Chapter 291: Military Spending

Planetary Governor Vasili thought a lot.

He thought that the orc ambassador might have come to threaten him and the others to surrender.

I also thought that these orcs were here to force themselves to sign an unequal treaty with them.

He even thought about the orc ambassadors declaring war on the pretext that they had killed quite a few orcs during their attack on Tyron.

But he never thought that the orcs were "his own people".

Fighting alongside the aliens is an idea for the people of the empire that could easily lead the Inquisitor to their doorstep. This kind of thinking is extremely dangerous even for most managers of the imperial world.

"But ......"

Planetary Governor Vasili looked at the string of seals on the parchment that symbolized imperial power, the imperial will, and the imperial faith.

"Unless with permission from Holy Terra....."

The Planetary Governor Vasili held the parchment as light as a feather in both hands, but it was as if he was being crushed by a whole mountain. He couldn't get his hand down the table and press that dangerous button.

His eyes kept bobbing back and forth between the parchment and the orc ambassador in front of him. Do you believe this orc, or take him down?

The Planetary Governor was a little undecided at this point.

In fact, after seeing the parchment printed with various official imprints, the idea of burning jade immediately dissipated from his mind.

But as the governor of the planet, although he has a lot of power, he can't be sure that his sudden change of mind will be supported by his subordinates.

He looked around, then summoned Inquisitor Reze and several important officials to his side, wanting to ask what they thought.

"Is this true?" Planetary Governor Vasili was incomparably familiar with the Ministry of the Interior's emblem, and he could be sure that it was indeed from Holy Terra. But it may have been due to some unknown reason that it was stolen by the orcs, and the other seals... Is there a possibility of forgery?

His gaze swept to the faces of the members of the State Church, the Inquisitor, but received the same affirmative answer.

"That sounds ridiculous!" Vasili was a little angry for a moment, what is this? What is the blood shed by the Imperial warriors who fought the orcs in the past?

“... But it's true. Inquisitor Rez's hoarse voice calmed Vasili.

"In fact, this is not unprecedented."

"On the fringes of the Empire, some Rogue Traders engage in peaceful contact, trade, temporary alliances, and even employ them as soldiers with the Aliens, but the rules and regulations of the Empire, the normal laws and doctrines prohibiting alliances with the Aliens, stand in the way of their actions."

"As a result, a way has emerged to officially certify alien allies to alleviate this difficulty."

Inquisitor Reze spoke slowly about what he knew about the certification of the alien.

Few would admit the existence of such a practice, let alone its implementation. So apart from a few inquisitors who traveled from south to north, this kind of thing is not much known.

A small number of Interior Ministry Coordination Bureaus will provide this service, and interested inquisitors will recruit Xenomorphs in search of a trusted partner or for their special skills.

Of course, the Empire regularly conducts purity tests on these recruits of the opposite sex to monitor for any potential contamination. If you want to bring certified aliens into the human world, it's still wise to be cautious.

The identities of these special Imperial employees are not widely known, and there must be a clear request for this service itself, otherwise the Empire will not provide certification.

The Xenomorphs must also stay with an ally who can vouch for them, and that ally must provide a lot of paperwork for this.

The Xenomorphs must then agree to be marked with a mark to prove their identity in order to be officially recognized as legitimate Xenomorphs.

This mark is usually a brand or tattoo on the face or hand so that it can be clearly seen by others. The persistence of the mark doesn't matter, and if there is no human employer to vouch for the xenomorph, the mark is essentially meaningless.

And if the xenomorph chooses to no longer serve the Empire, its life will be taken back by the Empire anyway: the creature will soon be terminated.

Very few humans will hire aliens, and few will accept these harsh conditions for human leadership.

However, with the vastness of the empire and the size of the galaxy, this kind of thing does happen and exists.

So, while this official certification is rare, it is recognized in many places on the edge of the empire and in some settled worlds.

