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Chapter 298 105, Popular Books of Empire
The Emperor's incarnation arrived here, and the leaders of the Eldar no longer had any objections, and the meeting went very smoothly.

When the action plan was finalized and Duker walked out of the conference room, he received a communication from Koz.

The sudden communication from the Lord of Night puzzled Dukel, but when the call ended, a slightly surprised smile appeared on the marble-like face of the Warmaster.

Koz successfully harvested a fragment of the Star God from the Uta galaxy. Although this was good news, it did not surprise Dukel.

What really surprised him was what Curze did after seizing the Star God fragments.

"Your Highness, are you happy about the victory of the Uta world?" After seeing the smile on Dukel's face, Aiferal, who was standing beside him, asked curiously.

"No, it is something more precious than victory." Dukel said with a smile, "Koz actually wants to go on a sin expedition for his descendants who betrayed the empire. Isn't this precious enough? Efilar, that dark old bat actually cares about his descendants--"

From the battlefield intelligence transmitted by the Military Affairs Department at the same time, he learned that in the war in the Uta world, Koz alone brutally slaughtered nearly 40% of the Night Lords.

The tortures of these Night Lords included, but were not limited to, horrific punishments such as having their skin peeled off and left to wail and bleed to death for days, having their hearts dug out and made into thrones of flesh and blood, and so on.

To others, this was a bloody scene like hell, but based on Duke's understanding of Koze, he knew that his brother was already very gentle.

Dukel's voice was filled with sighs.

Such a thing is certainly hard to believe, but the saint's focus is obviously not here.

"Will you pardon them? Pardon those criminals who betrayed the empire?" asked Efilar.

"Why not?" Duker continued, "Curze's Atonement Crusade is destined to be difficult. Most of these Night Lords will die in this expedition. If some of them survive by chance, it is because they have won innocence for themselves in blood and fire."

"It is a great mercy that you have given them the opportunity to atone their sins. They should be grateful to you and repent for their past crimes every day for the rest of their lives." Efilar said on the side.

The saint obviously would not sympathize with these sinners. On the contrary, Efilar believed that the best option was to execute all the betrayers.

Dukel and Efilar did not discuss this matter too much. For them, preparing for the expedition to the realm of Slaanesh is the top priority at the moment.

The Military Affairs Department quickly received orders from the Warmaster, and the huge war machine of the Empire began to operate at an extremely fast speed.

the other side.

A fleet sailed into the Terra system.

Kurag stood on the bridge, looking at the scene in front of him. The excitement in his heart was difficult to express, like a flame burning in his heart.

After an interstellar jump, he came to the solar system. Kurag had an unusual origin - a remnant of Nostramo.

Nostramo is Curze's home planet, a world that had long been deleted from the Imperial archives and was destroyed by the Night Lords themselves.

However, as Curze's atonement expedition progressed, these Nostramo people, who had hidden their identities, were accepted by the Empire again and had the right to go to Holy Terra.

Born in the slums of a hive world, Kurag had no chance of escaping.

After Dukel wiped out the heretic nobles on Terra and in the Milky Way, the empire's finances became more abundant than ever before, so he set about promoting reforms in the empire's education. The importance of education is self-evident, and compared to the astronomical military expenditures of the empire, the resources spent on reforming education are so insignificant.

In Duke's view, this was just a small and cost-effective matter, but when the decree was issued and all reforms were implemented, the fate of hundreds of billions of poor people in the empire would also be changed.

Kurag is one of them. He once struggled in the slums, but now he studies hard in the Imperial Cathedral where the statue of Dukel stands.

Then he devoted himself to what he thought was the greatest cause - public speaking. When he was young, Kurag had listened to Duker's speech in a blurry image. He would never forget in his life what kind of stormy waves were set off in his heart when those exciting words hit his heart.

Every Imperial Cathedral is headed by Warmaster Dukel, who is also the greatest orator in the Empire today.

The throbbing in his heart when he was young made him choose this path without hesitation.

