Chapter 135: War Hammer: What Do You Mean You Conquered the Bug Race

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

Meanwhile, Lena's main body's evolution had not stopped.

In the cave at the deepest part of Double Peak Mountain, Lena floated in a nutrient bed composed of biomass liquid.

Her body had already exceeded seven meters, her wingspan nearly twenty-five meters, and complex energy circuit patterns appeared on the surface of her scales.

She closed her eyes, her consciousness connecting to the entire Brevis Bug Swarm Network.

Every Cold Soldier's battle data, Assassin's assassination records, Green Skin cluster's death information.

All information converged in her mind, analyzed, concluded.

Then fed back to Lena No. 2, optimizing the gene sequences of the next batch of units.

And as the Bug Swarm expanded, her psychic power grew stronger and stronger.

This was a perfect positive cycle.

The only regret was......

She split off a strand of her consciousness, crossing hundreds of kilometers, connecting toward the Main Hive direction.

There, Lin En was handling a pile of headache-inducing noble affairs.

Lena, through the Tearing Worm's senses, felt Lin En's exhausted psychic fluctuations.

She sensed his irritation as he maneuvered among people in the council hall, saw him occasionally rubbing his brow while reviewing documents late at night.

She wanted to help him.

But she knew, now was not the time.

"Wait a little longer." She silently chanted in her heart, "Wait until I'm a little stronger."

Compared to the simple killing on the Ice Plains, the Main Hive side was completely a different style.

Gus's "working method" spread through the Upper City at a mad speed.

The Winter Family's regiment annihilation and the Holstein Family's regiment annihilation, these two things spread to every noble manor as if they had grown wings.

But what truly terrified the nobles was the manner of death.

The Winter Family's old father, it was said, was shot in the head while making beef noodles for guests.

The Holstein Family's Lady Stella, it was said, was personally "caught" by Gus, then personally killed by him.

And Arumi Holstein herself, after witnessing her lady's betrayal, committed suicide in the confinement room.

The details became more and more outrageous as they spread, but the core information remained consistent.

"Don't provoke the Governor, or Gus, who is even more terrifying than the Governor, will come knocking."

Thus, for the next week's dinner invitations, no one dared to be absent.

The next batch of dinner targets brought their remaining property, arrived on their own initiative, kept their heads down throughout, and dared not say a word.

They signed documents upon entering, left immediately after signing, absolutely not staying a single minute longer.

Gus stood in the corner of the Banquet Hall, watching those silent nobles, a satisfied smile on his mouth corner.

"Now that's more like it."

Lin En looked over from the main seat, nodding slightly.

But at the same time, Lin En knew clearly in his heart that temporary violence could suppress people, but could not suppress human hearts.

True rule required a true change!

Indeed, after receiving "sponsorship" from hundreds of nobles in a row, finally someone stood up.

Calem Saint Galus.

This lord responsible for the Saint Galus Family's internal affairs usually never participated in council disputes, only responsible for managing internal family affairs.

But this time, he rarely appeared publicly, delivering a speech at the Noble Council that was mild in wording but clear in attitude:

"The Governor Sir's actions, the Saint Galus Family finds it inconvenient to comment."

"But if this continues, Brevis's foundation...... might be shaken."

Translated, it meant, "Don't go too far!"

With the Saint Galus Family's words backing them, the originally trembling nobles suddenly became bold.

Hundreds of families began to secretly collude, huddling together for warmth.

They gathered to hold meetings, discuss countermeasures, and finally reached a consensus:

"We can't let him continue like this!"

"Right! Let's unite and collectively refuse to attend the dinners!"

"If he dares to force it, we will, we will......"

"We'll start a civil war!"

These words sounded heroic, but after saying them, everyone fell silent.

Civil war?

Civil war with that man who killed two Green Skin War Bosses, possessed tens of millions of Vanguard Army, and was cheered by tens of thousands as "Divine Chosen"?

But the words had been spoken, and could not be taken back.

The next day, the joint letter was sent to the Governor's Mansion, with hard-worded phrasing:

"If Governor Sir continues to act arbitrarily and shake Brevis's foundation, we will have no choice but to take all necessary measures to uphold the Imperial Orthodoxy!"

Lin En finished reading the letter and smiled with contempt.

Less than half a day after the news spread, the Governor's Mansion Hall was packed with people.

This was the first time since Lin En returned from the Main Hive that his core subordinates were basically all present.

The people were divided into four groups.

The first group sat in the seats closest to the main seat; there were not many of them, but each carried an air of indifference.

They were the original crew from the Xian Ge Hao, Lin En's most core "own people."

Most of them had been infected by Genestealers, under part of Lena's network permissions.

Their loyalty to Lin En and Lena needed no questioning.

The second group was led by Carter.

This "Governor's Loyal Dog" sat on a chair, his back straight as a ramrod, his expression stern.

Standing behind him were more than a dozen PDF Senior Officers, his old subordinates whom he had personally trained.

Their loyalty to Lin En stemmed from their trust in Carter.

The third group sat on the left side of the Hall, led by Chief Cui, with several Middle City Guild representatives beside him.

These men of worker origin wore clean work clothes, looking somewhat restrained sitting on ornate chairs.

But there was no fear in their eyes, only anticipation.

Lin En had given Middle City orders, given Lower City food to eat, and given workers dignity.

This kindness, they kept in their hearts.

The fourth group had the fewest people, all veteran officers who had seen much battle, representing the Vanguard Army.

Lei Ou himself was still at the Forbidden Wall Frontline, sending only one confidant to come.

But his attitude was clear: no matter what Lin En wanted to do, he supported it unconditionally!

When Lin En entered the Hall through the Side Door, everyone stood up to salute.

He walked to the main seat, turned around, and swept his gaze over the entire room.

Carter's gaze was steady, Cui Fu's gaze was eager, the officers' gazes were firm, and the "own people" remained as calm as ever.

He nodded slightly.

"It seems everyone has already made their resolve."

He spoke, his voice not loud, but everyone felt their blood surge.

"For Brevis, this is a step we must go through."

"If we fail," he paused for a moment, "I will bear this guilt alone."

"You can pin it on me, saying you were forced, that you were deceived."

"The Empire will believe you."

Carter stood up fiercely: "Governor Sir! We—"

Lin En raised his hand, stopping him.

"But if we succeed..."

His gaze swept over everyone, a trace of warmth entering his voice.

"I will not enjoy this glory alone!"

The Hall fell silent for three seconds.

Then Carter was the first to stand, performing a standard Eagle Salute.

"Loyal, honest!"

Chief Cui stood up right after him, saluting with both hands, his voice deep: "Loyalty!"

The officers, the guild representatives, the old people of the Xian Ge Hao—everyone stood up at the same time.

"Loyalty!!"

The sound echoed in the Hall, lingering for a long time.

Lin En looked at these people, nodding without stop, a complex emotion surging in his heart.

He thought of that dark pipe in Necromunda, thought of his panic when he first activated the system.

He thought of Cassius's empty eye sockets burning with golden flame, thought of Lena's awkward voice when she first called his name.

Walking all the way to now.

Not for some grand ideal.

Just to survive, but he didn't mind, to the best of his ability, helping these people who believed in him,

"Good." He said.

"Then, let's begin."