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Chapter 121: The Aged Startalker is Like Fine Wine

Chapter 121: The Aged Startalker is Like Fine Wine
What kind of star talker is the most likable?

Many Imperial staff members who often work with astropaths have something to say about this issue.

The commanders of the Imperial Army wanted the Astropaths to have heads made of steel, strong nerves woven from metal cables, and hearts cast from concrete.

In this way, when his side was surrounded by the Warp Shadow of the Great Devourer, the Astropaths could still resist the tremendous pressure brought by the shadow and send out the message for help through the Warp Astropathic.

Rogue traders hope that their astropaths are sharp and smart enough to accurately capture every business opportunity within the astropathic communication network and bring profits to themselves.

People of different identities have different views on astropaths.

They each held their own opinions and argued endlessly, trying to use their own concepts to create a perfect astropath.

When a captain walked onto the stage and said something like this, the debate floor erupted in applause, and everyone agreed with his statement.

“I think the most likable star talkers are the ones who can speak human language.

"When the Warp shadow of the Great Devourer falls upon a ship, the Astropaths will always say:
"Boundless darkness enveloped us. Its tranquility and oppression were eternal and unchanging, as unfathomable as death. We lost the light and we were lost in this darkness.

"Please, can you please speak human language? I want to hear 'the star field communication is interfered by the Zerg' instead of nonsense mixed with a lot of useless language."

Admittedly, Shatana Niasta's age was a little beyond Li Nuo's expectations.

But who would refuse a lady who speaks concisely and clearly and is as gentle as a warm spring.

At the elevator exit, Li Nuo raised his forearm, let the elderly Shatana lean on it, and helped the old woman onto the transport vehicle.

"Lino Wilsi, I'll just call you Lino." Satana was wearing a simple gray-white scholar's robe, with a windproof and warm blanket on her shoulders. Her voice was soft, making people feel like a spring breeze:

"My name is Shatana Niasta. You can call me by my first or last name. The encrypted information of Astronomical Communication is usually converted from High Gothic. When you are free, come and sit with me. I will teach you the basics of High Gothic and Astronomical Communication."

"Okay, ma'am."

Shatana's words are concise, without any unnecessary phrases. Such an astropath will be respected wherever she goes.

Li Nuo and Tido took Shatana to an independent house in the Royal Court area.

This place was specially prepared for Shatana and is guarded by Shatana's own armed guards. The accompanying waiters will take care of her daily life.

On weekdays, when Li Nuo wants to send or receive astronomical messages, he can communicate with Shatana using the encrypted communication network within the Royal Court.

If the frequency of sending and receiving astropathic messages is high, he will need to go to the scene to communicate with Shatana.

After settling Shatana, Li Nuo and Tido left temporarily.

The next day, after Shatana had a good rest, Li Nuo visited her alone and discussed with her about expanding production capacity.

Shatana has undergone very rigorous astropathic training and has extensive experience in astropathic communications.

Before officially helping Li Nuo contact other imperial worlds, Shatana suggested that Li Nuo first experience the star language communication network for himself.

Li Nuo put a metal ring on his head, closed his eyes and lay on the sofa, relaxing his mind.

Psychic energy fluctuations emerged from Shatana's body, and the invisible rhythm spread along the pipes to the ring.

Stars quickly emerged in the dark vision, colorful and beautiful, like a vast star map.

Many lines extend from these star points, connecting to one or more star points, or pointing to the deep darkness.

"The star points represent the astropaths, and the lines are the astropathic messages they are transmitting. Try to touch a line with your mind, any one will do."

Shatana's gentle voice lingered in my ears.

Li Nuo followed the instructions and focused his attention on a dark blue line.

The metal ring on the head vibrated slightly, and a text written in Low Gothic appeared on the screen before his eyes.

"Source: Office of the Governor General, Nivenlevin Sector, Nebulous Sector."

"Target: Terra Military Affairs Department."

"Authorization Level: Wartime Council Gamma."

"Astral code: Helstos-18-Oxysion."

