Chapter 274
Once again, the kobold princess easily broke the enemy army, and it was almost no difficulty. However, this time, the princess did not wave her army to kill again, but just stood still, and only let the ellipsis chariot in the rear continue to throw stones to attack. The ellipsis vehicle needs to be tested, and the rare real combat link is certainly not to be missed. At the same time, the leader of the other party has been killed, and even if he does not move, the other party has already scattered and fled.
However, the effect of continuing to test the catapult was not ideal, and the main reason why the first shot could accurately hit the opponent's leader's chariot was because he was still in place, and at this time he was in a state of running, but he could barely aim again. Of course, due to the confusion of the opponent and the compact formation, it is still possible to hit people by smashing casually, but it is not the one that you are aiming at, and because the projectile is too large and heavy, it becomes impossible to use crow guidance.
These flaws were passed on to Kevin by the crow in their entirety, and carefully documented for study. However, speaking of catapults, they don't need any precision in the first place, they want a covering blow, and from this point of view, they are definitely qualified. Precision is all about design.
On the battlefield, the other party fled in just a moment, and even there were panic sounds in the main city, victory was already in sight, but the princess ordered the withdrawal of troops at this time. Only a few smashed full stop chariots were brought back to study, and the others were not even looted. The withdrawal was crisp and neat, and not a single person or car stopped, showing a high level of military discipline.
The news reached the ears of the various observation groups that night, and there was no doubt that it was a big shock, and the wind of probing was inevitable. And this time, not only did he have to go to the Empire to find out, but even Kevin's side didn't let go, after all, it was obviously the ellipsis chariot that smashed the full stop chariot.
Kevin was also prescient, and hung a "Do Not Disturb" sign at the door after dark. But it didn't work, they just gathered a few more people and knocked on the door.
Kevin was helpless, because he didn't want to turn his face directly, and it was impossible to win so many observation groups, so he could only open the door to greet him. Kevin said that he was very tired, so he put up a "Do Not Disturb" sign, but the other party seemed to be collectively deaf, laughed dryly, and was cheeky and forced to stay.
"I heard that Lou Baole's chariot was borrowed by the government army? Does this mean that Lou Baole also intervened in the war?"
"Can you tell us about the capabilities and circumstances of this new type of vehicle, which is called the ellipsis that breaks the armor of the full stop tank?"
"Mr. Kevin, I haven't had a chance to chat properly, can I make a friend. "There are also people who are close, and a dozen people in a room are not too crowded, and they are gossiping.
Kevin waited for them to be quiet before he replied, "I'm just a member of the Military Observer Mission, not a diplomatic Q&A, please ask our Resident Ambassador if you need to." ”
"However, we still have to ask ......", "I still have questions...... "I want to ask ......" Everyone was not reconciled.
Kevin replied, "If you ask that again, I can only answer that I have no comment." ”
Everyone: "......"
Then this group of people stayed here for more than half an hour, seeing that Kevin looked displeased, he didn't say much, and it was impossible to catch any flaws, so he could only leave in despair.
Early the next morning, the group went to the ambassador of Lou Pauler again, only to be told that the ambassador was not there and that he did not know where he had gone. A few people were impatient and left immediately, but there was still a group of people waiting patiently at the door, and it was impossible for the ambassador to run anyway.
It was not until noon that the ambassador returned from outside, and a group of people immediately greeted him.
The ambassador reluctantly led them into the room and began to skillfully use diplomatic rhetoric: "The position of our country is consistent, we will not interfere in the war between the two sides, and we also hope that the war can end as soon as possible and return to the negotiating table to solve the problem." ”
"As for the issue of combat vehicles, this is normal business practice. We have a contract to prove it, and I hope you don't overdo it," the ambassador continued, "As for the quality of the vehicle, since it is only a test product at the moment, all the data is not public, so please forgive me. Of course, if you want to know more, you can go to the front line to observe it yourself. ”
Of course, these people are not so easy to dismiss, and many of them are trying to set up more information, but their questions are not mature, and in many cases they even just ask the same question repeatedly, and they also deliberately ask some inducing questions, such as: "Lou Pauler's new Don chariot is obviously borrowed from the Imperial Comma Chariot, but I don't know how much it borrowed?" "There are rumors that Lou Pauler is here to steal technology in secret, is it true?" "Ambassador, can you guarantee that all the Lou Pauler observation groups that came with you this time did not steal technology?" ......
In this regard, the ambassador was obviously experienced in many battles, and sneered faintly: "Although I am the resident ambassador and can answer some of your questions, not all of them will be answered. This is especially true for those who have a serious bias or even a tendency to slander from the beginning. Stealing technology? I hope that when the people in the room say this word, there will be evidence to prove it. Where's the rumor? Who's going to spread it?"
There was silence.
