This is our Warhammer journey

In Chapter 251, they even have to thank us.
Are you about to set off?

In Romulus's temporary office on Dawn Star - Third Reich Starport.

Russell, the Minister of Commerce of the Dawn Sector who had just returned from the Hades Starfield, asked with some surprise.

"Well, it just so happens that you're back too. Come with us."

Leaning back in his solid wood chair, Romulus nodded, his gaze shifting from the personal report about Azrael.

He closed the report, thinking to himself that these dark angels were truly a handful, never keeping to themselves, and said to Russell.

"We need you to keep the trade routes open."

Everything is just right; I seriously suspect you planned it all out.

Russell couldn't help but mutter a curse in his mind.

Having spent so many years together, he gradually came to realize just how exaggerated this so-called 'original body' truly was.

It can only be said that compared to how unbearable it was to look at the empire at first, he now barely understands why the imperial political system looks so abstract.

Because kings and generals really have guts, and demons and monsters really exist.

After a series of internal discussions, and considering factors such as the influence of the four Chaos Gods, even they could not imagine what kind of political system could exist for ten thousand years under such harsh conditions.

But the empire miraculously withstood the test.

It's amazing and hard to understand, so whenever Russell wanted to criticize something, he would consider whether this tradition had any deeper meaning.

Now he is actually glad that these four people are people with high moral standards.

Calling him Superman is an exaggeration, but he's definitely much better than Homelander.

Russell frowned slightly as he watched the busy Romulus.

Anyway, he wasn't sure if he could control himself after gaining such power.

"Okay, once I replace the staff, we'll all set off together."

He then signaled to his secretariat to submit the business report, as well as exploration reports on the resources, political systems, and actual development status of the various planets along the way.

Several large ship-borne containers.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Apart from the Pioneer System, they also have to use consecrated parchment to store important documents. Nowadays, the Federation's clerks are becoming increasingly distant from the word "easy".

The archivists, in particular, are now constantly in pain, and at one point had to recruit lower-level civil servants from the internal affairs departments of various planetary empires during trade.

Many members of the People's Federation who haven't yet changed their mindset regret choosing the Archives Department.

Whenever the members of the Ministry of Commerce watched those grassroots civil servants go from being bewildered after being conscripted to showing surprise and delight as department members explained the details of their work, they would look as if they were kneeling before an emperor in gratitude.

They didn't quite understand how these imperial officials managed to endure it.

These low-level civil servants of the empire are practically gods.

Without computers, without AI, and with only simple mechanical computing devices, these people still managed to calculate the data of an entire planet in an orderly manner.

The only drawback is the time this process takes.

But can this be considered a human flaw?

“I’ve already organized it. You can add more as needed. Here’s the list.”

Romulus released a file.

"Also, remember to update the trade licenses. The Ministry of Commerce is currently overstaffed and needs to expand its staff."

Trade licenses, a vital component of the Empire, are the legal basis for the freedom of merchants and wandering warriors to roam the stars. Now, as proof of the Ministry of Commerce's external activities and integration into the Empire, they bring immense convenience to organizations like the Human Federation that still harbor grand ambitions for the world.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly insignificant title "wandering merchant ronin"; if you use another term, you'll understand just how much power they wielded within the empire.

Jiedushi (military governor).

They were able to command the military and political affairs of a region, while also shouldering the responsibility of the empire's external expansion and exploration.

Most of these are ancient families, especially those whose trade licenses were personally issued by the Emperor. Many of them were nobles who fought alongside the Emperor in Terra, or warlords who were defeated by the Emperor.

The trade licenses were accumulated during the Dawn Expedition, including those from Imperial Blood Merchants. Back then, everyone copied a batch and had Arthur collect them, just waiting to see when they could be used.

Finally, it was used here.

The People's Alliance and the Empire are bound to be incompatible.

Not long after resolving the issues in the Pioneer Galaxy, Russell and his team submitted an application to Romulus, hoping to be taken to see the outside world.

Because the four transmigrators, as representatives of the official government, left an extremely deep impression on them, the people of the Human Federation all felt that 'there are still more good people than bad in this world.'

The four of them were immediately ashamed.

To be honest, this is not something you can say for sure. Everyone knows how many good people there are in this empire.

Moreover, given the state of the Human Federation, the chances of encountering bad guys are definitely much higher.

To be honest, Romulus couldn't really let them explore the outside world on their own, so after a meeting, he decided to just pass on the trade permits.

Of course, having a license isn't enough.

If the permission is issued by the Primarch or a Highlord, it's fine, but the power isn't that great.

As a merchant with imperial blood, while you enjoy a unique and prestigious status, you also need to have matching genes to gain formal recognition from the Merchant Ronin Alliance.

After all, while he has never actually been caught using the so-called Emperor's blood to forge permits, Tzeentch has certainly pulled off a number of bizarre incidents.

Supposing the revival of saints is standard practice; even emperors dare to impersonate them and have their devout subjects believe in them.

Romulus didn't quite understand the specifics, but according to Caul, it involved tracing the origins of something through certain changes in its genes; the fewer the changes, the older it was, meaning the closer it was to Terra.

If it can be traced back to Terra within a certain range, then that is sufficient to prove that the license is valid.

What's quite amazing is that, according to Terra's standards, genetic analysis reveals that members of the Human Federation, whose genes haven't been modified for tens of thousands of years, all have ancient bloodlines that can be directly traced back to ancient Terra.

You could say they're descendants of dragon kingdoms, Frankish knights and nobles, or descendants of Pacific warlords, but if you trace their bloodlines, they're not as pure as these people.

Who can I talk to to explain this?

That's how it was settled in the end.

The Human Alliance is responsible for official trade operations in the Dawn Star Sector, as well as external exploration, while the Wings of Dawn are responsible for wholesale trade licenses to facilitate each other's operations.

Moreover, the High Lords Council didn't seem to have any objections.

The Merchant Ronin Alliance remained indifferent to this, even grateful that the Primarch did not arbitrarily issue Merchant Ronin licenses due to his own noble status, thereby impacting their trade activities within the Empire, but instead chose to use the licenses left by the Emperor to the Sons of God.

In the Highlord's eyes, this meant that the Primarchs were very measured, and at the same time, his evaluation of the Dawn Sector was increasingly high. He continued to say that the Dawn Sector was doing a good job, and then continued to deal with a series of mines within Terra.

Compared to the merchant dynasties that operate throughout the empire and whose interests are not too tightly tied to Terra, life is becoming increasingly difficult for other departments.

Look, they should thank us.

　P.S.: More later, go to sleep early.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)