Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 80

The Old Man in Yellow's Treasury

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Nimrod answered The Old Man in Yellow's summons with anticipation and returned to the Bucephalus.

The Emperor brought him to the observation deck on the bridge and pointed at a warship in the void.

"It is a Relic-class warship. From this moment on, it is yours."

It is actually a Relic-class warship.

Nimrod knew that The Old Man in Yellow was likely the only one in the galaxy who possessed Relic-class warships. He had originally intended to give them to the Dark Angels.

The greatest advantage of such ships was their range. Against most warships, they could kite their enemies and sink them without suffering any damage.

Only Astartes capital ships and vessels of the same class could harm them through their overall performance.

The only instance Nimrod knew of where Relic-class ships had taken part in battle was during the Horus Heresy, when the Dark Angels badly mauled the Night Lords' fleet.

As Nimrod pondered this, he felt something within him being digested, and his spirituality became more lively.

This is the feedback from the previous Bribery.

Having received such a powerful warship, the Primarch solemnly made a promise to the Emperor.

"Thank you for this gift. I will not disappoint you."

Nimrod felt another trace of digestion, though it was only slightly stronger than when he had poured tea.

Through several acts of Bribery toward The Old Man in Yellow and the resulting feedback, he had worked out a pattern.

Role-playing does not necessarily require the actual bribing of objects, especially for someone like The Old Man in Yellow, who lacks no wealth.

My offer to conquer worlds for him as quickly as possible pleased him because time is what he urgently lacks.

*But if I merely keep making verbal promises without producing tangible results, his satisfaction will

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