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Although Li Ran had a high fever, because his quality was not very bad, he was almost well after three days. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, he had just finished lunch and was resting in the living room on the first floor, Pinghai was making tea, and Bai Nuoyan was sitting opposite Li Ran at this time.

"I said, you are like an ancient feudal landlord now. Bai Nuoyan picked up the teacup and teased Li Ran.

Li Ran took a deep breath, he stretched his waist, he had been watched closely by Richelieu for the past few days, he could only recuperate in the room, now he was finally able to move freely, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then thought of business, he sat up straight, and then said:

"Nonsense, by the way, Lexington told me about the project you want to cooperate with, I'm very interested, but to tell the truth, my current port area has just experienced a major war, the resource reserves are insufficient, there are three deep-sea entrenched islands nearby, and the safety of the shipping channel is difficult to guarantee, so I am afraid I can't do anything about the escort commission of the Death Passage for the time being. ”

Bai Nuoyan put down the teacup, and then gently stroked the long hair in her ears, she frowned and said:

"Well, but I didn't want to tell you this today, well, I'm finally waiting for you to recover, and I'll give you this latest chart. ”

Bai Nuoyan said and threw a brand new chart on Li Ran.

Li Ran was a little surprised, he subconsciously caught it, unfolded it, and found that some unknown sea areas of the original old sea chart had become known, and his own Xiguang Town Guard Mansion was also impressively listed, he frowned:

"This chart?"

Bai Nuoyansi sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then said:

"This is the latest result of a cooperation plan reached between the seven highest governors of the seven major theaters and the headquarters of the ship, I just got it from my father, thanks to you, I became the admiral, and the situation of the Chamber of Commerce has improved, so this latest chart is a thank you gift. ”

Li Ran waved his hand, no profit can not be early, he doesn't believe that this kind of thing Bai Nuoyan will be given to him for no reason, he closed the chart, slowly picked up the tea, and then said with a smile:

"This gift is too valuable, I can't accept it, it was Lexington who helped you last time, and the relationship between us is only between an employer and a mercenary, since that escort commission is over, I'm afraid I don't have too deep a friendship with your Chamber of Commerce." ”

"What a shrewd man, don't want to owe favors?" Bai Nuoyan waved her hand, but she changed her words and said seriously:

"Yes, this chart is very valuable, but I think you also know what it means for so many uncharted waters to be suddenly discovered. ”

"Sorry, I don't know what that means. Li Ran is not so stupid, he looked at the chart just now, except for his own Dawn Island, which is located in the Pacific Theater, the other sea areas are on the edge of the other six theaters, no matter how you look at it, you can't fight with your own eight poles.

He didn't know what news Bai Nuoyan had gotten, but obviously, this eldest lady from a businessman must be very shrewd, and she definitely didn't come to her to thank her, she must have her own considerations.

Li Ran figured out that there was a cat in it, as a traverser who had experienced the baptism of information explosion, he would not be stupid to eat this bait that I don't know if it was a sugar-coated cannonball or poison, I saw him spread his hands and said:

"Don't look at me like that, I'm just starting the construction of the port area now, and my own port area is being messed up by the deep sea, so I really don't have the spare power to help you. ”

Bai Nuoyan sighed, she knew that her little abacus was detected by Li Ran, but she couldn't help it, the thing she got from her father was too tempting, she had just become a commander, and she needed a brand new island as the base of the town guard, and new islands appeared one after another, as a Xia countryman, she should aim at the edge of the Far East Theater with more potential.

Bai Nuoyan remembered that he had received some news from his own ship, the Admiral Hipper, and went back to figure out something in combination with the new chart, that is, the Great Voyage Expedition Program may have been restarted, and this time, the governors of the seven theaters of war, except for the governors of the Pacific theater, have each sent their combined fleets to explore the edge of the theater.

And the place where Bai Nuoyan wants to settle the town guard mansion is actually one of the islands on the edge of the Far East Theater closest to Li Ran.

There was a new route from the Dawn Island, where Li Ran was located, with a level of danger comparable to the Death Passage, from which it could reach the neighboring Brumea Empire, which was rich in spices and aluminum, across the huge Broken Blade Mountain Range from the Xia Kingdom.

However, for half a century, the country has become a very isolated place due to frequent attacks on passing ships in the waters near the Brumea Empire, and maritime trade has almost come to a standstill.

And because the Governor of the Far Eastern Theater suddenly sent a combined fleet to explore a large area in the waters near the Brumea Empire, that is, on the northern edge of the Far Eastern Theater of Operations, and discovered several new islands by the way.

At the same time, this excellent new route can be transferred from Suchun Port, the northernmost ice-free port of Xia Kingdom, to Brumea, and whether this new route can be successfully opened up depends on whether the new islands can find suitable commanders to build the town guard mansion, as long as there is a town guard mansion rooted there, it can be driven out step by step The deep sea entrenched in the sea area of Brumea.

This time, the Brumea Empire returned to the world's sight, and because of the proximity of these new islands to this aluminum-rich country, these islands suddenly became the first areas that many new admirals in the Far Eastern Theater wanted to settle in.

Bai Nuoyan keenly smelled the huge business opportunities, and she suddenly understood that the new islands along this new waterway would become a key node for sea supplies to the Brumea Empire in the future.

