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Chapter 145: The Blocked Purification

When Chen Xi and the combat nuns stepped into the dome of the starport, the starport's sound array system was filled with the national religious hymns sung by the nuns of the Holy Rose Order.

Don't get me wrong, this isn't about playing hymns just because you win, but rather it's an effective defense against Chaos pollution.

One of the most intuitive manifestations of chaos pollution is the appearance of various whispers in the ears, which makes people unconsciously hallucinate and become irritable.

Therefore, playing hymns in a timely manner can not only effectively boost and inspire morale, but also play a role in combating corruption.

As for how much effect this has... Anyway, the Astra Militarum can rely on the small pills issued by the Ministry of Munitions to resist the plague of Nurgle, so it is not impossible for the Anthem to fight against the corruption of Khorne.

In terms of effectiveness, the hymns chanted by the Battle Sisters of the Holy Rose Order can actually dispel the corruption of chaos.

It was for this reason that Chen Xi, upon arriving at the starport, immediately led his men to the broadcasting room in the central dome of the starport. After taking control of the room, he left behind a team of combat nuns from the Order of the Holy Rose and had them take turns singing the state religious hymns praising the Emperor through the sound array broadcast.

Chen Xi is not sure whether this really works, but at least he has not seen any signs of corruption so far.

After all, the attackers are the Khorne warbands, and the corruption that these assassins can bring is more of bellicosity and bloodthirstiness, and there won't be any particularly obvious signs of corruption.

Moreover, the invasion was very short, and even the subspace erosion had not yet had any impact on the starport.

Even so, the Mechanicus's priests and the Ecclesiarchs have already been carrying out large-scale purification rituals in the invaded areas to eliminate the pollution brought by the Chaos invasion.

Of course, the more important thing is to burn the bodies of the cultists and fallen space marines.

These things are the true source of corruption and must be strictly disinfected. They are no less dangerous than a pile of Nurgle plague.

In a sense, the Plague of Nurgle is easier to deal with, because you can basically judge whether the other party is infected with the Plague of Nurgle from various symptoms at first glance.

But the contamination of Khorne is not so easy to identify. You can't even see any obvious mutations on most of the Khorne things except for a bunch of blasphemous decorations and symbols.

This also makes it difficult to effectively eradicate the corruption of Khorne, because it is often difficult to judge whether the warrior who is shouting and fighting is fighting for the Emperor or wants to sacrifice blood to the Blood God.

Therefore, although the Empire has the means to identify and distinguish, most of the time when faced with Chaos pollution, the most appropriate and effective approach is to simply eliminate them all.

"Although I can understand your reasons for doing so, Lord Khadgar, I still cannot agree with your proposal to purify them all." Chen Xi looked at the Grey Knights think tank in front of him and rejected him in an unquestionable voice.

Khadgar looked at Chen Xi, frowned and said, "Your Excellency Governor, I think you should know clearly that any mercy at a time like this is fatal! You should not need me to list to you the consequences of this kind of thing if it cannot be effectively controlled." As a Grey Knights think tank, Khadgar rushed to help and participated in the battle as soon as he learned that the starport was invaded by Chaos.

The only difference between him and other Astartes was that after the battle, Khadgar immediately found Chen Xi and asked him to execute all the defense soldiers who participated in the battle.

Khadgar even planned to execute the Skitarii as well.

"Of course I know that. As an Inquisitor, I have access to far more information than you can imagine." Chen Xi sternly refused, though he understood the necessity of doing so. "Chaos corruption is everywhere, but I cannot execute all the loyal warriors who just fought for the Emperor without further ado just because they might be corrupted."

Hearing Chen Xi's answer, Khadgar's expression turned extremely grim. He stared at Chen Xi's face, and seeing that his expression didn't change at all, he said coldly, "Your answer makes me doubt whether you are qualified as an Inquisitor."

Khadgar was very disappointed with Chen Xi. The governor in front of him did not behave like a ruthless inquisitor, but more like an incompetent person with a soft heart. This made him doubt how Chen Xi obtained the Emperor's favor.

Or was this a Chaos conspiracy? Khadgar couldn't help but start to doubt and overthink.

"Don't worry about that, Your Excellency. Like I said, don't be too extreme." Chen Xi didn't say much to Khadgar. He just said to the Holy Rose Sister beside him, "Your Excellency, please have the sisters of the order extract a batch of 'Loyalty' from my private wine cellar and send it up. At the same time, maintain the blockade of the starport."

"I will obey your will, Your Excellency the Governor." The head nun bowed to show that she accepted the order, and then ordered the nun beside her to carry out Chen Xi's order.

Although Khadgar still frowned, he seemed to understand what Chen Xi was planning to do. "You're planning to use the Consecrated Wine? How effective would that be?"

"I'm not sure, but it's better than just killing them all." Chen Xi shook his head slightly, but he really couldn't do such a thing as killing everyone. "They were just facing the attacks of Chaos Space Marines and Cultists, fighting steadfastly for the Emperor. They are all loyal and brave warriors. Killing them like this would be a huge waste of the Emperor's currency."

"But you should know that even the memoirs of a veteran who has come into contact with Chaos may cause Chaos pollution hundreds of years later." Khadgar reminded Chen Xi that there should not be even the slightest bit of luck in dealing with Chaos pollution.

Chen Xi nodded in affirmation at Khadgar's reminder, but he still insisted on his own point of view: "I can only take care of the present. As for what will happen hundreds of years later, I don't have time to think about it.

If we can't get through this now, then the empire will not exist for hundreds of years.

Darkness has enveloped the entire empire, and the light of the Astronomican will soon be extinguished. I must gather all the strength I can to await the prophesied return of the Son of God."

"Prophecy? What kind of prophecy is it? Is it related to the Emperor's blessing?" Khadgar's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he keenly noticed the hidden message in Chen Xi's words.

"The darkest millennium of the empire is about to pass, but this is both an opportunity and a disaster. The galaxy will be torn apart, everything will change, the Son of God will return, and there is still a glimmer of hope in the darkness." Chen Xi said these words again.

(End of this chapter)