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

Chapter 120 Letter from the Imperial Chancellor
The Royal Court area of the Hive City, residence.

In the bathroom.

"Crash--"

Li Nuo took a shower in the morning and felt happy.

The Steel Coin Clan, oh no, it should now be called the Iron Warrior Clan, or the Steel Warrior Clan for short.

The clan cultural tradition of the Steel Warrior Clan has been established, and the founder is none other than the mad doctor Sack, played by himself.

After Li Nuo finished his speech, Ailon immediately proposed to change the clan name to Iron Warriors.

Naturally, Li Nuo brought the cultural traditions he had prepared to the table.

Doesn’t the Steel Warrior Clan like mechanical transformation?

Well then, in the future when there is a war, everyone will pull out the enemy’s teeth as military merit, and use the teeth to exchange for prosthetic limb reconstruction services from the Mad Doctor or the Pain Boy.

One thing that must be mentioned here is that Li Nuo vaguely remembered that some orc tribes used teeth as currency.

This trading currency was not promoted in the Nagada of the Steel Warrior Clan, and even the practice of collecting the enemy's teeth after the war had never appeared.

The Steel Warrior Clan is the "first to try" in this regard.

Not all orc teeth can be used to purchase transformation services.

After discussion, Li Nuo and Ailon decided to divide the orcs' teeth into three categories.

First class, clan leader.

This grade of teeth is easy to identify because they are the largest, brightest, and smelliest.

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

The second-class teeth come from the clan boss's personal guards.

The third class is the teeth of orcs such as Mad Doctor, Tech Boss, Orc Boy, Boom Boy, Tank Boy, and Motorcycle Boy.

Fart and Squiggle's teeth don't count.

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

This exchange rate was thought up by Aaron.

The logic is simple.

As the boss of the Steel Warrior Clan, Ailon has 30 personal guards, and these 30 personal guards can manage up to 3 orcs.

As the number of orcs in the clan increases, the number of personal guards must also be increased, otherwise many orcs will become disobedient and cause trouble.

At present, the limit is that one clan leader is in charge of 1 personal guards, and 100 personal guards are in charge of 100 orcs.

So there are three levels of tooth exchange ratios.

Li Nuo doesn't care much about this.

Later, when the Steel Brave Clan is promoted to the Steel Brave Tribe, I can use the Thinker Array in the Nest City to deduce a more appropriate monetary 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 genetic samples from various orcs and "went offline".

Speaking of the name "Iron Warrior", Li Nuo felt that his naming skills were quite good.

“Iron Warriors” is catchy to read, very smooth and very silky.

When preaching by the campfire, the tone and wording he used borrowed from the pre-battle admonitions of the Space Marine Chaplains, which was particularly able to mobilize emotions.

With the name "Iron Warrior", it naturally gained the worship from the orcs.

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

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

Why does “Iron Warriors” feel so familiar?

Could it be that I have seen this word in the news of the hive city?

With this in mind, Li Nuo went to the study, turned on the communicator, and searched for the name in the public database of the Chaodu.

The moment the search results came out, the word "Fuck" came out of my mouth.

A generous gift crab!
Yunchui is in big trouble!

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

"Damn it, I was wondering why the 'Iron Warrior' was so familiar. This time it's really crossing the river by feeling the Emperor's way. If the Iron Warrior clan faces the Iron Warriors of the Space Marine Legion in the future, I wonder what kind of scene will appear."

Li Nuo was scratching his head in the study, feeling a pain in his balls.

Outside the window, the morning light shines, day and night rotate, and a new day arrives.

Now that things have come to this, we can only go all the way to the end.

From now on, the Orc clans will be named after the Space Marine Legions.

When the time comes, the Iron Warriors will fight the Iron Warriors, the Luna Wolves will fight the Sons of Horus, and we will see who will be the winner.

"Jie Jie Jie~"

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

After receiving the post of Deputy Governor and a lot of authorization from the Governor yesterday, some changes have taken place in my daily life and work.

