"The next step is to wait for approval." Jasimodo said.
"How long will it take?" Nora asked.
"It's hard to say." Jassimodo shook his head, "According to the process, it needs to be signed by the Military Procurement Department, Financial Audit Department, Legal Cooperation Department and Morning Star Headquarters, and finally it will be handed over to the Commander."
So long... everyone thought to themselves.
However, the long process is a common problem of large companies and enterprises, and this is inevitable. When I think about so many things on the order, I suddenly feel that it is bearable.
"Actually," Jassimodo said as everyone left the material warehouse and walked towards the open space outside, "Whether it is the military procurement department or the financial audit department, there will probably be no resistance, because our external transactions are to increase prices.
If you sell it, there will be excess profits in it.”
"For the Forensic Audit Department, as long as there is no contract involved, there is no problem with this kind of on-the-spot transaction involving both money and goods."
"The more troublesome thing is the Morning Star headquarters, because as your guarantor, once something goes wrong with the transaction, Morning Star needs to accept joint and several liability. And our Morning Star Knight Commander, Your Excellency Phoebus, is a shrewd person who is not easy to fool...
"
"I didn't expect you to have some discernment, Jasimodo." A middle-aged man walked from the opposite side, wearing a power armor-lined uniform, with meticulously combed shiny hair and a mustache, and he looked quite mature and handsome.
Next to him was Claude, the former knight captain of the second team of Morning Star, who was looking at Jassimodo proudly at this time.
"Your Excellency Phoebus!" Jasimodo saw the man and quickly gave a military salute.
"In informal situations, there is no need to salute." Phoebus said lightly, turning his profound eyes.
This Lord Phoebus is quite handsome! Nora thought with some surprise.
However, it is still not as good as my family leader~
She turned her head and looked at Aske's side face, and couldn't help but laugh at herself.
"This is..." Phoebus asked slowly.
"The leader of the Blue Sword Mercenary Group, Ask." Jasimodo quickly introduced.
His tone was so solemn that Claude snorted and couldn't help laughing.
"It turns out to be the Blue Sword Mercenary Group. I have admired them for a long time." With a teasing and sarcastic tone, Claude sneered.
That expression seemed to say, "Where did this rubbish mercenary group come from?"
Phoebus frowned calmly.
The reason why he came here was because Claude tipped him off, suspecting that Jasimodo had obtained the harvest from his compatriots who died in the battle, and also lied about it as the spoils of his own unit.
According to the rules of the Night Watch, if any knight who dies in the undead incident has trophies that have not yet been handed over, the quartermaster should put them into the treasury for settlement, and send the full amount of the money to the family of the victim as a pension.
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Therefore, privately devouring items from compatriots who died in battle is not only a serious violation of the rules of the Night's Watch, but it is also a huge moral evil and will be criticized as a serious stain.
Phoebus knew something about Jassimodo of the third team. Although this guy has always been arrogant and quite unsociable among his colleagues, he is still able to handle the big things right and wrong. It is unlikely that he would do such a despicable thing.
Things come up.
It's just that Claude's description was too exaggerated. Seven night watch knights killed more than a hundred ghouls and a black knight, and there were no casualties? Even the knights of the Holy Sun and Silver Moon couldn't do it.
, it is only possible unless it is the "Sabbath Paladin" from the headquarters.
"I was about to explain to you, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief." Jasimodo said seriously, "This trophy was not obtained by our team alone, but with the help of the Blue Sword Mercenary Group, we achieved such results.
.”
He described the whole thing, including the temporary turning of the ghoul army, which was split into two and then annihilated by the mercenary group. Then the black knight appeared again, but was beaten head-on by Asker once, twice, and three times.
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Phoebus and Claude's eyes widened when they heard this. Are you kidding me, Hasimo?
After all, the former was in a deep city and had no expression on his face. The latter had long ago screamed:
"What? Blast the black knight with power armor head-on? You might as well say that this mercenary is actually a hidden demigod."
"What I said is all what I saw with my own eyes." Jasimodo insisted, "I guarantee it with my personality."
"That's enough, Claude." Phoebus frowned and said, "In that case, then..."
"Why don't I come and compete with him!" Claude said angrily, "A mercenary killed the Black Knight? That's not how you shirk responsibility! Do you think that Mr. Phoebus and I are fools?"
Phoebus turned around in surprise.
In his impression, although Knight Commander Claude was acrimonious, he was not so irritable and stupid. Why did he look like he wanted to die with Jassimodo today?
"Medea?" Ask asked in his heart.
"A good show, isn't it?" Medea smiled, revealing her fine white teeth.
