Even if you went to hell after death, the tax collector's overdue bill would follow close behind.
That was a well-known Warhammer meme.
It mocked the Imperium's rigid and inefficient Department of Taxation.
It had seemed amusing when he was just joking about it before.
But after personally experiencing the Imperium's bureaucratic tax system, Qin Yun was left speechless.
God knew how many victims there were under such a rigid system!!
When it came to persecuting humanity, even the Chaos Gods, giving it their all, could not compare to those Imperial bureaucrats.
Even if a world was on the verge of becoming a living hell.
Those bastards would still ruthlessly collect its Imperial Tithe, then leave the innocent people there to die.
"No need to pay it any attention."
Qin Yun gestured for Von to ignore the Department of Taxation's notice.
"Planet Automata is still devastated. Half the planet has yet to be reclaimed, and the people are suffering from Hunger. Where are we supposed to get an Imperial Tithe to hand over?"
Von looked hesitant. "What if the sector government holds us accountable?"
Qin Yun waved it off and said indifferently, "Then tell them it is the God-Emperor's will."
"My lord, perhaps we should scrape some together and pay part of it first."
"The Ecclesiarchy forces in Calixis are extremely Fanatical. If they refuse to acknowledge your identity..."
Von did not finish.
But Qin Yun knew what he meant.
He was worried that the Ecclesiarchy would refuse to recognize Qin Yun as a Living Saint and might even regard him as a heretic.
Given the way those Ecclesiarchy lunatics thought, that really could happen.
During this period, Qin Yun had gained a detailed understanding of the various factions in the Calixis Sector.
The Ecclesiarchy's influence here was second only