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Chapter 418: Prospero's extermination order! A heroic act of self-sacrifice!

After learning the reason for all this, the emperor was stunned for a moment. It was obvious that the information provided by Paul also shocked him.

But soon, the Emperor officially issued an order to Malcador: "Immediately send Guilliman to Prospero to investigate the mutation incident of the Thousand Sons Legion."

"If the situation is indeed true, all life on that planet must be exterminated right now. We must eradicate all evil and not leave any hidden dangers behind!"

Prospero is Magnus's legion headquarters and can be considered his fiefdom. The Thousand Sons Legion under his command usually trains and stands by on that planet.

The Emperor was skeptical about Paul's words. In order to investigate the matter thoroughly, he decided to send the smartest and wisest Guilliman.

However, in order to be on the safe side and guard against the worst-case scenario, the Emperor decided to send out one more Primarch to prevent any fish from escaping.

"In addition, arrange for Russ to bring his Space Wolves Legion and draw a group of Silent Sisters from the Imperial Palace to cooperate with this operation."

"Once Magnus's crime is proven, everything related to Prospero must be killed!"

Leman Russ, Primarch of the Imperial Space Wolves Legion. The Space Wolves warriors under his command are no less brave than Horus's Luna Wolves.

Fierce, wild, and cruel, these are the best words to describe the Space Wolves warriors.

Among the many legions of the Empire, the Space Wolves can definitely be ranked among the top three.

The Emperor sent the Space Wolves and the Ultramarines to encircle and suppress the Thousand Sons Legion, which shows his decisive and fierce style of action.

"Yes."

Malcador was not surprised by the Emperor's decision.

The Emperor has been sufficiently tolerant and loving towards these Primarchs, who have made equal contributions and demerits.

During the Great Crusade, which lasted for more than two hundred years, many Primarchs committed extremely bad and terrible mistakes, but the Emperor still forgave them equally and continued to support them.

Malcador knew very well that the Emperor had made a lot of efforts and corrections for these Primarchs, and had given them the opportunity and time to repent.

As long as the Emperor's bottom line is not crossed, even if the Primarch slaughtered humans or occupied a mountain and had the intention of rebellion, the Emperor would only give a warning. He had plenty of ways to punish the Primarch's sons.

The only thing is that the Emperor cannot tolerate evil gods and demons in the warp, and colluding with evil gods.

"Magnus... don't say that His Majesty didn't give you a chance. You brought all this retribution upon yourself."

Makado sighed in his heart.

The Emperor was indeed tolerant of the Primarchs, but his love was not limited to them, but to the entire human race.

Once these stubborn Primarchs threaten the overall interests of mankind, the Emperor will not hesitate to kill them even if they are his own sons.

Now Magnus is only one step away from death!
At this moment, the emperor tried his best to control his emotions while thinking quickly about all the variables that might occur in the future.

If it weren't for the interstellar navigation technology of the universe's giant companies, I'm afraid this webway project could only be used as a backup navigation plan.

He was unwilling to risk the Webway being shattered and his Terra Palace being occupied by evil gods and demons.

"Magnus, you really disappoint me."

The Emperor closed his eyes and shook his head.

He had long ago reminded Magnus not to indulge in psychic exploration of the Warp, but this rebellious son only knew how to pretend to obey and actually disobeyed his words, not taking his words seriously at all.

Now he was being played around by Tzeentch, and even his own Thousand Sons Legion was killed.

If Magnus had told himself from the beginning that the Thousand Sons Legion had fallen victim to Tzeentch's flesh-mutation scheme, the Emperor would still have had the confidence to save the situation.

Even if there is no 100% guarantee that all the soldiers of the Thousand Sons Legion will be safe and sound, at least the vast majority of them can be saved and not all of them will be wiped out.

Unfortunately, with Magnus missing, the Thousand Sons Legion is facing severe flesh and blood mutations. The degree of corruption from top to bottom of this Primarch has almost reached the point of being beyond redemption.

Based on the Emperor's understanding of Tzeentch, I'm afraid Magnus has already fallen by now!
"Let Mortarion and Lion go too."

The emperor thought for a moment and continued to give orders.

The 14th Legion Death Guard under Mortarion are very good at defensive counterattacks. If the situation changes, he can at least hold on until the reinforcements from the Empire arrive.

