There have always been voices who suspect that the Thirty Silver Coins will have an indescribable connection with the Red Pirates, but everything is not worth mentioning in the face of huge interests, and several investigations by the Ministry of Justice have basically ended in vain.
Even the boss of the Thirty Silver Coin Society is still a mystery. Everyone only knows that his name is Judas, but no one has ever seen its true appearance. Several deputys have been acting outside.
"Have you made an appointment? Come and find me together?"
George Chatelle smiled and shook his head, taking the half-servant glass from the maid.
"No, we just happened to run into it on the road."
"oh?"
At this time, Bartola Keita suddenly spoke, his tone was very gloomy.
"Earl, I came to you to tell you something. We are going to get rid of the Silent Fox. He had had several transactions with you before. With the principle of not hurting each other's friendship, we inform you in advance and hope you can keep it confidential."
"The Fox of Silence..."
After a while, Stein recalled, the smuggler who provided him with a batch of high-quality electronic products but only needed some rare minerals.
"You are talking about Zorge? Didn't he behave in Santijaro? Why did you get into trouble?"
"His cheap, unknown electronic products have squeezed out our market share in the Black Chronicles, and he has recently intervened in drug dealings in the Siniax Galaxy. We have warned him three times and he has turned a deaf ear, so there is only one solution left... war!"
Stear raised his eyebrows calmly, then raised his cup slightly.
"Then I wish you all the best."
Obviously his attitude is neutral. He doesn't care who he works with, and whoever wins his glass of wine is to toast whoever he wants.
Bartola Keita was obviously here to explore Sden's tone. After getting the answer, the man did not stop anymore, nodded and stood up and left.
After he left, George Chateller laughed:
"It's not peaceful, it's not peaceful. What's wrong with everyone recently? Isn't it good to do business with kindness?"
Stein sneered and shook his glass.
"Stop pretending, you have worked with these rats a lot. If you want to kill Zorge, I'm afraid you have a share, right?"
George Chatelle did not answer this question, but suddenly tilted his body and said softly:
“I just want to know something inside.”
"Um?"
"The Black-hearted King seems to be extremely active recently. There are rumors that he seems to have reached a deal with the one in the Eye of Fear. Will there be a new war in the Great Vortex?"
Stearn was still shaking his wine glass quietly.
"You ask me about this? I am a loyal servant of the empire. You must know more than me. After all, you are mixed with all the monsters and demons as a whole, and I just want to protect the country and protect the people and be loyal to the God Emperor, and there are not so many colorful things."
"but--"
Admiral Busby Garrett, who hadn't spoken much, spoke, his voice seemed a little weak.
"I heard that Terra is organizing a legion, intending to launch an expedition against the Great Vortex."
Stein stopped the wine glass in his hand and narrowed his eyes slightly.
If his information is correct, the Busby Garret family is actually an ancient hereditary branch in Terra, and there were several high lords in the history of that lineage. What he said must be dealt with seriously.
"expedition....."
Stearn was also a little confused at this time. After the Badabu War, the Empire failed to completely eliminate Huron. After Huron became bigger, the Empire consumed a large amount of mobile troops just to guard against Huron. With Huron's current size, the force needed to conquer him must at least be the scale of the famous Sabat Expedition. When the war commander Slado officially announced the start of the expedition at 755.M41, the Empire had already assembled nearly one billion star armies, six Astadt War Warriors, and a large number of mechanical sect troops, including Titans.
Moreover, what Slydo has to face is basically the fallen Astral Army and mortals, with only a very small number of Chaos Space Marines, but Huron is not the mortal Chaos Warlord entrenched in Sabat. The 10,000 Chaos Space Marines under his command are actually many times stronger than the Chaos Bandits in Sabat.
Stein felt that if he wanted to deal with him, he would need at least twenty Space Marines to have a chance, and he would have to be a more powerful battle group, such as the Minotao team and the Man-Eating Shark Team that participated in the Badab War before.
However, at the end of this 41st millennium of events, where would the empire mobilize such an army?
Not to mention the huge number of Star Army, just talking about so many Space Marines is a dream. Although some battle groups were indeed stationed after the Badabu War to defend Huron in the Great Vortex area, years of war did not weaken the Red Pirates, but weakened these battle groups. The most typical example is the ranger warrior, who was almost destroyed after being attacked by the parent star.
Is it just a smoke bomb?
Stearn was not sure at this time, but the recent vortex is indeed like a storm, but he did not put his worries on his face.
"It's too early to say this, but if we really start another war, all we can do is to be loyal to the Divine Emperor."
"It is necessary to be loyal to the Divine Emperor, but-"
George Chatelle smiled and pressed his ring-covered hand on the other party's chair.
"Wouldn't it be better if you can protect yourself or even make profits in chaos?"
Stein glanced at the other person with a sneer on his lips.
"You can earn money at any time, but your life is not guaranteed at any time. I suggest you collect all your businesses. By the way, I would like to remind the boss behind you that it will be unstable in the near future, so you can watch it beforehand."
"That's natural. We know the logic of protecting capital first and then making profits. We just hope that we can unite and watch over each other so that everyone can be safe, right?"
"certainly."
He said this, but Stein's thoughts drifted away. After years of war in the Great Vortex area, although the empire tried hard to maintain fragile rule, in fact, many galaxies and worlds have formed de facto independence, or on the fence, the Red Pirates pay taxes when they come, and the empires pay taxes. Anyway, they pay, nothing more. In order to maintain their existence, some worlds have even become pirate planets, and the entire society revolves around pirates. However, once war breaks out, this fragile balance no longer exists, and everyone must take sides.
But now, how many planets will still stand in empires?
If the empire launches an expedition, it would be fine if it wins. Once it fails, will the situation in the Great Vortex area completely collapse?
These are things to consider.
Maybe he has to contact his old friends to see if they have any news.
Just as Stein was thinking, he suddenly found that there was no sound around him. He saw that the dance had already ended and the crowd had already ended, and even the two people had left.
With a sigh, he shook his head, picked up his cane and stood up. At this time, the girl who served the bartender had quietly come to him.
Stein stretched out his hand and rubbed her tender buttocks roughly on her not yet fully developed. The girl who was in pain just frowned slightly and dared not show any other words.
He is in his forties this year, and only such a girl full of "youth" can awaken his interest. Every time he comes to the theater boss, he will carefully prepare such a girl for him.
Stein picked up a black leather collar from the table beside him and hung it on the girl's neck. Then he tied a thin metal chain to the collar. The girl did not resist at all, but just lowered her head slightly.
"It's a turbulent time."
With a sigh, Stein turned around, holding a cane in one hand and a chain in the other.
"Let's go, baby, let's go home."
Chapter completed!