Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 258 Money

"What exactly is the Emperor's ability to predict the future?"

After having a conversation with the emperor in his sleep, this question popped up in Qin Xia's mind.

The Emperor is the most powerful psychic in the entire real universe, this is a matter of course. Even as the most powerful existence in the Warp, the four Chaos Gods are afraid of the Emperor's psychic power, worrying that after the psychic power is injected into the real universe, the Emperor will have unprecedented terrifying power.

But strong psychic power does not mean strong predictive ability, even if predictions are based on psychic power.

So it is hard to say whether the Emperor can predict what will happen in the future.

The reason why Qin Xia had doubts about the Emperor's ability to predict is that the information he knew was ambiguous and contradictory. The Emperor's personality changed again and again, his ideas changed again and again, or it could be said that he had never changed, but in the interpretations of others, he was not always consistent.

"Did he know that the rebellion was inevitable, or did he not know?"

"Did he allow something to happen that led to the Primarch's rebellion, or was everything he did unintentional?"

Qin Xia was thinking this in his mind, thinking about a question that had no answer at all.

The fatal thing about these problems is that all the information Qin Xia knows not only cannot allow Qin Xia to judge the emperor's thoughts and mentality at this time, but will instead prove every assumption he makes about the emperor.

In other words, the Emperor is in a superposition state of omnipotence and non-omnipotence.

"This is really a headache." After thinking for a long time, Qin Xia decided not to think about it. To be on the safe side, he decided to treat the emperor as someone who could not predict the distant future and had limited information.

The Emperor is indeed powerful, but if we rely entirely on him, the outcome will not be any different than the human empire that Qin Xia had experienced ten thousand years later.

Qin Xia stood up from the ground, walked to his desk, moved a chair and sat down, then began to think about his own things.

Regarding the incident where Brown bet on a duel in Nukeriya and lost 1.2 billion, which caused a serious funding gap in Qin Xia’s own piggy bank.

This matter is not a big deal, but...it is not a small matter that can be solved easily.

It is not a big problem because Qin Xia can find someone who can cover him up, as well as ways to cover him up, and there are actually quite a few ways.

The reason why he said it was not a big problem was that Qin Xia thought it was not very decent to ask others to cover the cost.

"I am a respectable person." Qin Xia murmured to himself, as if he was making some kind of decision for himself.

I have made up my mind not to ask others to cover for me no matter what.

So after thinking about it, Qin Xia came up with an idea. He used psychic power to transmit a message to a think tank, and then asked the think tank to find the captain of the White Knight and bring the captain to this library.

This was not an idea that Qin Xia came up with on the spot, but now the idea has been carefully thought out and has matured.

Qin Xia waited for a while.

At this time, the White Knight and the two fleets of the Fourth Legion and the Twelfth Legion all entered the warp and began to sail towards Nuceria. The Fourth Legion's destination was not Nuceria, but because it would pass by Olympia, the Fourth Legion could still see the Twelfth Legion off for a while.

Qin Xia's psychic vision could see the outside world through the hull, and after seeing the warships of the Fourth Legion, he realized that Perturabo, who had previously said that he didn't want to go home with the Twelfth Legion, finally came over to do so.

I don't know what the scene was like when Perturabo ran to the flagship to find Angron, and then said in a twisted voice that he wanted to go with the 12th Legion fleet.

And most importantly, what kind of predicament Perturabo fell into on the flagship, what kind of twisted bad habits broke out, and most importantly, how Angron tortured his taciturn and twisted brother.

"It's a pity I wasn't there." Qin Xia felt a little regretful.

Thinking of this, a question arose in Qin Xia's mind, that is, can the relationship between Perturabo and Angron be considered good?
But after thinking about it, Qin Xia felt that it was not possible.

Perturabo is very strange, but he is not the kind of guy who looks down on anyone or likes anyone. Otherwise, how can he be called strange?

It's not that there is no one in this world who can be friends with Perturabo, but in order to avoid being hurt by Perturabo's personality when getting along with him, you need to have two advantages.

The first advantage that must be possessed is the ability to suppress Perturabo with force.

