I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 111 Beautiful Lie
Late at night, in the Royal Court District, on the rooftop garden of the Governor's residence.

Li Nuo walked through the vine corridor, into the flowers, and found a quiet corner.

He lay on his back in the chair, looking up at the "moon" above his head, his eyes empty and his mind relaxed.

That dinner was horrible.

Tido's relatives and friends, all the aunts and uncles, flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern.

Not only do you have to remember their names, identities, backgrounds and current jobs, you also have to greet them with accurate titles.

After traveling to another world, I have to deal with all kinds of greetings from elders, juniors, and peers. It's just like celebrating the New Year before traveling through time. This time travel is simply in vain...

But it's also good. The Fugas family is large and prosperous, so I won't have to do many things myself in the future.

As long as you come up with an idea or a new invention, someone will naturally take care of everything.

Li Nuo raised his hand and scratched his cheek. The sound of rustling footsteps came from the flowers beside him.

Looking sideways, the person coming was Tido.

Under the artificial moonlight, the governor's daughter, who had just turned 18, was dazzling.

Facing this fiancée whom he knew very little about, Li Nuo behaved more calmly than he had expected.

"Please sit down, Tido. I want to talk to you."

"Okay~" Tido lifted her skirt, sat down next to Li Nuo with a faint smile on her lips, and imitated him by half-lying in the chair, looking up at the "moon" above her head.

"You don't have to tell me. I also know that you were the one who helped me cover my tracks in the treasure house of the Bottom Nest a month ago. Thank you."

"You're welcome. That's what I should do."

Li Nuo tilted his head and asked, "Why are you helping me?"

"Actually, I just thought it was fun at the time." Tido turned her head and their eyes met.

Li Nuo was stunned for a moment and was speechless.

Tido was amused by Li Nuo's appearance:

"My father asked me to wear the hunter's armor with the invisibility effect and secretly observe the performance of each hunter. When you were fighting, I saw many interesting details. For example, Osgus pretended not to like Ruth, but he often stared at certain parts of the opponent."

Ruth?

Ruth was the sixth Lord Hunter to arrive that day. She was wearing a tight-fitting outfit and a black cloak with pink trim that vaguely revealed her curves.

Li Nuo remembered this person and thought at the time that he might be related to Slaanesh.

She was the sixth person to arrive. "6" happens to be the sacred number of Slaanesh, and the pink color she wore was also Slaanesh's favorite color.

Based on these two points, Li Nuo has always been wary of this noble lady named Ruth Bruton.

Tiduo turned sideways, bent her arms, propped up her head, and asked with a smile:

"Guess what Ruth was doing before the judge found her?"

Tido's words reminded Li Nuo of the scene at that time.

He, Mona and Wick were responsible for leading the team of judges and arbitrators to visit the treasury.

When approaching an area without searchlights, the Judge has the Arbitrator fire flares to light up the entire area.

At this time, Ruth appeared in a panic, covering her chest with her hands, and said that she was adjusting her clothes here.

After Ruth left, the judge asked the arbitrator to collect Ruth's pheromones and track her movements.

After investigation, it was found that Ruth did not take anything she shouldn't have taken, but instead accidentally dropped a piece of clothing.

"Ruth should be changing clothes there. Isn't that right?" Li Nuo asked thoughtfully.

"No." Tiduo shook her head, lowered her voice, and said mysteriously:

"Like you, Ruth also took some things from the treasure house. However, she came prepared. After taking the things, she filled the jar with the props she brought with her, and also used instruments to tamper with her pheromone track."

"What did she take?"

"It's a metal box. There are patterns carved in alien language on the surface of the box. I don't know what's in the box. But seeing how cautious Ruth is, it should be something dangerous."

Tido paused and asked quietly:

"I'm curious, what are the uses of those light green beads you took..."

Li Nuo knew what the small green beads the other party was talking about were.

I followed the guidance of the system and found the magical orc spores in a glass jar.

These spores look like light green beads.

What Tido was referring to was the magical spores.

"You saw me sneakily taking the beads away and thought it was funny, so you helped me cover it up, is that right?"

"Yes." Tiduo's beautiful eyes flickered, and she stared at Li Nuo with expectation:

"Is it because of those little green things that you have become so smart and can invent new technologies and new potions? What are they? How do you know about the existence of those beads?"

What a curious baby.

I knew you were going to ask this.

Fortunately, I was prepared.

This is a dangerous world, where curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge can often become the starting point of corruption.

Li Nuo prepared a perfect and beautiful lie in advance, enough to satisfy Tido's curiosity without lowering his status in her mind.

