I cultivate mushrooms in warhammer

Outside the Governor's office.

Reno wiped the sweat from his forehead, only then realizing that he had just met the master of this world.

That was a real big shot, someone who could decide his life or death with a single thought.

Thankfully, he was clever and calm enough not to blurt out any lame internet jokes to his doom, or he'd be eating purple eggs right now.

After a short while, Delton came out of the door, gently massaging his temples, and led Reno towards another elevator.

"Congratulations, Kang Wen. Lord Vaughes is very satisfied with your performance. You're officially promoted, and the bonus for this mission is doubled."

Delton used a data slate to open the elevator and pressed the button marked "12th Floor":

"I'll take you to the headquarters of the Governor's Guard now to register you as an Upper Hive citizen and officially join the Governor's Guard."

"Upper Hive citizen status..." Reno looked at the night view outside the observation glass, feeling somewhat dazed.

Once upon a time, he was risking his life in the Lower Hive, testing drugs and matching wits with Robnos.

But now, he only needed to take a trip with Delton to obtain the new identity that Lower Hivers dreamed of.

When he retired from the Governor's Guard, he might be able to buy a house in the Upper Hive, start a company, acquire assets, and even marry and have children, living a life far more stable than in the Lower Hive.

Provided that he could avoid conscription by the Imperial Guard, assassinations by rebels, harassment by cultists, the prying eyes of warp demons, the Horus Heresy, and the Great Scouring caused by the rebellion...

Okay, thinking about it carefully, it seemed that after becoming an Upper Hive citizen, the difficulties he would face hadn't changed much, still war and plague, slaughter and death.

That was the main theme of the Warhammer world after all.

They chatted along the way, and after completing the onboarding process with Delton, Reno gained his new identity and safe house.

Considering that the Upper Hive identity was permanent, Delton suggested that Reno use his real name to register the identity.

Reno's original name in this body was Reno, which sounded similar to the Chinese name "李诺" (Lǐ Nuò).

There was no need to worry about the name Reno attracting the attention of enemies.

On the one hand, in the Upper Hive, there were at least three million people with "Reno" in their full name, and no one would delve into the life history of every Reno.

On the other hand, Reno looked very different now than he did in the past, and it was impossible for people to associate him with the Lower Hive youth of the same name.

After comprehensive consideration, Reno decided to adopt Delton's suggestion and signed the name "Reno" in the identity information column.

When communicating and cooperating with agents, he would still use "Kang Wen" as his code name.

When expanding his network in the Upper Hive, he would refer to himself as Reno.

The life history of the Upper Hive identity was relatively simple. After completing basic subjects at the academy, he inherited his parents' estate, which included a number of throne gelt, a house, and matching furniture.

This identity was clean and tidy, with no connection to any forces, so there was no situation of being inherently hostile to a certain force.

Two identities, two lives.

Separating work and life was only beneficial for agents, with no harm.

After a series of operations, Reno received a data slate bound to his real identity.

Led by Delton, he arrived at his safe house in the first district of the Upper Hive.

This was a detached cottage standing in the corner of a large artificial garden, with two floors above ground and a basement below, with two gardens in the front and back.

Gothic pointed arch windows, turquoise stained glass, simple yet beautiful carvings, towering spires.

The first time Reno saw this house, he was captivated by its beauty and couldn't help but offer words of praise to Lord Vaughes.

Delton patted Reno on the shoulder:

"I won't go in. There are domestic servitors and communication machines in the safe house. The domestic servitors will clean the house and prepare food for you. The communication machine is connected to the Upper Hive's public database, where you can find common sense for living in the Upper Hive and the Upper Hive's laws. The maintenance costs of the servitors and communication machines will be automatically deducted from your account."

"Okay, sir," Reno asked:

"Do other agents also have such luxurious safe houses?"

Delton waved his hand:

"No, they don't. Their safe houses are duplex apartments. Currently, only you and I live in detached cottages. This means that the Governor is very optimistic about you. Work hard, I'll leave first. If there's anything, we'll contact each other through the data slate."

"Take care, sir."

