266 Private Meeting, Prospect, Unwarranted Debt
โโฆโฆ Given the current state of Fars Fortress, we cannot afford to sit idly by and must strengthen the defense of Taloon...... Now is it. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
In Tania City, in another small domed hall north of the council hall, many councillors are sitting around a large circular table, slapping the table and shouting to each other. This kind of scene of attacking and arguing with each other is actually a meeting mode that they are very accustomed to, but this time the situation has become more enthusiastic, because this meeting is just a non-routine working meeting they held in private, and the proposal for the meeting is not Pamir, the speaker of the principality who is no longer in the city, but the parliamentarians and bigwigs who belong to the various factions of the principality.
At this time, it was the owner of the Carbinbourg who turned a blind eye to the quarrel and still said his own words, the bearded Councilman Connelly.
"Here, here, and here...... Once the Empire does come in, we must do something in these few places to stop the enemy's attack, or else...... The forces of the Empire are truly in a no-man's land, and they can come to our city without much effort. โ
"Do you have any opinions?"
Sitting across from him was the parliamentary Former Fortes, who was the one who was the confronting to him. At this time, his eyes were slightly closed, and he looked like he was about to fall asleep, as if his tired spirit didn't want to listen to what the other party had said before. However, after the slightly chubby middle-aged man asked this sentence, he still opened his eyes slightly, looked at the old opponent across the table, and slowly straightened up and sat on the bench: "We...... Naturally, there are no opinions. โ
โโฆโฆ Very good. โ
Staring at the unchanged countenance of the other party, Connelly nodded slowly, then withdrew his hand from the map in the middle of the table, and instead picked up a report next to him: "As for the troops...... Due to your problems, we really don't have many troops at the moment, and the city guards in the capital city can't move, like the turmoil that happened today, if we don't have enough troops, it is likely to turn into ......."
"Alright, Councilor Connelly."
As if he had fallen asleep, Forts waved his hand again with a slight weakness: "What do you want to say...... Let's just get it straight. โ
"We ...... You want to invite enough adventurers to participate in the defense of the Duchy in Talonshire. โ
Glancing at each other with strange eyes, the slightly chubby middle-aged man stroked his beard, and then slowly said what he had been brewing for a long time: "President Ferriston has agreed, as long as we promise a sufficient payment, it will not be difficult to get these adventurers to agree to help us, but ...... The cost of this needs to be solved by ourselves. โ
"These are the little things." Fortes opened his eyes again: "You...... Want to requisition adventurers? โ
"Yes."
"The town of Erwin, the town of Akiba, and the village of Tarrag...... Is this the case everywhere? โ
"According to our pre-planned ...... Yes. โ
"Do you know...... That's it. โ
As if he wanted to say something, the slightly tired old man raised his hand slightly, but it fell down again: "We...... No comments. โ
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Glancing at the person sitting next to him, Connelly put down the page in his hand again, seemingly surprised that the other party would agree to the result of his proposal. He was silent for a moment, as if hesitating what to say next, but before he could speak again, a note was delivered to him.
"Hoo ......"
He didn't open it, but directly held the note in his hand, looked up and thought for a while, and then slowly said, "Since that's the case, then we ...... Let's just negotiate some specific details. โ
"I should have said before that these are small things." Fortis on the other side spoke again: "There is no need to put it at this time, this place ...... Come and tell me. โ
"No, it's not a small matter."
The bearded middle-aged man was silent for a while, and then said again: "We need to decide...... The commander on the adventurer's side. โ
"Judging from what we have observed during this time, and what we have actually experienced, those adventurers are very independent, and they don't seem to care much about our rule, but instead obey their own leaders, presidents, and others. We thought it would be a good idea to let them do it themselves, since they weren't very willing to follow our orders......"
"What do you think?"
"You mean ......," Fortis whispered, "you want to let those adventurers do it themselves?" โ
"Yes." Connelly nodded: "We think...... It's the best way to do it. โ
"We agree."
Without any hesitation, Forts simply gave his own answer, which made the surprise in the other party's eyes even thicker: "You guys...... Agreed like that? โ
"You must have thought about the candidates, right?" A smile appeared on the old man's face: "It doesn't make sense for me to oppose it, so ......"
"Just do what you say." His eyes closed again, and he lowered his head slightly: "Our nobles are here...... No comments. โ
The quiet night sky gradually enveloped Tania as usual, and the quarrels below the lobby seemed to have gradually subsided because of the unfolding of this atmosphere, leaving only the old man above still sitting as if he were asleep, and Connelly and the councillors next to him, each looking at each other in surprise.
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"Hey, isn't this Brother Liangchen?"
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"What's the matter, I heard that you weren't in retreat, why did you suddenly come out? Isn't the retreat over? โ
"yes, it's over."
"Oh? Is it really over? How, have you made any new discoveries? Can you win this time? โ
โโฆโฆ You don't have to worry about it, you just watch it. โ
"Hahahaha, good! I just like your kind of, how many of us are ...... I'm just waiting for the news of your triumph, it's best to bring the trophy back with the beauty, hahahaha! โ
"......Shh
Seeing off a few colleagues who were leaving with a smile, Liangchen Meiyu spat hatefully, then straightened her clothes and continued to walk towards the outside of the station. However, it was almost impossible not to run into acquaintances at the end of the meeting, so it didn't take long for him to stop again.
"Brother Liangchen."
The head of the hedgehog, still soaring into the sky, leaned quietly against the wall of the corridor with a half-box of cigarettes with a two-handed sword on his back, and stopped him in a loud voice: "This meeting ...... You're here too. โ
"It turned out to be Brother Ironpin."
Liangchen Meiyu showed a standard smile again, but this time he took the initiative: "Of course I want to come to such a big thing, anyway, it's almost the same retreat or something......"