Li Nuo sat up straight, looked around, and activated the vibration sensor to capture any abnormalities around him.

After repeatedly confirming that there was no third person around, he reached into his pocket and took out a pre-made green pill from the fungus warehouse.

"Here, take it." Li Nuo lowered his voice and stuffed the green pill into Tido's hand.

Tiduo moved closer, opened her right hand, and stared at the green bead in her palm in amazement:
"Is this what you took from the jar? It looks like candy."

Li Nuo squinted his eyes as if to fool a child, took out the second green bead, put it to his mouth, and pretended to eat.

Tido understood and gracefully put the green bead into her mouth.

"Click."

The beads were crushed by her silver teeth, and the rich aroma instantly filled her mouth.

The next moment, an indescribable feeling of coolness and freshness started from the mouth and rushed to the brain at an extremely fast speed.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..." Tido shivered at the sudden coldness and subconsciously hugged Li Nuo's arm tightly, "What...what is this? It's so cold, so icy...I feel like my brain is going to freeze."

"Hold on, you'll find out soon enough."

"Hmm...Okay...hiss..."

Tido couldn't stop gasping, her body swaying with the icy waves in her mind.

After about half a minute, the cold feeling slowly dissipated.

Tido found that there were some changes in the world in her eyes.

The branches sway in the wind, their movement more gently than ever before, allowing the naked eye to capture every detail frame by frame.

The rustling of the evening breeze and the conversations coming from downstairs also became clearer, as if I was wearing a pickup device.

Not only that, the smell has changed.

The fishy smell of soil, the fragrance of flowers, and even the aroma of wine and food wafting from the banquet hall can all be recognized by the nose.

"I... I feel like the world has become much clearer, as if there was a layer of gauze covering my face before and it was only removed just now."

Tido hugged Li Nuo's arm and shook it excitedly.

"Your changes don't stop there, Titus. Come on, tell me as quickly as you can, what is 412 times 13?"

Tiduo was stunned for less than 0.1 seconds before giving the answer:

"5356! ...Oh my God! How come my mental arithmetic ability has become so strong all of a sudden? It's incredible! Is this the effect of those green beads?"

Yes, it is the effect of green beads.

But this green bead is not that green bead.

What you just ate was a concentrated pill I made using the mad doctor's witchcraft, which contained a series of alchemical potions mixed with hidden adjuvants, including the Sharp Eyes Potion, the Predatory Instinct Potion, the Spirit Wind Potion that enhances the sense of smell and hearing, the Great Strength Potion, the Nerve Acceleration Potion, etc.

You are now much stronger than you think.

Dodging subsonic bullets, uprooting weeping willows and a series of other operations are no problem.

Li Nuo did not say the above words in front of Tido.

Let Tido figure these things out and use her imagination.

Li Nuo handed the bead in his hand to Tido, signaling her to have another one.

After Tiduo put the green bead into her mouth and swallowed it with a gulp, Li Nuo said:
"This green bead can make people smarter and more perceptive. I ate one a long time ago and remembered its taste. As soon as I entered the treasure house, I smelled the scent of the dozen beads and took the risk to get them. I kept a green bead as a sample for the experiment. The rest of the beads were eaten by you and me."

"Ah?" Tido was stunned. "You only kept one bead as an experimental sample? How can that be enough?"

Tido stretched out her fingers to her throat and scratched it hard, "Ugh, ugh, ugh..." This scene scared Li Nuo.

I really didn't expect that Tido, who looks like a dignified lady on the surface, is so fierce in private. She didn't even say hello and started to pick her throat directly.

Li Nuo was really shocked by the decisive action.

"Don't pick it. I have found a way to replicate this bead, so I only kept one as an experimental sample."

Li Nuo quickly pulled Tido's hands apart.

Crystal clear saliva hung in threads on fingertips and lips, reflecting the artificial moonlight.

Tiduo sipped her saliva and smiled sheepishly:
"Hey, okay, I was overly worried. You are so experienced, you must know how many beads to keep as samples."

This girl is quite silly sometimes... Li Nuo took out a handkerchief to help the other party wipe off the saliva, stood up and said:

"Is there a laboratory in the Royal Court?"

"There is no laboratory, but there are many empty rooms. Come with me, I will take you to pick one. Just tell me what equipment you want, and I will prepare it for you as soon as possible." Tido lifted the hem of her skirt with one hand and naturally held Li Nuo's arm with the other hand.

The two walked through the rooftop garden in the moonlight, from the main building of the Governor's Mansion to the corner tower.