"If not, I don't want to hear similar questions next time. I also hope that your questions will be more professional," the ambassador said with a serious expression, "Today is not the time to receive you, but I just saw that you have been waiting for a morning and made an exception." Now that I have something to do, I'm going out again, so please come back. ”
With that, the ambassador kicked everyone out of the embassy, closed the door himself, turned and left. Leaving a group of people still tangled at the door.
However, in addition to this group of observers who chased people and asked questions, another group of practitioners had already gone to the main city where the princess was located to prepare for a field trip, among which there were about seven or eight people from the Empire. Kevin, on the other hand, didn't care at all and remained in the hotel.
In fact, Kevin also has enough reasons to follow the past, after all, it depends on the situation of his own experiments. But as soon as he passed, the whole city would immediately chant "God forbid", and Kevin had to avoid trouble.
Not only Kevin can't go, but even the crow and the little tiger need to be avoided. But fortunately, the neighborhood is all mountainous, so I found a small cave at random, and sent the little tiger to the cave for the crow to take care of temporarily.
In this way, it is equivalent to the complete interruption of the contact between Kevin and the princess, and the Imperial people are stationed in the city, and they really don't have the courage to let the crow open their mouths to speak, and even appear as little as possible.
However, these smashed-up chariots are very important for experimental research, and it is necessary to have first-hand information, and perhaps after being seen by the Imperials, they will destroy it. For this reason, the ambassador can only come forward, and the ambassador set off in the middle of the night last night to go to the princess's residence, and did not return until noon today, and continued in the afternoon. So these missions hit a wall in the morning, but it was not the ambassador who deliberately avoided them.
Kevin was relatively quiet at this time, leaving alone in the hotel to study the newly learned magic array. The breeding of the Space Magic Array and high-level Demonic Beasts are all sealed books, and every time Kevin wants to see it, he must obtain the consent of the ambassador before he can break the seal, and he is not allowed to borrow or take it out.
At this time, the ambassador was not there, and Kevin actually did not have a book in his hands. But with his excellent memory, Kevin drew a lot of formations on white paper, and then studied and reviewed them on his own. When it's over, you have to hide it carefully, so as not to leak the technology.
In the evening, the princess once again led her army on the expedition, and the newly stationed Imperial Observation Group immediately followed behind. But this time the princess did not attack any of the main cities, but only patrolled, but the patrol area was particularly large. In addition to their two main cities, there are also deliberately bypassing the surrounding three, and the voices along the way are high, the momentum is like a rainbow, and the provocation is very strong, just like a sentence: "You guys come to beat me." ”
However, the entire nearby main city shrank into the city, and the city gates were closed, and no one dared to open the city and come out, not even to patrol and monitor together.
At the same time, the princess began to send a second group of "bard" kobolds to begin infiltrating the nearby main city. He began to consolidate his power, and he still maintained the habit of doing rituals, telling stories, and teaching every evening.
Kevin actually made a suggestion, at this stage, there are few capable people in the princess's hands, and too many main cities can't be managed at all. Moreover, the so-called main city here is too small, only three or five thousand people, if this is put in the Baole country, it is just a village, or it belongs to a relatively small kind.
Kevin even proposed merging several main cities, planning and building them well, and also making the kobolds' professions more diverse, not just mining. It is a basic principle that people can only give full play to their abilities when they come together, and that communication can promote social development.
Of course, the large number of people also increases the difficulty of management, and the kobold will inevitably resist when they switch to other professions. Maybe when they become farmers, they will not be able to grow anything at all at first, they will be in tatters when they strike iron, they will not be able to do business if they are not good at mathematics, they will not be confident in linguistics, maybe they would rather rob a mine and bleed their heads than change their professions, it depends on the ability of the rulers.
Kevin told her the truth, and it was up to her to do it. But no matter how strong her ability is, there will be no improvement in the short term, this is a long-term plan after all.
On the other side, there was another knock on Kevin's door, which made him frown, because he had already hung a "Do Not Disturb" sign.
But when I opened the door, it was Sain. Kevin was slightly surprised, and then wanted to introduce him into the house, but Sain just waved his hand: "No need, I'm just here to talk to you, I'm going to have a drink with the observers of the country in the evening." ”
"What's the situation?" Kevin was surprised, "you and him?"
"Don't worry, I'll be careful," Sain replied, "He came to me yesterday and knew that I was the son of the head of the Thunder Knights, and it was said that he had met my father, so he invited me to a drink by the way." He didn't speak, I really didn't know he could speak Lou Pauler Chinese. ”
Kevin nodded: "A bunch of people rushed into my room in the middle of the night last night, and I blocked them back with no comment, it seems that they want to break the gap from your side." ”
"Don't worry, don't I just talk about it?" Sain replied.
Kevin is still a little hesitant, and the safest way is, of course, not to contact. But Sain is not a child after all, and it takes experience to come here as the son of the head of the regiment, and if Kevin doesn't allow it at this time, he must be very unhappy. At the same time, the temptation is also mutual, and at the same time that the other party is tempted, Sain can also test the other, although Kevin is a little skeptical about Sain's level.
