Chapter 185: The King's New Clothes
Wang Hao's life has been very comfortable in the past two days, especially after receiving the news that the battle for resources in the South China Sea has come to an end today, it has made him let go of a big stone in his heart.
Although only more than a dozen countries in Asia participated in this war due to distance limitations, this does not mean that the large guilds in Europe and the United States have turned a blind eye to this.
On the contrary, the competition of interests has always been the main theme of the game, and they are also very interested in the outcome of this battle.
To the surprise of many, the Russian fleet, which was widely favored by European and American countries in advance, was kicked out first, which caused a large-scale earthquake in European commentators.
From the perspective of Europeans, although the Russian navy can only be regarded as a second-rate European navy, it is far more powerful than the navies of the indigenous countries of Southeast Asia and Asian countries.
The previous battle of 100,000 against 10,000 also proved their point of view.
When the news of the almost total annihilation of the Russian expeditionary fleet came, many players in Europe showed disbelief, knowing that defeat and annihilation are almost two completely different concepts, which makes people lament the stupidity of those masterminds, and the Russian navy has also become a laughing stock in the mouths of many players.
Of course, a group of military experts soon after the incident analyzed the reasons for this, and the commander of the Russian fleet made a strategic mistake and was too superstitious about force, so that they could not find a friend in the local area, and finally the enemy was on all sides, which was the main reason for their defeat.
There are also many other objective reasons, such as the despicable and shameless countries of Southeast Asia, which launched the tactics of crowd warfare, and used dozens of times more warships than Russia, and China said that South Korea and other countries aided in the abuse, and sooner or later ended up in the same fate as the Russian fleet, and so on.
To be a man, you still can't be too arrogant.
Wang Hao read the headlines on those forums and couldn't help but smile, the fate of the Russian fleet was just a special case, if they hadn't been too strong, they wouldn't have caused everyone to be like a great enemy.
Those local guilds themselves are not without contradictions, and when the biggest foreign enemy is gone, it will be too difficult for each other to unite again.
In the subsequent task released by Freeport, due to the preparation of the Four Seas Guild, the harvest was naturally abundant, although it did not reach the predetermined goal of one percent of the shares, but it was not far behind, which can be regarded as a successful end to this trip to the South China Sea.
The monkey also explained some details of his contact with Qingfeng Mingyue to Wang Hao, especially when the results were finally announced, the points of the Four Seas Guild ranked first among many organizations, and the expression on Qingfeng Mingyue's face could be described as very exciting, which made Jie Shao and them feel very satisfied.
Thousands of miles of expeditions, thwarting many strong enemies, and exalting prestige in foreign lands, the words "Across the Seas" have entered the sight of many domestic players for the first time.
Wang Hao's sentence "Internal fighting is nothing, and daring to step on the international stage to compete with other countries is a real man." Somehow it spread out, and was recognized by many enthusiastic players, and was greatly encouraged, and on this day, tens of thousands of players rushed to Quanzhou Port......
Seeing that the action of the Four Seas Guild can be described as fame and fortune, many of the guild's bosses beat their chests and regretted it, you must know that their strength is much stronger than that of the Four Seas Guild, but they did not act because of various concerns.
I knew that the players in Southeast Asia were so sloppy, and they must have wanted to make a profit.
It is foreseeable that when the Four Seas Guild returns to China, it will inevitably set off a new round of expansion.
Some far-sighted guild leaders have sent people to Quanzhou to congratulate, whether it is cooperation or hostility in the future, it is not a bad thing to find out more about this guild.
Some people with a keen sense of business smelled a lot of gold coins from it, and they could get ten times the profit by trafficking some of China's special products to Southeast Asian countries, and they also sent people south to Quanzhou to negotiate the formation of a joint business group.
After all, the Four Seas Guild is currently the only force in China that has experience in large-scale expeditions, and even if it is just by sharing some information, it can avoid a lot of unnecessary losses.
In another time and space, China's first large-scale ocean-going trading fleet didn't set sail until the third month after the game's launch, and only 1 in 10 players reached their destination safely.
Now, this historical process is bound to advance by a large margin, and China will also usher in an unprecedented opportunity for development.
In addition to fighting and running business, Wang Hao's energy in the past few days has been focused on making money.
If he remembers correctly, in a few days it will be the first auction of the century since the game was launched, and there will be a lot of good things on the scene, and if the money is not enough, he will be able to stare dryly.
In fact, an auction of this level is not meant to be held for ordinary players, and the entrance fee alone costs 10 gold coins, which turns the vast majority of players away.
Therefore, being able to participate in this auction event is also regarded by many players as a status symbol.
In order to raise enough money, Wang Hao not only sold all the resources he had hoarded, but even sold a few pieces of land.
And according to UBI Quartet, the recent game currency exchange market has gradually heated up, and the already stable exchange ratio has increased, which has greatly surprised the former, and I don't know what happened.
