Mars Quadrant Plot Analysis (Free Chapter)

I noticed that many readers were confused by the Martian infighting and the conclusion of Quadrant's personal arc, so since I couldn't sleep, I decided to write an analysis.

P.S. This part of the plot was limited by length and couldn't be written in much detail. It was only meant to explain the endings of Quadrant and the Mechanicus, and resolve the Kelbo Hal crisis. After all, Mars wasn't Little Qin's home turf. If this book had been called Quadrant's Cultivation Manual, this section alone could have been expanded into a hundred-odd chapters, because the oil boys' infighting was genuinely fascinating.

Anyway, here's how it went.

The broader background of the Mars incident:

The Horus Heresy never happened, so Kelbo Hal could not possibly receive support from the rebel faction.

Number Eleven's rebellion was suppressed, and the Webway Project proceeded smoothly. Little Qin really was a solid MVP.

Then came the larger trend behind the Mars incident:

The Emperor and Malcador figured the time was about right. They intended to remove Kelbo Hal, who had originally been put forward as the best candidate for Fabricator-General in order to balance the various Martian factions.

While they were at it, they would also deal with the Mechanicus. With the Great Crusade over and the Webway Project successful, the Imperium would no longer need the Mechanicus in its bright future.

And the person they chose was Quadrant, who had neither ambition nor talent for ruling and administration. The point was to find an easily controlled puppet, allowing Mars to gradually destroy itself after Kelbo Hal's era ended. That was why the Emperor had Cor show Quadrant the truth about the Mechanicus.

The truth about the Mechanicus inside the chip was not actually the truth either. It only existed to make Quadrant willingly