And since the markings and identifications required to certify Xenomorphs are very similar to those of the Empire's Certified Psionics, those with any knowledge of the Empire's structure will soon discover what this mark means.

However, the Imperials who can understand the nature of the mark and the concept of authentication are still in the minority. For example, the planetary governor Vasili is not very receptive to the existence of such a legal alien.

"But the one vouching for these orcs is Lord Regent Sivir."

A remark from Inquisitor Reze silenced those who complained about it.

Yes, it was not a subordinate department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or a little-known inquisitor who provided proof to these orcs, but the regent of the Empire.

O Regent who single-handedly brought the Empire of Mankind from darkness and corruption to light and greatness.

They don't accept this kind of decree and understand this kind of behavior, but this is normal.

Perhaps only the Emperor in the entire empire could fully understand Lord Sivir's thoughts, how could they, ordinary people, speculate on Lord Sivir's foresight.

Although Lord Sivir often taught them to think independently of their own and not to rigidly obey his orders. But in the end, it turned out that Lord Sivir had made the right decision.

The only lesson that the Horus Rebellion in the past has given mankind is that it is okay not to speculate on the emperor's thoughts, otherwise it is easy to go wrong.

Now, as the Planetary Governor Vasili and these officials have decided to follow Lord Sivir's supreme directives.

Anyway, it's always right to believe in Lord Sivir.

Vasili rose from his seat and walked over to the orc ambassador, handing the parchment back to Diple.

Some orc warriors and even tribes will sell themselves as mercenaries to other species, while more unscrupulous Imperial commanders are willing to hire such creatures to bolster their armed forces and treat the Xenomorphs as expendable cannon fodder, indifferent to their fate.

Since these orcs are the legal aliens of the Empire certified by Lord Sivir, then Siyuan Star will grant them legal rights and interests according to this divine decree.

And when the planetary governor Vasili returned the parchment to the orc ambassador Diple, he put it in his gown and kept it safe.

But when his hand came out of the gown, he took out another piece of parchment.

At this time, the corners of the mouth of the planetary governor Vasili twitched, as if he had seen something extraordinary, and when the orc ambassador handed him the second piece of parchment, he could not react.

It was the Inquisitor Reze beside him who reminded him, and the planetary governor Vasili came back to his senses.

He took the parchment pinched between his fingers from the orc ambassador's palm, half the size of a normal human, and looked at its contents.

At this time, the orc ambassador stretched out his hand in front of him, a few fingers rubbing together, and a hint of a philistine smile appeared on his face.

I saw a series of war items written on the parchment, and their cost.

The cost of sailing the battleship is 4.2 million teeth

The cost of rationing the Orc Kid is 0.2 million teeth

The cost of hiring a Big Tech Master is 1.7 million teeth

The cost of painting a battleship is 2.5 million teeth

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Total: xxx teeth

Feelings: These orcs don't work for the empire for free, they still have to pay a fee.

However, exchanging labor for remuneration is a very reasonable request.

Moreover, the "teeth" that these orcs demanded from the planetary governor Vasili, were the currency of the orc society. Orcs use their teeth as currency, or rather, the teeth of many races.

The carnivorous Sgoug, who was transformed by the Empire to clean up the Tyranid creatures and devour their corpses, is a creature that can grow teeth that meet the requirements of orcs.

Their teeth make an excellent currency in orc society.

And there are many of these creatures on Siyuan Star, and their teeth are of little use to the Empire, and they are of little use to the Empire when they are used as currency to pay orcs.

It is worth mentioning that orcs use the teeth of many races, and among them, bugs are the most popular because they have the most teeth.

Usually during a war with Tyrann, the orc bosses will call for their men to pinch the bugs to death, but remember to take all the teeth away.

And the teeth of the Tyranid creatures are also of little use to the Empire, and the corpses of the Tyranid creatures are innumerable on the Siyuan Star.

