The awkward situation didn't last long.
Carter stepped forward, signaling the guards to quickly clear away the Xenos heads that had rolled everywhere.
At the same time, he guided Lynn and his party to the convoy that had been waiting for them.
Lynn and his companions were traveling in a luxuriously decorated Leman Russ Russ.
It's both a security measure and a display of force.
Lynn noticed a detail: only the soldiers and squires that Carter brought did not have the twelve-star insignia on their right shoulders.
The convoy slowly drove away from the helipad and headed towards the Ecclesiarchy Cathedral.
The streets were still packed with welcoming "people".
They waved Brevis flags or small flags with twelve stars, their faces beaming with smiles, chanting slogans of unity:
"Welcome, Governor Kerry von!"
" Brevis welcomes new hope!"
May the God-Emperor protect us!
Their voices were loud and clear, and their movements were synchronized, like a group of marionettes performing a play.
Lynn sat in the car, her purple eyes scanning the faces through the one-way glass, keenly catching the changes.
The smile was still fake, but there was something else in the depths of her eyes.
Fear and resistance.
This is their instinctive rejection of the new governor's "unconventional" approach.
The people of the Uptown were already used to the rule of the Noble Council.
Accustomed to a comfortable, stable, and almost unchanging life under the rules of parliament.
To them, past governors were merely passersby from a distant galaxy, simply a "process" they had to go through.
They're just empty-headed charlatans who need to be replaced every few years.
They never really expected the governor to bring about any change, and they were afraid of change.
Today, things have taken a turn for the worse. The new governor just stepped off the ship and used hundreds of Xenos heads to break something.
He declared in the most bloody and direct way, "I'm not here to go through the motions!"
This made the residents of Uptown, who were used to a peaceful life, uneasy.
Gus stood behind Lynn, his face growing even more grim as he looked at the crowds waving flags on either side.
At first, as Lynn enjoyed the public's welcome thanks to his identity, Gus felt a mix of emotions.
It wasn't just the resentment of being forced to submit, but also a hint of "envy."
That was a scene he had imagined countless times.
Standing under the spotlight, enjoying the attention of the masses, holding power, and enjoying boundless glory.
The taste was like mistaking a bitter orange for a tangerine—an indescribable sourness.
But now, Gus also felt the scrutiny beneath the enthusiastic smiles of those "people".
Gus's mindset also changed somewhat from the whispers and strange looks hidden among the cheers.
Spectacular scenery? Indeed, it is spectacular.
Leman Russ Russ led the way, escorted by elite PDF troops, and crowds lined the streets to welcome him.
This was Brevis's highest level of hospitality, the kind of pomp and circumstance befitting Planetary Governor.
But Gus looked at the crowd on both sides, their smiles insincere and their eyes filled with complex emotions.
He suddenly realized that the position of governor was far more than just prestige and power.
That was a solitary peak.
Those who stand at the top are exposed to the gaze of everyone and bear all the pressure from this planet.
The disdain of the Noble Council, the scrutiny of the Ecclesiarchy, the rejection of the people, the threat of the Orks...
All of this pressure will fall on the person standing before him.
If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.
After driving for about twenty minutes, the convoy finally arrived at the absolute core of Brevis Prime Hive.
The " Brevis Square " is where the Ecclesiarchy Cathedral is located.
The square was ridiculously large, with a surface paved with huge white stone slabs, and a fifty-meter-tall golden statue of Emperor standing in the center.
He held a burning holy sword, pointing it into the distance, as if the Great Crusade launched ten thousand years ago was right before his eyes.
At the far end of the square lies our destination: the Brevis Ecclesiarchy Cathedral.
It was a colossal Gothic building that could be called a marvel.
The towering spire seems to pierce the clouds, and the large bell at its tip is ringing a solemn welcoming chime.
The facade of the church features a ten-meter-high relief archway depicting the Emperor's unification of Terra and his expedition to the stars.
The scene was so luxurious and magnificent that Lynn couldn't help but glance at it a few more times.
But what caught Lynn's eye the most was not the church, but the two enormous figures on either side of the church's main entrance.
Two enormous machines, each over ten meters tall.
The massive sacred machine was covered with battle scars and inscriptions from the prayers of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
His left arm is equipped with the Reaper Chainsword, and his right arm is equipped with the Avenger Gatling Cannon.
The head features a classic knight armor design, with a narrow observation window resembling squinting eyes, and an ornament symbolizing honor on top.
" Knight Errant "
Even sitting in the Leman Russ Russ, known as the " Imperium Main Battle Tank," Lynn and his companions could only look up in awe.
The two knight mechs, Leman Russ Russ and Lynn, looked no different from children's toys in front of them.
Gus unconsciously swallowed in the car in front.
He already knew that the Great Bear St. Garus possessed knight mechs, but the shock of seeing them with his own eyes far surpassed any description in words.
The Butcher's expression turned serious; this scene was somewhat excessive for him.
Doudou stared wide-eyed, his limited brain capacity struggling to comprehend how this lump of iron could grow so big!
He wanted to ask them what they ate to grow up.
Puppet Number One maintained an elegant sitting posture, with the standard Governor's wife smile on her face.
But the moment the convoy drove into the square and saw the two knight mechs...
Her body tensed up unnaturally in an instant.
The smile remained on her face, but deep within her eyes, a clear "fluctuation" stirred in Rena's consciousness.
A sense of vigilance and unease was transmitted to Lynn through the system connection.
Lynn immediately gripped " Isolde's" hand tightly.
The temperature from my palm was icy cold.
He calmly responded to Rena via the system connection.
"It's alright, Rena, I'm here."
He could understand Rena's unease.
At the heart of the Knight Mech is the " Throne Mechanicum," a highly complex neural connection and Psychic Power amplification system.
It not only connects knights and mechs, but also nurtured a unique " Machine Spirit " over the long years.
This Machine Spirit is not Warp entity, but a special existence created by the long-term fusion of machinery and will, faith and slaughter.
It naturally rejects all non-human beings and their will.
At this moment, Rena clearly felt the rejection and pressure from the Knight 'Machine Spirit.
Two knight mechs stood there, constantly creating a sense of oppression for Rena.
Lynn was also filled with rage at this moment.
A show of force.
This is a blatant show of force.
Lynn narrowed his eyes, a murderous intent lurking within his purple pupils.
"This person doesn't seem to have good intentions."
He, the new governor, hadn't even started his "three fires upon taking office" yet.
The Noble Council pulled this stunt on itself first.
Two knight mechs stood like gatekeepers blocking the entrance to the Ecclesiarchy cathedral.
What does this mean?
Inside the main tower of the church.
High King Caladogon St. Garus was silently watching Lynn in the square through a telescope.
Caladogon watched Lynn's every move.
This newly arrived governor showed no awkwardness, no obsequiousness towards authority, and not even awe of the knights and mechs.
At that moment, Lynn seemed to "sense" something.
He suddenly turned his head, his purple eyes precisely "looking" at Caladogon.
Caladogon never expected his opponent to be so perceptive.
He immediately ordered his servants to remove the equipment.
After a moment, he slowly said, "Showing off your domineering aura? You're courting death!"