Chapter 269: Uprising
Ian had always thought that the refining of the thunderstone should be a secret, and when he proposed the restaurant refinery, Valudo should have done everything he could to resist it. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
However, what he didn't expect was that Valudo agreed directly, and he agreed very happily and without hesitation.
There are only two explanations for this, one is the secret of the refinery, which is not at all visible after two visits, and the other is that the process of refining thunderstone has no secrets at all.
Ian thought about it and thought that the second option was more likely, because when he visited it, he found that the number of miners in Valudo's refinery was very small, and the equipment looked very rudimentary, and it didn't look like it had high-tech technology.
So he leaned more towards his second guess, and he felt that Varudo seemed to be using the refinery to cover up another kind of secret.
But what Valudo wants to hide, Ian doesn't know, Valudo is really a bit mysterious, and with the identity of his original Begabank colleague, Ian can't guess him.
"Perhaps, we can sneak in and spy on it?" Konanayi whispered.
"Shall I come or will you come?" Ian asked.
Konanayi thought for a moment and said, "Hu Tao and I can sneak in, even if things are not right, Hu Tao and I can disguise ourselves as maids, and the possibility of exposure is smaller." ”
Ian nodded, when he was in the palace before, he found that there were indeed fewer men in the palace, and it was not easy to cover.
"You're going to sneak in tonight!" Ian said: "You can pretend to be a maid for a while, I will calculate, or a lot of flamenco's arms are about to arrive, and I will contact Arion when the time comes." ”
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As the news spread that Ian, the Seven Warriors, had accepted the employment of King Valudo, the rebels on the island were indeed much more settled, and the overseers assigned by Valudo in the mines also reported back, and the miners who had been mining recently were much more honest.
Valudo was satisfied, feeling that he had made the right move, as long as the miners didn't make trouble, he would have a steady stream of thunderbolts, and it would be much easier to support his secret research or trade with the world government in exchange for funds.
What Valudo didn't know, however, was that the rebels and miners had recently become honest not because of Ian's intimidation, but because Ian had asked them to do it!
BABY-5 arrived on the island with a boatload of weapons, her ship flying the flag of the Don Quixote Pirates, no one dared to attack her ship, and the landing point she chose was the beach where Ian and the others had landed.
Among the weapons that Doflamingo sold to Ian, there were slightly fewer guns, but there were more swords, enough to arm 20,000 people, and Ian took Arians and handed them over on the spot.
"Thank you very much, Lord Ian!" After receiving the weapon, Arion's mood was very encouraging, and he stroked his chest and saluted Ian, "Thank you for your help, this time we will definitely be able to overthrow the rule of Varoua." ”
In fact, there was no need for Varua to stand on the opposite side of his people, as long as he could give the miners higher salaries and take out some of the money to develop the country, I believe that the residents of the island would also be happy to serve him, after all, this island has no other way to develop except for minerals, and the miners are mining left and right, and it is not the same for whom? But unfortunately, Varoua needs to spend a lot of money because of his own research, and he really can't do this.
The miners on the island are now forced to work, there is no salary at all, and the daily remuneration is a few slices of bread and a little clear soup. It's strange if it's not the opposite!
For Arion's gratitude, Ian was noncommittal, and he also knew that after the rebels overthrew Varua, maybe Arions would become the king, and he would definitely not oppress the miners like Varudo, and he would definitely give the miners better treatment and remuneration.
So Ian couldn't help but open his mouth and said to him: "Have you ever thought about it, even if your country ushers in a new life, how will it develop in the future?" The gem vein has been dug up, and the vein of thunderstone will be dug one day, what will you do then? What do you do for a living? ”
Arions was stunned, he really hadn't thought about these issues.
"Thunderstone is a very peculiar ore!" Ian sighed and said, "Maybe you can consider making a fuss about this, such as using the energy of thunder stones, building a city of electricity, developing tourism or something." ”
Ian knows that in fact, there is also the development of electricity in this world, and he has also seen electrical products, but due to the unique geographical conditions of this world, even if a power plant is built, the scope of electricity supply is only an island, and it is impossible to send it to other places, because it is impossible to erect cables on the sea, so the use of electrical appliances has not been very high.
On this island, thunderstone is a very unique mineral, and with this kind of thing, even if you don't build a power station, you can still build an electric city, which is a very unique place.
