At the same time, on the outskirts of the Alru Industrial Zone.
Oil-Guy looked at the two fully loaded transport vehicles before him and nodded in satisfaction.
They contained exactly five hundred Long Soft Zhonghua cigarettes, each twenty-five centimeters long. They used tobacco leaves from a specialized plantation at Crimson Dawn Base, blended with seven kinds of aromatic plants. Of course, that was the story told to outsiders.
"Actually, the players paid extra to have them custom-made in the shop----"
There were also a thousand cases of Primarch Special-Edition Vodka. With an alcohol content of 75%, each bottle held one liter and was packed in a hand-blown glass bottle engraved with the emblem of the Iron Hands.
"That's some gift----"
Oil-Guy muttered as the mechanical eye in his right socket switched to infrared scanning mode, confirming that all the cargo was securely packaged.
"Should be enough, right?"
A player behind him came over and asked in a low voice, "Brother Ji, does this count as bribery?"
"Bribery?"
Oil-Guy glanced at him. "This is called a modest contribution to supporting the Imperium's Great Crusade."
"Got it?"
"Got it! I totally get it!"
The player gave him a thumbs-up. "Brother Ji, you've really got culture!"
"No wonder you're Oil-Guy, who trained for two and a half years."
The transport convoy headed deeper into the industrial zone, where a temporary landing field had been set up.
A company of the Iron Hands Legion was stationed there, responsible for overseeing the Mechanicus's repairs to the Warp and suppressing any Warp-entity remnants that might emerge.
The company was led by Gabriel Santar, commander of the First Company.
According to official history, this company commander would die at the hands of Kaesoron, commander of the Emperor's Children First Company, during the future Isstvan V Battle.
But