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Nest Capital, King's Court District, residence.

Inside the washroom.

“Shua la la — — — —”

Li Nuo woke up and took a shower, feeling refreshed.

The Steel Penny Clan, oh no, it should now be called the Steel Warriors Clan, or Steel Warriors for short.

The clan culture and traditions of the Steel Warriors Clan have been established, and the founder is the Mad Doctor - Sack, played by himself.

After Li Nuo finished his speech, Aylon immediately proposed changing the clan name to Steel Warriors.

Logically, Li Nuo brought out the cultural traditions he had prepared.

Doesn't the Steel Warriors Clan like mechanical modifications?

Very well, after fighting in the future, everyone will pull out the teeth of the enemy as a war trophy, and use the teeth to exchange for prosthetic modification services from the Mad Doctor or Painboy.

Here, I must mention that Li Nuo vaguely remembers that some Ork tribes use teeth as currency.

This kind of trading currency has not been promoted in the Steel Warriors Clan, and even the practice of collecting the teeth of enemies after the war has never appeared.

The Steel Warriors Clan is considered the "first to eat crabs" in this regard.

Not all Ork teeth can be used to purchase modification services.

After Li Nuo and Aylon discussed it, they decided to divide the Ork's teeth into three grades.

The first grade is the clan leader.

The teeth of this grade are the largest, brightest, and smelliest, and are easily distinguishable.

Due to their scarcity and unique shape, they have become the most valuable teeth.

The second grade of teeth comes from the clan leader's bodyguard.

The third grade is the teeth of Orks such as Mad Doctors, Mekboys, Ork Boyz, Boom Boyz, Wartrak Boyz, and Bike Boyz.

Gretchin and Squig teeth do not count.

The exchange ratio of the three grades of teeth is temporarily set at 1:100:100000.

This exchange ratio was thought of by Aylon.

The logic behind it is very simple.

As the leader of the Steel Warriors Clan, Aylon has 30 bodyguards, and these 30 bodyguards can manage up to 30,000 Orks.

If the number of Orks in the clan increases, the number of bodyguards must also increase, otherwise many Orks will not listen to orders and will cause trouble for no reason.

Currently, it seems that 1 clan leader manages 100 bodyguards, and 100 bodyguards manage 100,000 Orks is the limit.

Thus, there is the exchange ratio of the three grades of teeth.

Li Nuo doesn't care much about this aspect.

In the future, when the Steel Warriors Clan is promoted to the Steel Warriors Tribe, he can use the hive city's cogitator array to deduce a more suitable currency system, and it will not be too late to reform the tribe's currency at that time.

After formulating the clan's cultural traditions, Li Nuo collected various Ork gene samples and went "offline".

Speaking of the name "Steel Warriors", Li Nuo thinks that his naming skills are quite good.

"Steel Warriors" is easy to pronounce, very smooth, and very silky.

When giving speeches by the campfire, the tone and wording he used borrowed from the pre-battle exhortations of the Space Marine chaplains, which was especially able to mobilize emotions.

Coupled with the name "Steel Warriors", he naturally gained the worship of the Orks.

But the problem is, Li Nuo always feels like he has heard the name "Steel Warriors" somewhere.

After putting on clean clothes, Li Nuo stared at himself in the mirror and fell into deep thought.

Why does "Steel Warriors" feel so familiar?

Could it be that he had seen this word in the news of Hive City?

Thinking like this in his heart, Li Nuo came to the study, turned on the communicator, and searched for this name in the Hive City's public database.

The moment the search results came out, a "Damn it" blurted out.

Holy crap!

Yun Chui has caused a big disaster!

During the Great Crusade era, there was a Space Marine Legion called the Iron Warriors.

"Damn it, I was wondering why 'Steel Warriors' was so familiar. This is really feeling the Emperor to cross the river. If the Steel Warriors Clan faces the Iron Warriors in the Space Marine Legion in the future, I don't know what kind of scene will appear."

Li Nuo scratched his ears and cheeks in the study, feeling a headache.

Outside the window, the morning light shone, day and night rotated, and a new day arrived.

Since things have come to this, he can only go all the way to the dark.

In the future, Ork clans will be named according to the names of the Space Marine Legions.

At that time, Steel Warriors will fight Iron Warriors, Shadow Wolves will fight Sons of Horus, whoever can beat whoever, let's see the real chapter under our hands.

