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The division of the Empire's territory is based on spatial scale.

On the galactic plane, the central region where Terra is located is called the Sol Sector.

To the north of the Sol Sector is the Obscurus Sector, to the south is the Tempestus Sector, to the west is the Ultima Segmentum, and to the east is the Segmentum Pacificus.

Below the sector is the subsector.

A subsector is a cubic area with sides of 200 light-years.

Below the subsector is the sub-subsector, but sub-subsectors are generally not adjacent to each other, which is different from the "provinces" of the Old Terra era.

The boundary of one province is often the boundary of another province.

But in an interstellar context, there are idle zones of light-years between sub-subsectors, which may contain one or hundreds of star systems that have not yet been developed.

The Great Crusade incorporated lost human worlds into the territory, with each human world as the center, and the surrounding 10 to 20 light-years constituting a sub-subsector.

Places without human worlds either did not give birth to life, or were the territory of aliens.

Therefore, the Human Empire looks very vast, but it is actually riddled with holes, and there are idle areas everywhere that have not been fully utilized.

Aepimytos is located in sub-subsector SS-01-05, sector SS-01, Sol Sector.

The sector where the plague occurred is the Nydriven Sector, located at the southernmost tip of the Obscurus Sector, bordering the Sol Sector.

Why are some sector names letters and numbers, and some are specific words?

This involves the governor's promotion path.

Lino will become the governor of Aepimytos in the future, that is, the planetary governor.

Above the planetary governor are the sub-subsector governor and the sector governor.

If the total amount of material tax submitted by a sub-subsector each year exceeds 100 billion Throne Gelt, the Department of the Interior will establish the position of sub-subsector governor in that sub-subsector.

If there is only one planetary governor in a sub-subsector, then this person will automatically be promoted to sub-subsector governor.

When there are multiple planetary governors, the one who pays the most tax gets the job.

Similarly, to be promoted from sub-subsector governor to sector governor, this person is required to bear at least half of the material tax in this sector.

If someone in a sector successfully becomes a sector governor, his surname will replace the original code of the sector.

The sector where Aepimytos is located has not yet produced a sector governor, so the name of the sector is a code composed of letters and numbers.

The sector where the plague broke out is ruled by Sector Governor Nydriven, hence the name after his surname.

The idea of a planetary governor becoming a sector governor is very simple. To sum it up in one word, it is "buy."

On the premise of ensuring the normal payment of the tithe, use Throne Gelt to purchase undeveloped planets in the sector.

Buy, buy, buy, keep buying, and eventually bring more than half of the planets with development value in the sector into your pocket, and you can become the sector governor.

This process is a bit like the "land annexation" before time-traveling.

In fact, in the context of the Warhammer world, it is more brutal than "land annexation."

The current Nydriven Sector Governor is Nydriven XV.

From I to XV, the Nydriven family's expansion has all relied on processing radioactive waste.

They charge considerable fees from the Imperial worlds that produce radioactive waste, allowing them to launch the radioactive waste into their own stars.

The stars devour radioactive waste, gradually transforming from healthy stars into toxic stars, and the Nydriven family's wallets swell synchronously.

They realized the true meaning of making money quickly in the transaction of processing radioactive waste.

The faster the radioactive waste is discharged, the faster they make money, and the faster their territory expands.

As for the large number of toxic stars caused by this, it doesn't matter, don't worry, the shells of the hive worlds are enough to block the radiation of the toxic stars.

After years of brutal expansion, the Nydriven Sector was brought under the name of the Nydriven family. The number of toxic stars in the sector has increased by more than 300, and the star systems where the toxic stars are located are full of hive worlds with extremely harsh ecological environments.

Lino's hive world also sells radioactive waste to the Nydriven Sector. Every few days, cargo ships come to transport the radioactive waste produced by the hive world to the Nydriven Sector for processing.

The Warhammer world does not pay attention to the theory that "green waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains."

A governor who can guarantee the tithe is a good governor. As for how he gets the materials to pay the tax, the Department of the Interior does not care.

The Nydriven family is just a small microcosm of the vast Human Empire.

Most planetary governors will eventually take the path of launching radioactive waste into the stars.

When they are driven to desperation by the tithe and eager to quickly raise Throne Gelt to make up for the tithe, selling the health of the stars becomes an option.

The Nydriven family can become the controller of the sector so quickly because of the bottom line that is far lower than the normal level, and the face that is far thicker than the normal level.

"What? Nydriven XV actually wants us to send him 15 million tons of synthetic starch for free?!"

Tido read the star language communication record written by Ms. Shatana, and the content on it made her dumbfounded.

