"Is it finally starting?"
Captain-General Valdor breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the Saint's command.
They had been preparing for so long, all for this moment.
To purge the traitors, cleanse Holy Terra of its filth and corruption, and set everything back on track.
"The Custodes obey your will, Saint."
Captain-General Valdor bowed, Such treatment was not even afforded to a Primarch; only Daniel, with his special status, received it.
"Aside from the necessary garrison, all Custodes will be mobilized."
"We will suppress the rebels and purge the families who dared to support the traitors with the utmost speed."
After Captain-General Valdor finished speaking, Fadix immediately followed.
"Saint, the Assassins are also ready."
"They are lurking around the rebel leaders such as Ilto Sitmohn, ready to execute decapitation strikes at any moment."
"Decapitation?" Daniel pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"Decapitation isn't enough of a deterrent for those fellows, I hope to capture a few alive and execute them publicly to declare the Empire's might."
"Let the Assassins remain in hiding for now, I suspect those traitors won't have the courage to seek death until they are pushed to a dead end."
"We will clip their wings little by little, forcing them into a corner."
"When they are isolated and wish to commit suicide, then let your Assassins act and find a way to capture them alive."
"At that time, we will publicly try those traitors and let the populace witness their execution."
"I want to use the deaths of those traitors to declare one thing to the world."
"That the old era has ended, and now is a brand new era."
"An era full of vitality and hope, a glorious era where humanity will ascend to the peak of the universe and become the strongest civilization."
"Anyone who wishes to return to that pedantic and inefficient old era is my enemy, and the Emperor's enemy."
"Understood, Saint." Fadix nodded.
"I will notify the Assassins and instruct them to capture the rebel leaders alive whenever possible."
"......"
After giving instructions to the Custodes commander and the Grand Master of Assassins.
Daniel then had Arale open communications with Inquisitor Ers and Galen, establishing contact with them.
He instructed the Inquisition to also prepare for the purging of enemies.
"Remember, absolute secrecy is paramount, We must ensure foolproof execution."
After giving his instructions, Daniel solemnly reiterated his words to the two Inquisitors.
Ers assured Daniel with conviction.
"Protecting secrets has always been the Inquisition's specialty."
"Before the official operation, the enemy will not receive even a whisper of information."
"......"
After making a series of arrangements, the communication projection closed.
The Custodes, the Officio Assassinorum, and the Inquisition became busy, preparing for the final purge.
Daniel stood before the metal communication console, deep in thought.
The Players should be involved in the purging of Holy Terra's bureaucracy.
The Players who came to Holy Terra with Daniel had been active in the lower levels of the hive city during this period.
Clearing out gangs and Xenos in the lower strata, gaining combat experience and leveling up.
The fact that Genestealer existed in Holy Terra's hive city was known to anyone with a bit of status.
The Custodes would periodically dispatch special squads.To the lower hive city to hunt Genestealer and suppress their development.
After the Saints arrived, the Custodes handed this task over to them.
Warmaster, Yuji, and other Players enjoyed this task of hunting Genestealer immensely.
It allowed them to gain combat experience and improve their favor with the Custodes.
For them, it was a beautiful thing that allowed them to win twice.
The Custodes, unaware of this, felt ashamed and mortified when they saw the Players' enthusiasm.
They never expected that these guys would have such high enthusiasm for doing such dirty and tiring work.
Several awakened Custodes Dreadnoughts, seeing this scene, couldn't help but exclaim.
"The loyalty of the Custodes is not even a tenth of that of the Saints."
Players who hadn't come to Holy Terra were also diligently leveling up during this time, striving to enter the first tier.
Through frequent battles, many had already broken through level 18, completing Primaris upgrades or secondary blessings.
The overall combat power of the Players had significantly increased, enough to easily overcome the rebel forces.
Regarding the warp incident, Daniel originally intended to edit a quest, but after careful consideration, he deleted the quest and instead decided to release a new expansion pack.
To let Holy Terra flow with blood was a waste if it wasn't promoted with an expansion pack.
Having made up his mind, Daniel swiped his hand in the air, opening a panel projection out of thin air.
He then proceeded to edit the new expansion pack.
[Limited-Time Expansion Pack: "Spring of Terra" is here, with a bang!
