Chapter 1473: Custom Primarch?

After staying on Xinkeshen Xing for a few hours, Yingzhou took Fulgrim and the others back to the ship. Watching Chajiake see him off, Yingzhou ordered the ship to take off.

As the ship pulled away from orbit, Xinkeshen Xing gradually shrank outside the porthole, and the ship re-entered the warp channel, heading in the direction of the Bone-Crushing Cannery planet.

Yingxin leaned against the porthole, watching the last light of Xinkeshen Xing disappear at the edge of the starry sky.

"That planet looks much smaller than Xiuluo Holy Star."

Fulgrim stood beside her.

"It is smaller than Xiuluo Holy Star; the habitable area is only about one-third of Xiuluo Holy Star's. But for the initial stage of reconstruction, it is already enough."

"Oh, I see."

Yingxin nodded and did not ask any more questions.

Curze stood by the window, his gaze fixed on the starlight outside, as if thinking about something. After a few minutes, Curze made a decision, turned around, and walked toward the Bridge.

Fulgrim noticed Curze's movement.

"Curze? Where are you going? Is everything alright?"

Curze said.

"It's fine, I'm just going to talk to Father about something."

Curze walked through the corridor and arrived at the door of Yingzhou's cabin.

The door was half-open, and one could see Yingzhou sitting at his desk with a Data Pad spread out in front of him. He looked up, saw Curze standing at the door, and a faint smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

"Curze? Why are you standing outside? Come in."

Curze walked into the cabin, and the door closed automatically behind him.

He stood in front of the desk, thought for a few seconds, and then spoke.

"Father, there is something I would like to tell you."

Yingzhou put down the Data Pad and looked at Curze.

"What is it? Let me hear it."

Curze sat opposite Yingzhou, gathered his thoughts, and spoke.

"Just now on Xinkeshen Xing, I saw some things. They aren't major issues, but they are worth noting. At one construction site, when the foreman was distributing supplies, he skimmed a small portion of the rations originally allocated to the workers.

Those workers themselves didn't know they should have received more; they thought that was all they were entitled to. I asked the workers, and they were told: supplies are distributed uniformly by the foreman, and the superiors only gave them this much.

I checked the relevant records, and this foreman is not on the official list of the Star Alliance. He was not appointed by the Star Alliance but was hired locally and put directly to work.

His current behavior will not have a significant impact on the construction progress, nor will it pose a direct threat to the workers' health.

But if this pattern is tacitly accepted during the initial construction phase, then once the planet is fully built and the management system stabilizes, this kind of skimming behavior will become a habit, a deeply rooted convention.

By the time we deal with it then, the cost will be much higher than it is now."

Curze paused for a moment and continued.

"The laws of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance are quite perfect now, but those laws are mainly formulated for environments that are already operating stably.

For planets that have not been liberated for long and are still under construction, some clauses are not entirely applicable.

For projects under construction, manpower, materials, schedules, settlement methods, and personnel turnover are all different from a stable state; the existing legal provisions cannot fully cover such details.

Some gray areas happen to be loopholes that can be exploited by those who intend to take advantage of the rules."

After listening to Curze's words carefully, Yingzhou thought for a few seconds and then spoke.

"What kind of laws do you think are needed?"

Curze said.

"There is no need to formulate a brand-new set of laws. We only need to add a series of supplementary clauses under the existing framework, targeting the characteristics of the construction phase.

Clearly define the scope of the foreman's authority, stipulate the public disclosure process for supply distribution, require every worker to be able to see the list of rations they are entitled to, require regular audits of distribution records, and establish grassroots supervisory posts.

There is no need for large-scale changes; we only need to plug those gaps at key transition points.

If these systems are established from the very beginning, the internal stability of this planet will be much higher when it is officially operational in the future than it would be without such systems.

I know that compared to other things, this really doesn't count as a major issue. One person skimming a few rations won't have any impact on the entire reconstruction project.

But if this kind of thing is not governed, it will be like roots, taking hold in the freshly loosened soil. Once the project is completely finished and everything is set in stone, it will be very difficult to eradicate it completely.

Rather than waiting for it to become an intractable disease before dealing with it, it is better to block it at the threshold from the very beginning."

The cabin was quiet for a few seconds.

Yingzhou looked at Curze and nodded in agreement.

"You are right, this is not a small matter. A thousand-mile embankment can collapse from an ant's nest. Since you have noticed it now, then you shall draft these supplementary clauses. Define the framework first, and then gradually adjust it according to the actual situation later."

Curze's breathing paused, and he said with a somewhat excited tone.

"I am to draft it alone? With full responsibility?"

Yingzhou nodded and said.

"Since you saw the problem and know how to solve it, then you shall write it. After you finish writing, submit it to Guilliman for review, and then officially implement it. You don't need to wait until you return to Xiuluo Holy Star to start; you can get to work now."

Curze was silent for two seconds, not expecting his father to support his idea so much, then nodded vigorously and said with a hint of joy in his tone.

"Yes, Father. By the way, I don't know if those workers on Xinkeshen Xing ever received the skimmed portion of their supplies. But after the relevant legal framework is drafted, I will push for the implementation of grassroots supervision. Similar situations will not happen again in the future."

Curze did not wait for Yingzhou's reply and walked out of the cabin quickly.

The cabin door closed behind him.

Watching Curze leave, the corners of Yingzhou's mouth turned up.

Although the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance is much better now than it was before, the internal decay must also be taken seriously. Although he has been very active in cracking down on such behavior, Curze's attentiveness to these matters allows him to entrust these things to Curze.

Just as Yingzhou was about to pick up the Data Pad on the table, that familiar system prompt sounded in his mind.

【Congratulations to the host. Currently, the growth of the Primarchs is all developing in a positive direction. Therefore, to encourage the host, the host may choose one from the second Primarch and the eleventh Primarch, who have not yet appeared, and may perform custom settings.】

Yingzhou's fingertips stopped at the edge of the Data Pad.

The second Primarch.

The Eleventh Primarch.

He had not forgotten these two designations; they were the two among the twenty Primarchs who were never made public, seemingly deliberately erased in the original history, with no names, no deeds, and no whereabouts.

He had always assumed these two Primarchs would not appear in this world either, as even the System had not mentioned them before.

Unexpectedly, the System had now placed these two options before him, and even given him the opportunity for customization.

Yingzhou leaned back against the chair, his gaze fixed toward the ceiling, muttering to himself.

"Customization... I can choose to set their traits and ability tendencies?"

【Yes, the host may self-determine the ability direction, initial personality inclination, and potential growth trajectory of the Primarch. However, please note: the customization options are not unlimited; every choice will affect the future development direction of the Primarch, and once confirmed, it cannot be modified.】

Yingzhou did not make a choice immediately.

The Second Primarch and the Eleventh Primarch were a blank space in the original story; no one knew who they were, and no one knew what they had experienced.

And now, he had the opportunity to fill in those blanks, to decide their shape and direction.

"This option requires serious thought."