And isn't tourism just about seeing something unique? Maybe when it becomes a city that never sleeps, it will attract more tourists from the new world?
Ian's idea struck Arians, and he began to consider the feasibility of his proposal.
Ian didn't care what he planned, he just mentioned it in passing, and after handing over to the rebels, he told Arians that he hoped that the rebels would be dormant for a while, and that it would not be too late for him to start after he figured out the secret of Valudo.
It would never have occurred to Valudo that Ian, the man who had clearly accepted his hire, would not only not side with him, but would instead side with his people.
There is no way to do it, who let Ian see the massacre that took place on this island as soon as he landed on it? From that moment on, it was impossible for Valudo to truly cooperate with Ian.
It took two days for Konanayi and Hu Tao to return safely.
"This Valudo, sure enough, has other secrets!" As soon as he saw Ian, Konanayi spoke: "Hu Tao and I pretended to be maids, and searched the palace for two days, and found that every night, Varudo would disappear into the palace, but we never went out, we originally wanted to be close to his bedroom, but the strange thing is that Valudo actually arranged a large number of red-eyed owls outside his bedroom door, although Hu Tao's ability can make our voices disappear, but it can't hide from the red-eyed owl's scanning!" So in desperation, we had to come back first. ”
Hu Tao also shouted loudly: "His secret must be in the bedroom!" ”
The red-eyed owl, which Ian knows about, is a special creature that can emit infrared rays from the inside of the eyes at night, and once it is scanned by the infrared rays, these owls will immediately scream, this creature is very rare, and is usually used to place it in some secret treasure trove to prevent secrets from being stolen.
"So, what about the refining technology of thunderbolt?" Ian asked.
"I'm afraid that the refining of thunder stone is just a very ordinary smelting!" "Although Valudo has set up the smelter in his palace, we have found out that he has never been to the smelter in the past two days, but the smelter still produces thunderbolt stone normally!" ”
"Well, in that case, let's get to work!" Yi Anxin also had some bad premonitions, and felt that he couldn't let Valudo go any longer.
So, that night, Ian contacted Arians.
The rebels had recently gotten their hands on the weapons, and when Ian informed them that they were ready to do so, a large number of armed miners poured out from all corners of the city that night.
They quickly gathered from the streets, and then stormed the mines!
Where, there are about 5,000 miners, still enslaved, mining ore for Valudo, most of the subordinates of Valudo's original pirates are deployed here, serving as overseers for him, and when the rebels kill here, they immediately start a fierce battle with these original pirates.
With their weapons, the miners' numerical superiority became apparent, and although their combat experience was not as good as that of the original pirates, they were able to take out Varua's men one by one through the siege.
The overseers of the mine also used their cannons to bombard the rebels, but they were soon rushed up by the rebels who were not afraid of death, regardless of sacrifice, and destroyed one cannon after another.
The location of the mine was a little far from the palace, but the sound of earth-shattering shouts and shelling still reached the palace.
"What's going on!?" Valudo had been doing research in an underground laboratory, and when he heard the sound, he ran out.
And his henchman Habs, with a frightened face, reported to him: "Your Majesty, no, those damned miners have already entered the mines!" ”
"What about our people? We have a team of more than 1,000 people! Varudo shouted, "Let them crush the unarmed mob!" ”
"I ...... Our people can't resist anymore! Habs trembled: "These mobs, they don't know where to get a lot of weapons, and we can't help them now!" ”
When Varudo heard this, he immediately panicked, he didn't expect that these weapons were provided to them by Ian at all, surprised by the resistance of the rebel army, Varudo could only seek Ian's help, and said, "Quick! Come find the Dragon Hunter Pirates, they've given them so much money, it's time for them to help! ”
However, just as Varudo had finished speaking, the gate of the palace suddenly opened, and only one voice was heard: "Don't call, we are already here!" ”
Valudo looked up, and who was the leader instead of Ian?
Before Habs could figure out what was going on, when he saw Ian and them appear, he excitedly greeted him and said, "Great, Lord Ian, you came in time, those mobs have now laid down the mines, and soon they will be coming here, please protect His Majesty Valudo......"
Before the words fell, Valudo, who was behind him, suddenly shouted: "Habs! Don't go over! ”
Habs heard the shout and was about to turn back, but at this moment, there was a huge force in his stomach.
Ian didn't bother to be verbose, raised his leg and kicked him out directly!