Chapter 114: The so-called cooperation
With Charlotte's release, Nangong Rong and the others finally left Dresspel City safe and sound, but the young man knew very well that this matter was only temporarily suppressed, once the knight left here, the fat officer who had lost all his face would definitely be eager to bring a group of people to find fault.
Even the city lord of Dresspel may come to look for trouble, after all, the conversation between Nangong Rong and Charlotte did not deliberately lower the volume, and the nearby melon-eating crowd could all hear it clearly - therefore, it is clear how much value the weapon made of crystals obtained in the other world is, ordinary bear children can guess with their toes, and naturally some people are willing to take risks for this.
What's more, several soldiers who saw that the metal box in Mila's hand might contain some hard currency were very close to Nangong Rong at that time, and they couldn't fight back, but they were just blindly running away, but when the boy sent out the map cannon, he was able to lie down and dodge or find cover, and now they all look like a tiger. If these guys realized that they might choke to death if they wanted to eat Nangong Rong just a few of them, so they turned to report the news to the city lord, and the other party would naturally have more reasons to do it.
Therefore, it is definitely not a good idea to stay in the city, and besides, Nangong Rong does not plan to establish a settlement in the city of the empire, and in the current situation, it seems that this is just to gather his compatriots and make it easier for others to find trouble. This is bound to happen unless armed forces are set up to deter others.
But...... It seems a bit difficult to set up civilian armies in the cities of the empire that are not part of the army, and that are not well received by the entire empire from top to bottom.
So the boy decided that it was best to go outside the city and open a camp in the wilderness or deep in the mountains. The people of Echo Canyon did a very good job of this, but their only mistake was that they refused to communicate with the outside world, refused to start a dialogue with the Empire, and were completely trying to break away from the Empire. If it weren't for the fact that the front line of Ledana was too tight, I am afraid that the empire would have mobilized a large army to completely clear the canyon by this time.
To be reasonable, the mistakes made by the leaders of this group of people are not mistakes under normal circumstances, and it is not surprising to see this opportunity for the weakest of the empire to take the initiative to stand up and stir up trouble. Don't you see that the empire has been taking them because of the lack of troops, they have no choice but to stay outside the canyon and stare dryly, if in the end, the imperial capital Ledana is really captured by the alliance, and when the entire empire is in chaos and turmoil, these people who have been recuperating in the canyon for a long time will take advantage of the situation to kill them, maybe they can really break out of the roll call.
The problem is that these are not normal troubled times, the Abyss is lurking in the shadows and eyeing Razfield, and when this terrible being has gathered enough strength to complete all the preparations and start to storm the world with a strong attack, a deeply chaotic and divided empire and an alliance that has been badly eroded from the inside will not be able to stop each other.
Ambition, fame, glory, wealth, all these things that everyone seeks have no meaning at all when the abyss swallows up the Razfeld plane, and the only thing that matters is to try to fight off the abyss or find a way to escape from this place and live.
Therefore, Nangong Rong decided to try to have a dialogue with the Empire after establishing the settlement, and Octavir should understand the importance of mutual cooperation at this moment. Of course, if Her Royal Highness the eldest princess doesn't plan to talk to the young man well, then what he has to do next is to find his father, and by the way, take some compatriots to leave Razfield and settle down with Lin Weiyin - save the world?
Yes, the boy didn't fully believe Charlotte's claims about Octavier, after all, he and the eldest princess had been classmates for a whole year, and they had teamed up for a while, so they knew the girl's personality well. In the end, whether this girl came all the way to apologize, ask for re-cooperation, or came to the settlement with an army to sweep up, Nangong Rong would not be surprised.
"In that case, then why do you still want to build a settlement?" After Charlotte disappeared from view, Mira finally returned to her normal state, and she couldn't help but question after listening to Nangong Rong's narration, "Your force is not strong enough to fight the entire country, and the matter of buying weapons to form a settlement guard may not go very smoothly, if the other party really wants to push it off, it is estimated that it will not be used in half a day." β
"That's for sure, I'm not naΓ―ve enough to think that Octavir would sit idly by or even help me because of the slightest friendship I had with her. Her original personality may have been kind, but that is in the past, besides, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess was born in the royal family after all, and the education she received since childhood determined her values, and she could not really treat me as an ordinary friend and get along as equals. Unless ......"
The glasses lady suddenly showed a curious expression: "Unless?"
Nangong Rong shook his head self-deprecatingly and changed the topic: "It's nothing, just talking to yourself." Then again, while it's unlikely that we'll be able to buy weapons to build a guard, it's okay to buy something else. For example, the materials for the construction of the camp and the food, clothing, and medicine necessary to shelter my compatriots, can you please prepare these?"
β...... I'm an outsider, so don't you worry that I'll be cheated if I don't know the market?"
However, the boy did not change his mind: "If I change a compatriot, say, this eldest brother who has brought down a few soldiers with his bare hands, do you think those merchants will really supply according to the market price? Or will they not be shoddy in it?"
Recalling the previous encounter, Mira couldn't help but sigh helplessly: "You're right, leave this matter to me." I can understand your anger and your reasons for doing so, young man, and I have decided to support you even if I can't complete the messenger's mission. However, the problem of the defense of the settlements needs to be solved after all, what are you going to do?"