This means a huge business opportunity, Bai Nuoyan, as an excellent businessman, really doesn't want to miss it, but she has just become a new admiral, and for the time being, there is only a heavy cruiser like Hipper, and there is really no way to gather a six-person fleet to participate in the competition for the number of town guards on this new island, so she thought of the idea of borrowing troops from Li Ran.

Bai Nuoyan sighed, knowing that Li Ran was too shrewd, I was afraid that it would not be easy to fool, so she simply talked about her plans, as well as some ideas for the new channel, the new town guard, and the future cooperation with Xiguang Island.

Li Ran finally confessed a little after listening to Bai Nuoyan, although she also knew that she still had something to hide, but ......

After Li Ran listened to Bai Nuoyan, he didn't speak for a while, he reopened the chart, looking at the distance between the island where he was and the new islands on the edge of the Far Eastern Theater that Bai Nuoyan said, the nearest of these islands was about 2,200 nautical miles east of Xiguang Island, and he frowned:

"The Brumea Empire you're talking about is really rich in aluminum?"

"Well, how about it, think about it, as long as you help me successfully win the construction quota of one of the island town guards, the four resources I brought this time will each be 1,000 units, which will be used as the first payment for this cooperation. ”

"Miss Bai is really generous, but you yourself said that you only have one ship, I'm afraid you don't even have the qualifications to participate in this competition, right?"

"That's right, but the regulations stipulate that as long as the new admiral who has not chosen the town guard mansion can gather a six-man full fleet, the regulations do not say that the ship's mother of the fleet must be the ship's mother of the commander. ”

"Loopholes in the rules?" Li Ran had to admire Bai Nuoyan, but he was inspired to become a bad admiral who would seek the greatest benefits for his own port area, he didn't need to be great, but he had to have sufficient resources and funds, so he thought about it, if Bai Nuoyan could take down an island, the aluminum destination of the expedition in the future would be temporarily settled, after all, relying on the daily output of Dawn Island alone was not enough to meet the aluminum consumption rate of the aircraft carrier Niang in the port area.

He sighed and rubbed his eyebrows:

"It's not impossible for you to cooperate, can I ask about the time to compete for these places?"

"Of course, this time, the newly promoted Admiral Town Guard Exercise Battle, codenamed [Dawn of the Far East], will be held in a month's time. ”

"In a month's time, I think about it, I'll have to have a meeting in the evening to give you an answer. ”

"No problem, I understand. ”

"Alright, I'll give you an answer tomorrow at the latest, so as not to waste your time. Li Ran nodded, he was still a little greedy for the new chart.

Bai Nuoyan received Li Ran's exact answer, and had previously reached a future cooperation intention on the Death Channel, she smiled and said:

"Actually, although this chart is precious, it will be distributed to all the admirals in the next few days, but it is not as fine as this one, if you like it, I will give it to you, anyway, I have made a backup in advance. ”

"Thank you very much. Li Ran was not polite, he rolled up the chart, and said to Pinghai, who had always been quiet:

"Pinghai, help me hang this chart in the Admiral's office. ”

After the battle a few days ago and an experimental transformation, Pinghai's personality has calmed down a lot, she nodded, picked up the chart and went upstairs.

Li Ran looked at Pinghai on the second floor, and he said a little embarrassed:

"That, Miss Bai, you said that you have resources on your ship, can you ......?"

"What, do you want to promise to help me now?"

"That, in fact, is about the Death Route, there are three deep-sea islands near my port area that have been threatening the western foreign shipping route, if the three islands are not taken down as soon as possible, I'm afraid that my Dawn Island's foreign trade will be stagnant, so I don't have to think about the cooperation of the Death Passage at all. ”

"That's right, but my cooperation with you tends to be long-term, and I don't have too substantial benefits, so I'm at a loss. ”

"This, that ......" Li Ran was choked up, indeed, why should people help you, there is no word of cooperation, how can there be a reason to take the deposit first, he smiled bitterly:

"Again, I was reckless. ”

Bai Nuoyan pondered for a while, she had indeed seen the current situation of Li Ran's port area in the past three days, and she was indeed not too optimistic, even if she had helped Li Ran to publicize it before, but there were very few merchant ships that came to Xiguang Island to import timber.

She knew that the foreign trade of Li Ran's port area had indeed been seriously affected because of the deep sea, and she knew that it was better to send charcoal in the snow than the icing on the cake.

"However, it doesn't hurt to give you these resources first, after all, I said it, I can become a lieutenant thanks to your ship's mother Lexington, this is my thank you gift and cooperation deposit, by the way, in fact, the four resources are 1500 units each, and they can be delivered to you first. ”

"You're not afraid that I'll break my word?"

"I'm afraid. Bai Nuoyan nodded, and then she smiled:

"But what I'm more afraid of is that the cooperation between the two of me has been lost, and it takes so much effort, I don't want to go home empty-handed, and you are different from those old salted fish admirals, you guys are cheaper to hire. ”

Li Ran twitched the corners of his mouth, his face was a little helpless, and he was speechless, but he still thanked him:

"Then on behalf of everyone in Minato, thank you. ”

The two talked a little more, and then Li Ran invited Bai Nuoyan to go to the island lake, and when he led Pinghai out together, he saw the owner of the ship-cutting knife that Bai Nuoyan talked about-Heavy Cruiser Niang Hipper.