Luo Jia looked at the burning planet in front of her with mixed feelings.

The earth's crust is melting like a heated syrup, the surface of the planet has become a world of death wrapped in magma, the once dazzling and gentle sunlight can no longer penetrate the increasingly thick and poisonous atmosphere, and even the power of nature responds to this total destruction, volcanic swarms erupt wildly one after another, and the fire clouds of death sweep through every plate and city, and even the ocean evaporates with it.

This is the power of the Torpedo.

Enough to incinerate the entire world to a terrifying force that cannot survive for thousands of years.

In the Human Empire, only the most heinous alien worlds would be worthy of the expeditionary fleet to abandon this weapon, which also symbolizes the Human Empire's determination to die against such enemies.

Now, this weapon has been thrown by Luo Jia himself to the City of Perfection.

There were still two tear stains on his face, as if the scriptures carved into his skin were twisted by his grief, and even the tall figure of the original gene looked extremely rickety at this moment.

Needless to say, the City of Perfection is the brainchild of Loga, and no one can see their own efforts destroyed without grief.

Even if the person who destroys this painstaking effort with his own hands is himself.

"You didn't have to."

A cold female voice came from behind Luo Jia, and with the dull sound of the floodgates opening, a scarlet figure emerged from the shadows.

Looking at the sad face on Luo Jia's face, Elaine said slowly.

"Ever since you killed your adoptive father with your own hands, your loyalty has been unquestionable."

Luo Jia, on the other hand, shook her head bitterly.

He knew the sister, who was beside her father as he judged him with indifference.

"I had to, my sister."

"After you executed Erebas, and I executed Colfaron... The former glory of the Seventeenth Legion is gone. ”

Looking at the world of death in front of her, which had lost its former glory, Luo Jia muttered softly.

"And the perfect city... It is the glory of those who bear the word. ”

Although Luo Jia did not show any regret, the faint sadness in his words proved everything.

At this moment, everything dissipates with the destruction of the Perfect City.

Even his father sent a genetic protogen to oversee any operations of the Seventeenth Legion.

Under Luo Jia's complicated gaze, Elaine slowly opened the original text of the Book of Sacred Words on the table.

"One city, two men, they can't drag an army full of glory into the abyss, my brother."

Her voice was slightly lamenting, as if she was taking pity on Loga.

"Our father was not good at words, and perhaps you don't know this characteristic of him."

"The sin of the Seventeenth Legion is indeed very heavy, but my father did not say the reason for this sin."

"In fact, his anger against you doesn't lie with those two insignificant mortal traitors."

In Luo Jia's surprised gaze, the Lord of the Red Sand told the truth he had never known.

"Efficiency."

"Our Father, Lord of Mankind, has pronounced a sin against the Seventeenth Legion for the efficiency of the Bearers in the Great Expedition."

"In this expedition to conquer the stars once again, only efficiency is the most important thing."

"Some inconsequential filthy bugs, those are not on his radar."

Her hand armor brushed lightly over the ancient book that had accompanied Luo Jia for decades, and a faint golden glow appeared in the gap between her arms.

"I have shaped some of the most loyal worlds in the Empire, and He has always known..."

"Even so, the Bearers are indispensable for the reinvention of the lost realms, and we have no spare effort to proclaim the truth of the Empire, and we will strangle all heresy with the utmost determination..."

"I... Some don't quite understand. ”

At Elaine's words, Luo Jia was very confused.

In fact, Loga had no understanding of this sudden destruction from the beginning, and from the very beginning, a loyal priest like Erebus, and an erudite father like Colfaron, Loga had entrusted them with endless trust from the beginning, and together they worked together to forge an incomparably glorious cause in the Great Expedition.

Luo Jia had no doubts about the Emperor's personal ruling—but the suspicion that Luo Jia had been deceived by the two of them lingered in Luo Jia's mind, and he did not understand why the two people he trusted the most were dirty heretics.

And after the omnipotent God Emperor revealed the true identities of these two traitors, Luo Jia could only offer everything to the gods guiltily.

The perfect city is his determination.

Although the price of this determination is his hard work.

"—So, just because the traitor is a high-ranking member of the Bearer, you think it's a test of the Bearer's loyalty?"

“… Poof. ”

Elaine chuckled.

"No one doubts the merits of the Bearers, my brother - your legion is very large, but compared to other legions, you have not conquered the world very quickly."

"Yes, you have indeed shaped countless happy garden worlds, and perhaps only Ultramarines can match you."

"However, there are countless human worlds throughout the galaxy that are suffering... The Emperor's goal was to liberate them all. ”

"He saw that the Whisperer was focusing on things that were supposed to be done by mortals like tax collectors and planetary governors, and there were some 'religions' that didn't quite suit his heart, and even spent a lot of energy to shape a perfect city, which was contrary to the purpose of creating the Astarte Legion himself."

"The Bearer should have done better, not been dragged back by some trivial matter."

"Well, he didn't mean to punish, but to beat."

Obviously, the brother still failed to figure out that the two rotten men, Erebus and Colphalon, appeared only because of his indulgence in religion, and that the Lord of Humanity had almost no regard for the management of each legion.

It can be seen from the fact that the Iron Warriors were smashed, by Perturabo Eleven.

In fact, the Emperor simply didn't have the leisure to take care of the trivial affairs of each legion.

"But..."

In the face of Elaine's explanation, although Luo Jia could understand, it was always a little difficult to accept.

After all, decades of his own hard work were ruined in His wrath, and even the original intention of this effort was to exercise faith in Him.

As if he wanted to say something, he suddenly remembered that the sister in front of him was sent by the emperor to spy on him, so he closed his mouth with a complicated expression.

