Druon's cleanup went quickly, partly because he didn't have to think about the small rebel forces after the war, and on the other hand, all the forces of the empire were well coordinated here, not only between the two legions, but also with the mechanics, and the government department of the empire did not come, they just released the tax details for the next thirty years of Terra to the planet.

Because the planet is currently in a state of production shutdown, this gang of sub-officials has thoughtfully exempted this year's taxes.

In the Empire, only death and taxes were inevitable, and to some extent, the gang of officials who rushed to the front to collect taxes were also fierce.

In the conference room of the Shadow Moon Blue Wolf, Hades looked helplessly at the tax notice on the electronic screen, thinking about how to declare tax exemption or tax reduction this time, the official system of the empire is complicated, which makes the approval of tax exemption applications quite troublesome.

Vaux, Abaddon and Sejanus are also struggling to make their way through the mountains of papers, and the good news is that these are also battered warriors, so Hades can now stare at the screen with his arms crossed.

There was a slight thud, and the door to the conference room was pushed open by the servant, whose head almost touched the ground as he saluted, and the big white-gold guy familiar to Hades walked into the room.

It's the god of wolf herders.

Several of the people in the room were about to stand up and salute, but were immediately stopped by Horus, who greeted the only two death guards in the room with his usual encouraging smile.

It may be that he didn't succeed in brushing Hades's favorability in the previous conversation, and the wolf shepherd god didn't trouble Hades first.

"This is Volks, right? I heard Motarian mention you, a warrior who has made rapid progress, and I regret not seeing you on this battlefield. ”

Hades felt Vaux freeze instantly, and he sighed softly in his heart, don't get kidnapped, Vaux.

"Thank you for the compliment, my lord."

Finally Vaux whispered quickly, and then shut the microphone, not looking like he could continue to speak, and by the way, Hades noticed that Vaux's position seemed to move slightly towards Hades for a moment.

As if satisfied with Vaux's reaction, Horus was satisfied with the change of target,

"Long time no see, Hades."

Then the wolf god's gaze naturally shifted from Hades's body to the electronic screen behind him, and Hades could feel Horus's brow seem to furrow, but the feeling was fleeting.

"Are you looking at the tax bulletin?"

"Yes, sir."

Hades nodded, and at the same time leaned to the side to make way for Horus, who was striding over, and the original body quickly read the tens of thousands of words of the report, and then stood dissatisfied,

"According to the Empire's seventh edition of Tax Act 54, this planet should be tax-free for the full fifty years of Terra."

"Yes, sir, but it looks like they're still using the fifth version of the bill for approval."

Hades silently called up some of the subtle words in the announcement, which were unique to the fifth edition.

This time Horus genuinely frowned, and the wolf shepherd no longer hid his displeasure, or if he hoped that Hades and they would find him angry.

"It's really frustrating, Hades, I'm sorry to show you the side of the Empire, the efficiency of those mortals is really worrying."

Hades coughed silently in his heart.

Because the specific details of Galaspar have not been released, Horus does not know that in fact, the death guard has already tore with the Imperial officials, and Galaspar received two different tax bills in a row, but the good news is that Hades is not responsible, and Vaux and Garo have suffered a lot for it.

"I understand, sir."

"No, you don't need to be so humble, Hades, I know that the Death Guard wants to bring this planet under the jurisdiction of the Legion, and this announcement clearly affects you."

"Don't worry, I'll let the Imperial personnel from the Shadow Moon Blue Wolf take care of it for you."

Hades opened his mouth, it seemed that Horus still hadn't given up on his plan to pull in a death guard relationship, Hades quickly sorted out the stakes in his mind, Horus's motives, and the possible impact afterwards. The conclusion was that yes.

Then it's better to be respectful than obey your fate, just to let Volks' rest and rest.

"On behalf of the Death Guard, I thank you so much for your help."

Hades moved his gaze to the notice, since the other party offered to help, it was necessary to let the other party say more to satisfy a psychological need.

Helpers need mental and emotional feedback from the person being helped.

"This is really what puzzles me, I originally thought that we could receive a tax exemption notice, probably because of the momentary mistakes of some officials, after all, people make mistakes, I just hope that the death guard will not face this next time."

Hades deliberately hid a hint of dissatisfaction in it, and as he expected, this opened Horus's chatterbox,

"I am really annoyed by the missteps of the moment, hopefully, by the inefficiency and confusion of those mortal officials. The Empire is on its way to victory under the leadership of the Emperor, my brothers are leading legions across the galaxy, and the greatest cause of humanity is within reach—but there are always people who are slowing us down. ”

"Those mortals cannot comprehend the great cause of the Empire, and their chaotic brains only have their own official position, stubbornly guarding what little of their private property is, trying to profit from the dregs shaken off by the giants in the invisible corners of the empire."

