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Chapter 179 Blood Oath Order

Standing on the crimson gravel on the surface of the Zaporizhia planet, Chen Xi looked at the operating mine. In the distance, the billowing smoke and dust from the refinery dyed the sky a turbid orange.

He reached out and held down the Inquisitor's coat that was blown by the wind, and his eyes swept over the imperial citizens working in the mines. It was hard to tell whether there was sympathy or scrutiny in his eyes.

These new immigrants wore thick dust masks on their faces and thin clothes on their bodies, working hard in the cold wind on this cold planet, and all this was just because of his plan.

Although he promised them a new life, becoming miners would not necessarily be much better than their previous lives.

Chen Xi touched the respirator on his face and sighed helplessly.

The mining technology of the Mechanicus is simple and crude. A large amount of dust produced by mining and refining floats in the air. If you do not wear a respirator, the dust particles in the air can choke people to death.

But Chen Xi had no way to stop all this, or on the contrary, he would continue to promote and expand all this, throwing more people into the mine to mine more resources for him.

Because only in this way can he complete the plan he needs before the Great Rift opens.

Just as Chen Xi was thinking about this, the accompanying mechanical priest reported in binary prayer: "The accident at Mine No. 3 has been resolved."

The sound squeezed out of the metal throat was like the grinding of rusty gears, and the words that came out were particularly cold: "Twelve miners were killed. The casualties are in line with production standards."

A skull-shaped data terminal hovered between the two people, and the jumping numbers in the holographic projection converted twelve lives into a percentage of production capacity loss.

Chen Xi's fingertips unconsciously stroked the rose knot around her waist, concealing her inner emotional fluctuations.

"Let's go to the residential area. I want to understand the living conditions of the people of the empire here." Chen Xi restrained his emotions and spoke in a cold tone.

The Mechanical Priest did not object, but led Chen Xi to the residential area.

This place is a certain distance away from the mining area, and workers need to take a commuter bus to get to the mining area every day.

Chen Xi did not take the transport plane, but also took the workers' commuter bus, wanting to understand their lives and treatment in more detail.

But overall, the Mechanicus is still quite humane. After agreeing to Chen Xi's request, they did significantly improve the treatment of the workers.

At the very least, large air filtration devices have been installed in the residential areas, which can effectively filter the dust in the air so that these workers do not have to wear respiratory masks in the living areas.

Don't think this is outrageous. If they were in the hive, they might have to pay for breathing more.

If you don't pay, the Air Guild will cut off the air circulation in the entire block and deprive you of oxygen to breathe.

As for food, the oil men provided not the corpse starch common in the empire, but a nutrient-rich nutritional paste.

Chen Xi ordered one to try, and could only say... it was clean and hygienic, but as tasteless as plain water.

"This is standard No. 3 nutritional paste, which can provide an adult with the calories needed for a day's work and the necessary nutrition and water intake to maintain vital signs." The mechanical priest explained.

Chen Xi didn't say much about this, and was even somewhat satisfied.

Being able to eat this instead of the by-products of promethium refining, these miners are already living well enough.

But besides these, Chen Xi had other concerns. Just as he was about to ask about medical treatment, a clear bell rang out throughout the residential area, drawing his gaze. "Blood is our oath, pain is our prayer!" Suddenly, a group of Anglican priests, dressed in red robes, appeared on the residential streets, chanting slogans. Their attire differed slightly from typical Anglican priests, the color appearing to be a bit more red.

Chen Xi's pupils shrank slightly - there were some medical nuns mixed in with those state religion priests, but their attire was very different from that of ordinary medical nuns.

The glass test tubes on their waists jingled with their steps, and the dark red liquid swaying inside reflected a scarlet luster in the sunlight.

The leading nun held high a silver cup inlaid with thorns, and behind her was a tall genetic slave holding a flag with an imperial double-headed eagle painted in red.

"Blood Oath Order?" Chen Xi held down the combat nun guard who was about to draw her gun, and the information mentioned by the old bishop emerged from the depths of his memory.

This is a branch church of the state religion, mainly active in the Mariupol sector. Although its missionary activities are slightly suspected of heresy, on the whole it is still within the scope of tolerance of the Inquisition.

After all, compared to guys like the Death Cult, the Blood Oath Order is relatively peaceful.

Their main religious activity is to encourage believers to donate blood, and then serve the God-Emperor by collecting blood, and treat patients through unique blood therapy.

The Inquisition examined them but found no heresy.

Although the act of collecting blood donations does seem heretical from some perspectives, the Sector Inquisition has to admit that the Blood Oath Sisters of the Blood Oath Order have indeed made significant contributions to the empire in the medical field.

These nuns, with blood bottles hanging on their bodies, would indeed go deep into the lower nest to provide free diagnosis and treatment to the poor people of the empire, using their unique blood therapy to treat their illnesses.

All they ask for in return is blood donation from their believers.

In Chen Xi's immigration plan this time, because of the participation of the state religion, the Blood Oath Order naturally participated as well.

However, Chen Xi did not expect that not long after Zaporizhia was opened up, these priests of the Blood Oath Order had already begun preaching.

But this is also a good thing. At least the medical services they provide can effectively make up for the shortcomings of the Mechanicus.

You know, even if these oil men listened to Chen Xi's perseverance and tried their best to provide medical services to the miners and improve their living conditions, these are not free.

It is very easy for the Mechanicus to replace your limbs or body organs, but the prerequisite is that you can afford it.

Otherwise, be prepared to become a carbon-based part on a factory assembly line.

Chen Xi had no opinion on the activities of the clergy of the Blood Oath Order, but when watching their missionary activities, Chen Xi always felt a sense of disharmony and felt that something was not right.

But the workers rushed towards the red-robed nuns as if they had seen their saviors.

As the red-robed nuns arrived at the square of the neighborhood, there was a small shrine that seemed to have been built not long ago. They set up a simple shed there and began to treat the workers.

Chen Xi walked over curiously, wanting to see up close how these members of the Blood Oath Order used blood therapy to treat their patients.

One of the Blood Oath Sisters took out a glass test tube from her body, poured the scarlet liquid in it into a small bowl, then took out various herbs from her body, crushed them and added them to the bowl. After stirring them evenly, she applied them to the affected area of ​​a worker.

Chen Xi didn't know whether it was a psychological effect or these nuns really mastered some ancient medical techniques, but at least from the feedback from the surrounding workers, this treatment seemed to be very effective.

(End of this chapter)