"Star language text: A rebellion has occurred in the hive city of Niget in this star region. The planetary defense force is almost destroyed. Strong psychic fluctuations have appeared on the planet. The situation is critical. Request for support from the Imperial Army. For the Emperor!"

"Astral Language Appendix: The psychic energy fluctuation signature code detected by the Auger Matrix."

Li Nuo read the star language message again and exclaimed:
"Ma'am, why can we view astropathic messages from other regions?"

"This is normal, Li Nuo. The Imperial Astropaths form a public information network. The messages we send can also be seen by others. If you don't want others to understand your messages, you have to use your own encryption method. This is why I specifically reminded you to learn High Gothic."

Li Nuo nodded slowly. "I see. I guess I need to spend more time learning High Gothic."

"Yes, that's right. But learning High Gothic is only the first step. You still have to devise a method of encryption. Let me give you an example."

The star language image that Shatana transmitted to Li Nuo flashed in front of his eyes, and the light of another line became brighter, condensing into a few lines of text.

"Whispers of stardust echo among sleeping boulders. Rivers of silver meander, but they are not water, but time itself. As they in the shadows cry out for your name, remember that some secrets are best left unsung."

Shatana says:

"This astropath concealed his astropathic code and only sent a mysterious text written in High Gothic. This is a typical encrypted communication. Unless we have the corresponding code book, we will not know what it says."

Shatana stops her psionics.

The star language communication screen in front of Li Nuo disappeared.

"Take off the headband. Tell me, do you have anyone you like to work with?"

Li Nuo took off his headband, sat up straight, and replied thoughtfully:

"Yes. I have selected five empire worlds. They are all mining worlds with industrial space stations for refining promethium ore and abundant slag production. Mining worlds will bury the slag on the planet. They don't have cargo ships specifically for transporting slag. For this reason, I may have to hire cargo ships to transport the slag for me."

Shatana picked up the teacup, covered her hands with hot tea, and smiled apologetically:
"I'm sorry, but I don't know much about the local situation. Are there enough cargo ships for you to choose from in Epimet?"

"Yes, but there are hidden dangers." Li Nuo took out his agent data pad and clicked on the document authorized by Delton.

The confidentiality level of private astropaths is the same as the level of confidentiality of the people they serve.

The encrypted documents that Li Nuo can see can also be seen by Shatana.

The encrypted document is related to the local freight tycoon, the Penis family.

This family owned eighteen cargo ships, and after removing those destroyed by pirates, there were seventeen left.

Fifteen of them are owned by the top five heirs of the family and are in business all year round.

The remaining two cargo ships are currently idle and are controlled by Hux Penis, the youngest in the family.

On the surface, this guy seems to be a cynical second-generation rich kid, but after careful investigation, Li Nuo finds that he has a long history of bad deeds.

Khakass had previously helped Osgus spread the disease-causing strain of the Bone Drinkers, one of his worst crimes.

Secondly, it was Khakass who introduced the cold trade merchants to Osgus.

It was still Khakassia that discussed the corpse starch trading plan with Necromunda.

This guy was assisting Osgus from beginning to end, while Osgus was targeting him, suspected of plotting rebellion.

How could Li Nuo possibly give the task of transporting the promethium refining residue to Khakass?

It is absolutely impossible.

But apart from the two cargo ships owned by Khakassia, there are really no other freight resources available locally.

The Fugas family has twenty-seven cargo ships, all of which are transporting materials to the Fugas family’s factories, and there is no extra capacity to help themselves.

Li Nuo plans to find a way out of the impasse outside the hive.

"Ma'am, do you have any good suggestions on transporting the residue?"

"Of course. In fact, when you talked about this issue, I thought of someone." Satana put down her teacup, stood up and walked towards the bookshelf beside her.

The bookshelves were filled with parchment scrolls and hardcover books, which Shatana had brought with her, a large portion of which were her memos.

Satana pulled out a roll of parchment and unfolded it on the table.

On the yellowed paper, a portrait of a man stands out.

