Seeing Soshyan drinking half of the beer in one gulp, Byrno also grinned.
"This is the legendary brand of Bergman Winery, the King's Gold, second only to the Flying Spear."
After the other party said this, Soshyan discovered that this beer did have a metallic texture that was close to gold, which was very unique.
After thinking for a moment, Soshyan asked in a curious tone:
"Are all ships allowed to... drink alcohol during working hours?"
After taking a sip, Byrno stroked his beard and replied slowly:
"For us, this is not drinking, it is a way for us to always remember our homeland. The furnace descendants were born in the void, which means that many of us are destined to wander on the road most of our lives. Except for our ancestors who can remember us, it is
It’s just this beer, and we don’t seem to get drunk that easily, right? Many jobs don’t actually require staring at all the time, as you can see. Our ships have a high level of automation, and people often just stare at the equipment.
, this is a very boring job, and the crew needs something to help them concentrate."
"I see..."
Soshyan nodded thoughtfully, raised his glass and took a sip.
In fact, he felt that another reason was that the Hearthborn did not have an army in the political sense. Their armed forces were closer to commercial bodyguards, so they did not need to maintain the image of a highly authoritative violent machine.
As for the automation the other party mentioned...
He looked at the Ironborn who covered their faces with silver-plated glass covers and seemed not tired at all from their busy schedules. He thought to himself that if humans also had this kind of technology, then there would indeed be no need to be so nervous on the bridge.
"I have heard a little bit about this Bergmann Liquor Company. I heard that it is the largest liquor consortium in the Wotan Federation? It does not even belong to any alliance?"
“After Joseph Bergman inherited the clan’s declining winery, he went to many alliances to provide loans or financial support, but was rejected. After that, he participated in a dangerous adventure alone and learned from the adventure.
After receiving a generous remuneration, he restarted the production of the winery and rapidly expanded the business with the unique formula. At that time, many alliances offered generous offers to invite him to join, but Joseph announced that Bergman Wines would never
Join any alliance."
"Ha, it's a very legendary business story, but I thought that among the Hearthborn..."
Hearing Soshyan's words, Byrno raised his eyebrows and said:
"The core of a business alliance is always profit. Without profit, the alliance will disintegrate, the company will go bankrupt, and the factory will be merged and acquired. This is very realistic and cruel."
"But it seems that humans have never heard of Bergman's beer. Is he only doing Wotan's internal business?"
"No, I heard that Joseph had also thought about opening up the human market. He also found a partner in the solar system. It is said that he was a very powerful noble in the empire to act as an agent for sales. At the beginning, the two parties cooperated.
It was going well. Bergman's beer opened up sales in the solar system. However, after a while, Bergman discovered that his agent had been paying for the goods on credit and had never paid a cent. In order to reach a cooperation, he allowed the other party to first
He paid for the goods on credit, but when he went to the other party to ask for money, the imperial noble reported him for some alien crime, and he almost had him detained in the solar system. Since then, it seems that Bergman has not entered the human market again.
Got an idea."
"Well--"
Soshyan really didn't know what to say, but this was indeed a characteristic of many imperial nobles - betrayal of trust is like drinking water, treating rules and contracts as waste paper, and doing whatever they want as long as they have power.
"The ship has entered idle mode."
At this time, there was a burst of announcements on the radio. Byrno raised his head and glanced at the screen, then picked up the command microphone on the side.
"Keep heading, sail for 5 minutes, set all scanning equipment to maximum power, and confirm the surrounding conditions."
Then Byrno began to wear some equipment on his body. He was not only a fleet commander, but also a void master. In the Wotan Federation, every ship was commanded by a void master. They were proficient in
Captains with various navigation skills usually undergo technical enhancements to better perform their duties.
After preparing the equipment, he looked at Soshyan.
"We are going to dive into the sky soon. I may not be able to entertain you during this period. Please feel free to do so."
Soshyan smiled slightly.
"You are busy, so you don't need to pay attention to me... Do you need me to avoid you?"
Byrno just looked at him one more time, and then stepped onto a floating board.
"If you want to watch it, no problem, it just might be a bit boring."
Then the floating board flew up, bringing Byrno to a large metal ball hanging from the top. Then the large ball with a diameter of more than ten meters unfolded amidst the hum of machinery, and a very complicated-looking set appeared.
At the same time, four iron men with unique shapes also appeared around the equipment on floating boards. Their shells had some mechanical arms similar to metal tentacles, and their hoods were also black. Then they connected the robotic arms to the equipment.
in the machine.
Soshiyang watched all this quietly, pondering a series of questions in his mind.
Some of these questions were answered by Sect Master Walker, but some were not easy to ask directly.
For example, he once asked Master Walker that when humans navigate through subspace, they must use star torches to guide their course, and in this process they need psykers like navigators. So what do Hearthborn use for navigation? Is it Ge?
A psyker like the Priest of Rumnir?
But Lord Walker denied Soshyan's speculation. He told Soshyan that these Gramnir priests were not psykers that Soshyan understood or the empire's standard. The average furnace descendant was like a sealed lamp.
The lantern is a perfect fit, and the Hearthborn with psionic activity only opened the lantern a small crack. In other words, all Hearthborn are extremely slow to spiritual energy. The power of the Priest of Gramnir is actually mainly
Still from technology, there are a large number of psychic equipment in the Wotan Alliance. Under the control of the psychically active Hearthborn, these psychic equipment will emit soft power or shine with the cold light of witchcraft. It is through
Through careful use of these technological devices, the Grinir Priests were able to manipulate the energies of the Warp, creating an influence similar to that of true psykers on real space.
Therefore, Gramnir priests cannot hold the position of "navigator", which requires a high degree of psychic sensitivity.
As for what kind of navigation the Furnaces use, and whether they need assistance such as the Star Torch, Sect Master Walker did not answer directly, and Soshyan couldn't ask, because this is obviously a very core secret of a race.
But today, after seeing the Void Master controlling the ship to perform such a difficult operation as "subspace dive", Soshyan suddenly realized that he might have underestimated the Hearthborn's technology and understanding of the subspace.