187. Chapter 185 The Lord of the City knows things like a god
187. Chapter 185 The Lord of the City knows things like a god
Author: Gushan fishing snow
Chapter 185 The city lord knows things like a god
On Wang's side, he saw the tragic image below through the center.
The center is shouting: "Hahahaha, people look like garbage!"
Wang: "Are you happy?"
Center: "I am a machine without divine calculation power. I just read out the preset lines."
Wang: "Are you programmed to say this kind of line in this situation?"
"Yes. But most of the time there is a divine fortune teller, who decides what to say."
Wang shrugged.
At this time, he actually felt a little bit sorry.
Even though it was the Cyclops' "legacy" that was to blame, he stood by and watched and couldn't stop it. He didn't have the blame, but his conscience couldn't bear it.
The losses caused by the stranding of the merchant ship need to be carefully calculated. The human losses caused by the people who were swept away are estimated to be quite a lot.
The king thought about it and decided that he had to compensate others. Anyway, he had collected so many gold coins from the previous two countries that he was too lazy to count them, so he didn't use them in vain.
With this thought, Wang walked towards the elevator.
The elevator goes directly to the ground - this elevator goes directly to the statue of the god, which is the base of the heavy defense unit. The reason why he didn't use it when he just came down is because the elevator cannot be operated from the outside, so he can only run down with his legs and take it up when he gets out.
elevator.
Before Wang could reach the elevator door, Nini's voice came from the sound transmission stone: "Raise the island a little higher!"
Wang: "What's wrong?"
"Soil!" Nini said, "The water has washed away the soil! If you leave it here for one night, the ground will become a shallow beach."
Wang was shocked: "Is there soil erosion?"
"What?" Nini's confused voice came from the sound transmission stone.
Soil erosion is also a borrowed word that is not included in the common language of this plane.
Wang: "Nothing. I will raise the floating island immediately. When you see the stone emerging from the water, call stop."
"Leave it to me!"
**
On the deck of the Star Chaser, the merchant ship captains saw the floating city rising again, and quickly asked the boatswain: "What does this mean?"
The boatswain sneered: "Humph, isn't this obvious? This tells you that you alone are not worthy of being on an equal footing with our boss!"
The captains suddenly realized.
"That's it! It doesn't have to be like this. We have to be so ignorant of ourselves to think that we are on an equal footing with someone who owns a floating city."
"But I just took a peek at the surface of the floating city, and it seems that this floating city is a bit shabby."
"What does it mean to be shabby! That means everything is in ruins waiting to be renovated! Your Lord, the Lord of the City - the Captain of the Salvation Team must have hired us to carry out initial construction!"
Just as he was talking, someone walked up to the floating city and looked down at the captains on the Star Chaser.
A captain recognized the person: "It's Her Royal Highness Myhrvold the Princess of Monrovia and Her Royal Highness Langdon the Princess of Langdon City in Cosania!"
Naturally, the captains did not dare to call the two princesses by their first names.
Rosalie was quite used to it, but Elizabeth showed a blank expression for a moment. After a few seconds, she realized that His Highness Langdon was calling her, and quickly put on a dignified posture.
Rosalie spoke: "The Lord of the City has already said through the sound transmission stone that he will compensate everyone for their losses. I thought about it and said that you would definitely not dare to ask for compensation. After all, you have just seen the devastating power of the floating city. With the help of
You five are too brave to ask for compensation.
"The Lord of the City is relatively slow on this matter.
"So I made the decision. We will buy all your ships and cargo, as well as the resulting liability."
Rosalie's words directly increased her status. After all, she was the one who could make the decision under the city lord.
Elizabeth noticed this and quickly said: "As a member of the rescue team, I approve of Rosalie's approach."
Elizabeth's meaning is also very clear: How about you make the decision, or do you want me to nod as a member of the rescue team?
And she also hinted that Rosalie was not a member of the rescue team.
And among several captains, this is undoubtedly high-value information that can spy on the power structure of the floating city!
At this time, the boatswain suddenly said: "Take a stick and give a carrot. The Lord of the City is indeed someone who is well versed in the stick and carrot strategy!"
Several captains nodded in agreement.
Rosalie: "Anyway, please estimate the price of your ship, prepare the paperwork, and then come to me. In addition, the city lord also said that he will hire you as laborers. I think you will dismantle the ship on site and transport the entire ship.
Come up to the floating city.
"I'm not going to be careless with you. Although I say it's a floating city now, there is actually no city at all, at least not on the ground. Your ship happened to be dismantled to build the first batch of ground facilities.
"Do you have a carpenter on board?"
A captain replied: "Back to Princess, we are a river ship, not a sea ship. River ships do not face strong winds and waves, and generally do not bring carpenters with them. You can suggest to the city lord that you hire carpenters in Qianshui City downstream.
.I see that the Lord of the City also has a dwarf airship, which can make the trip back and forth in one day."
