Chapter 378: The Atmosphere of a World War
Although the Professions can also be swallowed up by the massive army of ordinary people, their tactical value on the battlefield is still high, just as in the Old World, because of the inability to use heavy weapons, in the complex and restrictive urban battlefield, the special forces were artificially boasted of being deified as heroes with superhuman force. In fact, no matter how strong the special forces are, they will be killed by an ordinary step. The bullets fired from the guns are knocked out of the restricted special environment, and these special forces, who are regarded as elite, are just as cheap cannon fodder on the battlefield.
As the saying goes, happy families are always similar, and unhappy families have their own misfortunes. The New World Professionals have little advantage over a fully staffed regular army, and they do have a significant advantage when they infiltrate deep behind enemy lines in small detachments to carry out sabotage and assassination activities, sow confusion, and attack enemy chains of command.
If we want to limit this kind of disorderly destruction, we can only rely on the tacit consensus of all parties, so it is difficult to see professionals active in local wars, and the problem is that there is no need to be so taboo in a state of full-scale war. has already torn the skin, don't care what Niu Huang Ma Bao has, just use it at the moment, don't catch tangible evidence, then everything will be fine.
The Kingdom of Light, which is narrow and has few people and few resources, is not an opponent of the New World powers at all, and many pirate leaders have become nobles of this new country under the call of Luo Zhengdao. However, they will only bear limited responsibilities and obligations, pay off the aristocratic annuity every year, and routinely congratulate them, and Luo Zhengdao, as a monarch, has nothing to do with them.
The excessively loose alliance structure has not only allowed the Kingdom of Light to expand rapidly on the sea of stars, but also laid the groundwork for an unstable foundation. What kind of consequences this hidden danger will eventually have, the initiator Luo Zhengdao is clear, but he can't care about it so much, the pace of development is too slow, and he doesn't have the time to wait for the flowers to bloom, but these guys are willing to recognize the suzerainty of his majesty, the king, and the territories they occupy also maintain free trade relations with Qiongzhou, which greatly expands the domestic market economically, alleviates the employment pressure and the hidden worries about the living space that ordinary people value more.
The real world is never a simple division of black and white, not everyone has the courage to fight to the death against the most vicious aliens, and a suitable retreat is a precious resource in the eyes of many people.
The basic structure of the Kingdom of Light determines that its theoretical territory is far greater than the effective management scope of the administrative institutions under Luo Zhengdao, and it is conceivable that in case the situation in Qiongzhou is unstable, ordinary people can run to the enclave islands ruled by other pirate nobles as long as they manage to catch a boat, and there is no excessive worry about sending people under the fence, which has the effect of stabilizing people's hearts in a certain way. In the final analysis, Qiongzhou Island, located in the offshore sea, is too close to the main mainland, and a goblin fleet attacks at sunrise, and can land in Qiongzhou before the sun sets.
"Hi head, I have a Jianyì, do you want to hear about it?"
As soon as the morning meeting ended, Zola Hegel suddenly found Luo Zhengdao alone to build yì, although he felt a little strange about this, Luo Zhengdao nodded and said:
"No problem, you say!"
After pondering for a moment where to begin, the boatswain then spoke slowly:
"I have some connections in the Dark Regions, and I might be able to find out why Drow is so mad when I go."
Hearing the sound, Luo Zhengdao's eyes lit up, and then he realized that the risk factor of this matter was not low, and said in a low voice:
"Uh, that's dangerous, isn't it? I remember you saying that when you escaped from the dungeon, the housewife sent a wanted warrant, and a lot of old friends are more worried about this bounty now, right? ”
Zola Hegel didn't like his origins. Jing, but he will not be choked, at this moment he touched the smooth back of his shaved head and laughed, and said:
"Hahahaha, there are a lot of drow city-states, and that wanted notice can't be sent to all city-states, don't worry about it."
Since Zola thinks that security is not a problem, Luo Zhengdao, who is far less familiar with the situation in the dark region than him, can only choose to trust the judgment of professionals, and said:
"Well, I'll give you 20,000 gold coins to fund the event, and if you feel in danger, flee immediately."
"Hehehehe, I'm not one of those soft-footed shrimps, you should pray for my enemies, they're in trouble."
couldn't help rolling his eyes, Luo Zhengdao patted the boatswain on the shoulder and said:
"Okay, stay safe and remember to come back alive."
Isn't there a saying that something that is known to more than three people is not a secret? This may be too absolute, but the secrecy of a matter is indeed inversely proportional to the number of people who know the inside story.
