"Alright, now you can speak." After finishing breakfast, Lei Ting carefully wiped the corners of his mouth with a soft and white napkin, and then, his blazing eyes fell on Qi Lin's body.

"You know, my time is precious, so I hope you can pick up the important ones." Lei Ting said lightly, but an invisible momentum had already pressed on Qi Lin's body.

For a moment, Qi Lin felt like he was about to be crushed by this momentum...... However, in the midst of his constant inner struggle and repeated self-suggestion, he gradually adjusted his state.

That's what it is...... The momentum of being in a high position for a long time? No, no, this old guy is still very strong...... At least better than yourself...... That's a fourth-level evolutionary? Or level five?

"With my full attention, I was able to adjust my breathing and heart rate in less than a second, and you were the first young man like you." Thunder's eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of appreciation.

"It may be that I have a big nerve......," Qi Lin pulled the corners of his mouth and laughed at himself, then pointed to Thunder City, which was surrounded by a large army of mutant creatures below, and said: "City Lord, you should know that the situation in Thunder City is not optimistic now. ”

"Oh? Not optimistic, how do you see it? ”

"I broke through the siege of mutant creatures all the way from the outside, and as far as I know, with the number and quality of mutant creatures outside the city now, it is already quite terrifying. And the IQ of the King Blood Dragon Lizard is also growing rapidly - if I were a King Blood Dragon Lizard, I would only need to send dozens of powerful E-class mutant creatures to block the opposite bank of the Abyss Rift, and the mutant creatures that can fly will invade day and night, and then transfer all the large forces to the north and run over directly, and the players in Thunder City will definitely not be able to defend it. Qi Lin said.

Now those mercenaries, hunters and guards in the north of the city can still deal with mutant creatures, completely relying on the geographical advantages of the city ruins in the old era, but if the king blood dragon lizard really dares to make a desperate gamble and spread all the army of mutant creatures to the north, the geographical advantage of the city ruins will be gone.

At that time, as long as the north of the city is broken through and the mutated creatures enter the city, no player will be spared.

"You're right, although you haven't cut to the chase yet, but the analysis is accurate." Thunder's ten fingers were interlocked, staring at Qi Lin intently.

"My intention, the city lord must be able to guess - instead of leaving all the foundation in this precarious Thunder City, it is better to diversify your investment, such as——"

"For example?"

"City of Steel!"

"Are you going to put my money in a mutual aid association? They're not always worth working with. Thunder shook his head.

"No, I mean, let's work together to take down the City of Steel!"

"Huh? I think you got two things wrong. First, cooperation is to have common interests, a small gap in strength, and complementary characteristics, which you do not have. Second, I didn't say that this Thunder City is my inheritance—this virtual world is so vast, how can I be limited to this square inch? ”

Qi Lin was sluggish, the first point that Thunder said was also one of the two most difficult points in Qi Lin's plan this time - how to say that he was willing to make a move against the Steel City.

"If I'm interested in the City of Steel, I can take it down at a modest cost, I'm a businessman, not a philanthropist, I don't need you to participate in the cooperation, so that when the cake is finally divided, there can be one less person to share, isn't it better?" Thunder continued.

For Thunder, Qi Lin's actions are no different from empty gloves white wolves.

However, Qi Lin still gritted his teeth and said: "This is not necessarily, the mutual aid association expands very quickly, and besides, I am not alone." ”

"Not alone?" Thunder let out an "oh" with interest.

"A fourth-level evolutionary of the spiritual system, a knight leader of the Mutual Aid Society who has just defected and has a lot of information—I don't think there should be such a character in your private army, City Lord, right?" Qi Lin said.

And hundreds of kilometers away, the two guys who had just been sold by Qi Lin suddenly sneezed in unison-

"It's a lot of bargaining chips, but it's still too light compared to the entire Steel City." Thunder was unmoved.

In Qi Lin's original vision, after the fall of the Steel City, he planned to let Ayakui or Misty Eye take over the remaining mutual aid guilds through their former identities - and then, develop the city into a "neutral zone" controlled by multiple parties.

It is impossible for Thunder to focus its development on the City of Steel, and in this way, the City of Steel will not be completely reduced to the private property of the consortium.

At that time, Qi Lin and they will control the aborigines of the Steel City, and the consortium alliance belongs to outsiders, as long as they can manage it carefully, the whole city will eventually fall into Qi Lin's hands.

Even if he can't control the entire city, then this steel city can also serve as a base camp on Qi Linming's side, providing him with strong support.

Merely...... Thunder has obviously seen his intentions, so the possibility of this plan succeeding is very slim.

Qi Lin was still holding the last card in his hand, although he didn't know if it would be useful to play this card now, but at least this was his last attempt before he left in disgrace.

"Lord of the City, I don't know if you still remember, you once promised me that you would fulfill one of my requests." Qi Lin paused, took out the jade piece from his pocket, and put it on the table.

This jade block, he had always been with the mysterious core before, and only left his side when the backpack was taken away by Sendel.

"Of course I remember...... So, are you going to use this requirement this time? Thunder narrowed his eyes, and his gaze shifted from Qi Lin's body to the jade block.

"Yes, I would like you to lend me a force to help me attack the Iron City, and in return, I will give you maximum access to the entire city after taking it."

This maximum authority refers to all permissions except for the control of the city and taxation - including garrisons, development, commerce, etc......

Thunder also said that the other party is a businessman, and a businessman will never make a transaction without interest.

It took more than ten seconds for Lei Ting to get up and take the jade piece on the table back into his pocket.

"Okay, then I'll grant your request. I can lend you a private army of two thousand men, and the strength and equipment of the soldiers are all according to the standard A-class troop configuration, but ...... This force will only assist you in the assault on the Iron City, you have no authority to command, and I will arrange another commander. ”

"As for the maximum authority of the Steel City or something, I'm not interested, and I won't send additional people to intervene, this army to assist you, and the people left after the battle are equivalent to my garrison in the Steel City."

"Also, Yanqiu, you can come out."

As soon as Lei Ting's words fell, Cheng Yanqiu walked out of a hidden corner, and when he saw Qi Lin, a smile appeared on his face: "See you again...... I wondered why you rejected my offer, but I didn't expect you to be more ambitious than mine. ”

"Huh? Why are you here? Qi Lin was a little stunned, how did this guy appear on Thunder's territory?

"The Cheng consortium is also a member of the consortium alliance, why can't I be here?"

"And you are the commander of this force?" Qi Lin asked.

"No, this is the Consortium Alliance's troops, and I don't have the authority to command it. It's just that this time, I plan to take an elite team from the Cheng Consortium to the Steel City with you. Cheng Yanqiu said with a smile.