Chapter 455: The Question of Regimental Faith

, Captain's Room.

Fu Qinghai, Tristan, No. 56.

The three of them were sitting in a circle chatting.

The Chapter Master first poured a glass of strong liquor for the Chief Intelligence Officer, and was about to pour one for the Hermit Master, but was stopped by the Chief Priest. Tristan waved his hand and explained,

"Sorry, Khan, I don't drink. I have been following the rules and regulations of the Silver Hand for so many years that I'm used to it."

"OK."

Fu Qinghai put down the decanter.

He turned to No. 56 and asked:

"What happened?"

"It's nothing serious."

Number 56 took a sip of wine and said calmly:

"In the Calixis Sector, on the Hive World of Sintira, the first Ecclesiarchy Cathedral was built not long ago."

"What sect?"

Fu Qinghai sat back in the captain's chair and asked casually.

"The Temple of the Emperor of Savior."

Number Fifty-Six said.

"It's them."

Fu Qinghai smiled as expected.

Fu Qinghai, Tristan and No. 56 are all reincarnations, so they directly use the word "state religion" to refer to these religious people and this emerging organization. But in fact, strictly speaking, it was not until the end of the first half of the 32K era that the Temple of the Emperor of Savior was officially recognized as the official religion of the Empire and was awarded the title of "State Church". Before that, there were countless sects that claimed to believe in the Emperor.

But now, Terra has acquiesced to their missionary activities, and they are expanding very quickly. In the last major plot event, the "Great Purge", when the Iron Pagoda was still the Brotherhood of God, Fu Qinghai had already seen that the state religion priests were leading the displaced people of the empire to rebuild their homes. Now, in just a few years, the state religion has spread to the Calixis sector on the edge of the Misty Star Region.

The Temple of the Emperor of Savior, a sect whose main doctrine is the "Words of the Emperor" compiled by Lorgar before his fall, is the current mainstream sect and the most powerful sect. It is said that in order to achieve their current status, they even fought a religious war of a relatively small scale.

"Also, there are some priests who followed the trade ships to the Phaeton Forge World. I noticed them at the airport, but they haven't started preaching yet."

Number Fifty-Six said.

"Ignore them."

Fu Qinghai quickly gave instructions:

"This sect has inherent flaws. Perhaps the original founders were loyal, but they will soon become corrupted. They are too greedy for power and wealth. As for those priests who entered the Marques Wang Star region and tried to preach, get rid of them all."

The Chapter Master made a throat-slitting gesture.

The Chief Intelligence Officer nodded in understanding.

One of the founders of the Temple of the Emperor of Savior was the first living saint of the human empire, Yovradi Keeler. This woman showed for the first time that she could cast psychic spells without psychic talent but with devout faith. But at that time, the Emperor had not yet sat on the Golden Throne, so it was very questionable where Ms. Keeler's psychic powers came from.

The State Church has always had disputes with the Ministry of the Interior. The two have long been competing for the power to rule the people's livelihood in the empire. This dispute ended when Gorzhi Vandire came to power and served as both the Pope of the State Church and the Minister of the Interior. Later, as everyone knows, Gorzhi Vandire's Temple of the Emperor of Savior was overthrown by Sebastian Thor's Alliance of Light, and the State Church changed its dynasty. Therefore, even if you want to have a good relationship with the State Church, you can't have a good relationship with the current State Church. They are a force that is destined to perish. Although they have existed for a long time, it is not that long for the Astartes.

"Okay, since we don't care about the state religion, how do you think the Khan should solve the problem of the Chapter's faith?"

Tristan asked the key question.

"We follow the old ways."

Fu Qinghai said bluntly:

"We believe in the Imperial Truth."

"Ah? Imperial Truth?"

Alpha and the Word Bearers asked in unison.

Isn't this too old school?

The rebellion had just ended, the state religion had not yet taken root in the hearts of the people, and the Empire's faith was in great confusion. But everyone knew that the so-called Imperial Truth was a complete lie and a scam, and the two Space Marines from the Traitor Legion knew it very well. Even if they did not believe in the God-Emperor, they still had to believe in the Imperial Truth at this time? What was the reason?

"Yes, the revised Imperial Truth."

Fu Qinghai took a sip of wine and said:

"Adding the content of the Warp, we face up to psionics and chaos, to these idealistic forces that cause the corruption and degeneration of intelligent creatures, and then we are alert to them and guard against them."

The biggest problem with the Imperial Truth is that it does not acknowledge the existence of demons and evil gods, and tells people that psychic energy is just a special energy, and there are no demons or monsters in the subspace. However, this statement has long been overturned as the rebellion progressed. Fu Qinghai believes that the Iron Pagoda now needs a new Imperial Truth - "Imperial Truth Iron Pagoda Revised Edition".

"That's not impossible."

After listening to the thoughts of the regiment commander.

The slender Yin said that he could give it a try.

"I think it's quite creative."

The Chief Intelligence Officer is a fun guy.

He doesn't care about any religious issues.

The beliefs of Space Marines can be roughly divided into "Human Emperor Faction" and "God Emperor Faction". Both believe in the Emperor, but the former regards the Emperor as a king while the latter regards the Emperor as a god. At present, the "Human Emperor Faction" still occupies the majority, but in the future, the "God Emperor Faction" will become the mainstream. The typical representative of the "God Emperor Faction" is the Black Templars, and Space Marines who have experienced the Great Crusade and the Great Heresy basically do not think that the Emperor is a god.

Fu Qinghai himself is a staunch supporter of the "Human Emperor" faction.