Lino walked in from the door, and saw Tido with her beautiful eyes wide open.

Tido has received etiquette training since she was a child. In front of outsiders, she has always been a dignified lady. Only when she is alone with herself will she reveal her girlish nature.

She is professional in expression management, and this is the first time Lino has seen her so broken.

"What's wrong? What did Nydriven XV say?" Lino gently stroked Tido's back, comforting her and asked.

"I...I don't know how to describe it. Nydriven XV's face may be thicker than the outer wall of the hive world. Look at it yourself."

Tido handed the communication record to Lino, took a small fan from her pocket to fan herself, her small face was red, obviously she was very angry.

Lino greeted Ms. Shatana, took the communication record and sat next to Tido, reading the shocking words sent by Nydriven XV line by line.

...

To the Deputy Governor of Hive World Aepimytos,

I have heard of the new synthetic starch preparation technology independently developed by you.

It is hard to imagine that someone can convert promethium refining residue into edible starch.

But after research and testing by my laboratory, I recognize your new technology and the synthetic starch prepared by this technology.

This is a great invention that benefits all Imperial worlds and should be shared by the entire Empire.

Recently, I am considering suggesting to the Chief of the Imperial Department of the Interior to shorten the time limit for your new technology to be protected by the Adeptus Mechanicus Holy Database, from indefinite to five years.

Before I make a formal decision, I hope that you will provide at least 15 million tons of synthetic starch to the disaster-stricken Nydriven Sector free of charge within a month.

Your generous gift will promote me to make the right decision.

Sincerely, Nydriven Sector Governor - Nydriven XV.

...

After reading the communication record, Lino only felt speechless, and almost blurted out the same "I fuck" as Liu Huaqiang buying melons.

Nydriven XV actually threatened himself with mandatory disclosure of the patent?

I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people.

No wonder he is a ruthless person who dares to use his own stars as a landfill for radioactive waste.

Tido said before that his face thickness is comparable to the hive world shell, and this sentence is really not wrong at all.

Lino took a slight breath, calmed down, put the communication record on the table, and quickly analyzed:

"Nydriven XV has deeply studied the current situation of synthetic starch. There may be his spies in our hive world. Otherwise, he would not have reported the number of 15 million tons."

Tido folded the fan and nodded slowly with the fan against her chin:

"Yes, you are right. According to the production plan, after removing the part used to pay the material tax, we will have 15 million tons of synthetic starch available for sale this month. Nydriven XV is using hints to show his ability in intelligence. Should we let Delton find his spies?"

"Yes, let Delton find Nydriven XV's spies, but don't move him yet. We may need to use him to counter Nydriven XV later." Lino leaned on the back of the sofa, and the fingers on his legs tapped with his thoughts:

"The core issue now is that there may be quite a few sector governors who have the same idea as Nydriven XV. The Minister of the Imperial Department of the Interior occupies an important position in the wartime council. The voices of the sector governors are loud enough, and the Minister of the Imperial Department of the Interior will inevitably consider their opinions. It may be five years later, or it may be ten years later, the new preparation formula for starch will be out of our control to a certain extent."

"Then what should we do..." Tido muttered worriedly.

Lino smiled and comforted her:

"Don't worry, making the formula public may not be a bad thing. Just having the formula, they may not be able to synthesize the precursor substance. When the time comes, we can sell the production equipment for the synthetic precursor substance. The profit margin of selling equipment is much higher than selling starch."

Tido doesn't know much about technology, but since Lino is so confident, she has nothing to worry about.

In fact, when developing the toxin-to-starch catalyst, Lino considered the possibility of being forced to make the formula public.

He deliberately used automatic simulation to modify the molecular structure of the precursor substance to be extremely complex.

It is no exaggeration to say that without him personally debugging the reactor, more than 90% of the Imperial worlds cannot synthesize the precursor substance.

When the time comes, the governors who get the formula will either buy equipment produced by Aepimytos, or spend money to ask the Adeptus Mechanicus to help debug the reactor.

With the stinky temper of the oil lords, they will definitely empty the governors' pockets, and the equipment produced by Aepimytos will not worry about selling.

After figuring this out, there is nothing to panic about being forced to make the starch formula public.

Shatana knitted a sweater and asked gently:

"Lino, then how are you going to reply to Nydriven?"

"I plan to turn passivity into initiative." Lino picked up the communication record and glanced at it, drew a few horizontal lines on it with a pencil, and wrote a few words:

"Isn't Nydriven XV eyeing the synthetic starch formula? I can give it to him, but he has to pay money to buy it. Madam, do you know how much the material tax of the Nydriven Sector last year was after being converted into Throne Gelt?"

