Gramorgan, the town of the brave.

Metal signs were erected in prominent places on the market streets, and the mercenaries who came and went almost always stopped to watch for a while when they saw the signs.

This is a warning sign erected by the Governor's Palace, indicating that the Celtic region is also one of the disaster areas, reminding mercenaries to pay attention to their personal safety, and there is a reward for cultists.

After a long time, there were more stranded people, and everyone couldn't help but start talking.

"This kind of large-scale demonic disaster has not happened for hundreds of years.

"You know a fart, the demonic disasters that broke out in the past were all taken down by the Rosevians, but this time their control over the local province seems to have dropped a lot, and they couldn't control it at the first time, and then it flooded. ”

"Nonsense, so many people died in the upper realm, and no country can bear it. ”

Thanks to the construction of the Dryad engineering team and the miner goblins, the infrastructure of Glamorgan is very strong, and the housing prices are relatively low. Many mercenaries are already planning to settle in the vicinity, and some have even bought houses in Dunlun City, and some financially savvy people have even used their savings to start speculating on land and waiting for the value to rise.

Whether they are simply accustomed to the way of life here, or greedy for the quality of life in the town of the brave, this group of people has a sense of identification with Rosevia to a certain extent, and the comments are mostly sympathetic and regretful.

And in some dark corners of the tavern, those mercenaries who have a bad impression of Rosevia are the "pill party" who have the absolute advantage, and the tavern is full of schadenfreude whispers.

"It is said that Rosevia has killed millions of people because of this demonic disaster, and several provinces where the sparsely populated cult is prevalent are almost completely wiped out, and the local army is said to have exterminated the demonic disaster, but they don't even have the ability to protect themselves, and they must be completely rotten. ”

"Carefully calculate the state of the Agaric Dynasty for more than 1,300 years, and this generation of gods and monarchs spared no effort in the people. What kind of magic stone revolution is carried out, and the country is poisoned everywhere, it should also be ......"

"Shut up, there are some things you can't say, you forgot how that governor cut the Celtic scalps?"

“......”

The last row of tables on the east side of the tavern, near the window. The members of the White Crow Mercenary Regiment were eating silently, and just as these people were speaking more and more brazenly, the head of the group, Vane, put down the utensils in his hand and sighed:

"Frank's plague is not small, it has swept half the country in just a few days, and without the assistance of the Northern Legion of the Rosevians, I'm afraid our family will die in the mouth of the monster. ”

The deputy head of the regiment, Hill, flicked a pea on the plate with a fork, and echoed:

"Yes, if Rosevia loses a few remote provinces, he will lose his country. The Franks, who had lost half of their kingdom, must have died a few times. The Iberian Federation is no better, Roussevia has at least brought the disaster under control, the army is slowly eradicating the plague, and the war on the other side of the Atlantic is still stalemate. ”

Martin glanced at the two top bosses, suddenly lost his appetite, licked his lips and said:

"But I think what they said does make sense, this kind of thing hasn't happened before, but it's been suppressed quickly. How can so many provinces become disaster areas like now? ”

Kassandai rolled her eyes, completely unable to comprehend the man's thinking. What does it matter to them how the Rosevians are, instead of talking nonsense here, it is better to go to the training ground two more times.

"Hmph. ”

Suddenly there was a soft snort from the corner of the tavern, not very loud, but it happened to only reach the ears of the four members of the White Crow Mercenary Regiment.

Vane looked to the place where the voice came from, and saw an old man in sackcloth sitting at the dining table pouring himself a drink. The only food on his plate was potatoes, and the wine was indeed the best in the tavern.

The old man had white hair, a white beard, and his skin was covered with fine wrinkles, but he had a strong figure and a tall standing posture. But it is reminiscent of the old lion king who was driven out of the lion group.

Vane and Ciel glanced at each other, feeling that the other party's aura was strong, not like an ordinary person, so they asked with a smile:

"What do you think of what we said?"

"You little boys, you're a little better than the idiots here, but it's not much better. ”

The old man took a sip of wine, smacked his lips, looked at the browned potatoes on the plate, and said slowly:

"The Devil's Calamity will not kill Rosevia, because the size of this country is too large, but it will unite the upper and lower classes of this country to resist the catastrophe together. ”

"But...... So many people died......" Martin said with a look of surprise on his face.