After hard study, Kurag finally became an excellent speaker as he wished.

Advanced speakers require an innate talent, rich emotions, and the ability to empathize with the general public.

Kurag possesses this ability. Not long ago, the planet he was on was invaded by cultists.

During the war that liberated his world during Curze's Atonement Crusade, Kurag displayed his prodigious oratory skills.

This talent caught the attention of the Imperial Propaganda Department, which approached him.

The propaganda department was impressed by his talent and planned to make him an imperial propagandist.

He also learned that the Imperial Warmaster was now preparing an expedition that would leave a mark in the history of the Empire.

If successful, he will have the opportunity to give a speech to countless citizens of the empire through the empire's communication channels, which is naturally a supreme honor for a speaker.

Prior to this, only Warmaster Durkel, the Empire's greatest orator, had done the same thing.

Kurag agreed without hesitation, and because of this, he was brought to Terra.

If he can pass the assessment of the propaganda department, he will have the opportunity to take up this position.

The Sol System is the heart of the Imperium, its defences forged by the Primarch Dorn himself.

The magnificent space artillery batteries are continuously arranged in the orbit of the star system, forming a tight line of defense.

Dense space mines have blocked off patches of the void into restricted areas.

There are also countless docks, space fortresses, and various warships responsible for surveillance.

A large number of artificial satellites are equipped with detection equipment, and both the real universe and the subspace are closely monitored by them.

In addition to military facilities, there are thousands of ships that gather into a space torrent and stream in from outside the solar system.

After going through layers of inspection, the ships were finally allowed to enter the major planets in the solar system, bringing specialties from all over the galaxy to the cities that needed them.

At the same time, industrial products in the solar system, various mechanical creations of the Martian Cult, and imperial documents were also sent to various galaxies.

Among them, the largest number of ships are heading to Terra. Terra's oceans have completely disappeared, and countless huge factories and various administrative buildings stand on them.

In addition, there are countless fanatical believers, men and women who are eager to see Holy Terra with their own eyes.

Terra is the beating heart of the Imperium. In this place of human origin, there are laws that exist on other worlds.

——It is forbidden to steal Terra's soil.

Anyone who violates this law will be sentenced to death.

This is the Throne World. Every year, countless pilgrims come here to see Terra, using up their entire lives and money. In the black market, Terra's soil is more precious than gold, and a handful of soil can lead to countless murders.

Kurag entered from the outer reaches of the solar system and made his way to the throne world.

Along the way he saw many pilgrims' ships, and through the portholes of the ships he could see the fanatics whipping themselves with whips soaked in scented oil.

We also saw priests holding burning braziers and praying devoutly.

Kurag could see that the priest's hands had been burned by the brazier, but he never let go of the brazier because it was a proof of his faith.

The priests firmly believed that the God-Emperor was enduring unimaginable suffering for the sake of humanity, and they longed to share the suffering with the God-Emperor in this way.

Kurag was shocked by what he saw and felt those people's fanatical belief in the Emperor. His heart was also filled with turbulent emotions.

After passing many checkpoints, Kurag boarded the Empire's airborne spacecraft at the starport of Terra.

The Imperial Propaganda Department is a subordinate department of the State Church, so the spacecraft landed at the "Saints' Wharf" of the State Church.

The port also had a huge flow of people, most of whom were pilgrims.

Kurag was received by a Propaganda Department official who exempted him from complicated inspections.

Even though it was just a branch of the state religion, it was still grand and spectacular. Gothic church buildings overlapped each other, and fragrant oil braziers were burning, forming fierce smoke that enveloped all the buildings here.

Countless priests and officials walked through the smoke of burning incense, chanting poems in praise of the God-Emperor. The fragrant smoke was stirred by them, forming short vortices in the air one after another.

Kurag walked past the devout believers and entered a cathedral with a statue of the God-Emperor at the door.

In the church, a priest was praying to the Emperor's statue.

