Chapter 359 Decentralization is usually a last resort
According to the knowledge learned by Lehman, if the term [cruel] in this multiverse requires a definition or explanation that everyone knows, then the term "Extinction" must be the only choice--This is the absolute death knell of a world, and life on a planet will be completely eliminated. Whether it is a systematic elimination of killing troops, or bombing with warships until the planet collapses, or using planet annihilation weapons, the purpose of the extinction order is only one - absolutely eliminating life on a planet.
Such a cruel thing must have a strong enough reason. This reason is that for the survival of other lives, some infections and lesions caused by the parasitic demons in the chaos between the universe cannot be cured. If the abnormal changes cannot be prevented, then the lesion area can only be completely isolated and eliminated.
This is a sacrifice.
Part of the foundation of the multiverse happens to be based on sacrifice. As far as Lehman knows, this is a true matter. The Temple Army seems to have gathered all the powerful power of justice in the multiverse, but the power of chaos is equally powerful--number worlds have been saved by the legions of the temple, but...
However, countless lives were forced to endure silently, and continued to survive in the shadow of death brought by chaos. The power of order and chaos collided on the eternal battlefield. The blood of both sides never dried up. Generations of heroes and the most ordinary creatures continued to make sacrifices themselves greater than any ideal. I hope that one day, there is a generation that does not require sacrifice, and I hope that one day, creatures can enjoy peace.
The extinction order is the embodiment of this will to sacrifice, a helpless but firm expression of expectation for the future. In the face of the invasion of chaos, only rapid actions and firm beliefs can save lives. In the face of chaos, no sacrifice is extraordinary, even the extinction order that destroys a planet.
After contacting the temple and restoring his identity, Lehman learned this knowledge. He knew that he had the power to eliminate billions of lives and had no right to let billions of lives live at the same time. This power was so heavy that generally speaking, only the highest-level personnel could issue it. The knowledge in his mind made him subconsciously reply:
"But I think it's time to despair, Tasanis is still saved, and it's probably not time to declare the death penalty on the planet..."
"It's not the time yet," Uther nodded, "but it's already very dangerous. This is what the temple's observation agency observed. If Tasanis is brought into the hands of the minions of the Aimun Zerg, Aimun's power as the Chaos Demon God will be greatly strengthened, and we must prevent this situation from happening."
Once humans are caught and infected by insect swarms, the infected humans will fall into permanent torture and pain. This kind of suffering will force infected humans to go crazy to destroy themselves, others, and everything. This desire to destroy in the soul is the source of Aimun's power--Lehman has always wanted to save people. In the multiverse, the soul is the most important strategic resource. If he saves one more from Aimun's hands, Aimun's power will be weakened, but...
………Sometimes, not allowing your opponent to get it does not mean that you also need to get it.
"Stansom..." Lehman couldn't help but subconsciously spit out a name.
After hearing this, Uther was stunned at first, then nodded with a bitter smile and said:
"Well, it's a bit like that."
That was once one of the biggest regrets and stains of his life. Although it has passed, I still remember it very clearly. Although the current situation is not completely consistent with the description of Stantam, it is indeed very similar.
Destroying billions of creatures will certainly increase Aimun's strength, but it is still much less than allowing them to be infected by insect swarms to increase Aimun's strength. The two evils are less likely to fight against each other - if they cannot be saved, it is better to let this planet be destroyed as quickly and painlessly as possible. This is the logic of the temple.
Lehman knew the rationality of this logic, but he still wanted to fight it, so he looked at Uther stubbornly and said:
"I think I can fight for it again..."
"Listen, child," Uther met Lehman's sincere eyes, sighed and firmly placed his hand on Lehman's shoulder, "No one will not let you fight for it. In fact, this time the temple has received support from senior officials such as Belisarius Caul and Marshal Speyer (released), and delegated the authority and judgment of the extermination order to you, and opened the authority to extermination weapons to you, and was giving you this opportunity to fight for it."
"Oh, delegate authority and judgment to me," Lehman nodded unconsciously, and repeated Uther's words because he was a little irritated, but then he widened his eyes, "Wait, delegate authority and judgment to me of the Divine Order's authority and judgment?!"
There was a reason why Lehman was surprised, because according to his knowledge of making up for it, the authority of the Extinction Order only exists in the hands of the absolute senior leaders of the War Leader of the Human Empire, the Imperial Navy Marshal, the Judge, etc. He is not a member of the Empire, definitely not a senior leader, and even a sinner. How could he be...
