Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 73 "The Briber" (First Order)
"The Kingdom of Disorder", in the silver glass cup in Ningluo's hand, the amber liquid surged with strange golden-brown ripples, as if countless eyeballs were soaked in molten gold.

He tilted his head back and drank it. The moment the amber liquid slid into his throat, the knuckles of his hands suddenly glowed like pearls, and dots of golden light appeared on his fingernails.

At the same time, a large amount of information flooded into his mind.

While Ningluo was gathering the overflowing power of the potion, he was also organizing the extraordinary abilities of the Briber.

The core capability is naturally “bribery”, which produces various effects by giving the target certain things in a real or symbolic sense.

There are four aspects of specific application.

"Weaken": Significantly weaken the target's attack, defense or control within a certain period of time.

"Charm": Make the target have a strong favorable impression, making it difficult for them to have hostile intentions, and even unwilling to fight the "briber". If the "bribe" is appropriate, there is even a very small chance that they will attack their companions in return.

"Arrogant": Make the target proud, arrogant, mentally degraded, and make misjudgments.

"Association": Create an association between the two parties and establish a connection.

In addition to his core abilities, Nimrod's spirituality was further strengthened, and his physical body was slightly improved.

Throwing is mystically enhanced, making it easier to throw bribes.

At the same moment when Nimrod was sorting out his harvest, at the starport of Vostronia.

A man in a golden robe, as tall as an ordinary adult, and the bald giant beside him looked at the busy starport together.

The bald giant was wearing a green robe and had a lifelike multi-headed snake tattoo on the right side of his face.

The golden-robed man's consciousness spread out in all directions, and the voices of countless people's conversations and their thoughts all flowed into his mind.

In addition to learning that Nimrod liked all kinds of strange objects and creatures, there were several other pieces of information that caught his attention.

"Sorapuu, I just came from the hive city built by King Nimrod himself—Paragon City. You know what? It's an amazing city, completely different from other hive cities."

"Paragon City lives up to its name. Other hives should follow suit. I really hope I can see that day."

"I really hope that one day, after I have given birth to eleven children, I will be lucky enough to fulfill one of the thirty-three requirements set by King Nimrod and obtain the right to live in the city of Paragon."

"..."

The man in the golden robe looked down with interest. His sharp eyes penetrated the toxic clouds and looked at the city where industrial waste gas was the least.

It towers into the clouds and is the tallest nest city in the entire world. The top of the tallest nest tower is only a dozen kilometers away from the star port.

After more than ten seconds, he spoke in standard High Gothic to the man holding a double-headed spear beside him.

"Let's go and see the exemplary hive your brother built, praised by the Vostroyans."

The two men walked towards the tarmac, and the guards saw a tall figure holding a spear a few hundred meters away.

The captain of the guard opened his mouth to remind his men, but the golden-robed man's eyes flashed, and his movements froze. After a moment of confusion in his brain, he forgot his words and thoughts.

In their eyes, they only saw the man in green robes, and could no longer see or remember the spear in his hand.

After the man in the golden robe walked more than ten steps, he frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.

He immediately realized that this starport was completely different from the ones he had seen on Terra and other hive starports. There was a light of hope flickering among the busy workers.

A strange light flashed in his eyes, and he looked forward to Model City even more.

Half a stellar hour later, in the luxurious aircraft, the man in the golden robe spoke in Vostroyan.

"You are all certified merchants of the Hive City Guild, right? This is my first time in Paragon City. Can you tell me what's so special about it?"

Before he spoke, no one noticed him, but the moment he opened his mouth, he captured everyone's attention. The five wealthy businessmen looked at the man with an angelic appearance, illuminating the entire cabin, and were amazed. How could they have not noticed such a dazzling person before?

The wealthy businessman, wearing a fashionable black robe and a bone necklace from the Cradle of the Sea on his wrist, was stunned for more than ten seconds before he reacted first. He subconsciously addressed the person in front of him with a respectful title.

"Sir, if you ask what the difference is, I can only describe it as completely different."

"Paragon City is a city designed by King Nimrod. Although it has the same hierarchical system as other hive cities, you rarely feel the existence of class."

"The top nest, upper nest, middle nest, lower nest and bottom nest are more like different components of an industrial machine, an industrial chain."

He paused for a moment. Facing the distinguished man, he felt that he was not satisfied with his own answer. He wanted to give a satisfactory answer, so he decided to give an example.

"The factories in the bottom nest will recycle waste from other hives into raw materials. The factories in the lower nest will refine the raw materials into Miguel steel. The middle nest will use this steel for different purposes to manufacture maglev trains."

"People in the upper nest would use the best steel to make exquisite weapons, and the family in the top nest might use the best steel to make exquisite armor."

"The maglev train will climb upwards from the bottom nest, gradually unloading the cargo, unloading steel of different standards. This division of labor is not surprising..."

He took a deep breath, his eyes shining.

"What's most shocking is that among all workers, the only disparity is in income."

"The residents of the bottom nest have realistic channels to climb up. One way is to improve their skills, and the other is through reproduction."

"Although the standards for them are still very high, it is much easier than before to ascend."

"This motivates them. They no longer see labor as a forced act to survive, but as a way to change their destiny and strive for it."

He concluded with a suggestion to the most expensive person.

"You can go to the Underhive and take a look. The Exemplar City is different from other hives. There are no dangerous hive creatures or mutants."

"The environment is clean and tidy by the standards of the Bottom Nest. There's rarely any garbage in the dome."

The man in the golden robe nodded, his eyes full of curiosity.

“Thank you for your introduction and suggestions.”

As he spoke, the aircraft vibrated slightly and then completed the docking.

When many wealthy businessmen wanted to ask about the relationship, they seemed to be stuck in slow motion as they watched the two leave.

The man in green robe walked on the neat avenue and spoke as he looked at the pedestrians walking hurriedly.

"There's very little air pollution here. If it weren't for the currents in this world, there might be no pollution at all."

The man in the golden robe nodded slightly and looked at the speeding suspended train in the distance.

"Go and take a look there."

A moment later, three kilometers away from the freight area, the man in green robe looked at the goods that the inspector was inspecting and spoke.

"A total of one hundred containers, each containing one hundred precision-made laser guns. For ordinary people, these are powerful weapons, and their quality far exceeds that of products from other hives."

"It seems that the hive city governed by this brother has not lowered the quality of its weapons in order to improve the people's living standards."

"Other items like armor and grenades are also of good quality."

The man in the golden robe nodded in agreement with his judgment, and then spoke.

"Go to Bottomhive and see how he solves the mutant problem."

(End of this chapter)