"Alright then, be careful yourself, don't get drunk. Kevin just casually admonished.
"Don't worry, even if I'm drunk, I just sleep and don't talk nonsense. Sain smiled.
"No, you have to be careful that the other party may be a. Kevin patted him.
Sain's face changed slightly, and then nodded cautiously.
On the top floor of the hotel is a tavern, which is very luxuriously decorated and consumes more "luxurious", except for the Imperial or a few particularly wealthy people, but in fact the drinks are relatively ordinary. Of course, this is ordinary compared to his decoration, and it is naturally much more high-end than the ale wine in ordinary taverns.
Sain stepped into the tavern alone, looked left and right, and saw that the country observer group in the corner was already sitting there, and there was no one else around, and the tavern seemed empty. Apparently the Imperials have had a headache lately and are in no mood to drink.
Sain walked over and sat down across from him, "Sorry, am I late?"
"No," the other party smiled and snapped his fingers in the air, "Waiter, come here." ”
Sain took the opportunity to take a closer look at the other party, this person is very handsome, and he is about the same age as Sain, and he has a kind of aristocratic temperament in every move, and his identity is obviously not ordinary. But being able to call your father's name is not usually a matter of course.
The waiter quickly came over: "What does the gentleman order?" The waiter was a beautiful Terran girl with a sweet smile.
"What do you order?" and her. The other party reminded Sain.
"Oh," said Sain, recovering from his senses, not wanting to be inferior to the other, "and have a glass like him." ”
"Yes sir. ”
"Wait," the other party suddenly stopped, took the waiter's hand very skillfully, put it to his mouth and kissed the back of his hand gently, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the waiter looked a little shy. The man took out a few crystal coins and stuffed them for her to tip, and the waiter immediately smiled and thanked her and left.
Sain looked at this scene with some surprise, and the other party realized it and asked, "What's wrong?"
"No," Sain laughed dryly, "I'm just...... Forehead...... It turns out that you also like women. ”
"Of course," the other party laughed, "in fact, the outside world has always had a big misunderstanding of our country. ”
Sain nodded in understanding.
The other party took a sip of wine: "Actually, most of us men eat both men and women." ”
Sain: "......"
"Of course, that includes me. The other party added.
Sain: "......"
"What's wrong, what's the problem?" asked.
"Oh, no problem, no problem. Sain reacted, his face slightly embarrassed.
By this time, the waiter had already come over with a wine glass and put it on Sain. Sain sniffed it slightly, it seemed to be just red wine, as long as you pay attention to it, you should not get drunk.
"By the way, you said you've met my father," Sain pulled the subject, "but I don't think I've heard my father mention you." ”
The other party smiled bitterly for a moment: "Maybe, a declining aristocrat like me is indeed not worth mentioning." ”
Then the other party seemed to start complaining about his nobleman, who was called Mackay, and his ancestors seemed to have made very outstanding contributions and won great glory. But as the themselves fell, so did their nobility.
Sain listened quietly, desperately worried about whether there would be any routines, causing him to be very cautious.
"Well," said Baron McGee, as if tired, took a sip, "that's all I have to say, what about you?" ”
"Well, I don't feel like there's anything to say. "Sain is embarrassed.
McGee smiled: "I know what you're worried about, you're worried about the routine? You're too worried, we're a declining aristocracy, and we don't have much of the heart to advance for a long time." It's just a mess here, and I don't mean anything else when I invite you to drink, I just want to find someone to live with. ”
Sain drank and didn't know how to answer.
"Are you interested?" McGee whispered, looking down, "just that waitress, as long as you get acquainted with her, she's free." You know. ”
"Uh......" Sain didn't know how to answer.
"I know that your military discipline is very strict, and you don't have this kind of opportunity at home, so why don't you relax and relax when you come out once?" McGee instigated, "It's much easier to have me introduce you, and if you want to come here yourself in the future, the money spent will be different." ”
Sain still shook his head: "Forget it, let's ...... Discipline is stricter. ”
McGee gave a disdainful look, but didn't force it anymore, and changed the subject: "Then what do you usually play, do you gamble?"
"We have discipline. Sain replied, mainly because he was afraid of routines.
"Then you're too boring, aren't you?" McGee asked, "Do you have a base in your army?
"None of us are. Sain clarified.
"So, I have a game here, would you like to join us?" McGee suggested.
Sain was nervous and subconsciously refused, thinking that it might be some kind of unisex game.
"It's not a routine, it's a table game of magic. McGee took out a box from the spatial ring, and there were two water balls in the box, each floating on one side, "This is ......"
"No, I'm not very proficient in magic, so forget it. Sain flatly refused without listening to it, worried that the box would have some hypnotic effect, and once immersed in it, it would be troublesome.