Chapter 264

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

"Can't do it?"

Dominic's face instantly darkened.

His body, originally leaning against the chair back, fiercely sat straight up, those eyes full of sharpness staring dead at Lin En.

The gaze was filled with unconcealed killing intent.

As the legitimate son of the Veturia Family, a Major General of the Imperial Navy, he had never before been refused by a Governor of a remote star sector.

With such a calm yet so forceful tone.

"Governor Kerry·Feng, do you know what you are saying?" Dominic's voice was filled with dangerous signals.

"Do you know what crime refusing to pay the Imperial Tithe is?"

"That is treason, is disloyalty to the Emperor, what awaits you will be the Tribunal's burning stake, and an Extermination Order for the entire Brevis Planet!"

The moment the voice fell, the dozen or so Veturia Elite Guards standing on both sides of the room simultaneously locked their gazes onto Lin En.

Their fingers rested on the triggers of their boltguns, their power armor emitting faint hydraulic operation sounds, cold killing intent condensing on Lin En like substance.

The temperature of the entire reception room instantly dropped to freezing point.

Ralph in the corner also slightly raised his head, those gray eyes even colder.

The aura on her body suddenly strengthened, Lin En could feel that the faint psyker fluctuation within his own body was almost completely suppressed.

The connection with Lena only had the system's built-in mental link remaining.

This was naked threat.

Dominic was using actions to tell Lin En, either obediently pay the tax.

Or, die!

But Lin En seemed to have completely not felt this killing intent sufficient to crush the vast majority of people.

He still sat calmly on the chair, even picking up the teacup before him and lightly sipping a mouthful.

The tea was already cold, carrying a trace of bitter taste, just like Brevis's current situation.

He put down the teacup, raised his head, met Dominic's angry gaze, his eyes without a shred of fear or retreat.

"Lord Dominic, as a loyal subject of the Emperor, I naturally understand the duties borne on my shoulders, and also understand the current turbulent situation of the Menglong Star Domain."

Although thunder roared in Lin En's heart, his voice was still calm like a lake surface.

"If it is a normal Tithe, even if I have to sell the pots and iron, I would also pay every fraction to the Empire."

"Even if you make me personally lead Brevis's sons, rush to the Cadian Front to fight against Chaos, I also absolutely would not wrinkle an eyebrow."

"But the current problem is, the demands on this list have already far exceeded Brevis's bearing capacity."

"Brevis is merely an ordinary Hive World, according to Imperial regulations, our primary obligation is to provide soldier sources."

"These years, we have already transported over forty billion Star Realm Army soldiers to the Empire, the vast majority of them died on the battlefields fighting against Xenos and Chaos."

"We have already fulfilled our obligations."

"But now, besides soldier sources, you also want to levy such huge amounts of grain and military supplies."

"Especially grain, Lord Dominic, you possibly still don't know a fact."

"In M40.998, the Dolido Agricultural World originally under Brevis's jurisdiction was already completely conquered by the legendary Green-skinned Warlord Big Stomach Liang Ge Na."

"Current Dolido has already become the Greenskin homeworld, billions of Greenskins breeding and living there, eyeing Brevis covetously."

A guard had already pulled the bolt, but Dominic raised a hand to stop him, signaling Lin En to continue speaking, he wanted to see what this Governor had to say.

"After losing Dolido, Brevis's grain production can only barely maintain the basic survival of the current population."

"The grain quantity you require, Lord, even if we empty all of Brevis's granaries, search clean all the stored grain in noble houses, still cannot be gathered."

"If you insist on levying according to this list, then the only result will be Brevis erupting in an unprecedented Great Famine."

"Billions of slum civilians will starve to death, the entire planet will fall into thorough chaos."

"By then, no need for Greenskins to attack, Brevis itself will collapse."

Lin En's meaning was very clear.

Dolido's Tithe should be paid by the Greenskins occupying Dolido, not Brevis.

He had already done his best, but truly could not produce this much grain.

After hearing this, the anger on Dominic's face not only did not dissipate, but became even more mocking.

He sneered, leaned back against the chair back, hugged his arms, looking at Lin En with the eyes of looking at a liar:

"Heh, those words are made up by you."

Dominic had seen many such remote planet Governors.

Once it's time to pay the Tithe, they cry poverty and sell misery, fabricate all kinds of reasons, what Xenos invasion ah, what natural disaster man-made calamity ah.

Nothing more than wanting to pay less tax, line their own pockets.

"Dolido was conquered by Greenskins?" Dominic shook his head, face full of disbelief.

"Dolido is only less than three days' voyage from Brevis, what Greenskins are like, everyone knows."

"They are born invaders, once they occupy an Agricultural World, the next step is inevitably to attack surrounding planets."

"If Dolido was really occupied by Greenskins for two years, how could Brevis possibly still be safe and sound?"

"Moreover, our fleet sailed all the way, from the edge of the Calixis Star System to Brevis orbit, we didn't see a single Greenskin warship."

"If the Green Skins had truly occupied Dolido, their patrol ships and raiding vessels would have already spread across the entire star system."

"Do you think lies like these can deceive me?"

Lin En looked at Dominic's 'I saw through you long ago' expression and felt a wave of speechlessness in his heart.

Everything he said was the truth, so why did no one believe him?

But on second thought, it was no wonder Dominic didn't believe him.

A small planet, able to hold out alone for two whole years while the neighboring planet was occupied by Green Skins — that sounded exaggerated just hearing it.

Under normal circumstances, Green Skins would swallow up all surrounding planets within a few months.

"That is because I and the soldiers of Brevis used our flesh and blood bodies to block the Green Skins' offensive."

Lin En's tone did not change, even carrying a trace of pride as a Divine Chosen.

"The Green Skins did indeed reach Brevis's home soil."

"Their vanguard forces once nearly broke through Brevis's Forbidden Wall defensive line, reaching the Ice Wasteland less than a few hundred kilometers from the Main Hive."

"It was I who formed the Vanguard Army, and beneath the Forbidden Wall, slew the Green Skin warboss Shan Pang Guga, repelling the Green Skins' first large-scale invasion."

"Afterward, I also cleaned up the newly risen Green Skin Tech Boss, Mechanical Public Enemy·Elko, and the remaining Green Skin remnants."

"Eliminated the second warboss that might have been born."

"After the war, I mobilized the wildmen on the Brevis Icefield, forming countless Guerrilla Squads."

"They went deep into the depths of the Ice Plains, constantly harassing Green Skin outposts, preventing the Green Skins from forming threatening clusters again."

"Just three months ago, I formed and led the Expedition Fleet, capturing the Green Skins' old nest at the Kal II Space Station."

"Slew the two Green Skin Warlords Giant Foot·Sis and Iron Pliers·Chandler, pulling out the nail the Green Skins had driven into Brevis's doorstep."

"It is precisely because Kal II was retaken by us that the Green Skins lost their forward jumping-off point, so on your way here, you saw no Green Skin warships."

The mockery on Dominic's face wavered somewhat.

He looked at Lin En, his eyes full of disbelief.

On the way here just now, he had already had someone check this Governor Keli Feng's records.

The records showed this Governor had taken office just a little over half a year ago.

A Governor who had taken office just over half a year ago actually managed to defeat the Green Skins who had occupied Dolido for over a year, and even counterattack to retake a strategic space station occupied by Green Skins?

How could this be possible?

Who did he think he was?

The Emperor's Chosen?