Chapter 254: Politics

After discussing with the people around him, Wei Mu still didn't dare to use the magic book left by the changeling.

The Lord of Change can even spend thousands of years to weave a conspiracy, and he can't deal with it. By then, I'm afraid he won't even know where his ashes have floated.

At worst, he can go back and exchange this thing with Trazyn for something. Anyway, the Necrons are not afraid of chaos.

As for the problem of the two little girls, although there are some minor setbacks, Fugen still took the opportunity to teach Wei Mu a course called "Politics".

There is no doubt that Wei Mu hates that thing.

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

To deal with various threats in the galaxy, to manage many affairs on the territory, to fight wits and courage with the dark gods, to make friends with the nobles, and to take time to be lazy and relax.

In terms of the trade-offs of the above matters, Wei Mu would rather give up "making friends with the nobles" and replenish the extra energy on "being lazy and relaxing".

Everyone is working for the emperor, just do your job and don't mess around.

However, the charm of the political game is that it is directly linked to power, so people who are eager for power will flock to the game.

This is not like leading troops to fight.

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

In battle, it is more to achieve strategic goals, just fight on the front line, regardless of logistics.

In terms of managing the territory, there are more things involved and more energy needs to be invested.

In order to deal with these, according to Fugen's suggestion, Wei Mu needs to form a private team, the kind that is absolutely trustworthy and reliable, like an extension of his will, to help him deal with various affairs, not just to guard his own functions.

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

Factions are not a good word in his mind.

It means forming cliques, opposing for the sake of opposing, and it also means that it will inevitably be feared by the superiors.

However, according to the current scattered 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 army is about to launch a large-scale expedition and gather troops from various worlds, it is actually equivalent to a great noble summoning a group of small nobles to fight.

If you don't do this, and still want to manage the territory in an orderly manner, the manager may not be able to do it even if he is exhausted to death.

"Isn't it good for me now?" Wei Mu tried to say.

"You are now in a situation where you have won a big victory, the Red Pirates are gone, the Great Whirlpool Channel has become safe, and the resources inside can be claimed at will. Everyone is busy dividing the cake, so many problems are covered up. After this wave of benefits is over, it is time to test your ability-this doesn't have to be planned early?" Fugen waved his hand and explained.

"What if I do too well and the high lords have opinions?" Wei Mu asked again with a frown.

"Are you afraid that the birds will be killed and the bow will be put away, and the rabbits will be killed and the dogs will be cooked?" Fugen said with a smile, "The current situation of the Empire is that even if the bow is broken, the flying birds cannot be shot, and the rabbits cannot be caught even if the dog's legs are broken. Moreover, based on my understanding of Guilliman, he is not a narrow-minded person, let alone the Emperor. Horus' accusation of the Emperor's purge of the Thunder Warriors is just the result of the Dark Gods taking his words out of context."

At the time of the Great Heresy, many people did join the ranks of the rebels because they believed in the accusations of the Warmaster and the Emperor's actions were traceable.

But now that the Great Heresy has been over for 10,000 years, from a hindsight perspective, Horus' accusations are all fictitious.

Neither the Lord of Mankind nor the Regent of the Empire are rulers who are intolerant.

"Although that's what I said," Wei Mu still hesitated.

"Perhaps you should get used to the feeling of being served as the Lord earlier." Fugen saw his concerns and reminded him directly.

Being a boss and being a master are two completely different things. The former is only leading within the scope of one's duties, while the latter is completely controlling the fate of others.

That was something that had long been abandoned by history. Humans should not obey each other.

However, the long night of the Dark Ages made human history go backwards.

When the Emperor stepped out from behind the scenes and became the Lord of Humanity to lead the Empire, he probably thought that one day he would retire from the Golden Throne, put down the burden on his shoulders, and become a pure scholar who explored the truth.

But he didn't expect the situation to become what it is now.

"Maybe." Wei Mu sighed.

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

The two sisters who were trained for the purpose of "serving an important person", Moshi and Mowang, 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 was unswerving.

The noble forces behind them, the Ronin Merchants, are even known as "the last enterprising spirit of mankind."

These guys are more than just legal privateers. They have extremely high autonomy and their rank is on par with Space Marine Chapter Masters and Inquisitors.

In addition to surrendering to the enemy and rebelling, they can do almost anything, including but not limited to: using and reselling forbidden technology, recruiting and arming private guards, developing their own colonies, and even certifying legal aliens in the empire.

The reason why they can act so recklessly is that every Rogue Merchant family has the endorsement of the highest level of Terra.

The decrees with official seals are laid out in the most conspicuous places of the ship like wallpaper, and each character in them highlights the status and power of the Rogue Merchants.

Some ancient Rogue Merchant families, the official seals on their decrees even come from the Primarch or even the Emperor himself, and the background they have is simply unimaginable.

In other words, these guys are equivalent to the iron-hat kings of the empire, and it is absolutely beneficial to make friends with them.

Political transactions are clearly marked.

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

A large amount of materials and personnel were sent to Cologne by the Rogue Merchants to help the Jiedushi further consolidate his career.

When Wei Mu returned from completing his own parade mission, the renovation of Blackstone Fortress was nearing completion.

Looking at the frequent merchant ships coming and going at the port of Cologne, Wei Mu couldn't help but 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 split it into two people.

As for whether the other party may use his name to make trouble, unlike the local snakes in the Great Vortex, those are what Wei Mu needs to be responsible for, while the merchant wanderers are directly responsible to the High Lord of Terra, even if there is a problem, it will not be his fault.

The personnel have rested and the supplies are sufficient.

From the seven Space Marine Chapters of the Great Vortex, a total of fourteen companies were summoned, and there were more than fifty main battleships and hundreds of frigates.

Everything is to prepare for going deep into the dark side of the empire.