This man has abundant hair, a big beard, and thick, fluffy hair, and looks like a lion. His clothes are very distinctive, made of different materials and styles of fabrics, colorful, embellished with numerous gems, pearls, diamonds and gold ornaments, which makes him look noble.

"This is Sander von Radyaga, a Rogue Trader. The last time I met him was five years ago. The capital of the Radyaga Dynasty held a king selection meeting to select one of the three heirs to inherit the identity and title of Rogue Trader. Sander finally stood out and became the current Rogue Trader of the Radyaga Dynasty. He owes me a small favor, so he should be willing to help you transport the promethium refining residue for a fee."

Humanity…

From what Shatana said, she wanted to use the favors owed to her by others to help solve the problem of transporting the residue.

It's not impossible.

But will this make me owe a favor to Shatana and the Rogue Trader?
As a scientific researcher, Li Nuo is not very familiar with the ways of the world, and he always feels awkward owing favors to others.

"Relax, Li Nuo." Satana chuckled and sat down on the sofa:

"I read your information before I came here. Yes, the real information. You are a teenager born in the lower nest of the hive city. Because of your excellent performance, you were noticed by the governor's special agent department and then cultivated. While you completed your special agent mission excellently, you did not give up studying your favorite field. In the end, you discovered a new technology for preparing synthetic starch. You look like an adult now, but I know that you are still two months away from turning 16."

Natasha smiled peacefully, as if she was carefully teaching a promising junior:

"In my opinion, you are a young man who is devoted to scientific research and has a simple heart. You feel uncomfortable with owing favors to others because in your eyes, you must repay what you owe to others. This is your simple concept. Am I right?"

Li Nuo had to admit that the other party understood his thoughts, "Yes, ma'am, that's what I think."

"Li Nuo, you don't have to repay favors. In fact, from my life experience, most favors have no chance of being repaid, so they won't become a burden to you. The small number of favors that need to be repaid are also within our ability and won't cause a burden. Owing favors to others means that others think highly of you, and that they are investing in you with favors, so you should be happy about that."

Li Nuo understood while thinking and took a detour.

No wonder there is a saying before crossing:
It’s not scary to owe favors to others, what’s scary is that no one wants you to owe them favors.

If you think of favors as an investment tool, it all makes sense.

"Thank you for your teachings, ma'am." Li Nuo nodded in thanks, "Please contact Sander von Radyaga."

"Okay, I'll send a star message." Shatana looked at Li Nuo with eyes full of satisfaction.

She closed her eyes, leaned back on the sofa and said no more.

Li Nuo remained quiet and did not disturb the other party. He silently checked his data pad.

When I was talking to Shatana just now, a communication message appeared on the screen, sent by Tido.

"Li Nuo, Hakas of the Binis family just contacted me and asked if we would like to rent a cargo ship. The price is negotiable. It's really strange. How did he know that we were planning to buy scraps from other imperial worlds?"

Li Nuo narrowed his eyes slightly and thought of Osgus's psychic power.

This guy's psychic power is like a "search engine's search box". If you want to know the answer to something, just fill in the question and wait a moment and there will be a response.

Last time at the auction, when I activated the vibration sensor to eavesdrop on the secret conversation in the lounge, I heard with my own ears the process of Osgus praying to the psychic power for answers, and I felt that it was not a real psychic power.

Perhaps, it was Osgus who instructed Khakas to come and lend the cargo ship, and Osgus received inspiration from psychic power.

These two people are definitely up to no good.

Li Nuo moved his fingers and sent a message to Tido, asking her to leave Hakas aside for now and wait until Shatana and the wandering merchant got in touch before rejecting Hakas.

After the message was sent, Tido’s reply came.

"Okay, then I'll ignore Khakas for now. I'll ask my assistant to tell him that I'm very busy right now and don't have time to reply. I'll talk to him in two days."

Li Nuo closed the data board with satisfaction and waited quietly for Shatana to end the star language communication.

He now deeply understands what Tiduo said before:

Startalkers are like fine wine, they become more fragrant with age.

