area51novel Chapter 52 Meeting
Chapter 52 Meeting
Tie Hui smirked confidently and said, "8000 has its own way of playing, and 800 has its own way of playing. 800 against 8000 is a half-cooked meal. Half-cooked or not, we still have to eat it!"
Upon hearing this, Brian instantly saluted confidently: "You're right! Eight hundred it is, eight hundred! We'll strike first."
Tie Hui nodded: "How is my father?"
Brian composed himself: "It's very bad. Ever since we returned from your funeral, his health has deteriorated day by day. Now he's confined to bed all day, and according to the doctor's diagnosis, he only has about ten days to two weeks left!"
Tie Hui stroked his chin, lost in thought. Ten days to half a month!
His brothers and sisters will definitely fight even more fiercely next.
Rather than taking the stage and bearing the pressure from everyone, it's better to let them fight each other and reap the benefits.
"After you go back, compile a list of all the people and forces my brothers and sisters have come into contact with, as well as the networks and profit chains behind them, and send me a copy. At the same time, continue to conceal the fact that I am alive," Tie Hui ordered Brian after making up his mind.
"yes!"
Tie Hui put on his hat and left. This was the family's flagship.
They have remained on the space station of "Volda," the planet where their family rose to prominence.
They rarely go out unless absolutely necessary.
At this critical juncture, all those in the family with inheritance rights are on this spaceship.
Routine contact with the space station and the planet Volda is extremely rare. Under the current circumstances, every transport ship needs to be registered.
So he had to spend the rest of his time inside the spaceship.
Fortunately, he brought a lot of things from the Lord of the Rings world.
I stepped off the lower deck and looked into a dimly lit corner.
He snorted coldly and left.
Inside a dimly lit room.
Seg looked at the psychic in front of him, his face pale, still hiding in his black robe, his body hunched over.
"How are my other younger siblings doing?"
"Wait a moment, my supremely wise lord. As you planned, my psychic curse has succeeded!"
As Seg watched the magic circle gradually light up with blue light, a terrifying smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
His most powerful second brother was dead, and the remaining brothers and sisters were nothing but dirt dogs and clay chickens.
He was supported by half of the family's fleet, while the other half remained ambiguous.
Those people are clearly opportunistic.
The National Church and the Mechanic Church within the sector have intensified their support for him.
However, half of the forces still expressed their support for their brothers and sisters.
This infuriated him.
"Take care of my father's affairs, and I'll handle things with the governor when the time comes!" Seg coldly issued the order before turning and leaving the room.
The psionicist behind him bowed deeply and said with utmost respect, "I obey your holy decree, my great and wise lord."
After leaving the room, Seg leaned against the wall in a secluded corner, resting with his eyes closed, as if waiting for someone.
Sure enough, a short while later, a man wearing a breathing filter cautiously approached him.
"Brian received a phone call this morning! He left the training ground this afternoon. I followed him and found him heading to the lower deck area of the ship, seemingly to meet someone!"
SEG lit a cigarette, and the smell of it made the man subconsciously remove his breathing filter.
This is good stuff!
"Didn't you find out who he met?" Seger asked in a cold voice.
"No...no, he was very cautious, he made several turns in a row, and I lost him." The man said tremblingly, as if he were very scared!
Seg didn't say much, and he assigned Brian to the recruit training position.
The goal is to slowly grind things down and uncover all the connections and interests related to Tie Hui.
Especially that last personal guard, even though it has seemingly returned to the family's control.
But that wasn't under his control; what he wanted was complete command of his private armed force.
As he spoke, Seg pulled out the pack of cigarettes he had just smoked from his pocket and tossed it to the man: "He's a veteran with considerable strength within the family, it's normal that you can't keep up."
He left after saying that, but his cold voice followed: "Keep a close eye on him!"
But the psionicist inside the room angrily removed his hood.
Its blue skin and almost bird-like head were watching its surroundings with vigilance and anger.
"Damn cursed one, why would it turn its gaze here? I'll f*** yourself!" He cursed loudly, but then fell silent. Then, as if he had thought of something, he chuckled: "Infinite changes, I've thought of a new trajectory."
……
Tie Hui sat in a corner of a crevice in a pipe, baking elf cookies.
He brought out a lot of this stuff from the Golden Forest, and even shamelessly asked for a copy of the recipe.
Looking at the elf cookies that smelled of caramelization, Tie Hui also fell into thought.
This is the 42k timeline.
This area is located in the western part of the Empire's frontier region. I've heard that in a more distant region, a Zerg invasion is taking place.
The family originally intended to run a trade project involving the transportation of supplies and personnel.
This would allow them to establish connections with the military and government, and their destination was near the planet Raphael.
Although the journey is long.
But if they can complete this mission, they will be able to break through the regional restrictions.
At that time, the scope of business will be much larger.
but……
The father's illness, and the coveting of various forces by their merchant ronin family,
This led to the failure of the bid.
If everything goes smoothly from here on out, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will be able to take the position of head of the family.
He needed to open up a new avenue, and if possible, he wanted to do business with Astartes.
In this border region, many Astartes roam in small squads, ranging from a dozen to a company.
They appeared and disappeared mysteriously, some even becoming mercenaries; and they traded and collected taxes with the surrounding governors, behaving like a defector from a great warlord.
However, they can trade quite a lot of things, and some traveling merchants and ronin will pay a lot of money or even a warship to hire small Astartes squads of only a few people as their bodyguards, or even the chief instructor of their personal guard.
This battle for succession is nothing short of a devastating blow to the entire family.
Therefore, upon assuming the throne, he urgently needed to recoup his losses through a trade transaction to stabilize the family's cash flow.
Therefore, these wandering Astartes are the best trading partners.
He took a bite of the freshly baked elf cookie, and the lethargy he had been feeling due to the dim and claustrophobic environment instantly vanished.
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