After some discussion with the people around him, Wei Mu still didn't dare to use the magic book left by the change spirit after all.

The Lord of Change can even spend thousands of years weaving a conspiracy, and he can't handle it, and he probably won't even know where the ashes have gone.

It's a big deal to go back and exchange this thing for Tarasin something, anyway, the space necrons are not afraid of chaos.

As for the problem of the two little girls, although there were some minor setbacks, Fugen still took the opportunity to give Wei Mu a lesson called "politics".

There was no doubt that Vimu hated it.

Even at those banquets where celebrities gathered, he was just barely familiar with the local snakes, and his attitude was extremely perfunctory.

You have to deal with threats in the galaxy, manage many affairs on your territory, battle the dark gods, befriend those nobles, and find time to relax.

In terms of the trade-offs of the above matters, Wei Mu would rather give up "befriending the nobles" and supplement his excess energy to "lazy and relaxing".

Everyone is doing things for the emperor, just keep their respective functions, don't fool those moths.

However, the beauty of political games is that they are directly linked to power, so anyone with a thirst for power will gravitate towards it.

This is no better than leading troops into battle.

Even an airborne commander can mobilize thousands of troops with a tiger talisman.

When fighting, it is to achieve strategic goals, just fight well on the front line, and scold your mother regardless of logistics.

When it comes to managing territory, there's more to be involved and more effort to put in.

In order to cope with this, according to Fogen's suggestion, Vibuter needs to assemble a personal team, the one who is absolutely trustworthy, like an extension of his will, to help him with all kinds of affairs, not just his own functions.

In Wei Mu's deep-rooted concept, isn't this thing just forming his own "henchmen"?

Henchmen are not a good word in his mind.

It means forming cliques, opposing for the sake of opposition, and it means that it will inevitably be feared by those in power.

However, according to the current bulk situation of the empire, it is not uncommon to have a private team like this, and there is no law prohibiting it.

Every time the Imperial forces go on a major expedition and gather troops from various worlds, it is actually the equivalent of a large nobleman summoning a group of minor nobles to fight.

If you don't do this, you still want to keep the site in order, and the manager may not be able to do it even if he is tired.

"Aren't I doing pretty well right now?" Wei Mu tried to say.

"Your current situation is that you have won a big battle, the Red Pirates are gone, the maelstrom channel has become safe, the resources inside can be claimed at will, and everyone is busy sharing the cake, so many problems have been covered, and after this wave of benefits has passed, it is time to test your ability - this must not be planned sooner?" Fugan waved his hand and explained.

"Then what if I do too well and the High Lords have opinions?" Wei Mu asked with a frown again.

"Are you afraid that the birds will hide their bows, and the rabbits will die and the dogs will cook?" Fogen smiled and said, "The current situation in the empire is that even if the bow is broken, the birds can't shoot the birds, the dog's legs can't run lame, and the rabbits can't be caught, and from what I know about Killiman, he is not the kind of narrow-minded person, let alone the emperor, Horus's accusation against the emperor to purge the thunder warriors is just the result of the dark gods taking things out of context." ”

At the time of the Great Rebellion, many people did join the rebels because they believed the accusations of the war commander and because the emperor's actions were traceable.

But now that 10,000 years have passed since the Great Rebellion, Horus's accusations are all false from an after-the-fact perspective.

Neither the Lord of Humanity nor the Regent of the Empire is a ruler without tolerance.

"That being said," Wei Mu still hesitated.

"Maybe you should have gotten used to being served as Lord as you go." Fugen saw his concerns and reminded directly.

Being a boss is a completely different thing from being a master, the former is only leading within the scope of the function, while the latter is completely controlling the fate of others.

It was something that had long been abandoned by history, and there should be no one to serve one as the master among human beings.

However, the long night of the Dark Ages turned back the clock of human history.

When the emperor came from behind the scenes to the front of the stage and became the lord of mankind to lead the empire, I am afraid that one day he could retire from the golden throne, put off the burden on his shoulders, and become a pure scholar who inquires the truth.

It's just that I didn't expect the situation to be the way it is now.

"Perhaps." Pastor Wei let out a long sigh.

After much consideration, he decided to keep the two sisters.

The two sisters, who were cultivated for the purpose of "serving an important person", in addition to being beautiful and good at taking care of daily life, even took into account various functions such as combat and anti-assassination, and their loyalty to the emperor is also the same.

The aristocratic force represented behind it, the Ronin Merchants, is known as "the last enterprising heart of mankind".

These guys aren't just legitimate privateers, they have a high degree of autonomy and rank alongside the Space Marine Warlord and Inquisitor.

They can do almost anything other than rebel, including but not limited to: using and reselling forbidden technologies, recruiting and arming private guards, carving out their own colonies, and even legalizing the empire.

And the reason why they are able to act so recklessly is because each of the Rogue Merchant families has an endorsement from the highest levels of Terra.

Decrees stamped with official seals are laid out like wallpaper in the most conspicuous places of the ship, and each character in them shows the status and power of the Rogue Merchant.

Some ancient merchant ronin families, the official seals on their laws and regulations even originated from the genetic prototype and even the emperor himself, and the background is unimaginable.

In other words, these guys are the equivalent of the Iron Hat King of the Empire, and it will definitely be beneficial to befriend them.

Political deals are clearly priced.

After receiving the sisters, Wei Mu soon received help from the Mo family.

A large number of supplies and personnel were sent to Cologne by the Ronin Traders to help the Jiedu Envoy further consolidate his cause.

By the time Wei Mu returned from his parade mission, the renovation of the Blackstone Fortress was nearing completion.

Looking at the frequent merchant ships coming and going in the port of Cologne, Wei Mu had to sigh at the influence of the Iron Hat King.

Or is the other party actually borrowing and exerting his influence?

After all, no matter how famous Wei Mu is, he can't break it into two people.

As for whether it is possible for the other party to borrow his name to do things, unlike the Ground Head Snake of the Great Maelstrom, those are the ones that Wei Mu needs to be responsible for, and the Ronin Merchant is directly responsible for the Lord of Terragao, even if something really goes wrong, it will not be counted on his head.

The personnel have finished recuperating and the supplies are also very sufficient.

Seven Space Marine warbands from the Maelstrom, a total of fourteen companies were summoned, as well as more than fifty capital warships and hundreds of frigates.

Everything is done in preparation for going deep into the dark side of the empire.

(End of chapter)