bookbashuk Chapter 85 Trade Zone
Chapter 85 Trade Zone
Tie Hui watched the fleet slowly leap out of subspace and asked in surprise, "It's only been a little over a month, and we've already arrived? In my memory, it should take at least half a year to fly here, right?"
Lyca Faith, who was standing next to him, chuckled when she heard the question: "The past is the past, and the present is the present. Not long ago, the God-Emperor's power was demonstrated twice in succession on the world of Volda, so for a long time to come, the surrounding subspace will tend to be stable, even convenient. That's why we were able to reach Raphael in a month."
Tie Hui nodded. It seems that sometimes the Emperor really can do some decent things.
At that moment, a holographic projection suddenly popped up on the command table on the bridge, and a man wearing a hat and with a dignified face appeared on the screen.
He looked at the badge on the hat.
This is the emblem of the Alien Inquisition.
Sure enough, the man spoke up: "I am Lord Guernimo, the Inquisitor of the Alien Inquisition, in charge of post-war affairs here. Please state your identities!"
Tie Hui stepped forward and said, "I am Tie Hui Owasektor. I have come here to discuss the post-war reconstruction and trade of various materials with you all."
Upon hearing the message, Guernimo immediately lowered his head and began retrieving and comparing information from the database.
When he saw that the applicant was an archbishop of the state church, his originally serious face softened a bit.
"You must be the second heir of the Ovasecto family, right?" Guerneo asked, having verified the information.
Tie Hui shook his head: "Your Excellency, Judge, I should correct your mistake. I am not now the second heir of the family, but the lord of the family."
Guernomo was surprised: "I didn't expect it to be so fast."
After making his remark, he gave Tie Hui a meaningful look, then immediately hung up the holographic image and let him pass.
This immediately relieved Tie Hui, who was somewhat nervous, and he secretly thanked the empire for its vastness and low administrative efficiency.
Fortunately, news of the Vorda world and his family's affairs hasn't reached here yet.
The fleet successfully docked at a makeshift satellite warship berthing area marked by naval patrol vessels.
There was no other way; the battle with the Terran Zerg was too brutal.
The overwhelming biological arrows almost completely destroyed all the permanent real estate on the periphery of the planet.
Currently, in order to ensure the subsequent reconstruction and production of Rafaela, temporary ship docking points can only be built on some barren satellites.
The cargo was moved onto the satellite, and then slowly moved down little by little.
Otherwise, with a bunch of warships crammed around the planet's perimeter, the navy would have a headache just from the transportation issues alone.
Tie Hui, Cardinal Ruldia, and a group of fully armed guards disembarked from the spaceship, as this trade was spearheaded by the archbishop behind Ruldia.
Therefore, it was natural to bring him along to act as a representative.
After all, not only are there some traveling merchants from the Misty Starfield here, but also some traveling merchants from the Pacific Starfield and the Sun Starfield.
After all, this is the most chaotic star system, and it is also close to the frontier, with many planets being fortified.
This region was established to cope with the frequent and intense wars that followed the Great Rift, and thus became one of the most active star systems for traveling merchants and wandering warriors.
After all, war means countless resources need to be traded, which leads many lower-level merchant ronin families to operate extensively within the star system.
Tie Hui was somewhat surprised after disembarking from the spaceship, because this simple satellite spaceport was built in a very futuristic way.
Although I had visited various airports along trade routes before, none of them were as futuristic and clean as this one.
Rows of Thunderhawk gunboats were parked on the spacious landing platform.
The Cult of Mechanics were there praying and making repairs, while the Star Guardians patrolled as usual.
Tie Hui looked around at the scenery and followed Ruldia toward the airport's arrival platform.
From here, you'll reach the trading area.
The elevator doors opened, revealing a clean and spacious street with trash cans and seats directly connected to the incinerator placed on the steel sidewalks along the road.
In front of some of the seemingly luxurious shops, there are flower beds, and upon closer inspection, the flowers, plants, and trees on them are clearly real.
The streetlights, spaced 10 meters apart, cast a soft glow, illuminating every pedestrian on the road.
There were no street stalls like Tie Hui remembered; instead, there was only the feeling of flashing neon lights from the science fiction movies he had seen in his previous life.
On the wide road, luxury cars and motorcycles sped back and forth, but the most numerous were cargo trucks.
If it weren't for the fact that this is in outer space and a temporary trading base, flying motorcycles and flying cars would probably be out there.
This place has none of the despair, deathly stillness, and feudalism typical of Warhammer games.
On the contrary, it resembles a sci-fi open world from some games from my past life.
Looking at the flowers, trees, and surrounding scenery, Tie Hui exclaimed, "They're fucking rich."
After all, they dared to transplant some flowers, trees and shrubs into this temporary base for ornamental purposes.
Clearly, the owners behind these shops are all very wealthy and powerful.
Tie Hui used to frequent these kinds of trading venues.
But this is the first time he's ever seen something like this.
"Don't we need to rent a shop and make a name for ourselves?" Tie Hui said with some envy, looking at the people coming and going in the surrounding shops.
Those people were dressed in various costumes, including clergy, members of the Cult of Mechanics, Inquisition personnel, officers of the Astral Army, and officers of the Astartes' auxiliary forces.
In short, the people coming and going here are almost all from the upper and middle classes of the empire.
If we could sign one or two trade agreements with them, we could earn at least a lot of Throne Coins.
Roldia smiled and nodded, returning the greeting to a young priest who had just passed by and bowed to him.
Upon hearing Tie Hui's words, Ruldia smiled and said, "If you have this idea, then after signing the contract, you can also rent a shop here to sell your goods. If you obtain the certification from the Court of Justice, you can also sell items related to Astartes. Of course, as long as you can afford the shop rent."
Upon hearing the last sentence, Tie Hui immediately shut down the engine.
He doesn't have much money left, and he's hoping to get some money back from this collaboration.
How could they possibly spend money on this, especially on an interstellar shop that caters to the entire empire?
The rents are ridiculously high, since the people who come to buy them are mostly looking for large quantities of high-value items.
It's even possible for an inconspicuous officer to enter a quaint shop of just a few square meters, exchange a few casual words, and end up signing a contract for the weapons and ammunition of an entire transport ship.
Therefore, the empire often levied heavy taxes and rents on these shops.
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