Immortal, My Desperate Journey at 40k

Chapter 955 Negotiation and Assassination
"Haha, General Forging, it's a pleasure to see you again."

Wang Ming looked at the forging general in front of him. He had now set foot on the red land of Mars, and the moment he stepped onto this red land, the forging general of Mars immediately received him with the highest honors. In fact, he was very afraid of Wang Ming, the second true god of the human empire, the protector of the human empire, and the commander of the twenty-first legion. His fear of Wang Ming was simply too great.

After all, it's important to know that among the generals who were still being forged in the past, several were killed by the 21st Army Corps, and they had absolutely no way to deal with these matters, not even being able to hold the 21st Army Corps accountable.

"My lord, we are not against you, but your passion for the reforms that Mechanical Pride is implementing in the galaxy is simply too much. We hope you can slow things down a bit so that we can accept this. After all, you know that your reforms have already made things very difficult for us."

The Martian Forging General looked at Wang Ming, his mechanical eyes even revealing a kind of fear towards Wang Ming. His fear of Wang Ming was so obvious that even his mechanical eyes could see through him at a glance. Although Wang Ming didn't know how this guy used mechanical eyes to express his fear, he could see it just like his eyes could see right through a person's soul.

"Difficult? Do you think it's difficult? I know that not all forging worlds have a strong sense of belonging to Mars. Some forging worlds that have been scattered abroad are not so loyal to Mars. Their opinions are very divided and are not important to us. Moreover, your opinions are not important to us either. Now you can't talk to us on an equal footing. In terms of strength, we are stronger than you, and we don't need you anymore, do we? All you want is your former status and interests in the Empire, don't you?"

Wang Ming looked at the forging general in front of him and said this. While he was talking to the forging general, on a distant high tower, a member of the Guardian Army was aiming a specially made sniper cannon at Wang Ming's head. As he aimed at Wang Ming's head, he was waiting for the forging general to give him the order. As soon as the forging general gave him the order, he would pull the trigger and blow Wang Ming's head to pieces.

"Sir, what you're saying is not what we meant. We just wanted..."

The forging general looked at Wang Ming, and the fear in his eyes was palpable. After all, the red light emanating from his mechanical eyes was trembling constantly, and as the red light trembled, the forging general's body was also trembling. It wasn't because of anger that he was trembling, but because of fear. Just as he was about to explain to Wang Ming that he wasn't in conflict with Wang Ming because of the interests of the Mechanicus,

Wang Ming suddenly pointed to a tall tower behind him, and just as Wang Ming pointed to the tower behind him, the body of the forging general suddenly stiffened, and then his body, which was made of all sorts of strange mechanical creations, suddenly began to tremble, just like a child whose secret had been discovered.

As his body trembled, Wang Ming gave him a cruel smile and said something that filled him with immense fear.

"Are you sure you don't have this thought? Your desire for profit has overwhelmed your rationality. You even want to assassinate a Primarch to stop the reform and protect your interests."

Wang Ming looked at the forging general in front of him with a smile. Then, the spiritual energy on his finger flickered, and a golden beam shot directly towards the tower. At the same time the golden beam hit the tower, it was instantly struck. The moment the tower was hit, a huge burst of light, like a nuclear explosion, appeared on the tower.

Just as the tower was engulfed by the light that resembled a nuclear explosion, Wang Ming stared at the Forging General and delivered his verdict on him, as well as on Mars. This was not a discussion with Mars or the Forging General, nor was it any negotiation; it was a very straightforward order. This was simply an order, an order to Mars and the entire Mechanicus.

"The Martian Mechanicus assassinated the Primarch and the Imperial Palace, with its Foundry General as the mastermind. Their crimes are heinous. The Martian Mechanicus must compensate the Primarch and the entire Empire. As the Duke of the Empire, I hereby declare that the administration of the Martian Mechanicus is transferred to the Twenty-First Legion. At the same time, the Foundry General is sentenced to death for assassinating the Primarch and betraying the Seventy-Four Hours of White Phosphorus. Now, anyone with objections may raise them."

Wang Ming looked at the Mars Forging General in front of him and spoke to him in this manner, ignoring the weapons raised against him by the Guardians of the Cult. He placed his hand on the Forging General's head and delivered his judgment on Mars and the Forging General, as well as his judgment on the entire Mechanicus.

Just as Wang Ming uttered those words, the Mars Forging General felt he was about to die. The rationality that had been overwhelmed by the pursuit of profit returned to his mind. Looking at the Primarch before him, the second god of mankind, he recalled the things he had done and deeply regretted them. He had actually hoped to assassinate a Primarch, a living god, for the sake of profit.

"Mars will not accept your judgment. On this red land, we will uphold the glory of the god of all machines."

Just as the forging general was filled with regret, he suddenly remembered Wang Ming's verdict against Mars and the Mechanicus. He decided to go all in, believing that the Martian Mechanicus was capable of waging a worthy battle against the Twenty-First Legion, and in that battle, forcibly reaffirming its independent status within the Empire, just as it had done ten thousand years ago. Therefore, he spoke these words firmly to Wang Ming. Upon hearing this, Wang Ming released the Martian forging general's hand, smiled, and nodded.

