Nan Ruohuai is very self-aware of his status, he is still smiling, and there is no embarrassment, and he doesn't take the attitude of the city lord to heart at all.

Qianye asked, "Do you know this person, and what is the relationship with that fifth brother?"

Nan Ruohuai said: "Although he doesn't know me, I know him." The fifth brother is one of the four people who are most likely to compete for the throne. The recent change of the lord of the Far Realm should also have this factor. This Lord Luo is the fifth brother's uncle and uncle. ”

The last few words, Nan Ruohuai deliberately emphasized, and Qianye understood.

Qianye looked the city lord of Luo up and down, and said lightly: "From now on, this island is the territory of the thirty-first prince, and it is impossible to say that the throne of King Zheng will be fought for." You either surrender now or die. ”

City Lord Luo was shocked and angry when he heard this, and shouted: "You guys, you are rebelling!"

"It seems that it is impossible to get you to surrender, so let's die. Qianye's face sank, and he raised his two fingers together, and with a slash in the air, he saw a flash of blood, and the head of the Luo City Lord was already flying high!

Seeing this scene, Nan Ruohuai's face turned pale, and his heart jumped out of his chest quickly. It's not that he hasn't seen murder, and it's not that his hands are completely bloodless, but just now, he felt like a mountain of pressure coming out of thin air, and he couldn't move in an instant.

Nan Ruohuai really felt at this moment that Qianye wanted to kill him, and he didn't even need to raise his hand, just move his thoughts. Lord Luo is also very famous in the royal capital, and he is a strong person associated with the royal family, and he has even had a record of jumping over the level and killing the enemy.

Such a famous person, with a superior identity and military force, let alone fight back in front of Qianye, he didn't even react at all, and even if a chicken was killed, I am afraid he would die with more dignity.

The Far Side City was already in chaos.

To the people of this remote floating island, Lord Luo is already a god-like figure. Such people have been killed, so what else can they do?

Qianye pointed to the distant city and said, "When the marines enter the city, if there is resistance, they will be killed!"

The transport ship sailed straight to the head of the city and threw an elite soldier on the wall. Many of the defenders threw their weapons directly to the ground, and anyone who had the slightest intention of resisting was killed on the spot like chopping melons and vegetables.

In less than an hour, Qianye was already sitting on the high seat of the City Lord's Mansion, and on the left was the mercenary general he brought, but there were only three or five people, and on the right was crowded, all of whom were figures from all walks of life in the city.

Outside the window, there was still the roar of gunfire from time to time, and occasionally a few particularly terrible screams, which made the so-called bigwigs of Far Realm City fidget. In fact, the mercenary generals brought by Qianye were far more than just those in front of them, and those who were not present were busy receiving important facilities and buildings in the city.

Qianye waited for the room to be quiet, coughed, and said, "This is His Royal Highness the Thirty-One Prince, everyone knows it." ”

"Of course, of course!"

"Thunder!"

"It has been famous for a long time, and when I see it today, I know what a dragon and phoenix are among people!"

The sycophants came like a tide, and Nan Ruohuai was filmed like a cloud in a fog, almost forgetting where he was. Fortunately, he still has the last bit of clarity left, knowing that it is impossible for these people to know who the thirty-first prince is, and these sycophants are all to give face to Qianye and the warships outside.

But they were not wrong, with Qianye and the fleet there, Nan Ruohuai jumped from a passerby to a hot candidate. If it weren't for the unknown origin of Qianye, Nan Ruohuai might have become one of the hottest three in one fell swoop.

Gunshots still rang out from time to time outside the window, and Qianye said to everyone: "It seems that there are still a lot of rebels and rebellions in the city." Ruohuai, how did Zheng Guo now convict him of rebellion?"

Nan Ruohuai said: "Zheng Guo mainly imitates the Qin system, and the conviction of rebellion is similar in all countries, once it is verified, it is all Manchu beheading." ”

He opened his mouth to come, and it was obvious that the prince's basic work was still solid.

Qianye nodded and said lightly: "If you are thinking about it for the first time, you don't have to be punished so heavily." You have all appeared, and the one who dares to resist at this moment is to rebel and behead the whole family, and the clansmen do not need to be implicated. ”

"Your Excellency is merciful!" Nan Ruohuai praised.

But the leading people in the city in the room couldn't sit still, and some people were sweating on the spot. When Qianye saw it, he didn't say anything, and said kindly: "If you have anything to arrange, you have to hurry up." Half an hour later, I wanted to go around town. ”

"Thank you, my lord! The villain does have some important matters at home, and he has to deal with them quickly. ”

Similar sounds continued, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of them ran away. This is Qianye gave them an extra half an hour, and after half an hour, those who dared to resist would be killed. Even the city lord of Luo was slaughtered like a chicken and a dog, who else could escape?

The few people who stayed, you look at me, I look at you, their eyes are full of vigilance of meeting the same kind.

