''What! ''Ames' words startled me, and I almost said the next one, "How do you know?" ‘’。 I didn't say that www.biquge.info but my negligence betrayed our purpose. ''Am I right?'' ''The thought was confirmed, and Arms smiled heartily and looked at us with that strange look. ''Hey! Fang Zi sighed at me and frowned. And if I made a mistake, I had no choice but to sit awkwardly. The witch sat there quietly, her eyes looking at Arms, her expression quickly changing from doubt to understanding, and then continued to drink "tea".

''How do you know?'' Fang Zi, who knew that it was useless to hide it, looked at Ames and asked suspiciously. There's no way Farelina is going to tell you about it. Fang Zi stared at Arms, and the witch still didn't say anything, but her eyes were also on Arms, and I felt the trust between them.

''That's right, Lady Farelina didn't tell me anything but magical theories, and I couldn't possibly get anything out of him, she was smart, smarter than me. Arms spread his hands with a helpless expression. ''But...'' He smiled like a profiteer again. ''You can see some clues from many places, don't you?'' He picked up his glass again and explained slowly:

Actually, since Miss Fang Zi came to our town, I have been paying attention to her, after all, it is still rare for Orientals to come here. And then she created a series of "miracles" that I admired even more, and I still haven't figured it out, but I won't ask about it. However, when Mr. Li also came to Bikini and saved the whole town with Miss Fang, I was excited to observe you and learn some things about you, which also stemmed from one of your habits. ‘’

''What a habit. I asked, confused, and began to think to myself what our habits were, and what would give us opportunities.

''It's simple. He took a sip of "what" and said solemnly: "Because you have been speaking Lyman (the lingua franca of the eastern continent) in public!"

Fang Zi and I were stunned for an instant, and I was frantically spraying the translation of the system in my heart. ''Make no mistake!'' Co-authoring system: Do you translate regardless of the occasion? And there is no privacy anymore! Have you translated everything we said, including the words of me and Fang Zi? No wonder everyone in the neighborhood knows that the co-authorship is not that we are too loud, but that the Chinese are automatically translated by the system... Little Zero, I want to complain! ‘’

[Little Zero: Host, you haven't asked for it, but the system will improve. 】

Fang Zi and I were speechless there, while Arms was still there and continued:

''Sometimes I wonder if you speak Lyman, but your manners, your way of speaking, and your habits of life show that you are pure Orientals, although you have a strange group of soldiers, of course, I do not mean to belittle. Arms gestured to Miron and Finch and continued to explain. ''I've been observing you, or gathering information from your soldiers and townsfolk who have come into contact with you, and I've found that you often repeat these words---city, city, supply, foothold.'" He counted his fingers and read the words. And I've noticed that your people often ask for information about the nearby terrain, and even about the entire Alliance. And the main point of their attention is that the terrain is flat and open, there are dangers to defend, and the place near the river, the greatest use of such a place is to build a city! And the strength you have shown also proves that you have this ability, and you are not thinking about leaving the alliance these days but buying the hearts of the people, you want to stay in the alliance, and with your strength, no one with ideas will be willing to attach to the ruling council of the three cities of the alliance, and I began to suspect that you have the idea of building a city. And with his own city and that powerful army, he also has the qualifications and capital to talk to the ruling parliament. And just now, I confirmed my idea. Arms finished in one breath, leaning back in his chair and watching us as he drank.

Fang Zi and I glanced at each other and were silent for a while.

''What are you saying this for?'' There was silence for a while, but I still didn't understand his purpose, and asked.

''Interest. The witch coldly spat out a word. ''New forces, new opportunities. When the witch had finished speaking, she fell silent again, and sat there quietly.

''It's a little uncomfortable to be too straightforward. Arms listened to the witch's words with a little hung on his face, put down his glass, and explained to us: "I've been in the League for ten years, I've been in Bikini since the League was established, I've been a trainee magician since the Alliance, and I've come here for my future and ambitions, but I've been disappointed in the results. Arms sighed, like a narrative: "I left my family to come to the Alliance, defended the area, and improved my strength with Bikini Lake, but the people in the city have been fighting openly and secretly, ignoring the threat of Subic, only to squeeze out the capable and not let them be reused. It was fine at first, but then the Archon was bedridden, I don't know why, but those guys didn't help all the time, so the alliance became more and more chaotic. ‘’

''So, you're fighting because you're being excluded?'' Fang Zi asked with a tilted head when he heard this interrupting him.