Secondly, the advantage that must be possessed is the ability to be unreasonable, in order to suppress Perturabo's unreasonable character.

If he could not possess these two advantages at the same time, then sooner or later his relationship with Perturabo would become like that of an enemy, or he would be tortured by Perturabo.

Fortunately, Angron possesses both advantages.

These two strengths can even make Perturabo comical and even a little sympathetic.

Change to someone else and see...

Just as Qin Xia was thinking about Angron and Perturabo, a think tank pushed open the door of the library and led the captain into the library.

The think tank immediately saluted Qin Xia, then slowly left and closed the door, leaving the confused captain alone here.

"Sir." The captain saluted respectfully while looking at Qin Xia's expression to determine what the other party wanted to talk to him about.

Qin Xia couldn't find any fault with either his attitude or his appearance.

However, Qin Xia did not respond immediately.

He did not let the captain sit at the desk in front of him, nor did he say anything to the captain, nor did he even look up at him. He just wrote and drew on the desk, and seemed to be busy with official business.

If it were someone else at this moment, they would probably be trembling with fear and wonder if they had made any mistakes, causing Qin Xia, who was usually very kind, to suddenly become cold in his attitude towards them.

But the captain of the White Knight is a seasoned man. He is the captain of a warship sent as a gift by the Lion King. He once served in the First Legion and now serves in the Twelfth Legion. The things he has experienced have made him smarter.

So the captain was thinking as he stood there that although the Lord of the White Knight looked like he was busy with official duties, he was probably just looking for something to do so that he would look busy.

"..."

In silence, time passed by minute by minute until Qin Xia finally finished the things at hand.

The Lord of the White Knights slowly raised his head and looked at the captain who served him with a scrutinizing gaze.

The White Knight, a heavy cruiser, was a gift from the First Legion to the Twelfth Legion.

The First Legion was truly wealthy, and its leader, Lion El'Jonson, was also truly generous, gifting his brother a heavy cruiser, although most people in the First and Twelfth Legions thought that Lion was trying to build closer ties with Angron.

But Angron himself knew that the reason why Ryan gave him this battleship was simply because he thought that he and his legion had great prospects, and he was really flattered by his good words.

Qin Xia thought that this cruiser was the highlight of the First Legion's gift.

But the facts told him that the captain of this cruiser was also a gift from the First Legion.

When the Eldar of the Twental Ark World launched their first attack, the captain held out with outstanding performance until the main fleet came to support him, and sank two alien warships.

In the subsequent battles, the captain's performance was also very exciting. However, human beings are complex creatures after all. A captain who performs very well, is very brave and wise, but is not the kind of general-type character in war literature who has excellent combat skills and qualities.

Qin Xia still remembered that when he took over the battleship and changed its name to the White Knight, Angron once warned him that there was some greed hidden in the captain's heart.

"Some people are impeaching you." Qin Xia spoke slowly, taking out a document and placing it on the table. "It records every one of your faults, including but not limited to nepotism, reselling military supplies, and falsely reporting positions to collect empty salaries."

"And what I hate most - a sailor accusing you of molesting his teenage daughter."

Every word Qin Xia said was accurately transmitted to the captain's ears.

The more the captain listened, the stranger he found it.

Harassing a sailor's daughter? I was born on Terra, the son of a noble family that had surrendered to the Emperor very early on. I then stepped out of the Emperor's glory, left Terra, and worked my way up to captain on a warship... I definitely never boasted that I had been cured of genetic mutations by the Emperor himself.

A sailor's daughter is not worthy of my attention.

This was the captain's first thought, and then he thought about it carefully and had an idea in his mind.

"Your Excellency." The captain saluted again and then defended himself. "I have to admit that some of the accusations are reasonable and not groundless, but I have never done anything like molesting a sailor's daughter."

“I don’t think you’ve ever done that.”

Qin Xia said with a smile.

"I've seen your tall and strong wife. You don't look like the type who likes young girls, so this is at least an unfounded accusation."

"I have received many unfounded accusations like this."

"It may be because you still served as the captain after coming to the 12th Legion, so some people felt that you had been sitting in this position for too long, and they wanted to find a way to squeeze you out."

