Chapter 18: The Imperial Frontier: Compensation and Benefits

Gold and silver wine was sloshing in the glass, and Vito looked at the wine with interest.

"Have you volunteered to serve me such a fine wine?"

"I treat old customers like this, and don't be sentimental." Silver Snake said and poured himself a glass of wine.

She leaned on the bar and looked back over Vito's shoulder. There were several pious people sitting around the wine table not far away.

They all carry weapons, and not only that, each one is different from the common devout gangsters, wearing armor and more sophisticated implants.

"It seems that you are in a high position now, Vito." Silver Snake said calmly, "You know that there will be no firefights or assassinations in my bar, and I don't want to break this tradition."

"I don't hope either, but it's different outside. The distance from Lower Nest Monastery to here is not that short, especially considering the recent situation."

You mean, after you blew up two of Hammer Boss's freight trains and robbed a whole truckload of weapons and his underground station? "

"That's right."

Vito smiled jokingly, while Silver Snake shook his head and took a sip of wine, "You started a war, Vito, an underground war."

"My dear, this war has already started. I just want to make it a little more exciting."

He also took a sip of wine and leaned back on the high chair, "And I brought you a lot of benefits, didn't I? I gave you some information about the Pious Society, and you gave me the Hammer Gang, and then you Sold to the Hammer Gang for information."

"Earn money from both sides, it's a win, girl."

Silver Snake looked at him and sighed helplessly, "Because of this, I haven't been able to buy good wine for two weeks, idiot. Your war has cut off several trade routes between the Middle Nest and the Lower Nest."

"Now only the syndicates have it, and those bastards in suits have increased the price several times for me."

The girl stood up and looked at the Ogryns at the door of the bar. They were two burly and strong Ogryns, with thick arms and strong chest muscles like small Astartes.

There were only people from the Pious Society in the entire bar now. The original drinkers were either driven away or scared away, leaving only a group of vicious Pious Society bastards. To be precise, the boss Vito Constantine was left. bodyguards.

"How long have you been a member of the Pious Society?"

"Well, two or three months, what's wrong?"

"As a new leader who has only been in the leadership for two or three months, are your cards too big? This is just a small place."

Vito looked at the empty bar behind him, then smiled bitterly, and scratched his head apologetically, "Indeed, I will be more low-key next time I come, but isn't this an advertisement for you?"

"advertise?"

"Of course, the new boss of the Pious Society is coming to you to do business with you in a high-profile manner. I estimate that this afternoon, the boss of the Hammer Gang, Mal, will come with his even more exaggerated team."

Silver Snake rubbed the bridge of his nose speechlessly, and his beautiful eyes drooped speechlessly, "What are you doing here today?"

"Looking at the beauties and tasting the wine?" Vito said with a smile, and then saw Silver Snake's indifferent eyes.

Vito whistled, and Marshall walked over from the wine table not far away. He was carrying a laser gun, but unlike other members of the Pious Society, he was wearing a breastplate, a gray-green Astra Militarum Breastplate.

"Let the brothers go out and wait."

Marshall nodded, then waved his hand, and all the guards of the Pious Society in the bar went out.

There was no one else in the bar, and there were only two people left in the quiet space.

"I heard the Hammers got some good stuff, right?" Vito asked.

Silver Snake Queen sat on the bar with her hands propped up, "First tell me what news you plan to exchange for."

"The Pious Society is about to get a new batch of scarlet pigment. It will be transported from the underground canal dock on the Road to Salvation. It is very low-key and there are no guards."

"Recently, Marr had workers in his factory ingesting scarlet pigment due to some "unknown" source and reason, which led to Piety getting into it, and riots broke out in several factories."

Silver Snake's melodious laughter sounded in a low voice, and he looked at Vito with an admiring look, "I have to admit, it is a good idea for you to use cheap scarlet white to give to factory workers and let them smoke it and spread the influence."

Yes, Vito had a plan, a plan that although the Piety had been using before, no one had ever thought of weaponizing it, Scarletin.

Scarlet pigment is highly addictive, but unlike drugs, scarlet pigment does not harm the human body, but causes users to experience hallucinations.

Believers call this stuff holy dust, which is the key to communication with gods. In the end, those who take it will convert to the order under the multiple effects of wonderful visions, the comfort of gods and the missionaries of the Pious Society, and become a pious and steadfast pious person. Believers.

But the price of scarlet pigment is not low, so in the past, the Pious Society's missionary speed was not very fast, but Vito changed this.

He sent large quantities of scarlet pigment at low prices directly to various factories of the Hammer Gang, where it quickly spread among the poor workers.

Finally, at a moment that Vito thought was just right, a riot broke out, and the Pietymen, who were inside and outside, took over the factory, one after another.

"Indeed, but it is very expensive. Mosley has already called me a prodigal and a traitor in several meetings. Fortunately, I did get more good things to stop my losses, so I am still sitting in the religious meeting. "

Vito smiled and put one hand on the bar, "So, I plan to make some extra money this time, and of course, send some comfort items to our dear Mal. Hammer, I believe he will buy it at a good price."

Silver Snake also smiled, lifted the silver-gray bangs on her cheeks, and the female bartender with perfect curves turned around.

"Mal. Hammer bought five Sentinel walkers from the Planetary Defense Force, equipped with multi-barrel laser cannons and automatic cannons."

Vito whistled and tapped the table with his fingers with interest, "You are generous, I also want a few."

"You have already brought out underground Astartes warriors and Astra Militarum, is it not enough?"

"Good things are never too much, dear, where can I "buy" it?"

"It's also by water, at the Carcharos Pier on the Road of Truth, tomorrow night at midnight."

Vito smiled jokingly, stood up, patted his clothes, and the long black windbreaker hung down.

"You have successfully infiltrated the Pious Society, Vito, and you are very skilled. Do you mind telling me what you want to do?"

"Well, a good question. Maybe I will tell you in the future, dear, not now, after we know each other better."

Vito drank the wine in one gulp, knocked the glass on the table twice, and then waved and left, "See you next time, dear Silver Snake."

Silver Snake watched Vito walk out of the bar. Silver Snake sighed and turned over the bar, then raised his head and looked at his wine rack.

Intending to prepare for Mal's arrival in the afternoon, she discovered an embarrassing fact.

"Damn, since I gave him all the good stuff"