I cultivate mushrooms in warhammer

When was the last time I saw Ausgus?

Li Nuo washed his hands in the restroom, quickly recalling.

He remembered.

The last time he met Ausgus was as Governor Agent "Kang Wen."

At that time, he was assigned to Ausgus by Lord Foggis to pave the way for him in the Ruins and the Undercity.

He provided Ausgus with an extremely valuable route map, helping him and eight other hunting nobles obtain the First Blood of the Reconciliation Sect leader.

But in the end, how much reward did Ausgus give himself?

Li Nuo took out the agent data panel and looked at it.

Before and after the end of the cleanup operation, Ausgus transferred two sums of money to himself.

One was 100,000 credit points, and the other was 200,000.

Good heavens, Ausgus personally said at the time that there would be a heavy reward after the cleanup operation.

Could it be that the heavy reward he mentioned was only 200,000 credit points?

No wonder his stinginess was even heard by the Governor Agents.

I wonder what Ausgus is looking for me to do today? It should just be a meeting, just like other Foggis family members running in front of me to show their faces.

Li Nuo dried his hands, pushed the door open, and took the noble robe handed over by Brandi to put it on.

He came from his residence to the entrance of the laboratory.

Four figures were guarding outside the door, they were Ausgus's chief and deputy guards, and two ordinary guards.

Seeing Li Nuo come out, Ausgus's guard captain, Bejite, stretched out his right hand towards the room next door, guiding Li Nuo to meet Ausgus:

"This way, the young master has been waiting for you for a long time."

Li Nuo glanced at the indifferent-looking Bejite, and then looked at the deputy guard standing behind him, a slight ripple arose in his heart.

This is the Royal Court District, the Governor's territory.

The Governor has handed over the area within a hundred meters around the laboratory to himself for use, and has also specially transferred some people from the 6th Guard to stand guard.

But now, the people of the 6th Guard are useless, and Ausgus's guards are blocking the entrance of the laboratory.

Ausgus's chief and deputy guards are even using half-guided and half-forced actions to demand that he immediately go to meet Ausgus.

This kind of guidance work should have been done by the people of the 6th Guard, but now it has been taken over by Ausgus's guards.

The corridor where people were originally stationed was now empty, and the people of the 6th Guard were nowhere to be seen.

It seems that Ausgus, as the eldest son of the Jiaming branch of the Foggis family, has quite a prestige in the hearts of the Governor's subordinates, and can even command the Governor's people.

His own rise is too fast, his economic strength is far ahead, but his armed strength is too far behind, thin and weak.

This won't do.

The Planetary Defense Force is riddled with problems and cannot be relied upon in the short term, and the Governor's Guard has been severely infiltrated by Ausgus, so the fungus start he developed himself is more reliable.

After meeting with Ausgus, he will start frantically researching the fungus start, and establish his own security guarantee as soon as possible.

In the blink of an eye, Li Nuo arrived at the lounge.

The two guards at the door observed Li Nuo with scrutinizing eyes for a few seconds before opening the door and letting him in.

Li Nuo thought that the person inside the room was Ausgus himself, but in reality...

There was only a holographic image projected by a holographic device.

Li Nuo stopped at the door, turned sideways and looked at the guards behind him:

"You drove away the Governor's 6th Guard, and constantly scanned me with the implants in your bodies. You are so vigilant and careful, but in the end, you are just protecting a... holographic projection? Don't you think this is ridiculous?"

In the holographic projection, Ausgus's holographic image was wearing a gorgeous velvet black robe.

He had his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent with a hint of arrogance, looking at the scene at the door with ease, as if watching a good show.

Guard Captain Bejite chuckled:

"We don't think it's ridiculous. It's you, a guy who popped out of nowhere, who relies on so-called new technology to ride on our young master's head. That's what's really ridiculous."

Bejite took a step forward, stood in front of Li Nuo with his hands on his hips, his bald head slightly tilted, with a mocking smile on his lips:

"Let me tell you something on behalf of the young master. Everything you have now comes from our young master's kindness and pity. When we develop a more superior synthetic starch preparation technology, your starch factory, your contract with the Forging World, and your laboratory and residence in the Royal Court District will all be wiped out. Of course, there is another possibility..."

