Hammer 40k: Far East Storm

Anyone with common sense knows that the separation of military and politics has always been one of the effective means for the central government to control the local areas. When a local official has both political power and military power, he is equivalent to the local king. When this person has such a huge power, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be overwhelmed by such a huge power, and the probability of rebellion will be greatly increased.

Even though the Star Marine Corps is basically a highly autonomous group, they have their own dominions, their own traditions, and their own internal affairs system. But from a certain perspective, they are also subject to the supervision of the Empire, and the territory controlled by the Star Marine Corps is one of the many means of control.

Most of the territories of the Star Marine Corps are barren, barren, and even some planets with extremely harsh environments. Being in a harsh environment at any time can temper the will of the warriors on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can greatly weaken the logistics of the Star Marine Corps, prevent them from being too strong, and force them to rely on the Empire in more places.

"Three star systems? That's a bit too much. How could that be? Is he a descendant of a noble family?" At this point, the Supreme Judge frowned. "The surname Li is unfamiliar. I have never heard of a noble family with this surname."

And even if they were nobles, it would be difficult for them to own three star systems. Since the Great Rebellion, the Empire has rarely concentrated too much power in one person or one family.

"He is not a descendant of a noble family. Robert Lee's father was just an ordinary nobleman who ate, drank and had fun, living a meaningless life like most ordinary nobles. But Robert's grandfather was very famous for a period of time. He was Eldero Lee."

"Eldero? The famous explorer in history?"

"Yes, that's him. For a period of time, 5% of the star maps in the Far East Star Region included the overview of the planets, route detection, and even the preliminary exploration of the world. All of these were completed by Eldero and his team, and the remaining 50% were completed by his admirers under his influence. The emperor once personally rewarded him, and those three galaxies were the most dazzling prizes among many rewards."

Then the Minister of the Interior said the names of three unfamiliar galaxies.

The other three just looked at the Minister of the Interior in silence. They said nothing because they didn't know which three places the Minister of the Interior was talking about.

This can't be blamed on them. Even a genius with a superb memory can't remember every place in the empire, because for a single human being, the territory of the empire is too large.

So how big is the empire?

To put it in a more emotional way, on a cloudless night, when you walk into the depths of darkness and look up at the vast starry sky, you will see the stars in the night sky, the twinkling Milky Way, and the stars that blink at you. Looking at the northern half of the sky, the Milky Way goes northwest from Aquila, passes through Sagitta, Vulpecula, Cygnus, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, then turns southeast, passes through Perseus, Auriga, Taurus, Gemini, Orion, Monoceros on the celestial equator, enters Canis Major, Puppis, Vela in the southern half of the sky, and turns northwest again, crossing Carina, Southern Cross, Centaurus, Circinus, Norma, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Scutum.

There are so many beautiful constellations, such a beautiful Milky Way in the night sky, but when you appreciate all this, you should know that every star you see belongs to the territory of the empire.

What you see is only a very small part. There are many stars in the dark universe that you cannot see with your naked eyes. You need to use an astronomical telescope. In the deeper universe, there are more human territories that you cannot see even with an astronomical telescope. The empire's territory is so vast that no one can name all the planets owned by the empire just by memory.

Rationally speaking, when we open an old-fashioned flat star map of the Milky Way, you will find that the Milky Way is simply divided into five parts by scholars. An arc centered on the solar system where the earth is located is the center of the empire. Many famous worlds are concentrated here. The empire calls this place the solar star field, and the upper, lower, left, and right of the solar star field are the hazy star field in the north, the storm star field in the south, the Taiping star field in the west, and the Far East star field in the east.

Among them, the Far East star field is the largest star field, which even occupies most of the Milky Way. The Far East star field is vast and sparsely populated, and the empire's control here is the weakest, and a large part of the threats also come from here.

The Minister of the Interior now pointed his finger at a part of the Far East Star Region.

"The three star systems should be in this area." The Minister of the Interior pointed to the star map and said so.

"That area is a little too far away," the Supreme Judge asked, "Is it within the control of the Empire?"

"In fact, even the Emperor's will cannot reach such a distant place."

"That's really inconvenient."

At first glance, the reward sounds so generous, three star systems, what a generous reward, and these are just one of many rewards, but when they saw the star map, they realized that these three star systems are nothing at all.

Because these three galaxies are too far away for the empire, even so far away that even "the emperor's will cannot touch".

"If it is in a place like this, then I have no reason to object," the manufacturing director said in a mechanical voice: "The empire's control over the Far East is already very weak, and it is difficult for us to provide resource support to such a distant place. And military protection, having a certain amount of force can help humans gain a foothold in a place full of threats.”

The Minister of the Interior smiled and nodded and said: "I think so too. These three galaxies have been very lucky not to be attacked by powerful enemies in the past nine thousand years, but no one can predict what will happen in the future. Yes, a stable human colony will help us gain a foothold in the Far East and continue human exploration of the Far East, and this is also in the interest of the empire.”

"Not only that, he will also become a sentinel of the empire." The Supreme Judge also nodded and said: "Many evidences show that new threats are gradually forming in the Far East, such as green-skinned orcs, Tau people, and many others that we don't understand at all. For the empire, the Far East is still a deserted land full of dangers. A strong interstellar governor is in the interest of the Tribunal. He may not be able to defeat the enemy for the empire, but he can help us recognize the enemy. "

More importantly, in such a remote place, even if this Robert E. Lee was not so loyal to the Empire, the harm he could cause was minimal.

"Everyone, I think your discussion is a little too far away." The fourth person who had been silent spoke up. This old man has a square face, a strong chin, and his body is decorated with gold and black bullets. , his breastplate is covered with various legendary medals. He is the Grand Commander of the Empire. He is the strength and glory of the Emperor. The Grand Commander leads the Imperial Defense Force. They fight in hundreds of thousands of worlds in the name of the Emperor. There is a war going on. The Grand Commander's voice was low and deep, like a tank running at full speed. The Grand Commander continued in his deep voice: "How can you be so easily sure that he will become the leader of the Star Wars? For He is about to become an interstellar archon, I have no objection, and I should not say more words in this regard, this is a matter for the nobles, but becoming the leader of the Star Chapter is not for everyone. It works.”

"He is a fighting hero who survived the legendary era. He was once a close combat master of the Crow Guard. He also has a commission from the emperor in his hand." The Minister of the Interior asked: "I don't understand why such a person cannot become a member of the Star Wars. Head of the group?”

"From the perspective of qualifications, he is really qualified, but have you carefully looked at his physical examination?" The commander-in-chief said without waiting for others to answer: "He has already had an operation, because of that Due to the strange curse, his body returned to the appearance of an ordinary person before the surgery. His appearance seemed to have changed, but his physique was already like an ordinary person, but it was just 'like an ordinary person'. But in fact, the hidden injuries inside his body still exist, and the latest examination results show that Robert E. Lee’s body is no longer suitable for a second operation.”

"From this point of view, there is no need to discuss it," said the Minister of Interior: "But I also want to ask, what are you going to do in the face of the emperor's will?"

"Of course I will abide by the emperor's will," the Grand Commander said: "But the Star Wars also have their own traditions, and I cannot interfere. But I know that it is impossible for a weak person to become a member of the Star Wars, let alone Now that he has become the leader of a war group, the war group will conduct a simple assessment according to their own traditions to prove that Robert Lee's body can adapt to the fierce battlefield, so there is no need to pay attention to this matter and focus on more. Go to the important place.”

"I see." The Minister of the Interior nodded, and then he quickly moved the discussion to the next topic. The empire is so huge, countless problems arise every day, and there are too many things that need to be resolved.