[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor":3,"chapter-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-15":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: Starting as a Planetary Governor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1680985,2147,"Chapter 15: Sweets and Pastries","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>Staring at the intricately crafted, colorful sweets and pastries on the plate, Will swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such delicacies he had only ever heard of in tales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will had once been a miner in the lower hive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the heretical rebellion, to save his family from starvation, he had resolutely brought his pregnant wife and elderly mother to the upper hive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the tide of refugees, his mother had starved herself to death, saving the little food they had for his wife, while Will survived thanks to his robust body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, after the rebellion ended, the governor took in those refugees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will became a miner once again and, thanks to his experience and a bit of luck—his predecessors had died in mutant attacks—he eventually climbed to the position of supervisor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His family survived on corpse starch, only indulging in a small piece of sawdust-infused bread every few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was considered a rare treat, something most families couldn't even afford.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the food before him now was a hundred, even a thousand times more delicious than sawdust bread!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, he had secretly inhaled its scent, and the aroma still lingered in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an exquisite experience and memory, one he had planned to brag about to his children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will couldn't begin to imagine how wonderful these sweets would taste in his mouth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the governor was offering him these heavenly delights?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What an honor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden nodded in response to Will's hopeful gaze. \"Yes, these are for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He summoned a maid to bring a fresh batch of sweets and pastries, carefully packed in a beautiful gift bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consider this a gift for your children,\" Eden said as he personally handed the gift bag to Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I... Thank you! Thank you so much, my lord! The God-Emperor will forever protect you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will was overwhelmed with joy as he gratefully accepted the bag of sweets, tears almost spilling from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how such simple sweets could bring so much happiness, Eden couldn't help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his heart, he silently vowed that one day, he would make it so that everyone on Eristar could enjoy food like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his duty as a leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden snapped back to the present and patted Will on the shoulder. \"Keep working hard, and the royal district will never forget your contributions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, I pledge my utmost loyalty to you!\" Will said solemnly, after a moment of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clutching the gift bag tightly, he turned and hurried away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope Energy +100!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden was stunned. One person had generated so much Hope Energy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, he realized that simply making promises wasn't enough—he needed to show real benefits and sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was precisely what he lacked the most right now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden once again sank into thought, pondering how to achieve the greatest motivational effect with the few resources he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no clear solution came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was difficult!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Will, clutching the gift from the governor, exited the spire's mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will, how did it go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did the governor say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can the men who were sent home return to the mines?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stepped outside, Will was surrounded by his captains, all eagerly clamoring for answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of these captains commanded several hundred miners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something happened to the mining crew, they wouldn't be able to face their men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could spell disaster for countless families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bearded captain pointed at Will's face in shock. \"Look! The boss was crying—could it be something bad happened to the mines?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did that bastard in the spire really plan to lay us off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will's expression immediately darkened, and he scolded them, \"Shut your mouths, all of you! Stop spouting nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their boss lose his temper, the captains fell silent, looking sheepish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping his eyes, Will broke into a smile and reassured them. \"The mines are fine. Everyone can go back to work as usual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No pay cuts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No layoffs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The governor said everything stays the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what about the men who were sent home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will, feeling invigorated, answered, \"Tell those lads to come back and work hard. The governor won't forget us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news stirred excitement among the captains, and they cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, one of them caught a whiff of something. \"Boss, what's that smell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It smells amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the God-Emperor, I've never smelled anything so delicious in my life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's better than a woman's scent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will proudly patted the gift bag in his arms. \"This is something the governor gave me. They're called sweets or something...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, it's food that only the governor gets to eat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captains stared at the bag in Will's arms, drooling. Food that only the governor could eat—how delicious must it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best thing they had ever tasted was sawdust bread!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to corpse starch, rancid bugs, mutant rats, and other foul sustenance, sawdust bread didn't make you want to vomit, which made it a delicacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, none of these men would ever get to taste such expensive food in their lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their longing expressions, Will hesitated for a moment, but his heart softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a leader, he knew that when you had something good, you couldn't forget your brothers. It was a lesson he had learned well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also one of the reasons his men supported him as their supervisor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a man from the lower hive, Will owed his rise to the loyalty of his brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully opening the gift bag, Will reached inside for a cookie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dirty bastards better clean your hands! Don't you dare defile such precious food!\" he shouted, grinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captains frantically scrubbed their hands clean, lining up and trembling as they extended their hands toward Will, afraid they might drop the treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each man received one cookie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cookies were still warm, beautifully crafted, and radiating a mouthwatering aroma that seemed to touch their very souls!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their genes had never experienced such flavor, so they couldn't even begin to describe how it tasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some men couldn't wait and stuffed the cookies into their mouths, nearly licking their hands clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But others managed to hold back, carefully wrapping the cookies to save for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps they intended to share the treat with their families at home, or maybe they were planning to sell it on the black market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, they wouldn't waste such a precious delicacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will carefully gathered the crumbs back into the bag. There was still more than half of the cookies left, and he intended to share them with his children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would become the happiest memory of their childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by his men, Will boarded the steam vehicle and headed back to the residential area, to his home on Black Coal Street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the name suggested, Black Coal Street was home to miner families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lived and died by the mines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any tremor in the mines—whether it be an accident, a mutant attack, a pay cut, or layoffs—could plunge entire families into the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the street, the people looked exhausted, faces gray and listless, with no light left in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the result of long-term hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the people saw Will, they immediately crowded around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-06-06T13:29:01.687Z",1,"novelbin.me","6a3108b99028dcf5aafef166b0f6f12fd141a87257005849e215ff1cb1db60e3","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-16","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-14",771,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-cover.jpg"]