Chapter 408 Comprehensive preparation for war
"When will you be able to achieve your goal and develop a stable drug to treat the plague?"

At the mobilization meeting, Ron turned his gaze to the head of the Plague Research Institute.

Not long ago, he handed over the precious knowledge he had obtained from the Goddess of Life to the other party.

Having them conduct an in-depth assessment of this knowledge and give it a clear timetable for research is key to gaining an advantage in the Plague War.

The virtual image of the Ever-changing Healer flickered, and one could clearly see that the great sage's body was covered with traces of the plague.

He hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Goddess of Machinery, it will take us eight standard Terran years to digest the sacred knowledge and develop the healing potion you wish to obtain..."

The savior has very demanding requirements.

He hopes that the plague research sages can build a basic template for stable plague treatment and develop a panacea-like drug that can specifically treat various types of plague.

Normally, that is an impossible thing.

Fortunately, the Plague Research Institute had sufficient accumulation and obtained the knowledge given by the gods, as well as the experience of the universal elixir for reference, which made it possible.

But that still takes a lot of time.

Eight years is already a tight time, especially when there are tens of thousands of biological sages participating in the research and a complete research process.

"In five years, double your resource investment again."

Ron thought of the tragic scene when the plague was raging, gritted his teeth, and spoke in an irrefutable tone.

His investment in plague treatment is already astonishing. Although the Plague Research Institute is called a research institute, it is actually a huge organization that occupies an entire planet on its own.

In addition to the large number of Bio-Sages, there are billions of humans serving it, including a transport fleet.

A huge amount of resources are pouring into the planet every moment.

Of course, in addition to researching healing potions, they also conduct other related research, such as weapons to deal with Nurgle demons, protective clothing, epidemic area cleaning machinery, etc.

Now that the relevant investment has doubled, it will bring more financial pressure to the Wangting District.

Not only the Plague Research Institute, but also the expenditures of dozens of other departments in the Savior Territory are increasing, causing the finances to face a deficit.

And a fiscal deficit means raising taxes.

Ron suddenly realized that the territory was getting a little closer to the empire, and he felt the misery of the empire.

The war is urgent and resources are scarce. The Ministry of the Interior has to increase taxes to obtain resources to alleviate the corrupt situation, but increasing taxes will make the situation in more areas worse.

Therefore, in order to restore the situation in those places, taxes had to be increased again.

The entire empire was thus trapped in a death cycle, sinking deeper and deeper into the quagmire, unable to escape.

Fortunately, the Savior's territory has a relatively thick health bar, so such a huge expenditure of resources only results in a slight deficit, not a serious one.

But it is obvious that the prosperous and rising period has temporarily passed. With the advent of a large-scale war, the territory has to tighten its belt and live a hard life.

"Maybe that's not a bad thing..." Ron thought.

Because he noticed that after decades of prosperity, the faith of many citizens who had not experienced war had weakened, especially some high-ranking citizens, who were even more indulgent in luxury.

They became more and more like the imperial nobility, lost their enterprising spirit, and even became corrupt and degenerate.

Born in sorrow, die in happiness.

Thanks to the sacrifices and strict defense of the Savior Army, the war has not spread to the homeland for many years.

This has caused many citizens to gradually forget a fact:
That is, war has never gone away and humanity still faces the danger of extinction.

It was only thirty years ago that the citizens of the Savior Territory were able to escape hunger, fill their stomachs, and live a life without starving to death.

However, the new citizens have become accustomed to a stable and well-fed life, thinking that all this is something they were born with and are easily accessible.

Lost the sense of awe.

Even though the propaganda department has been conducting relevant loyalty education and telling stories about the tragic conditions in other parts of the empire.

There are still omissions.

It is dangerous to continue like this, because in such a world, the corruption of thought is often the most terrible.

Perhaps there is also the influence of the Chaos Evil God.

But no matter what, he didn't want to see the shadow of the Chaos Cult in the territory again.

Now that the plague war has come, it is a good opportunity to take advantage of the tax increase to allow the Court of Justice to do more to rectify the atmosphere and curb some bad phenomena.

It also makes more citizens aware of the dangers in the galaxy today.

In short, the Savior Territory will have a hard time in the future until it survives this war.

Including the savior himself, he will also cut down on corresponding expenses, and he will have to stop selling local specialties and seafood.

Lead by example.

Ron's thoughts raced through the process, his eyes still fixed on the ever-changing healer, waiting for an answer.

After I proposed the goal of completing the research within five years, the other party was silent for more than ten seconds.

The ever-changing doctor seemed to have completed his estimated calculations, and did not dare to say anything more. He bowed slightly and said, “As you wish, Lord Savior.

The Plague Research Institute will produce satisfactory results for you in five standard Terran years..."

This great biological sage also knew that the Savior's Territory and the Human Empire were about to face a terrible disaster, so he took on this difficult task.

