The Emperor’s Angel of Death

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"Generally speaking, the big ones are definitely more powerful. They can also spit out plasma fire. Look, a reptile dragon that can breathe fire is quite something—"

As he spoke, Soshian couldn't continue, and he lowered his arm.

"Okay, they're indeed not very practical on the battlefield. They're slow and difficult to deploy, only suitable as the ultimate defense weapon for barbarian kingdoms. But if the breeding technology of these dragons could be taught to them, that would be good, right? What about the Immortal Vermillion Bird?"

"This—"

Madell pondered for a moment, then lowered his rigid tone.

"It requires some complex equipment."

"The Heart of Fire?"

"Yes."

"Can't you manufacture it?"

"I am not omniscient and omnipotent, and this thing is indeed profound and complex."

"Then... then what do you suggest?"

"How about this? You gather some men and women who aspire to learn the art of beast taming, preferably from the barbarian peoples. A hundred or so should be enough. I will build and preside over a Spirit Beast Sanctuary, and teach them the knowledge of breeding and taming those psychic war beasts."

"Well, that's good."

After communicating with Madell, Soshian immediately announced that Madell was the soul of an ancient hero recovered by adventurers on an old crone world, and granted him the title of Phoenix Emissary, whose rank was even higher than Dorar's. At the same time, he announced that Madell would preside over the newly built Spirit Beast Sanctuary.

By the time these matters were dealt with, Dorar's negotiations with the Hearthkin had also entered a crucial stage, and it was time for Soshian to make the final decision.

After several rounds of consultation and revision, the Eternal Court re-formulated a commercial agreement that could only be described as relatively "moderate." Basically, it granted both sides equal trade status, protected each other's merchants, respected each other's laws and taxes, and so on. Of course, Soshian wasn't completely neglecting the Great Thurian League. He still granted them certain trade privileges, allowing them to occupy a certain percentage of fixed trade shares, in exchange for them handing over the missile technology that Soshian needed. At the same time, they also had to sign a long-term military service agreement, guaranteeing at least one Iron Oath Company to serve the Court long-term.

This could definitely be described as paying back on the spot. Subsequently, the two sides engaged in intense consultations on this agreement. In any case, Soshian wouldn't show his face; these minor matters were left to his subordinates to handle.

However, in response to the Hearthkin's stubborn nature and their threatening to suspend military service and halt trade routes, Soshian simply offered a countermeasure—

Relying on the star chart of the Silver Heart Route left by Orod, the Court decided to form its own trade caravan and conduct rapid trade by relying on the webway near the Silver Heart region. The main trade goods were also different from the past. Although Soshian wasn't a commercial genius, he also knew that only easily sold goods were the most profitable. The Hearthkin themselves might consume some Aeldari goods, but the bulk of it would definitely be resold through their trade network to the largest market in the galaxy—the Imperium of Man.

And the trade network connected by the Hearthkin was definitely connected to or even overlapped with the Imperium's cold trade network, so Soshian had long entrusted Zorg to investigate the situation of the Imperial cold trade.

The results were delivered to him a long time ago, and the Aeldari goods in the Imperial cold trade were quite surprising. The most popular Aeldari goods among the Imperial nobles were actually—

Folding fans!

Fans have a very special place in Aeldari culture. In the ancient empire era, noble ladies would have a spiritbone fan with them, as well as many fans for different occasions. Due to the magical properties of spiritbone, when holding it, the user could use their mind to form the image they wanted on the fan surface. At the same time, it could also be used to cover the mouth and change the voice, or add a special charm to the user. Therefore, after the Fall, Aeldari dancers who studied the art of dance would also carry folding fans. The Yvraine that Soshian knew had one.

And spiritbone folding fans, because of these characteristics, were incredibly attractive to the noble ladies of the Imperium of Man, because it was difficult to identify them as alien creations from the outside, and they could be easily brought to public places. Because of its ability to shape the fan surface according to the user's mood, it was far more luxurious than all the folding fans handmade by the Imperium. Most importantly, its ability to add extra charm to the user and conceal flaws was too powerful for women.

And the second most popular was musical instruments.

Aeldari musical instruments can be said to be the best in the galaxy. Even the most clumsy flutist can play heavenly music as long as they get a spiritbone flute. This makes many young masters who like to feign elegance or want to show off in front of their female companions very fond of getting an Aeldari musical instrument to show off their "musical attainments" and "taste." Of course, this is more risky than folding fans, because Aeldari musical instruments are very easy to infect people's hearts when played. Experienced Inquisitors or enforcers can tell at a listen that this is "decadent music from aliens," but this does not affect the reality that Aeldari musical instruments are extremely scarce in the Imperial cold trade.

The third most popular is weapons, but not formal weapons, but daggers, swords, and other weapons with decorative functions.

These commodities are mainly popular among nobles with military backgrounds or those who like to boast. They often like to put one or two beautifully shaped Aeldari cold weapons in their palaces or offices to show their "remarkable military achievements." Generally speaking, the Inquisition is unlikely to intervene in this form, after all, it is only used for display rather than use. The Imperium is so big that it cannot control everything. This type of commodity actually has huge sales, but the reason for only ranking third is a ridiculous reason—

There are too many fakes!

Because of its excessive sales, many unscrupulous merchants began to use the bones of alien beasts to make so-called "Aeldari warrior boutique spiritbone knives and swords" after multiple processing. Moreover, the craftsmanship of these people is improving very quickly, and some Tech-Priests are also involved. From the initial crude imitations, they quickly developed boutiques that could imitate 70-80% of the spiritbone texture—human wisdom always seems to have a qualitative leap in this area, but it also makes many nobles and merchants deceived, and some people even go bankrupt for this. For a time, the entire market was affected, buyers became more cautious, which in turn affected sales. Fortunately, genuine products are still very popular.

So, adhering to the principle of doing the most efficient thing, the main products of the trade caravan established by Soshian are folding fans, musical instruments, and ritual swords. Of course, he also thought about whether to get rid of the Hearthkin, the middleman, and do it himself, but after seeing the combat capabilities of the Iron Oath Company, he realized that compared to money, the armed forces of the Hearthkin were truly valuable. It was not worth antagonizing the Hearthkin for that seemingly useless income, so there was the decision to open a trade route from the Court to the Silver Heart.