The giant corporations that started from Night City

Chapter 437: Deep Cooperation Entrusts the Empire! Build a Navigation System!
The current human empire is certainly not perfect. The bloated and outdated government system makes the empire's administrative efficiency quite low.

The successive great expeditions have also made life difficult for humans on many planets, and living lives have become cheap consumables in war.

Behind the brilliant and dazzling military exploits are countless piles of bones and seas of blood. The human empire can only have its current scale because of the dead human warriors.

But the fact that the emperor was able to create a wider living space for mankind at such a cost is an unprecedented achievement and can be called a mighty man sent from heaven.

Even if Li Ang came, he could not guarantee that he could do better than the emperor.

The Emperor stared at Paul. Normally, he could see through other people's mental states with just one glance, which enabled him to quickly distinguish between loyalty and treachery.

But this is also a shortcut in itself. In the long run, it becomes difficult to see through the other person's mind without using psychic power.

Paul is now covered with a layer of alien space purification device, which makes the Emperor feel as if he is looking at flowers in the fog when he looks at Paul.

He had no idea what Paul was thinking or whether what he said was true.

"Your Excellency, the Terra Palace is the safest place in the empire. You can disable your alien space purification device so that I can feel your psychological state."

The emperor suddenly made a presumptuous request to Paul, which made Paul stunned and his mind race.

If I don't agree to the emperor's request, wouldn't I seem to be too guilty? But if I agree, it would violate the principles of the Universal Corporation.

A powerful psychic like the Emperor can influence the consciousness of others through the power of the Warp.

Just a little bit of psychological suggestion can change other people's consciousness without leaving any trace.

As the most powerful psychic in the entire galaxy's real plane, the Emperor's power is so great that he can complete the "slaying of the three corpses" and ascend to become a god in the warp if he abandons his physical body.

It would be easy for him to do something secretly.

After thinking for a moment, Paul quickly gave his answer. As an envoy of a global giant company, he must not put himself in any dangerous environment.

Not even the slightest bit is allowed.

"No, I can't do that."

Paul rejected the emperor bluntly. When it comes to matters of principle, he must show a tough attitude, otherwise the other party will think he is flirting with him in a subtle way.

"I am an envoy of the Universal Corporation. My identity does not allow me to take any risky actions. This is also illegal in terms of procedures."

Paul's refusal was well-founded. After all, this was not something he could decide alone. Even if he agreed to shut down the alien space purification device, the top management of the giant company would not agree.

"Your Majesty, there is an old saying in our country that a gentleman is judged by his deeds rather than his heart. It is not important what you think or say, but what you do that matters."

Paul smiled slightly. Although the Universal Corporation had obtained a lot of STC modules from the Empire for free during this period, the technological achievements that were cracked were also shared with the Empire.

It also gave the Emperor the faster-than-light travel technology he most needed.

Such kindness is enough to demonstrate the giant company's friendly attitude and willingness to cooperate. Ten thousand sweet words cannot compare to substantial help.

"Well, that makes sense."

The emperor nodded and no longer forced Paul to remove the alien space device on him.

He didn't expect the other party to really allow him to understand his mental state. If he refused, then he would refuse. As long as the global giant company could provide practical benefits and resources, it would be fine.

"Your Majesty, now that we have finished the foreplay, we can start talking about business. You invited me to the palace for a deeper cooperation, right?"

Paul knew that the Emperor wanted to discuss cooperation with him, but he was not sure what the other party would focus on next, whether it would be a joint force to fight the AI ​​Iron Man fleet, or some other technological development.

During this period, the FTL navigation technology project has been going on in full swing. The Mechanicus sages on Mars were shouting "Omnissiah, the God of All Machines" while screwing in the screws.

There is a great momentum to usher in a new era of industrial technology.

If the Emperor wants to develop and improve productivity, the Universal Corporation will have to send a large number of engineers to help them build factories.

If the Emperor wants to continue the Great Crusade to completely cleanse the galaxy and clear the universe, the giant company will let Jack Wells lead the expeditionary corps to stay in the Warhammer universe permanently and assist the Imperial Army in combat.

Of course, no matter what kind of cooperation it is, the world's giant companies have to get certain returns and benefits from it.

Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly.

"I want to entrust the human empire to the Universal Corporation."

The emperor never stops talking until his words are shocking. As soon as he opened his mouth, Paul was stunned. He had anticipated many possibilities, but he never expected the emperor to be so direct.

Such a big "cooperation" right at the start!
"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean by entrusting us. Do you want us to solve the hidden dangers of the AI ​​Iron Man Fleet for you, or something else?"

Paul still remained cautious. Wouldn't it be too hasty for the emperor, the supreme leader of the human empire, to quit?

Is the global giant going to unify the galaxy of the Warhammer universe? It's only been a few days!
“It’s not just about the AI ​​Iron Man fleet.”

The Emperor shook his head and continued to say to Paul: "The construction of the FTL technology project and the great expedition to eliminate the alien races in the galaxy both require the help of the Universal Corporation!"

Through the mission to arrest Magnus, the Emperor finally understood the huge gap between the Human Empire and the giant corporations.

The time and space travel guided by the evil god and demon of the subspace, the remnants of alien races, the AI ​​iron man fleet that may appear at any time, including the human world that needs to be rebuilt, and the faster-than-light travel technology project.

All of these extremely difficult and vexing problems cannot be solved without the resources and technical support of global giants.

Since the empire can't handle it on its own, it might as well just leave the mess to the giant corporations.

Anyway, aren't the giant corporations coming to the Warhammer universe to unify this place and expand their territory? Since both parties are interested, let's do it!
Once you fall in love with each other, there is no need to be reserved anymore.

"So that's the request... You're just going to give up and give up!"

Paul felt his head buzzing. If it were just these problems, the Emperor should not have handed over the empire to the Universal Corporation.

Or maybe the Emperor's addiction to being a otaku has kicked in...

"It's not impossible to entrust someone with this, but it requires careful consideration." Paul didn't know what to say, so he could only advise the emperor to calm down.

The idea of ​​the Universal Corporation to unify the universe has never changed. According to the established plan of the top management of the corporation, it is to first gain a foothold in the human empire and then slowly clear out the alien forces here.

Providing the Empire with faster-than-light travel technology is only part of the plan, which not only facilitates the Empire's Primarch troops, but also the giant corporation itself.

In general, executives of giant companies, including Leon, did not think about integrating the Warhammer universe in a short period of time, but decided to operate it slowly.

But now it seems that the progress of integration is about to be accelerated!
Judging from the Emperor's attitude, Paul realized that this was a great opportunity for the giant enterprise to reach in-depth cooperation with the Empire. If the Universal Giant Enterprise could use this cooperation to complete a series of cooperative construction and operations with the Empire, it would also facilitate the reduction of future stability maintenance costs.

Whether it is an individual human being or a civilization-level entity, a firm emotional foundation relies on every moment of shared suffering and common development.

"If you can ensure the construction and maintenance of the FTL technology project, ensure the stability of navigation, and eliminate the AI ​​Iron Man fleet in the subspace."

"Whatever you want, I can allow it, including accepting your system."

The emperor's words almost showed that he was willing to submit to the giant enterprise. After all, the giant enterprise's system was private ownership of capital, and everything belonged to Li Ang personally.

The governor of a giant enterprise is above everyone else, even the emperor has to obey Leon.

However, the Emperor did not care about this. He did not become the Emperor of Mankind for power. It was his destiny to come from among humans and to return to among humans.

As long as the World Giant Enterprise can make human civilization great again, he is willing to give everything he has to the Giant Enterprise.

After learning about the Emperor's thoughts, Paul was cheered up. It seemed that he really had a chance to clock out early, and the unification of the Warhammer universe was not far away!
"This matter is very important. I need to report the situation to the headquarters and let the leadership make the decision."

After that, Paul promised the emperor: "In my opinion, this matter will have a good result, but the specific cooperation will take some time."

There is no reason to refuse the territory that is delivered to your doorstep.

Although the human empire is indeed facing difficulties from both internal and external troubles, all these problems ultimately point to the same answer.

That is the backwardness of scientific and technological productivity!

The empire had long been plagued by a chaotic transportation system, which made war movements, resource transportation, and the transmission of government orders inconvenient, leading to high combat costs and low administrative efficiency.