Shatana pushed the reading glasses on the bridge of her nose:

“Um… if I remember correctly, the total value of the material tax should be around 96 billion Throne Gelts, of which 64% comes from the Imperial worlds controlled by Niderleven XV, corresponding to a total material tax value of approximately 61.5 billion Throne Gelts.”

Shatana said everything at once, revealing all the information that Lino wanted to know. Such a personal Star Speaker is like a treasure.

“Thank you, Madam.” Lino listed the formula on the communication record and calculated it, reaching a conclusion:

“I am willing to sell the formula for the new synthetic starch to anyone interested in buying it for 500 million Throne Gelts. I can accept down payments and installment payments. The down payment ratio is no less than 15%. Each installment payment must be made through a bank transfer transaction in Terra, and cannot be offset by physical materials and financial products.”

Tido pondered deeply about Lino's intentions.

Shatana reacted extremely quickly. As soon as Lino finished speaking, her eyes lit up slightly, and she understood Lino's intention. A look of affirmation and appreciation appeared in her eyes:

“Lino, you have improved so fast during this period. I just explained to you a few days ago how to 'use a proposal to reject someone else's proposal', and you are using this method today.”

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“Yes, Madam, thank you for your teaching.” Lino smiled slightly:

“Instead of fighting on a battlefield opened up by others, it is better to open up your own battlefield and lead the opponent to fight on your own battlefield. Now that I have released the selling price of the formula, people who want to buy it will naturally come to buy it. People who buy the formula, even if they only pay the first installment, will not hesitate to stand on my side and oppose the forced disclosure of the formula.”

After Lino's explanation, Tido suddenly understood, and then discovered a problem:

“Then, what if others default on the payment after you tell them the formula? Apart from filing a complaint with the Imperial Legal Department, you have almost no way to counter their default behavior?”

Lino laughed and raised his index finger:

“That's the essence, Tido. I never thought about their installment payments. All I want is their down payment. The total price is 500 million, and the down payment ratio is 15%, which equals 75 million Throne Gelts. Such an amount of money is nothing to a Sector Governor. Niderleven XV can afford it, and so can other Sector Governors. There are more than a thousand Sector Governors in the entire Empire. If each person pays us 75 million Throne Gelts, can you calculate how much money that is?”

“I understand what you mean! You are using a low price to exchange for the quantity of transactions. Not just any Sector Governor has 500 million, but 75 million is different. Every Sector Governor can afford this money.”

Tido clapped her hands excitedly. Her clever mind quickly discovered a potential problem:

“What if the Sector Governors sell the formula privately at a low price?”

Lino said:

“The formula is protected by the Adeptus Mechanicus's Sacred Database. Private sales will be subject to investigation by the Adeptus Mechanicus. But you and I both know that the Adeptus Mechanicus members in the sector are basically in a close relationship with the Sector Governor. It is unlikely to use the Adeptus Mechanicus to counter the Sector Governor.”

“Um, um.” Tido nodded to indicate, “Then what?”

Lino continued:

“So, the formula transaction method I envision is to pay first, and then give the formula. Whoever pays the down payment before the end of this year will receive the formula in the following year.”

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Inspired by them, Lino was able to formulate a transaction plan that would deeply trap others.

After listening, Tido praised it, and couldn't think of any loopholes for a while.

After careful consideration, Shatana also approved Lino's plan.

It's just that based on her understanding of the Sector Governors, Shatana suggested that Lino increase the price of the formula to 1 billion, with the down payment ratio remaining unchanged at 15%.

Moreover, the transaction objects are not limited to Sector Governors.

Shatana felt that wealthy traders such as Rogue Traders, Space Marine Chapters, and Expedition Fleets could also be included.

The three of them discussed from the afternoon of that day until the evening, and finally finalized the plan.

1 billion for a formula, 15% down payment. As long as they are members of the Empire and can prove the legal source of funds, anyone can participate in the transaction.

Those who pay the down payment before the end of this year can receive the formula on the first day of the following year.

People who buy the formula after this can receive the formula on the day they pay the down payment.

Shatana is responsible for publishing the transaction information.

Since the transaction amount is too large, this profitable project, which should have been undertaken by Isabel, was instead handled by Tido and Foggis this time, and Isabel did not participate in the formula transaction.

Before leaving Shatana's residence, Lino did not forget to inquire about the plague situation.

It's ridiculous.

The location where the plague appeared is the Stellar Radiation Waste Zone, and it has not yet been determined what the pathogenic strain of the plague is.

The Stellar Radiation Waste Zone is built near the star and is specially used for packaging and launching radiation waste. The main facilities are the waste packaging space station and the cannon for launching waste.