Bejite lowered his voice:

"You die young due to excessive indulgence, and write a will before your death, passing all your inventions and patents to Tido, and then our young master and Tido get married, rightfully occupying all your achievements and becoming the Governor. Believe me, this will definitely happen, dead people can't defend themselves."

Bejite's voice returned to normal:

"You don't want to fall into this situation, right? So, be sensible and hand over the technology主动, so everyone will look good and won't tear their faces."

Faced with the ridicule, Li Nuo had no emotional fluctuations like an ancient well, without anger, and without scolding the nobility's shamelessness and inferiority.

He walked to the holographic device, and turned off the holographic projection under the gaze of Ausgus and the guards.

Ausgus was puzzled by Li Nuo's strange behavior, and a trace of confusion flashed on his face before the holographic image disappeared.

Along with the holographic projection being turned off, the buzzing sound from the device stopped, and the inside and outside of the room became extraordinarily quiet.

"I once heard a saying that what kills the nobility is never the guns of the new era, but arrogance and prejudice. Your young master Ausgus will become the most vivid example."

Li Nuo unbuttoned the gentleman's buttons on his cuffs and neckline, and pressed his knuckles, making a crackling sound:

"You wouldn't think that I'm just a weak researcher, would you?"

An invisible aura emanated from him, as if a sleeping beast was awakening.

Bejite noticed that something was wrong, and gestured obscurely to his companions behind him.

The guards received the order, their bodies slightly turned, and their right hands quietly touched the small of their backs.

Li Nuo looked at the noble guards who had entered a state of alert, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The next second, the world was torn apart by invisible palms, and extremely bright white light instantly descended.

"Puff puff puff puff!"

"Ah! ! !"

The white light only appeared for less than 0.1 seconds before being turned off by Li Nuo, but this was enough to make the guards' eyes explode and wail in pain.

At the same time, the strong light burned out all the optical components that were working, and electric sparks shot out from the guards' combat recorders.

Li Nuo's eyes were as cold as knives, dragging a string of afterimages and quickly approaching the guards.

Hearing the wind, Bejite covered his bleeding eyes and quickly retreated, shouting with a trembling voice:

"Don't come over! What's going on with that damn white light?!"

Li Nuo didn't say anything, but stretched out his hands like lightning, his target pointing directly at the guards behind Bejite.

"Crack crack crack crack—"

After a series of crisp sounds, the necks of the five guards were twisted off, and the wailing stopped abruptly.

The sound of bones breaking scared Bejite out of his wits.

Before he could react, a thin needle pierced his neck.

His body froze instantly, unable to move, and his head was as sluggish as if it had been filled with lead.

A strong, irresistible desire to confide grew in Bejite's heart.

This desire to confide forced him to answer anyone's questions, even if these questions involved his master's unspeakable secrets.

Bejite couldn't see, and his eyes were dark. Ethereal voices like ghosts lingered in his ears.

"Tell me, Bejite, if Li Nuo doesn't intend to hand over his technology, what is your master Ausgus Jiaming Foggis going to do to him?"

In a daze, Bejite murmured like a dream:

"Master... Master asked me to bring some potions. As long as these potions are injected into Li Nuo's body, he will lose his self-awareness and become a puppet at the mercy of others.

"I will bring a few courtesans to Li Nuo's side. These courtesans have been modified and have special implants that can allow Li Nuo to follow my guidance in pleasure and write the will that the young master wants himself. Then, Li Nuo will die suddenly when he reaches his peak, becoming a classic case of death due to excessive indulgence."

The ethereal voice asked again:

"Tell me, Bejite, why is your master Ausgus Jiaming Foggis doing this?"

Bejite shook his head. The strong desire to confide forced him to continue:

"Because... because that damn Li Nuo disrupted the master's plan... If there was no Li Nuo, it should be my master who is engaged to Tido at this time..."

"Very good, Bejite. I'm your best friend, right? Then can you tell me whether your master Ausgus Jiaming Foggis ever met Harks Bennis of the giant merchant family on a cargo ship?"

"Yes yes"

"What did they talk about at that time?"

"They, they... they were plotting to buy corpses on the ship..." Bejite's body twitched, and his expression became a little distorted, as if resisting the desire to confide.

