Looking at the town of Manbach at night, even if there is not much light, compared to the wilderness, staying inside can make people feel more at ease.
You don't have to worry about "hunters" appearing suddenly or having strange people come to your door, so you can have a solid sleep.
There are guards on the city walls, and there are alarms if the defense is breached. Compared with the wilderness, this is paradise!
"A rotten, dirty, stinky, sad and deplorable world." Li Yinguang suddenly muttered to himself, then shook his head with a wry smile. The problem was that he would stay here and never go back.
In the evening, Li Yinguang didn't see Old Man Zhou in the "Black Heart Grocery Store" in the slum, and he didn't know whether the old man was hiding away on purpose or if he really went out and never came back.
Whether Old Man Zhou betrayed himself or not, I will not mention this aside, because it is meaningless. It is difficult for human nature to withstand the test, especially in the face of interests.
Scarface's incident, while uncomfortable, also reminded Li Yinguang that in this world, only when you are strong enough can you make rules.
In other words, if you want to change the world, the first thing you must do is be strong, strong enough to coordinate all parties, so that no one dares to resist, and you can draw rules and formulate your own rules.
Before you are strong, you can only succumb to adapt to the current world and follow the rules set by the strong people in this world.
"Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon!"
After the Castle's armored city swallowed up the Butcher, Gangya, Da Mao, Xiao Mao and Hyena King one after another, although the decks, smelting furnaces, and near and far combat weapons were all upgraded,
It is many times stronger than before. Likewise, the shortcomings of the Castle Iron Armored City are also obvious!
In terms of staffing, Castle Ironclad City is lacking.
With the current scale of the "Castle" armored city, it is obviously not enough to rely solely on Saipan and a dozen old men to command dozens of slaves in terms of combat power.
Even one confrontation may not be able to withstand it.
When the armored city is upgraded to a certain scale, the mechanical corps is an indispensable configuration. Troops are needed in charge, attack, siege, clearing and other battle situations.
The combat power of the conventional mechanical corps on the Castle is extremely weak, and this aspect must be improved.
There are only two types of manpower recruitment, recruiting and hiring in towns and purchasing slaves.
The benefits of the former are obvious. Combat strength can be guaranteed. For example, 'mechanical thugs' and 'mercenaries' have their own fighting methods and weapons. In many cases, there is no need to provide machines. People have prepared them themselves, as long as they have silver bull coins.
Just with food.
The disadvantages are also very big, such as irritation, disobedience to discipline, difficulty in management, high mobility, responsibility for personnel situation, etc. If it is used for a short period of time, the problem will not be big. If these people are kept in the armored city for a long time, the combat power will indeed be improved.
If it increases in a short period of time, the hidden dangers will be really great.
Replenishing slaves is also a relatively common method. The advantage is that it is cheap and simple. The disadvantage is that the combat power is messy and often does not have a big effect. It takes a long time to integrate with the armored city and form combat power.
It is equivalent to training your own manpower. The advantage is that you have a sense of belonging to your own armored city and have high loyalty.
In addition to combat personnel, maintenance personnel, professional dismantling personnel, medical personnel, weapons experts, armor experts, smelting furnace maintenance personnel, etc., basically the Castle is lacking all the above personnel.
In terms of core personnel, the castle's armored city only has housekeepers Golda, Alma, Buhe, Saipan, Sophia, Lan Ling and others who can be considered middle and high-level management.
Xiaoman and Heizi are still young. Unless it is absolutely necessary and no one is available, they would be reluctant to let them go out to fight for their lives.
Li Yinguang sighed and smiled bitterly.
"Low-key is a quality, being arrogant will not last long!"
I secretly warned myself not to be arrogant, otherwise I could easily get killed. The earth is as low as the sea, and people are as low as the king. You must not be arrogant!
Building walls high, recruiting good people, and slowing down to become king are the outlines!
"What are you thinking about?"
Lan Ling walked to Li Yinguang and asked softly.
Li Yinguang smiled bitterly and shrugged, and said helplessly: "You can worry about all kinds of things." He patted the chair and motioned for Lan Ling to come and sit next to him.
Lan Ling looked like an icy beauty. After hesitating for a moment, she came over and sat next to Li Yinguang.
You must know that this chair in the control room was not something anyone could sit on in the past. It represented the highest command authority in an armored city, and only the city lord was qualified to sit on it.
If the 'Iron Armored City' is regarded as a small independent country, then this chair in the control room is equivalent to the 'Dragon Chair'.
Li Yinguang didn't know what the rules were in other armored cities, but in the Castle, basically anyone could sit, so he didn't say much.
The control is in his hands. A chair is useless, but who can control it!
"You are the lord of the Iron Armored City of the Castle. You have money, so what do you have to worry about?" Lan Ling asked with a cold face.
Li Yinguang scratched his head, leaned sideways on her, and said with a sad face: "My beloved, you don't know something. Our armored city seems prosperous, but it is full of loopholes. As long as the enemy catches a little bit, they can kill us. So many
Man, as the Lord of the Iron Armored City, am I not allowed to consider everyone’s livelihood, or am I not allowed to consider everyone’s future?”
Beloved concubine?
Lan Ling's face was slightly hot. Facing the man leaning on him, he wanted to push him away or kick him away, but it didn't work. He was not only everyone's city lord, but also the man he wanted to follow. He would never leave her for life.
Abandonment, loyalty, is a promise made by oneself.
In fact, he is not as bad as he thought. Although he often appears to be a bit scoundrel, greedy for money, and lustful, he never seems to make any mistakes when it comes to big matters of right and wrong.