"Really?"
The big sword man straightened up: "It seems that I still have to congratulate you first." โ
"No, let's save it until after the game." Liangchen Meiyu said: "It's good to be together when the time comes." โ
"Huh." Half a box of cigarettes smiled again, and then his face sank: "This plan...... You guys had planned it a long time ago, right? โ
"How is that possible? I've been in retreat these days and don't know anything......"
"You really haven't shown up much in the past few days, except for the game." The man interrupted the other party's words loudly: "But thinking back to what you did some time ago, even I can see the problem in the middle." โ
"You ...... Are you really going to do that? โ
"Why, so far...... What else do you have to hesitate about? โ
Liangchen Meiyu laughed: "This is ...... Countless people have piled up, the best opportunity. โ
"It's time for revenge on your former enemies."
"Hey......" Iron Plate sneered, "But if you do this, you will sacrifice more." โ
"Are you worried?" Liangchen Meiyu exclaimed, "I heard you right, right? The legendary berserker, the warrior of the Empire, would actually worry about this kind of thing? โ
"There is a war, and I naturally agree." The man looked down at the stone at his feet: "But ...... For such a big thing, I have to think about the future development, after all, it is not easy for Wings of Freedom to get to the present, everyone is very emotional, I don't want to go to the end...... Let everything fall apart here. โ
"Rest assured, the situation you imagined won't happen."
For some reason, Liangchen Miyu suddenly laughed, he slowly stepped forward, and then patted the other party's shoulder: "Even if this plan fails, Wings of Freedom will be fine." โ
"You ......"
"This is a pledge I make as one of the heads of the company." Liangchen Meiyu nodded: "As long as I am still here, the Wings of Freedom will not fall...... How about something that can't even be said to fly freely? โ
"But if we ......"
"I'm also thinking about the future of our guild." Liangchen Meiyu interrupted the other party again: "You should always believe this, right?" โ
"How is it possible, this plan is so risky that you ......"
"So, you people are always thinking about failure."
In the shadows of the corridor, Liangchen Meiyu's words were like a whisper of the soul: "I have made a promise, but you still only think about the consequences, don't you want to think about it...... If it succeeds, what will the future hold for Wings of Freedom? โ
"It is possible for us to complete our revenge, to teach the guys in the rivers and lakes a hard lesson, it is possible for us to dominate the free world, to take all the resources of this world into our pockets, we are likely to ...... Take this opportunity to defeat all opponents and become the number one guild in the alliance. โ
"Such a return...... Isn't it worth the risk we are taking? โ
The tall man stared at Liangchen Meiyu tightly, as if thinking about the meaning of his words, but before he could speak again, the man who patted him on the shoulder took a step back, and then turned to leave: "A person like you probably won't understand all the gains and losses in this, even if it's that woman, probably won't ...... But that's okay, we're enough. โ
He shook his head and walked out of the place.
"How about cooperating well once and then waiting for the return?"
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"I kind of know why you like to perform everywhere."
In the Valya Tavern, Duan Qing looked at the embarrassed-looking Rex, with an inexplicable smile on his face: "It turns out that all the money was spent here?" โ
"Uh, this and this ......"
Looking at Duan Qing and the little girl behind him, the man with his hair scattered and even covering his face scratched his cheeks a little embarrassedly: "You guys...... How did you get here? โ
"Hey! Rex! Do you still want to bet? โ
"Down, down...... Of course! This time it's definitely going to be big! โ
The man with the disheveled hair hurriedly turned his head, slapped something in his hand on the table, and then looked back again and smiled, "Uh, that...... Would you like something to drink? I'm in for a treat. โ
"Are you sure you still have the money to treat?"
Mengzhu said with some amusement: "It's better to keep the money and return it first." โ
"Aha, it's okay, it's okay, a master like me, something like winning is like ...... to me"
โโฆโฆ Small! Don't move, collect the accounts! โ
"Poofโ"
Seeing that man's face turned green again, Duan Qing couldn't help but laugh a little: "This gentleman, it seems that your dream has failed. โ
"Damn!"
The man turned his head abruptly and wanted to take out something on the table again, but he held back for a long time, but he didn't make any movements: "Uh......"
"That...... This adventurer. โ
He suddenly turned his head, grabbed Duan Qing's arm and said, "You...... Hehe, can you lend me a hundred gold coins first? โ
"Huh?" Duan Qing's mouth opened wide in surprise: "Now? Borrow my money to gamble ......"
"Shh
Hurriedly covering Duan Qing's mouth, Rex looked at the surrounding scene, and said in a cautious whisper: "Don't make a noise, especially don't mention my name!" โ
Seeing that the other party nodded, he slowly let go of his hand, and then quietly attached to Duan Qing's ear: "Believe me, I will definitely win next time, and when the time comes, not only will I be able to return to my capital, but I will also share half of the money I earned, how about it?" โ
"Just a hundred gold coins, how much can you earn......"
"Stop!"
The little girl in the back suddenly jumped out and stopped in front of Duan Qing: "Tell me first, how much can you earn?" โ
"At least that's the number." Like a vendor trading on the black market, Rexby made a gesture: "How's it going?" โ
The strange gesture is completely incomprehensible even for an old player like Duan Qing, but Mengzhu seems to understand: "Really? Half of us? โ
"Yes, yes, yes, very knowledgeable, this young lady ......"
"Hey! Rex! Do you want to place a bet? โ
"Right now, right away!"
The man turned around and yelled, and then put on a charming smile: "You can make a fortune with a hundred gold coins, and there is no better way to make money than this business......"
"Good! I'll believe you once! โ
"Hey, hey, wait a minute...... Alas. โ
Looking at the little girl's waving hands and excited expression, Duan Qing covered her forehead a little helplessly. (To be continued.) )