From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man - Chapter 459

And in another core area of ​​the Imperial Palace——

In the meditation hall;

It is designed like an unimaginably grand palace, a combination of magnificent art and endless authority.

If you use “glorious” to describe it, it seems to be insufficient.

The ground is covered with golden floor tiles with complex textures, each piece is carefully carved, reflecting a soft brilliance.

The walls and load-bearing columns are painted with different tones of gold and embedded with tens of thousands of jade and precious metal ornaments, like stars dotting the universe.

The walls and ceilings around the entire meditation hall are covered with exquisite murals.

These murals are not only works of art, but also the condensation of history and the inheritance of culture. The paintings use Chinese characters to record the magnificent epic chapters of mankind, recording the heroic achievements and glorious battles.

Moreover, the expressions of the characters depicted in the painting are lifelike, as if they can step out of the painting and continue to write their own legends.

However, in this meditation hall that covers an area of ​​four football fields, the most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the one in the center, which looks like the “golden throne” that represents the supreme authority.

The throne stands majestically in the center of the hall, made of pure gold and engraved with complex runes.

These runes seemed to carry some extraordinary power, emitting a divine radiance that was difficult to look directly at.

Around the throne, twelve giant golden pillars with a length of 44 meters are arranged. Each pillar is surrounded by a dragon-shaped sculpture with a raised head, demonstrating majesty and power.

A faint radiance emanates from the pedestal at the bottom of the throne, forming an invisible pressure that makes everyone who steps into the meditation hall feel an indescribable sense of awe and surrender.

But the empire, or the original intention of Sui Yang to build the Meditation Hall and the Golden Throne, was not simply to demonstrate supreme power and status.

The significance of this magnificent building and the throne that symbolizes authority goes far beyond its superficial majesty and decoration.

The real purpose of building them is to more efficiently “absorb” the power of faith of the people of the human empire and convert it into pure spiritual energy to protect the entire empire.

In this way, he can better provide spiritual protection for hundreds of millions of people and lay the foundation for resisting the erosion of Chaos and the threat of subspace.

Although the empire now has a relatively advantageous situation, Sui Yang is also well aware of the intricate stories about “a loving father and a filial son” in “Warhammer 40k”, and is familiar with the various jokes about the “living emperor” and the “golden toilet”. However, in the face of the prying eyes of the Chaos Evil God and other potential threats, and in order to consolidate the long-term stability and prosperity of the human empire, Sui Yang still resolutely built the Golden Throne out of rational considerations.

After the Meditation Hall and the Golden Throne were completed, Sui Yang sat on this throne full of “stuff” for the first time.

In just an instant, the range of his psychic perception has been greatly enhanced to an unprecedented extent. The psychic field that originally could only cover part of the territory can now be easily expanded to a range of hundreds of light years.

However, the real breakthrough is that through various space gates, he can further spread his spiritual energy to the empire’s territory in other universes.

This ability allows Sui Yang to provide extensive psychic protection to the people of the empire, and build an invisible barrier for the stability and security of the entire empire.

Of course, this kind of blessing is not given unconditionally.

To truly receive the protection of psychic energy, the residents must trust and believe in the Emperor from the bottom of their hearts, and regard him, Sui Yang, and even the Primarch as the spiritual pillar of the empire.

This inner resonance is the key to Sui Yang’s spiritual connection.

Those groups that are hostile or rebellious towards him, such as the stubborn Na’vi people, cannot benefit from Sui Yang’s spiritual blessing, even if they are on Pandora, the core territory of the empire.

They are completely isolated from Sui Yang’s spiritual realm, just like a lonely boat floating in the ocean of spiritual energy, but never touching the waves.

They had no choice but to form a deadly feud with humans, and were naturally extremely hostile to the Emperor as the leader of humanity.

Gnolls, Grunts, and a few races from Terraira (Universe 07) are also unable to receive psychic blessings if they superficially comply with imperial policies.

As for the human traitors, criminals, and mercenaries hiding in the chaotic star field of the “Halo” universe, the same is true.

At the same time, Sui Yang at this stage, even with the assistance of the Golden Throne, cannot allow his spiritual power to cover every corner of the empire’s territory.