What he said about "never giving up on anyone" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is also the reason why the "rabble" in the castle's armored city follow him loyally.
That's right, in Lan Ling's opinion, the people in Castle Iron Armor City are just a bunch of rabble!
With one against three, the fact that he was able to take down the 'Da Mao', 'Xiao Mao' and 'Hyena King' was just a matter of luck, nothing more. If he was given the same opportunity again, the Castle might not be able to create such a situation.
Results.
"Where did you serve before?"
Li Yinguang felt that it was not very comfortable to rely on her, so he simply lay on her and rested his head on her thigh. The chair was big enough so that he was not afraid of falling.
Lan Ling's body was a little stiff and she looked down at him. Li Yinguang was also looking at her, their eyes met. It took about two seconds before she took the initiative to look away.
"Ninth Monitoring Point Camp!"
Li Yinguang's eyes lit up and he asked with a smile: "What is your ninth monitoring point camp for? Is it under the jurisdiction of Manbach Town?"
Lan Ling shook his head: "No, I don't know exactly where it is managed. It seems to be under the jurisdiction of the Grand Duke. I don't know what the Grand Duke is. We only count the personnel employed outside the monitoring point camp."
After a pause, he continued: "The job is to supervise and explore the movements in the snowy wasteland, whether there are any groups of snow beasts, whether there are other unknown changes, etc.!"
"The monitoring point is used to monitor the movement of the snowy wasteland?" Li Yinguang was stunned for a moment, this was a bit unexpected.
Lan Ling nodded: "The ninth monitoring point camp is an independent existence in the Manbach Town area. It is not under the jurisdiction of the Manbach Territory, and it will not conflict with the forces in the Manbach Town area. Its main target is the snowy wasteland.
.That’s all I know!”
Li Yinguang nodded. There seemed to be nobles and lords in this world, and even higher up there were 'grand dukes', 'legions' and so on. But people at the bottom of the world didn't understand these.
Even if someone like Li Yinguang has an armored city, dozens or hundreds of subordinates around him, and some fixed assets, if no accidents occur, the Manbach Town area is basically 'their maximum range of activities', which is very difficult.
It is difficult to go out and travel to further areas.
This is true for the Lords of the Iron Armored City, not to mention the poor, ordinary people, and even the so-called hunters, explorers, adventurers and the like.
In this area, the town of Manbach is the core, the most enviable place for small camps and small villages within a radius of several thousand kilometers.
Going further out, there are snowy wilderness to the north, deep forest wilderness to the west, mountains and sky streams to the east, and thousands of miles of wilderness to the south. Where to go?
After going all over the place, you still have to come back, unless you have an armored city of the level of the 'Diwei', which can build mountains and build bridges without fear!
In the wilderness, there are all kinds of unknown ferocious beasts, monsters, and weird things that are hard to guard against. The deeper you go, the more desolate the place becomes, and the more deadly it becomes.
And those who can go out, understand wider areas, and have more insights will not share their knowledge with ordinary people.
The outside world is indescribable to people living in a borderland like Manbach Town. Xia Chong cannot talk about ice. Instead of wasting saliva, it is better not to tell them anything and let them live and die here.
, because this area is big enough for weak people.
"Have you ever been to the snowy wasteland?" Li Yinguang asked, changing the subject.
Lan Ling said: "I've been there before. I used to go there often to hunt cod in the wilderness and stock up on fish oil. People from outside would come to collect it. I heard that people outside like to eat these things."
"fish oil?"
"Well, fish oil is actually more expensive than cod spinal cord, but it must be able to be sold."
Lan Ling seemed to be afraid that Li Yinguang would not understand the key point, so he explained: "'Cod Dragon Marrow' is useful for human body cultivation and can also be used to make medicine. It is a good material in the Manbach Town area, but outside, like
There are so many materials of the same grade, so there is nothing unusual about them, and the price is only a few times higher than in the Manbach Town area. Leaving aside the expenses of freight, manpower and various other expenses, I heard that there is not much profit, but on the contrary
It’s the fish oil from ‘Desolate Cod’. It’s cheap to purchase, has a large volume, and is extremely profitable, but not many people know about it, and most people sell the fish oil as part of the fish meat!”
Li Yinguang nodded: "The person who bought the fish oil came in from outside, right?"
"yes!"
Lan Ling nodded and said calmly: "But those people rarely come into contact with us. They only receive goods... At most, they can find a woman to solve their physical problems and give them some silver. They will not stay for too long and then leave for another monitoring point."
"Many of the children in the orphanage are the children of these Transport Iron City personnel and local women!"
Li Yinguang did not ask about her parents' situation. These things were not important. Compared with what she said, Li Yinguang was more concerned about where the Iron Armor City people who came to buy fish oil in the Manbach Town area came from and where the other monitoring point camps were.
Lan Ling seemed to have read Li Yinguang's mind and said with a straight face: "The fish oil in the wasteland cod can be stored for a long time after it is dried and it basically won't go bad if it doesn't get wet. The iron armor who came to the monitoring point camp specifically to buy the fish oil
The city only comes here probably every six to ten years."
After a pause, he continued: "The official personnel in the monitoring point camp are basically rotated every six to ten years. Some people will come, some will leave, and some will continue to stay, but those are all
The people inside the monitoring point camp have nothing to do with us outsiders."
"Can't you leave with the armored city that transports fish oil?" Li Yinguang thought for a while and asked.
Lan Ling frowned and said coldly: "Yes, as long as the physical strength reaches level three, the age is under 18 years old, the body is intact, and the mental strength matches the physical strength, there may be recommendations from insiders at the monitoring point camp.