Li Nuo stood in front of Bejite, holding a special agent data panel.

This data panel was communicating with Delton, broadcasting the scene in the lounge in real time.

Li Nuo and Delton looked at each other through the communication screen, and did not immediately communicate, but let Bejite finish speaking.

Bejite's body twitched more violently, and a painful look appeared on his face.

Li Nuo took out two needles and pierced Bejite's carotid artery, increasing the dosage.

Bejite's expression became softer, barely recovering his dazed appearance, and mumbled everything he knew.

The truth he said moved Li Nuo and Delton.

The two of them looked at each other through the communication screen, and did not immediately communicate, but let Bejite finish speaking.

Bejite confessed:

Before the start of the cleanup operation, Ausgus used his psychic powers to search for a way for himself to become the Governor.

The psychic powers told him that there was a pathogenic strain in the Reconciliation Sect's treasure house that could produce a large number of corpses. This thing could bring countless corpses to Ausgus, so as to grow the ghost mushroom industry and create momentum for him to become the Governor.

Osgood listened to the psychic's words and privately commissioned Ruth, who possessed stealth-type psychic abilities, to enter the vault and take a metal box from it.

The contents of the box were a pathogenic strain.

Without Vegeta needing to say it, Li Nuo already knew what happened next.

The pathogenic strain was placed inside a corporate spy, who then followed the Pennis family's freighter to the hazy star region where cold trade flourished.

But before the corporate spy could transform into a plague source and spread the epidemic on a large scale, the freighter he was on was raided by Ork pirates and Eldar pirates.

Vegeta said with difficulty amidst the pain:

"The young master's plan to obtain corpses using the pathogenic strain failed. He inquired with the psychic again, and the psychic told him that Necromunda's corpse starch could be used to cultivate ghost mushrooms, but the cost was much higher than using the pathogenic strain to obtain corpses."

Delton searched his data slate and found clues related to the "metal box."

During the cleanup operation, the Imperial Department of Justice's Inquisitor conducted an on-site inventory and found a total of 9 metal boxes in the Cult of the Mended's vault.

Ruth took one of them and replaced the original with a fake box.

So, when distributing the spoils of war in the vault, there were still 8 metal boxes containing pathogenic strains.

These boxes have extremely strong security devices and can only be opened using the correct method.

Opening the boxes with brute force will only cause the contents to self-destruct.

After some attempts, the governor's laboratory failed to find a way to open them and instead broke 5 of the boxes, obtaining only 5 portions of glass shards and some sand.

According to the database records, these 3 boxes were treated as prizes for the Rogue Trader due to being unable to be opened, and eventually remained in the underground vault of the Royal Court District.

Li Nuo took a deep breath, and his heartbeat accelerated slightly.

He knew very well what was in the box, it was the strain of the fungal alien Ark Haleth.

What kind of fungal abilities this unique fungal creature possesses has always been a mystery.

If he could get these 3 boxes and find the correct way to open them, then he could see the complete form of Ark Haleth, and even put them into the fungal warehouse.

"Pfft..." Vegeta spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression becoming listless, almost on the verge of death.

Delton's voice came from the data slate:

"Li Nuo, I have sent a team to your area. They will help you deal with the scene. I will explain the situation of the metal box to the Governor and destroy the 3 metal boxes in the underground vault of the Royal Court District as soon as possible. Regarding what Vegeta said under the influence of the truth serum, and the audio and video recordings in your hand, I have a suggestion, would you like to hear it?"

"Please speak."

Delton pondered:

"Your audio and video recordings can discredit Osgood, and even make the Governor put Osgood in prison and judge his crimes. But I don't recommend you do that. Osgood has too many supporters, and he and his father have enough power to start a rebellion. But unfortunately, the Planetary Defense Force is currently held back by the rebels outside the hive city and is unable to support the hive city. I think you should understand what I mean."

Li Nuo nodded slowly:

"I understand. The struggle for the position of Governor has already turned Epimethius into a powder keg. Before the Governor is ready to deal with the impact, we must restrain ourselves and delay the explosion of the powder keg. Is that so?"

"Yes. I am very glad that you can have such a broad perspective." Delton asked, "Then how do you plan to deal with the audio and video recordings?"

The Governor needs time to pull the Planetary Defense Force out of the quagmire outside the hive city.

