There is no denying that religion has all its drawbacks.

To make people superstitious, ignorant, and blindly obedient, the most that some bishops have done is to gradually idolize and iconize the emperor as a tool for their rule. Raise the banner of the emperor to suppress dissent and make profits for himself.

Some bishops wanted to carve out their own worlds from the empire, saying that they wanted to build statues for the emperor. In the name of the emperor, he started a bloody reign on the planet, and no one dared to disobey his will. He even began to substitute his own ideas for the emperor's will.

Some of the bishops did not listen to the command and let the Astral Army charge blindly, saying that the Emperor would bless you to be fine, and as a result, the Astral Army was almost wiped out by the enemy.

Some bishops have secretly canonized themselves as living saints, causing chaos and trouble for the Empire.

But there can be no doubt that religious fanaticism unites mankind more definitely than it does to educate them with reason and science.

Year after year, from one world to another, the truth of the Empire withered, and finally in the 32nd millennium the state religion of the Empire was recognized as the official religion by the Lords of Terrago.

The state religion unifies the widespread galactic recognition that the God-Emperor protects humanity from a terrible fate, while purging out the truth of the Empire as a false heretical dogma.

When a blessed bomb can indeed break through a wizard's shield, a blessed holy water can indeed heal wounds, a soldier who dies bravely can return to the Golden Throne, and a living saint can banish demons with a mere iron Aquila emblem, what reason is there not to accept the state religion?

Not to mention the countless clergy who preached among the stars with just a book of the Word and with great zeal, countless worlds were instigated by them to convert to the Empire without firing a single shot, and in many rebellious worlds, it was either the Church or the Ministry of Justice who fought to the end.

Devout believers can set foot in a place corrupted by chaos without protection, and the state religion has become a de facto pillar of the empire with state priests and crusaders fighting on all fronts.

This pillar role cannot be denied even by the resurrection of the emperor.

That's why Sivir needed to create a religion, which people can't do without at the moment. Banning people's faith in the emperor will only make them switch to something else.

Moreover, Sivir himself played the role of a god in it, but he was not like the emperor today, who could only sit on the golden throne. He can walk freely in the world, he can speak, he can express his will.

No one dares to misinterpret his will and disobey his will. He can use religion as a tool to better govern the empire.

He can play the role of a shepherd, just like the emperor did in the beginning.

Religion is something that should be removed, but not now. Only faith can protect the subjects of the empire from the threat of subspace. This is the most effective and quickest way to do it.

The collection of human beliefs in the God-Emperor strengthens the Emperor's psionic projection in subspace, allowing him to fight the devastating effects of Chaos and allowing his servants to gain psionic powers against demons, aliens, and heretics.

Sivir understood the Emperor's thoughts, and he knew exactly what the Emperor was expecting. But the time is not yet ripe, and for humanity at the moment, it is more important to live than anything else.

Perhaps when there is no longer a threat to humanity in the galaxy, when humanity has regained its footing at the top of the universe, Sivir can proudly announce to all mankind:

The emperor has always been a "human", and he doesn't want to compare himself to those demons and monsters in the subspace. It was the people who privately imposed a hypocritical title of "god" on the emperor, putting him on a par with the inferior species.

No, the great emperor is not a god, he is a living man. No different from the subjects of his empire, he is human. The greatest human being in the galaxy!

The essence of God is not higher than that of human beings, and only the weak will succumb to false fame and power. We have the same blood in our veins as the venerable emperor!

We are him, he is us!

The Emperor understands this better than anyone else, and once, he wanted us to have the same thoughts! Humanity is a hundred times greater than the filthy creatures of God!

We are the greatest race in existence! And the Emperor is the greatest being of mankind!

Compared to "Long live the Emperor!" ”

What he would like to hear you cry out more is this:

"Long live humanity!"

The Emperor had tried to do this, but he had taken so many steps that he had to... Ahem, so that he can only sit on the golden throne.

The meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and the road should be taken step by step. Only by smashing the evil gods of the subspace first will Sivir agree to de-religionize the Human Empire.

Now the subspace must have a "god" who can protect mankind, and the wings of human beings are not full enough, and the emperor needs to shelter human beings from the wind and rain in the subspace.

Even if the Emperor was able to stand up now, Sivir would definitely push him back down.

Faith is too important for humanity today. And not just to deal with subspace threats.

To be born in such times means to be one of billions, to survive in the cruelest and bloodiest tyranny imaginable.

Living in this day and age is a terrible fate, where exploitation and enslavement are the best an individual can expect, and a quick death is seen as a mercy.

In such a desperate world, giving people faith and a spiritual sustenance is the first thing Sivir does for humanity - to give hope.

Just like he did on those planets, on those battlefields.

Heal everyone's wounds, block deadly enemy attacks, and slay powerful demons with a single sword.

Believers believe that these miracles are a testament to his miraculous powers, and that his life-saving actions demonstrate the emperor's mercy.

This is the Emperor's forgiveness! The cathars, who served as political commissars in various armies, cried out that the Son of God was so dazzling because it was the Father's saving light!

The people of the empire who witnessed Sivel's heroic appearance were no longer the walking dead of the past, and their eyes shone brightly, called the light of hope.

They believed that humanity would lead Sivir to glory. Everything you do will hasten that moment.

It may not be possible to see that moment coming, but the Emperor's eyes have been watching everyone, and every contribution he has made will be remembered by the Emperor, and it is worth my life for it.

As Sivir continued to save the planet in Helion, the Holy Presence Crusaders fought together with other troops, and some of the cathars served as political commissars in the newly formed units, and the Protestant faith of salvation spread throughout the Hylyon Star Sector along with hope.

When this belief that was different from the state religion reached the ears of the High Lord of Terra, it immediately attracted the attention of the State Religion Pope and even all the High Lords.