From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 437 Stubborn Purge "Kill" Investigation

"Those guys were put on a reserve."

Hearing his brother's question, Horus answered without hesitation.

But the next moment, the Primarch of the Luna Wolf reacted and realized his brother's intention of asking him, and then said:

"Brother, do you mean that those things are puppets of the subspace debris? And they are controlled to create chaos?"

"It's just a possibility." Magnus nodded slightly, and then said:

“However, with their current technological level and the lack of support from Eva’s will, even if they are bewitched by the evil gods and demons of the subspace, they will not be able to cause any major disturbances.

If they are really targeted by the warp forces, they will only serve as bait to attract the attention of you and me, thereby distracting the patrol team's defensive forces."

Horus nodded slightly when he heard this, and his expression gradually became solemn, realizing that the evil gods and demons who were used to playing tricks would most likely seduce the Na'vi and try to let those "blue things" disrupt the integrity of the defense system.

"you're right."

As Horus responded to his brother, a stern look flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand slightly and summoned a hard light screen with the help of the holographic device in the airship.

Soon, the image of the captain of the 2nd Company of the Luna Wolves appeared on the screen.

The other party saluted Horus respectfully in the light curtain and asked in a serious and steady tone:

"Father, what do you want?"

Horus's eyes were sharp as a torch, and he said in a deep voice: "Strengthen patrols outside the Na'vi reserve, especially focusing on monitoring any possible abnormal activities.

besides"

Before he finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on Magnus across from him, as if seeking his brother's approval.

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Magnus immediately understood his brother's intention from Horus' tone, and nodded in agreement.

After getting Magnus' support, Horus gave further instructions to the captain of the 2nd Company:

"Also, if you find any abnormalities, especially those related to the subspace, you will be killed without mercy. Do you understand?"

"Yes, father." The commander of the 2nd Company responded without hesitation.

"Well, go get ready."

"Yes."

End the call.

Horus then dissipated the hard light screen, returning peace to the airship.

As the order was issued, Horus's eyes gradually darkened, and so did Magnus's.

Both Primarchs were well aware that this Warp invasion might be a great opportunity to "eliminate" the Na'vi.

The two of them can solve those potential threats "once and for all".

Horus's previous look at Magnus was a silent question to his brother, "I want to kill all the Na'vi, do you agree?"

Magnus, who had a close relationship with Horus, naturally supported his brother's decision. Moreover, Magnus maintained the principle of "better to wrong than to let go" towards the vast majority of aliens.

I would rather let a thousand people die in vain than let one go.

The Avatar universe is the second universe explored and entered by Atlas. This expansion made Pandora an important colony in the early days of the empire.

With the engineering department's day and night construction, the area centered on the space gate has rapidly developed into a colonial network suitable for permanent human habitation, with all kinds of facilities available.

Long before the human empire was officially established, Pandora already had a population of nearly ten million.

Most of the initial colonists were family members of Atlas employees. In response to the company's call, they also moved to Pandora to settle down because of the generous benefits and high salaries.

The original intention was to facilitate the balance of employees' work and family life, and to encourage employees to bring their families from the main universe and other universes to Pandora.

Following closely behind are the refugees from other universes.

The most notable groups come from the Doom, Underworld, and Pacific Rim universes, where the Earth's ecological environment has been severely damaged and cannot provide sustainable living conditions for large populations.

The environment of the "Doom" universe is relatively good, and most of the infrastructure is preserved intact. Only renovation and moderate reconstruction are needed to allow local humans to return to normal life.

But the Earth in the "Underworld" and "Pacific Rim" universes is too harsh, so in this context, Pandora, as a initially well-established colony, gradually assumes the task and responsibility of accepting refugees.

With the rapid increase in population, the Pandora colony has become completely self-sufficient, not only able to meet its own needs, but also able to export a large amount of resources.

It was Pandora's support that greatly facilitated Horus to lead the Luna Wolves fleet to launch a comprehensive conquest and integration of the entire "Avatar" universe.