And what about himself?

He also needs time to create the Fungus-pattern Astartes to build an insurmountable high wall for personal safety.

Therefore, his idea coincided with the Governor's, which is to buy as much time as possible to avoid premature intensification of conflicts.

"Delton, I accept your suggestion and will not make the audio and video recordings public for the time being." Li Nuo added a password to the audio and video recordings and stored them in the data slate.

Delton breathed a sigh of relief:

"Thank you for your understanding, Li Nuo. The agents who came to support you are veterans under my command, Wick and Mona are also among them. If you agree, from today onwards, Wick and Mona will protect you personally. I will explain the situation to the Governor. The 6th Guard will pay the price for today's foolishness."

"No problem, let Wick and Mona protect me. They are among the few people I can trust in the hive city."

During the conversation between the two, Vegeta took his last breath.

Li Nuo looked towards the door, footsteps were rapidly approaching from a distance.

The newcomers were fully armed veteran Governor's agents, and leading the way were Wick and Mona.

"Li Nuo, I suddenly don't envy you so much anymore. Being the Governor's son-in-law is much more dangerous than being an agent." Wick walked into the room with a laser rifle in his hand, sighing at the corpses all over the floor.

Mona scanned Li Nuo up and down and asked with concern:

"Are you alright?"

"No, I'm perfectly fine. These guys are not enough to threaten me." Li Nuo smiled and gestured at the guards:

"Leave this to you. The water is boiling in the laboratory, I have to go take a look."

"Okay, you go, with us here, there will be no problem." Mona gestured to the agents, clearing the way for Li Nuo.

The agents began to deal with the corpses.

Their every move was transmitted to Delton in real time through the combat recorder.

At this time, Delton was in Voges' office.

Before Li Nuo's communication signal was connected, Delton, Voges, and Tito had just finished face-to-face communication with the Planetary Defense Force commander.

Vegeta's confession of Osgood's actions was witnessed by Voges and Tito.

"It is my problem that the hive city has become what it is today." Voges held his pipe with concern, and looked at Tito with both helplessness and love:

"Since Tito was born, I have spent too much time with her and neglected the hive city, which has allowed the nobles below to become restless. If it were before Tito was born, I would have sent someone to kill small fry like Osgood as soon as he showed any signs, how could I have let him develop into the current trend."

"Dad, I'm sorry." Tito recalled the times when she pestered her father to play with her, and couldn't help but feel a pang of remorse, tears welling up in her eyes.

"No, don't say sorry, my daughter. Life is like this, you gain some things and lose others. The warmth you bring me cannot be replaced by the hive city."

Voges picked up a handkerchief with his old hand and wiped away his daughter's tears, then said solemnly:

"Delton, according to your plan, how long will it take to reorganize the Planetary Defense Force?"

"At most three months, two months will be enough if everything goes smoothly." Delton closed the data slate and stood up straight:

"During this short period of time, the regimental and company commanders of the Planetary Defense Force will gradually be replaced by elites from the Terra Schola Progenium. When the Planetary Defense Force returns to your control, more Schola Progenium elites will join the hive city departments and replace the nobles' original positions."

The main employment direction of Terra Schola Progenium graduates is the management departments, the legal department, and the Imperial Army of the Imperial world.

They are more disciplined and dedicated than the hive city nobles, and they are less likely to pick up the nobles' bad habits.

As far as the Sol System is concerned, only hive cities that are extremely important to the Human Empire can invite graduates from the Schola Progenium to help operate.

The starch preparation technology invented by Li Nuo will raise Epimethius's status in the Human Empire by several levels, making it a strategic location.

A series of changes triggered by this have already quietly begun at a level that the nobles are unaware of.

"Delton, go to the underground vault yourself and destroy those three metal boxes." Voges gently patted his daughter's hand and said softly:

"Tito, take Li Nuo to the vault and pick out a Rogue Trader armor that he likes, this gift was originally intended to be given to him when you get married. But the actions of the 6th Guard are really embarrassing for me, I have to compensate him as soon as possible, so as not to create a rift in your relationship. You can tell him about the Schola Progenium in the vault."

"Okay, okay, Dad." Tito smiled through her tears and happily put her arm around her father's shoulders.

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