Lion El'Jonson is the Primarch of the Dark Angels. He has a calm and composed personality, and his loyalty to the Emperor is far stronger than that of the other Primarchs.

In the face of Tzeentch's instigation and Horus's rebellion, Lion was one of the few staunchly loyalists and one of the Primarchs whom the Emperor trusted immensely.

"Mortarion and Lion's mission is to keep an eye on Magnus, the evil god of the warp. If Magnus shows up, have them arrest him immediately."

"We can't let him get away!"

The Emperor predicted Tzeentch's next move in advance.

It is possible that Tzeentch released Magnus when Guilliman launched an extermination strike on Magnus' homeworld, Prospero.

Let him witness the destruction of his home planet and the annihilation of his Thousand Sons Legion with his own eyes, thereby breaking Magnus' psychological defenses and allowing him to be used for his own purposes.

This timeless classic trick is most likely what Tzeentch will use.

The Emperor also planned to take advantage of the situation and follow Tzeentch's ideas, killing the warriors of the Thousand Sons Legion and exterminating the planet Prospero.

Although this was indeed cruel to Magnus, it was the only effective way for the Emperor to quickly recover him.

Through psychic foresight, the Emperor has seen that vague future.

If things really develop according to the established route, Magnus will fall completely into evil and become a pawn of the evil god of the warp.

Guilliman's political abilities are outstanding, but his psychic talent is almost non-existent.

Once Magnus appears, Guilliman and Russ alone will not be able to stop him.

So two helpers must be arranged for Guillimando.

It just so happens that Mortarion is quite good at fighting psychics and has a set of tactics against them.

Due to his own upbringing, Mortarion has a natural hostility towards psykers, and among all the Primarchs, he hates Magnus the most.

In his opinion, the best fate for these damn psychic wizards was to be tied to a stake and burned to death!

The Emperor arranged for Mortarion to arrest Magnus based on his actual professional ability and to give him a chance to settle his personal grudges and vent his anger.

The calm and cautious Llane happened to be watching nearby, warning Mortarion not to be too ruthless and kill Magnus by mistake.

"The technology of the Cosmos Corporation can shield the subspace. Borrow their warships from the emissary of the Corporation. We must arrest Magnus as soon as possible."

The Emperor had long noticed the alien space force field device on the giant enterprise warship. This was the technology he most desired besides interstellar navigation technology. The working principle of alien space was similar to blowing bubbles underwater. By expanding a bulge in the subspace, a stable dimensional space was quickly built inside.

The alien space formed in this way is like a tough little bubble. The surrounding subspaces will be repelled and will not have any direct relationship or contact with the alien space.

Ultimately, the Primarch Magnus still has to rely on the response of the Warp to achieve attack, defense and other means.

As long as the alien space device can blow out a "bubble" to cover him, no matter how powerful he is, he is no more than Monkey King who cannot fly out of the Five Finger Mountain.

Mortarion and Llane just went up to capture the people, and even if Tzeentch wanted to intervene, it would be of no avail.

As long as the warp is isolated, Magnus will completely lose contact with Tzeentch. Even if Tzeentch wants to capture Magnus, it will be too late.

Malcador nodded in agreement.

It has to be said that the emperor was very thoughtful, taking into account every detail from selecting people to making preparations.

However, given the working style of the Universal Corporation, if the Empire wants to borrow its warships, it will probably have to pay a considerable amount of extra compensation.

"I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

Malcador nodded. The Emperor would definitely not be willing to give up Magnus unless it was absolutely necessary.

After all, he is a rare psychic Primarch with extremely strong psychic talent. If he uses this chess piece well, he can still create huge benefits for the empire.

"Once he is arrested successfully, he will be immediately imprisoned in the Terra dungeon and kept under strict guard. This fool must never be allowed to come into contact with the warp again." The Emperor snorted coldly.

Malcador remained silent. This was the best outcome for Magnus, better than being killed by other Primarchs.

At this juncture, let Magnus stay in the dungeon to avoid the limelight, and then find a way to release him after the Empire has established a new navigation system.

"Yes, I'll go right away."

After receiving the Emperor's order, Malcador hurriedly left the Terra Palace. As the Prime Minister and Seal of the Empire, he was already familiar with the Empire's political system.