Hades blinked, Great Astartism, the words slowly popped through his mind, like old dead wood emerging from a swamp.

The Wolf Shepherd is a gentle and encouraging being, who will personally walk into the mortal auxiliaries to give a speech after the battle, and will also smile at the mortal officials who have returned to the Empire.

What Horus didn't like was the mortal lords who were in the rear, and of course, no one liked them.

But with the footsteps of the Great Expedition, there will be more and more such people. Their appearance and even existence are inevitable by-products of the process of the Great Expedition.

And the peak moment of Horus's conflict with this kind of people in the original book was after the emperor returned to Terra and established the mortal council.

The Mortal Council, led by Makado, will be in charge of all things in the Empire, including many matters of the Legion, among which there is no place for the Primordial or even the Space Marine.

Hades blinked slowly, he didn't know what the emperor was thinking, and the removal of military representatives from the main governing body of an empire would exacerbate the conflict.

It is possible that the Emperor trusts Horus too much and believes in his eldest son, or that the Emperor doesn't really care about the Legions, or that the Emperor thinks that the future of the Human Empire does not need the involvement of the Legions.

In short, the emperor left in style, leaving behind a piece of chicken feathers in the later part of the Great Expedition, and there is a theory that even if there is no corruption of the four gods, Horus, as the war commander, will raise the anti-flag after the contradictions in the later stage of the Great Expedition intensify.

Compared to the Great Expedition described in Horus's mouth, but in fact, the two people present knew that the Great Expedition was not glorious, and many hidden dangers had already been buried in the rough and rapid advance and chaotic later management, waiting for time to ferment them into poisonous wine.

Not all planets are lucky enough to encounter a genius of governance like Killiman, and not all planets are exempt from taxes, with forests cut down in their hometowns, exhaust gases from their nests, and impoverished people, or saddled with debt, and the Empire's aptrated upper echelons feasted on oil, or saddled with the Empire's high tax debts like his people.

For those pocket kingdoms that were originally well governed by themselves, the empire was a natural disaster.

Not only on the mortal side, but also in the various casting worlds of the Mechanic Sect, there is also a lot of criticism about the scientific research restrictions signed with the Empire.

This is also the reason why the great rebellion of the commander can respond to every call.

The gray rhinoceros slowly walked into the room, everyone turned a blind eye, there was no way, in the emperor's promise, after the end of the great expedition, everything would be fine.

But only a few people know that Hades blinked, the emperor's promise was to resist the chaos of the higher dimensions, and in the face of the threat posed by the four gods, nothing else mattered.

Hades sighed again in his heart, sloppy! His evaluation is sparse!

This kind of mud pit, no one is useless, this is not a personal matter, this is a whole race thing, even the emperor can't get it, the emperor has made twenty original bodies, or can't get it, the sky has to have a mass base, but unfortunately the reality is that this kind of scattered empire can't form these at all, a person can manage a planet well is already called a god, and the scale of the empire is the galaxy.

Thinking that the current situation of the empire's glory is a chaotic turbulence, Hades's whole person is not good again, and the emperor and Machado can still fool the original people without changing their faces, Hades is full of admiration.

While Hades was thinking, Horus was not idle, and the wolf shepherd god impassionedly improvised a speech about "The Great Expedition is Glorious, Cleaning After the End of the Great Expedition", which was emotional, emotional, true, and charming, and Hades only felt that the Brin Bling beside him was glowing.

As soon as Horus finished speaking, the whole room immediately burst into deafening applause, and Hades quickly applauded.

The good news is that since he resisted Horus's previous one-man exchange, Hades's resistance to the wolf herding god has skyrocketed, and he is now initially immune.

What's more, unlike the content of Horus's speech, Hades knows that the future of the empire will be even worse than sparse.

I don't want to think about it, I think too much about sadness, but now it is important to apply for Drune's tax exemption.

It's just that Hades looked at Vaux, whose eyes were almost glowing, as if he was going to join the Great Expedition and die in the next second, and shouted in his heart that it was not good!

Compared to Hades and Motarian, Vaux had not faced Horus before.

You're Motarian's cub! Sober up, Vaux!

I've had my thoughts before, but you can't be so shaken, Vaux, wake up!

Motarian will be sad!

Also, wait for the code

(End of chapter)