The giant corporations that started from Night City

Chapter 440 Ten thousand years is too long, we must seize the day! The sect’s private plan!
"Your Majesty, these things can be considered over time. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Macador bowed and advised that governing a country is like cooking, and many things cannot be rushed.

But the emperor shook his head, saying that this must be done as soon as possible, before the nobles and dignitaries of the empire could react.

The corruption and alienation of the empire were never born, but transformed. The warriors who once fought against alien races and demons in the warp with him have now become old bureaucrats and evil lords.

Now that we have a powerful external force like the Global Giant Corporation to back up the empire's reforms, it is time to take drastic measures to root out these "rotten flesh".

"Ten thousand years is too long, I only seize the day."

The Emperor looked at Malcador earnestly and said, "I will now go to Ideal City to inspect the system of the Universal Corporation in detail."

"Once the credibility of the reform is confirmed, I would rather die than lose my body in exchange for a bright future for the human empire!"

When speaking of the vague yet faintly visible bright future, the Emperor's mind flashed with countless Astartes warriors who died for the Empire and the suffering people.

A little further away, he saw the confident and active posture of mankind in the Golden Age, a human world like heaven, which the Emperor had not seen for a long time.

Over the years, he has worked day and night, always keeping his nerves tense, leading the crumbling human civilization to prosperity again, but the undercurrent that could overthrow the empire has never stopped flowing.

For the sake of the human empire, the Emperor must remain vigilant at all times and cannot slack off in the slightest. The heavy burden makes him extremely tormented.

This supreme throne was like a long torture to the emperor, but the emergence of the giant world enterprise gave him a glimmer of possibility of relief.

This seems to be good for both the human empire and itself.

"You don't have to worry about the threat from the evil gods of the subspace. The Universal Corporation will handle the pressure in this regard for us. You just need to do what you are supposed to do."

"Stay on Terra and continue to maintain the Empire's political system." The Emperor comforted Malcador.

Malcador was silent for a long time. After learning all the causes and consequences, he could understand the Emperor's thoughts, but he was still unwilling to take over this hot potato.

He also has his own reasons.

That is, Malcador only cares about the Emperor himself. The reason why he has been working so hard for the Empire for so many years is just out of love for the Emperor.

Otherwise, he would have left the empire long ago and lived a free and easy life on his own.

As a human leader with succubus attributes, every move of the emperor is enough to attract the attention of heroes all over the world. His noble personality charm also makes the emperor win the loyalty of many talented people.

In the minds of the vast majority of old ministers, the Emperor is the Human Empire, and the Empire is the Emperor!
"Your Majesty, you may as well formally decree that Horus be crowned Warmaster of the Empire and have him return to Terra to replace you."

After thinking for a long time, Makado finally came up with a compromise.

During this period, due to the emergence of the Cosmic Giant Corporation, Horus was unable to receive the news of his enthronement. He could only temporarily return to his home planet Cthonia and wait for further instructions.

If Horus were to be summoned to Terra to be crowned now, he would surely accept with pleasure.

After all, Horus had long been dissatisfied with the empire's political system and the high lords who held core power, so this was a good opportunity for him to show his abilities.

"Horus..."

The Emperor fell into deep thought once again. This Primarch was quite good in terms of combat capability and emotional intelligence in his conduct and work.

He is considered to have the most comprehensive and balanced personal abilities among all the Primarchs.

Unlike the arrogant and self-righteous Magnus, Horus gained the respect and admiration of the Primarchs through his heroic performance and generous character.

Among the Primarchs, Horus can definitely be regarded as a qualified big brother.

According to the original plan, Horus would definitely be appointed as the War Master this time to coordinate the battle situation of the Great Crusade of the Galaxy.

But fighting a war and doing political work are two different things. Horus does have outstanding talents on the battlefield, but he may not be able to make any achievements in politics.

Just when the Emperor was in a state of confusion, Paul came uninvited and presented the Emperor with a piece of bombshell news, that is, Horus became the "Four Gods Chosen".