"In a country with a population of 600 million, a million people are nothing, but they are just a few strands of mane on a lion's body. ”

The other party shook his head with a smile, took out a bottle of spices from his sleeve, sprinkled it on the potatoes, and said casually:

"More than half of the provinces where the demonic plague broke out were separatist forces with a high degree of independence, and they just happened to immigrate to the real border after they died, and even the problems with the ethnic structure were gone. Not only can it solve the local independence forces, but it can also make the top level of the whole country pay attention to the military strength building of the military region, and if I were the emperor of Rossevia, I would have been happy to sleep a long time ago. ”

Wayne felt that the three views were challenged, but he felt that the other party's statement was really reasonable, and couldn't help but ask, "According to what you mean, this demonic calamity is still a good thing?"

The old man tasted a few bites of potatoes and chewed them carefully before he said slowly:

"If Rosevia can suppress this wave of demonic disasters, it will be a good thing, and if it can't be suppressed, a good thing will become a bad thing. However, it is impossible to destroy the country, and this superpower that single-handedly started the Cold War and independently confronted half the world can only destroy itself. ”

The three men recalled his words, and the more they thought about it, the more reliable they felt, and they didn't care about Kasan Dai, who was puffing out her cheeks on the side, so they immediately got up and sat down at each other's table, and said with great interest:

"If you can't suppress it, it will become a bad thing, does it mean that the demon disaster will sweep the whole country?"

"I can't sweep it. ”

When the old man saw them come to watch him eat, he didn't think he was upset, and continued to pour his wine with pleasure:

"If it's a big deal, let the power go, and order the local military districts to recruit their own legions, as long as the knight class can fully explode its strength, the demon disaster will definitely not be able to set off a big storm. It's just this decentralization...... It is difficult to say what will happen later, if Emperor Romulus is in good enough health. If you live long enough, it's not a big deal. ”

"Makes sense. ”

Wayne looked at the other party with admiration, thought about it for a while, and finally couldn't help but ask two more questions: "Is Your Excellency also a citizen of Rosevia, and what is the matter with coming to Celtic?"

"Sort of. ”

He nodded, swallowed the last slice of potatoes, and stood up with a smile: "I'm coming to Celtic." It's about making a big deal. ”

......

Tun Lun City, Temporary Office.

"The bones of the culprit were found, hidden in the cellar of a pig farm on the outskirts of Dunlun City, a total of twenty-two people, and only the skull was eaten all over the body. Nicole approached the office with a basket of lime-sprinkled skulls and placed them on the ground with a clatter.

"These idiots......" Kara scolded hatefully, looking at the basket of white bones.

"Do cultists who believe in this so-called Black Goat Mother Goddess have a problem with their brains?" Bruno couldn't imagine that anyone would worship such an evil god, how twisted it was.

"It's not that you have a problem with your brain, and you are religious. It's that after believing in religion, the thinking is different from that of normal people. Perhaps the teachings of the Black Goat Mother Goddess also had a positive side at the beginning, but this layer of disguise will definitely slowly collapse over time, a cult is a cult, and the hypocrisy for a while is only to lurk, and it will definitely end up eating people. ”

Aree looked away from the basket of skulls and turned to Beverly, who was staring at the two dark circles and yawning:

"There has also been a demonic plague in the Highland Kingdom, how is it now?"

"The scale of the outbreak in the north was not very large, and it only hit a few small towns. was led by Crown Prince Wallace to destroy the monsters, and the prince's reputation among the people has also become a little better. ”

After listening to Beverly's return. The black-haired knight's face was a lot thicker, and he said with a twisted eyebrow: "The time left for us will not be very long, we must seize all the remaining time to prepare for war." ”

"Do you think the Celtics will attack?" asked Clarke, frowning.

"If they can't come, we have to find a way to create opportunities for them to attack, because ...... I'm running out of money......" Yalei said with a bitter face.

Originally, he relied on tens of billions of loans. Coupled with the funds raised from the sale of Celtic land mines and commercial taxes, it can always last for a year or two. But now that the demon disaster is in trouble, the evil capitalists are so frightened that they dare not invest, and they have sold their properties cheaply or simply abandoned them, and the commercial tax is basically gone.

Relying on tens of billions of loans without roots. At most, another half a year, and that's not counting the money it costs to fight. However, the animal enhancer of the sound nest is selling well, and it can more or less save a military budget, but it will definitely not last long.