Looking at Luo Jia's complicated expression, Elaine took a deep breath and continued to explain the emperor's thoughts to Luo Jia with a sincere gaze.

"Trust me, my brother."

"In the eyes of my father, religion was always just an instrument of rule. He will acquiesce in it when it is right and snuff it out when it is not right - to this, my home planet Nukeria, the home planet of the St. Giles brothers, Bal... These traces of religion in the world were tacitly approved by him. ”

"I deplore the destruction of the Perfect City, but in the face of the desperate liberation of the entire galaxy, this idol erected for my father... There is no doubt about smearing his existence. ”

"We don't have to speculate too much about his will, we just need to follow his will."

"And I was ordered by my father to 'monitor' the Whisperers, only to oversee the progress of your work in the Great Expedition."

"Presumably he also believes that as long as you are alive - then the Seventeenth Legion will never rebel."

"He always believed in your loyalty to the Empire, and in the role of the Bearers in the Seventeenth Legion—from beginning to end, there was no doubt about it."

"The fact that he sent me to spy on you, and not the Riemannus brother whom I have never met, is proof enough."

Luo Jia was slightly stunned, and even the endless confusion in his mind suddenly opened at this moment.

"I see..."

Loga muttered that he had never imagined that his father's punishment would have such a meaning, and that it was because his knowledge as his preacher was not enough.

Yes, it must be the Bearer's lack of devotion to the belief in the God Emperor that will lead to the appearance of traitors within him.

As a preacher who sowed the glow of reason and god-emperor throughout the galaxy, Loga now fully understood why her father had lashed out at herself and the Legion, not because of a lack of loyalty in this great pilgrimage, but because of what Elaine called efficiency.

Until he became a powerful missionary to the Emperor, each Astarte legion was an unrivaled blade in His hands.

In the Great Expedition, the lost human world is re-illuminated by the glory of the God Emperor every moment, although in order to take care of mortals, the God Emperor chose the term 'Imperial Truth', which is easy to understand by simple people, but the God Emperor's love and devotion to humanity is not false, and he never questions the loyalty of his own people - so, compared to the countless loyal human worlds he has forged, the God Emperor attaches more importance to liberating all the people in the galaxy from the darkness.

Loga now fully understood why there was pity and coldness in her father's eyes, why his existence was so majestic and sacred, and why he had given himself orders to destroy the perfect city.

Her destruction was not because of the breeding of traitors from the beginning, and the appearance of those two traitors may have been just accidental, but the God Emperor would never show his anger because of such a small existence, but because his understanding of the God Emperor was too one-sided, and he focused too much on superficial beliefs, rather than truly practicing the Great Expedition that was not understood by most people from the bottom of his heart.

Clearly, there is no doubt about the importance he attaches to humanity, even above his Son—and that will be a powerful basis for his divinity.

In this way, everything makes sense.

"I see... My sister, I am so grateful for your enlightenment to me, and for making me realize how unforgivable my mistakes were. ”

"From now on, I will face your surveillance with the utmost scriminity, and I will transform my legion with the utmost loyalty... And I will also abandon my wrong obsessions and thoughts. ”

"The Bearer will be loyal to the Empire without question, and no one will ever find any flame of rebellion, and no one will ever question our merits and faith."

"The brilliance of our faith will accompany the future of the empire, and it will be bright for eternity."

Finally, the confusion in Luo Jia's pupils finally disappeared completely, and he thanked the sister excitedly.

At this moment, no words could compare to this gratitude in his heart.

He finally realized how ridiculous his superficial faith was. In the case of carrying a heavy burden, he actually shaped the perfect city with his own hands.

- It's really... Unforgivable.

Looking at Luojia's suddenly awakened appearance, Elaine nodded with satisfaction.

"I don't see this position as an 'overseer,' my brother, if you can figure it all out — then more than any apology

Force. ”

"I always believe that those who speak can be better."

Sure enough, the best way to convince the god stick is to use his faith to convince him is the best way.

Although the emperor may not be very happy.

However, as for what the father, who was not good at words, did in the original world... Don't mention it.

Leaving that inconsequential thought behind, Elaine picked up the heavy Word in front of her and sang the prayer written by Loga herself:

"Each of us is His most important blade."

"Each of us is his favorite lamb."

"His presence is cold, yet dazzling as the golden sun."

"He walked among the stars, and with his will and deeds he fought against the endless darkness"

As Elaine chanted, a pale golden glow gradually lingered in the room, accompanied by a little of blazing red sand, and the bright red satin wrapped around her golden armarmor was windless.

Luo Jia's pupils suddenly constricted.

"He is the Lord of Mankind, He is the Eternal Emperor of the Holy Empire, and His golden throne burns with eternal light—"

"Praise the emperor, praise the mankind."

In Luo Jia's astonished gaze, Elaine slowly removed the luxurious arm armor of her right arm, revealing the dazzling psionic arm inside.

Needless to say, the origin of this miracle is needless to say.

Loga could even feel the real heat in Elaine's gilded eyes—as if a blazing flame was burning in them for eternity.

"Lorga, my brother."

The Lord of the Red Sand spoke slowly, his ethereal and cold voice as if accompanied by the organ of the church, extremely sacred.

"Everyone has a lot of different opinions about our fathers..."

"Some say he's a god, others say he's a tyrant, and some think his existence is unquestionable..."

"None of this matters."

"Something important... It's not about whether he's a god or not, or his attitude toward everything. ”

"It's about his ambition to save all of humanity."

Elaine handed Loga the right hand that shone with a cold glow.

"Would you like to find out?"

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