Therefore, at this time, Siyuan Xing was actually able to pay for the cost of this "orc mercenary".

Of course, if the orc ambassador had taken out the parchment of the war at the beginning, then even if Siyuan Star could pay for it, it would only be a few insignificant teeth, and the planetary governor Vasili would not have agreed.

He wouldn't think of it as a "hire", he would only think that it was an orc "blackmailing" Siyuan Star to collect protection money.

But after seeing the orc's certification of legitimate orcs as evidenced by a series of various departments of the empire, he had no problem paying for this "military expense".

Especially just now, when the orc ambassador Diple took out this military expense table, the planetary governor saw the tattoo on the orc's chest, which was obscured by the tattered dress, and the tattoo with an eagle's head, he was even more willing to spend this military expense.

Although only partially seen, the planetary governor Vasili was extremely sure that it was the symbol of the Empire's double-headed eagle.

I didn't expect that, I didn't expect this thick-eyed, rough-skinned orc to be so loyal to the empire.

This made the planetary governor Vasili feel a strange pleasure in his heart.

Even these filthy xenomorphs had to submit to the feet of the Empire.

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Paying a lot of teeth to hire orcs to fight for the Empire not only reduces the casualties of the Imperial soldiers, but also allows the spare soldiers to perform other tasks.

The Empire's forces have not changed, but it can do more.

After sending off the orc ambassadors, the planetary governor Vasili led the planetary government to collect the teeth that were used to pay them for the orcs

On the one hand, with the help of the Military Council, he commanded the Imperial troops to cooperate with the orcs to clean up the remaining Tyranid creatures on Siyuan Star.

In fact, it was as if the Imperial troops had become the retinue of the orcs.

They barely participated in the ensuing battle, except for cleaning up the battlefield and collecting teeth and biomass as the orcs crushed the Tyranid swarm and charged the next Tyranid swarm.

This may not have satisfied the warrior hearts of some of the soldiers, but it was the best solution for Siyuanxing, who had suffered heavy casualties in the battle with Tyrann at this time.

Since the orcs are responsible for fighting against the main Tyranid force on the main battlefield, there is no need for Siyuanxing, who has lost a large number of people, to let those soldiers come forward to fight alongside the orcs.

This was not only for the purpose of preserving the population, but also because the orcs were too "loyal" in their way of fighting.

They barely cared about the artillery fire around them, the orcs were the big tyrants, the orcs gunners, and the blaster boys, these orcs killed even more orcs than some of the elite Tyranid creatures.

What they care about is waaagh!

This style of warfare made it difficult for the Imperial soldiers to fight alongside him.

And some Imperial soldiers are also difficult to get past the hurdle in their hearts, they go to the battlefield and don't stab the orcs in the ass, it's okay, let the orcs fight side by side, it will only cause trouble.

But even without the help of the Imperial soldiers, the orcs quickly cleared out the Tyranid creatures on Siyuan.

After the planetary governor Vasili settled his military bills, Calassa returned to the Battle Moon with his orc warriors.

Just a little Tyron couldn't satisfy their appetite, and Calassar craved more.

He will lead countless orcs to stand on the front line of the hazy star field's insect resistance.

This is not only because of the revelation of the second brother of Didi and the "teeth" paid by those shrimps.

It's because no orc would choose to miss this waaagh!

War is not a means, war is an end.

The war itself is the reason why the orcs joined the battle.

And this is uncompromisingly good news for most of the imperial worlds in the Hazy Star Field.

The orcs will help them resist the Tyranid invasion on the front lines so that they can thrive in the rear.

And for the orcs, this is also good news.

Second Brother Didi not only makes them waaagh at any time! Believe in the good shrimp of the second brother of Didi, and give back the money.

Moreover, those good shrimps will also provide them with weapons. Although the shrimp are all like shrimp, it should be said that the weapons they provide are strong enough! Enough waaagh!

Win-win!

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