After the five ships of the Virgil family docked, a team of nearly three hundred people quickly gathered at the dock, and they seemed to be very familiar with each other and mingled with the group of people who had arrived first.
The two sides have often interacted with each other in the past, and the mercenaries are familiar with many of them. The scene looks like these people all belong to the same family.
After a conversation, the leader of the Virgil family learned that the other party had been completely assigned to local defense deployment, and was so shocked that he could hardly answer the question.
What exactly is Conrad doing? Is it just to earn fame here?
Or is he pretending to accept the mission to obtain defense deployment and intelligence?
It's not necessary. . Since we are here to help, it would be nice to ask for some necessary information openly. . . .
"Damn... If possible, I really want to be like them... Just do it when you encounter a swarm of spiders, so don't worry."
The leader of the Virgil family cursed a few times in his mind, but did not dare to make his own decision.
He was a little troubled by this unexpected situation, because the order they received from the family leader was already relatively complicated. .
In addition to keeping an eye on every move of the other two companies, their team also brought a professional prospecting team, because Virgil's real purpose of sending reinforcements to the Spider Forest was to prepare for seizing resources.
Judging from the momentum shown by the Conrad family and the content of their conversations, they really came to join the war. Since this person can be the team leader, he still has this insight.
He dealt with the conversation as usual, but in his heart he was thinking extremely depressed:
"Anyway, this is exactly what the head of the family wants. Let them fight head-on with the spider swarm... But this feeling of being alone in the whole world and not doing anything is really unpleasant! From now on, we will be bragging together. I have no confidence anymore..."
At this time, the howling wind and sand in the mining city of Alkanas gave Mo Bei a sense of apocalyptic punk due to the presence of wind turbines and the copper cables straddling the buildings.
"I didn't expect it to run quite stably..."
Mo Bei looked at the windmill turning wildly in the wind through the attic window and muttered.
"You seem surprised... shouldn't you be?" Ned asked.
"...After all, the accessories are quite crude, aren't they."
"If there is a power outage due to a fault, they will probably seek compensation from you on the grounds that it affects smelting." Alvin said.
"Compensate for the ore and raise the electricity bill!" Perona said.
Everyone was speechless.
So cruel. . .
Mo Bei felt that Perona already understood the rules of the game in the monopoly industry.
"Sir, lunch is ready." Two guards knocked on the door, and servants lined up to push in several dining cars.
The dining car at the front was prepared for Conrad. It was equipped with silver tableware and the main course was placed under a shiny hemispherical plate cover. I don’t know what it was.
The ones at the back looked more casual, with two two-meter-long unknown creatures that were roasted to a crisp and had knives or saws with different functions stuck on their backs. Then there were some cheeses, fruits and drinks, casually surrounding the barbecue. The placement looks very rough.
"This is... a crocodile??" Mo Bei asked, pointing to the barbecued meat with its head, limbs and tail tip cut off.
"Today's patrol team encountered a group of dune monitor lizards. They are a rare delicacy here. Please try it, sir." One of the servants replied respectfully.
"oh..."
Mo Bei suddenly realized, no wonder he had to cut off his head and limbs. This monster's fangs and claws all had poison glands, which was very troublesome to deal with. It was a rare delicacy. .
After waving away the outsiders, he opened the main dish prepared for Conrad and looked at it, which was a piece of fried steak.
He pushed the food in front of Perona. The little girl cut off a small piece and put it in her mouth, chewing it expressionlessly, which meant that the taste was not very good, and the exquisite presentation was in vain.
Several other people tried the grilled lizard. The meat was of good quality, but the taste and heat were average. After more than ten days, they also knew that the food conditions here were about this level.
In order to maintain his character, Mo Bei definitely couldn't cook for everyone, and he didn't have the time.
At present, they have to get a lot of gold coins from the other two companies every day, as well as the hatred value that is constantly accumulating, so they also have to actively participate in patrol inspections, strictly guard against the small actions of Virgil and the big businessmen, and also To collect information from all aspects.
When the other party realizes that there is no hope of spontaneously developing a generator, that is when the conflict continues to escalate.
Although the expenses of the other two smelting plants have been saved a lot, these nobles will not be boiled to death in this pot of warm water, as evidenced by the constant spying and research and development.
These people all understand that if one party always has this huge advantage, it will be a matter of time before the kingdom's forces are reshuffled.
"If you keep charging their electricity bills like this, they will probably gang up on you soon." Ned said in a vague voice while eating.
"Well, they must have been summing up. In their opinion, whether it is over the harbor or here, our side has the advantage. It is strange that we can sit still."
Mo Bei picked up the napkin and wiped his hands, then took the water Akali poured for him. Seeing the lack of thinking in her eyes, he couldn't help but smile.
In fact, Akali, like him, is not the type of intelligent team leader, but in the past, she was definitely the one who worried the most in their team.
When the two teams were acting together, he found that Akali would become more relaxed, as if she was just waiting for him to make all plans or give battle instructions, which made him feel relied on.
Although they were aware that the other two families would have plans, no one seemed nervous.
Through their inquiries during this period, they learned that Virgil and the big businessmen actually transferred part of the mining area's defense force, and set off south during the few days they were making the generator.
This journey has been smooth sailing, and they should be almost there at this time, but it is not that easy to transfer them back, so they have the most manpower in the mining area now, and even if they really work, they will not be wasted at all.
Anyway, they are not one of their own, so they don't feel bad if these three families beat the brains out of the dog. If you commit evil, just commit evil. No one will die anywhere. .
What's more, the Holy See may not watch these three forces really fight to the death, and the deeper purpose of Mo Bei and others is to involve the Holy See forces.
They don't want to come into direct contact with the Holy See yet, as they can easily be targeted. It would be safer to use the three-party turmoil to set off a smoke bomb and secretly test the most mysterious force in the kingdom.
The mercenary guild has nothing to worry about. More than half of them have already gone to the rainforest to fight in the jungle. The only thing that needs to be considered is how to appease their hurt hearts after losing their commissions in the future. . .
While several people were discussing what actions the other two families might take, the door was knocked again.
"My lord, here is a letter from His Royal Highness, sent by Duke Vergil's people."
The guard handed over a beautifully made envelope with both hands and sealed it with a bright red paint seal sprinkled with gold.
"I know, go ahead."
Mo Bei took the envelope, waited for the guard to go out, tore it open roughly, and muttered in disgust:
"Two old men sent a letter that looked like a love letter..."
"Actually, I think there are many things that if you don't say anything, others won't think about it..." Ned wanted to imply that this is probably your own problem.
"This shows that I have a pair of eyes that are good at finding problems." Mo Bei replied proudly, and passed the read letter to his friends, smiling a little weirdly.
The content of the letter is very simple. Virgil said that life in the mining area is very boring, so why don't we organize some activities to liven it up.
Let's have a friendly competitive match, for example.
That is to say, planting a flag!