Pandora has now become a strategic fulcrum capable of operating completely independently, providing the most solid backing for the continued expansion of Atlas and the human empire.

However, while the Engineering Department continued to expand the scale of frontline bases and colonial cities, the Na'vi never stopped.

Although the Na'vi have given up armed resistance, they still use sit-and-lie protests to block humans' construction progress on Pandora.

These guys blocked the construction site with their bodies, trying to delay the development progress of Atlas Engineering Department, which can't help but remind people of the "environmental protection" organization that was suppressed by Atlas before it rose in the early days of the main universe.

Those "environmental protection" organizations are planned by capital and the aristocracy, only to mislead people and confuse right and wrong in public, and to make more profits in secret.

The Na'vi, in accordance with Eva's will, took similar measures to try to curb human development and construction on Pandora.

Faced with such a silent protest, the armed security under Atlas would naturally not follow the radical measures of the Resource Development Administration (RDA) and directly open fire on the unarmed Na'vi.

However, the security forces would never tolerate such obstruction, and used mechas to forcibly expel them in an orderly and swift manner, ensuring that the colonization project would not be delayed due to "rogue" means.

And before Sui Yang personally resolved and [devoured] Eva's will, many native creatures on Pandora were still hostile to humans and extremely repulsive to the presence of any outsiders.

Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the colony, Atlas not only deployed a large number of armed security guards, but also deployed dense automatic turrets around it.

Since the Ministry of Works began large-scale construction, the sounds of gunfire and explosions have almost never stopped, becoming part of daily life in the colony.

However, the homes of local residents, as well as shopping malls, office buildings and other buildings have excellent sound insulation and will not cause them any major trouble at all.

The edges of the colonies are lined with towering walls and guarded by layers of defenses; as industrial production capacity continues to increase, large quantities of weapons and ammunition are continuously supplied to the front lines through local factories and space gates.

Such a thorough defense system ultimately provided security for the residents within the colony, allowing them to live and work relatively safely in this alien land without having to worry too much about dangers from the outside world.

Atlas's tight defense and continuous expansion undoubtedly laid a solid colonial foundation on Pandora.

As Eva's will became "part" of Sui Yang's psychic energy, coupled with the positive influence of the pure flower, the originally hostile wild animals on Pandora gradually became docile and began to show friendly attitudes towards humans.

The wild beasts and vegetation that once launched frequent raids now behave themselves near the colonies and even begin to actively maintain peace with humans.

As for the Na'vi, who possess intelligence and self-awareness and have a blood feud with humans, they are still resentful.

The Na'vi no longer openly protested against human construction projects and land reclamation efforts. Instead, they disappeared from human sight, hiding themselves completely in the depths of the vast rainforest, which Horus called the "protected area."

Moreover, Atlas had taken the initiative to propose a resettlement plan in order to help the Na'vi adapt to the new era of colonial development under limited conditions, but they still refused to cooperate.

The Na'vi, with their deep-rooted hatred and inflexibility, resolutely reject all contact with humans.

They will not coexist peacefully.

First there was the brutal crackdown by the RDA in order to seize resources, and then there was the total suppression of their civilization by Atlas. These experiences left indelible scars in their hearts, making the hostility between the two sides difficult to reconcile.

As a result, the Na'vi regarded Atlas and all mankind as their enemies, firmly believing that their homeland should not be interfered with by outsiders, and eventually embarked on a path of almost complete self-isolation.

In the process of constant migration and self-development, the Na'vi people are well aware of the importance of ethnic continuity.

They began to imitate the ways of humans, focusing on reproduction and construction. In order to ensure that their tribe would no longer be subject to human influence in the future, they also built a city deep in the rainforest and named it the "City of the Sacred Trees."

After nearly ten years of recuperation, the total number of Na'vi in ​​the Holy Tree City has reached as many as one million.

But Horus did not see them as a threat.