“Jie jie jie~”

Li Nuo enjoyed breakfast at his residence with a bit of mischievous excitement.

After obtaining the position of Deputy Governor and a large amount of authorization from the Governor yesterday, some changes have occurred in his daily life and work.

Previously, when building starch factories and bread factories, Li Nuo was aiming to make money.

Now, while making money, he must also pay as much tithe as possible to expand his influence within the Imperium of Man.

This is very important.

The appointment and removal of the Governor is not up to the current Governor.

Li Nuo only learned about this detail when he accepted the authorization yesterday.

Specifically, it is like this:

At the end of the Dark Age of Technology, an unprecedented warp storm occurred.

Many human worlds in the galaxy lost contact with Terra and became human worlds independent of Terra.

After the Great Crusade began, whoever made a lost human world submit to the Imperium would have the power to appoint and remove the Governor.

Suppose the expedition fleet has the number "55".

The 11th human world it discovers is the "55-11" world.

When the "55-11" world belongs to the Imperium, there are two situations.

First, this world takes the initiative to surrender.

After the surrender, the master of the world is elected by the local residents of the world, and then reviewed and formally appointed by the 55th expedition fleet.

The second situation is that this world resolutely resists the 55th expedition fleet, and is then violently suppressed and forcibly conquered.

At this time, the master of the world is designated by the 55th expedition fleet.

The candidate is usually an old company commander who is old, respected, and has made great achievements, or an old general of the auxiliary army.

Since then, the change of the master of this world has been controlled by the 55th fleet, regardless of the wishes of the local residents of the world.

Eipimete belongs to the first situation.

The Emperor personally led the fleet to Eipimete.

Eipimete at that time was already the world of the Vogue family.

The Vogue family master of that time knelt down at light speed, expressing his surrender to the Emperor in an elegant and agile posture.

Since then, every change of Governor in Eipimete has been decided by the Emperor.

To be more precise, it is the Imperial Regent, Lord High Lord of Terra, Malcador.

The Emperor is obsessed with the Great Crusade and has entrusted the work of managing the world to Malcador.

If Li Nuo wants to successfully take over the position of Governor, he must obtain Malcador's approval.

Lord Vogue told Malcador through the local astropathic choir after authorizing Li Nuo yesterday that he wanted to pass the throne to Li Nuo Wiersik.

This morning, just after Li Nuo finished breakfast, an astropathic secret letter from Terra was brought by Tido.

…

To Li Nuo Wiersik, the successor to the Governor of Hive City Eipimete:

Good day, when you receive this letter, it should be morning there.

A few days ago, I listened to the report of the Forge World Deimos at the wartime council (Note 1).

I therefore noticed the new synthetic starch preparation technology you invented.

The current Governor of Eipimete, Frederick Vogue, has suggested to me that you be his only successor.

This is the right decision, I have no complaints, only two requirements.

First, the production capacity of synthetic starch must be greatly increased.

Hunger is the breeding ground for unrest, and unrest causes losses to the Imperium. The new synthetic starch preparation technology will save the Imperium from losses.

Using this year's total value of Eipimete's material tax as a reference, I hope that before you officially take office, you will increase the total output value of synthetic starch to more than 20% of the material tax.

Secondly, the food supply reserves of the Imperial Army must be fully replenished.

Also before you officially take office, I hope that you can alleviate some of the food supply pressure of the Department of Military Affairs and provide the Imperial Army with synthetic starch equivalent to 10% of this year's total value of the material tax.

The Emperor once said that those who work hard must enjoy preferential treatment, and this is also my view.

Under my assignment, an astropath who has been rigorously trained by the astropathic choir will arrive in Eipimete later today.

Her name is Shatana Niasta, and she is the sister of my personal astropath Sibel Niasta.

She will provide you with advice and assistance and become a bridge for you to communicate with other Imperial worlds.

I wish you an early completion of the great cause of expanding the production of synthetic starch.

May the light of the Emperor guide us.

Sincerely,

Imperial Regent, Lord High Lord of Terra, Chief of the Wartime Council, Malcador.

…

The astropathic code of the secret letter has been verified by the local astropathic choir, confirming that this letter is from Imperial Regent Malcador.

According to the letter, he will soon have a personal astropath as an assistant, which really makes Li Nuo feel happy.