"Since you don't have any money...... We don't have to fight......" Nicole couldn't help but underestimate.

"Childish! If we don't overturn the Highland Kingdom, we will have to stay here for ten years, not only will we be foolish all day long without gain, but we will not be able to raise money to fight in the other world in the future. ”

The black-haired knight pointed at the tip of Nicole's nose, scolded him fiercely, and then said with a heavy face:

"And...... If we just let it go and let the Highland Kingdom gradually become familiar with the modern combat system, the pressure on us will increase and grow, and we will wait until we exceed a tipping point. The Celtic Governor's Palace will inevitably be under the direct jurisdiction of the Empire, and I'm a little better, it's a big deal to give up military power, but what are you going to do?"

The positions of Nicole and the others were all temporarily arranged by Yalei, and it would work in this colony-like governor's palace, but after it was directly governed by the empire, it would definitely not be accepted by those official officials.

“......”

The female knight thought about it seriously, and felt that it was not a way to drag it out like this, so she could only nod silently and stop talking.

"The training on my side is going well, the Harpys are very cooperative, they are always in a state of preparation, and they are determined to seek revenge on the Celts. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little wrong, Carla hurriedly stood up and asked for credit.

"Rock monsters are no problem, they are highly obedient and ready to participate in combat. Although Clark feels sorry for his girlfriend, he still says that he is also a main fighter.

"The water lizards are fine, these monsters are obedient to the Varm brothers, and they are going to hit wherever they want. "Bruno is the most heavily influenced member of the Black Seat, and can be said to have a heartfelt desire for war and a conviction that he can win.

"Good. ”

The black-haired knight's face softened slightly, and he was about to end the meeting when Lydia suddenly knocked on the door, and said through the door panel:

"There's an old man out there who claims to be Pompey, and he's going to talk to you about a big deal. ”

"Pompey, big business, let him in!"

Yalei showed a look of surprise, at this time to do business with himself, the other party must be a big capitalist who is not afraid of death, and wants to take this opportunity to come in and buy the bottom, in this case, how can he let go of such a good opportunity to dump the plate.

Nicole immediately walked to the door, and when she opened it, she saw an old man with a white beard, dressed in sackcloth, and dressed as an ascetic, walking into the windmill.

"Your Excellency, I want to make a big deal with you. "The old man doesn't talk nonsense, he gets straight to the point, and he is the favorite type of black-haired knight.

"What kind of business do you want to do??" asked Yalei with a smile on his face.

"I don't have a consortium in my name, and I don't have half a fortune on me. The other party smiled slightly, his eyes swept over the faces of the knights, and said calmly:

"I'm the only one who has the capital. ”

"Uh...... It's not impossible to get on credit, but you have to come up with a good investment plan. ”

The black-haired knight is now short of money, and he doesn't care if the other party wants to empty the gloves of the white wolf, as long as there is an idea to make money, everything is easy to say.

"Your Excellency the Governor, do you know that there are three ways to do business in this world?" the old man asked calmly, stroking his long beard.

"What are the three routes?" Areley was immediately intrigued.

"These three businesses have a lot at stake, and you can only tell the governor and your cronies, otherwise there will be trouble. The other party stroked his chest and saluted, his beard flowed, and he looked radiant.

The black-haired knight laughed, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you say, everyone here is my sibling." ”

"Then let the Governor listen. Pompey stroked his long beard and said:

"The next road focuses on shopping malls, operates small commodities, buys low and sells high, you can get ten times the benefits, be supported and loved by your peers, and finally become a huge rich. ”

Yalei tightened his eyebrows, glanced at the other party solemnly, and said softly:

"Please go on. ”

Pompey observed his expression and continued:

"The middle road focuses on the economic lifeline, combines business and government, controls bulk commodities, manipulates trade exchange rates, and can reap a hundredfold of benefits.

The old man's words made everyone look sideways, and the black-haired knight sat up straight and bowed respectfully:

"Please, Sage continue. ”

Pompey nodded with satisfaction, and said calmly:

"On the road, focus on the general trend of the world, snare wings, fight strongly, control the life and death of all things, sit on the interests of tens of millions of times, raise your arms and call for countless followers, and finally become a hegemon!" (To be continued.) )