Reno watched Delton leave and pushed open the door of his residence and walked in.

A servitor stood in front of the main door of the house, greeting him with an androgynous electronic synthesized voice:

"Good day, sir. Serf-121 reporting for duty. Please use the data slate to sign the master-servant agreement with me."

Serf what?

Serf?

Who came up with this code name, it's really a bad joke.

Reno paused slightly, scanning the modified servitor up and down, and was surprised to find that the other party's image was quite good.

Servitors performing production and research tasks are mainly practical and basically do not consider aesthetics.

The domestic servitor in front of him was very different.

His bionic eyes were modified into round-rimmed glasses, the skin not covered by metal seemed to be artificially made, bright and new, without dirt and grease, and the servant clothes on his body just covered the limbs that were replaced by machinery.

Overall, he looked like a highly mechanized butler.

"Hello, Serf-121," Reno stopped and took out the data slate, connecting the pipeline to the interface on the other party's wrist:

"Can I change your name? For example, Butler-1."

"With pleasure, sir. The master-servant agreement has been signed. Butler-1 will be at your service."

The servitor bent down and extended his hand, inviting Reno to enter:

"I will take you on a tour of this house, please follow me."

Reno retracted the pipeline, looked through the detailed content of the master-servant agreement, and casually asked:

"Do you still remember what you did before you were transformed into a servitor?"

"Yes, sir. Before being transformed into a servitor, I had just completed my studies and was looking for a job."

"Then why did you become a servitor?"

"Because my mother was sick, sir, and I couldn't afford the medical expenses. I sold myself to Eldar Domestic Services and became a domestic servitor."

"What?" Reno stopped and looked over in astonishment.

Butler-1's bionic eyes flickered slightly:

"Yes, that's how it is. You don't have to worry about my mother, she has now recovered and moved into a nursing home, enjoying her old age. I think, although the process was a bit tortuous, I finally kept her by my side and didn't let death take her away."

Reno was silent for a moment.

The first rule of the master-servant agreement is loyalty.

Household machine-servants cannot lie to their masters; this is a fundamental logic written into their cranial circuits that cannot be changed, so what the machine-servant said just now was the truth.

Male-Servant-1 seemed to misunderstand Li Nuo's silence and hurriedly said:

"I guarantee that my mother's existence will not interfere with my service to you. Please do not apply to the Eldo Household Company for a replacement servant. I really need this job…"

"No, I have no intention of replacing the servant," Li Nuo said, looking at the splendid night garden outside the window, and asked in a deep voice:

"What is your name? I mean, the name you had before becoming a machine-servant."

Male-Servant-1 pursed his lips and said with difficulty:

"I… I was called Brandi before I was modified."

"Brandi? That sounds like a girl's name," Li Nuo's eyes widened, and then he realized he had made a mistake:

"Oh, I'm sorry. I mistook you for a male machine-servant."

"It doesn't matter, sir. Machine-servants have no gender distinction. We do not need to reproduce, so that part of the physiological system has been removed. You can call me whatever you like."

Li Nuo gave an awkward laugh:

"Okay, then I'll call you Brandi from now on, is that okay?"

Household machine-servants need to understand the emotional needs of their masters, so a small portion of brain tissue used for emotional analysis is retained.

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Brandi's artificial eyes flashed excitedly, and the electronic synthesized voice became a little more cheerful.

"Of course, you can call me Brandi. Please come with me, I will take you to verify the Thinker's permissions."

The two turned into the basement.

This place is used as a warehouse and communication room. There is not much furniture for the time being, so it seems relatively empty.

There is a communication machine in the communication room.

According to Brandi, this is a household communication machine.

The communication machine only has data exchange and firewall functions, and cannot process data like the Thinker.

Just like operating a computer before time-traveling, Li Nuo only needs to operate the joystick keyboard a few times to access the public network of the Upper Hive.

After sharing the communication machine's permissions with the data pad, the data pad can be used to access the Upper Hive's network anytime, anywhere.

Compared to the rich and colorful internet before time-traveling, the network of the Hive World is much simpler.

