Warhammer: I don't want to be a stinky can! ! !

Chapter 215 207. Contradiction?

Deruen's clean-up was carried out very quickly. On the one hand, it didn't have to consider the small rebel forces after the war. On the other hand, all the forces of the empire were well coordinated here, not just the two legions. There were also negotiations with the Mechanicus for the affairs between them. As for the government affairs department of the empire, they did not come. They just released the tax details for the next thirty Terran years to this planet.

Because the planet is currently in a state of production shutdown, these officials kindly exempted this year's tax.

In the empire, only death and taxes are inevitable, and to some extent, the officials who rushed to the front to collect taxes were also fierce.

In the conference room of the Shadow Moon Wolf, Hades looked helplessly at the tax notice on the electronic screen, thinking about how to declare tax exemption or tax reduction this time. The empire's official system is intricate, resulting in the approval of tax exemption applications. Quite troublesome.

Vox, Abaddon and Saiganus are also struggling to move forward in the pile of documents. The good news is that these fighters are also beaten, so Hades can now face the electronic screen with arms folded in a daze.

With a slight sound, the door of the meeting room was pushed open by the servitor. The servitor's head almost touched the ground because of the salute, and the big platinum guy familiar to Hades walked into the room.

It is the God of Shepherd.

Several people in the room were about to stand up and salute, but they were immediately stopped by Horus. The Wolf God greeted the only two death guards in the room with an encouraging smile as usual.

It may be that Hades' favorability was not successfully obtained in the previous conversation, and the wolf god did not trouble Hades first.

"This is Vox, right? I heard Mortarion mention you, a warrior who has improved rapidly. It is a pity that I did not see you on this battlefield."

Hades felt that Vox froze instantly, and he sighed softly in his heart, don't be abducted, Vox.

"Thank you for your compliment, my lord."

In the end, Vox said something quickly and in a low voice, then turned off the mic, and it didn't look like he could continue to speak. By the way, Hades noticed that Vox's position seemed to have moved slightly towards Hades for a moment.

As if very satisfied with Vox's reaction, Horus changed his target contentedly,

"Long time no see, Hades."

Then the gaze of the God of Wolf Shepherd naturally shifted from Hades to the electronic screen behind him. Hades could feel Horus' brows wrinkled, but this feeling was fleeting.

"Are you looking at the tax bulletins?"

"Yes, my lord."

Hades nodded and leaned to the side at the same time, giving way to Horus who was striding over. The Primarch quickly read the tens of thousands of words of the bulletin, and then stood still in dissatisfaction.
"According to the Seventh Edition of the Empire's Taxation Act No. 54, this planet should be tax-free for a full fifty Terra years."

"Yes, my lord, but it looks like they're still using the fifth bill for approval."

Hades silently called out some subtle words in this notice, which were unique to the fifth edition.

Horus really frowned this time, and the Wolf God no longer concealed his dissatisfaction, or he hoped that Hades and the others would find him very angry.

"This is really frustrating, Hades. I'm sorry to let you see such a side of the empire. The efficiency of those mortals is indeed worrying."

Hades coughed silently in his heart.

Because the specific details of Galaspar have not been released, Horus does not know that the Death Guard has already torn up with the imperial officials once. That time Galaspar received two different tax bills in a row, But the good news is that Hades was not responsible for this, and Vox and Gallo suffered a lot for it.

"I understand, my lord."

"No, you don't need to be so humble, Hades, I know that the Death Guard wants to put this planet under the jurisdiction of the legion, and this notice obviously affects you."

"Don't worry, I'll let Shadow Moon Wolf's soldiers from the empire help you to intervene."

Hades opened his mouth, and it seemed that Horus still hadn't given up on his plan to get in a relationship with a death guard. Hades quickly considered the stakes in his heart, Horus' motives and possible consequences afterwards. The conclusion is yes.

Then it is better to be respectful than obedient, just let Vaux and the others rest.

"My lord, on behalf of the Death Guard, thank you very much for your help."

Hades shifted his gaze to the announcement. Since the other party offered to help, he needed to ask the other party to say more to satisfy a psychological need.

Helpers need spiritual and emotional feedback from those they are helping.

"This is really what puzzles me. I originally thought that we could receive a tax exemption notice. It may be because some officials made a mistake. After all, people make mistakes. I just hope that the death guard will not face it again next time. These."

Hades deliberately hid a hint of dissatisfaction in it, and as he expected, this opened up Horus' chatterbox,

"A momentary mistake, I hope. The inefficiency and confusion of those mortal officials really annoys me. The Empire is marching towards victory under the leadership of the Emperor. My brothers lead the Legion to conquer the four corners of the galaxy, and the news is frequent. , humanity's greatest endeavors are now within reach - but someone is always slowing us down."

