[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor":3,"chapter-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-38":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: Starting as a Planetary Governor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1681008,2147,"Chapter 38: The Purge?","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>The attacks on the residential areas were not simple affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unfortunate victims left behind hardly any intact bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were brutally dismembered, with their organs and brains missing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the evidence at the crime scenes, it appeared to be the work of some beast-like monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The residents of the district were now gripped by fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were terrified, and despair loomed even heavier over the territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden let out a long sigh, turning to Bayev, who was standing nearby:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have we found the culprits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, those damned creatures are hiding well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayev shook his head, then continued:\"But we do have some leads. Several weeks ago, an agent we planted in the Hoffman family's territory sent us a report. The same thing happened there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suspect this attack is related to the 'Broken Eye' cult that's been spreading within their lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five years ago, after the Heretic Rebellion, the upper hive sealed its connections to the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Bayev's leadership, a grand purge was carried out to root out and eliminate the heretics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the royal district's control weakened, the upper hive fractured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It led to the rise of three dominant factions: the royal district, the Hoffman family, and the Gray Wolf gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the royal district, the policy towards cultists was one of zero tolerance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any faith unrelated to the Emperor was banned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any sign of disloyalty or blasphemy was met with judgment and immediate execution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the royal district had no authority beyond its borders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, various heretical cults began to reemerge in the territories of the Hoffman family and the Gray Wolf gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, those heretics began infiltrating the royal district's lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the royal district had strict control, and the heretics could only spread in the outer areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as the district's grip loosened further due to the ongoing resource crisis, instability grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave the heretics a chance to infiltrate further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They mingled among the populace, making it nearly impossible to distinguish them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They carried out secret rituals, causing numerous deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several law enforcement and logistics personnel had been killed while carrying out their duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was becoming a significant problem for the royal district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Eden couldn't have anticipated was that the heretics had infiltrated so close to the Holy Square!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they advanced any further, would they reach the royal district, or even the spire itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What angered him most was the timing of the heretics' appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only a few days left until the \"Emperor Ascension Day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the heretics launched an attack during the ceremony, it would lead to massive chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear and despair would grip everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, all his efforts would be in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden had invested nearly all of the royal district's resources into this \"Emperor Ascension Day.\" He couldn't afford such a failure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even had reason to suspect that these heretics were brought in by the Holman family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their goal could be to sabotage the ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Gray Wolf gang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't clever enough to orchestrate something of this magnitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holman family, on the other hand, was skilled in scheming. They had launched attacks before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, they had struck at the heart of the royal district!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden turned to Bayev, resolute in his decision:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must cleanse all the heretics from the residential areas around the Holy Square before the ceremony!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayev frowned: \"Governor, we don't have the time or manpower to investigate, identify, and eliminate the heretics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think again, see if there's another way...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden felt a headache coming on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, those heretics had to be dealt with. At such a crucial moment, nothing could go wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayev frowned deeply, then proposed a brutally simple solution:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We could seal off the surrounding residential areas, declare them heretic nests, and carry out a full purge of everyone. It's the fastest, most efficient way that won't cause too much unrest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was undoubtedly the quickest way to solve the problem, and it aligned with the Imperium's typical approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would just require some sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Imperium, sacrifices were nothing new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the Imperium's very foundation was built on sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of lives? That was insignificant. Even on Urth, the loss of so many lives wouldn't cause much of a stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Urth had sacrificed close to a hundred billion lives to pay the Imperium's Tithes of Eleven!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, this is the best course of action the royal district can take.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayev spoke earnestly: \"If we allow the heretics to continue spreading, not only will the ceremony be ruined, but an even greater disaster will unfold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, with Eden's approval, tens of thousands of lives would be sacrificed in the name of the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For most planetary governors—those bloated, parasitic leaders—this decision would be nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Eden, it was unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The education he had received could not allow him to make such a choice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were tens of thousands of lives, real, living people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they weren't swiftly dealt with, more lives would be lost, and all his plans would be for naught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Eden truly understood how cheap life was in Warhammer 40K.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Bayev had mentioned before that millions or even billions had died on Urth to pay the Imperial Tithe, Eden hadn't really felt anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a story to him then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, faced with the decision to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives, the weight of it pressed down on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he could understand a bit of the pain the previous Grant family leaders must have felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly a dilemma!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayev, thinking Eden was concerned about the potential fallout from a full-scale purge, confidently added: \"Trust in my experience, Governor. I've handled many similar situations before. I promise you, the entire purge will be contained, with no impact on the surrounding districts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one will escape, and no bad news will leak out. In two days, this matter will be completely resolved!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayev wasn't wrong—he did have plenty of experience with purges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why did he have to look so confident about it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly didn't seem to view people as human beings at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Eden thought that cruel rulers like this truly deserved their grim fates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could commit the most horrific acts without a second thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a ruthless man like Bayev at his side, anyone who didn't know better might think Eden himself was the villain of the story!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden couldn't shake the feeling that if Bayev ever fell to Chaos, he'd be a significant figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayev, with a posture of service and concern, asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, what do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he think?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he really supposed to agree to a plan that would wipe out tens of thousands of innocent people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even taking a step back, these people couldn't be allowed to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were his resource—his precious fuel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden wanted to explode with frustration, to tell Bayev to get out, but he restrained himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Bayev was just an executor, a loyal administrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how cruel his actions, the ultimate responsibility would fall on him, the planetary governor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, on Eden Grant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden had only been in this world for a short time; there was no way he was taking the blame for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, he was here to clean up the mess left behind by the original Grant and bring order to this chaotic situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question remained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he rejected Bayev's proposal, was there another solution?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1274,"2026-06-06T13:29:01.687Z",1,"novelbin.me","4b5735fdfa8f1e4d6d433e41010637860cd311ec366e1780e914da802f99ef85","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-39","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-37",771,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-cover.jpg"]