"The Holy Emperor of Mankind and omnissiah, the representative of the omnissiah, they turn decay into wonder..." --- "A Brief History of the New Human Race"
Terra, the cradle planet of human civilization, had long been scarred by war and relentless resource exploitation. Its skies were obscured by pollution, its land transformed into steel ruins, and even its oceans had vanished without a trace, leaving only silent basins and polluted salt lakes.
However, on this abandoned wasteland, Sanguinius and Li Feng both intended to reshape Terra into a hotbed of life. Thus began an unprecedented ecological transformation plan... the "Mother Planet Regeneration Project."
Sanguinius, Her Majesty the Empress of Humanity, now personally announced Terra's revitalization project through the mouth of "a certain old senior." She stood on the high platform of the Golden Throne, her gaze penetrating the thick air filtration layers, overlooking the desolate surface.
Using his voice, she broadcast her words across all of Terra:
"Terra is our everything. It is the beginning of our history and the symbol of humanity. Today, we will restore its glory, allowing our mother planet to once again become the cradle of life."
Li Feng and the Adeptus Mechanicus naturally participated. Li Feng, using a vast amount of data on planetary and environmental transformation by the golden human race from the Dark Age of Technology provided by the Adeptus Mechanicus, generated relevant STCs.
These STCs immediately produced related creations on nearby Mars... and all these creations and personnel allocations were handed over to a peculiar Centurion of the Imperial Fists Space Marine Chapter.
Terra's atmosphere had been polluted by industrial exhaust and stellar dust, making it difficult to breathe. The first phase's goal was to normalize the atmosphere.
"Ancient technology" climate regulators, these gigantic devices were deployed between Terra's equator and poles, absorbing and decomposing pollutants in the air while releasing oxygen and appropriate amounts of water vapor.
The Holy Emperor also directly guided atmospheric flow through the psychic power of the Golden Throne, repairing the fractured ozone layer.
Accompanied by the roar of the colossal devices, the gray sky gradually revealed blue contours. Initially, there were only faint signs, but after several weeks of work, the toxicity index in the air significantly decreased.
When the first ray of natural sunlight on Terra's surface again shone upon the wasteland, countless mortals knelt in prayer, praising the greatness of the Holy Emperor and the Machine God.
Terra's oceans, once the cradle of life, had now become dry salt lakes. STCs for water resource recovery creations were also generated by Li Feng.
Cosmic-grade vapor capturers condensed trace water vapor in the atmosphere into fresh water for circulation.
At the same time, many ships within the Sol System were dispatched to tow alien ice planets and comets to Terra's orbit. Using orbital melting devices, the ice layers were evaporated into water vapor, which then descended into Terra's dry basins.
Under the Holy Emperor's psychic guidance, these artificially created bodies of water rapidly began to form new rivers and lakes on Terra's surface. Ripples finally reappeared on the parched seabed.
Supported by the regenerated atmosphere and water resources, Sanguinius personally infused the psychic power of life into every inch of land.
Gene-optimized seeds stored in the Holy Emperor's underground laboratory were widely sown across Terra's land. These seeds, enhanced by biotechnology, could rapidly grow in extremely barren soil.
With the re-establishment of vegetation cover, the first step of the ecosystem was established. Trees, grasslands, and flowers gradually spread, and the once lifeless surface began to regain vitality.
At the same time, Li Feng commanded a special department to thoroughly clean up polluted waste beneath Terra's surface and utilize scientific technology to convert this waste into new, nutrient-rich soil.
Although Terra's ecological transformation achieved remarkable results, this unprecedented large-scale environmental reconstruction also brought unpredictable side effects. As the air flowed again and water resources were reintroduced into the parched land, the entire planet's ecosystem began to experience an unavoidable violent upheaval.
The Himalayas, where the Imperial Palace District was located, remained relatively stable due to the Holy Emperor's personal protection. However, the rest of Terra's regions plunged into another uncontrollable disaster.
The newly formed rivers and lakes initially brought hope, but as the dry basins and silent salt lakes were gradually covered by water, new problems arose.
Rivers overflowed due to crustal movements, and the expansion of lakes exceeded the original geological bearing capacity, leading to widespread flooding in coastal areas.
Human settlements in the Southern Hemisphere, which once belonged to the ocean, were almost submerged by floods, leaving hundreds of millions homeless. Cities that were once steel wastelands now became oceans of floating debris.
The Cost of Atmospheric Restoration Storms
The operation of the climate regulators gradually cleared the atmosphere, but this also led to the rapid resurgence of natural climate phenomena that had been suppressed by dust and pollution for years. Extreme weather events became commonplace.
Extreme cooling due to the large-scale introduction of water resources from ice planets led to climatic instability in the polar regions. Cold snaps swept across half the planet, with temperatures in some areas dropping to extreme levels, and the Earth rapidly entered a new "ice age."
"Your Majesty the God-Emperor! Please suspend the project to reduce the spread of disasters and allow the people to recuperate!" The High Lords knelt at the Imperial Palace entrance, pleading.
But Sanguinius, using the voice of "a certain old senior," her voice resonated through the Imperial Palace gates, leaving no room for doubt:
"Terra's revival cannot be paused; this is humanity's destiny. You must overcome these difficulties; this is the price we must pay."
In this year, Terra's mortals endured countless hardships, but they also felt the true meaning of hope for the first time. As the floods gradually receded, new vegetation grew from the ruins; as the storms subsided, blue skies reappeared overhead.
Li Feng and the "Centurion" beside him watched as large numbers of animals were relocated from the Imperial Palace's underground laboratory to the surface, where they were bred and extensively farmed, accompanied by officials from the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Department of the Interior.
Many of the animals brought out from the Imperial Palace basement were even long-extinct species. Li Feng, for instance, saw dodo birds – yes, this species, which had gone extinct in his great-great-grandfather's generation, was found in the Imperial Palace's basement.
In fact, during this period, Li Feng and Sanguinius had been under immense pressure, as this was no small matter. The two of them had long grown tired of the "filth and disarray" of humanity's home planet.
Moreover, as the capital of humanity, its current state truly lacked grandeur. A capital should be solemn and majestic, while also being filled with birdsong, fragrant flowers, and vibrant life everywhere.
As for the people and their lives and property "sacrificed" during the environmental transformation... it didn't matter. After "becoming gods," the couple was now very close to a state of "moral vacuum."
However, during this year of environmental transformation, which was also the year of preparation for the "Thirteenth Black Crusade," Li Feng created many "toys," and Sanguinius also came up with many innovations... Konrad Curze also inadvertently discovered one of his... brothers.
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