"Those mortals can't understand the great cause of the empire. They only have their own official position in their chaotic brains. They stubbornly guard their own little private property, trying to use the dregs shaken off by the giants in the corners where the giants of the empire can't see. profit."

Hades blinked, Great Astartes, these words slowly emerged in his mind, like old rotten wood emerging from the swamp.

The Wolf God is a gentle and encouraging existence. After the battle, he will go to the mortal auxiliary army to give a speech, and he will also smile at the mortal officials who have surrendered to the empire.

What Horus didn't like were the mortal lords who ate and ordered in the rear, and of course, no one liked them.

But with the pace of the Great Crusade, there will be more and more people like this. Their appearance and even their existence are the inevitable by-products of the process of the Great Crusade.

In the original book, the peak moment of the conflict between Horus and this group of people was after the emperor returned to Terra and established the mortal council.

The Mortal Council led by Malcador will be in charge of everything in the Empire, including many matters of the Legion, and there will be no place for Primarchs or even Space Marines.

Hades blinked slowly. He didn't know what the Emperor was thinking. The removal of a representative of the military from a major governing body of the empire would obviously intensify the conflict.

The emperor may have trusted Horus too much and believed in his great son, or the emperor didn't care about the legion at all, or the emperor believed that the future of the human empire did not need the participation of the legion.

In short, the emperor left gracefully, leaving a lot of chicken feathers in the late period of the Great Crusade. There is a saying that even if there is no corruption of the four gods, Horus, as the commander of the war, would raise the flag of rebellion after the conflicts intensified in the late period of the Great Crusade.

Compared with the Great Crusade described by Horus, in fact, the two people present knew that the Great Crusade is not glorious. Many hidden dangers have already been buried in the rough and fast advance and chaotic post-treatment, waiting for time to ferment them into poisonous wine.

Not all planets are lucky enough to meet a governance genius like Guilliman, and not all planets can be granted tax exemption clauses. The forests in their hometowns are cut down, exhaust gas is sent out from the dense hives, the people are impoverished, or they are burdened with debts and are forced to The upper echelon appointed by the empire is full of fat, or like his people, bears the high tax debt of the empire.

For those pocket kingdoms that were originally well governed, the empire was a natural disaster.

Not only the mortals, but also the various forging worlds of the Mechanicum also complained about the scientific research restrictions signed with the empire.

This is also why the Warmaster's Great Rebellion was able to respond to all calls.

The gray rhino slowly walked into the room, but everyone turned a blind eye. There was no way. According to the emperor's promise, everything would be fine after the Great Crusade was over.

But only a few people know that Hades blinked, that the emperor's promise is to resist the higher-dimensional chaos, and in the face of the threat brought by the four gods, nothing else is a problem.

Hades sighed again in his heart, it sucks!His evaluation is pulpy!
This kind of mud pit is of no use to anyone. It’s not a matter of an individual, it’s a matter of a whole race. Even the Emperor couldn’t get it out. The Emperor made another twenty Primarchs, but he still couldn’t get it out. A man born from heaven must have a mass base, but the reality is that such a scattered empire cannot be formed at all. A person who can manage a planet well is already called a god, and the scale of an empire is the Milky Way.

Thinking of the chaotic turbulent current situation of the glory of the empire, Hades felt bad again. The emperor and Malcador could still fool the Primarchs without changing their faces, and Hades admired them very much.

When Hades was thinking, Horus was not idle. The Wolf God impassionedly released a speech about "The Great Crusade is Glorious, Cleaning up after the Great Crusade" Brilliant, full of sincerity and charm, Hades could only feel the glow of Bling Bling beside him.

As soon as Horus finished speaking, there was deafening applause in the whole room, and Hades quickly clapped too.

The good news is that since resisting Horus' previous single-person communication, Hades' resistance value against the Wolf Shepherd has skyrocketed, and now he can be initially immune.

What's more, the content of Horus's speech is completely different, but Hades knows that the future of the empire is even more rotten than rotten.

I don't want to, I think too sadly, it is still important to apply for Deruen's tax exemption right now.

However, Hades looked at Vox, whose eyes were almost glowing, as if he was about to join the Great Expedition and sacrifice in the next second, and shouted in his heart that something was wrong!
Compared to Hades and Mortarion, Vox hadn't faced Horus before.

You are Mortarion's son!Sober up, Vaux!
Although I have had crooked thoughts before, you can't be so swayed, Vaux, wake up!

Mortarion will be sad!

　Also, wait for the code
　　
　
(End of this chapter)