Chapter 1634 Sagan Prime
Standard Terra Calendar 964.M41
Extreme Star Field, Maelstrom Area, Sagan Galaxy, Sagan Prime
Sagan Galaxy as The empire's most important trade node and tithe tax distribution center in the Maelstrom region has a total of five planets, of which only four are habitable. Planet Sagan II benefits from its stable orbit and large enough planet size. With a relatively pleasant climate, it became the capital of the Sagan galaxy, also known as Sagan Prime.
Due to the importance of the Sagan system, during the Badab War, a fierce battle broke out around this system. First, the Ranger warriors raided the Sagan system, and attacked the Sagan V, which was sheltered by the Mantis Warriors. The world carried out an orbital bombardment, and then the Mantis Warriors used a trick to lure the Rangers to the nearby Bellerophon Autumn system, and severely damaged the Ranger Chapter, killing the Chapter Master and several Captains of the Rangers.
Afterwards, the loyal side, led by the Red Scorpion Chapter, launched another raid on the Sagan system. The Exorcist Chapter destroyed the Mantis Warriors company entrenched in the system, captured the Mantis Warriors' armory and cut off Badab. The supply route from the star system to the Endiron star cluster prevented the Mantis Warriors from receiving support from Huron, and they were ultimately defeated without support.
As the first three pillars of the Empire in the Maelstrom, the importance of the Sagan System is self-evident, especially after the destruction of Siniax and the fall of the Badab System, it became The empire's only remaining fulcrum of rule in this vast territory.
It seems that for this reason, Sagan Prime was rarely affected by the flames of war even during the Badab War. The battles mainly took place on Sagan IV and V at the edge of the galaxy.
The prosperous trade and the high attention of the Ministry of Interior make the development of Sagan Prime very different from the ordinary world. Although it has a population of more than 50 billion and a dozen large hives, its The environment has not been devastatingly damaged. Every ten years, the Ministry of the Interior spends heavily to allow the neighboring forge worlds to adjust the planet's ecology, purify the atmosphere and water bodies, and remove as much toxic substances that have been deposited in the soil for a long time. At the same time, Sagan's industry has also Being controlled on the basis of being basically self-sufficient.
This series of policies has resulted in Sagan Prime having a large area of oceans, forests, plains and mountains in good condition outside the hive, which is dotted with various small settlements such as farms, towns, and small parishes. But Sagan's huge aristocratic class has already carved up the planet. It can be said that there is no land, no pond in Sagan is ownerless, and no tree belongs to ordinary people.
The ruler of Sagan is a trade governor appointed by the empire. He is also responsible for managing the entire Sagan system. Although this position is lifelong, it is not hereditary. Instead, it is elected by the planet's noble council and the nomination is submitted to the Terran High Leader. The Lord Council, and then the High Lords Council issued a letter of appointment. This process may seem of little significance, but in fact it represents Terra's declaration and emphasis on the sovereignty of the Sagan system.
But the Badab War changed a lot. The Noble Council took advantage of that period of chaos to seize more power. The members of the Council are mainly composed of the hive ruling families and trade lords. They are not only in the Sagan system. It has extremely high influence and even plays a decisive role in the entire maelstrom area.
With the influence of the Ministry of Interior and the corruption of various institutions in the empire, they have now almost bypassed the trade governor, and various affairs in the Sagan system are almost entirely decided by the noble council.
Among the noble councils, the most influential are the five families. Three of them are hive ruling families and two are trade lords, but without exception, they all have influence beyond the galaxy.
But today, these pampered nobles have to be exposed to the sun at noon, the hottest time of the season.
This is the place of surrender, the legendary place where the imperial colonists first landed. Because of this sacredness, this place does not belong to any hive, but is directly under the Ministry of the Interior. It was built into a large square and sculpture exhibition center, Sagan. Statues of various heroes and saints born after the system was brought under the Emperor's rule line the marble corridors.
Most of the time, there are no people here, because the civilians have no time to understand the emperors and generals, while the nobles are indifferent to the dead, even if there may be their ancestors among them.
But today, the place is packed with people.
So the representatives of the nobles of the Sagan system gathered in a temporary grandstand. This building stood on the edge of the square, more than two kilometers wide, with layers of seats arranged upwards from the grandstand along the base. , topped with the imperial flag and many family tapestries.
A sturdy polymer fiber awning was propped over the stands, covering the dignitaries gathered there, and an electric wax chandelier hung from it. "Give way, give way."
Arni Morales and their guards from the Morales family walked up the steps, spread out to meet their friends who were already crowded on the steps, and led by their entourage, passed by those Minor nobles, bureaucrats, law enforcers, priests, guards officers, Mechanicus priests and scholars.
Soon, he saw his childhood friend, Igli Madden, waving to him.
“I thought the Goldfinger of the Morales family would be absent, what a shame.”
“Really depressing, I was in the pool with the cute little white dove We were chatting about music, and my father got angry and dragged me out, telling me that I had to come.”
Arni Morales curled his lips. Wearing a red dress, he looked very handsome with red lips and white teeth, attracting the attention of many aristocratic girls nearby.
Morales is a famous hive ruling family in the main star of Sagan, and is also one of the five giants of the Noble Council. The family has a close relationship with the State Church and the Astrology Hall, and even Arni's mother She is a clerical nun from a noble family. In addition to daily governance, her family also needs to assist the Astronomical Hall in collecting the tithes of psykers.
"Little White Pigeon? That singer who has gained some fame at the Golden Beng Theater in recent months? Didn't she say that she comes from the slums and is very cold? You got it now, I also said I’ll go check it out in a few days.”
Arni Morales shook his head with a smile and took out a mirror to straighten his smooth red hair.
"There is no such thing as a cold woman. Everything depends on your mind and skills. By the way, I heard that you and others were racing in Dichao a few days ago, but the route went wrong and killed a group of scavengers. Has the matter been resolved?"
"Damn it, I got angry. It's a custom-made supercar from Angstrom! I just drove it for the first time and it was badly scratched. It took three days to clean up the blood and bones. I'm so sorry. I wish I could skin them all alive! Then let people throw all their mourning bastard families into a dark pit."
Hearing this, Arni Morales frowned slightly. Go to the mirror.
"Why bother, after all, it is human life. After all, it was you who made the mistake first, just give them some compensation."
(End of this chapter)