When Li Nuo built the starch factory and bakery, he was aiming to make money.

Now, while making money, he also has to pay as much tithe as possible to expand his influence in the human empire.

This is very important.

The appointment and removal of the governor is not decided by the current governor.

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

Specifically, it is like this:

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

Many human worlds in the Milky Way lost contact with Terra and became independent human worlds from Terra.

After the Great Crusade begins, whoever makes a lost human world submit to the Empire will have the power to appoint and dismiss governors.

Suppose there is an expedition fleet numbered "55".

The 11th human world it discovered was the "55-11" world.

There are two situations when the world belongs to the Empire in "55-11".

First, this world surrendered voluntarily.

After surrendering, the master of the world will be elected by the world's native residents, and then reviewed and formally appointed by the No. 55 Expedition Fleet.

In the second scenario, this world resolutely resists Expedition Fleet No. 55 and is then violently suppressed and conquered by force.

At this time, the master of the world is designated by Expedition Fleet No. 55.

The candidates are usually old, respected, and accomplished captains of the fleet, or old generals of the mortal auxiliary forces.

From then on, the change of the masters of this world was solely controlled by Fleet No. 55 and had nothing to do with the wishes of the world's native residents.

Epimet belongs to the first category.

The Emperor personally led the fleet to the planet Epimet.

At that time, Epimet was already the world of the Vuges family.

The then head of the Fugais family slid to his knees at the speed of light, expressing his submission to the emperor with an elegant and agile posture.

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

To be more precise, it was Malcador, the Imperial Chancellor and Supreme Lord of Terra.

The Emperor was absorbed in the Great Crusade and left the management of the world to Malcador.

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

After Lord Fugas authorized Lino yesterday, he told Malcador through the local Star Language Court that he wanted to pass the throne to Lino Wilsey.

This morning, just after Li Nuo finished breakfast, Tido brought a secret letter from Terra.

...

To Lino Wilse, the successor governor of Hive City Epimet:

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

Some time ago I listened to a report from the Forge World of Deimos at the Wartime Parliament.

This brought to my attention your invention of a new method for preparing synthetic starch.

The current Governor of Epimet, Vladrik Vorges, has suggested to me that you should be his sole successor.

This is the right decision, I have no complaints but I have two requests.

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

Hunger is the breeding ground for unrest, which causes losses to the empire, and the new synthetic starch preparation technology will prevent losses for the empire.

Taking the total value of material taxes of Epimate this year as a reference, I expect you to increase the total output value of synthetic starch to more than 20% of material taxes before you officially take office.

Secondly, the imperial army's food and military supply reserves must be fully replenished.

Also before you officially take office, I expect you to relieve some of the food and military supply pressure for the Ministry of Military Affairs and provide the Imperial Army with synthetic starch equivalent to 10% of the total material tax this year.

The Emperor once said that those who work hard will be rewarded, and this is also my opinion.

Under my assignment, an astropath who has undergone rigorous training at the Astropathic Court will arrive at Epimet later today.

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

She will provide you with advice and assistance, and serve as a bridge for you to communicate with other imperial worlds.

I wish you can complete the great task of expanding the production of synthetic starch as soon as possible. May the glory of the emperor guide us.

Sincerely,

Imperial Chancellor, Supreme Lord of Terra, and Chief of the War Council, Malcador.

...

The astropathic code of the secret letter was verified by the local astropathic court, confirming that the letter came from the Imperial Chancellor Malcador.

According to the letter, he would soon have a personal astropath as his assistant, which really made Li Nuo happy.

The importance of the Astropaths is beyond doubt.

During the Great Crusade, Astropaths were the only psykers recognized by the Emperor and able to complete the mind-binding ritual with the Emperor himself.

Even if these people come into direct contact with the corruption of Chaos, there is a high probability that they will choose to sacrifice themselves rather than obey, which shows how reliable they are.

In Epimaite, no one has a private astropath, and the governor and nobles can only send and receive astropathic messages through the local astropathic court.

It would be very impressive to have a personal astropath accompanying me whenever I go out.