''Part of it's not the main reason. Arms spread his hands: "I don't want to waste time on them, anyway, it's no worse than in the city, and there's a magical Bikini Lake, and I'm happy not to be angry with them." ‘’

''In that case, why are you telling us this?'' I still didn't understand it, so I asked suspiciously.

''I mean it very simply. Arms's expression became serious: "The current state of the alliance is very bad, and without you, this time the bandits would have destroyed half of the alliance!" Not to mention the strong enemy of the Kuba Legion! Since the three cities are an alliance, they will put their own cities first, how many times, the town has not seen reinforcements from other cities to the end, just because those guys have been pulling their backs there! At this point, Arms's face was already full of anger, and there was silence for a while, and we didn't interrupt him. But after a while, his anger gradually faded, and his expression and body looked a little decadent.

"In the past two years, the contradiction between the alliance and the kingdom has become more and more serious, the kingdom has almost suppressed the mountain people, constantly increasing troops on the border, and instigating robber attacks, they all see the poor performance of the alliance this time, I estimate that when the kingdom finishes cleaning up the internal affairs, it will be time to do something to us, and then the legion will launch another attack......''Ames paused and looked at us. Then the Free Cities Alliance no longer exists. ‘’

''Do you mean that we will help you resist Subic?'' I thought for a moment and asked.

''Pretty much.'' Arms replied with some disappointment, I know you want to build a city on an equal footing with the Council of the Three Cities, but I don't think you're going to do that. When the time comes, it will be better to take over the alliance and replace him, as long as we don't go back to those dire days. At this, a smile appeared on Arms's lips.

"And the establishment of the new force needs manpower, and I can also find a good job for me and my students in the new force." ‘’

''I'm afraid that's what you're for.'' Finch said dissatisfied.

''Whatever you want. ''Arms spread his hands, looking indifferent. ''Anyway, it's good for you, for me, and for the people of the Alliance, how about I'm going to help you?'' ‘’

Fang Zi and I glanced at each other and discussed in a whisper. "Let's believe him, anyway, the news has been exposed, and there is no harm in believing him now, the alliance is weak and can't deal with us, so let's settle the matter of building the city." ''I reached an agreement with Fang Zi, and Mei Long and Finch also said that there was no danger in the short term, so...

''We promise you, but what do you want?'' And how can it help us? I asked him.

''My request aside, what are your plans to build a city?'' Do you want to build one, two, or more? He asked us rhetorically.

"The two of us," I pointed to me and Fang Zi, "and we are both going to build our own cities." ‘’

''The amount of work is not small, and it is separated. Kindness... Spacious, but also relatively secluded, the environment is good, not too ......'' Arms began to think. We waited for about two or three minutes and discussed in Chinese for a while, and finally he raised his head and told us:

''I know of two places that meet the criteria. He held out his hand, and a rolled-up parchment map flew into his hand from the nearby shelf. He unfolded the map, it was a map of the entire territory of the Free Cities Alliance, and the drawing was okay, but it was still possible to understand.

''The Bikini HN is a large open area where there used to be a village, but it didn't exist after the robbers passed. There's a water source over there, some ready-made buildings, and a large piece of arable land that belongs to a big guy in the city, but he doesn't care about it for a long time and loses money. And the robbers there have also run out, it is easy to take back, and the area is quite spacious. The ingredients are an issue, but Bikini Town can afford to supply them. We listened to what he said, and nodded incessantly, the prospect there is still very good, very suitable for us to build a city now, as for the problem of materials, we have not considered it at all.

''Next place. He shifted his finger north. ''It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the land is flat and fertile, and there are large forests nearby, with plenty of timber and stone, making it an excellent place to build a city. We think it's nice for him to say that, but I think he's going to say but.

However, there are two issues to be addressed. He held out two fingers, and the finger on the map stopped in a small town. "First, because this is the border, and beyond the mountain is the Subic Kingdom, so it has always been in the half-pipe of the alliance and has not been well developed. He pulled off a finger. ''Second. He tapped his fingers and said solemnly. ''This is the town of Babra, the current territory of the Ron Mercenary Regiment!'' ‘’

.........

''Mei Long. I walked out of the house and looked at Mei Long with a serious face: "It looks like we're going to settle old scores with old friends!" ‘’