"Okay, Nishizawa, then I will do as you say, and you will report it to the Warring States General for me."
Lukar received the information given by Caesar and admired him very much. Whether it was intelligence collection or information analysis, Caesar performed much better than himself in this aspect.
In just a few days, we can directly infer the identity of the mastermind and provide appropriate suggestions through the movements of all parties and the collection of various small details.
"OK."
Caesar said these two words slowly, and looked at Lukar with complicated eyes, feeling that he had said too much, and successfully added a lot of work content to himself.
Lukar didn't notice Caesar's little mood, and was still sighing happily. It was the right thing to bring Caesar into the team.
I am thinking about leaving all these matters to Caesar in the future, and I can just go ahead and fight.
"Lucar, there is one more thing. I and Major General Norris have investigated the transaction partner."
Caesar walked to the desk, took out a document from the drawer, and handed it to Lukar.
"Based on the information from Major General Norris, I investigated the islands near Kola Island. Such a large amount of arms is not something that an ordinary small country can handle."
"Around the island of Cora, towards the front of the Grand Line, there is an island called Hera. The entire island is shaped like a dumbbell, with one large and one small at both ends. When connected, the entire island is very large. On the island There is a kingdom on both sides that has joined the world. These two kingdoms have been at war for nearly thirty years. This batch of arms is most likely smuggled to these two kingdoms."
"Hera Island? More than thirty years of war?"
Lukar was a little confused when he heard this new news. How could a war last for more than twenty years? He couldn't imagine how these two kingdoms could persist for so long.
Pick up the file and start looking at it.
Nishizawa continued to introduce information about Hera Island.
"Yes, at one end of the island is the Kingdom of Soller. This kingdom is known as the 'Country of Endless War'. All the kings of this kingdom are war madmen and have been engaged in foreign expansion wars for a long time. However, the national power has declined seriously in recent years.
At the other end of the island is the Kingdom of Adela, which is only half the size of the Kingdom of Soller. It has been a vassal state of the Kingdom of Soller for a long time. I checked the history and found out that a brave man came out of this country and established it. He conquered the current Kingdom of Adela and broke away from the other party's control. He successfully joined the World Government and became one of the alliance countries. "
Caesar poured himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat and continued.
"Due to the independence of the Kingdom of Arad, the national strength of the Kingdom of Soller was affected. After that, a long-term war was waged against the Kingdom of Arad, which has not ended yet. The current war between the two countries has reached the limit of endurance. It is estimated that this When a large number of arms are introduced, the winner will be decided."
Lukar was a little confused after hearing this. It was hard for him to imagine that the Kingdom of Arad could become independent from a vassal state and even bring the original suzerain state to a stalemate.
If the brave men at that time were so strong that they could forcefully hold up a country, but the war between the two countries later reflected the national strength of both sides, he didn't know how the Kingdom of Arad could resist the suzerain for more than thirty years and drag a powerful warring country to This is the current state.
"Nishizawa, it seems that the strength of the two countries is not equal. What does the Kingdom of Arad rely on?"
"Well, this is why the two sides have been at war. A large area of the Kingdom of Arad is mined, producing ordnance, ships and other necessary metal minerals. They continue to trade and smuggle these minerals with foreign countries in exchange for a large amount of arms and equipment. The Kingdom of Soller also slowly declined due to the lack of important strategic materials."
"Lucal, I suggest that we go to Hera Island later. Maybe we can find traces of the mastermind behind this."
Caesar suggested.
"I listen to you. When things stabilize here, let's go to Hera Island together. If you dare to attack the naval base, you must pay the price."
Lukar directly agreed. In a dark world like the underground forces, if someone dares to surface without being honest and being a rat in the underground, he will let the other party know what price they have to pay.
He clenched his fists, hoping to catch this rat on Hera Island and let him know that the justice of the Navy was not something that anyone dared to touch.
…
While Lukar and the two were still discussing plans in the naval base.
Hera Island, Kingdom of Arad.
In a conference room in the king's palace, there is a ten-meter-long red round conference table in the middle, with six men inside.
Looking at their sitting positions, it can be seen that they belong to three camps.
Sitting at the head of the table was King Arad, who looked to be in his forties and wearing a crown. Behind him stood a man in military uniform with a tough face and a beard, who was obviously a general of this country.
At this time, King Arad was sitting in the main seat with a gloomy face. Everyone could see that he was in a bad mood and tapped the table with his fingers.
The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat solemn.
King Arad looked to his right in this silent atmosphere and spoke first.
"Black King, I think you should give me an explanation for the arms and weapons that you agreed to trade with me. If you can't provide it, then you will no longer be my partner, and the mineral transaction will be temporarily suspended."
On the right side of the king, the Black King smoked a cigar, with white smoke spitting out from his mouth from time to time. He did not directly answer King Arad's question.
Instead, he casually lit the ash from his cigar on the table, lifted the black top hat on his head, and his face, which looked like the old K on a poker card, had no expression, and no one could tell what he was thinking.
"Why, you're not going to give me an explanation. Then I'm sorry. I won't be cooperating with you after I get the mines from the Kingdom of Soller."
King Arad saw that the other party didn't express anything, so he directly blamed him and said that he didn't care what the other party thought.
Because the remaining party on the scene is his next partner.
The remaining party is sitting on the left side of King Arad. They are two men wearing masks and wearing white suits. They have not spoken since they entered, as if they were two mutes.
The Black King raised his head and glanced both sides. He did not reply to King Arad's question, but looked at the silent third party.
"Crow, your CP department can't give me an explanation as to why the Navy is eyeing Kola Island. Isn't it possible that you leaked the information on that island?"
Yes, the third party wearing a white suit is someone from the CP department. The leader is wearing a mask with a twisted crow pattern painted on it, which looks a bit weird.
"It's time to ask you, do you really think you are a king when you are a black king underground? If you dare to smuggle behind our backs and eat alone on Cora Island, this is our warning to you."
"However, the problems with your follow-up counterattack are not due to our side, and we did not expect a naval colonel to have such strength."
The masked crow said calmly, his tone of voice was very flat and seemed to have no emotion.
"I want to talk to Ian. There is something wrong with the information you gave me. This time, I lost three of my Zhonggan combatants."
The Black King was not satisfied with the crow's answer and directly pressed the cigar in his hand on the table.
