"So that's pretty much the case."

Half a month after the defeat of the counterinsurgency forces of the four gods, Vimu returned to the Casting World Cologne with the Imperial fleet.

This was the starting point for his Maelstrom expedition.

Probably only half of the soldiers were lucky enough to follow the triumph, while the other half slept forever in the depths of the maelstrom.

May the light of the Torch guide their souls back to the Golden Throne.

But then again, whether this operation is a triumph or not, Wei Mu actually has no bottom in his heart, after all, he originally went to the strategic goal of directly closing the maelstrom.

Now that the Red Pirates have been destroyed, there is another demonic rebel army to occupy the Eye of the Maelstrom, and this rebel army is still established with the support and instigation of Wei Mu, and I don't know how the original body and the High Lord will react after learning this.

It is undoubtedly difficult to get the already entrenched Imperial side to accept a group of demonic "allies".

Due to the previous raid by the Red Pirates, Cologne has suffered a lot of damage, and the restoration of various ruined facilities is still in progress, and the mechanical priests and workers are busy manipulating various automated creations among the ruins, and it will take at least ten years to completely restore their home.

At this time, Wei Mu was sitting in the center of the conference room, briefing the large group of judges around him on various things about the expedition, and the imperial top brass had to know every detail of it.

The soldiers who accompanied him on the expedition were under investigation while resting and recuperating.

Obviously, such an investigation will haunt them for quite some time.

The Inquisitors must guarantee the loyalty of the Imperial Soldiers to the Lord of Humanity.

And after such a severe Chaos encounter, no one can guarantee that these soldiers will be able to resist the temptation of the forces of destruction.

After Wei Mu finished telling the general situation, the inquisitors' faces twitched and their expressions distorted.

They had never heard of such an outrageous thing, and once thought that the expeditionary force had suffered a great defeat at the front, and in order to cover up their mistakes, they forcibly faked their merits.

However, they randomly interrogated many soldiers, made various secret visits, and used black technology to directly read their memories, and the results were all similar.

"In other words, that Chaos sub-god named Maris has become an existence similar to Abaddon, and is now leading a group of demons who have rebelled against the four gods to prepare for an expedition against the subspace?" Inquisitor Quinn's eyebrows furrowed, and he only felt a little pain in his forehead.

"That's right." Wei Mu nodded seriously.

If it's true, it's even more tricky, and if it's fake, you can just cut off a group of people to solve the problem - what's the situation going on now?

Collusion with demons is undoubtedly a capital offense, but the goal of Wei Mu colluding with demons is to incite demons to rebel, and in the end, he made him do it—the truth of homomorphic revenge can be explained anywhere.

Ten thousand years ago, it was Chaos that split the empire and interrupted the promotion of the human race, and now the empire is returned as a matter of course, and it can only be regarded as a little interest.

But it's certainly not that simple and acceptable.

"You've really given us a problem, Lord Jiedu. Even if you take 10,000 steps back, things are exactly as you said - the strength of this group of Chaos Rebels is obviously not strong enough, if the four gods free up their hands to carry out another encirclement and suppression, do we still need to fund them to help them tide over the difficulties? And what if they turn their treacherous choices at a critical time, or after they become bigger, point the finger at us? Quinn voiced his concerns.

That's really 10,000 steps back.

Not to mention the extremists within the empire who believe that colluding with demons is a defilement of the emperor and a betrayal of mankind, there are also some people who are worried that Wei Mu has made a bad start, and others will follow suit.

It's hard for them to get through those few levels alone.

Even from a purely rational point of view, there are common interests between the Empire and the Chaos Rebels, and the Empire's top brass must assess the risks involved - as Quinn said, it is indeed much more comfortable to fight a proxy war with razing than the Empire to end up in person, but if it is a white-eyed wolf raised, then the matter is a big deal, and no one can afford to bear the responsibility.

After all, demons have never been known for keeping their promises.

"You don't have to worry about that." Wei Mu shrugged his shoulders, "When I helped them write the letter against the thieves, I agreed with them on behalf of the Emperor that the Chaos Rebels would not attack us, and in exchange, the sinful souls of the human race would fall into their hands—those fellows wouldn't be worthy of the Golden Throne anyway, would they?" ”

If you want to fight a proxy war, you have to fund it, and the soul of the sinner is the military aid that Wei Mu provides to the Chaos Rebels.

This is like the empire holding the main supply of grain and grass for the rebel army in its hands, and even if the other party becomes bigger, it will be easy to control them.

"Are you kidding me?"

As soon as the news of such an explosion was released, all the judges present were stunned.

They never thought that Wei Mu would be able to do it like this.

"Of course not." Wei Mu waved his hand and explained, "Actually, you don't have to react too violently, don't sinners often go to hell after death in various cultures, I just made an official hell for the empire, and it shouldn't be a big problem to let the state religion publicize it afterwards." ”

Vio's statement was an understatement, but it was not so easy for the judges to accept.

"Even the sinners of our race can't take care of that group of demons, what qualifications do you have to make this decision!"

One of the inquisitors couldn't help but lose his temper and slapped the table and shouted.

Such an act has touched the brink of betraying the interests of the race, and the slightest mistake can bring down the entire empire.

"Of course he doesn't have that qualification." Quinn reminded, "There is only one person in the universe who is qualified to make decisions for our entire race, and that is the Emperor. ”

Quinn's implication was understood by everyone present - this matter must have been decided by the Lord of Mankind, otherwise with Wei Mu's own strength, even if he had a plan, he would not be able to implement it.

This means that the emperor favors the young man in front of him.

Of course, the premise is that the truth of the matter must be proved first.

Compared to the actual situation of war, this kind of thing involving subspace, contracts, and gods usually gets confused and ambiguous information, and it is simply incredibly difficult to confirm and be widely recognized.

Even the Emperor's saints, St. Celestine or Holy Leno, still have many people who suspect that they are some kind of subspace demon in disguise.

The official hell, as exaggerated as it sounds, actually feels quite far away.

"So that's all I have to say, I'm covered in such two taels of meat, it's up to you how to toss, but don't toss those soldiers, they have accurately carried out every order I have, their loyalty to the empire is unquestionable, and they have made great contributions in the process of destroying the Red Pirates, but don't chill their hearts."

Wei Mu knew that he had to put a low posture at this time.

Originally, it is difficult to comment on the merits and demerits of this operation, and if he is still arrogant and arrogant, many people should not be able to sleep.

"I'm very sorry, Lord Jiedu, we can't judge your actions, this matter needs to be reported."

After a period of discussion, Inquisitor Quinn gave the final result.

The matter is too involved, and even if they combine more than 30 judges, they can't call the shots.

"So now you'll have to wait for feedback from above?" Wei Mu tried to ask,

"That's right." Quinn nodded.

"So do I have to be locked up in a small dark room during this time, or will I be able to move around freely?" Wei Mu continued to ask.

He had just experienced a great war, and he had a lot of work to deal with.

"This. You are free to move around the Cologne Star, but for safety reasons, we will take care of your personal safety during this time. ”

It was after another heated discussion that the judges gave a difficult answer.

Such an arrangement is both a form of surveillance and a form of protection.

The presence of the Guardians has become a threat to certain forces, many of whom are from within the empire.

There will be a lot of dastardly assassinations.

Therefore, before the merits and demerits of the pastor are defined, the judges must do whatever it takes to ensure his safety.

(End of chapter)