He believed that under the blessing of the Mechanical Goddess, all research would proceed smoothly.

Ron got the answer and nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the other virtual images in the conference hall. Those participating in this meeting were basically important members of various departments.

For example, the Director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Hand of the Savior Bayev, the heads of the Military Affairs Department Ari and Kes, the Chapter Commanders Duke, Pru and Tong, the Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal Deville, and Popov from the Logistics Department.

There are also people involved from departments such as engineering, civil affairs, commerce, and the Medical Sisters.

This is the first plenary meeting of the Savior Territory in more than ten years, and it concerns the future of the territory and the empire.

Any policy issued will affect the fate of hundreds of millions of citizens.

He listened to reports from heads of various departments to learn about the latest progress and next goals of some departments.

Today, the number of Space Marines has grown further, and is expected to reach 150,000 in five years.

There have been new breakthroughs in biological genetic modification technology.

Due to the high adaptability of the Savior's gene seed, the biological genetic modification surgery for the Ogryn people is gradually being improved, and Ogryn Space Warriors will appear within five years.

The normal height of an Ogryn is 2.5-3 meters, and those who are able to participate in genetic modification surgery are taller and stronger.

After the transformation, the size will probably be even more amazing.

Ron looked forward to these loyal and fearless Ogryn Space Marines joining the battlefield.

The Storm Army is increasing the number of combat armored units, allowing these individual combat armored warriors, which are modified from the Titanium combat suits, to gradually replace ordinary elite warriors.

They will form a new combat armored combined battalion to cooperate with the Imperial Knights and Redemption Titans in combat.

"God bless you, after the new combined battalion is formed, I guarantee that we will be able to crush the balls of those damn heretics and let them know how powerful we are!"

Commander of the Storm Army, Yarui, said harshly, holding a cigar in his mouth.

"Yes, I look forward to the performance of the Storm Army."

Ron smiled gently.

Many years have passed, and Yarui is still as rude as before, without much change. Perhaps the only change is that he has more scars on his body.

This war is against Nurgle's army, and they will have to face large-scale poison gas and biological weapons, so ordinary troops will be useless.

Basically, no matter how many people go, they will die, and it is impossible to form a front.

These armies, composed of fully covered combat armored warriors equipped with filtering devices, can better operate on battlefields filled with poisonous fog or biological and chemical weapons.

They will become one of the core forces in this war.

"My Lord Savior, our Redemption Fleet will..." Navy Commander Keith gave a standard greeting and spoke slowly.

The commander has become more stable, with a few more white hairs on his head, and his eyes are no longer as cunning and treacherous as before. After years of being in a high position, he has changed a lot and has more qualities of a manager.

He had long realized that he was no longer the unknown person he once was, and he no longer needed to charge into battle like before. Those slick and cunning behaviors would only cause negative effects.

What's more, I am just a mortal and I can't be like Yarui, who is a hands-off boss and charges to the front line.

Ron listened carefully to Case's well-organized report and got a general understanding of the situation of the Redemption Fleet.

The overall changes in the Redemption Fleet are not significant, and the manpower will not increase much in the short term. Perhaps a dozen large warships can be launched.

This is already the limit.

Now the war is probably only a few years away, and the casting and repair of warships will take a lot of time and resources. In such a short time, the warships of the Redemption Fleet can only be polished once.

Perhaps it could also carry a few more special weapons against Nurgle's fleet.

Can't do much either.

Therefore, the next task of the Redemption Fleet is to allow fleet commanders to undergo more intensive special simulation training to cope with the new war situation.

After that, it was about the Medical Sisters.

This department of the organization has undergone the greatest changes. In the next few years, its strength will grow dramatically and its membership will expand rapidly.

Because of the activeness of the Lord of Plague, the real universe was inevitably affected, and the incidence of diseases increased greatly.

Although these diseases are not fatal, they can have a significant impact on productivity.

Nowadays, highly contagious epidemics such as influenza, fever, and ant-cow madness often occur in the territory.

It has had a huge impact on citizens' work and life.

It also greatly increased the burden on the medical system, making the territory's existing crude medical system unbearable and causing great trouble.

This is a problem that must be solved.

After this meeting, many planets will establish modern hospital systems to cope with the growing number of diseases, and medical insurance-related systems will also be put online.

To solve citizens' medical problems and ensure stable productivity.

It is foreseeable that the Lord of Plague will become more active in the many years to come.

In any case, we must ensure that medical resources are sufficient or even abundant. Otherwise, halfway through the plague war, the productivity and logistics systems in the rear will be destroyed due to the epidemic.

That's it.

During this period, many technological achievements of the Plague Research Institute will first be applied in the military, and then gradually extended to the civilian field, promoting the development of related biomedical business organizations.

Any large-scale war will affect the development of science and technology, and even affect all aspects of the territory and the galaxy. There are too many things to consider.