The issue of interstellar navigation alone brought countless unspeakable pain and torture to the empire.

The backwardness of productivity has also caused the vast majority of people in the empire to struggle to make ends meet.

The harsh living environment of not having enough food to eat and not having warm clothes to wear will breed bad people with bad character, leading to increased security management costs and intensified internal conflicts.

Poverty breeds evil thoughts, wealth fosters conscience.

Without a good productivity foundation, there can be no development or revival of the human empire.

If we want to change the current situation of the human empire, we must have the help of the world's giant companies.

"Okay, but no matter whether you agree or not, I hope you can build a superluminal navigation system as soon as possible, the sooner the better!" the emperor requested seriously.

Building a superluminal travel system is not as simple as constructing a few engine devices. It requires additional jump star gates, and during the process, dozens of giant space buildings need to be built to serve as transit stations and lighthouses.

This is a project of considerable scale.

For the human empire, it would take at least several hundred years to complete such a navigation system project on its own!

Even if all the engineers of the Mechanicum worked overtime, it would still take twenty years before it was of a scale large enough to be barely usable.

But the Emperor simply did not have the patience to wait that long. The sooner the new navigation system was established, the faster the human empire could be revived.

"Yes, I will explain all the needs of the Empire to the headquarters!"

With the current productivity and technological level of the world's giant companies, it would take at most half a year to build a complete and reliable new navigation system.

It only takes two months to achieve a basic scale and use the new navigation technology simply.

But as we all know, the most expensive part of a super project is often not the resource consumption during construction, but the long-term daily maintenance expenses!
There is only one superluminal channel in the Warhammer universe, and that is the subspace.

In the past, the Human Empire relied on the subspace to travel at faster-than-light speeds, which was like walking on an ancient path through the mountains. It was normal to encounter tigers, leopards, etc. along the way.

But now the world's giant corporation has built a highway in the subspace, optimized the navigation routes, and has more and better highway service areas.

It is faster and more convenient, but it does not completely solve the demon invasion in the subspace.

Therefore, it is necessary to have garrison troops to guard various transportation hubs for a long time to ensure the safety of various parts of the navigation system.

With stationing troops and building megastructures and paving roads, this is basically no different from directly controlling the human empire.

After all, once the new navigation system is completed, if the world's giant corporation suddenly runs away one day, the human empire will return to the barbaric era again.

It is no wonder that the Emperor said that he hoped to entrust the human empire to the universal corporation.

All the convenient technologies they have obtained are provided by giant enterprises. If they don’t hold on to the giant enterprises, they won’t even be able to find any after-sales maintenance!

"Then it's up to you."

The emperor spoke earnestly.

Of course, he had suspected that the Universal Corporation might be a hidden evil force, but the technology brought by the expeditionary force led by Jack and the engineers of the Corporation were real.

With the power of giant companies, if there is even the slightest thought of annexing the human empire, their leadership can give the order to take action at any time.

But the giant companies did not do so.

Although the Universal Corporation has shown its shrewdness in not giving up an inch of land in terms of STC modules and Golden Age relics, these are all reasonable transactions.

There was no forced buying or selling between the two parties.

Through this series of events, the Emperor has been able to determine that the Cosmos Corporation is a civilization worthy of trust.

He has paid too much for this decadent galaxy and the desperate human civilization. Now he finally has the opportunity to be a stay-at-home again, and the Emperor will naturally cherish it.

"Your Majesty, I must remind you that the resources and garrison forces required to maintain the new navigation system will far exceed the current expenditure of the empire."

"So we have to build schools, factories, military camps, and a series of entertainment and production facilities here, which will bring a certain degree of cultural and customary influence."

Paul puts his words very politely, but his meaning is not difficult to understand.

Once the world giants help take over the maintenance of the navigation system, the human empire, with its limited size, will definitely be subject to a series of shocks and impacts from the giants.

The people of the empire who believe in materialism or the state religion will come into contact with the cultural spirit from the universe, and everything they believed in before will be disintegrated and reshaped.

Let me make it clearer. From now on, the Emperor will no longer have enough prestige to lead humanity. The new supreme leader will be the Archon of the giant corporation, Leon!
(End of this chapter)