Warning

Deception was the act of exploiting an information advantage to achieve certain unspeakable ends.

Although many people labeled it as something reserved for the highly intelligent or shrouded it in the mystique of psychology, its most important element still lay in the words "information asymmetry."

Only when you possessed crucial information that the other party knew nothing about could deception become possible.

Otherwise, anyone with normal intelligence was unlikely to fall for it.

Clearly, Imperium Nihilus, which had been completely cut off from Imperium Sanctus and where even planets within the same sector could not contact one another, was precisely the sort of place where deception could be employed without restraint.

As the only person currently capable of faster-than-light travel through the Warp, whatever Moskat said, the planetary governors on the dark side had no way to verify whether it was true or false. They could only choose to accept it all for the time being.

After all, the word "loyalty" was etched into the hearts and even the souls of every human.

Once someone was branded a traitor or heretic, it was no longer a problem that could be resolved by killing one or two people.

Especially with the enormous fleet hovering in planetary orbit, which could transform from protectors and reinforcements into a terrifying suppression legion at any moment.

Not to mention that Moskat possessed a trade license authorized by the Imperium.

Do not think such a thing was easy to obtain.

Only administrative bodies at the level of sector governor or above were qualified to issue one, and certainly not just anyone could receive it.

Only those who obtained such a license qualified as Rogue Traders. They could legally conduct trade within the Imperium, even contact Xenos races and civilizations, exchange technology and materials, and hire them