The so-called co-election of the four gods refers to the agent of the material universe jointly chosen by the four gods of chaos in the warp. In the original "Warhammer", the bewitched Horus became the biggest pawn of the evil gods.

This time, Paul made a special trip to the palace to explain the matter to the emperor in order to remind him to make all possible preparations in advance so as not to be robbed by his own people.

When the Emperor learned that his most respected Primarch Horus would betray the Imperium and become the agent of the evil god, his pupils seemed to shrink violently.

As if to show his shock at the moment.

How could Horus, the first Primarch and the Warmaster who had made great contributions to the Empire, defect to the Four Gods of the Warp? Magnus fell for psychic knowledge and was deceived.

But what about Horus? What was he doing it for?
The psychic power in the warp has no appeal to Horus.

"No, if it was another Primarch, I might still believe it, but how could Horus betray me!"

The Emperor cast a questioning look at Paul. He once wondered if the Universal Corporation was planning to use Horus as a warning to other Primarchs to facilitate the subsequent institutional reforms.

But this is a bit too much.

Horus was the second Primarch found by the Emperor during the Great Crusade. He gave Horus more than thirty years of careful training and instruction, helping Horus grow from a street boy to the Warmaster of today.

To be more precise, the Emperor intended to cultivate Horus as his successor.

Anyone can betray the Empire and the Emperor except this Primarch who is extremely valued by the Emperor, let alone become the number one lackey of the evil god.

And he became the lackey of four evil gods at the same time...

This strong contrast and impact brought the Emperor such shock and anger that he felt like he was burning with rage and wished he could smash the entire warp right now.

Malcador looked uncertainly between Paul and the Emperor, not knowing where to stand when speaking.

Logically speaking, he should have sided with the Emperor and spoken to protect the Primarch, but he did not miss the information brought by the Universal Corporation.

If we turn a blind eye to the warnings from the giant corporations, won’t the human empire be the one that suffers in the end?

"Words are useless. Do you have any evidence that Horus will betray the Empire?"

The Emperor restrained his emotions a little, but his gloomy expression said it all. If Paul would arbitrarily frame the Primarch of the Empire without giving him a proper explanation, he would also seriously consider future cooperation with the giant enterprise.

"The Universal Corporation only provides intelligence information to the Human Empire. As for the truth or falsehood, you need to judge for yourselves. This time I came to the palace just to complete my mission." After saying that, Paul used the holographic projection device on his body to show the Emperor the analysis report made by the Universal Corporation on Horus.

Horus Lupercal, the Primarch of the Sixteenth Legion, was a gifted commander with a natural talent for warfare. He made numerous military achievements during the Great Crusade and used his troops in an elusive manner.

But Horus grew up in a street gang environment and was extremely resentful of bureaucrats and corrupt nobles. He also hated these high lords who could only issue orders but had never shed blood for the empire.

The Emperor's governing philosophy is that the Primarchs, including himself, are merely tools for the revival of the Human Empire. When they have completed their mission of human rise, they should leave the human world and return the authority of the Empire to humans.

The world belongs to all, that is the emperor’s ideal.

But Horus is completely different. He believes in elite politics. The human empire should be ruled by the Emperor and the Primarchs. Only in this way can the empire become stronger.

However, the Emperor repeatedly promoted mortals into the core power center of the Empire, allowing those high lords to boss the Primarch around, which made Horus very dissatisfied.

What's even worse is that the Emperor had erased the existence of two Primarchs, and even the names of those two Primarchs were no longer remembered, which made Horus feel uneasy!
Since the Emperor could wipe out a Primarch, would he be the next one? Even if he didn't wipe him out today, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't be wiped out in the future.

Fighting for the world and building a family business were all for outsiders. He didn't get any benefit from it, and he had to risk being "obliterated" by the emperor to be a good son...

These two things combined have caused Horus to no longer trust the Emperor. The temptation of the Four Chaos Gods was just the fuse, and the real deadly gunpowder had already been filled with time.

