Chapter 894: Liberating Longyou Shuangzixing (4)

Longyou Shuangzixing, Kafu-Long Planet, Diqishisihao Kuangqu Jiluo, temporary shelter.

The former mining settlement has been turned into a temporary rescue and shelter center.

The warriors of the 7th Company of the Blood Angels are guarding key passages and facilities.

The Cadian Shock Troops are maintaining order, distributing food, drinking water, medicine, and cold-weather clothing transported down from orbit.

The miners are queuing to receive supplies, while some children watch the red giants from afar.

On the edge of the shelter, in an area composed of medical tents, Ayue is anxiously weaving through them.

On the way here, Ayue saw too many brutal traces of battle, and could not help but worry about Axing.

"Excuse me, have you seen a boy named Axing? Fifteen years old, about this tall, very thin, worked in the Diqishisihao Kuangqu..."

Every time Ayue encounters a medical worker or a Cadian soldier, she steps forward to ask.

But the answer she receives is always a shake of the head.

Just then, Buen, who has just received some Nutrient Paste and has a fresh scar on his face, hears her inquiry.

With his mouth still chewing food, Buen shouts behind him.

"Axing? You mean that kid Axing? Hey! Laoka! Did you hear that? Someone is looking for Axing!"

Not far away, Laoka, who is helping to set up a tent, looks up, sees Ayue, pauses for a moment, and then shouts excitedly.

"Ayue?! Is it you?! You're still alive! That's great!"

Ayue sprints over, grabs Laoka's arm, and asks.

"Uncle Ka! Where is Axing? How is he? Where is he?"

Laoka points to a thin figure not far away who is helping to move medical supplies.

"Look! Over there! That kid has a charmed life! He suffered some minor injuries, but it's nothing serious! He was just talking about you a moment ago!"

Ayue looks in the direction Laoka is pointing.

That figure also happens to turn his head.

"Sister?!"

Axing quickly puts down the supply crate in his hands and runs toward Ayue!

"Sister!!!"

"Axing!"

Ayue opens her arms and hugs her brother as he rushes over.

The siblings weep in each other's arms, and Laoka comforts them from the side.

"Alright, alright, everything is fine now, everything is fine..."

After a long while, the two finally calm down a little.

"You scared me to death... I heard you all killed a Liquidator here and a Riot broke out... I thought..."

"I'm fine, sister... really fine... Uncle Ka, Buen, and many others survived... It was... it was those 'Angels'... they saved us..."

Just then, the assembly signal sounds.

"Attention all personnel! Attention all personnel! Please gather at the Central Plaza immediately! Repeat, please gather at the Central Plaza immediately! There is an important announcement!"

The Cadian soldiers shout the order.

People begin to converge toward the open Diqishisihao Kuangqu Guangchang in the center of the mining area.

Ayue holds Axing's hand and walks with the flow of people along with Laoka, Buen, and the others.

A high platform has been temporarily erected in the center of the plaza.

Company Commander Kesilizhi of the 7th Company stands on it, and several Techmarines beside Kesilizhi are debugging some equipment.

Soon, a dense crowd of people gathers in the plaza; all the surviving miners and their families have arrived.

People whisper to each other, not knowing what has happened.

Kesilizhi takes a step forward and shouts.

"Residents of Kafu-Long! I am Company Commander Kesilizhi of the 7th Company of the Blood Angels."

The plaza falls silent, and all eyes turn to Kesilizhi.

"In the name of the Emperor of Mankind, and in the name of the Primarch Sanguinius, I announce once again: you are free! The tyranny of the Fengqi Star Alliance has been completely crushed!"

"Liberation does not merely mean the end of the lash and hunger."

Kesilizhi continues.

"It also means that justice must be served, and crimes must be judged! The oppressors must pay the price for their past atrocities!"

Upon hearing Kesilizhi's words, the miners below feel a sense of doubt.

Judgment? Those noble masters are worth much more than them; will they really judge them?

"Perhaps you wonder if the new rulers will collude with the old? Now, the Emperor's will shall give you the answer!"

Kesilizhi waves a hand.

The Techmarines beside him activate the equipment.

A clear holographic image is projected above the plaza, allowing everyone to see it clearly.

The image shows the scene of the trial on that abandoned cargo platform in Mi-You Xing Liuli Cheng.

The panicked faces of Aolusi and a group of nobles and wealthy elites are magnified.

Immediately after, the footage switches to display the records of one crime after another committed by these nobles in the past.

Falsifying mining accident data to withhold compensation, intentionally providing inferior filters to accelerate "wear and tear," trading with Liquidators to wantonly arrest and execute "unstable elements," living in extreme luxury while ordering cuts to the rations of the lower classes...

Those records stir up the deepest pain in the hearts of the miners.

"My son! He was killed by that Aolusi! They said it was an accident! It wasn't at all!"

"And my father!"

"My younger sister was captured by them and never came back!"

"Those filters... my wife was..."

"Kill them! Kill these vampires!"

The crowd in the plaza was filled with righteous indignation, and many people were streaming with tears.

Axing clenched his fists; he remembered his deceased fellow workers and recalled the desperate Riot.

Buen let out an angry roar from the side, while Laoka kept wiping away his tears, muttering to himself.

"Retribution... it is retribution..."

In the holographic projection, a Cadian officer delivered the sentence, and soldiers dragged those nobles away to be executed.

The image finally froze on the scene below of countless civilians cheering and jumping for joy.

The video ended.

The crowd in the plaza remained emotionally agitated, unable to calm down.

The voice of Company Commander Kesilizhi sounded once again.

"Do you see?! This is the will of the Emperor! This is the proof of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance against the Heretic star alliance!"

"Under the banner of the Emperor, there are no oppressors and no oppressed! All Human beings are born equal! Everyone enjoys the right to survival, food and clothing, dignity, and the pursuit of happiness!"

"Liberation is not for the sake of replacing masters, but to let you become the masters of your own destiny! The Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance will be the home for all the oppressed and all those who yearn for the light!"

"The suffering of Kafu-Long has ended! A new era has begun! We need you to join us in clearing the ruins, rebuilding our homes, and making this planet no longer a mine of tears and blood, but a proud part of Human Civilization!"

"For yourselves! For your children! For a future with no more oppression and slavery!"

Kesilizhi raised his massive fist and shouted loudly.

"In the name of the Emperor and Sanguinius! Welcome to the new era!"

After a brief silence.

A deafening cheer erupted from the plaza!

"Long live the Emperor!"

"Long live Sanguinius!"

"Long live the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance!"

People cheered with tears on their faces, embracing one another.

At this moment, they truly believed that change had occurred and that the future was truly something to look forward to.

Axing held his older sister Ayue's hand tightly, looking at the seething crowd around him, looking at the red giant on the high platform, and looking at the dim yellow sky light that seemed to have become brighter.

For the first time, a light that truly belonged to hope ignited in the boy's eyes.

The days of mining might not end immediately, but from now on, every piece of ore they dug would be for building their own home, rather than filling the pockets of oppressors.

The new era has arrived!