Chapter 25: Persuasion
Cliff is finally here.
In fact, he had wanted to come for a long time, after all, the Purgatory Sect needed someone to preside over the overall situation in the fifth difficulty.
However, Cliff is also a very stoic person, he knows that his strength is still a little behind those old bosses, so he uses the time in the fourth difficulty to strengthen his strength, and he uses two of them for the holiday season alone, and works hard in the wilderness every day.
Relying on the powerful Ice Phoenix and Wind Forest Volcano, Cliff also gained a lot of benefits in the wilderness, and it was only recently that he finally broke through and entered here.
He had entered the Sim three days ago, but had chosen not to base himself on Guardianship, but on Lava Star, the main planet of the Cult of Purgatory, which was their home base.
When he came, Tomeril greeted Shen Yi, but because everyone was busy, they never met.
As for Zhou Hao, it's the same.
The boss of the Yunhai team has been hanging out with the Dragon League on the Dragon King Star after entering the fifth difficulty, and when he heard that Shen Yi was here, he also asked the people of the Dragon League here to greet Shen Yi, but everyone was too busy to meet.
Seeing the two of them coming in at this moment, Shen Yi got up with a smile: "Let me guess why you came...... Joint attack, right? It seems that someone is not happy with my performance. ”
Cliff spread his hands: "I know I can't hide it from you." ”
It has only been three days since Cliff entered the simulation world, and it was the most critical moment in the construction of the base.
If it was just him alone, Zhou Hao also came.
Shen Yi knew that Zhou Hao's recent situation was not very good, and not long ago, a Zerg attack almost captured his base, which greatly damaged his vitality. Running over at this time, if you want to say that you don't have any special mission, Shen Yi doesn't believe it.
With the distribution of propaganda advertisements, Shen Yi is now well-known among the generals.
The completion of the ten-person base in two months, not to mention unprecedented, is also quite efficient, and the image of the fortress giant is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The three districts of the east, west and north attach great importance to Shen Yi, so in this joint attack, Shen Yi's performance will inevitably fall into everyone's eyes.
Shen Yi is so negative, naturally people are not very happy.
"It seems that some people don't like what I'm doing, so I asked two people to talk about it. Shen Yi smiled and asked the two to sit down and let the guards serve tea.
Cliff is the representative of the Western District, and Zhou Hao is the representative of the Eastern District, and everyone is still very consistent in terms of finding people. The North District also attaches great importance to it, but they are really not negotiators, so it is better not to send someone to come.
Cliff took a sip of his tea, "No way, who told you to be so out of line lately? You don't think you can't see the tricks you play, do you?"
Shen Yi replied seriously: "This is not a trick, but for long-term development, not to fight for the gains and losses of one time and one place!"
Zhou Hao said bitterly: "Do you think the Supreme Council doesn't understand this? The joint attack itself is to weaken the Zerg." Without the blow to the Zerg, how can there be stable development? If you want to be like you, let the Zerg grow wantonly, you will really be broken by each other. ”
"Then you have to be selective, and there is no need to sacrifice everyone's right to development. ”
"But it's supposed to be up to the council to decide, right?"
Shen Yi laughed: "The question is whether the council may decide? The two brothers, both of them are now, who still doesn't understand whom? This kind of thing is not suitable for the council at all, they can't choose who to sacrifice and protect whom, because fairness is the foundation of the bloody city!"
"There is no such thing as absolute fairness. ”
"Yes, but there is one in Bloody City, at least on the surface. Everything is decided by the system, you get rewards for completing tasks, and you lose rewards for completing tasks, it's as simple as that. The Supreme Council cannot decide who can develop and who can be sacrificed, unless they can keep the sacrificed adventurers from being wiped out. But can they do it?"
