Chapter 45: Damn Magical Machines
The weather in mid-November is still warm and warm in the Duchy of Stantin, and people can still roam freely in single clothes, while in the Muerto Mountains on the border between the kingdoms of Lampari and Sark, it is often the middle of winter.
Three days ago, a heavy snowfall fell from the sky and continued intermittently for three days, and it was only this morning that the sun showed its face from behind the thick clouds and cleared again.
As soon as the sun reached the ground, the small town of Taklin, located in the northern part of the Muerto Mountains, in the territory of the Kingdom of Sark, only thirty kilometers from the border between the two countries, immediately burst into an extremely lively appearance in the silence of several days.
Groups of convoys came all the way from the north of the Kingdom of Sark, and at the same time, groups of convoys also crossed the Murto Mountains in the south and traveled even further from the Kingdom of Lampari.
Countless people with accents from the Kingdom of Sark and the Kingdom of Lampari converged on this town, which instantly became prosperous and lively.
Since the kingdom of Lampari and the kingdom of Sark reached an agreement more than four months ago to establish the small town of Taklin as a free trade zone between the two countries, the town of Taklin has been a lively scene for more than four months, as if it has suddenly changed from an ordinary town to a prosperous big city.
Countless merchants from the Kingdom of Sark and the Kingdom of Lampari came here with a large number of goods to trade, and by the way, the development of the entire town was promoted.
In just over four months, more than 20 restaurants and hotels have sprung up in the town, and at the same time, people around the town have gained a lot of jobs and even fortune opportunities.
Even ordinary farmers in the surrounding villages were able to quickly change their lives by being able to provide fresh vegetables to the town's restaurants.
So both the people in the small town of Taklin. Or the peasants of the Sark Kingdom in the surrounding villages. They are very grateful for the agreement reached between the two countries.
If it weren't for the fact that the free trade zone was set up here. How could they have such a comfortable life now?
You know, before that, because of its proximity to the Murto Mountains, the town of Taklin was almost one of the poorest towns in the kingdom of Sark, which had suffered from war.
However, the prosperity and bustle of the small town of Taklin can only make them angry in the eyes of some.
The Greedy Wolf Legion's Legion Commander Sharon Linur was one of them.
Every time he was dragged to the small town of Taklin by the chief of staff, Ivy João, he was furious. Even feeling humiliated.
In his opinion, the more prosperous the town of Taklin was, the more severe the humiliation against him.
Because the free trade zone represented by this town is actually based on a foundation that makes him extremely sad and angry, that is, the Kingdom of Sark was forced to agree to the conditions proposed by the Kingdom of Lampari to open this free trade zone.
The reason why it was forced was very simple, it was because the Kingdom of Sark could not withstand the offensive of the Kingdom of Lampari on the battlefield.
Specifically, the greedy wolf legion led by him could not resist the Zhenbei army of the Lampari Kingdom.
For Sharon Linur, who gave his life to the Greedy Wolf Army, this is the greatest humiliation.
For hundreds of years before that, the Kingdom of Sark had an absolute advantage in the face of the Kingdom of Lampari. However, during the period when he was the leader of the Greedy Wolf Legion, the Greedy Wolf Legion had suffered defeats in the northern army of the Lampari Kingdom in recent years.
Late last year and early this year. The Greedy Wolf Legion was even defeated by the Northern Army of the Lampari Kingdom, and they had no power to resist, and even let the Northern Army of the Lampari Kingdom enter the territory of the Sark Kingdom, and drove straight in, actually threatening the Star Plains City, which was more than a hundred kilometers away from the Murto Mountains.
This is the first time that the kingdom of Sark has seen such a situation in more than six hundred years.
After the incident, the whole kingdom of Sark was shaken, and the Greedy Wolf Legion became the target of everyone's spitting, thinking that it was entirely because of the Greedy Wolf Legion's ineffective fighting, and he, the commander of the Legion, should commit suicide to apologize.
However, when the Kingdom of Sark sent several other legions to fight against the Zhenbei Army of the Lampari Kingdom, they were all defeated without exception.
So everyone in the Sark Kingdom finally understood that it was not that the Greedy Wolf Legion and the Captain of the Li Nur Legion were incompetent, but that the Zhenbei Army of the Lampari Kingdom was too strong.
For a while, the entire Sark Kingdom became panicked.
Everyone was worried that if the Lampari Kingdom wanted to invade the Kingdom of Sark with its current extremely powerful military, the Kingdom of Sark would be able to resist it.
Fortunately, at this most critical moment, the Lampari Kingdom took the initiative to propose peace talks.
Although it was humiliating to be forced to negotiate peace, it was great news for the kingdom of Sark.
What's more, the Lampari Kingdom did not make any excessive demands in this peace talks, but only asked the two countries to open up a free trade zone and conduct normal trade between the two countries, and put forward an additional demand for the mineral resources of the Kingdom of Sark.
This demand is not a direct request, but the Lampari Kingdom will buy it with gold coins, although the price is not so high, it can be considered a normal transaction.
So the Sark Kingdom didn't hesitate much at all, and very readily agreed to the conditions of the Lampari Kingdom.
"Those fools of the Kingdom Council, this is digging your own grave!" said Linur as he watched the bustling scene in the small town of Taklin fiercely, and whispered angrily. "Can't these fools see that the Lampari Kingdom is clearly trying to steal valuable wealth and resources from our kingdom by relying on those useless magical machines?"