What's more, it is a super-large-scale war that may involve many apocalyptic battlefields!
Ron then asked about the situation in the engineering department, focusing on the repair of the webway.

After all, high-speed waterways are the most critical part of war, and the supplies needed by the army also need to be transported through waterways. This is the biggest advantage that the Savior Territory can have.

Due to the impact of the war, the construction of the Cyberway Galaxy Business Center will be temporarily suspended, but a part of it will be opened to collect and transport resources such as medical drugs.

This is a huge demand.

After Ron confirmed that the engineering department could be completed on schedule, he did not ask any further questions because he had already obtained all the information he wanted.

He stood up, faced the crowd, and formally issued a decree of total war.

From this moment on, the territory will enter a state of total war, and all institutions and activities will serve the war.

This process may last for years, decades or even hundreds of years, and may cost billions of lives.

But as long as Nurgle's large-scale invasion does not stop, the fight will continue until the territory wins the war!
The Savior's voice resounded throughout the conference hall through the sound generator.

Afterwards, these sounds will be collected and transmitted in some form to the Machine Soul Host of the Holy Land of Ers, and then sent to various areas under the command of the Savior.

Soon, nearly two thousand civilized worlds in the Savior's territory will sound the alarm one after another, and the voice of the great Savior will echo in the atmosphere of the entire planet.

Declare this decree of war.

This is an irrefutable, unquestionable law that must be resolutely enforced. Anyone who violates or obstructs the execution of the war law will be severely punished by the tribunal.

During special periods, there is no upper limit to trial standards!
After Ron issued the war decree, he looked at the hand of the old but vigorous savior:
"Bayev, the rest is up to you..."

This collective mobilization meeting will last for dozens of days. The heads of various departments will gradually discuss and determine the specific implementation details and formulate policies to ensure the smooth progress of comprehensive preparations for war.

You just need to control the general direction yourself, and the details still have to be handed over to the old manager Bayev.

What's more, he also has important plans to complete.

After Ron chatted with Bayev for a few words, he left the temporary conference hall of the Dream, and the virtual projections went out one after another.

This is not a formal meeting venue.

In fact, he was the one who attended the meeting via virtual projection, and the real meeting venue was in the Sacred Conference Hall of the Holy Land of Ers.

A core meeting of dozens of people was taking place there, followed by a large-scale meeting in dozens of venues with nearly a million people participating at the same time to break down the government orders to the implementation level.

That is a large-scale meeting attended by administrators from many different civilizations, which will discuss specific implementation details taking into account the differences between different civilizations.

This is the disadvantage of having a large territory, too many worlds with different civilizations, different levels of development and even different races are mixed together.

The implementation of any policy must take all aspects into consideration to avoid doing bad things with good intentions.

Hundreds and even thousands of meetings are held in that sacred conference hall every day, so much so that tens of thousands of administrative staff are required to manage the conference hall.

As for the service staff responsible for maintaining the hall, guiding the way, and catering, there are even more of them. It is a huge organization in itself.

Perhaps this chaotic situation can only be ended when the savior's territory develops in a balanced manner through transfer payments one day.

Fortunately, the territory has a complete government and communication system that can handle these situations well.

Otherwise, we can only leave most of the territory completely alone like the empire did, and then impose a one-size-fits-all tax of 10%.

After Ron finished the meeting, he returned to the miniature garden and let his main body continue to bask in the artificial sun, while his consciousness returned to the previous space fortress or dark magic palace.

Under the influence of the chaotic body, the fortress looked more and more like a chaotic realm.

In the fortress hall, chaotic evil energy surged.

His consciousness regained control of the Chaos Demon Body and he sat high on the black throne. A dim planet could be vaguely seen outside the observation deck opposite.

That is the Black Abyss Star.

The fortress, towed by the Chaos battleship, is gradually approaching the Chaos planet.

Ron won't be leaving the Eye of Terror for a while.

Now that war is approaching, the Savior Territory cannot increase its military strength too much in the short term, especially high-end combat forces such as Space Marines, the growth is even slower.

This is obviously not safe enough.

Fortunately, he has new ways to increase his strength. There are a large number of Chaos Warriors in the Eye of Terror, and they are rich in combat experience.

Those are such precious manpower, they cannot be wasted.

Ron originally formed the Chaos Force just to prepare for emergencies, but he didn't expect it to be used now.

He had to take advantage of the war here and seize the opportunity to recruit a large number of Chaos troops.

Once the Plague War officially begins, he will lead them to quietly raid the rear of the Nurgle army in the galaxy.

Ron looked towards the Black Abyss Star.

There are more than two thousand Chaos Warriors there, waiting to be rescued.

Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted by a message from the warp.

When Ron saw the specific content, his body was shaken, and he was obviously shocked:

"Hiss~Lao Ka, ah Lao Ka, you are really amazing!"

That was the latest intelligence from Baal, the traitor within Khorne, about his half-brother Kabanha.

(End of this chapter)