While selecting a room suitable for use as a laboratory, Li Nuo and Tido asked about the news inside and outside the hive.

There are now two months left until the next Terran year.

According to the tax payment cycle agreed upon by the Hive City and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs fleet that collects the tithe will arrive in the middle of next year, which is still eight Terran months from now.

Earlier today, Fugais and the heads of various families drew up a list of tithe items.

Ghost potions are prominently listed in this list, and are expected to account for about 30% of the total value of material taxes.

The list has been submitted to the Imperial Ministry of the Interior for review.

Once approved, the nest can prepare supplies according to this list.

If the review fails, the material tax will still be paid according to the previous list.

The current variable is whether the ghost potion can be recognized by the Imperial Ministry of Justice and become a legal potion.

Only if this prerequisite is met can the ghost potion be used to pay taxes.

"When will the Ministry of Justice's verdict on the ghost potion come out?" Li Nuo asked.

"It is said that the Ministry of Justice and the Star Torch Court have gathered a group of researchers to explore ways to stabilize and control the effects of the ghost potion. There are no results yet. It will probably take another two or three months to get an answer."

Li Nuo thought about it and roughly figured out the crux of the problem:
"Well, I understand. For the local hive nobles, this is a huge gamble. If they win, they can not only pay taxes with ghost potions, but also make huge profits by selling potions to foreign countries. If they lose the gamble, their losses will be far less than the governor's. Because paying the tithe is the governor's responsibility, not theirs. If the tax is not enough, it is the governor who will suffer the punishment of the empire, not the nobles of the hive."

"You're right, so Dad had a big quarrel with the people from the major families today. But it's different now."

Titus smiled:
"Now that we have the new technology you developed, we can definitely increase the production of synthetic starch and use it to prepare for next year's tithe in advance. This way, no matter what those nobles do, we will be able to collect enough taxes."

The two passed by the open-air balcony. Li Nuo stopped, looked at the night view of the city in the distance and asked:

"Tido, have you ever thought about cleaning up these families?"

"Of course I have thought about it, but there are always rebels outside the hive, tying up most of the planetary defense forces. Even if we want to clean up the disobedient families, we don't have enough manpower."

Li Nuo frowned slightly and muttered to himself.

He didn't know if he was overthinking it, but he always felt that the rebels were closely related to the Wangser family.

The Wangser family's main business is the production and sale of arms.

Every year, about half of the arms are used to pay taxes, and the remaining half is sold to the planetary defense force.

The Planetary Defense Force is funded by the Governor.

Therefore, selling arms to the Planetary Defense Force is equivalent to taking money out of the Governor's pocket.

As long as the rebels have been around, the Planetary Defense Force has had to buy arms every year, and the Wanther family has been the beneficiary.

It's hard not to suspect that this was a setup by the Wangser family.

Li Nuo repeated what he was thinking, and Tido nodded in agreement, but also expressed helplessness.

"Dad sent the 8th Guard to the Planetary Defense Force, and so far, he has not found any clues that the rebels are colluding with the Wanser family. Therefore, we cannot attack the Wanser family."

"It seems that the Governor has more things to worry about than an agent like me." Li Nuo joked, and then said:
"I need information on the Wanser family, the rebels, and the Planetary Defense Force. I want to read it all. I have a feeling that the rebels outside the city will cause disaster one day."

Tiduo pursed her lips and responded seriously:
"Yes! I'll have someone prepare it right away."

Li Nuo shook his head in thought:
"I think it's best not to let your subordinates do it. You will get better results if you do it yourself. The information I want must be first-hand information, such as on-site recordings, videos, documents, etc. No news or action reports."

"You mean, someone is fooling us and helping the Wanser family hide some secrets?"

"Yes, Tiduo. When I was living in the Lower Nest, I heard a businessman talk about his success story. Others would spend 10 or 20 million credit points to complete a business, but this businessman only needed a few million. Do you know why?"

"Because he knows how to spend his money wisely?"

Li Nuo nodded slightly:

"You can say that, but it's not entirely true. The secret to the businessman's success is to never trust reports and statements submitted by subordinates. If you want to know the real data of your company, you must go to the production line and observe every production link in person.

"After hearing about this secret of success, another businessman went to his own factory and checked all the production processes. The next day, there were more than a dozen bodies in the ruins. They were all parasites who had been sitting in their positions and doing nothing. It was these parasites who beautified the financial statements and covered up their own evil deeds of embezzlement and embezzlement, and they paid the price with their lives."

