The military conference at the Nest of Kronos convened on time the following morning in the glass-domed conference room of the Governor's Palace.

All qualified nobles were invited, and the spacious meeting room was already filled with powerful figures from Shangchao.

Although the meeting had not yet officially started, news of the Blood Drinker Chapter's misfortune spread like wildfire throughout the venue.

The nobles were privately discussing the precarious situation, and some were even talking about abandoning the city and fleeing.

Even so, everyone knew in their hearts that only those powerful figures in the center of the meeting could truly decide the fate of the Nest City.

Governor Tiberius, the head of the Grove family, and Archbishop Goodwin of the Church of England were seated in the main seats, while Judge Irenecia was invited to attend.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Qin's special envoy, acting as the judge, sat next to Irenecia.

Unexpectedly, at the venue, Qin Mo also saw Lilith, the head of the Lilith family, who had previously been embroiled in controversy for colluding with aliens. She was standing next to Governor Tiberius, and the two were whispering to each other, seemingly having an extremely close relationship.

"Quiet."

Governor Tiberius finally tapped on the table, and the noisy meeting room immediately fell silent:

"You have all heard about the tragedy that occurred at the Bottom Nest. The evil aliens ambushed the Emperor's angels with treacherous schemes and committed heinous crimes!"

As soon as he said this, the hall erupted in noise again. What had previously been mere rumors had become a stark reality when spoken by the governor, tearing apart the nobles' last psychological defenses.

The Astartes are the Emperor's angels of death, symbolizing the power of the human empire capable of destroying any enemy.

But when this power falters before the nobles, it means their security is no longer unbreakable, and they may even face a fate worse than death.

"But Cronus will not admit defeat! Nor will he tolerate such rebellion! This is our world! This is the Emperor's sacred territory!"

Governor Tiberius slammed his fist on the table and stood up, his face flushed with anger. His gaze swept over the crowd, and the nobles who had been discussing abandoning the city and fleeing all looked away.

"We will assemble a massive army to completely wipe out the rebels of the bottom nest! We will drive those insects out of the bottom nest's sewers, tear them to pieces, and burn them to ashes!"

Lilith Valentine was the first to stand up. She raised her right hand and shouted angrily:

"For the Emperor!"

Led by Lilith, some nobles who still possessed a sense of honor also stood up and echoed, "For the Emperor!!"

Seeing that the atmosphere had been built up enough, the head of the Grove family stood up at Governor Tiberius's signal. He swept his sharp gaze across the crowd, making all the nobles look at him.

"Gentlemen, for the sake of this great battle, everyone must unite."

"Every noble family must provide soldiers or equivalent war supplies according to their rank in the Senate. We will soon launch a full-scale attack on those insects, and those who disobey will be punished for treason!"

The head of the Grove family was a close attendant of the governor and an ancient military noble of Cronus, so he naturally became the leader of the "punitive expedition".

Everyone understood that Grove's words represented the governor's meaning.

A brief silence fell over the hall as the nobles began to whisper among themselves. Shouting slogans was one thing, but paying real money was another.

No one can guarantee victory in a war, but the resources invested in it are real losses.

If the "punitive expedition" defeats the Dicha Chicken Cult, they might be able to recoup these losses in the future. But if the "punitive expedition" unfortunately fails, these nobles will truly have "lost both their wife and their army"!

Especially the precious private soldiers of the families. These soldiers are all carefully trained sons of various noble families, equipped with the best weapons, well-trained, and loyal. These private armies are the real source of confidence for each family to stand tall in Kronos.

If this battle wipes out these bloodlines, then the entire family will be plunged into an abyss of no return.

Looking at those calculating nobles, Qin Mo couldn't help but sneer.

That's where things go wrong in this world.

In a sense, the enemies of the upper-nest nobles are not only the monsters of the lower-nest, but also other nobles.

If a family exerts too much effort in a major battle and damages its foundation, other families will pounce on it like sharks smelling blood, devouring it completely.

"Clang, clang, clang."

Governor Tiberius's patience had reached its limit. He slammed his ring, a symbol of his governorship, on the table and said coldly:

"I want to see everything ready within a week."

He stood up, placed his hands on the table, and leaned forward slightly, creating a sense of oppression for everyone.

"This is the will of Cronus. Meeting adjourned."

Governor Tiberius, beaming with pride, was the first to rise, and with Lilith Varen by his side, he prepared to leave the meeting room.

"etc."

At that moment, Archbishop Goodwin, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke:

"Your Excellency, I have another question."

"Um?"

Governor Tiberius was taken aback. He turned to look at the elderly archbishop, his eyes full of doubt.

The archbishop's words caused many nobles who were about to leave the hall to return to their seats.

The state religion holds a special position in the empire's political system. As loyal servants of the emperor, all citizens of the empire are, in principle, followers of the state religion and should obey the Pope's decrees.

In Holy Terra, the High Lords Council, the highest administrative body of the Empire, also permanently reserves a seat for the state religion.

In the distant past, during the era of apostasy, the tyrant Gogo van der Erdőr seized the positions of Pope of the State Church and High Lord of the Ministry of State Affairs, and through bribery, coercion, murder and other means, he gained unprecedented power, making the entire empire kneel at his feet for decades.

During this period, billions of people died as a result of tyranny and wars of faith, and several planetary systems were completely burned, so much so that it was only through an imperial decree that the regime was finally overthrown.

Even today, the imperial state religion still wields enormous influence among the people.

Therefore, when the High Pope Goodwin, who controlled the entire religious world of Cronus, asked the question, all the nobles listened attentively.

"Archbishop, do you have any questions about the plan to send troops to attack the aliens?"

Governor Tiberius tried to keep his tone calm.

In fact, out of political courtesy, he had already consulted with the archbishop before the meeting, but at the time the state church did not object to his plan to send troops.

Therefore, Archbishop Goodwin's current inquiry only made him more confused and uneasy.

"Your Excellency, it is the duty of us, the Emperor's servants, to exterminate the aliens; there is nothing wrong with that."

Archbishop Goodwin stood up, leaning on the scepter that was said to be a sacred relic, and his gaze swept over the group of nobles in the Upper Nest.

"My question is, if the gene-stealers in the lower nest must be eliminated, shouldn't the chaotic enemies lurking in the upper nest also be eradicated?"

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