However, there is one thing to note.

Astropaths are psychic masters whose understanding of psychic powers far exceeds that of other psychics.

In front of the approaching private astropath, it is best not to use your bacterial ability, so as not to be discovered.

"Tido, when Shatana Niasta arrives, let's welcome her together."

"Okay, I guess she might not arrive until the afternoon." Tiduo sat down and said, holding her cheek:
"The head of the Mauros family asked me to ask you if you want to take over their promethium refining residue. If you are willing, they can also transfer their starch factory to you."

The Mauros family is a local promethium tycoon, and their status is equivalent to that of an oil giant before the time travel.

Their refinery adopts the "processing model", that is, they purchase promethium ore from the mining world, transport it to the local area for refining, and then sell the refined products.

Most of the family's promethium ore comes from outer space, and only a small portion is produced locally in Epimet.

This mode of operation of purchasing raw materials and selling refined products has left a lot of residue in Epimatri, and the total amount of residue that needs to be landfilled each year is almost the same as that of the forge world Deimos.

Li Nuo took out a data tablet and did some calculations. In order to meet Macador's two requirements, he'd better sign the Mauros family's business.

The remnants of the Forge World Demos and the Mauros family combined were not enough, so he had to take on the remnants of several more Imperial Worlds.

This is where the Startalker comes in.

With her around, it would be much easier to communicate with other imperial worlds.

"As for the Mauros family, you and Isabel will handle it. I'll check the database on the communicator to see if there is any suitable source of promethium refining residue in the Solar Star Region."

"Okay~ no problem, leave it to me. Expanding production capacity requires a lot of throne coins. Do you have enough money?"

Li Nuo opened the data board and the numbers on the account came into his eyes, which made him feel a little sad.

There is about 20,000 Throne Coins in cash in the bank account.

This amount of money, plus the future revenue from the sale of synthetic starch, can at most increase the existing production capacity to a level that matches Demos's residue supply.

Two months later it will be a new year and I will be 16 years old.

In another two years, I would be 18 years old, reaching the minimum age to get married and become governor.

The current cash flow is definitely not enough to meet Machado's requirements within two years and two months.

Instead of borrowing money from the bank, it is better to ask your father-in-law.

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

"Hey, you asked the right question." Tiduo opened an electronic document on her data pad and handed it to Li Nuo for review:
"Take a look. Dad will provide the capital and lend you Throne Coins in my name. The principal is 100 million Throne Coins, with an annualized simple interest rate of 4%. You will pay the interest first and the principal later, and you can repay it in 36 installments."

Pay interest first and principal later, with less pressure on repayment in the early stages and more pressure in the later stages.

The synthetic starch industry is in its infancy and will reach scale in two years. The cash flow will be small in the early stage and large in the later stage, which coincides with the loan repayment method provided by my father-in-law.

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

There was no reason for Li Nuo not to sign such a lucrative contract.

It's ironic that Tido became her own biggest creditor before she even got married.

Without further ado, the two began to work.

Tido contacts Isabel and together they meet with the head of the Mauros family.

Li Nuo checked the database in the study, searching for a suitable source of promethium refining residue.

Mars is undoubtedly the largest debris producer.

But there's too much shit on this planet.

When doing business with Demos, the other party only needs to send a sage to handle everything.

There are many factions on Mars, some of which are friendly with the current Forge General Kalbor Har, and some of which follow the Deputy Forge Supervisor Zagorius Kane.

Kalbor Hal was the representative of the Mechanicum's rebel faction during the Horus Heresy, while Zagorius Cain was the representative of the loyalists within the Mechanicum.

On paper, working with Zagorius Kane is more promising.

But the problem is that after becoming the acting general of Mars, this guy's personality became distorted, almost a heretic.

Li Nuo can't see any future in working with such people.

To say the least, whether collaborating with Kelbor Hal or Zagorius Cain would mean choosing sides in the Horus Heresy.

Cooperating with Kalbor Hal meant facing the great purge following the Horus Heresy.