The importance of astropaths is beyond doubt.

In the Great Crusade era, astropaths were the only psykers recognized by the Emperor and who had completed a mind-binding ceremony with the Emperor himself.

Even if these people directly contact the corruption of Chaos, they are very likely to choose self-sacrifice and would rather die than submit, which shows how reliable they are.

In Eipimete, no one has a personal astropath. The Governor and nobles can only send and receive astropathic information through the local astropathic choir.

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In the future, having a personal Astropath following me around would be quite the status symbol.

However, there's one thing to keep in mind.

Astropaths are experts in psychic abilities, with a far greater understanding of them than other psykers.

When facing the upcoming personal Astropath, it's best not to use my fungal abilities, to avoid revealing any clues.

"Tido, when Shattana Niasta arrives, let's go greet her together."

"Okay, I estimate she might arrive in the afternoon."

Tido sat down beside him, propping her chin up with her hand, and said:

"The head of the Mauros family asked me to ask you if you're interested in taking over their promethium refining residue? If you're willing, they can also transfer their starch factory to you."

The Mauros family is a local promethium tycoon, with a status equivalent to a pre-transmigration oil behemoth.

Their refinery operates on a "processing trade" model, meaning they purchase promethium ore from mineral worlds, transport it locally for refining, and then sell the refined products.

Most of the family's promethium ore comes from outer planets, with only a small portion originating from Epimethius itself.

This operational model of acquiring raw materials and selling refined products leaves behind a vast amount of residue in Epimethius, with the total amount of residue requiring landfill each year being almost the same as that of the forge world Deimos.

Leano took out his data-slate and calculated that, to meet Macardo's two requirements, he'd better sign the deal with the Mauros family.

The residue from the forge world Deimos and the Mauros family combined wouldn't be enough; he'd need to take on residue from several more Imperial worlds.

This would require the help of the Astropath.

With her around, it would be much easier for him to communicate with other Imperial worlds.

"Tido and Isabel, you two handle the Mauros family. I'll check the database on the comm-unit to see if there are any suitable promethium refining residue sources in the Sol System."

"Okay~ No problem, leave it to me. Expanding production capacity requires a lot and a lot of Throne Gelts. Do you have enough money?"

Leano opened the data-slate, and the numbers on his account came into view, making his teeth ache.

The Throne Gelts cash in his bank account amounted to about twenty thousand.

This amount of money, plus the future income from selling synthetic starch, would at most increase the existing production capacity to match the Deimos residue supply.

Two months from now is the new year, and I'll be 16.

Two years after that, I'll be 18, reaching the minimum age for marriage and becoming a Governor.

Achieving Macardo's requirements in two years and two months, relying solely on the current cash flow is definitely not enough.

Instead of borrowing money from the bank, I might as well ask my father-in-law.

"Tido, is Dad willing to lend me money? The interest rate is negotiable."

"Hehe, you've come to the right person to ask."

Tido opened an electronic document on her data-slate and handed it to Leano for review:

"Take a look. Dad is providing the funds, lending you Throne Gelts in my name, with a principal of 1 million Throne Gelts, an annual simple interest rate of 4%, interest paid first, principal repaid in 36 installments."

Interest paid first, principal repaid later, means low repayment pressure in the early stages and high pressure in the later stages.

The synthetic starch industry is in its initial stage, and it will scale up in two years, with small cash flow in the early stages and large cash flow in the later stages, which perfectly matches the repayment method provided by his father-in-law.

Not to mention the interest rate is only 4% annual simple interest.

Leano had no reason not to sign such a lucrative contract.

Tido became his biggest creditor before even getting married, how ironic.

Without further ado, the two started working.

Tido contacted Isabel to jointly meet with the head of the Mauros family.

Leano checked the database in the study, searching for suitable sources of promethium refining residue.

Mars is undoubtedly the largest producer of residue.

But there are too many problems on this planet.

Doing business with Deimos only requires them to send a Sage to handle everything.

Mars has many factions, some are on good terms with the current Forge General Calbo Hal, and some follow the Forge Vice-Magos Zagoryus Kane.

Calbo Hal was the Mechanicum's traitor representative during the Horus Heresy, while Zagoryus Kane is the Mechanicum's loyalist representative.

Literally speaking, cooperating with Zagoryus Kane seems more promising.

But the problem is that after becoming the acting General of Mars, this guy's personality has become twisted, almost heretical.