Rosalie nodded.
At this time Wang appeared riding Xiaobai.
In fact, Wang didn't intentionally ride Xiaobai's wolf to appear. The main elevator is in the middle of the floating city. It's too laborious to walk there, so it's more convenient to ride Xiaobai.
But in the eyes of the captains, there is a deeper meaning: the wolf that Xiao Bai transformed into looked like a very majestic wolf, and the king who appeared riding a wolf looked majestic.
Wang: "Rosalie, have you told them?"
Rosalie: "I told you - Oh, back to the city lord, I told them that I would buy their ship and all their goods and hire their sailors, and they agreed."
Wang nodded: "Okay. Then..."
Rosalie: "The captain suggested that we send people on a dwarf airship to go to the shallow water city downstream to hire carpenters, stonemasons and other craftsmen."
In fact, the captain only suggested hiring carpenters, and Rosalie herself expanded the scope of employment.
Wang: "Yes, we can also use the airship to go to Qianshui City. Then hire all the craftsmen we need, buy bricks, wood and tools, etc., and build the house on the ground first. We can't continue to live underground.
"In addition, there is food. Even the lizard hunters flying in the sky can't hunt. There are so many people who need to eat."
Several captains heard clearly that this floating city needs supplies! This is a business opportunity!
Immediately, a captain raised his head: "We have rice produced downstream in our warehouse. Although it may have been damp when the big waves hit just now, it should just meet the needs of the city lord."
Wang: "Rice? Bought it! But there are so many of us. There are almost 300 people. Just one boatload of rice won't last you long."
Rosalie frowned, thinking how could you reveal all our numbers.
The captains, on the other hand, decided that there must be more than 300 people, and there might be some non-human guards!
At this time, Wang said: "It's inconvenient to talk like this, why don't we come up and talk, the leader of the vigilante group! Let your people hang up the rope ladder, just hang it there!"
Oscar: "Okay!"
Only then did the captains notice Oscar, and the captain who recognized Rosalie shouted: "It's Her Royal Highness Princess Myhrvold of Monrovia! Why is she here too?"
Oscar frowned: "You can't tell whether you're talking about me or my sister. Just call me leader."
"Captain? Your Highness the Princess will be the commander of the vigilante group?"
"What? You think I'm incompetent? Did you bring the rope ladder? Hang it over here!"
Oscar said the last two sentences to his subordinates, and soon the rope ladder hung down from the edge of the floating island.
Wang: "Please, everyone."
**
Several captains climbed up the rope ladder, and the first thing they saw was the huge statue kneeling in the middle of the island.
"That one is?" a captain asked.
Wang: "It's the heavy defense unit of the Cyclops, which is the large golem. It's just that it's broken now and can't be moved."
"Oh, that's right..." The captain who asked the question just nodded when he saw a golem with the same style as the statue of the god emerging from the ruins of the ruins.
Wang noticed the captain's gaze and hurriedly said: "That is the civilian unit of the floating city. It is another kind of golem, responsible for the maintenance of the island."
"How come it's not broken?"
"Ah, because this thing is an independent unit and is managed by the Central God of the Island of No Return. Oh, the God is what the dwarves often call the machine soul, and everything under the Central God's control is broken."
Several visitors showed expressions like "You can tell me that I believe you, but I will lose."
Wang didn't expect that his way of saying anything without covering up would actually have the effect of keeping secrets - the best confidentiality measure is to put the truth in the open, but no one believed it.
At this time, a visitor finally noticed the lizard man watching.
"This again?"
King: "Oh, these are the lizard warriors who are preparing to join us in the crusade against the cult. They were massacred by the cult, so they want revenge. I will keep them aside."
"A group of loyal lizard warriors." Rosalie added.
The captains looked grinning from ear to ear again.
After all, the Lizardmen's abilities as warriors and hunters have always been well received among the mercenaries.
In order to protect themselves from river pirate attacks, these merchant ship captains have always had close relationships with the mercenaries. They naturally know that the lizard people are excellent warriors and hunters.
The combat effectiveness of more than a hundred lizard men warriors is definitely higher than that of more than a hundred ordinary human warriors. If it is the kind of urban police force in places where there is no war, I am afraid that not these more than a hundred lizard man warriors can kill them all - as long as they can get over the height
If the wall enters the city.
The last thing the floating city needs to worry about is high walls.
Wang: "In short, this is the situation. Next, please organize the sailors and move the goods on your ship to the floating city. Let Rosalie take a look at what is there and then estimate the price.
"The gold coins are enough. If you want a receipt, that's fine. Also, I don't want your people to go into the underground city. See if you can find a way to shelter from the wind and rain on the ground.
"I see that some of your boats are relatively small. Why don't you saw off the masts and other things first, then move the boat up and use it as a temporary residence. I will organize people to go to Qianshui City to hire craftsmen and more labor."