"Do you remember the many beautiful little crystals that Uncle Rex seized from the Abyss?" Nangong Rong nodded subconsciously and shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands and said, "We also have them here, and the production is still very large. I used to know that it was only for magicians, and that ordinary people could only use it as decorations, but now it's not that sweet. It is sold in large quantities in the market as a raw material for decorations, and you can help me buy a little more back. Anyway, Octavir and the others mistake me for a magician, and it shouldn't surprise them that you're doing that. β
The glasses lady only felt that she was even more confused: "Bridge bean sack, I know that thing can be used as an energy source to supply your golden retriever cat to open the plane passage in a short period of time, do you plan to send as many compatriots as you want to contain to us? In this case, there is no need to buy food and clothing, we will provide it." β
"Why do you have to send it to you from here, can't you transport something from that side to this side?"
At this moment, Mira suddenly had the illusion that the young man in front of her looked very evil, and couldn't help but shudder fiercely: "Uh, what are you going to transport? First of all, our army has been very busy recently, and it is impossible to spare people to help here." β
Nangong Rong waved his hand very casually: "Don't worry, I won't ask for reinforcements from you until you come up with a Gundam body that can be ridden by a thousand, after all, the appearance of a small force will stimulate the Empire's tense nerves even more." So I'm going to go to the front line to say hello to the cheap little girl, and then bring an abyss monster, preferably a stronger miniboss, and throw it near the city of the empire to make a fuss. β
"You're going to be more irritating to them than bringing human troops, heyββ!?"
"To be reasonable, I'm just confirming the existence of the Abyss to Octavir, and it's okay to be skeptical and be completely sure. The young man pursed his lips nonchalantly, and snorted angrily, "The empire that was scrambled by the sudden appearance of the abyss monster will naturally not have the trouble to come to us again, but if it doesn't work, I can still bring over the shield generator you installed in the port warehouse, the firepower of the imperial army is not stronger than the tsunami caused by the nuclear explosion, right?"
Mira was proud of her work at first, but quickly reacted and reminded seriously: "That's not the case! The fact that you were able to travel between the different planes has already been told to the handsome and dashing knight, in other words, the royal family will soon know that they will definitely suspect that you are secretly doing it to the abyssal monster that suddenly appeared." Does that really matter?"
So what's going on with that [handsome and chic], your thick lenses can't cover the love light that blooms in your eyes, okay!Nangong Rong, who was full of black lines, put away the idea of smashing a knife on the top of the glasses girl's head, took a deep breath, and then turned his head to look in the direction of the imperial capital Lie Dana.
"If you slap someone, you must have the consciousness of being beaten back. I can understand that it was all politics when I was killed in the small town of Mirgan, and then I used my [death] and the attack on the army to make a big fuss about getting rid of the restless guys hiding in the imperial capital. But understanding doesn't mean that you will agree, since it was the girl who took the initiative to move first, why should I be polite to her?"
Cautiously raising her hand and shaking it back and forth in front of the young man's eyes, the glasses lady continued her persuasion, because she found that the young man seemed to have entered some strange state, and she had to pull him back in time: "Hey, hey, who is the person who has been emphasizing the threat of the abyss, why don't I think you really plan to cooperate with that eldest princess at all? β
At this time, everyone had already walked a long distance from Dresspel City, but they could still clearly see the tall city wall, Nangong Rong immediately raised his hand and pointed to the city wall when he heard this, and said very seriously: "Mira, what happened in the city just now is happening everywhere in the country, when do you think it started?"
"Uh, when you crossed over to us a month ago?"
"No, it's been going on for hundreds of years, and it's only been intensified recently by the royal family's [official instructions]. Nangong Rong was like narrating an inconsequential daily life, indifferently telling about the terrible things that made Mira couldn't help but be shocked on the spot, but what really frightened the glasses lady was the young man's calm poker face expression, "So, do you really think that the friendship between me and Octavir mentioned by the handsome and dashing knight really exists? Don't be funny, there is no cooperation between me and her at all, Octavir is just using me as a tool to give orders to do things." β
Mira, who opened her mouth several times, was unable to say anything in the end, and even if she didn't know much about the country, she could see many things. If some changes are not made, sooner or later the youth nation will erupt, and this incident has only brought it forward.
Even if Nangong Rong doesn't take the lead, there will definitely be other people who take the initiative to stand up, just like Echo Canyon. The only thing to be thankful for now is that the boy does not intend to directly tear his face with the empire, and still has an attitude of willingness to cooperate?
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"Okay, okay, I know that the contradictions between you are very deep and difficult to reconcile, but the abyss doesn't care about this, how do you plan to cooperate with that eldest princess?"
"In that case, I would like to ask you a question, what does the so-called cooperation mean?"
Nangong Rong's question couldn't help but surprise Mira, but she still replied seriously: "The two sides each provide resources or capabilities to make up for each other's deficiencies for a common goal, and then act together, that's pretty much it." β
"Okay, so is there a situation where one side unconditionally orders the other side from beginning to end to simply take advantage of the fact that even respect is only superficial? No, the two sides can only be called cooperative if they have a relationship of equal relations with each other, but the Empire will never allow this to happen, they will not and cannot tolerate us being on an equal footing with it. β
Speaking of this, the glasses lady has also completely understood, raised her hand to hold her glasses and let them reflect a dazzling luster, nodded lightly, and said: "However, it is impossible to obtain this kind of equal cooperative relationship by sitting down and negotiating calmly, at least not now." Very well, you just go ahead and do it, I'll support you. β