Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 23 Nimrod's Request

One standard hour later, Nimrod returned to listen to Howard's distribution plan.

"My king, of all the factories to be allocated, the Shimansky family's pharmaceutical industry is the largest."

"The Kournikova family's business is in the chemical industry, and they previously also dabbled in pharmaceuticals. Their average annual output is approximately 52,000 units."

"Given the relevance of the industries and the time required for integration, the Szymanski family businesses should be handed over to the Kournikova family."

"..."

After listening to the distribution plan, Ningluo nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good. We will carry out your distribution plan. Send information to each family immediately."

"You are the true 'arbitrator'. Come back to see me in one standard hour."

"arbitrator?"

Howard asked in confusion, isn't that the title of the manager of the Lower Nest Dome?

"We'll know later."

"Yes, my king."

After Howard took his leave, he walked down the twelfth floor, came to the office of the Prime Minister of the Palace, and turned on the communicator.

"Lord Howard, I am carrying out the orders of my king. What does he want?"

"Count Yelena, congratulations. Our king has decided to hand over the management of the Shimansky pharmaceutical industry to you. Please send someone to take it over immediately."

Howard controlled his envy and spoke in a normal tone.

"really?"

Yelena's excited voice rang out over the communication channel.

"Of course it's true."

Howard understood her surprise. Every noble knew that it was beyond the capacity of the workers at the Khanty-Mansi Dome to take over the vast Boleslaw family's assets.

But being able to overcome the human weakness of greed is another matter. The previous king could not do it, and his greed was endless.

"Praise our king! Our king is wise!"

After that, Howard kept hearing the nobles from various families praising Nimrod.

[Our king has won the hearts of the people and established a firm foothold in Tezwok.

Of course, the most crucial thing is the power he possesses.]
His deep blue eyes were full of longing. Just as he was daydreaming, the ticking timer reminder sounded. He immediately straightened his gorgeous clothes and walked quickly towards the palace.

Meanwhile, in "A Realm of Disorder," Nimrod throws his gavel into the furnace.

Golden light bloomed, the furnace crackled, and the golden gelatinous potion slowly took shape.

He scooped up the "Arbitrator" potion and asked Howard to take the "Judge" path, not only because the potion materials on hand could only be used to concoct this potion.

It is also because although Howard's loyalty meets Nimrod's minimum requirements, it is still not as good as Bukayo and Rawlslev.

The "Judge" path is the adjacent path to the "Black Emperor" path!

Some pathways can be converted more safely in , and they all belong to the same source substance.

The "Kingdom of Disorder" corresponds to the "Black Emperor" and the "Judge". He possesses the Source Essence and will exert a significant influence on the extraordinary people of the "Judge" path after unlocking his authority.

The "Black Emperor" and the "Judge" are both extraordinary people who can be controlled after being promoted to the Old Ones.

After returning to the real world, Nimrod walked up to Howard and spread out his palm.

"Drink it!"

Howard looked at the golden gel-like potion in the bottle in front of him, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

[Poison? Impossible! My king wants to kill me, it's like crushing an ant.

Could it be? This is the gift Rawlslev mentioned.]
Howard, knowing he had no choice, took the potion, gritted his teeth, and drank it.

After teaching Howard the meditation method to restrain the overflowing power of the potion, Ningluo gave instructions.

"That's it. If you meditate often and act as a good 'arbitrator', you will be able to control the power I give you."

Howard finally understood the meaning of the gift. Only a being as great as Om Messiah could grant him power in such a miraculous way. He looked at Nimrod excitedly, "As you command, my Lord!"

"Vostonia's arbitration system is good, and it strikes a balance between the nobility and the Mechanicus, but it's not perfect."

"My Lord, what do you mean?"

If Nimrod wanted to be a dictator, Howard had no doubt he could do it.

“Current arbitration is about balance, while real arbitration is about maintaining order.”

Seeing that Howard seemed to understand, Nimrod continued.

"Martian technology poured into Vostroya, and the world rapidly industrialized."

"But what about the people in the lower nest, or even the bottom nest? They never see hope in their lives. They live in a muddle-headed state, fighting, killing, and betraying each other for a meal."

"I think you should see the power contained in the Lower Nesters from my rise to power."

Howard suddenly realized, and his blue eyes sparkled.

"You mean, once the people in the lower nest see hope, they will burst out with initiative, work hard, improve production efficiency, and thus increase production capacity."

"That's right, but there's more to it than that. You'll understand later."

Chaos was not yet known to the Vostroyans, and Nimrod did not state it explicitly.

He thought of what the other Primarch, Roboute Guilliman, would say to Dante when he awakened more than ten thousand years from now.

As Guilliman said, only by providing people with better living conditions can a clear line be drawn between loyalty and betrayal, and they will understand what they are fighting for.

Through his own experience, Nimrod understood the significance of a meal to the people of Xiachao.

He also truly understood the question that Guilliman posed to Dante: When a powerful enemy attacks, what reason does a person in a cruel hell have to resist temptation?

The uneducated lower-class people would not accept the truths preached by the state religion priests even if they heard them in person. They only knew the oldest and simplest truth that they would die if they did not eat. Whoever fed them was their god.

Since the "Black Emperor" wants to establish his own order, from now on, he has no ability to change the entire human group, but he can start by changing his home.

Nimrod wanted to build a prosperous and developing world with great development potential, which was the preliminary version of his kingdom.

"I want you to go to the Khanty-Mansi Dome and use the original equipment there and my previous system to build a brand new dome."

"I will assign you a team of workers. You can learn from my previous system or recruit people from the surrounding domes."

"I hope you will learn how to be an 'arbitrator' and how to establish a new order."

Nimrod emphasized, "The order I want isn't one where you give handouts to the lower classes, but one where you provide them with a system where they can eat their fill and live like human beings through hard work and contribution!"

"This system can be used in every hive, every subhive, and every dome!"

Howard frowned when he heard this.

If Nimrod asked to build a developed dome, it would be easy with the financial resources of the Finder family.

But even if all the nobles of the Tezwok Upper Nest went bankrupt, they could not afford the entire Vostronia that Nimrod demanded, not to mention that other families would not agree.

Seeing that Howard was lost in thought, Nimrod decided to help him think.

"Don't be bound by the Mechanicus's philosophy. Technology is just a tool. I want you to establish a completely new order."

"You can set a qualified standard. Workers who meet the quota will receive a standard share, and those who excel can go to work in Shangchao."

"The upper nest can be used to build new factories or even become a middle nest. The nest tower can be demolished to build a new upper nest, and new nest towers can be built on top of it."

Howard suddenly understood and said with confidence.

"As you wish, my lord."

"Use the abilities I have given you."

Howard's deep blue eyes sparkled when he heard this, and he spoke with confidence.

"I will not let you down."

"Now, take me to your family's treasure house."

"My Lord, please follow me."

(End of this chapter)