The player is playing like a god, and has already advanced to Space Marine level at the start.

Terra, the administrative headquarters building.

Gunshots rang out.

That was left by a few idiots who tried to use procedures to stop the bomb guns.

Cassius sat behind a large desk.

He didn't sit in that gold-inlaid and jade-embroidered chair.

That thing was too fragile for his power armor body.

He stood in the very center of the hall.

He was holding a data tablet in his hand.

It has immense power.

The electronic devices emitted a creaking groan.

"Is this what you call... administration?"

Cassius spoke.

Below the steps, hundreds of imperial officials hunched over.

They kept their heads down, cold sweat dripping from their chins onto the carpet.

Nobody dared to wipe it.

"Answer me, look my eyes, tell me, why baby why?"

Cassius slammed the data tablet onto the table.

boom!

The loud noise startled the group of bureaucrats.

"Does a single resource allocation request require thirty stamps?"

Cassius pointed to the document, the visor of his helmet flashing red.

"Is it a 45-day process?"

"During this period, 1,200 soldiers on the front lines died due to a lack of ammunition."

His tone was calm, yet it sent shivers down one's spine.

"You call this the rule?"

In the crowd, an old man with gray hair shakily raised his head.

He is the deputy minister in charge of logistics auditing.

His face was deathly pale.

"M-Sir, this is the usual practice..."

The old man's voice trembled.

"Coordination among departments and balancing of interests all take time..."

"Standard practice?"

Cassius repeated those two words.

He suddenly drew his bolt pistol from his waist.

He didn't waste any words.

The charges were not read aloud.

They didn't even aim correctly.

boom!

The old man's head was smashed.

Red and white splattered all over the person next to them.

The scream was barely in her throat when Cassius silenced her with a single glance.

The officials covered their mouths tightly, their eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

The hall was so quiet you could hear the sound of sweat hitting the ground.

"Now, the conventions have changed."

Cassius blew away the smoke from the muzzle of his gun.

He slammed the gun heavily on the table.

"My gun is the new rule."

He held up one finger.

Those fingers were thicker than an average person's wrist.

"In the first hour, I want to see the entire resource allocation process reduced to three steps."

"Does anyone object?"

No one spoke.

"In the second hour, I want to see all those warehouses where people are hoarding and speculating open."

"Food and energy, immediately enter the rationing system."

"Whoever dares to stop them will have to fill the hole."

Cassius looked around.

His gaze swept across them, and the mortals felt a tightness in their skin, quickly averting their eyes.

"The third hour. I want all of Terra's factories to be running at full capacity."

"Anyone who thinks it's impossible, step forward now."

"I still have plenty of bombs, enough for everyone to have one."

The hall was completely silent.

What followed was a period of frantic busyness.

All the bickering and shirking of responsibility vanished at that moment.

These bureaucrats have unleashed the fastest speed they've ever seen in their lives.

The documents flew like snowflakes.

The instructions were given like lightning.

Things that used to require more than ten meetings to decide can now be signed in a second.

Terra's administrative machinery, after being kicked hard, finally roared to life.

efficiency?

That's efficiency.

Terra's streets have changed.

Those gangs entrenched in the slums didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy.

Silent squads of Astartes swept through their stronghold.

What local bully? He's just an earthworm in front of the chainsaw sword.

The factory chimneys began spewing smoke day and night.

No one complained.

Because the workers received real rations of food and a large sum of money.

……

Galaxy Front, bridge of the Imperial Blade.

Lu Xiao stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling porthole.

A red cloak draped down behind him.

Outside the window was a densely packed fleet.

That was a steel mass consisting of thousands of warships.

On the forging planet below, enormous incubation chambers are arranged in a square array. Inside are genetic seeds.

It stretches as far as the eye can see.

The sages of the Cult of Machines waved their mechanical tentacles, coldly adjusting the data.

"Commander, the second phase of troop expansion is complete."

A pharmacist walked up behind Lu Xiao.

His body was trembling; it was from the frenzy.

"Currently, the number of active-duty original Astartes in the Ultramarines Legion has exceeded one million."

One million.

This number would cripple Terra's Highlord Council on the spot.

He walked up to the star map and pointed heavily at the core region of the Milky Way.

That's the inner ring road.

"This is where we're going in three months."

……

City of Angels, Heavenly Court of Merlo.

Yan folded its wings and landed on the royal lawn.

The silver armor was somewhat damaged.

That was left behind from the fight with Hua Ye.

"You're back?"

He Xi sat on the steps, holding a cup of black tea.

She was dressed casually, her long silver hair draped over her shoulders, and her posture exuded a touch of languor.

"That scumbag was rescued?"

He Xi blew on the tea, her tone indifferent.

"Yes, Karl has made his move."

Yan took off his helmet and casually tossed it onto the grass.

She plopped down next to He Xi.

"The person I pulled out directly from the clock tower, I almost pierced through him with my sword."

Yan rubbed his shoulders, looking annoyed.

"But since Ruoning is completely dead, I personally formatted her data."

"Not even a trace was left."

"Good riddance."

He Xi nodded and handed Yan a cup of tea.

"It's only a matter of time before Hua Ye is rescued."

"That guy Karl is still useful to Hua Ye."

"Whether it's to disgust us or to test Lu Xiao, Hua Ye is a useful tool."

Yan took the tea and gulped down half a cup in one go.

"King Tianji, there's something quite amusing."

Yan laughed, her eyes mocking.

"When I came back, I glanced at the commotion on the demon's side."

"Morgana withdrew all her legions back to Kunza."

"Demon One is currently locked up and its defenses are fully activated."

"I heard she spent the whole day yelling in the command room, and her vocabulary was astounding."

He Xi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

She laughed so hard her legs trembled, and patted her thigh.

"Liang Bing was frightened."

"If you suddenly pull out an upgraded black hole engine, how could she not panic?"

"In her mind, who else but Keisha could give her this thing?"

He Xi shook her head while laughing.

"She thinks Keisha isn't dead and is hiding somewhere, plotting something big to ambush her."

"Queen Keisha is indeed not dead, and the effect is indeed good."

Yan also laughed.

"I didn't expect her to react like that."

"I was extremely stressed."

After laughing, she looked at He Xi.

"Since she's so scared, should we take action?"

"Strike while the iron is hot and kill her."

"A good opportunity to clean house."

Yan's hand reached for the King's Sword at his waist.

A murderous intent flickered in his eyes.

He Xi suppressed her smile and shook her head.

She stood up and looked in the direction of the Styx Galaxy.

"Not for now."

"Liang Bing is a nuisance, but at most she's just a brat."

"With Keisha around, she can't cause any trouble."

"The real threat is over there."

She pointed in the direction of Death Song Academy.

"Karl".

"That shut-in guy is the real trouble."

"Without him stabbing them in the back, Morgana and Hua Ye wouldn't have amounted to anything."