Ivy João glanced at Li Nur and chuckled, "Li Nuer, I understand your anger and hatred for the Lampari Kingdom, but if you have to say that magic machines are useless, you are really deceiving yourself. ”
"Isn't it?" said Linur, raising his voice slightly. "These bullshit magic machines can't be eaten or drunk, what are you buying and walking?"
Ivy Joao shook his head, thinking that Linur was now deeply prejudiced against magical machines because of his hatred for the kingdom of Lampari.
"Okay. Even if you say that those household magic machines are useless. But do you dare to say that military magic machines are useless either? We've fought so many times with the Zhenbei Army and we've only been completely defeated, and the reason for this is because of those damn military magic machines. ”
Li Nur looked stunned, and after a moment, he angrily spat at the snow beside him.
"Phew, if it weren't for those damn military magic machines, how could the Zhenbei Army beat us?"
"Although I don't think that the Su zhì of the Zhenbei Army will be worse than our Greedy Wolf Legion, but if it weren't for those military magic machines, they would indeed not be our opponents. Joao sighed. "But the problem is, they do have those damn military magic machines. And more and more, and more and more powerful. On the contrary, we still have nothing. ”
"It's all to blame on the damn Demon Court! They said three years ago that they would research the same powerful military magic machinery, but now they have only researched something? Except for the magic trebuchet that has long been outdated and eliminated by the northern army of the Lampari Kingdom, they have not done anything for three whole years!"
"This can't be blamed on the Demon Court, after all, this kind of thing is very complicated, and it can't be studied in a moment or a half. João sighed.
"Then how can the New Flying Chamber of Commerce research a new magic machine every once in a while, is the New Flying Chamber of Commerce much stronger than the magicians of our entire kingdom?"
João was speechless, after a while. Cai smiled bitterly: "Maybe it's because Xu Yi, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, is a genius." ”
Li Nuer scolded twice, and suddenly his expression moved. He lowered his voice and asked, "Speaking of which, didn't the General Staff Office of the Military Department say a long time ago that the operation was successful? Why hasn't there been any definite news yet?"
João looked left and right and whispered, "According to the information I received from the General Staff Office before. The people sent by the General Staff have basically gained trust, and it is believed that valuable information will be transmitted back soon. ”
"Good. Linur nodded. "If we can have the same military magic machinery as the Lampari Kingdom, I will definitely make the bunny cubs of the Zhenbei Army so big that they can take out this evil breath. ”
"Hmm. Joao nodded slightly, pointed ahead, and said, "But before we do that, let's study what we should buy." My kid asked me to buy a new Fei brand magic air conditioner, and my kid asked me to buy a new Fei brand bicycle, what about you?"
Li Nuer glanced at the flag in front of him that was swaying in the air by the cold wind and swaying with half of its wings, a deep disgust appeared on his face, and he snorted coldly: "I'm going to drink, you buy it and come to me." ”
Watching Li Nuer strode into a newly opened restaurant next to the road with a few accompanying soldiers, Joao smiled and walked over to the shop with the flag of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the flags of several other famous magical machinery chambers of commerce in the Lampari Kingdom.
When you enter the store, you will find that it is already crowded.
As far as the eye could see, João also found several acquaintances.
Apparently, they, like Joao, were encouraged by their families to come here and buy some useful household magic machines.
Since the opening of the free trade zone between the two countries, all kinds of household magic machines produced by the Lampari Kingdom have officially entered the Kingdom of Sark in large quantities, and now almost everyone in the Kingdom of Sark is clearly aware of the convenience that these household magic machines can bring.
In just a few months, household magic machines have become a trend in the Kingdom of Sark.
Now, if you don't even have a single magic machine at home, you're going to be ridiculed by everyone around you.
And even a front-line soldier like Joao was eventually unable to resist his family's request and was forced to buy military magic machinery.
In fact, Joao did not hate these household magic machines as much as Li Nuer, on the contrary, he felt that these things were indeed very useful and could bring great convenience to life.
It's just that he hadn't had much time to come here in person before, and now when he came here on a mission, he decided to buy some by the way.
After casually walking around the shop, Joao didn't think too much about it, and went directly to the counter of the new flying brand magic machine to select the household magic machine he wanted to buy.
Whether it is the deliberate publicity of the Lampari Kingdom or the public reputation in private, it shows that the new flying brand household magic machinery is the best, and there is no one.
As the chief of staff of the Greedy Wolf Legion, Joao certainly has the financial conditions to buy the best.
Once he had decided on what he wanted to buy, João walked casually to a smaller counter in the store.
The goods sold at this counter were shipped from the Duchy of Draco, and the waiters who were in charge of receiving guests were also from the Duchy of Delaco.
After looking at the counter for a while, Joao said as if casually: "It's a pity that the summer has passed, and I missed the opportunity to buy a magic fan." ”
The waiter narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "This guest, summer will always come, and it is also a good choice to buy a magic fan in advance." ”
João looked up and looked at the waiter, both of whom had a knowing smile on their faces. (Want to know more exciting news of "Magic Industry Empire"? Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right, select Add Friends to add the official account, search for "Qidianzhongwenwang", follow the official account, and never miss every update!book2002) (To be continued......)