Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 530 06.0529: "There is another hidden story"

"Wow! Today is really tiring!"

Horatio slumped down on the soft velvet blanket, not wanting to move.

He turned his sweaty face to the side and quietly watched the sun slowly set behind the layers of mountains outside the window.

To ensure safety, officers live in separate buildings.

Among them, the "Phoenix Tower" was allocated to Horatio as his exclusive residence.

This is an ancient building, a thirteen-story tower rising above the ground, with a bronze sculpture of a phoenix brave enough to chase the sun on the top.

Looking east from the roof, you can see steep and rugged mountains that look like they were cut by knives and axes, while to the west are layers of low peaks and vast lakes.

This is one of the state guest residences specially built by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce to welcome important officials of the empire.

"It's really beautiful. It's much more beautiful than the scenery at Lieutenant General Hood's residence."

Horatio looked at the magnificent sunset, and was impressed by the scenery in front of him, which did not look like the style of the Warhammer world.

He had stood in a triumphal carriage for nearly five hours, maintaining a military-like posture, driving through 54 blocks, almost running through every busy street in the Aurora Metropolis. Now he was sore all over and literally couldn't sit still.

Alas, we can only blame this civilized world for being too "civilized". Although the population rate of Abyss Port is comparable to that of Zhendan, it is much more crowded and more like a hive city in the traditional sense, and there is no room for so many spacious streets.

On the way, to kill time, he listened to his chief accountant Yin Shuyao talk a lot about Aurora, and learned a lot about this strange yet familiar world.

Zhendan, an advanced civilization world that is deeply influenced by the five hundred worlds of Ultramar but has its own civilization style, is different from most worlds of the human empire.

In the symbol of Aurora civilization, sunlight is sacred and everyone deserves to be illuminated by the warm sunshine.

Under this guidance, their buildings are evenly spread across the surface of the planet.

The entire planet has been carefully planned by skilled craftsmen, and even pays attention to an architectural style called "Feng Shui".

There is almost no underground residential area on the main star, that is where the industrial area is located.

The entire surface of the earth has been shaped into a livable paradise. Under the tradition of "Five Elements Feng Shui", mountains and rivers have been consciously preserved, and people seem to have a special reverence for nature.

In Aurora, all land and housing are distributed.

When a Zhendan person reaches the age of 18, he can get a house and a piece of land.

The Aurora authorities hope to use this as a guarantee to encourage this person to pursue his studies with confidence.

After completing twelve years of compulsory education, the people of Aurora can choose to study in higher vocational colleges or graduate schools, or go out of Aurora and study in Macragge.

His family can use the land allocated by the authorities for production operations or lease it to other large-scale mechanized agricultural groups, thus ensuring his path to education.

After completing their studies, the Zhendan people often return to their hometowns, often out of a strong attachment to their hometown and bloodline, or simply because there are few places with comparable generous treatment in the galaxy. They use what they have learned to give back to this land, making this land as civilized and beautiful as Macragge, allowing the elderly and younger generations to enjoy better treatment than they did themselves, and providing a better environment for future generations to study in more distant territories of the human empire.

'Poor in literature, rich in martial arts' is another culture of Zhendan. Because it is classified as a special tax-free category in the Five Hundred Worlds, without the trouble of the Ministry of the Interior's tithe and the aggressive rulers, Zhendan no longer has poor people in the strict sense. This culture has been interpreted as an alternative rule in Zhendan today:

Cathay has strict requirements for military service - only citizens who have received higher education are eligible to join the Ultramar Auxiliary Army, and the more outstanding ones can be selected into the 'Catholic Triumphal Army' to serve the Emperor as his elite warriors. But this is not incomprehensible.

Macragge, the capital of the Ultramarines, and a series of other planets in the five hundred worlds already have a tradition of aristocratic politics. The children of the nobility have additional resources, and the best of the best are selected to join the army. Zhendan simply implements it more thoroughly and fairly.

Neither the physiological function nor the academic qualifications could stop the outstanding Aurora people from joining the army.

In the eyes of the Zhendan people, if one cannot be both civil and military, he would be embarrassed to call himself the "Ultramar Auxiliary Army" in public, and would be more like a hinged shackle that holds him back.

From this we can also see that Zhendan is the pinnacle of the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar and is a model planet that meets the needs of the Ultramarines and their various groups.

Its unique significance and culture cannot be replicated within the human empire today.

"Excuse me, Captain." The elegant wooden door behind him was opened, and a woman in silver-white power armor stood in front of the door.

"Please come in, Sister Arabella." Seeing the nun with the same shiny black hair, Horatio expressed his sincere welcome.

"Good day, Captain. In order to facilitate recuperation, the Aurora Chamber of Commerce has arranged for me and Officer Diana to stay below you. I saw you were here, so I came to say hello. I'm sorry to trouble you."

"That's totally fine. How is Judge Diana now?"

"She has just escaped danger and is still in hibernation. However, she sometimes suffers from nightmares and screams loudly. I am afraid that it will affect your rest."

"Don't worry, Sister." Horatio made a cup of tea for Sister Arabella and welcomed her to the elegant wooden table: "As a member of the Imperial Navy, I can sleep in the loud noise of the cannon firing, it's nothing.

But speaking of which, Lieutenant General Alexander Hood is still in a coma, but his vital signs are normal. How come?"

"What are you worried about, Captain?" Sister Arabella saw clearly.

"As you know, Commissioner Farida Hood has my child. Although the Ministry of the Interior can register our family tree connection, if Lieutenant General Alexander Hood does not wake up, I think a very important person will be absent from the wedding. After all..."

Horatio's expression became serious. "Strictly speaking, the lieutenant general has not yet agreed to my marriage to his daughter. Although he is unconscious and his elder brother Samuel Hood can make the decision, I still hope to get the lieutenant general's blessing."

"Vice Admiral Alexander Hood's coma was not actually caused by the explosion. Captain, this is inside information, please do not reveal this secret to others." Sister Arabella looked around vigilantly and said in a low voice.

Horatio moved his face closer to the nun and nodded.

"In fact, the lieutenant general's coma is now caused by poisoning."

"Poisoned?"

"Yes, a... complex chronic neurotoxin."

"Could you please describe your findings in detail?"

"He may not have been poisoned before the explosion."

"You mean...?!" Horatio's eyes widened in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)