On the thirteenth day of October 1557 in the Alpha calendar, Mocheng once again stood outside the gate of the white dust.

Although it had only been less than a month since the interval between the front and back, when Mo Cheng stood outside the White Dust Gate again, he had a feeling of being in a different world.

"Knock knock."

Mo Cheng knocked on the wooden door of the white dust again.

As the wooden door opened again, Bai Chen saw Mo Cheng standing at the door.

Unlike last time, this time Mo Cheng was not staring at Bai Chen, but Bai Chen was staring at Mo Cheng.

Without saying a word, Mo Cheng just stood faintly at the door and smiled.

Bai Chen didn't know what Mo Cheng had learned from this mutiny. It's just that with his gaze, the Mo City in front of him seems to be completely reborn.

Bai Chen originally thought that after such a sudden and violent blow, for a young man like Mo Cheng, it would take at least a period of precipitation to be able to fully recover.

However, what surprised him was that he couldn't feel even a trace of decadence from Mo Cheng in front of him.

The original feeling that people knew at a glance that this was a person who felt that the whole world was in control had completely disappeared from Mo Cheng's body.

He is no longer so sharp and aggressive, but from behind his humble expression, Bai Chen clearly feels a stronger and more persistent idea, wanting to prove himself to be the strongest.

"Mr. Bai, I'm here again."

Because his health was not completely well, Mo Cheng's face was still a little pale, so his smile was somewhat tired. However, this tiredness could not be concealed at all, and the vitality that bloomed on Mo Cheng's body at this time.

"I knew you'd come back, but I didn't expect you to come so soon."

Bai Chen also laughed and said.

"So, I'm still popular, right?"

Mo Cheng asked with a smile.

Bai Chen smiled and let go, "Of course, always, please come in." ”

The two walked into the room and sat down, and after Bai Chen said to Mo Cheng straight to the point, "Kalman has contacted me. ”

"It's a matter of course." Mo Cheng replied.

"He offered the exact same terms as you, and I agreed to his." Bai Chen said again.

Mo Cheng's smile didn't change in any way, "This is also a matter of course. ”

"Hmm." Bai Chen nodded, and while handing Mo Cheng tea, he asked, "So...... How can I help you? ”

"Help? I don't like the use of your word. Mo Cheng took the tea and shook his head with a smile, "I prefer you to ask me what else we have to trade." ”

Bai Chen looked up and smiled, "Yes, I was wrong, what else does Your Excellency Mo Cheng want to trade with us?" ”

"I have a friend who brought me a fleet from afar, the fleet is not very large, and to make matters worse, we don't have enough crew. So...... We need to call up some crews. ”

Hearing Mo Cheng say this, Bai Chen was a little confused, "I'm afraid I won't be able to help with this kind of thing like recruiting crews." ”

"No, of course you can help. And it's a big job. Mo Cheng saw Bai Chen's puzzled look, so he said with a smile, "It's better for me to give Mr. Bai a little hint." What I asked you for in this transaction, is exactly what I want to give you. ”

Mo Cheng's words made Bai Chen a little confused for a while, but soon, a stirring in his brain suddenly reacted.

Bai Chen looked at Mo Cheng in disbelief, "Do you mean ......?"

Mo Cheng calmly confirmed Bai Chen's speculation, "That's right, in my personal opinion, who is loyal, hard-working, and obedient to orders, and at the same time extremely familiar with the structure and operation of ships, who can compare to the clones who have worked in the ship assembly plant for many years?" ”

Mo Cheng said it lightly, but Bai Chen knew very well how powerful the joints were.

The use of clones as soldiers is one of the three sins that are absolutely forbidden by the Pan-Star Conference.

Bai Chen looked at Mo Cheng and asked with some doubts, "Have you really decided to do this?" ”

Mo Cheng took a sip of tea and asked rhetorically, "Why, Mr. Bai doesn't seem to be willing to help me?" ”

"Nope." Bai Chen almost immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Of course not, I'm more than happy to help you." I'm just trying to make sure that your idea didn't come from your whim. ”

"I know the consequences of that." "It's like I know the consequences of not doing so." ”

With that, Mo Cheng put the teacup down and leaned back in his chair. Although his body had recovered a lot, he was still a little weak.

"I think you should know how important the planet 'Cape of Good Hope' is to me in my plans. But, after three months, Kalman will get it. He is not a mediocre talent, and he has such a huge amount of strength behind him. If I wait until he gets his footing, then I may lose the Cape of Good Hope forever. This is something I cannot tolerate. So I had to do something before he succeeded in getting the Cape of Good Hope. And this requires an army, an army that is not only strong but also absolutely loyal. ”

Mo Cheng said this, looking at Bai Chen, "Frankly, I can do without a commander, because I will personally command the entire fleet. But I can't live without soldiers, because the ship always has to be driven by people. And in such a short period of time, I am not able to find a reliable source of troops from any place other than the one I just mentioned, and I can quickly enter the combat state. ”

Bai Chen nodded very seriously, he felt Mo Cheng's determination to clean.

