legions, with the four army groups forming the main force. The Fist of the Empire guards the Solar Starfield, while the Word Bearers provide logistics for the expeditionary force.

Four army groups—Ferus, Guilliman, Vograim, and Corax—were established and dispatched to the four star systems for a comprehensive cleanup.

Meanwhile, news of the Lord of Man falling into a deep sleep spread quickly, and Terra Palace was no longer open to the public.

019.M31,

Dawn Breaks: With the help of Space Marines and Mortal Support Forces, the rebels in the five Imperium sectors have been largely eliminated.

Countless cultists, rebels, and aliens who seized the opportunity fled in panic, eventually being driven back to the Ghoul Starfield and the Eye of Terror.

When Vograim, leading the Third Army, once again arrived at Istvan III, this deathly world located on the edge of the Star Torch, they received a distress signal.

Not all the Legion soldiers who were caught in the friendly fire and the orbital bombardment perished. Instead, some survivors lived and, under the leadership of the loyalist Death Guard Seventh Company Commander Garo and the Emperor's son Lucius, fought a guerrilla war against the rebels in the underground caves.

Among these survivors are not only the Iron Hand and the Son of the Emperor, but also the few remaining Death Guards and Salamanders, and even a half-dogman!
When he saw the dog-man, now just a dog's head, still wielding a power axe and swinging it back and forth, Fugrim instinctively crushed his subordinate's control panel:
"Gus, is that you?"

In order to rescue the few remaining survivors, Vograim immediately launched an orbital bombardment of Istvan III.

Thus, the 12-year-long Dawn Expedition came to a complete end.

027.M31,

Rest and Recuperation: With the initial cleanup efforts of the Dawn Expedition, the Empire finally quelled the large-scale rebellion.

However, due to the far-reaching impact of the Great Rebellion, after discussions among the Primarchs, in order to prevent the rebellion from happening again, the former mortal auxiliary forces were officially renamed the Astronautical Army.

Based on the division of the world into regions for conscription, a patrol network was established that spanned the four major star systems of the Empire, serving as a rapid regional support force.

Furthermore, local worlds can independently form Planetary Defense Forces (PDFs), establishing a three-system coordinated response framework involving PDFs, the Astral Army, and the Space Marines.

After years of recuperation, the original genetic entities that once dominated the galaxy unanimously agree that the current stage should focus on rest and recuperation.

Compared to the Great Expedition, which lasted for nearly two centuries, the Dawn Expedition, which lasted only 12 years, was even more intense.

In order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, all Primarchs adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards the rebels, and made extensive use of Extinction Orders and orbital bombardment.

Regardless of who or where, once discovered, a blanket approach is used to carry out a massive cleansing of the entire planet.

While this method was swift and efficient, it engulfed countless worlds in war. Coupled with the unsustainable, exploitative practices of the Great Expedition, the Empire could no longer withstand an internal conflict.

In order to allow them to recuperate as quickly as possible, under Guilliman's insistence, all Primarchs were forced to handle government affairs in the Solar System.

This even includes Zhuang Sen.

038.M31, After 11 years of cleaning up the mess, the super brains of the nine Primarchs have finally cleared up the political affairs that the Empire had accumulated a century ago.

This is undoubtedly a great victory!
However, even the Primogeniture cannot withstand such high-intensity work without relying solely on interstellar communication and without the assistance of intelligent AI.

Even a player as skilled as Guilliman, who is an expert at Excel, was exhausted after 11 years of relentless and extreme pressure.

Looking at his brothers, each with a pale face, as if they were about to die, Guilliman knew he couldn't let things continue like this.

With everyone's encouragement, Guilliman decided to go on vacation first.

As for where to go on vacation? We definitely can't stay in this godforsaken place, Terra. Hallowed Terra doesn't even have a sea; it's barren and worse than Mars.

While the Primarchs were discussing where to rest for a year or two, Feralus discovered that Guts, the dog-man who had been rescued by Forgrim, was staring blankly at the Golden Throne.

Even now, the origins of the Dog People are still debated, but there is no doubt that they are the Empire's official demi-humans, and even personally certified by the Emperor.

In addition, the canines' stats were not much worse than those of the Space Marines, so all the Legions had a great fondness for these dogs that had somehow appeared in their homes, especially after discovering that these big dogs were particularly good at cooking, which made them even more popular.

After all, Space Marines aren't emotionless biological robots. As long as their nutritional needs are met, enjoying some delicious food is something everyone would crave.

As a result, after the discovery that the canines had a strong resistance to warp energy, they became extremely sought-after.

Even in his moment of extraordinary wisdom, Waldo, the head of the Imperial Guard, specially recruited a group of canines to guard the palace, and the dogs were finally eating the real royal food.

Within the Legion, those who treat the dogmen the best are undoubtedly the Iron Hand and the Emperor's Son.

Although all memories of Atlas had vanished, Feralus and Forgrim still remembered that it was Guts's desperate attack that had saved their lives.

Feralus's favoritism towards Guts was so great that even some of the Iron Hands were envious.

Tom, who had successfully risen to the rank of second company commander in the Hand of Steel, said, "There's a price to pay for all of this. Haven't you noticed that His Highness and Guts are now just heads? We're the leaders of the Hand of Steel!"

Felus didn't say much about these hellish jokes, and he even often made such hellish jokes himself.

Compared to the previous Socialist terrorists, Felus, who left behind a song, has changed a lot, and has even begun to consider whether the Legion is a bit too extreme.

But seeing his usually carefree dog, who even helped train the new recruits of his legion, now sitting on the ground in a daze with a frown, Felus thought this was very abnormal.

When Feralus suddenly left, the other Primarchs followed, looking in the direction of Guts's gaze towards the painting facing the Golden Throne.

Under a blue sky and white clouds, dog-men ride dinosaurs across the grassland, while flocks of giant pheasants roam freely nearby.

In this painting, the most eye-catching figure is undoubtedly the beautiful woman with a wheat-colored complexion, standing under a huge golden tree, wearing a black deep-V suit, a golden laurel wreath, and dressed in a black deep-V suit.

The painting was hung up by the Imperial Guards; I heard it was ordered by the Emperor himself.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, the Primarchs all knew that the person in the painting was undoubtedly the Emperor. As for why the Emperor would leave behind such a dark history, no one knew.

Based on the content of this painting, the Primarchs speculate that this should be an emperor from the time of ancient Terra. After all, his father was an immortal being, so it's normal for him to be a little abnormal! Otherwise, why would Horus utter such lewd words after being stuffed into a puff by the four gods?
This painting is why no one doubts that the dog-men are aliens. There are even theories that the dog-men evolved from dogs in the ancient Terra period, and that their bloodline may be even purer than that of humans.

Staring blankly at the painting, under the watchful eyes of all the Primarchs, Guts slowly approached and, before the Imperial Guards could appear, tore open the frame, revealing the writing on the back.

"Lord of Tranquility, Father of Atlas, Commander of the Burning Legion, Warmaster of the Empire..."

I recognize each character individually, but when they're put together, I can't quite make it out. How many people are there?
But when they finally read Mordred's name, they found that as soon as they looked away from the painting, they would instantly forget the name.

This strange phenomenon immediately attracted everyone's attention. After eliminating all the impossibilities, an imperial star map was pulled over, and the world called Tranquility was right in front of them, but they hadn't noticed it before.

"Guys, I know where we can go on vacation."

(End of this chapter)