At the military base on the Death Coast, the mosquito standing next to the warehouse suddenly sneezed without warning, sniffing and muttering.
"My dear, who is secretly in love with me behind my back..."
Hearing the "sneeze", the rat tribe boy who was following him quickly took off his coat and put it on his shoulders diligently.
Although it was not cold at all, the mosquitoes still accepted his kindness.
Actually, although he didn't think highly of the follower he had accepted in front of Brother Fang, in fact he was just talking about it.
And this kind of talk is probably similar to a father complaining in front of other fathers about how his son is useless, which is obviously not accurate.
To be fair, although this guy is a little timid, looks a little naughty, and lacks the spirit, especially the spirit of an ace pilot, he still has many advantages.
For example, you can observe people's emotions, know what's going on, etc.
Although it is useless to expect such a person to inherit his legacy, it is still good to train him as the CEO or CSO of Goblin Technology.
Anyway, make the most of it!
Thinking of this, the mosquito cravings came back again, so I waved.
"Jerry, come here."
He made this name up casually for this little rat man at his request.
According to him, this is to get rid of the mark left on him by Borneo Province, to better integrate into the society of the alliance, and also to avoid entering the reincarnation of thousands of races and gods in the future.
Although Mosquito himself is an atheist and doesn't believe in that at all, he still agreed to his younger brother's plea. After all, he also hoped that this guy could live a somewhat human life.
The survivors of Borneo are not the same people as the residents who lived in Borneo three centuries ago. There is not much difference in appearance between them and other survivors who escaped from the desert. If they change their names, no one will notice.
You have to figure out where he came from.
At least the survivors outside Borneo cannot be distinguished.
When Jerry heard Mosquito calling him, he quickly took a step forward and leaned over.
"What are your orders, sir?"
Holding the coat on his shoulders, Mosquito tilted his head slightly and said with great style.
"Read more and learn more. I like you very much... It's too humiliating to ask you to sell small cards. I will lead you to do bigger business in the future."
Jerry was so moved that he almost knelt down on the spot to recognize his godfather.
"Well, well, look at your potential."
Mosquito waved his hand to stop his gratitude, then cleared his throat forcefully and shouted to the officer who came out of the warehouse.
"Ahem! How do you feel?"
The person who walked out of the warehouse was none other than a big customer from Huzhou - Chopra, the quartermaster under the commander-in-chief of the Menghu Army, Captain Jhawan, with the rank of Captain of Thousands.
Glancing at the rat tribe member standing next to the mosquito, Chopra, a tiger tribe member, instinctively showed a trace of disdain in his eyes.
But when he looked at the mosquito, he had a respectful expression on his face.
"We've finished reading it... We are very satisfied with your goods! These arms have helped us a lot!"
A total of twelve Conqueror 10 heavy tanks, thirty-six Conqueror V light tanks, and forty-eight 100mm artillery pieces!
In addition, there are a large number of "Blade" assault rifles and 7mm ammunition!
This thing is 90% new. Although it is not as durable as the Alliance's LD series weapons, it is much better than those "Rippers" sold in Sailsport!
With these sophisticated weapons, the Tiger Army can easily pull out another armored team of 10,000 people, and then four or five infantry teams of 10,000 people!
And it’s still in accordance with the legion’s standards!
By then, not to mention the dignitaries of Tiandu, even if that damn McClun comes to White Tiger City, they will have to kowtow to their Lord Jieha twice before leaving!
As she thought about it, Chopra's grin almost dropped, and she wished she could fly back to White Tiger City with this batch of equipment to claim credit.
Seeing his customers so happy, Mosquito also showed a happy smile on his face.
"As long as you are satisfied! There is no credit for small transactions. If it is convenient, please settle the account first. I will deliver the goods as soon as I receive the money! Delivery to your door is guaranteed!"
"no problem!"
Chopra agreed immediately, but then she smiled sheepishly and whispered, "By the way, um... can I pay with Xilan coins?"
Pay with Xilan coins?
Mosquito was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and stared at the guy in front of him.
"You so damn want to default on your debt?"
Good guy!
Playing with nothing on his territory?
I'm so tired of living!
Not only did Mosquito look evil, but Jerry, who was standing next to him, also stared at the group of tiger tribesmen with a dark face, as well as the Mosquito brothers who were trying to stop the fight and kill the god.
Seeing that the alliance bosses looked unhappy, Chopra quickly explained.
"Sir, please calm down! I, how can we dare to rely on you? It's just... our silver coin reserve is really tight and we can't turn it over at the moment."