Some colonies in remote star fields were still beyond his range of perception, like untouchable glimmers of light, flickering faintly in the vast galaxy.

Therefore, only by “absorbing” the power of faith with the help of the Golden Throne and gradually increasing one’s own spiritual energy can one become the true “pillar” of the empire.

Moreover, during the first test of the Golden Throne, he encountered a dual test of soul and spirit.

At that moment, hundreds of billions of information flooded into his mind.

Some of these messages are sincere prayers from residents, some are dissatisfied complaints, and some are hopeful praises, but most of them are emotional feedback full of anxiety, pain, confusion, joy, satisfaction, etc.

The unstoppable spiritual wave like a mountain torrent made Sui Yang’s consciousness instantly suppressed and it was difficult to breathe. He had a splitting headache and almost clenched the armrest of the throne to relieve it.

Fortunately, Sui Yang was prepared in advance and resisted this mental wave. Moreover, if he really grasped the armrest, he might directly “crush” the entire throne.

After Sui Yang adapted for a moment, the headache finally eased, and with the assistance of the Golden Throne, he could truly feel that his psychic energy volume was slowly and steadily increasing.

This growth is like a river. Although the process is gentle, it gives him a sense of steady control.

However, just as Sui Yang was preparing to fully activate his perception, he took this opportunity to try to search the territory covered by his psychic energy to find out whether there were other hidden dangers——

His attention was suddenly drawn to two familiar waves of emotion.

It comes from his two sons, Horus and Magnus.

The two of them seemed to convey strong emotional fluctuations without warning, like two dazzling lightning flashes across the dark night sky, which were extremely conspicuous and disturbing.

In particular, Magnus’s consciousness seemed to be blocked and imprisoned by some kind of force, and even Sui Yang had difficulty in directly peeking into the specific location and truth.

So he did not hesitate, immediately concentrated his energy, spent nearly 90% of his spiritual energy, and launched the action in an extremely secretive and swift manner.

The “Full Strike” released by Sui Yang was also like a dazzling lightning in the night sky, crossing the vast universe and accurately hitting the subspace barrier.

Even Horus was not aware of it. He used Magnus’s body as a medium to directly launch a reverse “erosion” and locked the source of Magnus’s consciousness, which was the book full of chaos. Heretical books.

He felt the twisted weirdness, and the “things” full of tricks, trying to use the barrier to block his psychic piercing.

But in the final analysis, Sui Yang, who is in the physical universe, can fully exert his “home field advantage” and directly cause the chaotic space imprisoning Magnus to completely collapse.

And the whole process only takes a moment.

And now, on top of the Golden Throne——

“call”

Sui Yang slowly exhaled a slightly heavy breath, looking a little tired.

His palms were gently placed on the armrests of the seat, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

After a moment, Sui Yang opened his eyes, and his eyes slowly swept across the meditation hall, as if to confirm whether everything was as normal.

In the meditation hall, everything is in order.

In the gorgeously decorated space, the team of “guards” is particularly conspicuous.

The Imperial Guards equipped with exclusive golden terminators and holding thunder-powered halberds have already shouldered the responsibility of guarding the Emperor.

The armor of the Imperial Guards “gleamed” against the light, and they stood guard and patrolled in the Meditation Hall.

To the left and right of the base of the Golden Throne, stood two slender figures, namely two intelligent AIs with physical bodies, Apu and Melissa.

They wore black imperial uniforms with a simple yet majestic design, and the empire’s emblem was inlaid on the collar.

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As if he noticed that Sui Yang’s breathing rate was a little rapid, Apu, who was standing on the left, turned around first and looked up at Sui Yang who was sitting above him.

“Your Majesty.” Apu, whose eyes were glowing red, took the initiative to ask:

“Excuse me, are you feeling unwell?”

While speaking, Apu’s electronic eyes quickly scanned Sui Yang’s physiological indicators, trying to find any abnormalities.

However, her analysis showed that all of Sui Yang’s physical signs remained within the normal range, and no obvious problems were found.

This made Apu slightly confused, but her face still showed indifference.

“.”