Know how to quickly mobilize other Primarchs through a series of procedures and arrange manpower to prepare for war.

Soon, Malcador drafted four transfer orders in the name of the Emperor, asking Guilliman, Russ, Lion, and Mortarion to lead their legions to Prospero as soon as possible.

If it is confirmed that the flesh and blood mutation of the Thousand Sons Legion is indeed serious, then an extermination order will be immediately issued to the planet, and Magnus who may appear will be captured at any time.

Immediately afterwards, Machado contacted Paul and explained his purpose and needs to him.

In order to gain Paul's sympathy and get him to ask for less compensation, Malcador emphasized the matter of the extermination order.

The emperor sacrificed his own relatives and cut off his own arm for the sake of humanity. Doesn't such a heroic ruler deserve a little help from the world's giants?

"Extermination Order..."

Paul was thoughtful.

Given the Emperor's tough and decisive style of action, the Thousand Sons Legion on Prospero would most likely not be able to escape this disaster, but what he did not expect was that the Emperor would act so quickly.

It's been less than two hours.

The emperor completed the intelligence analysis, issued a series of personnel transfer arrangements, and distributed specific task instructions.

Paul had only seen such precise and swift administrative efficiency in his own supreme governor, Leon.

"Sir Paul, the Extermination Order is the highest level of war strike order in the empire. This operation is of great importance!"

Malcador explained to Paul in a serious tone.

The Human Empire is still quite cautious about issuing extermination orders, but this instruction is often used in actual situations.

There is no way. There are too many alien races and human rebels in the galaxy. Without severe punishment, the strategic deterrent effect of the extermination order cannot be exerted.

As long as the development of the situation exceeds the red line set by the Emperor, the Emperor will not hesitate to execute the extermination order even if it means killing innocent people.

Before disasters get completely out of control, it is often only necessary to sacrifice the interests of a few people in order to preserve more collective interests.

This has been proven countless times in human history.

"Aren't you worried that doing this will cause dissatisfaction among other Primarchs?" Paul couldn't help but ask.

The political system of the Human Empire seems to be highly centralized under the Emperor, but most of the time, the power in the hands of the Emperor will inevitably be dispersed.

The Primarchs each controlled the military power, and had their own fiefdoms and ruling powers on their respective home planets. In some ways, the Primarchs were more like princes of the empire.

In other words, the Emperor is immortal, able to suppress all eternity alone and control the many lords and primarchs under his command.

If it were anyone else, the Empire's political system would have been tampered with and torn apart by these Primarchs.

The biggest conflict within the Empire now is the friction that occurs from time to time between the Primarch and the Emperor.

Many Primarchs did not listen to the Emperor.

In addition to Magnus, who played with fire and burned himself, there was also Horus, who was dissatisfied with the Emperor's distribution of power.

The reason why Horus was hostile to Malcador was essentially because none of the members of the High Lords Council, the highest ruling body of the Empire, was a Primarch!

These people are all other humans arranged by the Emperor and Malcador.

Since ancient times, civil officials have controlled military generals.

This group of Primarchs seemed to be in great glory and always achieved great military exploits, but in fact they had never been able to come into contact with the core power circle of the Empire.

They can only enjoy themselves in their own fiefdoms.

It was because Horus saw this that he was dissatisfied with the Emperor's distribution of power. He longed to become the first Primarch to truly enter the Imperial power circle.

This point had already been analyzed by Leon, so Paul was well aware of the empire's internal political ecosystem.

He also knew that if Prospero was liquidated, it would likely cause concern among the other Primarchs.

After all, these primarchs are not so clean in private. As long as they are human, there will always be some dirty things going on.

Who knows if the emperor will suddenly bring up old scores with them and settle accounts with them all together?

"Magnus should bear the greatest responsibility for this matter. If he had not come into contact with Tzeentch, causing the Thousand Sons Legion to mutate severely, the Emperor would not have issued an extermination order for the Primarch's home planet."

Malcador sighed helplessly. He knew of course how much political turmoil this would bring to the Empire, and he also knew that the other Primarchs might be dissatisfied and fearful.

But they had to do this, no matter how difficult it was, they had to kill Prospero and make a river of blood flow, leaving no one alive!
(End of this chapter)