After Wang Hao learned this information, he knew in his heart that it seemed that this auction of the century was not a secret to those with strong backgrounds, so they would absorb money greatly regardless of the cost.
"Brother, save more money, it will be of great use in a few days."
The little girl's crisp voice sounded in Wang Hao's ears, and he smiled bitterly, it seems that this girl's identity can definitely belong to the top category of people.
"yes, got it." He replied with a smile.
Chrissy was still struggling with whether to tell Wang Hao about this matter completely, after all, the person who told her about it had warned her not to leak it, after all, the preciousness of inside information is that it is only known to a few people, and once it spreads, the impact will be too bad.
However, the little girl quickly made up her mind, and she decisively chose the latter between the elder who didn't remember her appearance and her brother, as long as Wang Hao asked questions, she would tell the other party about the Century Auction.
But Wang Hao's reaction was too calm, but it made Chrissy's determination to make up her mind become tangled again.
Wang Hao didn't have time to guess the little girl's mind at this time, combined with Litong Sifang and Chrissy's words, he felt an unprecedented sense of urgency, although the number of gold coins in his hand had exceeded three thousand, but he still felt that it was far from enough.
If he sells all the land he has saved, at the current price, he should be able to cash out nearly 10,000 gold coins, which is almost ten times the return on the original investment.
But how could Wang Hao do this kind of killing chickens and taking eggs, you must know that in a few months, the price of these properties will increase exponentially, and it will be too much of a loss if you sell them now.
The land cannot be sold.
He still has some ways to make money, but the cycle is a little longer, so he can't be in a hurry, and among the people he knows, except for the little girl's net worth, most of the others are poorer than him.
Think of a way to make money?
One idea after another popped up in Wang Hao's mind, but he was immediately rejected by himself, and these ideas all had flaws of one kind or another.
Money, money, money, he felt like he was going crazy.
People are like that, when you get something, you crave more.
With Wang Hao's current financial resources, he is definitely the best among ordinary players, but compared with those wealthy families with deep backgrounds, it is obviously not a grade.
"It seems that there is only one way."
Wang Hao's eyes couldn't help but pass a look of madness, and his lips squirmed, "This plan is called the king's new clothes." ”
This plan was not something he came up with out of thin air, it was the fame of a genius criminal in another time and space, Alibaba.
As for why he remembered this case, the reason was also to blame on Paley.
In fact, Alibaba is a professional who is proficient in makeup and fraud, and he first created a false identity and a big businessman with many fixed assets.
Because his overseas territories were invaded by pirates, he needed a large amount of military supplies, but he did not have any extra gold coins in his hands, and in exchange for these valuable goods, he mortgaged many of his properties to arms dealers.
Everything seemed seamless, and if it weren't for the fact that the arms dealers later discovered that the property certificates were false and took Alibaba to court, the matter would not even reach the ears of Wanjia.
At that time, Alibaba had already left other countries with military supplies.
What surprised Wanjia even more was that the game official did not punish the player named Alibaba, as for the wanted notice issued locally, in the eyes of other players, this is a manifestation of glory, attracting many people to follow suit.
However, after learning the lesson of this time, there are very few cases of player success, and there are more regulars in the prison.
Wang Hao naturally didn't have the ability to do this, but who told him to accept an alternative attendant?
Based on the skills and surname that Paley has learned, he is simply a natural fraudster, and he is more qualified than Ali Baba.
But what do you want to tell this guy?
Thinking of some of Pei Liping's performances, Wang Hao didn't feel a little short of breath.
"Whether you succeed or not, you have to try to know."
Wang Hao made up his mind and soon found Paley.
"That's pretty much it, are you going to do it or not?"
After briefly explaining the quality and difficulty of this matter, Wang Hao looked at Peli a little nervously.
Paley's eyes flickered, but his head shook like a rattle, and he said righteously, "This matter violates the laws of your country, and I can't do it." ”
However, Wang Hao was not disappointed, if this guy didn't dare to agree because he was timid and afraid of death, he would have some confidence, as for what violated the laws of your country, it was obviously prevaricating.
Nima, you have broken fewer laws in France? At this time, it's pretending to be serious?
Wang Hao thought about it for a while, and guessed the other party's thoughts, "After the matter is completed, all the benefits will be three for you and seven for me." ”
If it succeeds, there should be tens of thousands of gold coins, and if you give it to the other party, there will be almost a few thousand gold coins, which should be able to satisfy the other party's appetite!
"Why, I obviously contributed the most to this work, why did I get so little, at least I have seven and three."
Paley immediately jumped to his feet, talking about what kind of risks he was going to take, what kind of consequences he would accept, and if it was serious, he would even be listed as a persona non grata by all countries.