"Someday it can be done, and the obliteration will be canceled. ”
"But not now, right? So who develops ultimately depends on the adventurer himself. I know the council, so I know what I can do, it's my resource, I'm just using it. ”
"You're not the only one who knows. ”
"You don't have to be their business. ”
Cliff was helpless: "We also have scruples. The four major forces are basically joint bases, and if we do this, it will not be a matter of one or two people, but a group of people, so we can't. ”
Shen Yi sneered: "Yes, so I don't want to join the joint base." I do something with a bunch of people watching, staring, biting. How good is now, what do I want to do is my freedom! I have no organization, no support, no constraints, as long as I can get through the difficult beginning, I can have a good future. Now that I've survived the hardest time, we got through it on our own, and now is the time for me to reap the fruits!"
Everyone wants to do this kind of thing if they are organized and have scruples, but there are few who can really do it.
Shen Yi said again: "Besides, I'm not going to go on the expedition." Isn't it also strength to warships? I will bring three warships with me on this expedition, and you are talking about how many independent bases can come up with three warships? Just when we can use all our resources to produce warships? I can voluntarily transport the troops of adventurers who have not bought warships, and the fees can be cheap. ”
"Ahem...... That's not called an obligation. ”
"Okay, offer. ”
"The problem is that you brought the ship from your home world. ”
"So what? They exchange points for points, and I still exchange points for points. My own son is not as good as their goddaughter?" Shen Yi smiled shamefully: "This godfather should also have a sense of superiority." ”
“...... The problem is that it doesn't match your strength. ”
"Just keep up with the crowd. ”
"But those who can work hard!"
"But our current social stage is more work and more rewards, and distribution according to work!"
The three of you said a word, and the argument was inextricable, and the atmosphere became intense.
After arguing for a while, the three of them suddenly fell silent at the same time, and no one spoke.
It was Zhou Hao who sighed and broke the calm: "I originally wanted to take the opportunity to meet Brother Shen and have a good chat, but I didn't expect to quarrel as soon as we met." Forget it, why bother to hurt feelings about other people's affairs, just because I haven't been here. ”
He said as he got up to leave.
Shen Yi said suddenly: "What benefits did the Dragon Alliance promise you to convince me?"
Zhou Hao replied: "Some time ago, my base was seriously damaged, you know, I need support." ”
"How much support?"
"At least 200,000 points, they can give it to me. ”
"What do you want you to convince me to do?"
"Help them eliminate at least one of the high-level broods. ”
"What about you?" Shen Yi turned to look at Cliff.
Cliff smiled, "The Purgatory Sect has 14 generals leaving the Five Difficulties next month...... Eight of them are not yet done with the task of killing the high-level brood, and I hope to get as many of them out of this world as safely as possible, which is also my responsibility as the Master. ”
"It's also a boost to your prestige, isn't it? After all, you're a Protestant leader. ”
"Yes. ”
"At least one, too?"
"If only you could help more, it would be better. ”
Shen Yi nodded.
He closed his eyes and thought for a moment.
After a long time, he finally said to Zhou Hao: "I can help the Dragon Alliance kill at least one high-level brood, but they have to lend you another five hundred workers." ”
A trace of gratitude appeared in Zhou Hao's eyes: "Thank you." ”
Shen Yi turned to Cliff again: "You are the same." I will do my best to help the Dragon Alliance and the Purgatory Sect each kill a high-level brood, and the rest will be left alone. ”
Cliff was not pleased.
He knew very well that what Shen Yi promised was different from what others were asking for.
What Shen Yi promised was nothing more than helping the Dragon Alliance and the Purgatory Sect, so what about the others?
What they asked was for Shen Yi to bring out enough troops to create more opportunities for them.
Solving the brood and solving stress are two different things entirely, the former is only for the individual and the latter is for everyone.
Shen Yi's promise has nothing to do with these people, and they will not be grateful for it.
So Cliff looked at Shen Yi: "You will offend a lot of people like this." ”
Shen Yi sneered disdainfully: "Why should I care about other people's opinions? If you pin your fate on someone else, it's not an exaggeration to say that it's a waste. ”
"But there are many such people. If you don't help them today, they won't help you in the future. ”
"I don't need to. Shen Yi raised his eyebrows and replied, "Don't tell me, you didn't see the situation at the base when you came." ”
"That's ......" Cliff was speechless: "Two independent bases have been built in three months, and the standard of twenty people is not necessarily able to complete this step in the end." ”
"No way, the foundation is good. ”
Shen Yi is very immodest.