Leano sees no future in cooperating with such a person.

To take a step back, whether it's cooperating with Calbo Hal or Zagoryus Kane, it means taking sides in the Horus Heresy.

Cooperating with Calbo Hal means facing the great purge after the Horus Heresy.

Cooperating with Kane means Epimethius might be destroyed by the traitors during the heresy.

He'd offend everyone and get beaten on both sides.

In summary:

Mars is a cesspool in this era, and it's best not to touch it.

"Alas, if only Macardo wouldn't die."

Leano crossed his arms, frowned, and pondered his and the hive's future.

Old Man Macardo has a good eye for talent, high EQ and IQ, or in simpler terms, "he knows what's up", knowing what he should and shouldn't do.

The Emperor has been messing with the Imperium for so long, but the Imperium hasn't fallen apart, and Macardo deserves at least half the credit.

In good conscience, as a Cloudhammer, Leano thinks the Emperor should kowtow to Macardo.

Oh, no, what Leano wants to say is that he sincerely believes that anyone who knows a little about the history of Warhammer doesn't want Macardo to sacrifice himself.

With Macardo around, the future of the Imperium will undergo earth-shattering changes.

"If it's just about not wanting Macardo to sacrifice himself, I actually have a chance."

Leano stood up and paced back and forth in the study, thinking.

The purpose of the Chaos Gods launching the Horus Heresy is not to destroy the human Imperium and all of humanity, but to prevent the Emperor from building a webway entrance.

After all, only living humans can provide "emotional value" to the Chaos Daemons.

Humans who use the webway to protect themselves are the beings the four Chaos Gods least want to see.

Macardo's sacrifice boils down to him sitting on the Golden Throne, helping the Emperor guard against the webway daemons on his behalf.

The Golden Throne drained Macardo's soul, psychic abilities, and life, turning him into dust.

In exchange, the Emperor was able to leave the palace and fight Horus to the death.

Just to avoid Macardo's death, Leano feels he has a shot, and a big one at that.

A few months ago, when he first met Lord Vogeus, the other party asked him what he would most want to say to the Emperor if he saw him.

Leano's idea at the time was the Golden Hook Defense Plan.

He could sow Orks in the webway and build an army to help the human side resist the webway daemons.

Doing so might not help the future Corpse Emperor stand up from the Golden Throne.

But helping Macardo share some of the pressure and avoid him dying from exhaustion should still be somewhat possible.

"Warp-resistant monocrystal is specifically designed to counter Chaos power, and it also restrains webway daemons. If I can find a way to get a few thousand tons of it and build a batch of fungus-enhanced Space Marines with insane Chaos resistance, I don't believe they can't hold off the webway daemons for a few minutes. As long as it's a few minutes, I can save Macardo..."

While checking the database and searching for partners, Leano directed the system to conduct fungal simulations, striving to create the gene template for the first generation of fungus-enhanced Space Marines as soon as possible.

After spending most of the day like this, Tido returned with good news.

The Mauros family's business has been settled.

The price of promethium refining residue sold by Deimos divided by 1.5 is the price of the Mauros family, the difference coming from the saved transportation costs.

The control and shares of the starch factory have been transferred to Leano's Umbrella Corporation.

Once the promethium refining residue transport pipeline is built, the new starch factory can produce synthetic starch.

This part of the production capacity will be gradually released in the coming year.

"Your personal Astropath has arrived, let's go pick her up at the orbital elevator."

Tido opened the data-slate, and a picture of an elderly woman appeared on the screen, with a kind and amiable face, and a sparkle of wisdom and gentleness in her eyes, looking very easy to get along with.

This person is Shattana Niasta, the youngest sister in Macardo's personal Astropath's family.

Leano had previously thought it would be a young person, but he was somewhat surprised that it was an elderly woman. (Note 2)

"Oh, I didn't expect this lady to be so old."

Tido seemed to realize something, shaking her head up and down, and poked Leano's arm somewhat excitedly:

"I heard Dad say that Astropaths are like fine wine, the older the better. It seems our Prime Minister values you very much."

Note 1: The Council of War, i.e., the Council of Terra during the Great Crusade, was later renamed the High Lords of Terra and the Senate.

Note 2: Readers who are familiar with the official novels may notice that this is foreshadowing, which will be revealed later in the plot.