Wang Hao didn't eat a set, if it was really as serious as the other party said, it would be strange to be able to accept it with the other party's surname, but this matter really couldn't be done without the other party, so he took half a step back, "Four-six, I'm six, you're four, you must know that this idea was me, and some props are also provided by me, I contribute more than you, and I should take the lion's lead." ”
Hearing Wang Hao's words, Pelly did not refute immediately, his face obviously showed a look of struggle, and after thinking about it for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "Fifty-fifty is divided, and a contract must be made." ”
Wang Hao only hesitated slightly, and then agreed, but he had another concern, "It's not good to make a contract in the system for this thing we want to do, if we are ......."
Paley waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I know better than you in this regard." "Exploiting loopholes in the rules is his old business, and he is very familiar with the business, and he knows very well what he can and cannot do.
However, he didn't expect that a player who looked honest and heroic would have such a lewd side, which really surprised him.
"Ding", Wang Hao received the latest prompt from the system, congratulating his attendant's loyalty on breaking through to 75 for the first time, he couldn't help but laugh at this, he couldn't imagine that just planning with the other party to do a bad thing, it could actually improve the loyalty of the other party.
It can only be said that this attendant is really Tai Chi.
Once the terms are negotiated, the next step is to prepare for action.
Wang Hao said that he was not joking when he provided props, in order to make this operation go smoothly, he made a heavy bet.
He equips Pelly with a total of three things, one is a face shield that can be exchanged from a black market merchant, which is used to change his appearance, name and appearance.
The second is a few real estate certificates, the name of the head of the household has been replaced by Paley, with the latter's ability and these real documents, the chance of being debunked must be a little smaller.
The third is the 50 gold coin activity funds, which is necessary to deceive the arms dealer.
In this regard, as a French nobleman, Pelly has a natural advantage.
When Paley, dressed in gorgeous clothes, appeared in front of Wang Hao, Wang Hao almost had a feeling of disbelief, except that he was a little fat, but he exuded an authentic aristocratic atmosphere when he raised his hands and feet, which opened Wang Hao's eyes.
The two then checked the script again, and after making sure that there was nothing missing, the operation officially began.
In this operation, all Wang Hao can provide is behind-the-scenes technical support, and the real key lies in Paley's on-the-spot performance.
Thinking of the fat man's past performance, he couldn't help but feel a trace of worry in his heart, but he could only suppress it.
Timid on the spot??
Is this the kind of thing that Mistress Pelly is? You know, I was the man who stole the King of France's favorite teapot.
Thinking of the king's achievements, Paley's heart was full of pride, and the moment he stepped into the door of the arms dealer, his face quickly changed to a sad face.
A look of territory being invaded and worried.
"What, you say that you are the lord of the jackfruit country, and you want to buy some ordnance to defend your territory, yes, as long as you have gold coins, you have all these things."
A middle-aged man with sharp eyes glanced at the person's manners and out-of-date clothes, and deduced that this was nothing more than a rich man from a country country, and that such a person had limited purchasing power, and his heart lost enthusiasm.
"Since my territory is still under siege by pirates, I can't ship gold coins, but I can use other assets as collateral."
Peliyang Yang Yang held a large stack of asset certificates, except for the top two or three, the others were all forged by him, with his ability to deceive, as long as he did not take it to the notary office of the Governor's Mansion to verify, ordinary people would never find a trace of fault.
"No money!" The arms dealer's voice suddenly raised, and the fake smile on his face disappeared, "No money, what are you doing here?" ”
It's really a dirt bun, and it's ridiculous to want to buy ordnance with some proof of assets.
Seeing the other party's reaction, Paley couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, it wasn't written in the script, but the arms dealer obviously didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he directly ordered someone to send off the guest.
Even if Paley is eloquent, it is useless at this time.
He walked out a little dejectedly, and a man dressed as an officer walked past him, and he didn't care, just thinking about how to explain this matter to Wang Hao when he went back.
"What, Her Majesty ordered the Seventh Fleet to be mobilized to assemble in the Xishan Sea, so that I can collect intelligence on the sea area as soon as possible."
The arms dealer looked at the man in front of him in amazement, and immediately couldn't help but remember that the hillbilly just now seemed to be from the Xishan Islands.
Speaking of Wang Hao's luck, the identity and origin compiled by Alibaba in another time and space are very particular, and they are not made up casually, and Wang Hao is not clear about these, just trying to save trouble, so he took Alibaba's set of rhetoric and used it, and inadvertently hit the right one.
This is also the reason why later players who want to repeat Alibaba's deeds have repeatedly hit a wall, details determine everything, only know what the other party needs, so as to make targeted arrangements.
Pelly followed the person in front of him with some confusion and walked in again, and then he saw the enthusiastic smile of the arms dealer, although he didn't know where the other party's transformation came from, he knew that his opportunity had come, and the butcher's knife in his heart had been sharpened.
After waiting for more than an hour, Wang Hao finally saw Paley walking out with a smile on his face, and he was immediately relieved.
The big thing has been decided. (To be continued.) )