Chapter 21 Bukayo's Wisdom
An hour before Curieban, twenty-three families of the Tezvok Hive gathered in the Nest Tower, five of whom owned nest towers.
A man with implants in his chin and vocal cords, wearing a red robe with gold embroidery, asked worriedly to the woman in front of him, who was wearing a red dress and had a gorgeous decorative implant on her forehead.
"Count Yelena, do you know where this new king came from?"
"During Bainiban, many families were raided, and the hive was stained with blood. Even the thousand-year-old Shimansky family nest tower was captured. Isn't this a trap now?"
"Kozubal, don't let fear occupy your brain."
Yelena smiled and spoke with a firm tone.
"According to the surveillance video, the new king is powerful, but has too few men. His armed forces are less than 2,000, and the number of workers pouring into the hive is less than 100,000. It is impossible for him to control the entire hive."
She looked at the fully armed gang members standing around and looking at everyone fiercely, and whispered.
"Moreover, those under him may be good thugs, or even qualified fighters, but they are not qualified managers. Using the rough methods of the lower nest to treat the workers of the upper nest will only cause unrest."
"As long as the new king is not a madman, he will use the existing strength to stabilize the situation and restore Tezvok's production capacity as soon as possible, so that he will get the support of the servants of Ohm Messiah."
"And tonight's coronation ceremony was sent to us by the new head of the Find family in the name of Sage Kaminsky, which means that he has reached a cooperation with the Martian servants."
Yelena's deep blue eyes stared at the baron of the Skorupski family. Although he lacked political wisdom, his family's coal and ore mining industry was crucial to the Kournikova family and could not be lost.
"Kozubal, no matter what kind of person the new king is, you must follow me and pledge your loyalty to him immediately."
"He is in need of subordinates at this time. Those who serve him first will get greater benefits. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Lord Count."
Kozubal said sincerely, standing behind Yelena with peace of mind.
Half an hour after Curieban, Howard Finder returned from the nest tower of the Mechanicus, the 25th Altar of Vostronia.
He reported to Nimrod that Sage Kaminski had agreed to build equipment for Nimrod, and then he came to the hall to deal with the inquiries of the patriarchs of the major families.
Nimrod took the box of gavels presented by Bukayo, glanced at it, and put it on the industrial metal wind long table behind him.
He operated the data board, called up the strategic map of Vostronia, and asked the blond boy a question.
"Bukayo, I want to conquer Vostronia. What do you think is the next target?"
"My Lord, please allow me to think for a moment."
Bukayo did not answer immediately. He cautiously asked for a moment. He stared at the strategic map and his brain turned rapidly.
Five minutes later, the boy spoke.
"My Lord, I think it is the Lukopo Hive."
"Why Lukopo? Mazov and Szczecin are closer."
"My Lord, I understand from your way of action. Going straight to Lukopo is more in line with your style."
Nimrod nodded slightly and said with a smile.
"Tell me more."
"In your first work cycle in Khanty-Mansi, you made two gangs surrender, and in your second work cycle, you seized the foundry. After that, you did not capture other small factories, but directly captured the largest Magnito Steel Plant in the dome, and then relied on control to quickly annex other factories."
"After you took control of the Khanty-Mansi Dome, you did not conquer other domes, but directly led your team to capture the nest tower of the Boleslaw family who controlled Tezvok."
"My Lord, I think your idea is to go straight to the core key nodes, and then solve other nodes one by one."
Nimrod listened to Bukayo's clear summary of his action trajectory and his ideas. He looked at Bukayo with appreciation. The blond boy was indeed right.
It's just that he didn't guess, or even thought that taking the "Barbarian" potion would stimulate genetic awakening, which changed his idea of accumulating enough strength to capture the upper nest.
"Why is Lukopo the key node?"
"My Lord, whether it is Tezvok, Mazov or Szczecin, they are too far away from the power core of Vostroya."
"The Vostroya Altar No. 1 of the Mechanicus is the power core, and Lukopo's altar is the core altar closest to Tezvok. It is the location of Altar No. 3. If you control the hive where the shrine is located, you can make the Mechanicus face your goal."
Bukayo shrugged and said with a little self-mockery.
"Not only the altar, the Muska people and the Magdans living in Mazov and Szczecin have never been the cultural mainstream of the Vostroyans. Only the Sosvolods of Lukopo are."
"Just like our distant hometown, the holy city of Terra, Warsaw, and..."
He wanted to name a marginal city, but there were not many records about Terra in the Arshavin family's books. Warsaw was the only place name he knew. It was the hometown, holy city, and place of origin of the Vostroyans.
"Well, just like the difference between a central city like the Holy City and a border city."
Bukayo said devoutly and firmly: "I believe that after you capture Lukopo, those sages will recognize the fact that you will become the lord of Vostroyans, and they should support you."
"Not bad."
Nimrod said with appreciation. Bukayo guessed his thoughts from his actions. The "Sleeping Man" did not improve his wisdom, but his wisdom was far beyond Rawlslev.
Although the Emperor defined him as a butcher's knife, he did not believe like Curze that killing and fear could shape Vostronia's bright future.
If you want to conquer Vostronia, you must consider how to define the role of the Mechanicus.
If it is defined as an enemy, then it can be said that Vostronia, which has a huge influence on the Mechanicus, is an enemy of the whole world, even if there are countless people in the lower nest who believe in the God of All Machines.
He will not destroy this developed industrial world into ruins and then rebuild it, which is no different from colonizing a world that is polluted and has countless industrial ruins.
Forcing the Mechanicus to cooperate with him, using the other party's technology to expand, while cultivating extraordinary people and subordinates, and gradually reforming Vostronia is his strategy.
[Perhaps this is why the "State of Disorder" chose me and let me take the path of "Black Emperor".
Using rules and resources to develop and then establish a new order is my development concept. ]
Nimrod looked at Bukayo, "I have a mission for you."
"My Lord, please give me your orders."
"After the ceremony, take the equipment Howard prepared for you and go to Lukpo to gather intelligence."
"As you wish, my Lord."
Nimrod's communicator rang, and after he answered it, Howard's low voice came from the communication channel.
"My Lord, Kaminski has arrived at the ceremony hall."
"There is still one standard point before your coronation ceremony."
(End of this chapter)