If he cooperates with Kane, Epimet might be destroyed by the rebels during the rebellion.

He is neither popular nor welcome inside, and is attacked from both sides.

In summary:

Mars is a cesspool in this day and age, best left alone.

"Oh, it would be great if Malcador wouldn't die." Li Nuo crossed his arms, brows frowning, secretly thinking about the future of himself and the hive city.

Mr. Machado has a keen eye for talent and has high emotional intelligence and IQ. To put it simply, he has a clear mind and knows what he should and should not do.

The Emperor has been messing with the empire for so long, but the empire has not fallen apart, and at least half of the credit goes to Makado.

To be honest, as a Cloud Hammer, Li Nuo believes that the Emperor should kowtow to Makado.

Oh, no, what Li Nuo wanted to say was that he believed from the bottom of his heart that anyone who had a little knowledge of Warhammer history did not want Malcador to sacrifice.

With Malcador here, the future of the empire will change dramatically.

"If I just don't want Malcador to die, I actually have a chance."

Li Nuo stood up and paced around the study room thoughtfully.

The purpose of the Chaos Enemy's Horus Heresy was not to destroy the Imperium of Man and all of humanity, but to prevent the Emperor from building a portal to the Webway.

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

Humans who use the Webway to protect themselves are the last creatures the four Chaos enemies want to see.

Malcador's sacrifice was due to his sitting on the Golden Throne and helping the Emperor to guard the Webway Demons.

The Golden Throne drained Malcador's soul, psychic energy, and life, turning him to dust.

In exchange for this, the Emperor was able to leave the palace and fight a decisive battle with Horus.

As far as preventing Malcador's death was concerned, Li Nuo felt that he had a chance, and a big one at that.

A few months ago, when he met Lord Fugais for the first time, the other party asked him what he would most like to say to the Emperor if he met him.

What Li Nuo was envisioning at the time was the Golden Hook Defense Plan.

You can sow orcs in the webway, form an army, and help humans resist the webway demons.

Doing so may not necessarily help the future Corpse King to stand up from the Golden Throne.

But there should still be a slight possibility of helping Makado share some of the pressure and preventing him from dying of exhaustion.

"The Warp Crystal is specifically designed to counter Chaos power, and it can also counter Webway Demons. If we can find a way to get a few thousand tons of it, and create a batch of Germstats with extremely high Chaos resistance, I don't believe that we can't stop the Webway Demons for a few minutes. In just a few minutes, I can save Malcador..."

While consulting the database and searching for partners, Li Nuo was directing the system to conduct fungal simulation, striving to produce the genetic template of the first generation of Fungus State as soon as possible.

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

The Mauros family's business was done.

The price of promethium refining residue sold by Demos divided by 1.5 is the price for the Mauros family. The difference comes from the saved transportation costs.

The control and shares of the starch factory have been transferred to the Umbrella Group under Li Nuo's name.

Once the pipeline for transporting promethium refining residue is built, the new starch plant will be able to produce synthetic starch.

This production capacity will be gradually released in the next year.

"Your personal astropath has arrived. Let's go to the orbital elevator to pick her up."

Tido clicked on the data pad, and an elderly woman appeared on the screen. She had a kind and gentle face, and wisdom and gentleness in her eyes. It was obvious that she was easy to get along with.

This person is Shatana Niasta, the youngest sister of Malcador's personal astropath.

Li Nuo had thought it would be a young person, but he was surprised to find it was an elderly woman. (Note 2)

"Oh, I didn't expect this lady to be so old." Tiduo seemed to understand something, shook her head up and down, and poked Li Nuo's arm excitedly:

"I heard from my father that Startalkers are like fine wine, the older they get, the mellower they become. It seems that our Prime Minister thinks highly of you."

　Note 1: The Wartime Parliament, namely the Terran Parliament during the Great Crusade, was later renamed the Terran High Lords Council and the Senate.

　　Note 2: Readers who are familiar with the official novel may find that this is a foreshadowing, which will be revealed later as the plot progresses.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)