The corruption of the warp bureaucracy is shocking; they have formed an intricate web of interests, evolving into a cancerous growth clinging to the Empire's body.
They secretly undermine the reform efforts diligently pushed by the Guide and the Primarchs.
For their own benefit, they would not hesitate to push humanity into an abyss.
It is time to punish them.
The limited-time expansion pack "Spring of Terra" is grandly launched, Do you want to beat up the despicable conservatives? Do you want to vent your anger at the incompetent bureaucrats?
Warhammer OL will satisfy all your desires.
You will carry the Emperor's endless wrath, transform into agents of justice, punish those damned Holy Terra bureaucrats, and plunder their wealth.
This expansion pack is a limited-time event; once missed, it will not be re-opened.
You must be within the warp range to receive related quests.
After modification, the Astronomican has been connected to the Lighthouse teleportation network.
Players wishing to participate in this event can directly use the teleportation network to reach the warp Beacon Court.
Arale will automatically detect the Player's location and issue the quests.]
[Expansion Pack Additional Notes:
Holy Terra is the most core map in this game, containing a large amount of critical data.
Therefore, "Spring of Terra" does not allow the indiscriminate killing of innocent NPCs.
If Players are found maliciously slaughtering or abusing innocent NPCs, or damaging game data, the official team reserves the right to take necessary measures.
Minor offenses will result in an account being flagged as non-compliant, with a ban ranging from 3 to 30 days, and a deduction of a certain amount of Contribution Points, Honor Points, and Faith Value.
Severe offenses will result in an immediate ban and permanent blacklisting, and the right to pursue charges for malicious damage to game data and other offenses is reserved.
Killing recognized traitors in this expansion pack will grant Merits and War Score.
Accidental killing of ordinary people will result in a deduction of some rewards.
Loot distribution rules remain unchanged.
The first person to loot Holy Relics, ancient weapons, etc., has priority to purchase them.
If the other party waives the purchase, it will be transferred to the auction house, where interested Players can bid using War Score and Merit Points.]
+++Daily Thought: To dedicate everything to the Omnissiah is our greatest honor in this life.+++
Daniel set the expansion pack to be released promptly at 6 PM.
He also thoughtfully included some images and video materials related to the warp uprising.
After finalizing the new expansion pack, Daniel decided to first complete the two recovery quests previously issued by the Emperor.
Daniel's current location was a secret chamber in the All-Knowing Sanctuary.
After he walked out, Laski and a group of Mars Sages were respectfully waiting outside.
Mordecai and Rigby, along with other Players, had received the micro-nuclear fusion technology from Cawl, but they were not in a hurry to leave, Instead, they wanted to follow the Guide to see if they could trigger a few more important quests.
At this moment, they were playing projected mahjong to pass the boring time.
Daniel looked around and found that Archmagos Cawl had already left; he was eager to return and study the Akashic Reader.
Laski and the many Mars Sages, seeing Daniel emerge, all performed the Gear Salute to him.
"Saint."
"Saint."
Daniel nodded in response.
Only after they finished their salutations did he issue his command.
"Take me to the Machine God Temple."
Mars also had the Emperor's shrine, but the residents of Mars generally did not use the Emperor's name, instead referring to him as the Omnissiah or the Machine God.
The names were different, but they all referred to the Emperor.
Therefore, submitting quests at the Machine God Temple on Mars was also acceptable.
"Please follow me, Saint." Laski did not refuse and personally led Daniel there.
The Machine God Temple and the All-Knowing Sanctuary were not far apart; it was just a short walk.
Mordecai and the other Players also followed along.
Upon entering the Machine God Temple, their eyes immediately widened.
"What kind of Cyber-Emperor is this?"
"Oh my goodness!"
"It feels as blasphemous as the Four-Armed Emperor!!"
"......"
The Emperor's statue in the Machine God Temple was completely different from statues elsewhere.
Other churches used marble or other stones for carving or splicing, but the Emperor's statue in the Machine God Temple was entirely made of metal, with servo motors installed at the joints.
When necessary, it could be awakened through rituals and deployed into combat to eliminate invaders.
Daniel's mouth also twitched slightly when he saw this Cyber-Emperor, but then he thought of the oil-guzzlers and felt it was reasonable.
Casting aside distracting thoughts, Daniel placed the Scroll of a Thousand Forms and the storage device containing the Akashic Reader technology on the altar in front of the statue.
