The delivery of information in Runeterra is very slow - even more so without a dedicated information delivery agency.
Although Zaun Daily had openly published news about the construction of a new port and strategic cooperation with Bilgewater, Queletta, who was in Besilico, knew nothing about it.
Therefore, after discovering that the Zaun people also gave the option of "direct shipping to Bilgewater" in the "value-added services", the service officer's eyes widened in surprise.
When did Zaun become involved with Bilgewater?
Queletta knew that Zaun was turned upside down three years ago, but in her opinion, it was just an internal action of the Zaun people themselves. In comparison, it was a collaboration between Zaun and the sea rats of Bilgewater.
Being online made her care even more.
Surprised, Queletta began to search for news about Bilgewater - but due to her deliberate inquiries, the news about Tide of Fire, Gangplank's demise, and the new Pirate Queen's rise finally came belatedly.
This series of changes made Queletta feel surprised, but also somewhat happy.
She has no good feelings towards the Zaunians or the Bilgewater people.
But this does not prevent her from using the Zaun people and the Bilgewater people!
If the new pirate queen is a person who can negotiate things, then Besilico, who has his back to the sea, may have more leeway!
With this idea in mind, she finally made actual concessions in the "trade agreement" with Zaun. Except for the parts related to the transportation of military supplies, she even gave up a considerable profit.
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Moreover, she requested that almost all transportation be "direct shipping to Bilgewater".
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Unknowingly, a month has passed.
The repairs to the walls of Besilico have been mostly completed, and the negotiations between Ino and Queletta have also reached the final stage.
After confirming Queletta's attitude and goals, Ino and Kalya directly brought the sample of "Alchemical Forbidden Steel" to Besilico.
Queletta, who was well aware of the power of the Noxian mage group, immediately fell in love with these "Alchemical Forbidden Steels" which have good ability to absorb spells.
Due to different subsequent processing methods, although Zaun's alchemical magic steel and Demacia's rune steel have similar working principles, their specific forms are completely different.
Rune steel looks very good. It is stretched after being forged and has a fine and shiny structure. It is light, strong and tough.
The raw material of Zaun's beggar's version of the forbidden magic stone is not old enough, and the metal processing ability is also much lower - so in terms of appearance, these alchemical forbidden magic steel are actually similar to the black iron armor of the Noxians.
But considering its defensive power against spells, when Ino was promoting it, he was as calm as Queletta, and he almost broke down on the spot, laughing out loud.
With Alchemical Forbidden Steel as its flagship product, subsequent negotiations quickly became smoother.
Queletta made a lot of concessions in terms of price, and was willing to pay directly in gold. Considering that she was not a wealthy owner, I am afraid that this wave will cause the Duren family to bleed a lot.
(Of course, in order to be able to connect with the new pirate queen, Queletta chose to use "Bilgewater Direct Shipping" to transport all these alchemical forbidden magic steels.)
After reaching the purchase agreement, Zaun and Besilico also reached some "trivial" cooperation in trade. Specifically, Besilico's merchants can go to Kumangla to buy grain through Zaun, and go to Kal.
Duga buys ore and the like.
Finally, when the repairs to the walls of Besilico were almost completed, Queletta and Ino formally signed a cooperation agreement.
On the surface, this is an ordinary business cooperation agreement.
But in fact, this means that Besilico's rebellion has officially been put on the agenda.
This most important commercial port city in southeastern Noxus has just repaired its city walls, stocked up a large amount of food and necessities, purchased a batch of alchemical and magic-forbidden steel, and is actively contacting the people of Bilgewater in the hope that
Able to build a stable sea channel.
Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind.
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On the third day after signing the cooperation agreement, Ino took the last batch of Zaun construction workers and bid farewell to the city.
And her new partner, Ms. Queletta, did not come to see her off - when Ino set sail, she was organizing a daily training for the Besilico Chapter of the Noxus Empire.
Lumbica Varo, who had never cared about training before, rarely showed up at the training ground, but his eyes were not on the soldiers at all, and he did not care about the squad leaders and other grassroots non-commissioned officers around him.
Lumbica came here mainly because he heard that Queletta had made a big deal with the Zaun people, and he hoped to get a share of the profits.
Therefore, while the soldiers were sweating profusely, he seemed to be a philistine businessman, talking to Queletta about business methods with a smile.
However, unlike ordinary businessmen, Lumbica is engaged in officialdom.
"Ms. Queletta, you also saw it." Seeing how to build relationships and make hints, the guy in front of him also looked naive and didn't understand. The somewhat impatient Lumbica simply said what he had to say, "Soldiers
I don’t have to worry about daily food and clothing, but with just these few supplies, it’s still a little difficult to maintain daily training.”
"..."
Queletta didn't speak, but frowned slightly.
"I heard that they were once your comrades in arms in Ionia." Lumbica continued, "Training must continue after all, and you don't want them to train hungry, right?"
"The Besilico Chapter has its own military industry." Queletta said with a firm tone, "That is something you should worry about."
"The Chapter's industry is also in a slump." Lumbika pretended to sigh, "You also know the situation in Ionia. I want these guys to still be qualified to wear armor and fight for Noxus.
, I also need to move up and down.”
"You should tell the soldiers this." Queletta narrowed his eyes, "Maybe they will understand you."
"In comparison, I would rather Ms. Queletta can help." Lumbica rubbed her hands, "After all, you and them are truly on the same page."
There was a vague threat in Lumbica's words, but unfortunately, he chose the wrong target.
After the defeat of the Ionia war, there were indeed many defeated generals moving up and down, seeking opportunities for recovery, but Queletta was obviously not among them.
Just when Lumbica's eyes became increasingly lewd, the adjutant beside Queletta, Infertia, pulled out the dagger from her waist without any warning.
"Pfft——"
The sharp dagger was stabbed into Lumbika's waist and abdomen, and then violently stirred.
Before he could figure out what was going on, Lumbika instantly lost his strength and fell down - before he lost consciousness, he only saw a Noxian flag being slowly lowered.