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Chapter 236 Corrupted High Lord

Countless astropathic messages were emitted from Macragge.

From Terra to the frontiers of the Imperium, to sector capitals, to Astartes Chapters and their home planets.

The return of the Primarch of the Ultramarines caused a huge stir.

Countless Chapters sent personnel to verify the news, especially those that split from the Ultramarines.

The empire has endured too much suffering over the past ten thousand years, and humanity is in urgent need of someone with sufficient prestige and ability.

And Guilliman, who was once the commander-in-chief of the Empire, is the perfect fit.

After the surrounding star fields and the Ultramarines confirmed the news, a considerable number of fleets began to gather towards the location mentioned by Guilliman, and the gathering location was exactly the Webway Gate near Macragge.

But at the same time, there are also many people who are still in a wait-and-see state.

They did not respond to the call, but waited for further developments.

The names of the Primarchs have never been lost in the Imperium, and statues of loyal Primarchs still stand on Terra.

However, nearly ten thousand years is too long for mortals. Not to mention the natural cycle of birth, aging, sickness and death, given the low average age of the Empire, most people have only heard of the legend of the Primarch, and some people even really regard it as a legend.

It has been too long since the Primarchs have appeared within the Imperium.

Many people only have a general idea of the original body.

At this moment, Terra also received the star language. The astropaths of Terra's Star Language Court even thought they had heard it wrong. They immediately reported it to the host of the Star Language Court.

After receiving the news, the host immediately sent out a request for a meeting to all the high lords in Terra.

At this moment, the high lords rarely put down all the things at hand. Even the Mars Casting General came over. Those high lord chairmanships of specific departments that had no fixed candidates also sent their representatives.

The high lords gathered together rarely.

"Everyone, my astropath has received an urgent astropathic message from the Ultramarine."

Zlata, the representative of the Star Tongue Court, looked around at everyone and said.

"Emergency Star Talk, is it worth calling us together? Is there anything more urgent than Cadia right now?"

As Cardia persisted longer, more and more information was transmitted back to Terra.

An unprecedented bloody battle is taking place there.

Terra also sent a large number of people to investigate the situation.

The High Lords did not do nothing. The raging Warp storm blocked the fleet outside and prevented it from supporting Cadia. They also knew the importance of Cadia.

"The Ultramarines said that the Ultramarines' home planet, Macragge, was attacked by the Chaos warband Red Corsairs. They successfully repelled the enemy and captured a Blackstone Fortress. They completely destroyed the so-called Soul Forge Master, Vashtor."

"Completely destroyed? Blackstone Fortress? That can indeed be called a great victory. How did the Ultramarines completely purify a powerful Chaos Demon? Perhaps I should send an Inquisitor to investigate and learn more, but I have more important things to do.

If this is what you mean by emergency astropathic communication, then I will leave first. The battle is over. There is no need to gather us together for a victory report. The work of purifying heretics in the Inquisition will never be completed. "

The representative of the Inquisition, Witt, had already stood up and was ready to leave. However, the Grand General from the Mechanicus was particularly curious about the news. After all, the Black Oil Man was a target that the Mechanicus had always wanted to eliminate, and they also knew how difficult Vashtor was.

"Not only that, the Ultramarines said that with the help of the Archmagus Belisarius Cawl of the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Living Saint Gaoyi Mongot, the Lord of the Mongot Dynasty, the great Gene-Father, Robert Guilliman, has awakened.

The Imperium will once again have a Son of the Emperor!"

Zlata's words immediately made the entire council hall fall silent. Witt, who had just stood up, stopped and looked at Zlata. This matter was indeed enough to convene this meeting.

Kohl and the others know who Gao Yi is?

The report on Gao Yi that was once sent to Terra was not worthy of being presented to the High Lord.

Everyone looked at the spokesperson for the Rogue Traders, Kanya Danda, who was sitting at the table.

Kanya also shook her head at everyone, indicating that she did not know the existence of Gao Yi, the wandering merchant.

She knew all the powerful Rogue Traders in the Empire, but she didn't remember the name of this dynasty. There were too many Rogue Traders in the Dynasty, and even a once glorious dynasty would disappear into history.

"The great Primarch is summoning fleets from all parts of the Empire to support Cadia. Ladies and Gentlemen, shall we issue orders to the fleets belonging to the Empire and the Astra Militarum?"

After Zlata finished speaking, the high lords looked at each other, and no one spoke for a moment.

And among the High Lords, some were happy to see the return of the Primarch.

But this is not what some people think.

Everyone present has dedicated their all to the human empire, but some people are equally attached to the power in their hands.

During the time when the Primarch was gone, they held the highest power in the Empire, and power can sometimes make people lose themselves in it.

And most importantly, some of the high lords were well aware of what they were doing in secret.

They are now at the highest positions in the empire and can use their status and the excuse of the empire to cover up their crimes, but they all know that what they have done is enough to sentence them to death.

Corrupt bureaucrats use their power to seek benefits for the families behind them, and use heretics or even cultists or illegal psychics to attack political opponents. They are lazy and hypocritical because of their selfishness.

Many decisions made on Terra that are considered insignificant could mean the life or death of billions of lives on other planets.

If we really follow the laws of the empire, every high lord present here will be burned at the stake.

They are indeed serving the Empire, but they are also insects of the Empire.

The power of the High Lords comes from the Emperor, and at the Emperor's request, the ruling of the Empire was handed over to these mortals, so the Astartes had to be subject to their jurisdiction.

They have no right to judge them, but the Primarch, as the Son of God, is not subject to this restriction.

The Primarch's status is enough to be above them and have the right to judge them, which is what some high lords are worried about.

Everyone's minds began to work frantically, thinking about how to deal with the return of the Primarch.

"We need to send someone to verify its authenticity. This could also be a conspiracy of Chaos!"

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Irtu, looked around at everyone and said.

Among all the high lords, Irtu was definitely one of the most panicked.

He knew very well what the imperial bureaucrats under his control had done, and many of these things were closely related to him.

"Are you questioning the astropaths under my command? I don't deny that this situation may exist under normal circumstances, but these astropathic messages were received by the most elite astropaths under my command!

The astropathic communication with the Ultramarines is also the safest method! I have verified the authenticity of the information myself and found nothing abnormal! Do you think those Astartes would lie about the Primarchs? "

"Calm down, Zlata! That's not what I meant, but this matter is of great importance! We have to be careful. Can anyone here be 100% sure of its authenticity?

And do you know how much impact it would have if these troops were mobilized according to the Star Language? Personnel, materials, each one would consume a lot of energy of the officials in my Ministry of Internal Affairs. Do you know how many people die from exhaustion at their posts every year, or even every day, because of this kind of thing? We can't even count the number of people!

It may take days before their bodies are discovered in their tiny rooms!"

The quarrel between the two became more and more intense.

At this time, Trajan, the commander of the Imperial Guards, who had not responded to this call, strode open the door and walked in