“Very good. I hope that after my fleet reaches Mars, you will still uphold the glory of the God of Machines.”

Wang Ming looked at the Mars-forged general, nodded to him, and then smiled and said, "Then, Wang Ming directly opened a subspace rift and returned to Holy Terra. At the same time, his power sealed off the entire Mars to prevent the Martians from desperately attacking Holy Terra."

Immediately after Wang Ming left Mars, the Mechanicus on Mars began preparing for war. A large number of cultists were urgently mobilized, and the Titan legions on the ground also began to operate. While the Martians were preparing to fight the Twenty-First Legion, Wang Ming on Holy Terra also immediately began to mobilize his troops. Now, Wang Ming used his power to directly seal off Mars, ensuring that Mars had no possibility of attacking Holy Terra, and also ensuring that the Mechanicus on Mars could not leave Mars' gravitational pull. It only took Wang Ming one day to mobilize his troops. In that one day, Wang Ming could actually do a lot. He could even use his power to directly crush Mars into pieces.

However, Wang Ming would not do that. After all, Mars is now a huge symbol in the Empire, and Wang Ming would not destroy this symbol. He only wants to destroy the Mechanicus, which opposes the Empire and maintains its independence outside the Empire, and let the Mechanicus be completely integrated into the Empire. He is not acting for their own interests, but for the interests of the Empire.

Wang Ming didn't actually want to fight this battle. If it weren't for the assassin arranged by the Forging General, Wang Ming would have been willing to negotiate some benefits with Mars. Unfortunately, the Forging General arranged for an assassin to kill him, which crossed Wang Ming's bottom line. Wang Ming didn't want any signs of rebellion or internal strife among the empire's people.

Wang Ming knew that what he had done had touched the bottom line and interests of the Mechanic Church, but he would also give them some compensation, such as ensuring the Mechanic Church's position in production in subsequent production work. Wang Ming had even arranged for the Forging General to have the position and status of Minister of the Imperial Production Department. What happened now was completely beyond Wang Ming's expectations. Wang Ming did not expect that the Martian Mechanic Church would be so desperate and so eager to protect its existing ridiculous interests.

However, now that this has happened, Wang Ming no longer wants to negotiate with the Mechanicus. He removed the Martian Forging General's position as the Minister of Production from his documents and reports, and then found a sage from the Forging World who he liked and who was loyal to them to take on the role. As for the Martian Mechanicus, which had rebellious intentions towards them, Wang Ming also planned to replace a whole group of people from the Mechanicus, giving Mars a good blood transfusion.

Just as both sides were actively preparing for war, Guilliman and Dorn also received the news. To be honest, these two Primarchs were not at all surprised by what Wang Ming had done. After all, they knew Wang Ming very well. Wang Ming never engaged in roundabout negotiations or played political games with the various factions of the Empire. He always subdued the Empire's forces by force rather than by negotiating with them.

After learning of this, Guilliman and Dorn did not try to persuade Wang Ming to negotiate with the Mechanicus. Instead, they actively began to develop tactics and strategies for dealing with the Martian Mechanicus's defenses. At the same time, they also began preparations for the defense of Holy Terra. It should be noted that the Martian Mechanicus had previously used Titans to force Wang Ming to abdicate on Holy Terra. In order to prevent such a thing from happening again, it was necessary to defend Holy Terra.

As for the tactical advice and defenses for Holy Terra given to him by Guilliman and Dorn, Wang Ming smiled noncommittally and accepted their suggestions. Although he knew that the transmigrators would not be able to use the tactics given by Guilliman and that the Martian Mechanicus would never be able to attack Terra, Wang Ming still accepted the advice given to him by his two brothers.

Meanwhile, in the Milky Way, those transmigrators who received Wang Ming's orders immediately rushed towards the solar system. Using the network and the warp drive technology used by the Federation, they could return to the solar system in just one day. Once they arrived back, almost all the fleets gathered above Mars. Just as the overwhelming fleets blocked out all the sunlight shining on Mars, the orbital defense facilities on Mars immediately prepared to open fire on the fleets.

Just as those orbital defense facilities were preparing to fire on the fleet, the fleet's electronic intrusion immediately breached Mars' orbital defense systems and a large number of mechanical devices. All the devices originating from Federation technology were taken over by the fleet under that massive electronic intrusion. The fleet's electronic warfare system does require professional hackers, but the electronic devices that intruded on Mars do not require hackers; the fleet's AI can handle everything.

When the tech enthusiasts on Mars discovered that their equipment had been hacked, they immediately began to physically disconnect the network from those devices. To be honest, if Mars hadn't accepted a batch of technology from Wang Ming and applied it to itself, the fleet really wouldn't have been able to hack into those mechanical devices made of wet components.

While those Martian techies were physically disconnecting the devices from the internet, the Titan legion of the fleet also teleported to Mars.

(End of this chapter)