The young astropaths were either killed by the warp storms or missed the chance for the Jedi to turn the tables because they could not speak human language, and eventually died in battle.

Every Star Talker who has managed to survive to the "old" stage has mastered the art of speaking concisely and is good at building interpersonal networks.

Shatana Niasta is a typical example.

With a lady like this around, the speed at which I can expand my production capacity will probably be beyond my imagination.

...

Osgers' residence.

Hakas slumped on the sofa with a data tablet in his hand, his feet trembling on the table.

Osgus stood by the window with his back to the house, looking out at the beautiful garden.

The sun was setting at this time, and golden light was shining down from the artificial sun above the Royal Court, which was brilliant and colorful, making people feel relaxed and happy.

But Osgus had no mood to appreciate such beautiful scenery.

His chief guard, Vegetto, and several other guards died.

These guards died in the royal court area. It was said that they were shot dead on the spot by the Governor's agents. The reason for the shooting was that they intended to kidnap the Deputy Governor. Osgus spent a lot of effort to distance himself from the kidnapping case.

When the words "Deputy Governor" appeared in his mind, Osgus clenched his fists tightly, and a surge of anger rose in his heart.

This position should have belonged to him, but now it fell into the hands of a young noble who appeared out of nowhere.

Osgus couldn't sleep all night because of this, and he was always thinking about how to turn the situation around.

His psychic powers told him that Lino Wilsey was in urgent need of a cargo ship to transport more debris.

Based on this information, Osgus formulated a sinister plan and asked his good brother Khakas for help.

"I've got it done, Osgus. Tido's assistant said that Tido is handling official business and will get back to me within two days. Don't worry, bro, I will definitely give that kid Li Nuo a low price and make sure he uses my cargo ship to transport the residue."

Hakas dropped the data tablet, jumped up from the sofa, and chuckled:

"Once the first batch of residue is brought back, I will follow your plan, add some high-octane fuel to the residue, and blow up all his starch factories. Then we'll see how he ends up. The casualties in the lower nest alone will be enough to make him suffer."

Hakas came to Osgus and hooked his hand on his shoulder:

"How about it, brother? When you become the governor..."

In the middle of his words, Osgus punched the window frame with his fist, interrupting the other person's second half of the sentence:
"Let's wait until I become the governor. I received news that an astropath from Terra appeared in the harbor this morning. She was picked up by Li Nuo and Tiduo. This astropath did not go to the Astropathic Court of the Hive City, but went to the Royal Court. I suspect that she will become Li Nuo Wilsey's personal astropath, which makes me uneasy. Now I just want to get rid of Li Nuo as soon as possible... the sooner, the better. Do you have any good ideas?"

Hakas shrugged, "You might as well ask me about your psychic power."

"Oh yeah, I should ask about my psychic powers." Osgus stood up straight and straightened his clothes. "You go out for a while, Hakas. I am used to being alone when I activate my psychic powers."

"Okay, I'll stay in the lounge next door. Call me if you need anything." Hakas waved his hand, picked up the data tablet and walked out of the room.

Osgus drew the curtains, turned off the lights in the house, and muttered strange syllables in the thick darkness.

Gradually, a hazy blue-purple light lit up in the dim room.

At the same time, in the lounge next door, Khakass looked in the direction of Osgus, as if he could see through the wall.

He chuckled twice, the meaning of which was unclear.

It was as if he was mocking his "brother" Osgus's superstition about psychic powers.

It was also like an old fox who had been planning for a long time and was about to succeed, and was secretly gloating with pride when no one was around.

"What's the situation?" A lazy and sweet female voice sounded beside him.

In the intertwined shadows of moonlight and curtains, an enchanting figure stands out.

The smile on Khakass's mouth went from being vague to brilliant:
"Honey, we're almost there."

The enchanting figure walked over with a cat-like step, her curves shaking and catching people's eyes. It was Ruth who liked to wear tight clothes.

The unspeakable actions that took place between the two of them were only separated from Osgus by a wall.

But Osgus was unaware of this and was completely immersed in the blue-purple light.

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