But it's also true, there are not many people who can throw off 800,000 investments as soon as they come in, and if he develops like this, if he doesn't have strong personal strength, no warships and fortresses, he has been demolished many times. The first and third insect attacks were the most dangerous.
The base doesn't need to be dangerous every time, but it only takes one time and it's often doomed.
"But it's still not enough!" Zhou Hao reminded.
"I didn't say I'd expanded to the limit. Shen Yi replied leisurely.
Cliff frowned, "You still want to expand?"
"Well, I'm going to expand to ten independent bases, a hundred-person standard unit, how about it? I'm going to build a joint base by myself. ”
This answer startled both of them.
Zhou Hao shouted: "Damn, are you crazy? Isn't the bigger the base, the better! If it's too big, the Zerg won't let you go." ”
"Of course, if I'm not mistaken, the largest joint base at present is the sixty-person joint base in the Eastern District, with a radiation area of 1.2 million square kilometers, right?"
"So what?"
"That's why I'm talking about ten independent bases. The standard of ten people per base is one million square kilometers, and lo and behold, we are not the largest. ”
“...... But there are sixty people in the Dragon Alliance base, and there are only six of you!"
"yes, so this joint base is already able to satisfy my appetite. Shen Yi was not ashamed.
Cliff and Zhou Hao were speechless at the same time.
Shen Yi said with a smile: "Think about it, one million square kilometers of radiation area can install three hundred energy converters, providing two hundred energy beads every day. That's 60 million a month, what could be better than that?"
"Then you still have eight independent bases, and you want to build them until the Year of the Monkey?" Zhou Hao asked.
"The Year of the Monkey may not be. A month's income from an independent base is enough to cover the entire construction cost of a base, and there is even a surplus considering the reduction of duplicate construction. So the first base took two months, and the second one took only one month. So next month I can build two of them, and next month I can build four of them, and that's eight, and there will be time left for the last two in the sixth month. Of course, taking into account the attrition of the battle, let's even if he completes all the base construction in six months, and the remaining six months are used to make troops...... That's enough. ”
"War is not addition and subtraction. ”
"As long as you have enough strength, you can make it into addition and subtraction. ”
"The problem is that the larger the base and the more troops, the smaller the proportion of the adventurer's personal strength. Regardless of the satellite bases, just ten independent main bases, you only have six people in the Broken Blade team, and it is not enough for one person to defend one. ”
"I have my own way of manpower, of course, no more will work, so I am content to build so big. ”
"Contented...... You really don't have a big appetite. ”
"Thank you for the compliment. ”
“...... I'm not complimenting you. Cliff was speechless at him.
It's fucking crazy that a team wants to build a joint base that is bigger than the joint base in the northwest and the two regions.
Of course, in theory, this is indeed possible.
But that's just theory.
Shen Yi had to make sure that while he invested all his money in expansion, he could still insist on not causing huge losses due to the Zerg's attack.
Even the joint bases of the major organizations do not dare to guarantee this.
Cliff didn't know what Shen Yi could guarantee.
But Shen Yi is very confident.
The basis of his confidence is that in the three months of the simulation world, the home world has completed a number of warships in a row, and the number of them is far beyond the imagination of adventurers.
His big universe plan has been a complete success, and the long-term investment has been turned into strength.
He also has a large number of relocated equipment in the home world, which is about to collapse, and these relocated equipment will greatly reduce the capital needs for the expansion of the base.
With such confidence, what does Shen Yi dare not think?
On the other hand, if he can't even do this, why should he challenge the master?
Leisurely drank the last sip of tea, Shen Yi said: "So, it's not that I need their help, but they need to follow me behind my ass to pick up leftovers." ”
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PS: Tired, I guess I was too busy yesterday, and today I can't move a little bit, so I'm here.