Chapter 1526: Tavern Near the Central City Spaceport

Yingzhou's gaze swept over the two of them.

The pilot program for Curze's bill is showing good results, allowing him to expand the scope of the pilot within three months.

As for Alpharius and Omegon, if they are interested in continuing to participate in the work of the judicial system, their permissions can be expanded.

Guilliman nodded.

I will pass this on to Curze.

At this moment, Guilliman turned his head to look at Luojia.

Regarding the Zerg in the Canaan Administrative District, how long is it expected to take for research after Ferrus leads a team there?

Luojia replied.

Ferrus says that a preliminary estimate is that it will take several standard months to complete the first round of full-dimensional analysis. If the sample structure is complex, the research cycle may be extended.

But he will complete the formation of the research team before departure, and should be able to start sample collection directly upon arrival, without any delays in progress.

Guilliman withdrew his gaze and looked at Yingzhou.

If Ferrus needs additional logistical support from the administrative system during the research process, can the supply system in the Canaan Administrative District keep up?

Yingzhou opened the report and said.

Viridius has already pre-stored one standard year's worth of supplies at the orbital supply station near the Desolate Star. Whatever Ferrus needs upon arrival, he can draw directly from there. If that is still not enough, the main supply lines of the Canaan Administrative District can dispatch transport ships at any time.

Guilliman nodded, bowing his head slightly in Yingzhou's direction.

Father, then I will head back first. Curze still has a proposal regarding the pilot expansion area for me to look at; I will finish dealing with it tonight.

"Good, go ahead."

Guilliman walked out of the study, and Yingzhou pulled the remaining few files waiting for approval on the desktop toward himself, starting to look through the contents of the first page again.

Luojia stood before the desk and asked.

Father, regarding the research permissions for Ferrus, is it necessary to confirm the specific resource docking process with Viridius of the Canaan Administrative District in advance?

You can dock with him directly; Ferrus only needs the operational permissions for the research team, and you are responsible for the administrative docking.

Luojia nodded slightly.

Understood.

After Yingzhou finished approving the last file and let out a long breath, he spoke toward the projection base in the corner of the room.

Selina.

The blue light on the base lit up, and Selina's silhouette appeared.

His Majesty, what are your instructions?

Yingzhou stood up, walked to the coat rack, and took down a dark gray casual jacket hanging on it.

I have finished processing the remaining files and left them on the desktop; help me organize and classify them, and store them in the corresponding file directories according to priority. I am going out for a while; there is no need to arrange an escort, and no need to notify anyone.

Selina's projection spoke.

His Majesty, are you leaving in a private capacity? Do you need to adjust the security level?

No need to adjust; I am going out as an ordinary person and will not attract attention.

As Yingzhou said this, Psionic energy enveloped his entire body, and when he opened his eyes a few seconds later, he had transformed into an ordinary face that no one would look back at twice if thrown into a crowd.

After Selina's projection confirmed the change in Yingzhou's appearance, she said.

The organization task has been recorded, and the files will be classified before you return. I wish you a smooth trip.

Yingzhou quietly walked out through the side door of the Primarch Residential Area and merged into the flow of people on the streets of the Central City of the Xiuluo Holy Star.

The streets of the Central City were wide, the ground paved with dark gray stone bricks, and the street trees on both sides were arranged at even intervals; everything was a masterpiece by Perturabo.

The signs of the shops along the road were of various colors, some with lights on, and others were static metal nameplates.

Yingzhou walked along the street toward the Spaceport of the Central City, and as he gradually approached the Spaceport area, the style of the shops on both sides of the street underwent subtle changes.

They changed from small daily necessities shops and eateries to larger bars and warehouse-style shops.

Among the pedestrians, one could occasionally see some foreign faces wearing different styles of jackets.

He stopped about two streets away from the Spaceport and turned his head to look at a dark wooden door frame on the side of the road, on which was written Star Tavern.

Yingzhou pushed the door and walked in; five or six people were sitting in the area near the bar, and the tables further inside were also more than half full.

Yingzhou walked to the bar, and the bartender looked up at Yingzhou and asked.

Customer, what would you like to drink?

Yingzhou looked around and said.

Just give me a drink, something light.

The bartender quickly pushed over a glass of brown liquid, and Yingzhou picked it up and took a small sip; the taste was not bad.

At the table closest to him sat two people, both dressed as locals of the Xiuluo Holy Star, wearing dark work jackets.

One of them said: Have you heard? The Keloque Empire has been making big moves recently. The new emperor ascended the throne last month and caused a bunch of trouble, and later even cleared out all the nobles in the Southern Border.

The other person picked up his glass, took a sip, put it down, and said.

I heard. The affairs over there don't have much to do with us, but that new emperor is quite capable; as soon as he got into power, he cleaned up the nobles.

I have a friend who works on a transport ship running that route; he said the Keloque Empire has been purchasing a large amount of weapons and equipment recently, as if they are preparing to go to war with some force in the east.

Yingzhou took a sip of his drink calmly, put the glass back on the counter, and listened to the chatter of the people around him.

Two men sitting three seats away at the bar on the left were chatting about cargo routes.

One of them, wearing a dark gray short jacket, was saying.

... That batch of supplies last week, it turned out that when we set sail, we found an extra section of pipe for the fuel line interface that hadn't been installed.

I asked the supplier, and they said it was a spare part and didn't need to be installed. A spare part? If you don't pack a spare part separately and connect it directly to the main line, isn't that just waiting for trouble?

The person next to him replied.

And then? Did you change suppliers?

I didn't change them; there are only three suppliers on that route's list, and all three are owned by the same boss, so changing them would be the same as not changing them.

I dismantled that interface, returned it, and wrote a written report; next time something like this happens, I'll deduct the final payment.

Yingzhou took a sip of his drink, set the glass down, and shifted his gaze toward the booth on the right.

Four people were sitting there, wearing jackets of different colors, with the table covered in wine glasses; it looked like they had been chatting for a while.

... When I passed through the Ilias Alliance on my last voyage, I heard people there say that the Nagier Chamber of Commerce had opened a new route in the northern star sector, going directly around the Greer Union's border checkpoints and passing through the no-man's-land.

No-man's-land? The current in that section of the route is very chaotic, and navigation signals are frequently interrupted; how did they get through?

They used their own navigation star charts; it's said they spent a large sum of money to buy them from a retired Greer navigator.

Taking that route can save two weeks of travel time, and the time saved is enough for them to run one and a half times more cargo.

Didn't the Greer Union discover it?

They discovered it, but the people from the Nagier Chamber of Commerce paid bribes there, and the Greer border patrol ships stopped caring once they took the money, at least for now.