Chapter 1525: Let Ferrus Study the Luolantan Zerg

Xiuluo Holy Star, Yingzhou's study.

Yingzhou sat behind the desk, listening to Luojia's report.

Luojia held a data pad in his hand, reporting the latest situation transmitted back from the Canaan Administrative District item by item.

The Luolantan Zerg have completed their full landing; three Desolate Stars have each received a sub-fleet, with a total number approximately equivalent to a medium-scale migration formation. They are currently in a state of complete passive acceptance, and the two monitoring fleets of the Canaan Administrative District are already in position.

After listening, Yingzhou spoke.

The first-phase report from Viridius has been sent over. He says the Zerg are very well-behaved at the moment, but I do not believe the Zerg possess the quality of being well-behaved. They simply have not yet figured out the surrounding situation; once the time since their landing grows longer, the probing will begin.

Luojia nodded slightly.

Father is right, so the next steps of deployment need to be completed in advance; the arrival time of the research formation cannot be delayed too long.

Yingzhou looked at Luojia and asked.

Luojia, which legion do you think is more suitable to send?

Luojia opened the data pad, and after verifying the matching degree between several alternative plans, he spoke in reply.

Ferrus is more suitable. The Iron Hands have the highest precision in their understanding of mechanical and biological structures, and their execution efficiency in sample collection and data recording is the fastest among all legions.

Moreover, Ferrus's own style of conduct is not disturbed by emotions, and he has no subjective judgment tendencies toward Aliens, making decisions only based on objective data. To study the biological structure of the Luolantan Zerg, he is the most suitable to lead the team.

Yingzhou nodded slightly.

Ferrus, indeed, is more suitable than the others. Guilliman's administrative affairs are too packed, Dorn's fortification system has not yet been wrapped up, and Perturabo would certainly not be interested; Ferrus is good.

Yingzhou reached out and entered Ferrus's exclusive communication code on the desktop.

Ferrus's face appeared in the communication window.

Father, are you looking for me?

Yingzhou did not beat around the bush and spoke directly.

Ferrus, there is a matter that requires you to personally lead a team to do. A migration fleet of the Luolantan Zerg has entered the territory of the Canaan Administrative District and, according to our arrangements, has completed its landing on a border Desolate Star.

This batch of Zerg is different from ordinary Zerg; they have self-awareness, can communicate, and have their own social structure. I want you to conduct a comprehensive biological structure study on them.

Ferrus said with an unchanging expression.

Luolantan Zerg, I have heard of this species' name. They were driven from their original habitat to this region by the Kazili Zerg. Does the research direction have any particular focus?

Yingzhou said.

Every part that might be useful to the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance. If you discover that there are things that can be extracted from their biological structure, then keep them in captivity and have them provide a continuous supply.

If, after research, you find there is nothing of any value, then dispose of those planets and the bugs on the planets together.

After listening, Ferrus nodded and said.

Understood. After I arrive, I will first confirm the landing status of the Zerg and the collectability of the biological samples, then establish a research base in the Desolate Star region.

The research cycle needs to be determined based on the complexity of the samples; it is preliminarily estimated that it will take several standard months to complete the first round of full-dimensional analysis.

There is no rush for time. After you arrive, prioritize completing the basic data collection, and then conduct in-depth analysis.

Hearing Yingzhou's arrangement, Ferrus said.

I will complete the formation of the research team and the verification of the equipment list before departure, and after arriving in the Canaan Administrative District, I will directly coordinate with Viridius on channel matters.

"Then I will leave it to you."

"Please rest assured, I will not fail your expectations, Father."

The communication hung up. Just as Yingzhou was about to continue to speak about the next matter, footsteps came from the entrance of the study.

Guilliman walked into the study, and seeing Luojia standing in front of the desk, he nodded slightly in greeting.

Luojia, you are here too.

Luojia turned to the side and nodded in response as well.

Guilliman, I have just finished reporting on the Zerg resettlement situation in the Canaan Administrative District.

Guilliman walked into the study, stood still beside the desk, and said to Yingzhou.

Father, I just came from Curze's side. The anti-corruption bill he formulated has already been implemented on a trial basis in three star sectors, and the effect is better than expected.

Internal feedback from the administrative system shows that since the implementation of the bill, the number of reports on the amount of money involved in cases has more than doubled compared to before, but the actual case-filing rate has risen instead, indicating that cases that were previously suppressed and not reported are now beginning to surface.

Yingzhou leaned back into his chair, his gaze landing on Guilliman's face, and asked.

What does Curze say about it himself? Is he satisfied with the trial results?

Curze's take is that he originally expected the bill to cause a period of panic among officials, leading to a brief stagnation of the administrative system, but the actual situation is much better than expected.

He said the panic period only lasted for less than two weeks, and then the system re-adapted to the new rules.

The voluntary confession rate of the officials involved in cases has increased by about forty percent compared to before the bill was implemented, and some corruption cases had already had their illicit gains voluntarily handed over by the parties involved before they could even be reported after the bill was announced.

Yingzhou nodded and said.

For those who voluntarily handed over illicit gains, were there any clauses for lenient treatment?

Curze set up a clause in the bill for reduced sentences for voluntary confessions, but the extent of the sentence reduction is limited.

If the amount involved in the case exceeds a certain magnitude, even with a voluntary confession, it can only be downgraded from physical modification to lifelong labor modification. He said this regulation is stuck at a relatively subtle balance point.

He wants to make officials who fear death voluntarily confess, while at the same time not making the sentence reduction so large that it makes people think, "Since I can get a reduced sentence anyway, I might as well be corrupt for a bit first."

Yingzhou nodded slightly, as if this answer met his expectations, and Guilliman continued.

Additionally, there is one more thing. Alpharius and Omegon have recently begun to participate in the work of investigating corruption within the Star Alliance.

Yingzhou's gaze shifted slightly.

Alpharius and Omegon? They participated voluntarily?

Guilliman nodded.

They went to find Curze, saying they were interested in the operational effectiveness of the anti-corruption bill and wanted to see if there were any areas within the judicial system that could be improved at the execution level.

Curze gave them several case files that were currently being tried and let them sit in on three court hearings as observers.

Then they proposed a suggestion report on the optimization of the interrogation process, the content of which mainly involves the rotation mode of witnesses and a dual-confirmation mechanism for the information verification chain.

After reading it, Curze felt it was usable, and he has already forwarded the proposal to the Judiciary to begin experimental implementation.

Luojia spoke up at this moment to offer his assessment.

Alpharius and Omegon rarely take the initiative to participate in the specific execution of legal matters.

Guilliman looked toward Luojia.

This was the part Curze found interesting; he said that while Alpharius and Omegon hardly spoke a word while observing court trials, they would review every detail they saw that day on the way back after each session, and then propose specific modification plans for the parts where they felt the execution efficiency was not high enough.

Curze said their perspective of observation is different from that of the judicial officials, making them better at discovering loopholes in the system.