"What does that have to do with me?" Mosquito said with a dark face, "I only accept silver coins here, who wants your waste paper!"
Seeing that the elder refused to be accommodating at all, Chopra was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, with big beads of sweat hanging on his forehead.
Seeing that he couldn't hold back a word for a long time, Mosquito sighed and waved his hand.
"Forget it, just don't buy it if you don't want to buy it. We can't force you to buy it. Besides, I don't think you have the sincerity to do business. I'd better talk to the warlord of Leopard State."
As soon as he heard these words, Chopra couldn't sit still, especially when he saw the mosquito turning to leave, he shouted at the top of his voice.
"Wait a moment!"
Mosquito stopped and looked at him, raising his eyebrows.
"What? Are you rich again?"
Chopra struggled in her heart for a moment, and finally gritted her teeth and said with a heartbeat.
"Silver coins...we really can't get them out. The Imperial Royal Mint has been reluctant to grant us the silver coin quota. But, but! We still have a lot of Xilan coins in our account! If you are willing to accept payment in Xilan coins, we can
According to... 80 - no, 90! Wait! 100! 100 Xilan coins for 1 silver coin! We will do this deal with you at an exchange rate of 100:1!"
This was the last card given to him by Captain Jhawan.
If this batch of equipment wasn't so important, he wouldn't want to play this card. After all, if he wanted to release the liquidity in the bank account of Baihu City, he would have to work in various workshops and work in them.
Living residents.
You know, when the empire just ended the embargo on the Golden Gallon Port a few months ago, the exchange rate between Xilan coins and gallons was still 5:4, and converted into silver coins, it was only 5:1.
Now if we do this transaction at an exchange rate of 100:1, we will lose money to grandma’s family!
After hearing Chopra's words, Mosquito stopped and looked back again at the quartermaster standing at the door of the warehouse.
100:1!
This exchange rate is basically the cost price of the major banks in the alliance for "bulk purchases" from the Central Bank of the South China Sea Alliance, which is quite conscientious!
If it were a bank in Golden Gallen Port, the actual exchange rate of Xilan coins to silver coins would probably be higher, around 80:1.
In other words, if this deal is signed, Goblin Technology can earn 25% profit just by relying on the exchange rate difference!
The only risk is money on your hands...
Although I was reluctant to accept "consumer coupons" like Xilan coins, I had no choice but to give him too much.
Mosquito struggled in his heart and finally made the decision that went against his ancestors.
"MMP! Deal!"
Anyway, after he got these Xilan coins, he immediately got them to Golden Gallon Port to throw them away and exchange them for silver coins. I guess it shouldn't be a big problem!
And if the warlord in Huzhou can become bigger and stronger with this batch of equipment, maybe there will be silver coins to do business with him in the future?
This is a long-term deal.
Mosquito comforted himself in this way.
Hearing the deal, Chopra's heart was also dripping with blood, and several followers following him closed their eyes in pain.
100:1……
They have to spend 100 million Xilan coins to buy the Conqueror 10, which is equivalent to one million silver coins!
Just a few months ago, the import price of the same tank was still 12.5 million Xilan coins! It even came with twenty artillery shells!
The arms in the import list account for one-sixth of the Legion's total arms reserves in the entire Wei Mansion Wasteland. If the equipment delivered later are also included, the total transaction value of this arms sales contract will reach a terrifying 50 billion Xilan.
currency!
The first batch of arms delivered alone is worth 10 billion Xilan coins!
Almost all the soldiers from Huzhou present were cursing in their hearts.
Special grandma's...
Who on earth stole their money!
…
At this moment, Benoit, who was far away in Dawn City, did not know about the episode that happened on the Death Coast, nor did he know that one-sixth of the batch of arms he was worried about had been quietly sold out.
After slamming the door to the office of the Alliance Foreign Minister, he regretted it as soon as he reached the door, but it was too embarrassing to turn back right away.
Especially thinking of that disgusting face, Benoit gritted his teeth, finally stamped his feet, and headed towards the stairs.
Seeing those guys queuing up in the Foreign Affairs Visitor Registration Office looking at him, Benoit, who was furious, immediately glared back.
"What are you looking at?"
Being stared at by that look, both the real diplomat and the fake diplomat quickly looked away, not daring to provoke this god of plague.
The people of Willant are notoriously petty.
Although these people don't have the ability to deal with the Alliance, they are still more than enough to deal with them, especially since the ten thousand troops are located in the eastern part of Central Continent.
After watching the angry figure disappear at the end of the corridor, a group of survivors queuing up at the door began to whisper together.
"That's...the ambassador of the Legion?"
