The Protoss in Warhammer

Chapter 548 536. The place where the blood does not stop

It was born of blood and darkness, and will return to blood and darkness

————Interpretation of Achilles’ Expedition to the Emperor’s Tarot Divination

In the vast territory of the human empire, there are few places that are not in war zones or on the edge of war zones. For some worlds, war is a fleeting event. The fierce fighting caused by enemy invasion and local rebellion will be the main force in the imperial army. After a vigorous counterattack, it came to an end. In some places, the war will be in a continuous state. Generations of people are dragged into the meat grinder that feeds here. The war continues, and the Jericho sector belongs to the latter.

In fact, this small area with hundreds of stars is, strictly speaking, a sacred land that is not rich.

Why is this a blessed land? Because at an unknown time in the distant Great Crusade era, the Jericho sector joined the Empire under the offensive of the Night Lords and the Ultramarines Legion. At that time, the area was sparsely populated but rich in resources, and it was quickly marked as a place for imperial expansion and colonization. Important strategic location.

After bloody battles, 132 worlds were conquered by the empire, and countless weak aliens were exterminated. A large number of resources were quickly developed and mined, and the population settled on them, which has always provided the human empire with a large number of valuable resources and industrial products.

Why is it said that it is not rich? Because of the never-ending war, the original large number of production facilities and the original existence here were almost completely destroyed.

With the apostasy era caused by Gaudier's rule, everything here began to change. A large number of devout believers poured in, including the minions of the crazy high lord, which destroyed the original politics here. Ecosystem, these bastards' excessive taxation eventually caused the people here to rise up and fall into war.

When time came to the 41st millennium, this place was completely engulfed in war. On the one hand, a large number of Orcs were attracted here because of the war and launched successive wars. Dark Eldar pirates and Eldar pirates also came here to plunder because of the chaos here. The most terrifying thing is Yes, the tentacles of the Great Devourer penetrated straight into this area. The Dagon Hive Fleet successfully invaded this area and began to devour the Imperial residents above.

Although the members of the local Deathwatch Fortress have been stationed here since the 35th millennium and worked hard to fight against all the forces that came to attack, they ultimately failed.

In 249.M40, Veronas, the last imperial civilization in the Jericho region, the sector's capital and once shining star, succumbed to centuries of decline, announcing the complete fall of the Jericho region. Here, the cults, sorcerers, and other abominations that the Empire had previously been able to control were completely out of control, and the light completely disappeared, leaving only a long night of anarchy, widespread famine, and nightmares.

This poor land was famous for its wealth, but its wealth also led to war.

In 842 of the 41st Millennium, with the Second Damocles Expedition ending in the disastrous defeat of the Empire, Kalai began his second phase of expansion, which lasted until 901 of the 41st Millennium. The year has just ended, and they have successfully extended their hands to this piece of land.

At first, Kale was surprised by the chaos here. Although there are indeed many incomprehensible things and unimaginable consequences in the empire, this place is indeed a living museum of evil.

Generally speaking, the protoss do not want this kind of place that is far away from the mainland and difficult to manage, but they can't bear the extremely rich resources here, including the precious gold and crystal deposits and the things floating in the universe. The dark matter ocean currents, for any empire, the allure of this land is simply unimaginable.

Ever since, colonization and war began.

At first, Kalai wanted to use diplomacy as before, but after they tried several times, they finally found that using language in this expanded area was of no use, because those who had lived in war and chaos for countless years Thousands of people have spoken faith and believe only who has the bigger fist.

In order to successfully achieve victory, the Soul Fleet, led by their commander, Executor Artanis, launched an expedition to this land, fighting for 15 years and eventually occupying 16 planets.

The wars on these planets are actually not that fierce and tragic, because this land has suffered enough tragic losses, and the last contenders, whether they are survivors of the empire or other existences, are only in those central areas After the war, those remote areas were no longer taken seriously due to the massive death of their original production facilities and population.

But now the Kalais have taken over and established their own order here. Artanis's work here has also changed from fighting to rebuilding. After all, Kale's expedition fleet is also a huge colonial construction army. However, how to deal with the colonies and let the people above them interact with the new immigrants? It is a relatively difficult thing for them to get along well with each other, so that some fleets have no choice but to implement military management and wait for the arrival of specialized administrative personnel.

But Artanis was obviously not such a person. This young executive quickly calmed the frightened local people with his resolute actions and numerous actions.

Artanis's behavior was simple. Through his own actions and solutions, he made the original residents understand who these new aliens were in charge of and whose interests the policies they implemented here would represent. Artanis chose hundreds of millions of poor residents here. The mobile court policy he implemented successfully uprooted the order that had been ruled by villains and nobles for thousands of years.

Millions of heads were cut off by the blades of the firing squad, and the fall of these heads also meant that thousands of years of chaos would end. After nearly 100 years of construction, Artanis turned this place into a rich paradise.

At the same time, his success was also appreciated by the Aiur Central Government. This executive officer will have his own planet in the territory he personally acquired, which is now the capital of the Jerichoth District. It is also the name that Artanis personally named this planet, Daram, which means "racial harmony and equality".

After obtaining his own territory, like every executive officer, Artanis did not even witness the growth of this planet, and once again threw himself into the war for the entire race and the Empire.

Perhaps in the end, it will be Artanis' descendants who will come to this planet, because this heroic executive will, like his predecessors, gloriously give everything in the battle. But Artanis must return here in 951 of the 41st millennium, and the reason is very simple:

The Empire is ready to restart the Achilles Expedition and once again let this lost land return to the glory of the Emperor!