Chapter 23: No More Slacking Off
As the saying goes, longing is the furthest feeling from understanding. During this period, the lives of the Amotok Ark Eldar who joined Blackwatch have undergone earth-shaking changes.
In the future, they will not be corrupted by evil gods, nor will they have to run around like dogs without a fixed place to live. The common people have started a new life and spontaneously joined the Black Light Sect, respecting Hogg as the Holy Father.
But for Cordelia, who had been hanging out with Hogg for a while, the filter of the Holy Father was shattered.
Once upon a time, I also thought that Hogg was a perfect savior like ordinary people, but a funny person would be exposed even if he pretended to be like him.
Not to mention the daily laziness, ever since the Eldar joined the Blackwatch, strange Eldar pornographic pictures have been circulating within the Legion. The captured people refused to admit it, and Cordelia was so scared that she thought they were corrupted by Slaanesh, so she could only report it to Hogger. She never thought that the source of the spread was the savior she longed for.
The good news is that Hogg is humble and truly treats the Eldar who join Blackwatch as his own. The bad news is that he really treats them as human beings.
The somewhat heretical Black Guard boys were also delighted by the arrival of the Eldar. After all, having this group of powerful warriors could greatly reduce the difficulty of the attack.
The problem is that some are happy while others are worried. The Imperial Ministry of State Affairs is unhappy with the arrival of Blackwatch. Although every legion has its own secrets, Blackwatch is the first to blatantly contact alien races, and they don't even pay taxes. They came here just to go through the motions and are completely sidelined by the legion.
However, the Ministry of Political Affairs could not control Hogg, so it could only report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and accuse him of colluding with aliens.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also understood the style of Blackwatch, but this time the problem was too big, so they sent Inquisitor Sean to meet with the Primarch. The notice was conveyed quickly, and soon Sean boarded the Blacklight.
Sean entered the hull and saw several Eldar stationed in the sacred Imperial warship on the deck. This was undoubtedly a blasphemy. The Space Marines, who were the Emperor's Angels of Death, behaved even more strangely. Although their equipment had been repainted, they did not look like products of Imperial technology at all. What was most unacceptable was that they were living with those damn alien bastards and talking and laughing.
Bah! It's simply unbearable to watch.
"Emperor! I must have been asleep." Although they in the Ministry of Internal Affairs also used some alien technology to a greater or lesser extent, they used it secretly. Blackwatch's behavior was no longer ordinary collusion, and a heavy blow must be taken.
Sean made up his mind and continued his steps. After seeing more and more weird things, he could no longer bear it and finally saw the original body.
Seeing the Inquisitor coming in with a look like he was about to explode, Hogg felt very strange. He seemed to have been slacking off and farming all the time, so when did he offend them?
"Inquisitor Sean, what are you doing here?"
Sean went straight to the point: "My Lord Primarch, you can't go on like this. Such collusion with aliens is not allowed by the Imperial Truth. As the descendant of the Primarch, the Holy Emperor, you can't collude with aliens."
It turned out that the Eldar had joined Blackwatch on a large scale and came to demand punishment.
Hogg understood the reason and felt angry. When he was exterminating the aliens in the star area near Alicia, they made a lot of benefits. Although he did collude with the Eldar, putting aside the facts, why are they turning against him now?
"Sean! Watch your words. What do you mean by colluding with aliens? I am making allies. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. This is allowed by the Emperor."
Knowing that he was not in the right, Hogg could only continue to deceive. He walked in front of the judge and crouched down, as if he was afraid that others would hear his conversation.
"After I returned, the Emperor told me about a great plan. I can only tell you that everything I did was approved by the Emperor. You don't need to check. It's completely meaningless.
Don't you see that no one is rushing me on even though I'm so lazy about the crusade? That's the proof, but those guys in the Ministry of the Administratum are too much of an eyesore, affecting the Emperor's great plan."
Although there is no solid evidence for what Hogg said, Sean, who has been in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for many years, has his own information channels. The Emperor has requirements for the advancement speed of the Primarch's Great Crusade, but the Black Watch's slacking state is extremely special among all the legions. Moreover, according to rumors, Primarch Hogg and the VI Legion Space Wolves are the Emperor's internal legions.
"Yeah! It all makes sense."
First of all, one thing must be confirmed, the Primarch will never betray, then all these unreasonable things can be explained, the Black Watch with a special mission is a great strategy of the Emperor.
Those damn corrupt officials in the Administrative Department actually wanted to sabotage the emperor's great decision. I was wondering why the Administrative Department, which normally has nothing to do with us, would stoop so low to find them.
"My Lord Primarch! I understand. Everything is as planned. Just follow the plan and I will take care of the aftermath. Excuse me, I will take my leave now."
The cool Inquisitor Sean left the Black Light to carry out the so-called grand plan that didn't exist. Hogg was left confused, "I haven't told you what the plan is yet, why are you running away?"
Tell the truth! Hogg's clumsy lies couldn't even fool himself, but the problem was that all this was based on information asymmetry.
Firstly, for today's humans, the Primarchs are the embodiment of the Emperor's will and will never rebel; secondly, the Eldar who came to Blackwatch were too small to harm humans; most importantly, the Eldar basically conformed to human aesthetics and were not monstrous.
I have to say that in that world, looks matter. The more human-like you look, the more chances you have of surviving. If you look like an ancient god, you'd better be careful in your next life.
But this little episode also reminded Hogg that he couldn't go on touching it anymore. He had to at least move a little to set an example for others.
A day later, Blackwatch, which had been idle for almost a year, began to assemble.
A huge amount of supplies, enough to equip several legions, were stockpiled. Even the several dimensional pockets that Hogg loaded on the Blacklight were full. The Eldar ships at the airport were sprayed with Black Watch paint and incorporated into the fleet group.
After the fleet was assembled, it began to sail, but this time it did not travel through the warp, but took the webway.
The humans who entered the Webway for the first time were all amazed at its grandeur. After all, it was a highway built by the Ancients, the most powerful overlords of the universe. It was indeed advanced for humans who could only drift in the cesspool of the Subspace.
Knowing that he could only command f2a, Hogg asked the former legion commander Leila Linn to return to her old job as the fleet commander, Cordelia as the deputy commander, and himself as the legion commander to be a hands-off boss and a high-end combat force.
After 9 days of sailing, the fleet sailed smoothly and arrived at the Extreme Star Region smoothly. The reconnaissance team sent out earlier also sent back information.
According to the battle report, most of the planets in the nearby star regions have submitted to the rule of the Empire. After all, the Alicia star region where Black Watch was previously located was considered to be in the rear at the junction of the Solar Star Region, the Hazy Star Region, and the Extreme Star Region.
Blackwatch had previously faced a group of small fry, but as they sailed farther and farther, the Empire's control would become weaker and weaker.
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(End of this chapter)