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Chapter 62 Faith as a Shield
Khadgar was satisfied with the situation on Rostov II. This young Imperial world was full of devout faith in the Emperor. Although this was not widely accepted by the Astartes, even Khadgar had to admit that faith was indeed a powerful weapon against Chaos pollution in this era.

Moreover, for mortals, devout belief in the Emperor is often their only reliance in fighting against the threat of Chaos.

Although this cannot completely prevent mortals from being contaminated by Chaos, in Khadgar's many years of experience in fighting Chaos, he has indeed seen many examples of mortals resisting Chaos contamination with their faith.

So Khadgar approved of the religious atmosphere on the Rostov II.

Of course, mortals often do not master the correct methods to deal with the threat of Chaos. They rely more on faith and loyalty to the Emperor to fight these dangerous threats.

The consequence of doing so is often that the once loyal and devout people of the Emperor, after catching a glimpse of the Chaos threat, think they have won, but they are unaware that they have been corrupted by Chaos.

Perhaps nothing would happen at the time, but decades or even hundreds of years later, those who once faced the threat of Chaos would have grown old and died, but the records they left behind could still become a source of Chaos pollution.

This is also the reason why the Grey Knights enforce the strictest prohibitions in every action and eliminate all relevant personnel.

"Some may question your right to destroy these 100 billion people. But those who truly understand know that you have no right to keep them alive."

Although this statement may be a bit exaggerated, for the Grey Knights, this is their most helpless point.

They knew their methods were cruel, they knew they were excessive, but they also knew they had no right to allow those loyal and brave men who had just fought alongside them for the Emperor to live.

This may also be one of the reasons why Khadgar was willing to come to Rostov II. If prevention can be taken in advance to prevent the outbreak of the Chaos threat, perhaps more lives can be saved.

"The silver hexagram can provide a certain degree of protection against evil heresy, and devout faith is also a strong shield for mortals to fight against Chaos, but these alone are not enough." Walking in the monastery, Khadgar taught Sister Elisa and Rachel of the Holy Rose Order about how to resist the threat of Chaos.

He didn't tell them why they did it, just how they should do it.

"The review of books must be strict and careful. There was once an Imperial world that only mixed a few pictures and texts related to heresy into books for hundreds of years, but the continued spread of these things eventually led to the corruption of the entire world." Khadgar told the two of them some cases related to Chaos in the simplest terms possible.

Such words do not constitute a disclosure of information related to chaos, but as long as one can understand their meaning and dangers, they can serve as a sufficient warning.

Although there are many ways to prevent chaos pollution, the most direct and effective way is to do everything possible to prevent the spread of any chaos-related information, because these seemingly insignificant information are the source of chaos pollution.

Rachel had received Chen Xi's instructions, so she naturally took this matter very seriously. After Khadgar finished speaking, she replied, "Rostov II has always strictly censored all publications published within the planet in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of the Interior.

I will follow your advice and conduct stricter scrutiny of these publications, and will never allow any heresy to spread on this planet!" "The Sisters will conduct regular inspections on the planet, and we will never let go of any heresy." Sister Elisa also made a promise to Khadgar.

"That's good. Only by remaining vigilant can we fight against evil." Khadgar didn't ask for more from the two. He planned to write a booklet to impart some knowledge that mortals could use to fight the threat of Chaos. "Later, I will compile a guide on how to fight against heresy. This is a gift, but also a responsibility. Please make good use of it."

"We will. I will include it in the training curriculum of the order so that every nun can learn how to fight against the threat of heresy." Sister Elisa solemnly promised, her face full of piety and determination.

"The sisters' devotion is trustworthy." Khadgar nodded approvingly. Even the Grey Knights had fought alongside the Battle Sisters many times. Their devotion to their faith was their strongest armor against Chaos.

It’s a pity that not everyone can have the same firm and devout faith as the nuns.

For mortals, they still need more protection from those who are truly carrying the burden forward.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Khadgar suddenly noticed a young nun in the corner of the hall, holding a document and looking at them with youthful curiosity on her face.

So he smiled at Sister Elisa and said, "Perhaps we should end this boring and serious conversation. The young nun over there seems to have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Sister Elisa turned her head and looked towards the corner. She saw Figsin standing in the corner dodging and hiding with a document in her arms, so she waved at her, motioning her to come over.

Seeing that Sister Elisa had noticed him, Figesin shyly approached her, bowed, and said, "My apologies, Sister Elisa. I did not mean to interrupt your conversation with this Emperor's Angel, but the instructor ordered me to give you this document."

Sister Elisa nodded to Figesin, then reached out to take the document. After unfolding it and taking a look, she nodded and said, "I understand. Please tell Instructor Olivia to proceed according to the original plan."

"Yes, Sister." After bowing again to Sister Elisa, Khadgar, and Rachel, Figxin turned and left.

After watching Figxin leave, Rachel said, "Master Khadgar, Sister Elisa, let's continue!"

"Okay, next let's go to the vineyard! There grows blessed grapes, which are the most precious things on this planet. They are gifts and blessings from the Emperor!" Sister Elisa's eyes were full of piety and fanaticism, and then she chanted a short hymn in praise of the God-Emperor.

Khadgar listened to the hymn chanted by Sister Elisa with a curious expression on his face. He could feel that the hymn was filled with a faint but real divine power, and that it was not psychic energy from the Warp.

(End of this chapter)