The business talks ended there, and Li Qinwu had achieved his goal.
From now on, he had opened up a market within the Astra Militarum. Building good relations with them had its benefits.
Power came from violence, and the Astra Militarum was the Imperium's instrument of violence.
As for that 1.5-kilometer armed merchant ship, Li Qinwu had personally boarded it after the monks delivered it.
The ship was indeed in good condition. It had not gone through any particularly violent battles, and both its internal and external structures were factory-original.
There were simply too many chapels inside—one every hundred meters. There were so many that they somewhat affected the warship's performance.
Li Qinwu had people tear down all the chapels but one. The freed space would be used entirely for artillery, power compartments, and converted cargo decks.
He had already made up his mind to turn Moon Two into a steel factory.
In the future, Agricultural World 496B's steel output only needed to remain self-sufficient, so as to avoid environmental pollution from excessive mining.
Moon Two's steel would be used to construct large weapons such as warships and Titans, with the raw materials mined from the Asteroid Belt.
This 1.5-kilometer armed merchant ship's future assignment would be to travel between the Asteroid Belt and Moon Two.
Together with some steel acquired through trade with others, that should satisfy his need to manufacture warships.
Lastly came this probe by the Blue Dwarf Family. Li Qinwu had already determined that the Pale Baron had fled to seek refuge with the Rogue Trader Blue Dwarf Family.
This might have stemmed from the Rogue Trader Warrant Inquisitor Thraxol had arranged for Li Qinwu. It was a Minor Sector Warrant, and that minor sector might overlap with the Blue Dwarf Family's commercial territory.
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