The great rebellion launched by Horus not only completely destroyed the human empire's hopes for revival, but also resulted in mutual destruction of the Emperor and the Primarchs.

Horus's soul was destroyed, the Emperor had his limbs amputated at a high position, and lost his parents in his later years.

After reading the analysis report compiled by Leon himself, the Emperor's calm body showed a slight invisible shake. Although it was only a tiny bit, it was still noticed by Malcador.

"Your Majesty, you..."

As soon as Makado opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say next.

One is Magnus, the other is Horus, these two "filial sons" who are usually highly valued and favored by the Emperor, are surprisingly more capable than the other.

If it were me, I would have collapsed to the ground long ago.

Although Malcador had some grievances with Horus, the Primarch, he still recognized Horus's strength in war and ability to make friends.

In fact, to determine whether a person has political potential, you only need to look at one thing: whether he or she has social skills.

Among the many abilities of human beings, social skills will always be ranked at T0, no matter which dynasty or generation.

After all, politicians who lack social skills cannot gather their own political group. The so-called political confrontation is essentially a fight between factions.

A party that is as cohesive as a fist must have strong energy, and cohesion often comes from whether the leader has enough tactics and social skills to bring different people together.

Horus built his own elite circle based on his fellow Primarchs, which shows that his political ambitions were not small.

His political ability is definitely not bad either.

It was because Malcador saw this that he wanted to recommend Horus to rule in place of the Emperor, but now it seems that Horus will not be able to escape imprisonment.

Just in time for Magnus's company...

The emperor was silent for a long time. The analysis report of the Universal Corporation was very long, but this amount of information was nothing to him.

The Emperor processes information very quickly, and can be described as a humanoid AI processor. The reason he remained silent was because he didn't know what to say.

It turns out that he was a lonely person from beginning to end.

Malcador does not love humans, he simply admires and worships the Emperor.

Magnus does not love humans, he only loves his own people and his home planet Perospero.

Horus did not love humans either. What he loved was the human empire he had conquered, a feudal empire based on the Primarchs, and humans were nothing more than his servants.

On the road to leading the human empire into the golden age, it turns out that there are so many people with different thoughts, their own interests, and none of them can let go of the temptation in front of them.

What happened in the Six Dynasties was just a private plan.

"Your Majesty, do you need me to urgently summon Horus back to Terra?"

Malcador carefully observed the Emperor's expression and asked cautiously.

Horus was different from other Primarchs. The Emperor truly trained him as his successor. It was discovered that Horus had been bewitched, leading to the collapse of the Empire.

Malcador was terrified that the Emperor might suddenly collapse.

"Well, send a transfer order in my name and have Horus return to Terra as soon as possible."

The Emperor put aside the complex emotions swirling in his heart and gave Malcador an order.

For a long time, he had held Horus in high regard, and even considered making him the warmaster of the empire, in charge of coordinating the various primarch forces of the empire.

Horus was able to unite his fellow Primarchs and was powerful in fighting wars. If he could develop his political abilities a little more, he could have been his successor.

But the news brought by Paul was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the Emperor, forcing the Emperor to temporarily give up the idea of ​​making Horus his successor.

But Horus can still be saved now.

The Emperor decided to bring Horus with him during his visit to the Ideal City, to do some ideological work on him and make him understand his painstaking efforts.

"Then...what reason should we use to get Horus to return to Terra?" Malcador paused and asked.

If Horus really were to serve as Warmaster, then the "Horus Heresy" predicted by the Universal Corporation would surely happen!
But if it was any other reason, it would easily arouse Horus' suspicion and trigger an imperial rebellion ahead of time. After all, Magnus was still in prison.

At this moment, many Primarchs are in panic, fearing that they will become the next Magnus.

No one knows whether the imprisoned Magnus will be beheaded as a warning to others, or will be slowly waited for the matter to resolve.

Going to Terra to meet the Emperor during this sensitive period of time may not necessarily be a good thing.

(End of this chapter)