Guilliman at a Turning Point in History (19)

At this moment, this sudden major upheaval did not make the countless citizens caught up in fanatic fervor feel the slightest fear or confusion.

Instead, under the propaganda efforts of numerous Macragge officials, it became powerful proof that you and Primarch Guilliman had bravely foiled the traitors' assassination plot.

However, the sudden appearance of Daemon Primarch Fulgrim also served as a small warning to you and Primarch Guilliman.

The Traitor Primarchs who had pledged themselves to the Chaos Gods had already gained a vague bloodline resonance through Guilliman's awakening and return. Growing increasingly excited, they would eagerly welcome Primarch Guilliman's return with the evil powers of the Chaos Gods.

You and Primarch Guilliman had no choice but to accelerate the plans for organizing the pilgrimage fleet to Holy Terra.

After discussion, you both agreed that every delay in the pilgrimage would bring another measure of unforeseeable change.

At the same time, the Ultramarines Chapter, which had returned to full strength, began a secret screening, detention, and purge of mortal administrative officials and members of the Noble Class across Macragge for signs of corruption, personally led by Lord Cypher and the Wolf cub.

This had not come from Primarch Guilliman's own orders.

Rather, it was a judgment you had instinctively made for the overall situation of Ultramar's Five Hundred Worlds.

After all, once the two of you Primarchs took away the vast majority of the Astartes and dozens of warships, the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar, temporarily left hollow, needed a more stable capital planet to hold the line.

Primarch Guilliman neither questioned nor obstructed your order. On the contrary, he felt a trace of heartfelt satisfaction that you were learning his patterns of thought and way of thinking.

Before long, under Primarch Guilliman's constant command and redeployment, a massive pilgrimage