"How dare you! Are you so incompetent that you couldn't even gather the resources and manpower yourself? Your ruled in Xantis Expanse is not yet official. If you want to keep your territory in the future, then you need to show the Emperor your utmost loyalty. I will not hear about this matter no more. The next time we speak, I demand significant progress."
The screen vanished.
Aldred slammed the table with his fist, creating a dent. "Fucking bastard! Think you can order me around?"
He was about to destroy something before he calm himself down. "I need to calm down. The people with great power in the Imperium naturally cannot be tricked with simple words. I need to think of something."
After a few minutes, Aldred quickly thought of a plan. "If I can't get those resources, then I will get them myself."
Aldred pressed on a button on his command panel. "Zarael."
Zarael's projection popped out. "You called?"