Chapter VII: Factions
"What?"
Darius couldn't help but exclaim, he didn't expect Orthea to make such a request, so much so that he even wondered if he had misheard: "You asked me to join the Jungle Watcher?" ”
"Didn't I say it clearly enough?"
"But, but...... Why are you letting me go anywhere? To be a gangster? ”
Of course, Darius couldn't understand that although the Jungle Warden was not small, compared to Black Rose's small role, which was completely worthless, the "Scarlet Silence" they sold was popular, but it was not a very high-end product, and he fully believed that Black Rose could get more advanced and rare drugs. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
If he remembers correctly, the paralyzing potion that the witch gave him yesterday was mixed with Gunis, a good material for making special painkillers, and of course, the purified Gunis is one of the top drugs.
As for the profits generated by drug trafficking, Darius glanced at the room again, did Black Rose look like an organization short of money? It's ridiculous, it's like a top Fortune 500 company recruiting a reserve cadre and telling him that you have to find a way to sneak into the convenience store opposite the door of the company to work.
Althea had actually expected Darius's reaction, and she slightly accentuated her tone: "If you are a qualified subordinate, then you should not ask why, but directly ask what to do." But for the sake of your lack of organizational training, I'll explain it to you, lest you don't know the importance of this task. ”
"First of all, we want to talk about the military power of Noxus, do you know the current factional division of the military?"
Military factions? In fact, it is well known that there are many military power groups and factions, but for Darius, who has not yet come into contact with this circle, how to divide it is obviously not something he can figure out.
Seeing Darius shaking his head, Althea stretched out two slender white fingers and said, "The army of Noxus, divided by the simplest method, can be roughly divided into two factions, the central army and the local army. The strongest strength of the Central Army is naturally General Darkwell and the military nobles who support him, they have a total of fourteen legions under their command, so they occupy six of the twelve seats in the Supreme Command, of course, in the upper city of Noxus, not everyone is completely subordinate to Darkwell, at least the noble council and the Chancellor are only nominally subordinate to him. ”
She put away a finger and continued to explain: "As for the local factions, it is more complicated, the second garrison regiment you served in before is a northern faction, they control a total of sixteen legions in the four northern provinces, and the governor of Hazekama Province, Sekman is the leader of the northern faction. If the central government wants to appoint and dismiss the generals in those places, it has to discuss with Seikeman, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is powerful, but the strength of the local factions is definitely not as good as that of the central government, and the three legions of the local army together are not necessarily the opponents of an ordinary army in the central government, of course, there is no chance to verify it yet. ”
"But there are exceptions to everything, in the scattered south, although it has not coalesced into a single force, there are several large armies of amazing strength, they are one of the most powerful forces in Noxus, the most powerful of them, 'Red Serpent' Brent, you must know this person, right?"
It's him?
Darius had heard of this person, after all, there were only a few famous generals in Noxus, but this Brent's reputation was not very good, compared to Du Cacqueo and Sain, the reason why he was famous was not very in line with the values of the Noxians.
Brent's troops never fought the enemy head-on, and he never obeyed the command of the High Command, and in every major battle, his troops either appeared behind the enemy or lurked in the enemy's path, destroying logistics, ambushing stragglers, clearing out the routers, and using all means to reduce their own casualties, this is the way of war of "Red Snake" Brent.
Saying that he is a snake lurking in the shadows is actually a very face-saving statement, and many generals in the military even openly say that this red-haired coward Brent only deserves to be called "Porco Rosso". ”
But this still can't change the fact that he is the strongest general in the south, and his army is indeed a great achievement.
"Fangs in the shadows, General Brent 'Red Serpent', what's the matter, does this Jungle Warden have anything to do with him?"
"You're right, it's not just that it's related, the Jungle Warden itself is a peripheral organization of Brent's 'Gloringe' legion."
"Huh?"
Once again, this answer surprised Darius, the army and the drug dealers? Aren't these two opposing things? Well, here is Noxus, and it is not incomprehensible that the army is involved in drug trafficking. But has the army of the South been corrupted like this?
Althea wasn't surprised by the surprise on Darius' face, and anyone would be surprised to hear that the legion of the Legion to defend the country was in fact the protector of the drug traffickers. "Brent's situation is rather peculiar, the military aristocracy in the center has always wanted to meddle in the Southern army, but Brent has run his 'Gloringe' army like an iron bucket, and Darkwell has even repeatedly signaled that Brun's special effect is loyal to him, but has been repeatedly refused."
"General Darkwell is not a person who can refuse casually, and the Supreme Command has been dissatisfied with Brent for a long time, so Brent can no longer get supplies and troops from the central government, and Darkwell wants to use this method to force him to submit."
"The northern factions are very united, so they can withhold the taxes of the four northern provinces as military salaries, but the south is different, the various legions in the south do not welcome each other, and some of the legions have gradually been infiltrated and controlled by the central government, so in the mutual checks and balances, no one dares to withhold taxes, which is why Brent never fights the enemy head-on, because he can't afford casualties."
"I see, so they sell drugs to make money?" Darius asked.
"It's not just about making money, Brent's 'Gloringean' legion got its name from Gloring Province, and his army is also here, most of this province is low hills, in addition to growing food, all kinds of medicinal raw materials and medicinal materials are also the main products, they process these there, and then bring them to various places by the forest watchmen to sell. All kinds of materials needed by the legion were also procured by this organization and shipped back in a steady stream. He had been rooted in Gloring for so many years, and he had long since run it into an independent kingdom. ”
Darius was silent for a long time, and finally understood Black Rose's plan, and he looked at the female mage with burning eyes: "You want me to blend in with the Jungle Warden and enter the Gloringian Legion from there?" ”
"That's right, we won't help you in any way, it's all up to you, when you gain power and status in the Jungle Warden, then your test will be passed, and at that time, we will officially absorb you and put all kinds of resources into you."