Qianye's eyes were slightly closed, as if he was pretending to sleep, until half an hour had passed, and then he got up and said, "Let's go around the city." ”

The Far Realm City is simple and beautiful, with white stone as the base, and mostly decorated with bright colors. There are not many traces of battle in the city, and there is not much damage, after all, the resisters are still a minority, and with the help of the major families, the few resisters have probably turned into corpses.

The city's busiest shopping street is next to the float boat landing field, and every shop is busy putting their goods back on the table. Apparently the war broke out suddenly, and they were about to close the shop urgently, and they got the news that the war was decided, and a thousand nights were going to patrol the streets, lest the depression in the market be perceived as passive resistance, and thus annoy this terrible man.

A thousand nights walked by, occasionally walking into the store of interest for a turn, and asking a few random questions.

Far Frontier City is the only port on the floating island, and most of the shops are selling local specialties, as well as luxury goods that are not produced on the island, as well as various industrial goods. The floating islands are still largely agriculturally and mining-based, and the only industrialized industry is smelting, which smelts all kinds of raw ore into basic metal ingots and transports them back to the kingdom.

Most of the basic materials produced on the floating islands are minerals, and although there are certainly all kinds of rare strategic minerals, the technology is not enough to exploit them, so they have been deposited there.

While watching, Qianye chatted with Song Lun and Nan Ruohuai beside him. In front of a shop, his eyes were suddenly attracted by a piece of ore with green spots, and he picked it up and looked at it for a while.

The ore is called barium greenstone, which is a complex of rare minerals that are used in high-grade engines and ballistas. Qianye didn't expect to see this kind of raw ore here, and he threw it at random in the position of ordinary products.

Qianye said to Song Lun: "I didn't expect there to be such a thing here." Don't they use it themselves?"

Song Lun said: "They shouldn't be used. ”

"Why?"

Nan Ruohuai on the side replied: "The refining cost of this kind of green barium stone is extremely high, and the application field is extremely narrow. To tell the truth, the technology of high-level engines and ballistas is only available in the Empire, and our little Zheng Guo simply does not have this ability. Even if it is refined and mined, it can only be sold to the empire. The purchase price of the empire, we basically don't make much money. ”

Qianye swept the green barium stone, shook his head, threw it to Song Lun, and said, "Take it first, buy as much as you want." ”

"Yes, sir. ”

The shopkeeper was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.

Along the way, there are a lot of discoveries, which make Qianye very satisfied. If these minerals are handled well, they can be used immediately, after all, there is already a whole line of flovership engines in a neutral place.

The production line in a neutral place needs resources, Zhengguo's resources need downstream industry exports, and the core technology is in the hands of Ningyuan Heavy Industry. Such a key link is divided into three places, no matter what chaos happens, as long as Qianye, who holds Valhalla, cuts off the void passage, he can turn all three industries into scrap metal. Therefore, even if a big man like Zhang Buzhou lacks key resources, he can only watch the development of Nanqingcheng, and the benefits of grabbing the past are limited, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Qianye asked a few more words, what he didn't understand was that Zheng Guo had a lot of resources, so why he didn't develop well. Nan Ruohuai explained succinctly.

In fact, Zheng Guo is not short of people of insight, but the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the living environment of the human race is not stable, and most of the time he has to fight against the surrounding dark races and tribes, and the demand for instant combat power is extremely urgent. For Zheng Guo, the fastest way to obtain high-level equipment is to go to the empire to participate in the war, obtain military merits, and exchange them for military merits.

If you want to develop on your own, if you want to build a complete set of military industrial system, you have to be decades. Even if it is completed, if Zheng Guo can't keep up with independent research and development, and the technology output still relies entirely on the empire, the equipment he creates will inevitably lag behind. The investment in core technology research and development is another astronomical figure.

After listening to the explanation, Qianye shook his head and said: "Zheng Guoguo has also been a hundred years, if you were committed to establishing a complete system from the beginning, how should it be built now? ”

Nan Ruohuai had never thought about this truth, and he was stunned for a while.

At nightfall, after Qianye had dinner, a detailed mineral and resource production table of floating islands was placed in front of him. The data on the table is very detailed, not only the production and reserves of the category, but also the introduction of important minerals and the surrounding environment, and the distribution map is attached.

Being able to summarize such a piece of information in a short period of time, Nan Ruohuai's ability to do things is still commendable.

After reading this watch, Qianye roughly knew it. The resources on the floating islands are at least enough to sustain the initial activities. When all the follow-up troops arrive, it will not be enough.

Qianye opened Zheng Guo's detailed map and said to Nan Ruohuai: "What else is desirable on the outer islands?

Nan Ruohuai had already done his homework, stretched out his hand on the map, and said, "Here, Liaocheng." ”

Liaocheng is located in the west of Zheng State, also on the edge of the mainland. The city has a well-developed metallurgical system, with many blast furnaces and large and small workshops, and basically half of the people in the city live on the metal industry.

Due to the geographical location, Liaocheng and the floating islands have formed a de facto complementary relationship over the years. Most of the metal ingots transported from the floating islands will be refined in Liaocheng, or crude into various metal products, and then transported to the royal capital or inland.