(Thanks to Son of the Round Clam, Pete Griffin, for the bonus chapter reward, 40/50.)
After that, Li Qinwu's affairs began to proceed smoothly.
He first spent three months familiarizing himself with the Lunar-class Cruiser.
After all, it was a massive ship five kilometers long. Operating it was quite troublesome, and he needed to familiarize himself with its equipment.
Personnel had also been assigned in advance, so he needed to get acquainted with them as well.
He also needed to conduct a thorough inspection to see whether there were any spies or similar nuisances aboard.
Whether they were agents planted by the Inquisition, Adeptus Custodes, High Lords, or Imperial Fists, if there were any, they had to be rooted out quickly. Otherwise, everything he did in the future would be hampered.
But after a round of investigation, he found nothing suspicious.
After all, the Adeptus Custodes had overseen this transaction. They conducted their business openly and aboveboard. The crew assigned to the ship were all decent people, the sort whose lives were bound to a warship. They had now become Li Qinwu's private armed force.
Li Qinwu himself also spent more than three months aboard the warship, familiarizing himself with the capabilities of this five-kilometer-long vessel.
The Lunar-class Cruiser was one of the Imperium's main cruiser classes, and the number of guns mounted on it was terrifying!
The total artillery aboard Li Qinwu's Golden Road, Mine Snail, and eight armed merchant ships did not even match the number of guns on one broadside of this vessel.
Aside from its firepower, the warship came with three layers of large Void Shields. Even if one layer was overloaded, another remained. Its defenses were second only to those of a battleship.
And because it was classified as a cruiser, it was extremely fast.