Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 59 You want to rob me? I'm a living saint!

The industrial zone has almost been completed.

More than four hundred sets of combat uniforms mean nothing to Gao Yi now.

Of course, the combat uniforms sold to Gorigos were at most made of plasteel.

He brought Gorigos to the warehouse where the combat uniforms were stored, where the brand new combat uniforms were neatly arranged.

The passion for combat also extends to a love of weapons and equipment.

Gorigos ignored Gao Yi standing beside him and walked forward to touch the combat uniforms. Both sides felt that they had made a great profit.

Gorigos was very satisfied with exchanging so many force feedback armors for just some food. And for Gao Yi, it was a great value to exchange equipment that could be produced in a few hours for food that could save hundreds of millions of people!
The best outcome of a transaction is that both parties are satisfied.

"Good, good! Gao Yi, would you consider selling your technology?!" Gorigos turned around and looked at Gao Yi.

"If it were you, would you sell it?"

"Your dynasty is so weak now, aren't you afraid that I'll come and take it away?!"

Gorigos's tone also changed, becoming more and more assertive.

"Are you planning to attack my dynasty? Gorigos!" Gao Yi retorted without showing any weakness.

"What if I want to do this?! My fleet has entered your galaxy, and my warriors are ready to go. Even if you have these combat uniforms, what does it matter? My fleet is much larger than yours! Gao Yi, transactions are often only based on equal strength between the two parties.

Even if I attack you it will just be a trade dispute between us."

Khorne's daily corruption had clouded Gorigos's judgment.

"Oh, the Rogue Trader from Winsterkyle is actually a madman!"

"What did you say! Gao Yi, are you insulting me?!"

As a man who would do anything without saying a word and would just pick up his sword and do it, Gorigos could no longer bear it. His remaining sanity told him that although he could not kill Gao Yi directly, he could make this newcomer among the traveling merchants suffer.

He strode towards Gao Yi and swung his sandbag-sized fist.

This punch from Gorigos, who had undergone a lot of genetic enhancement, should not be underestimated. He was also very fast, but when his fist was about to hit Gao Yi's face, Gao Yi easily caught it.

Gorigos looked at Gao Yi in disbelief. He wanted to retract his fist, but he couldn't do it. The force transmitted from Gao Yi's hand was so great that it hurt his hand.

Looking at Gorigos in front of him.

"You're such a loser when they kill you in the game, but it seems like you're no better here either."

"Gorigos, do you know what you are doing now?!"

"What are you doing? I'm just preparing to kill a guy who insulted me."

Gorigos was still stubborn. Seeing that he had no advantage in strength, his other hand had already reached for the power axe at his waist.

But Gao Yi's next words confirmed that Gorigos stopped his actions abruptly.

"You are attacking a Rogue Trader, but you are also attacking a living saint of the Empire! Gorigos, do you understand the consequences of this?"

"Living Saint?! Are you talking about yourself?!"

At the same time, a faint golden light appeared on Gao Yi's body again.

With the dual effects of Gao Yi's purifying power and the power of the Divine Emperor, Gorigos's impulse to solve everything with violence began to subside.

"A Rogue Trader is a living saint"

Gao Yi let go of Gorigos's hand.

Calming down, Gorigos looked at Gao Yi. He had never heard of such a thing before. A filthy wandering trader who had committed many heretical acts and illegal trade had actually become a living saint?!
"That's the truth, Gorigos. Don't you find that your desire to fight is a bit too strong?"

"What are you trying to say? Are you trying to say that I've been corrupted by Chaos?"

"Chaos corruption often arrives before you even notice it. Pay attention to your chief warrior, Gorigos!"

"That's enough! Even if you are truly a living saint, you cannot question my most loyal chief warrior!"

However, Gao Yi's words still planted a nail in Gorigos' heart. Gao Yi knew that words alone would not be enough to persuade Gorigos, and he couldn't kill Gorigos here. If that happened, the fleet staying in the galaxy would immediately attack Agathos.

There will be many dynasties with profound heritage, and even wandering merchants and rogues will be resolutely followed by warriors.

In order to avoid conflict, Gao Yi didn't say anything more. His reminder would eventually have some effect.

If Gao Yi had the chance to meet Walton, he planned to kill him directly. He didn't believe that the other party could hide himself in a life-threatening situation.

Gorigos didn't want to stay in Agathos for a moment.

He was also thinking about Gao Yi's words in his heart.

Taking the combat suit obtained in the trade, he boarded the shuttle and left Agathos.

Watching the shuttle go away, Gao Yi hoped that what he did could save a dynasty from complete decline.

After returning to his palace, Weier walked to Gao Yi's side.

"My lord, the warehouses are overflowing with food, and your soldiers are in high spirits. Everyone has had enough of this and is eager to retake their homes! Do you need to prepare a speech? I believe it will definitely enhance your prestige!"

"speech?"

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The refugees in the Upper Nest saw workers and priests erecting loudspeakers one after another throughout the Upper Nest.

Administrative staff walked around the Upper Nest informing everyone.

"The Rogue Trader is going to give a speech?"

These refugees who were just trying to survive didn't actually react much to this notice.

Gao Yi had previously allowed them to have a meal every day, but it was just enough to keep them from starving to death.

They had also heard the speeches of the nobles or the preaching of the priests, which were nothing more than some high-sounding words and declarations of their rule and rights over the lower class people.

They have become numb.

In the eyes of these refugees, this singing performance was probably just Gao Yi's way of declaring his rule over the planet and everyone on it.

Ludwig once did the same.

However, on the day Ludwig ascended the throne, they all received one day's free food, and that was it.

Could it be that such a good thing can happen today?

Although Gao Yi saved all of them from the erosion of chaos, they did not think that Gao Yi's existence would change their shitty lives.

After the wandering merchants recapture the Lower Nest, they will still be driven back to the dark Lower Nest, where they will spend the rest of their lives in endless labor.

But the refugees soon discovered something unusual.

Unlike previous speeches, the administrators were actually looking for so-called outstanding people among these refugees and forcibly taking them away.

The most devout among the refugees, or those who worked the hardest, were selected.

Among the soldiers, the bravest and most loyal fighters were also selected.

They asked the Rogue Trader's servants what they wanted from them.

"Stop talking nonsense! Now! Put down what you're doing and follow us!"

"But... I need to tell the foreman... if you leave your post, your rations will be deducted!"

But the officials didn't care about this at all and forcibly dragged these people away.

In the eyes of others, it looked more like someone was being taken away...

With trepidation, they were escorted to the Pilgrim's Square by soldiers.

(End of this chapter)