"Look at that nose, it's definitely true!"
"What made him so angry?"
"Who knows... they have been quarreling with the alliance a lot recently about the sticky community. It's probably because they didn't argue enough during the meeting."
"Is it possible that the Alliance and the Legion are going to fight again?"
"I can't tell. I heard that the legion was dissatisfied with the way the spoils were divided in Haiya Province. They believed that the alliance and the enterprises had colluded to conceal the related technology of the Gestalt life form. It seems that the academy, which did not say much at the meeting, was also ordered.
.”
"I think it's possible that the college took advantage. These swamp people... like to make a fortune in silence."
"Hey, I just hope we don't really get into a fight."
Hearing the rumors about the war, almost most of the survivors could not help but feel a trace of sadness or even gloom on their faces.
Most of the survivors standing here come from settlements above Lawful Neutral. Most of them came here to catch a ride on the rapid development of the Viscous Community, rather than to participate in the dispute between the two behemoths.
However, although the vast majority of survivors hope that peace is the most important thing for both parties, there are also some good people who smell the hidden business opportunities.
The possibility of a direct conflict between the Alliance and the Legion is actually not high.
First, the cost of launching an expedition into the desert was too high, and the benefits were minimal.
Secondly, the legion's eastward expansion enterprises will inevitably end up, and it might even involve the colleges that are busy recycling the technology left behind in the Haiyia Province.
but--
Although the possibility of direct conflict is slim, proxy war is not entirely impossible.
For example, Bicester Town is the eternal pain in the heart of the Falcon Kingdom, and the Honey Badger Kingdom next door is always thinking about a complete revenge on the latter.
As long as the legion and the alliance have the idea of competing, Luoxia Province will immediately become a powder keg with a fuse.
There is also the province of Borneo.
Although it is the territory of the Triumph City Civilian Group and the legion does not have a direct military presence there, it is a market that the alliance focuses on developing. In particular, the Baiyue Company has invested heavily in the east coast of Borneo Province.
If the legion wants to disgust the Alliance, starting from the Borneo Province is also a good choice. Failure to protect it will completely destroy the property of the residents of Dawn City.
While everyone was discussing their own concerns, an angry Benoit had already gotten into a special car parked downstairs of the Union Building.
"Go back to Embassy Street!"
Throwing something at the driver, he closed his eyes and said nothing while sitting in the back seat, but his thoughts were spinning rapidly in his head.
Secretary Domini, who was sitting aside, carefully observed the expression on his face, until the latter calmed down a little before speaking in a low voice.
"Sir, what does the alliance mean?"
Benoit snorted coldly through his nose.
"I think they don't want to have a good talk with us."
Domini said with a bitter smile.
"I think... you'd better not be too impulsive. The Alliance probably doesn't want us to leave so much equipment in the east of Middle-Continent."
Upon hearing this, Benoit, who had just been relieved, suddenly became angry and cursed loudly.
"Am I acting on impulse?"
"Am I acting on my own initiative? These stupid blue gophers... were just lucky enough to defeat the remnants of the Eastern Legion once, and now they dare to sit on our necks and shit!"
Benoit kept cursing, and Dominy, who was sitting next to him, had nothing to say when he heard it and could only comfort him with a wry smile.
At this moment, the car communicator hanging on the car door suddenly rang.
The bodyguard sitting in the passenger seat glanced at the central control screen, then immediately turned sideways and said to Benoit sitting in the back seat.
This was definitely the name he least wanted to hear at the moment.
Without saying a word, Benoit reached out and took off the communicator. As soon as he put it to his ear, he heard the thunderous roar.
"What happened to the batch of arms sent to Bicester Town! How come they were all transported back to the Weifu Wasteland! Benoit, I want you to give me an explanation immediately!"
It's okay to give an explanation immediately...
I am not your subordinate!
Benoit cursed in his heart, but after all, he was the one who messed up the matter, so he could only hold back his temper and speak.
"Something happened to that batch of munitions—"
"A little accident? What kind of accident can cause the arms that have been delivered to Bicester Town to be loaded on the truck and transported back to the Weifu Wasteland!"
After receiving a scolding, Benoit lost his temper and said angrily.
"What can I do? It's because the Alliance didn't keep their word! They tore up the transportation contract with us!"
"The alliance doesn't keep its word?" Liam sneered, "How did I hear that the idiot under your command was caught by the other side and the evidence was found?"
Benoit's expression froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched as he spoke.
"It is true that this factor cannot be ruled out——"
Liam was not polite to him at all and continued with a sneer.