The Iron Pagoda Regiment will also surely be the "Human Emperor Faction".

The state religion doesn't dare to control what the Space Marines believe in.

Even at the end of the 32K, when two-thirds of the country's population had converted to the state religion, legislation was still passed at the beginning of the establishment of the state religion: only two organizations were allowed to not respect the state religion, and all others who did not believe in the state religion were heretics and needed to be purified.

And these two organizations.

One is called the Adeptus Mechanicus.

One is called the Adeptus Astartes.

Since the state religion did not dare to intervene in the Astartes, why did the "God-Emperor Faith" still become the mainstream belief of Space Marines in the later period? Because before becoming a Space Marine, he was also a mortal. If he accepted the state religion in his childhood, then he would most likely believe in the state religion after becoming a Space Marine - at least believe that the Emperor is God.

That's why, even though the State Church would not come to preach to the Astartes, Fu Qinghai still did not allow the State Church priests to enter the Marcus Wang Star Region - you are not allowed to preach among mortals! Fu Qinghai asked the Alpha Warriors to deal with these priests in secret. In fact, the Temple of the Emperor of Savior is not even an official legal religion at the moment, so even if they were stopped from preaching openly, it would not cause any trouble.

"Then I will leave the task of revising and compiling the Imperial Truth: The Iron Pagoda Revised Edition to you."

Fu Qinghai looked at Tristan.

"No problem, Khan."

The hermit nodded and agreed.

Tristan is from the Word Bearers Legion. He has studied the complete version of "The Book of Lorgar" and is a serious theological expert. He has also studied "Imperial Truth" in depth. The power scepter used by the chapter priests was also called the "Scepter of Truth" in the past, which means - if you don't believe in the Imperial Truth, then I will put a scepter on your head!

Fu Qinghai turned to look at No. 56:

"Also, don't let the missionary work of the Temple of the Savior Emperor in the Calixis sector develop too smoothly."

"I understand, Khan."

Number 56 nodded to show that he understood.

A fledgling state religion sect had to face an Alpha warrior secretly making trouble... The difficulty of this level was indeed beyond the scope. Moreover, as the most densely populated and complicated neighbor near the regiment's base, the Calixis sector had already been thoroughly infiltrated by No. 56, who had been running the Calixis sector intelligence network for a long time. He even knew exactly how many mistresses the governor of the sector had, how many illegitimate children each mistress had, and how many moles each illegitimate child had on his buttocks.

The two men received their respective orders one after another.

After talking about business, let's talk about personal matters.

Fu Qinghai took out a golden crystal from the drawer.

He held it in his palm and showed it to his two subordinates:

"Do you recognize this thing?"

Number 56 looked confused.

Tristan's eyes suddenly widened:

"Naaru fragments!?"

"Haha, of course you know him.

Fu Qinghai smiled and said,

"That's right, a Naaru fragment. Augustus wanted to be a battlefield observer to see the intensity of the war in Warhammer 40K. I agreed. This is the reward he gave. A Naaru fragment, do you know how much it is worth?"

Tristan frowned slightly:

"If you just want to watch a battle, giving a Naaru fragment is too expensive. It is a priceless treasure - for those who use the Holy Light. A small Naaru fragment can support the operation of a Naaru spaceship for a long time. The Draenei relied on the magic spaceships built by the Naaru to escape from the clutches of the Burning Legion."

"What if I explain to them the forbidden knowledge and precautions of the Warhammer 40K universe?"

Fu Qinghai added another chip.

The chief pastor shook his head:

"It's still not enough."

"Then there is only one answer."

Fu Qinghai said thoughtfully:

"The Zero Realm Guild offered a high reward that exceeded the value of the information itself. This is a goodwill signal from them, and they want to befriend me. This is a gift, right?"

"I think so."

Tristan nodded in agreement and said,

"But there is no need to overestimate the value of Naaru fragments, Khan. As I said, Naaru fragments are only valuable to those who master the power of Holy Light. As for other spellcasters and psykers, they cannot utilize the Holy Light energy in Naaru fragments. Moreover, Naaru fragments come in different sizes, and this one is not too big."

Fu Qinghai also played World of Warcraft a long time ago.

Fu Qinghai also knew about Naaru, a pure energy creature made entirely of holy light. They were the embodiment of holy light, and their body fragments naturally contained the purest holy light power. Not only that, he also knew that holy light represented idealistic power such as brightness, kindness, hope, courage, etc., but holy light also had the attribute of pure energy - not only could the power of holy light be obtained by believing in it, but also by enslaving it. The blood elf paladin obtained the power of holy light by enslaving a Naaru.

"In that case."

Fu Qinghai casually threw the fragment to Tristan:

"Then I'll leave it to you."

"Uh, this..."

Tristan caught it subconsciously and was immediately shocked.

The hermit looked up at the chapter leader and said seriously:

"No merit, no reward, Khan."

"Of course, you are right."

Fu Qinghai leaned back in his chair and smiled:

"For any society, clear rewards and punishments are a basic requirement. But we are just a small society after all, so the rules can be more flexible. You haven't made any contributions yet, but you can use it on credit first. Just think of it as an advance payment for this Naaru fragment with your contributions."

"ah..."

Tristan was stunned.

"how?"

Fu Qinghai asked with a smile while lying in the chair.

"I understand, Khan."

The chief pastor nodded solemnly.

Fu Qinghai raised his head and drank the remaining wine in the glass in one gulp:

"That's it, meeting adjourned."

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(End of this chapter)