In the sleeves, the slender jade fingers that manipulate desire were held tightly, and everyone heard Claude say viciously:
"Sir Phoebus! After I defeat this mercenary, please ask Jassimodo where those trophies came from!"
Phoebus stared at him expressionlessly for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
"This is Lord Aske." He turned around and said gracefully, "I don't doubt that Jassimodo's statement to you is wrong, but since Claude asked for verification, I don't know if you are willing to reveal it here.
Where’s the strength?”
"If you can defeat Claude, then there will no longer be any doubts about this. As compensation, I will immediately approve your transaction application and personally help you submit the order to the Commander."
"It's great that everything went as planned." In Asker's heart, Medea's voice rang out, "Next, it's time for you, Captain, to show off your talents."
"Okay." Ask nodded, "I don't have any problem."
"Then go to our training ground." Phoebus made a "please" gesture.
The news that Knight Commander Claude of Morning Star's second team was about to compete with a foreign mercenary quickly spread throughout the entire camp.
Not only the night watch knights of Morning Star, but also the knights of Silver Moon Holy Sun, and even some non-combat order priests also came to watch.
After all, everyone has just experienced a difficult task, and now they urgently need an entertainment program to relax themselves.
It is human nature to watch the excitement, and even the Night Watch Knights are no exception.
The training ground is set at the bottom of the valley below the highland, a small natural flat land.
Knight Commander Claude holds a spider web shooting gun. This firearm is specially designed to capture the undead. Its ammunition is some kind of ultra-polymer mucus, which will be oxidized into a viscous liquid in the air. Once attached to the human body, it will
It will become tangled quickly, rendering the target incapacitated.
Asker was holding an iron sword - it was Lord Phoebus's officer's sword, used for self-defense. Because it was not used very often, the sword's blade was well maintained.
"Isn't this right?" The vigil knights on the hills on both sides started talking in surprise, "One side has power armor + spider web gun, and the other side has ordinary mail armor + iron sword? Isn't the equipment gap too big?"
"What is this show? Modern technology defeating cold weapons?"
"Hey, hey, Knight Commander Claude, at least take off your power armor!"
"That's right. Why are you wearing power armor if the opponent doesn't have a gun? It's so embarrassing! Get out of here!"
Claude stood on the field blankly, listening to the jokes and heckles from his colleagues around him, feeling full of regret.
He didn't know why he impulsively proposed to compete with that mercenary in the first place.
Think about it carefully, if you, a formally trained night watch knight, competed with such a wild mercenary, it would not be surprising if you won, but it would be embarrassing if you lost!
There are absolutely no benefits at all. Why did I get so hot-headed and bring it up in front of Mr. Phoebus in the first place?
At this moment, he wanted to slap himself.
Claude didn't want to wear power armor, but Phoebus asked him to do so.
Because since Jasimodo claimed that Asik defeated the Black Knight head-on, it is naturally necessary to wear power armor like the Black Knight during the process of personal verification.
Under the powerful deterrent of power armor, how the opponent will respond is what Mr. Phoebus wants to verify with his own eyes.
As for why you use a spider web gun instead of a cold weapon, it is naturally to prevent hurting the opponent. With the power output of the power armor, even a wooden sword can cut the opponent in half.
But these colleagues around me don’t know! Claude can’t just jump out and say: “It was Mr. Phoebus who asked me to wear power armor, understand! It has nothing to do with me!”
Therefore, he could only endure the discussions and ridicule of his colleagues, and aimed his gun at Aske.
Hurry up and put an end to this farce. It will be embarrassing to stand here for one second longer.
"Everyone!" The referee was Jassimodo. He stood on a high place with an expressionless face and aimed the starting gun in his hand at the sky.
"preparation!"
There was a gunshot. Claude immediately pulled the trigger.
Spider webs splashed on the empty ground. Claude's eyes caught the figure of the other party, and his heart immediately froze.
So fast! Such explosive power... The opponent's physical strength is very strong, at least above level 4!
In an instant, Asik rushed in front of him and swung the long sword in his hand.
Claude took half a step back, raised the muzzle of the spider web gun in his hand slightly, and pulled the trigger.
It is impossible for the long sword to break through the defense of my power armor! And as long as the opponent is hit by me once, this ridiculous battle will be over!
The spider web exploded and he jumped into the air again. This time, Claude failed to catch the opponent's figure. He subconsciously wanted to rush forward to dodge, but there was a slight force behind his head.
The surrounding vigil knights were silent.
They could see it clearly outside the field: As soon as the spider web was sprayed, Asker had already spun to avoid it, dived down, passed under the armpit of Claude's left arm, and pressed the backhand sword against the back of his helmet.
If Claude hadn't been wearing power armor, he would have been dead with just one strike.