After the two were silent for a while, Bai Chen said again, "Aren't you worried about the cloning of your fleet?" Aren't you worried that we will usurp your command? ”

"Of course I'm worried, very worried." Mo Cheng smiled, "After the 'Flaming Mountain', I'm afraid that anyone will usurp my command. So, I'll make sure you can't usurp my command. First of all, my goal is to form ten commander-level main formations within three months. I will organize four of these formations into the main fleet, which I personally control and command. The soldiers of these four formations are all clones, and there is no ship commander, and all of them are under my direct command from the flagship. As for the other six fleets, I will split them into two auxiliary formations, one under my Judge Advocate General's Advocate General and one under the command of the Director of Intelligence. All six fleets use pirates as crews......"

Bai Chen pondered for a while and said, "If it's four Admiral-level main formations, we're going to provide you with almost three million clones working in the assembly plant...... It's a bit of a lot, and we're having trouble raising it. ”

"I think Mr. Bai may have misunderstood what I meant." Mo Cheng said with a smile.

"Hmm......" Bai Chen was confused again.

"I don't need you to come up with a single person." Speaking of this, Mo Cheng shook his head again, "Oh, no, to be precise, we just need you to come out of one person." ”

"Alone?" Bai Chen thought for a moment and pointed to himself, "You mean to say...... Me? ”

"That's right." Mo Cheng smiled, "Three million sounds like a lot, but if you put it in the entire thirty-two interstellar world, it is as small as a speck of dust. ”

Bai Chen asked in disbelief, "Could it be that you are going to kidnap clones specifically?" ”

"Wouldn't it be more touching to use liberation?" Mo Cheng asked.

At this time, Bai Chen fully understood what Mo Cheng meant, "Do you want me to accompany the army to persuade those clones who were kidnapped by you to join your army?" ”

"Yes, a wise man like you, I believe that you are very set when you are doing ideological work. And more importantly, you're a clone yourself, and your words are more convincing. My plan is to capture 60 million to 80 million clones in a month, and then select about 3 million clones from among them as soldiers. As for the rest, where they came from, we will send them back again, and never hurt a clone. All clones who become soldiers will enjoy the same salary, promotion, and pension rights as other soldiers of our Black Angel Army. ”

"Clones and natives are treated equally? Your Excellency Merce, are you talking about a temporary expediency, or will you always follow through on this policy? ”

Bai Chen's expression was extremely serious, as if he was a messenger of war between the two countries.

"It's a temporary stopgap measure. Because in the beginning, for the sake of safety, I would appoint any clone officers. All clones are treated equally and do not belong to each other. In addition, considering the acceptance of the soldiers, the natives and clones could not work together at first and had to be separated. However, once I have successfully secured the base, I will try to unify the natives and clones under a single chain of command. At the same time, the clones will also produce their own officer ......"

Before Mo Cheng could finish speaking, Bai Chen couldn't help but interrupt him, "Let clones and natives be completely equal...... I would like to ask you one last word, is this the true faith of your heart? ”

Mo Cheng looked up at Bai Chen silently for a while, and then said lightly: "It doesn't matter if it's the true belief in your heart or not. I'm going to always do what I just said. The reason is simple, because I have realized that if you want to dominate the universe, this is the way to go. ”

Bai Chen nodded, stood up with a frown, and paced around the room.

"Didn't you say that you only have a small fleet now? How did you expand him to as many as ten main formations in such a short period of time? Even if you can solve your troop source problem with your methods, where can you get so many warships? As far as I know, all your money, which was exchanged for the fleet, fell into the hands of Kalman. ”

After a while, Bai Chen asked.

"You don't have to worry about this old gentleman, I'll find a way to solve it."

Mo Cheng replied.

"Tell me about your plans."

Bai Chen walked up to Mo Cheng's side, looked at him, and said in an unquestionable tone.

Mo Cheng's eyebrows furrowed, "This...... Not very convenient, right? ”

"No, you have to tell me, you have to."

Bai Chen's insistence made Mo Cheng a little surprised, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that the advantages of telling Bai Chen outweighed the disadvantages.

So, Mo Cheng told Bai Chen roughly about his fundraising plan with some reservations, "Our plan is to get the funds we need from Fat Pig......

Five minutes later, Mo Cheng asked Bai Chen, "Mr. Bai, are you satisfied?" ”

Bai Chen didn't answer his words, he just walked back to his seat, and after thinking in silence for a long time, he raised his head again and said to Mo Cheng: "First of all, the first thing I want to say to you is - I am willing to cooperate with you. ”

Such an answer was expected by Mo Cheng, so he didn't seem too excited, just smiled and nodded, "Thank you." ”

Then, Mo Cheng looked at Bai Chen with a smile, waiting for him to say the rest of the words.

Intuition told Mo Cheng that Bai Chen's words would be even more important.

"Your Excellency Mercheng, if you can really be determined to follow through on the policy you just said, I can assure you. You will be rewarded more than you can imagine. ”

Mo Cheng smiled, "Old Mr. Bai's words sound like the temptation of a mystic...... However, as far as my personal interests are concerned, I am more willing to be tempted by some more realistic ones. ”

“？ I wonder if the legendary 'tearful mercy' is considered a more realistic temptation? ”

Bai Chen looked at Mo Cheng and asked.

"'Tearful mercy'?" Mo Cheng looked at Bai Chen with a smile, "Could it be that Old Mr. Bai actually knows the secret of this legendary flagship?" ”

"No, I don't know." Bai Chen shook his head and said, "However, the pocket watch in His Excellency Mo Cheng's arms is known. ”

(To be continued)