Another purpose is to charge fees.

Foreign freighters transport radiation waste to the waste zone. Only after paying the money can the waste be unloaded.

There are many people in the Stellar Radiation Waste Zone, all of whom are coolies who don't want their lives for money and criminals serving sentences there.

The plague turned these people into lunatics, seriously interfering with the Niderleven family's ability to make money from the Radiation Waste Zone.

Niderleven XV has the Space Guard.

The Guard's ships must be cruisers and below, and can only be second-hand goods eliminated from the Imperial Guard.

The navigators of the ships are assigned by the Department of Military Affairs, and are limited to sailing within the sector and cannot go to other places.

All expenses of the Guard are borne by the Niderleven family.

Niderleven XV didn't want his wings to be damaged, so he couldn't mobilize the Space Guard to deal with the plague.

In order to get the Imperial Army stationed in the sector for free, Niderleven XV used his authority to send out a Star Language broadcast, making the situation look very serious…

Ah, this… Is there really no problem with this method of using authority to force the Imperial Army to do things for him?

Lino and Tido didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and once again refreshed their understanding of Niderleven XV's thick skin.

After leaving Shatana's residence, Lino sent Tido to her residential area, and then returned to his residence.

He turned off the disturbance-free mode of the servo-skull, and Brandy's voice came from it.

“Master, as of now, you have three things to do. Miss Leia sent you a gift, which I have received on your behalf. The gift is now in your study. Please check it in time. Delton suggested focusing on strengthening the Governor's Guard's ability to respond quickly to the plague. Detailed proposals have been stored on your data slate.”

Lino clicked on Delton's proposal, and felt sincere admiration for this elite of the Schola Progenium.

The proposals submitted by the other party each time are extremely accurate and detailed. The amount of expenses can be accurate to single digits, and the time planning can be accurate to the day, and the measures in the proposal are indeed necessary to implement.

It is very appropriate to describe Delton's proposal as pleasing to the eye.

Delta proposed strengthening the scanning accuracy and depth of routine inspections, and incorporating many aliens that have not appeared here in Epimedes but have a negative impact on the Empire.

For example, Dark Eldar, Craftworld Eldar, Orks, etc.

This also includes Bone Drinkers.

This proposal is very good. Lino had thought about it before, and this time he and Delton thought of it together.

He closed the proposal and prepared to read it again tomorrow morning, and sign it after confirming that there were no problems.

Arriving at the main entrance of the laboratory, after greeting the Governor's agent guarding the door, Lino returned to his residence and saw the small gift from Leia in the study.

As he expected, it was a ratling's incisor. Judging from its shape and color, it should have been pulled out of Big Zhuang's mouth.

Lino locked the incisor and the packaging box in the safe and asked:

“Brandy, what is the third thing to do?”

“Six months ago, you set an alarm on the data slate that would only ring once after 180 days. You did not add a memo to this alarm. Therefore, I am not very sure of its purpose and need you to recall it yourself.”

Brandy clicked on the alarm interface of the data slate, and the alarm set 180 days ago came into Lino's eyes.

Lino took the data slate and swiped up and down the alarm interface. The memo was blank, which made him feel a little confused.

Why did he set this alarm 180 days ago?

Why didn't he write down the purpose of the alarm in the memo?

Lino sat down in the chair in the study and racked his brains looking at the alarm interface.

What was he doing 180 days ago?

… Hiss, I remember!

Lino shuddered and recalled the scene at that time.

After the cleanup operation against the Miasmic Cult was over, the first district of the upper hive held a banquet to auction off ghost mushrooms.

He met three illegal merchants at the banquet. They came from the Cold Trade Group in the Obscura Sector.

They revealed in private talks with Osgar Smitt that their forces had discovered a weak human civilization with a population of about 300 million.

This human civilization has not yet been discovered by the expedition fleet of the Human Empire and is in a lost state of being out of contact with Terra.

The illegal merchants' forces intend to slaughter these people and occupy the mineral resources on this planet.

At that time, Lino had a whim and put a growth-inhibited ork reproductive spore on these three people, wanting to use it to peep into the secrets of the Cold Trade Group.

The surface of this spore has a dense chitinous membrane that can isolate air and moisture and prevent the spore from developing.

According to Terra time, the validity period of the membrane is exactly 180 days!

Now, the spores that have escaped the control of the membrane may have begun to grow into squigs, gretchin, and ork boyz.

“Brandy, I know the purpose of this alarm, I will handle it.”

“Yes, Master.”

Lino handed the data slate to the servo-skull to hold, quickly washed up, lay down on the bed, and tried to search for the orks that grew out of the growth-inhibited ork reproductive spores.