"Praise the Emperor, praise the Machine God."
As soon as his voice fell, a brilliant light emerged, engulfing the Scroll of a Thousand Forms and the storage device on the altar.
Immediately following, a light screen appeared.
[Quest: Retrieve the Scroll of a Thousand Forms (Completed)
Reward: Large amount of Exp Points (Issued), cogitator 2.0 Technology (Issued)]
[Quest: Retrieve the Akashic Reader (Completed)
Reward: Large amount of Exp Points (Issued), Lighthouse 3.0 Technology (Issued)]
The Exp Points reward was commonplace and insignificant to Daniel.
Now, his deeds were spreading wider and wider, and more and more people were chanting his name, earning him an increasing amount of Exp Points.
What Daniel truly valued was the knowledge.
A vast amount of knowledge flooded into his mind, allowing him to easily master cogitator 2.0 Technology and Lighthouse 3.0 Technology.
Suddenly, another ray of light appeared, and the Scroll of a Thousand Forms, reshaped by the Emperor, materialized out of thin air and fell into Daniel's hand.
[Item: Scroll of a Thousand Forms
A special AI intelligence crafted by humanity during the Golden Age, it is a cold and calculating logic engine.
It can absorb different items, analyze and enhance them, and also replicate itself for proliferation.
After being reshaped by the Emperor's power, the smaller Scrolls of a Thousand Forms that split from this item can be given to Saints following the mechanical path for integration.
Upon successful integration, it can comprehensively enhance the Saints' strength, mental faculties, and vitality, greatly strengthening their physique.
"The perfect combination of human and machine, mechanical ascension is not a dream!!"]
Seeing the description of the Scroll of a Thousand Forms, Daniel's eyes widened.
Good heavens!
After Purification, this Scroll of a Thousand Forms actually had such abilities?
Would Players following the mechanical path usher in an epic enhancement?
Daniel put the Scroll of a Thousand Forms into his dimensional space.
He would study it slowly after the Terra incident was over.
Players following the gene enhancement path received Primaris upgrades.
Players following the mechanical path received machine integration.
Only Players following the pure psychic path were left out, but pure psychic Players didn't need enhancement; psychic powers had always been the favored ability and had never been shaken.
After completing the quests, Daniel planned to leave and return to Terra to oversee the situation.
"Saint, do you require the Skitarii of Mars to assist you??"
Laski saluted Daniel.
The scene that had just unfolded made him even more certain of Daniel's identity as the Emperor's envoy.
Now, he was eager to prove his worth.
Daniel shook his head, "The situation on Terra is currently under control; the intervention of Mars' forces is not needed."
"Mars is always ready to go through fire and water for you, Saint." Laski was a bit dejected.
Daniel thought for a moment, then used his psychic power to directly infuse Laski's mind with technical knowledge regarding nanometals, megastructures, and active metals.
This technology was sufficient for Mars to construct magnificent megastructures.
"This is??" Laski looked shocked.
The Guide just gifted him such precious knowledge?
What generosity!
"After the Terra incident concludes, Mars will bear an important mission."
"That is to construct megastructures capable of accommodating the entire population of Terra."
Daniel also handed Laski the original planning blueprint he had prepared.
From the beginning, he had intended to use this event to relocate the residents of Terra to outer space.
Terra would only retain the Imperial Palace and necessary maintenance and security personnel.
Without the burden of so many people, Terra would quickly return to its green mountains and clear waters.
The relocated people would be housed in space cities and megastructure rings.
As for how to build space cities and megastructure rings capable of accommodating so many people, that would require Mars' efforts.
Laski, seeing the blueprint, was stunned by Daniel's vision for the future.
The Saint was actually trying to build various megastructures in the Sol System to meet humanity's residential needs, and also to fully utilize the energy of the stars.
His ambition was simply too grand.
After handing over the relevant knowledge to Laski, Daniel took Mordecai and the others and returned to Terra.
Meanwhile, in Holy Terra.
At 6 PM, the "Spring of Terra" expansion pack was updated on the official website on time.
Within seconds, there were a pile of comments below.
"Is this the rhythm of the Rebel King entering Terra?"
"Those Terra families are rolling in money; just confiscate a few of their properties and get rich."
"Brothers, charge! In the Emperor's name, kill those bureaucrats."