Qin Xia's words were so sincere that the captain felt that the Lord of the White Knight was on his side and he would not listen to one side of the story no matter what.

And what Qin Xia said was indeed the truth.

If all the charges against the captain were piled up, they would probably crush the desk.

“Some of these allegations are so outrageous!”

"I work diligently in my position. I believe I have never offended anyone or done anything to let anyone down, but I am still being accused."

"..."

The captain said angrily.

But Qin Xia did not hear what he said, because Qin Xia knew that what the captain said at this time had no value, but he was using speaking to create time for thinking.

This is indeed the case.

The captain spoke angrily on the surface, but he was thinking calmly in his heart.

The Lord of the White Knights used the word impeachment at the beginning, and with those words just now... the captain couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, because he was at least sure that the Lord of the White Knights didn't want to use this incident to dismiss him or execute him.

So what is the Lord of the White Knight's intention in telling me this at this time?

The captain suddenly remembered one thing. The servants who were responsible for taking care of the daily lives of the White Knight's confidants once told their wives something.

Later, his wife told him that a close confidant of the Lord of the White Knights named Brown had lost 1.2 billion betting on gladiatorial contests in Nuceria, and the servants were outside the room and heard what Brown told other close confidants of the Lord of the White Knights.

The captain recalled what he had told his wife: Don't tell these things to anyone, and next time when you discipline the servants, tell them to keep their mouths shut!
Thinking of this, the captain was still talking to Qin Xia angrily, but in his heart there was only a calm realization.

Oh————I see!
"I know I can't hide it from you, let alone the Lord of the Twelfth Legion." The captain changed the subject and said, "I have to admit that in order to support my wife's extravagant life, I have thought of some ways to make money, whether in the First Legion or the Twelfth Legion..."

"As for nepotism... I have to admit that this is indeed the case, but I don't have many relatives myself, and the ship is a closed city in the void. I can't run away to another place to hide from those relatives, so there is really no other way."

After saying this, the captain took off his military cap with the Imperial Sky Eagle inlaid on it and held it in his hand, subconsciously and habitually adjusting his handsome head shape made up of smooth golden hair.

"I was at fault first, so I won't make any more excuses. I will take the initiative to accept the punishment now."

"I will hand over all my belongings, and then write a letter of resignation to the Primarch, voluntarily resigning from my position."

"Other punishments will be decided by you and the Primarch later."

After saying this, the captain saluted again and waited for his turn.

Qin Xia was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I can't find anyone with the same abilities as you on this warship, so I won't dismiss you for now. I'll observe for a while before making a decision."

The captain saluted.

Qin Xia waved his hand, indicating that the captain could leave.

So the captain turned and left, pushing the door while calculating how much money he should take out.

Qin Xia was thinking that this guy seemed to be good at making money, but those who accused him were all officers. Not many of the hundreds of thousands of sailors accused him. Moreover, the think tanks' surveys of sailors at all levels of the ship also showed that the sailors liked this captain very much.

This is very strange.

The captain has a good reputation, which means he doesn't get money from the sailors. There are not many officers and most of them support him. Qin Xia once doubted whether this guy really sold weapons and military supplies as the officers said in the impeachment.'

But after the people from the Xinshi Research Association investigated, they found that there was no shortage of weapons and supplies on the warship... Where the hell did this guy get the money from? Qin Xia was puzzled.

The captain walked out of the library and closed the door with difficulty.

Outside the door, his wife and adjutant stood waiting.

The brother and sister were almost as tall as one another, looking down at the short captain like two mountains.

The captain was intimidating. He rolled his eyes at his brother-in-law who served as his adjutant, snorted, and stepped forward.

"Prepare and place at the port a cargo of Kroskin equivalent to 1.5 billion Nuceria currency," the captain ordered.

The wife hurriedly asked the reason.

The captain told about his meeting with the Lord of the White Knights in the library just now.

"Wilson!" the wife roared, "You damned bastard are really timid in every way except for your guts! And you're putting the blame on me!"

Wilson walked forward as if he was deaf. He smoothed his smooth blond hair and put on the captain's cap with the Imperial Sky Eagle on it.

(End of this chapter)