Chapter 1067: The Report of Horus (1)

Meanwhile, on the cruiser in orbit, Sajisi was writing the final part of the task summary.

"……The suppression operation on Ninghuaxing proves: for Alien labor, iron-blooded measures must be combined with clear promises.

Slaughter establishes authority, but promises provide the motivation to survive.

It is recommended to promote this model in all newly liberated Alien worlds: eliminate the ruling class, retain the obedient labor force, and provide clear rules for survival and the possibility of gradual improvement.

This not only maintains output but also psychologically dismantles the will to resist in the long term."

Sajisi signed his name and serial number, then sent it to Horus.

On the bridge of the Loyal Soul.

Battle reports were summarized one by one to the Loyal Soul.

"……The clearing of Bingsuixing is complete, the target nobles have been eliminated, and the mining system has been taken over."

"……The clearing of Shuangyuxing is complete, the psionic core has been destroyed, and cultural symbols have been erased."

"……The clearing of Ninghuaxing is complete, and Crystal Core production has been brought under supervision."

……

Horus browsed the reports, a trace of a smile appearing on his face.

The Luna Wolves Legion executed his orders, excising the ruling class and core culture of the Saikeshan civilization while retaining their bodies as labor and production tools.

A high-ranking Commander stood beside Horus, reporting.

"Father, the mood of the lower-class Aliens on each world is basically stable; fear has suppressed resistance.

Production activities have gradually resumed under our supervision.

It is expected that the resource output of this star sector will begin to feed back into the Star Alliance in the next quarter."

Horus nodded, his gaze once again cast toward the star map, where that territory that originally belonged to the Saikeshan was now covered in the flags of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance.

"Very good. Death is a means, not an end. What we want is a submissive, useful territory, not a dead and silent ruin. Brother Lion is responsible for destroying the culprits, while we are responsible for... taking over the future."

"Register these 'surrendered' lower-class Aliens and monitor them closely.

They will be the cornerstone of the Star Alliance's rule here; this is the other path to liberation besides destroying Aliens that Father once spoke to me about."

"After all, pure destruction is sometimes far less capable of embodying a ruler's... wisdom and value than efficient control and utilization."

At the edge of the Ninth Star Sector, the flagship Loyal Soul.

Horus stood before the observation window of his private quarters; the elimination of the Saikeshan upper echelons had ended three weeks ago, and now it was time for a summary.

Horus turned and walked toward the Holographic Recorder in the center of the room.

The instrument had finished warming up; Horus adjusted his appearance and said calmly.

"Start recording."

The optical lens of the Holographic Recorder adjusted its focus, and the recording indicator light turned a steady green.

"To the supreme Emperor, the founder and guiding light of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance.

Your son, Primarch of the Luna Wolves Legion, Commander of the Ninth Star Sector Expeditionary Force, Horus, hereby submits the complete report on the conquest of the Saikeshan civilization."

Horus called up the star map, and the three-dimensional projection of the Ninth Star Sector unfolded above the holographic instrument, with the Saikeshan territory highlighted.

"This operation began in the third week of the third month of the Star Alliance standard calendar. Objective: eliminate the potential threat posed by the Saikeshan race to the Star Alliance, incorporate their territory into the Star Alliance order, and acquire the strategic resources of this star sector."

"The background of the operation requires special explanation: the Intelligence Department discovered key evidence before the operation, indicating that the Saikeshan race had a direct connection to the 'Ice Silence Repair Case' that occurred on the Xiuluo Holy Mother Star before the founding of the Star Alliance. The energy spectrum match rate reached 87%, making it basically certain that they are a historical enemy."

"Therefore, this operation has a dual nature: it is both a conquest to expand territory and a liquidation of historical blood debts."

"The operation was divided into three phases, which Brother Lion and I executed with divided duties."

Horus called up the images of Yongshuang Star, the miserable state of the ice crystal Royal Court under orbital bombardment, and the scene of Lion leading the Dark Angels in their descent.

"Brother Lai'en Aier Zhuangsen was responsible for the strike against the core of the Saikeshan Royal Court, Yongshuang Star. Operation objective: completely destroy the Saikeshan ruling class and clear out their psionic and military core."

"The performance of the Dark Angels provided us with valuable lessons. Brother Lion adopted direct measures: orbital bombardment to paralyze peripheral defenses, and Airborne Troops to decapitate the core. Yongshuang Star fell within 13 hours; the Alien King Ailamande was captured, and all Royal Court nobles and psionic elites were either annihilated or captured."

"But the approach of Lion also sparked my reflection. The Dark Angels carried out a near-total purification on Yongshuang Star, targeting not only the nobles but also conducting large-scale clearing of ordinary Saikeshan. From a tactical perspective, this ensured the Royal Court could not rise from the ashes; but from a strategic perspective, I believe there is room for optimization."

Horus called up data: "Yongshuang Star had a population of about eight hundred million, with fewer than five hundred thousand surviving after the war, and most of them are technical laborers. The destruction of the Royal Court was necessary, but such large-scale civilian clearing... perhaps it could have been more selective."

"After Yongshuang Star was basically controlled, I ordered the Luna Wolves fleet to disperse and conduct simultaneous clearing of the other seventeen major worlds within the Saikeshan territory."

Horus called up the briefing screens for each planet.

"My instructions were clear: decapitate the ruling class, retain the obedient labor force."

"Father, you taught us that the expansion of the Star Alliance is not just a display of force, but a test of wisdom and efficiency. Completely exterminating a race consumes huge resources and will trigger controversy in the future interstellar society; although the Saikeshan are Aliens, there are still voices within the Star Alliance advocating for more... gradual measures against non-threatening Aliens."

"More importantly, the Saikeshan territory possesses the resources we need: Condensed Essence Crystal Cores and rare minerals. These resources require labor to mine and maintain."

Horus called up the post-war reports for Bingsuixing, Shuangyuxing, and Ninghuaxing.

"On Bingsuixing, we eliminated the noble mine owners but retained the miners. We gave them clear rules for survival: meeting quotas earns full rations, and exceeding them earns rewards. Result: mineral production recovered within two weeks and increased by 15% after three weeks."

"On Shuangyuxing, we destroyed the psionic inheritance system, which was necessary as their psionic technology is directly related to the 'Ice Silence Repair Case'. But we retained the ordinary scholars and farmers, converting them into basic labor. Agricultural output was unaffected."

"On Ninghuaxing... large-scale resistance occurred here, with about fifty thousand miners incited by nobles. My Commander Sajisi adopted a selective clearing strategy: resisters were annihilated, those who surrendered were retained, and the promises were honored on the spot; those who surrendered indeed received survival guarantees."

"Father, this incident has become a teaching case for the entire star sector. It conveys a message that is clear and powerful: resisters die, the obedient live. More importantly, we promised that 'those who are obedient and work hard may live better than they did under noble rule'. This is a promise we are currently fulfilling."

Horus displayed the current rationing system and labor reward data for Ninghuaxing.

"Result: Ninghuaxing's Crystal Core production increased by 20% after the incident, miner obedience reached 98.7%, and cases of voluntarily reporting remaining resistance elements increased fourfold. The labor force itself has become the maintainer of order because they are afraid of losing their current, albeit humble, but clear survival guarantees."