"Haha, I've said it before, those friends you made in the zoo are unreliable. They are of no use except being a hindrance -"
"Then who asked me to put pressure on the alliance?" Benoit suddenly broke out and roared, "If some idiot hadn't urged me to do something quickly, would things have developed like this? And what's more?
You, Captain Liam, don’t forget that you were also involved in this matter! You agreed to the plan of the Armed Empire! Don’t want to put all the blame on me!”
There was silence in the carriage, except for the sound of Benoit's heavy breathing coming in and out.
The driver held the steering wheel nervously, the bodyguard sitting in the passenger seat looked out the window, and Domini wiped the sweat from his head.
Not just in the car.
Liam on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and then spoke after a while.
"...Let's find a way to solve this problem."
Knowing that now was not the time to argue, Benoit quickly calmed down.
His index finger tapped lightly on his knee. His mind was spinning rapidly and he soon had an idea.
"The Western Legion... The ships of the Western Legion can help. I'll contact them here to send a few transport ships to the southern seas. Just get the equipment to Xifan Port. We have enough transportation capacity there to tow the equipment back to Triumph City.
…Drag at least part of it back.”
Liam lowered his voice and said.
"Then you'd better hurry up. Our soldiers are in a hurry to go home. If that doesn't work, I'll get rid of the excess equipment on the spot."
Benoit said quickly after hearing this.
"Wait, I don't object to you disposing of it on the spot, but you have to leave at least one third for us. Otherwise, the inventory we have now is not enough to affect the alliance's military presence in Borneo.
pressure--"
"That's your business. Every time we stay in the eastern region for one more day, we will lose millions more dinars. In any case, we must withdraw more than 90% of our troops to the west of the desert before the end of the year. This is the commander of the army.
The assigned tasks.”
After saying this, Liam hung up the phone without waiting for Benoit to speak.
Listening to the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Benoit cursed and hung the communicator back on the car door.
"...This bitch! Gives me problems all day long!"
Before the end of the year...
It’s almost mid-December!
Even if he doesn't take the land route instead of taking the sea route, where can he get so many ships in such a short time!
Domini hesitated for a moment and whispered.
"Actually, if they can dispose of the weapons locally, it doesn't hurt to let them dispose of them... Those weapons left in the eastern part of Middle-Continent will cause some trouble for the alliance and enterprises, and it will not be a loss for us.
"
"Who cares about them," Benoit curled his lips, "What I care about is the batch of arms they have... That is the key to our armed empire! At least we have to take away the part they promised us!"
Domini pinched his chin and pondered.
"It's definitely too late to entrust the Western Legion. Not to mention how much it will cost to invite those people. Even if they do arrive, it will be early next month at the earliest..."
"Let's gather a fleet from West Sail Port and mobilize the local expatriates. Those business guys should have some ships. In short, we can grab as many ships as we can." Benoit squeezed the sour eyebrows and said.
He said with a tired face.
For Xi Lan, his "ally", he could be said to have worried a lot. He helped develop the industry, helped them recruit instructors for training, and even sold equipment to them at a discount.
It's a pity that these guys can't hold the wall up, even if they can't defeat the alliance, they can't even defeat a bunch of bandits coming out of the ravines, and they were even robbed of a state not much smaller than Haiya Province!
As long as these people were a little more angry, he wouldn't be so anxious...
Looking at the sad-looking Captain Benoit, Dominy said quickly.
"I will pass the news to Sisail Harbor as soon as possible!"
Benoit nodded.
"Well, I leave it to you."
Sending the news from here to Saifan Port is not as convenient as making a phone call to the front line. After all, only Golden Gallen Port in the entire Borneo Province is connected to the alliance's cable, and even the Mengmao State authorities, who are the younger brother of the alliance, are still only
During the application submission stage.
perhaps……
Triumph City may consider investing in the construction of a cable at Westsail Port.
At least by connecting the Legion's vassal Falcon Kingdom in the eastern part of Middle-earth, it will be faster for me to obtain news about Borneo.
With this thought in his mind, Benoit casually picked up the "Daily Survivor" inserted on the inside of the car door and prepared to read the news for a while to pass the remaining time.
However, the moment he set his eyes on the newspaper headlines, he froze there.
I saw the title read:
[The "Tianti" rail transportation company was registered and established! Ideal Group invested 33% of the shares, and the "Tianti" plan officially entered the construction preparation stage! ]
He always thought that the alliance chose to throw out the space elevator plan at this point in time, and created a bunch of conspiracy theories about "celestial beings". The main purpose was to divert the attention of many member states of the Sticky Community and cover up the spoils of the Battle of Heaven.