There are only five icons on the interface, corresponding to the communication module, city news, account list, commodity purchase, and financial transactions respectively.

The communication module can make calls, send and receive text messages, and transfer files.

The city news module will present the daily news directly on the interface, and you can click to view the details.

Today's headline news is related to the fleet composed of the Black Ship Alliance and the Imperial Department of Justice.

This fleet arrived three days ago.

Its purpose is not to collect tithes in advance, but to come and pay attention to the research and development progress of the Ghost Potion.

Once the illegal forces in the Underhive are swept away, the Imperial Department of Justice will urge the Governor to lift the blockade order on the Ghost Potion, thereby harvesting a large number of psykers and handing them over to the Black Ship Alliance to transport away.

This batch of psykers will be used for psychic experiments.

If it is confirmed that artificial psykers can also be used as fuel for the Astronomican, then the future direction of Hive World-Epiteum will undergo a dramatic change.

"The Ghost Mushroom really attracted the Black Ship Alliance. Fortunately, I am now protected by the Governor and will not be dragged away. Psykers can offset a lot of other taxes. As long as Lord Vokes is willing to go all out, it is not impossible to use artificial psykers to pay the tithes in the future."

Li Nuo muttered to himself and directly clicked on the last icon.

This icon says "Financial Transactions".

Li Nuo was very puzzled by this.

Does the Warhammer world also have financial markets?

Insurance companies are probably going to lose everything.

The risks of stocks and bonds are also so high that there is no limit. Maybe the stocks you bought today will become waste paper tomorrow because of the war.

Li Nuo clicked on the financial transaction interface with curiosity and couldn't help but marvel.

The financial products traded are dazzling and dazzling.

The equity of local family-owned enterprises sold to the outside world is available, as well as many commodity futures from agricultural worlds and industrial worlds to choose from.

The most exaggerated thing is that Li Nuo saw war bonds and stocks issued by the Space Marine Chapter.

Guilliman doesn't talk about martial ethics. The bonds and stocks that can be purchased on the list are from one-third of his Five Hundred Worlds.

He deserves to be the future Lord Regent. During the conquest of the galaxy, he did not forget to manage the finances of the Five Hundred Worlds.

Li Nuo was engrossed in watching in front of the Thinker, and Brandi went to the kitchen to prepare some snacks.

Half an hour later, Li Nuo had a clear understanding of his 100,000 Throne Gelt.

The Throne Gelt is issued by Holy Terra and circulates outward with warp travel. The users are mainly interstellar merchants, Rogue Traders, nobles, the Department of Internal Affairs, and the Department of Military Affairs of the Human Empire.

The auction transaction price of a Luna-class cruiser retired from the Imperial Navy is generally 5 million Throne Gelt.

The cost of maintaining such a ship is about 100,000 Throne Gelt per month. If it needs a major overhaul, the maintenance cost starts at 1 million Throne Gelt.

Filling a Luna-class cruiser and running trade in two worlds can earn 200,000 Throne Gelt—this is a figure calculated based on the average net profit margin.

In other words, the 100,000 Throne Gelt in his hand is only equivalent to the net income of an interstellar merchant's one-time transaction.

It all depends on Li Nuo's own ability to make something out of these 100,000 Throne Gelt.

"Well, it's already very late, let's go to bed first, and tomorrow I will contact Isabel and transfer the 100,000 Throne Gelt to my account."

Li Nuo stood up and went to the bedroom to rest under Brandi's guidance.

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Note 1:

In the Rogue Trader game and official novels, the Tarsus Hive in the Calixis Sector is famous for its finance and trade.

In the official novel Enemy Within, War in the Shadows, the Heaven's Glory ship is loaded with a large number of Thinkers used to analyze financial data.

This ship collects transaction information along the Euclotas Trade Route, and then uses commercial analysis models to predict changes in the demand of specific planets, so as to determine the goods that this planet will need in the next few months or dozens of months.

In summary, Warhammer 40k does have a financial market, and it is very developed. It's just because mainstream works focus on Space Marines, Inquisitors, and other characters, so the details such as finance are not shown.