Warhammer 40K in a box

Chapter 97 Interest Groups
After digging up the grave of the undead, the biggest gain for Chen Xi and Guterres was the increase in authority and the points earned.

This made Mai Mai and Mu Se extremely envious, but they were not jealous that Chen Xi did not take them with him when he went to the dungeon. They could still gain experience and points by sailing out to do business.

After all, when sailing in the warp, some strong Slaanesh Succubus or something will appear in the bathroom on the ship from time to time. It is impossible for the Rogue Merchant and the Captain not to fight against them.

Although it cannot be compared with the big task of Chen Xi and his team to go into the tomb and dig up the graves of the undead, this small daily task still allowed the two of them to upgrade to Level II authority and earn more than a thousand points.

These points were enough to buy another cruiser, so although the two felt a little sorry about missing the Tomb of the Dead dungeon, they did not feel anything.

Apart from anything else, Chen Xi had previously used points to help them purchase this boat, and they still owed Chen Xi money!

So the two of them had no objection to this, they were just discussing whether to build another big ship, or get some rare parts to upgrade the ship.

Chen Xi did not interfere with the two's decision, and also said that if they felt that the sword level was not enough, he could help them change to the moon level.

Given Chen Xi's current status and the interest group he represents, he no longer needs to use points to get a large ship like the Moon-class or even the Ruler-class for his brothers. He just needs to do a favor.

Although it has not been long since Chen Xi started traveling through time in the 3K era, it has been three to five years in the 40K era.

For a normal planetary governor, this amount of time might be enough to sort out the political structure of the local planet, and then gradually begin to gain control of power, the military, and so on.

But for Chen Xi, he relied on grape wine and the Undead Crypt to build an interest group that included the State Religion, the Inquisition, the Mechanicus, and even the nobles of the Mariupol sector.

Now even the Space Marines are about to get involved in this interest group.

From this point of view, his achievements are worthy of his status as a judge, and his ability to stir up trouble is quite good.

As for the various forces he brought in, except for the sector nobles who might be a little dissatisfied with the slow development progress of the Rostov sub-sector, all parties were very satisfied with the current situation.

Even the Forge World, which had previously had no interest in the Tomb of the Undead on the Rostov II, sent a fleet directly after Tonya transported a shipload of alien creations back, and also brought materials for upgrading the starport to Chen Xi.

Now the starport of Rostov II has been upgraded to a small space station. In addition to the small forge he purchased previously and the existing starport, it also has a repair dock that can provide repairs and maintenance for ships below cruisers.

At first glance, this may not seem to have much impact on the Rostov II, but the Imperial Navy fleet in the sector has included the Rostov II in its patrol range and used it as a repair and supply point for naval vessels, which is an immediate benefit.

Apart from anything else, with the patrol of the naval fleet, at least the safety factor of the Rostov II has been greatly improved, and the navy has to pay for repairing ships and providing supplies!

Not to mention a naval vessel, even the smallest frigates and destroyers have tens of thousands of people on board! Even if only senior officers can disembark, it can bring commercial prosperity to Rostov II.

Haven’t you seen that in the 3K era, many cities developed in this way?

More importantly, the change in the naval patrol route brings safety to this route. Chen Xi can import supplies from the capital of the Mariupol star district to the Rostov sub-star district through this route without worrying about pirate looting.

In the 40k era, piracy is an essential part of space exploration. The Eldar, Greenskins, Humans, and Chaos all have their own pirate factions active.

Before the Thirteenth Lady went to Comoros to compete in the arena, she had been involved in the pirate business.

As for the greenskins, it goes without saying that as long as they can Waaaagh, they don’t care where or how they Waaaagh.

Human pirates are even more diverse, and a considerable number of Chaos Pirates can actually be considered human.

The more shameful ones might just rob the Charter Fleet or ordinary merchant ships, but the more powerful ones could even capture the Thirteenth Prince.

Therefore, the Milky Way in the 40k era is, to some extent, no different from the Age of Discovery in 2K.

With the naval patrol route, at least the trade route can be opened up, and some ordinary merchant ships also dare to run this route, which is very conducive to the development of Rostov II.

Not to mention anything else, just during the navy's first patrol, the number of pilgrims welcomed on the Rostov II increased by 10%.

The benefits brought to the Mechanicus were far more than that. After Tonya towed back a boatload of alien creations, the casting director seemed very satisfied with the harvest, so he asked Tonya to bring the production licenses for the Templar Knights and two types of Knight's squires.

For the Mariupol Forge World, the production license for the Knight Mech is something that can be ignored. After all, there are only so many Knight Worlds in a star zone, and the purchase volume is almost fixed. These are basically the dishes on the Forge World's own plate.

Chen Xi's side can be regarded as an emerging world of knights because of the Linguang family. Although there is demand, it is not a big profit for the Mechanicus.

Therefore, the casting director generously gave the production license to Rostov II, allowing Chen Xi to produce the knight mecha for the Linguang family.

From the perspective of the Mechanicus, this really doesn't mean much, but for Chen Xi, it means that he can raise an army of knights.

He was not greedy. He would be satisfied if the Linguang family could mobilize thirty or fifty knights to be used at any time.

However, compared with the huge benefits that the Mechanicus actually provides, these are actually just extras.

Because of the influence of that alien creature, the foundry director of the Mariupol foundry world agreed to Chen Xi's request to build a small shipyard in the Rostov sub-sector.

Production licenses for several common frigates and destroyers of the Empire were also granted.

Of course, the Forge World allowed Chen Xi to build this shipyard, but the construction cost of the shipyard itself had to be paid by Chen Xi himself, and the Mariupol Forge World would not pay for this.

This was still acceptable to Chen Xi. He had originally planned to build the shipyard with his own money. Compared with this, the most important thing was that the Mechanicus was willing to give this permission.

(End of this chapter)