Serving for Thirty Years

The arrival of the Forge Master undoubtedly made Ovilia feel a sense of crisis.

She proactively approached Chen Xi, indicating that she could now set off to discuss cooperation with her sister.

"Previously, it was impossible to transport you to the Forge World without a voidship. Now that your flagship has arrived, you can naturally seek cooperation with the Forge World." Ovilia handed Chen Xi a cogwheel symbol of the Adeptus Mechanicus, urging him, "This symbol represents the industrial world I come from. Just take it to my sister, and she will know you are connected to me without needing any explicit explanation.

She has now joined the Forge Master. You can try to contact the Forge Master through her. If they are interested in the alien ruins on this world, they should provide you with some investment to excavate them."

Listening to Ovilia's words, Chen Xi remained noncommittal and simply asked her, "If that Forge Master learns of the existence of these alien ruins, they might not leave you any scraps. Have you thought this through?"

The Tech-priests all have the same nature. They can't resist alien ruins and want to seize ancient technology for themselves.

These guys are often like a bunch of bandits and robbers, and they are very short-sighted. They hoard a large amount of advanced technology and ancient creations like misers, treating them as treasures instead of thinking about using these technologies and ancient relics to improve the current state of the Imperium.

Chen Xi had already experienced Ovilia's character, and by analogy, he could imagine what kind of person a Forge Master would be.

Although there are some relatively human-like Tech-priests, most are more like human-shaped star clusters.

Faced with Chen Xi's question, Ovilia was silent for a moment, but she still explained, "A Forge Master wouldn't look down on what you're offering. They are focused on higher-level things. This might pique their interest, but it would more likely be handed over to the Sage under their command as a research topic.

After all, a Forge Master has a lot to be responsible for. They are unlikely to do everything themselves and will instead delegate tasks to their trusted aides.

My sister, as the person who will be in contact with you and is also a member of the Forge Master's staff, will be the first choice to liaise with you.

So, although some benefits need to be conceded, overall, I won't lose anything by cooperating with them. I can even use this opportunity to turn to the Forge Master and return to the Forge World.

And you, Planetary Governor..."

Ovilia looked at Chen Xi, her eyes filled with an indescribable complexity, including dissatisfaction, contempt, and, more prominently, a sense of melancholy and helplessness.

Her tone was even, but Chen Xi could sense her mood at this moment: "You can obtain everything you need from this. I believe that Forge Master would not be stingy with the resources to build a planet.

Whether you want to build this planet into an agricultural world, an industrial world, or even a garden world, I believe that Forge Master would not mind footing the bill for your expenses."

"But only if they can get enough gains from this planet." Chen Xi was not fooled by Ovilia's clumsy pie-in-the-sky technique.

Although what Ovilia said was true, cooperating with the Adeptus Mechanicus was never a good choice.

The Adeptus Mechanicus is indeed wealthy, even ridiculously so.

But these Tech-priests are also notoriously stingy throughout the galaxy. Expecting to get any benefits from them?

Look at their Adeptus Ministorum troops, everyone! The Tech-priests can equip the Adeptus Ministorum with the most advanced weapons and bionics in the entire Imperium, but they are stingy enough to only use a leather pouch as the Adeptus Ministorum's stomach.

That's the Tech-priests. They can spend a fortune when they need to, but they are as stingy as the Merchant of Venice when they don't, unwilling to cut off even a pound of flesh.

"As long as the ruins are thoroughly excavated, the gains from that ancient tomb will be enough to satisfy all of us, won't they?" Ovilia tried to persuade Chen Xi further.

Chen Xi did not deny this statement.

But he still asked Ovilia, "Why don't I use the power of the Inquisition and the Deathwatch? I have a good relationship with Master Guteres. I think the Deathwatch wouldn't mind building a new Watch Fortress on this planet, would they?

At the very least, cooperating with the Forge World through Master Guteres should be able to secure more benefits, right?"

The so-called Watch Fortress is a fortress built by the Deathwatch in various Imperial Worlds. There are usually at least one Kill Team of Space Marines stationed there, responsible for protecting the safety of the Imperial Worlds surrounding the fortress.

This special chapter, jointly created by the Inquisition and the Astartes chapters, differs greatly from regular chapters in terms of numbers, and its manpower is not recruited like ordinary chapters, but selected from various chapters.

This has led to the fact that the Deathwatch has Space Marines from various chapters, and even a squad of ten Astartes may come directly from ten different chapters.

Theoretically, if necessary, a large number of chapters can be pulled in through the Deathwatch.

Especially the Inquisition itself, which is also very concerned about this alien relic.

Ovilia was silent.

Chen Xi's identity as an Inquisitor set him apart from ordinary Planetary Governors, and this identity also gave him more initiative in his cooperation with Ovilia.

"I can contact my mentor for you, and I can work for you for ten years." Ovilia raised the stakes.

She had too few bargaining chips to offer, and working for Chen Xi was the most valuable part of the chips she could offer.

However, this was nothing special. After all, it was not uncommon for Tech-Priests to work for Inquisitors and become Inquisitorial Servitors.

Many Tech-Priests who have not yet obtained the title of Sage will choose to do so in exchange for the Inquisitor's help and support.

However, generally speaking, the status of a Sage is no less than that of an Inquisitor, and there is usually more cooperation between the two, rather than one working for the other.

"Ten years is too short, thirty years." Chen Xi offered his price and blocked Ovilia's bargaining: "You work for me for thirty years, complete the ecological transformation of this planet, and I will help you return to the Forge World and regain your teacher's forge."

"Thirty years... Okay, deal." After considering it, Ovilia agreed without much hesitation.

Thirty years is not too long for Ovilia. If it can be exchanged for Chen Xi's help and support, it is a worthwhile deal.