"Lord Reis, the person you are waiting for has arrived."

"Okay, you can stay away for now."

After a brief exchange, the Propaganda Department official who was responsible for bringing Kurag in left the church.

Race stood up and turned to look at Kurag.

There is not much difference in height between the two, and their eyes are surprisingly similar.

They could tell at a glance that the other person was a gifted speaker who could easily stir people's emotions.

Reese was once one of the best preachers of the Anglican Church.

But when the Primarch Dukel returned to Terra, he, like many priests, experienced a sudden disappearance.

Outsiders had no idea what happened to these priests after they disappeared, and even the Inquisition had given up investigating the matter.

But since then, Reese, the most outstanding preacher of the state religion, has rarely spoken in public.

With the establishment of the propaganda department, he completely disappeared from the public eye.

No one knows why.

"Kid, do you need to rest?" Reis asked. His voice was very pleasant and every syllable was very rhythmic, which could easily penetrate into people's hearts.

Kurag was somewhat flattered, "My lord, I am not tired."

"You should take a break. A speaker must always be in the best condition." Reese pointed to a chair in the church and motioned him to sit down.

"If you have seen the Warmaster himself, you will have a deeper understanding of this. The Warmaster doesn't even need to say anything. Just his bright eyes can inspire people."

Reese sighed first, then continued, "Next, I will take you to the military camp, where you will give a speech, and I will decide whether to hire you based on your performance."

"So, sir, what is the topic of my speech?" Kurag asked.

"Feel free to play." Reis chuckled, "But I can give you some hints - think about what the most popular books about soldiers are these days."

"You mean Autobiography of an Unknown Soldier?"

Hearing Kurag's repeated request, Reese smiled but said nothing.

This was almost a tacit acknowledgement of his answer.

Upon seeing this, Kurag hurriedly took out a very thin paper book from his backpack - he happened to carry that book with him. He bought it from the fleet caravan when he went to Terra. He originally just used it as a pastime during the journey, but he didn't expect that it would give him unexpected help at this moment.

The author of this book is an Astartes Brother named Dark Fryne. It is rumored that he was inspired by the Emperor to write this book while he was recuperating on the Garden World of Jacques.

His original intention was just to face the past that he did not want to recall in the process of writing, and to inspire those who had similar dark pasts.

But what is unexpected is that within less than a month after the book was published, it has already set off a craze in tens of thousands of worlds in the empire as soon as it was released, and with the help of the empire's network, it has spread to more worlds.

The book describes his experience as a space warrior for hundreds of years, including training, fighting, prayer and honor. It is a simple yet legendary experience.

He focused on describing his own mistakes and the pain in his heart.

This book became a best-seller as soon as it was published.

The autobiography of a Space Marine is enough to attract the curiosity of most people. And from this book, people realize that in the iron body of a Space Marine lives a human soul that is just as emotional as theirs.

In the eyes of the people of the Empire, every Space Marine is a hero among heroes. They are the Emperor's angels and warriors full of honor. But it is this brilliant image that creates an unignorable gap between them and the people of the Empire.

Before this book was published, mortals could not even imagine that Space Marines could have a vulnerable and emotional side.

Many Imperials will have a sudden realization after reading this book - it turns out that Space Marines are also human beings, and they are the same kind. Their hearts are not as indestructible as their armor, but they can endure more.

Armed with weapons, they faced unimaginable enemies of the empire, but they were not invincible. In places that mortals could not see, these demigods would mourn and cry for their brothers who died in battle.

"Read carefully, child. If you can pass this test, you will become one of the Warmaster's mouthpieces, and announce the great deeds to the world in the next great expedition."

Kurag raised his head. He could hear the loneliness and envy in Reese's voice.

The other party is also an excellent speaker, but now he chooses to go behind the scenes to maintain order and management of the propaganda department, and can no longer step onto the podium that everyone is paying attention to.

This is tantamount to self-sacrifice for a gifted speaker.

(End of this chapter)