"Don't be so surprised," Uther understood Lehman's surprise and smiled. "That human empire is also keeping pace with the times. After entering the multiverse system, the empire's territory has expanded many times. At this time, if the core leaders of the empire need to experience everything in person, you are afraid that they will be exhausted, so they will also reform. This extinction order is issued a link in the reform, called the [Conditional Extinction Order]."
"What?! Conditional Extinction Order?!" Lehman felt a mess. He was so sad. He had heard of conditional admission and conditional admission, but what the hell is his conditional extinction Order?!
"The Order of Conditional Extinction is a link in the reform of the Empire," Uther patiently explained, "When the Imperial Army cannot or does not have absolutely no need to personally execute the Order of Extinction, the weapons of extinction will be delegated to the local legions, and the heads of the local legions in the relevant universe/region will be granted the person in charge of the Order of Conditional Extinction in order to make a judgment and implement it at the appropriate time, the Order of Conditional Extinction is the Order of Conditional Extinction. You are the person in charge of the Order of Conditional Extinction in this universe, and I am your inspector."
"Huh, my god," Lehman breathed a long sigh and patted his chest, "I thought this was going to be executed. It's okay, as long as the judgment is with me, as long as I am..."
"Don't think about it. Sacrifice is for the future. We cannot issue an extinction order at will without regard for life, but we do have some preparations to do." Uther said, raising his hand, the holy light cell on the chest of the armor emits light, opening a small channel, and transmitting a small console.
"What is this?" Lehman asked curiously at the small console.
"This is the relevant control mechanism needed when the local legion head executes the conditional extinction order," Uther placed the small console on the bridge. "This control mechanism will enter your and my soul characteristics, and guide you and me to complete a series of verification procedures when needed, and finally unlock the security device on the extinction weapon and start the extinction order."
As he said that, Uther finished fixing, and a sound came from the small console. Two green lights swept across Lehman and Uther, and then became quiet again. Uther turned and clapped Lehman:
"Everything is ready. You can go back and do your business. I should do mine. We have another planet to save, right?"
Lehman nodded, stopped talking nonsense, and directly started to connect communications between different troops and forces to arrange tasks - Tasanis is a very big planet, not a city, and he really wanted to try his best to stop the execution of the extermination order. He had a lot of work to do, but in his busyness, Lehman couldn't help but look at the large fleet of Star Spirits in the distance displayed on the screen, and then looked at the dark universe--he sincerely hoped that in the next time, all the forces in this game of chess could act as he expected:
If Lehman knew the decision of the two rulers of the Protos Fleet, he would be very happy, because Tasada had just reached a consensus with Cronis where he could not see, and gave the order to let the Protos Fleet wait quietly, waiting for Lehman to handle the things in his hands before taking him back--this is exactly what Lehman hopes. If Aimon's troops do not come back, it would be best. He and Tasada go back to meet the Supreme Council. If Aimon's maids come back, the Protos Fleet will become a force of resistance, although this is Lehman calculating Aimon's Protos...
If Lehman knew the abacus of the human coalition, he would be very happy, because Arturas Minsk had seen the dawn of the empire at this time, so he worked very hard to implement the agreement with Lehman, stabilize the coalition, and began to evacuate the population in Tasanis.
Similarly, Narachim's fleet was approaching the Zerg's home star Chal at full speed, preparing to launch a raid on the large rear base of the insect swarm.
But if Lehman could see the dynamics of Aimun, the swarm and Tadalin at this moment, he would probably not be happy, because these three families were also acting like the worst case he estimated - Aimun checked the swarm and found that there was no problem with the swarm, and knew that he had been deceived, so he quickly passed the message to Marash; and the master, as Lehman expected, was not completely scared away by the temporary smoke bomb. It mobilized more troops and planned to kill a backlash and eat the humans and the fleet of the spirits together.
Therefore, after the stormy melody at the beginning calmed down, the battle situation in Tasanis began to intensify in the dark. The clouds of destruction gathered again from two directions. The warship carrying extinction weapons was also on standby in a nebula less than a light year from Tasanis, waiting for the signal of execution.
These storms in the sky can only be seen by commanders who stand high. Ordinary people, such as Brandon Naidingle and Nova Terra, who are now on the level of mud under the tracks of war machines on the ground of Tasanis, are worried about other things at this time, such as...
"Hi, I'm Brandon, Brandon Naidingle, what's your name?" In the temporary shelter on the ground, in a large gymnasium, Brandon, who was tied up, looked at the extremely beautiful blonde beauty opposite, and felt itchy, so he said hello.
Chapter completed!