Those things that are mysterious and unpredictable in the eyes of outsiders are often outdated information on the bad street within the organization, not to mention that everyone knows such an exaggeration, at least there is not much secrecy at all. This is also the reason why Luo Zhengdao agrees with Zola Hegel's adventure to return to his homeland in the Dark Sea, he is very worried that there may be a dark line behind the strange behavior between the Drow elves and the kingdom of Yogyakarta, as well as the ruin giants, and even has a vague premonition that such a change will be unfavorable to him.
Before the boatswain could leave his office, there was two more knocks on the door, and Vina Dubov flashed into the room. Seeing this, Luo Zhengdao was really a little strange, shouldn't she take care of her daughter at this time? What are you doing in your office all of a sudden?
"Vena, why are you here too? What about Tido? ”
The half-elf beauty who seemed to be preoccupied just nodded and said hello to Zola, and then she turned her head to look at Luo Zhengdao and said:
"There's a way for me to get in touch with the Waste Giant."
"Hey, this isn't the time for jokes!"
Hearing this, Vina Dubov smiled very calmly and said:
"No kidding, there are dwarves among the adventure partners I've worked with in the past, you know giants don't look down on dwarves very much, but they're also much friendlier than other aliens, I received his letterhead, do you want to know where it was sent?"
Luo Zhengdao had a clear answer to this question after thinking about it for a while, and said with surprise:
"It can't be the Kingdom of Yogyakarta, right?"
"No, it's the colonial island of the Waste Giant, on the outer edge of the Sea of Storms, a very remote port city."
When the joy that flashed at the first moment passed, Luo Zhengdao immediately showed his usual cautious attitude and said hesitantly:
"Vina, are you sure this friend has access to inside information?"
The half-elf beauty leaning against the desk tilted her head and said:
"Of course not, I'm sure he'll be willing to help."
After hearing this reason, Luo Zhengdao, who felt that he could give it a try, nodded and said:
"Well, what do you need me to do?"
"Those ruined giants are very fond of art, and I think it would be more useful to have a batch of art with me than gold coins if I want to get through the relationship over there."
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao, who never cares about property, waved his hand decisively and said:
"No problem, there's a lot of stock in the treasury, I don't appreciate those things much, and it doesn't matter if you take them all as gifts."
"I'll pick a few more pieces later, hoping to be able to get a good time."
No matter where you mix, it will be easier to do things with acquaintance introductions, and it is really the first time everyone has met, and they have taken out the great benefits of buying people on the spot, and the other party may not dare to reach out next, God knows if you are here to play fishing law enforcement?
Although it was decided to investigate the inside information of the changes from the above two channels at the same time, Luo Zhengdao, who had always been cautious and meticulous, was still afraid that this would not be safe, and instead used the connections of the foreign beauties in his harem to infiltrate the Yaling Empire and the elves respectively, trying to find out some unknown inside information from these great powers.
Marriage is a double-edged sword, and the fact that the pretty ladies from noble families may have empty minds does not prevent them from becoming the spokesmen for the interests of the countries behind them. These beauties get along day and night in Luo Zhengdao's harem, and it is possible to say that everyone has a purely physical relationship and no emotional factors, but the entanglement of interests is also indispensable. The families of these wives are not the masters who work hard and selflessly for the country, they use the family women to connect with the human King Will Needham, and naturally have their own interests behind them.
Knowing what the other party wanted, Luo Zhengdao generously gave all kinds of convenient conditions some time ago, and launched a monopoly trade in addition to the agreed quota trade at the national level, which is nothing more than allowing them to monopolize the operation of new products developed by imitating the technology of the old world.
The high level of civil technology in the old world was hard piled up with the industrial system and a large number of natural resources, and fresh fruits and specialties from as far away as another continent could be bought in the supermarket at the doorstep, and the price was so low that the common people could afford to eat it.
For the new world, which often plays the Great Regression of Civilization Collapse, the top nobles can also use magic and alchemy to improve their living conditions, such as heating in winter and cooling in summer, but the manufacturing cost is still high. If you talk about popularity, it is even more incomparable, and it is not just something that can be described by the word cheat.
Although magic and science can achieve the same goals, there will be a huge disparity in the cost price of the guide according to the status of the participants. Just ask the Foxconn workers who have to run for eight hours on the production line to even go to the toilet and the pampered arcanists of the Mage Tower, and if they have any common language in how they view their own pay returns, you can see why the magic of the New World is so cheap. Therefore, even if the price of raw materials and transportation costs are not considered, it is a world of difference to calculate the manual effort alone.