Standard Terra Calendar 980.M41, Storm Star Field, St. Casparen Parish, Cardinal World St. Casparen
As the cardinal world, the hustle and bustle was originally a crime in St. Caspalen, but since the terrifying alien began to invade the territory of the Divine Emperor, the air here became anxious. However, the anxious atmosphere did not affect the environment here. There were still forest gardens like the garden world, blue oceans, towering snow-capped mountains and vast grasslands.
"The planet is beautiful, but such a weak defensive force could have turned it into a purgatory on earth if it weren't for being on the edge of the galaxy."
Inside the Stormbird's cabin, Soshiyan stared at the natural planet below, which was barely contaminated by industry, and he could have been in a good mood at this time if it weren't for a series of bad news.
But unfortunately, things in the Empire will always be so bad.
What's worse is not just external threats, but also the various thieves inside humans are also the crowing people.
At this time, Talos walked to him.
"How much better is this place than hell? What are you going to do about that?"
"When you get to the ground, please let me go and deal with those people. I will go and meet them in person and temporarily put the matter down."
As the storm bird gradually approached the ground, the magnificent holy city of the National Church appeared in Soshiyan's vision.
As the promised land designated by the saint Casparentin, the planet was originally named Cassera, and its history can be traced back to the chaotic era after the Apostasy.
At that time, the area was on the edge of the star torch light, and although many human colonies were established very early, the chaos at the top of the empire caused by the apostasy caused the chaos of the empire, and there was no time to take care of it. What followed was an evil and untrustless disaster. Many Chaos Sects rose from cities and mountains, and even the rulers of some planets announced their separation from the empire and established their own small kingdoms. The empire was busy cleaning up the mess in the Sun Star Domain and had no time to deal with those remote places.
At this moment, a mighty fleet arrived at Catherra, who was in a warlord melee, and brought unexpected peace to it - a state expeditionary force, composed of the state religious believers and pilgrims, who were driven into military frenzy by the sermon prophecy of the "eternal pilgrim" Casparen. The missionary, who was nearly sixty years old, announced a war of faith that its purpose was to save many souls in the dark border area. He claimed that the Emperor of God warned him in the foreshadowing that this place would become a terrible heresy nest, and to prevent such a thing from happening, they had to launch an expedition.
This kind of thing sounds incredible in the 41 thousand years, because the state religion was deprived of most of its ability to launch military operations very early on. However, before the taming of the edict was issued, this kind of thing was actually very common. A respected missionary could easily organize a jihad army of hundreds of millions of people. Their goals were diverse, aliens, heresy, or what they believed to be heresy. The jihad army they organized was not the temporary cannon fodder that was not even as good as militias in the forty-one thousand years. It was almost no different from the Astral Army. It not only had guns, cannons, tanks, but also a powerful fleet, which could even attract Astartes to participate.
But Casparen didn't know at the time that he was actually driving a "last bus", because after he spent decades to finally launch his dream jihad expedition, Terra issued an edict to tame, ending the path of the state religion to master armed forces. Fortunately, the border of the empire, which had arrived at that time, did not know what was happening in the core center.
Kasparen is a person who has some records in the history of the state religion. He was born in the Great Vortex area and later went to a famous seminary near the Sun Star Domain. After graduation, he did not return to his hometown but continued to serve as a missionary in the Storm Star Domain. It is said that he traveled over fifty worlds in his life, bringing a more pure light of the Divine Emperor to many worlds that were still in the "wild" at that time. As he grew older, he seemed unwilling to just preach. He began to preach his prophecy everywhere, using his years of prestige and connections, and after lobbying from many parties, he organized a huge expeditionary fleet and plunged into the dark border of the empire, the dimest of the light of the Star Torch.
After arriving at Cathera, Casparen aroused the faith of the people here with her incredible fanaticism. At the same time, the powerful jihad forces also swept across the dark forces on the planet and quickly eliminated the tide of apostasy.
Starting with this planet, a grand war of faith began, a arduous war lasted for nearly 40 years, when it ended, one-fifth of the population in the star region died, and countless people became slaves, disabled or servants.
Even during this period, Kasparen, who was honored as the "father of rescue", was assassinated by hostile forces and died in his meditation room. Of course, there are rumors that the assassin came from some forces at the top of the empire. In order to weaken the powerful armed forces of the state religion, the jihadist army was taken over by a disciple of Kasparen and won the final victory of the battle of faith.
After victory, the imperial edict from the empire was conveyed. Casparen's successors accepted the request of the new pope and removed their armed forces, but they also received rewards. This territory watered with blood by the believers of the state religion became a major diocese, enjoying special religious immunity, and the administrative power belonged to the local priests. Many jihad survivors were also allowed to stay and settle here. Some were disarmed and returned to the fields, while others joined the local defense forces in organization. Most of the officers were transformed into planetary nobles. In order to commemorate the "eternal pilgrim", the original Casparen was also renamed St. Casparen and became the capital of the major diocese, which is the Cardinal World.
The subsequent consolidation and reconstruction continued for centuries. St. Casparen was soon built into a beautiful world. There was no so-called nesting city here, only a huge settlement area formed around the Cathedral of Jihad, five major seminary and three monasteries, as well as hundreds of small settlements. They were different from the nesting city of the Empire. The buildings were all brick and stone structures, dotted with natural landscapes such as lakes, rivers, and even forests. The priests did not like noisy giant machinery, so the environment of the planet was relatively "original", including the city, and it was more classical.
The most charming and magnificent among them is the Cathedral of Jihad and its entire area with an affiliated population of more than three million. The Cathedral is built on the highest mountain range on the planet, and the place where Casparen first set foot on the planet, and the place where he prayed to the emperor for the first time after coming to this world. Therefore, it is regarded as a holy place for the cathedral. It has established a huge group of cathedrals with a length of more than thirty kilometers. The center of the church group is a huge group of shiny spires, that is, the Cathedral of Jihad. From there, the neat residential belt extends from there and is built down the mountains. From the outside, it looks like a small nest, but the sky here is not shrouded in polluted haze, there is no roar of factories in the streets, and replaced by the wonderful sound of wind chimes sent by the wind, the small waterfalls flowing in the garden, and the friendly debates of the priests.
The entire city's architectural planning was built under the guidance of the artistic thought that the State Church had been passed down for thousands of years, emphasizing the unity of the mind and the environment. When a believer stepped on this sacred land, he would realize that its spectacularity was no less than any of the most bizarre fantasy that came to their dreams.
Chapter completed!