Their imitation of humans was clumsy and lacked substantial changes. Coupled with their inherent inability to adapt, by the time the Na'vi entered the steam age, the total population of the human empire might have reached one trillion.

The premise is, can they enter the steam age?

The current Na'vi are at most in the late Stone Age of mankind.

The gap between the two sides is not even of the same order of magnitude.

There was no way. Without the guidance of the "traitor" Jack Sully, the Na'vi had no idea of ​​how powerful humans were, and they didn't know how terrifying human civilization was.

In fact, the best time for the Na'vi to continue their tribe has passed.

If they had accepted resettlement under Atlas's persuasion and gradually integrated into the imperial system, they might have received basic respect and protection from humans.

Because of the existence of the Sangheili (elite) race, and the fact that they make up the majority of the Empire's population, the Primarchs naturally could not just ruthlessly slaughter the alien races when they saw them.

Unless there are legitimate and appropriate reasons, such massacres are likely to cause centrifugal tendencies among the alien allies and cause estrangement among the Sangheili who have been integrated into the Empire.

The most important point is that elites who value reputation, honor and loyalty are also worthy of the empire's attention.

As for races with very different personalities like the Iron-Blooded Warriors, it would be best to win them over, but if not, just kill them directly.

And now.

With the threat of the subspace and the reason of "becoming a puppet of the devil", it becomes the best window to purge the Na'vi.

Even if they had not surrendered to Chaos or been bewitched by demons, Horus would still label them as heretics.

Even though the Na'vi posed no threat to the Empire, Horus's patience had been exhausted by their endless obstruction and stubborn resistance.

Now that there is a legal opportunity to eliminate it, Horus will naturally not let it go easily.

now.

The airship was carrying Horus and Magnus and had flown over the surface base of the 2nd Company of the Luna Wolves.

After the airship released its landing gear and landed on the apron with the escorting Thunderhawk gunboat, the two Primarchs and their respective Glory Guards left the cabin and walked together to the command building of the base.

Entering the command room which was large enough to accommodate the Primarch's height, Horus turned on the holographic imaging on the center console and presented a star map to his brother Magnus.

The star map shows the Earth, Mars, Europa, Titan and star systems near the solar system in the "Avatar" universe, such as 61 Cygni, Canis Minor A, Centauri, and Alpha Centauri.

There is no need to say much about the Earth, which is also the mother planet of mankind in the "Avatar" universe. The terrestrial planets in the solar system, such as Mars, were already human colonies before the arrival of Atlas and the Human Empire.

In addition, there are colonies on the Earth-like planets in star systems such as Cygnus and Canis Minor, which are pioneered and developed by Atlas.

Among them, the second orbital planet within Celestial Palace IV was also developed intensively by Horus, and the 1st Company of the Luna Wolves was stationed there.

This second orbital planet of Aquarius IV is the "top priority" of the UNSC in the "Halo" universe.

Reach.

Although this planet in the "Avatar" universe was not colonized by the Forerunners like Reach in "Halo" and had a habitable environment before humans arrived, this planet is also in the habitable zone of Apollo 4, has a strong enough magnetic field and atmosphere, and has sufficient water sources.

In addition to having unique conditions for transformation, this planet also has rich mineral resources.

Therefore, Horus named it "Canis Lupus" and also prepared to set up a shipyard following the example of UNSC and UEG.

Looking at the star map, Horus introduced it to Magnus:

"Brother, these are the colonies controlled by my legion."

Next, Horus described in detail to Magnus the information of the colony with a population of over 10 million, and discussed with Magnus the best patrol route in order to confirm as soon as possible whether there are heretics serving evil gods and demons in the Avatar universe.

at the same time;

The 2nd Company of the Luna Wolves, which received orders from Horus, had already gathered the 1st Command Platoon and the 2nd Assault Platoon, and were approaching the Na'vi hiding deep in the rainforest at low altitude and on the ground.

A group of Hell Paratroopers and elite veterans from the 2nd Company were deployed to the outskirts of the Holy Tree City in advance to conduct reconnaissance.