Li Nuo paused for a few seconds and gave Tiduo a meaningful smile:

"Guess how many people will be killed by the Governor when we personally investigate the rebels and the Planetary Defense Force? I guarantee that the number will be beyond your imagination."

Tido shook her head up and down, as if she understood something, and murmured:
"Your ideas coincide with Delton's. You two have a background as agents, and your views are surprisingly consistent."

"Huh? Did Delton say the same thing as me?"

Li Nuo felt a little surprised.

I didn't expect that this chief agent, who was still as vigorous as ever in his middle age, had the same idea as me.

Tido took out the data pad, clicked on the log, searched inside, and opened a document for Li Nuo to look at.

The document was a memorandum, the contents of which showed that as early as when Delton took office as captain of the 9th Guards, he had expressed the same view as Lino.

If the Reconciliation Cult and the ghost mushrooms had not appeared, Delton would have arranged for agents to investigate the Wanser family long ago.

However, it’s not too late now.

Since the No. 7 Guard failed to catch the illegal businessmen, the Governor transferred all of them to Delton to assist.

Delton has enough manpower to find out the background of the Wanser family.

As long as there is sufficient evidence to prove that the Wangser family has evil intentions, there are plenty of ways to eradicate the Wangser family.

"A lot of the first-hand information you need was provided by Delton. How about we go to Delton to check his database after we build the lab? His database is not connected to the Hive City network, so it can only be viewed at his place."

"Okay, sure, let's do this. I'll try to get the lab and other matters arranged within a few days."

The two quickened their pace and walked through the corridors of the mansion.

...

...

"Oh, Hakas, why did you come just now?"

In Bomin Bay, on the deck of a cruise ship, a group of people were drinking and enjoying themselves to the sound of lively music.

Weisberg Wanser held a bottle of wine in each hand and was accompanied by a charming girl.

When he saw Khakass arriving on a speedboat, he complained loudly:
"Where have you been? It's almost midnight. We're missing out on a lot of fun without you here. Isn't that right, guys?"

The last sentence was shouted towards the dance floor behind him.

The men and women on the dance floor laughed and responded loudly.

"Yeah, Khakass, we have no one to tell jokes without you."

"Come on, come on! We've saved a spot for you!"

Khakas is the son of the chief merchant of the coin guild, but he is only the youngest one and is basically the mascot of the family.

He was the youngest on the ship and was often teased in various ways.

He has a carefree personality and sometimes he speaks without restraint, so naturally he doesn't care about this way of having fun.

Reeking of alcohol, he opened his arms and shouted to the laughing crowd:
"Good news, everyone! Look who I brought here! Our Master Osgus has been released early!"

Osgus stepped onto the deck of the cruise ship from the speedboat. He looked radiant and energetic, without any trace of decadence or frustration.

His presence made the atmosphere on the scene even more lively.

The sky above Bomin Bay was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

　Thanks to Lone Wolf Wuqing for the 8 monthly tickets!!

　　Thanks to the potato in the peanut field for the 4 monthly tickets!
　　Thanks to Nie Tianhang for his 20 monthly tickets! ! ! !

　　Thanks for the 10 monthly tickets from the user 已成_仙!!

　　Thank you to book friend 20230228043419677 for your 2 monthly passes!
　　Thanks to Mu Lei Jiuhuang for the 2 monthly tickets!
　　Thank you to book friend 20211215150949052107647 for your 2 monthly passes!
　　Thanks for the 4 monthly tickets while I was having a headache thinking of a nickname!
　　Thank you to book friend 20230325999691 for your 2 monthly passes!
　　Thanks to Mitsumi Mamoru for the 2 monthly tickets!
　　Thanks to Suifengzhuiluoyee for the 2 monthly tickets!
　　Thanks for the 2 monthly tickets whose names have been taken!
　　Thanks to Qingwei Tianjun for the 4 monthly tickets!
　　Thanks to Tangyuanyetaikaide for the 2 monthly tickets!
　　Thanks to Konoha Pot King for the 2 monthly tickets!
　　Thank you to book friend 20230629042146214 for your 4 monthly passes!
　　Thank you to book friend 20220204195438712 for your 4 monthly passes!
　　Thanks to Sha Wuji, Truck Driver Who Traveled to Another World, Yi Zhao, Book Friend 20220120173340566, wowou, There is Fish in the North Sea, Its Name is Salty, ^O^ Viagra ^O^, Jehovah Priest, start233333, Foot Bathing Bluebird, snail, Book Friend 20221106152231603, Cardboard Wind and other book friends for their recommendation votes!
　　Thanks for subscribing!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)