Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 21 Bukayo’s Wisdom
An hour before Curieband, the twenty-three families of the Tezwok hive gathered at the Nest Tower, five of whom owned the Nest Tower.

A man with implants in his chin and vocal cords, wearing a red robe embroidered with gold, asked worriedly to the woman in front of him, who was wearing a red dress and had a gorgeous decorative implant in her forehead.

"Count Yelena, do you know the origins of this new king?"

"During the Bainiban period, many families were attacked, and the hive city was stained red with blood. Even the thousand-year-old Shimansky family nest tower was captured. Could this be a trap?"

"Kozubal, don't let fear take over your mind."

Yelena smiled and spoke with a firm tone.

"According to the surveillance footage, this new king is powerful, but his numbers are too small. His armed forces are less than 2,000, and even with the workers pouring into the hive, the number is less than 100,000. It is impossible for him to control the entire hive."

She spoke in a low voice while looking at the gang members standing around, who were fully armed and glaring at everyone fiercely.

"Moreover, those under him may be good thugs, or even qualified fighters, but they are not qualified managers. Using the rough methods of the lower nest to treat the workers of the upper nest will only cause unrest."

"As long as the new king is not a madman, he will use his existing strength to stabilize the situation and restore Tezwok's production capacity as soon as possible. Only then will he gain the support of Om Messiah's servants."

"And tonight's coronation ceremony, sent to us by the new head of the Finder family in the name of Sage Kaminsky, means that he has reached a cooperation with the Martian servants."

Yelena's deep blue eyes stared at the Baron of the Skorupsky family. Although he lacked political wisdom, his family's coal and mineral mining industry was of vital importance to the Kournikova family and could not be lost.

"Kozubal, no matter what kind of man the new king is, you must follow me and pledge your loyalty to him immediately."

"He's in need of subordinates right now. Those who submit first will gain greater benefits. Do you understand?"

"As you command, my lord."

Kozubal said sincerely, standing behind Yelena with peace of mind.

Half an hour later, Howard Finder returned from Altar 25 of Vostronia, the nest tower of the Mechanicus.

He reported to Nimrod that Sage Kaminsky had agreed to make equipment for Nimrod, and then he went to the hall to deal with inquiries from the patriarchs of the major families.

Nimrod took the box of gavels presented by Bukayo, glanced at it, and placed it on the industrial metal table behind him.

He operated the data pad, called up the strategic map of Vostronia, and asked the blond boy a question.

"Bukayo, I want to conquer Vostroya. What do you think will be my next target?"

"My Lord, please allow me to think for a moment."

Bukayo did not answer immediately. He cautiously asked for a moment, staring at the strategic map, his mind racing.

Five minutes later, the boy spoke.

"My Lord, I believe it is the Lukopo Hive."

"Why Lukopol? Mazov and Szczecin are closer."

"My Lord, I understand from your actions that going straight to Lukepo is more in line with your style."

Ningluo nodded slightly and said with a smile.

"Tell me more."

"During your first cycle in Khanty-Mansi, you conquered two gangs. In your second cycle, you seized the foundry. After that, you didn't capture other small factories, but directly seized the largest steel plant in the dome, the Magnito Steel Plant. Only then did you quickly swallow up other factories by relying on your control."

"After you took control of the Khanty-Mansi Dome, you didn't conquer the other domes, but instead led your troops directly to capture the nest tower of the Bolesław family, who controlled Tezwok." "My Lord, I believe your strategy is to directly attack the core key node, and then eliminate the other nodes one by one."

Nimrod listened to Bukayo's clear and logical summary of his course of action and his philosophy. He looked at Bukayo with admiration. The blond boy was indeed right.

However, he had not guessed, not even thought himself, that taking the "Barbarian" potion would trigger genetic awakening, which changed his idea of ​​accumulating enough strength to capture the upper nest.

“Why is Lukebo the key node?”

"My Lord, whether it's Tezvok, Mazov, or Stettin, they are all too far away from the core of power in Vostronia."

"The Adeptus Mechanicus's Altar of Vostronia One is the core of power, while Lukopo's altar is the closest core altar to Tezvok. It is the location of Altar Three. If you control the hive where that shrine is located, you can make the Adeptus Mechanicus face your goal."

Bukayo shrugged and said with a hint of self-mockery.

"It's not just the altar. The Muska people and the Magdans living in Mazovian and Stettin have never been the cultural mainstream of the Vostroyans. Only the Sosvolods of Lukopol are."

"It's like our distant hometown, the holy city of Warsaw in Terra and..."

He wanted to name a marginal city, but there were not many records about Terra in the Arshavin family's books. Warsaw was the only place name he knew. It was the hometown, holy city, and place of origin of the Vostroyan people.

"Well, it's like the difference between a central city like the Holy City and a border city."

Bukayo said devoutly and firmly, "I believe that after you capture Lukpo, the sages will recognize the fact that you will become the master of Vostronia, and they should support you."

"good."

Nimrod said with appreciation that Bukayo guessed his thoughts from his actions, and that the "Sleepless One" did not improve his wisdom, but his wisdom far surpassed Rawlslev.

Although the Emperor defined him as a butcher's knife, he did not believe, like Curze, that killing and terror could shape a bright future for Vostronia.

If one wishes to conquer Vostronia, one must consider how to define the role of the Adeptus Mechanicus.

If it is defined as an enemy, then it can be said that Vostronia, which has a huge influence on the Mechanicus, is an enemy all over the world. Even in the lower nest, there are countless people who believe in the God of All Machines.

He will not destroy this developed industrial world and then rebuild it, which is no different from colonizing a world that is polluted and has countless industrial ruins.

His strategy was to force the Adeptus Mechanicus to cooperate with him, using their technology to expand, while training Beyonders and his men to gradually reform Vostroya.

[Perhaps this is why the "Kingdom of Disorder" chose me and let me take the path of the "Black Emperor".

My development philosophy is to develop by utilizing rules and resources and then establish a new order.]
Nimrod looked at Bukayo, "I have a mission for you."

"My lord, please give me your orders."

"After the ceremony, take the equipment Howard prepared for you and head to Lukopo to gather intelligence."

"As you wish, my lord."

Ningluo's communicator rang. After he answered it, Howard's low voice came over the communication channel.

"Sir, Kaminsky has arrived at the ceremony hall."

"You have one standard point left until your coronation ceremony."

(End of this chapter)