Inside Duke Yot's residence, Li Qinwu sat in the seat of honor with his legs propped on the wooden desk, holding a data slate as he read the intelligence Duke Yot had submitted.
The intelligence showed that roughly fifty years ago, T'au warships had arrived in this world and begun conducting trade.
For some unknown reason, the planetary governor at the time had not attacked them and had actually agreed to trade with the T'au.
Once that precedent had been set, the T'au took root on the planet and began working their way deep into Water Blue Star's lower levels.
By the time the nobles realized what was happening and wanted to deal with the T'au, the T'au had already grown powerful, with many of the God-Emperor's subjects having joined their ranks.
It was not just the lower classes. Even the planetary governor and some senior military officers had joined the T'au!
Then, for no apparent reason, the entire planet had coexisted with the T'au for fifty years. The T'au had continued infiltrating the world, until now more than half the planet's population had joined the Greater Good.
The T'au had even organized their own human armed forces. In the blink of an eye, their power had surpassed that of the forces loyal to the God-Emperor.
The Imperium's loyalist forces could not defeat the T'au faction, so they had no choice but to lie low.
It was only when the Inquisitor's fleet arrived and declared the planetary governor a traitor that they rose up in open revolt.
Yet so far, only Hive City 2 had responded. All the other Hive Cities remained silent.
In other words, the only ones who remained loyal on the entire planet were Hive City 2 and the surrounding population, roughly four billion people.
Meanwhile, the