Melissa, who was standing on the right, also turned around, but this intelligent AI with a more “introverted” personality did not take the initiative to ask questions like Apu.

Her pupils were also shining with lavender light, and she was watching Sui Yang quietly, as if she was analyzing the emperor’s condition in her own unique way, while waiting for Sui Yang’s further instructions.

The two smart AIs were “moving and silent”, but they both showed loyalty and meticulousness, seeming to add more rationality and order to the meditation hall.

“No problem.”

Sui Yang replied in a calm tone, with unquestionable majesty, and with a gentle wave of his hand, he signaled Apu and Melissa to continue focusing on various affairs in the empire and not to worry too much about his physical condition.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The two smart AIs responded in unison.

Apu turned her attention back to the data analysis she was responsible for, while Melissa turned around quietly and continued to monitor the overall operation of the empire.

Sui Yang couldn’t help but sigh secretly. His eyes passed through the golden dome of the Meditation Hall and seemed to fall in a more “distant” area.

That is, a subspace full of strangeness and danger.

As expected, none of those so-called evil gods are “fuel-efficient lamps.”

This time Magnus’s consciousness was imprisoned, and his psychic powers almost went out of control and exploded.

If Magnus in “Warhammer 40k” were to deal with this imprisonment incident, he would probably choose to make a desperate move, or even directly detonate his psychic powers to kill the enemy together.

Doing so will lead to irreparable disaster.

Fortunately, as his son, Magnus is no longer the “one-eyed Ogryn”.

After his and Alexia’s teachings, Magnus had already learned restraint and composure, which also made Sui Yang feel a little relieved.

As for Horus.

To be honest, Horus in “Warhammer 40k” was indeed dissatisfied with the Emperor’s “preference” for mortals, and was jealous of his brothers taking away their father’s love, but Horus never rebelled from beginning to end.

Horus Luperkar, who walked out of the temple, was already the puppet “vessel” of the Evil God of Chaos.

This incident also gave Sui Yang a “heavy blow” and made him feel a real sense of “tiredness” and faint fear for the first time.

Before, whether it was the invasion of Chaos Demons or the gods who had fallen into puppets, he and his sons had all been easily eliminated with the joint efforts of him and his sons.

This made Sui Yang unconsciously have the same idea that “chaos is nothing more than this”.

But even he himself was not aware of this idea.

However, this crisis was like a loud alarm bell ringing in his ears, making him pay more attention to and examine the threats of chaos and unobservable cunning.

If you are not careful, Pandora may become a “smaller” Eye of Chaos due to the “overload” of Magnus’ psychic energy.

As a result, the colonies that were originally the core of the empire, especially the planets with space gates, will completely become sources of disaster, and countless innocent lives will be reduced to ashes in an instant.

Or perhaps, in order to prevent Magnus from causing a catastrophe and curb the continued deterioration of the situation, Horus had to carry out the act of “brother-killing”.

No matter which outcome, Sui Yang cannot accept it.

‘It seems that there must be no let-up at all.’

Sui Yang, who gradually recovered from his fatigue, sighed secretly in his heart again.

His eyes were slightly lowered, as if he was thinking about the next solution.

Then, as his fingertips moved lightly, a bright golden light quickly gathered, forming a hard light screen with a physical touch in front of him.

He summoned the hard light screen and prepared to have a conversation with his two sons in the “Avatar” universe.

However, as soon as the screen was generated, Horus and Magnus took the initiative to send communication requests.

Seeing this, Sui Yang immediately chose to connect.

“Father, just now.”

After the figures of Horus and Magnus appeared on the screen, Horus quickly explained the various encounters on Pandora and the plan he had discussed with Magnus.

After hearing this, Sui Yang naturally had no objections and immediately approved all the applications of his two sons.

After the call ended and the screen disappeared, he ordered Apu and Melissa:

“I remember that in Universe 08 (Halo), the main navy fleet closest to the Chaotic Star Territory is the 36th Fleet. Let them rush to the Chaotic Star Territory immediately to target the remnants of the Covenant Alliance, interstellar pirates, and those mercenaries composed of traitors. The military group launched a cleanup operation.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”