Chapter 9 Purely for the sake of bluffing
After a long time, Old Man Zhou had a valuable aristocratic monocle in his hand, which was mortgaged by Li Yinguang.
I opened my mouth several times and wanted to ask for it back, but I didn't pull down this face after all.
Said with a dry smile: "Boss Zhou, look, now there are four Z3 smelting furnaces on the 'Castle', three of them have been scrapped, and the remaining one is also on the verge of scrapping, the deck is seriously damaged, the weapon system is missing, and the fuel warehouse is exhausted, do you think there is any way to bring the dead back to life?" ”
"Yes!"
Zhou Shanren squinted his eyes and nodded with a smile.
Li Yinguang's eyes lit up: "What way?" ”
"Sell!"
It was just two words, but it made Li Yinguang look at it. No matter how broken the ironclad city is, it is also an ironclad city, a symbol of identity and power.
“…… How much can it be worth? ”
Zhou Shanren raised his hand with a smile and gestured five fingers towards Li Yinguang.
"Can you sell 500,000 silver cows?" Li Yinguang was a little surprised.
Zhou Shanren said happily: "What do you want, the smelting furnace is scrapped, the weapon system is missing, and the deck has been shattered, not to mention 500,000 silver cows, you go to the town and ask, can anyone buy 50,000 silver cows?" ”
Li Yinguang laughed dryly twice, and said cheekily: "Do you mean that you are willing to spend 50,000 silver bulls to buy the 'Ancient Castle'?" ”
Zhou Shanren sneered and said: "The old man has no problem with his brain, 50,000 silver cows buy you this rag for a fart, and you will be given 5,000 silver cows at most!" ”
"Five thousand silver oxen?"
"Don't sell and pull down!"
"Profiteer, the black-hearted shop is really a black-hearted shop!"
Li Yinguang scolded and turned around and walked towards the outside of the store.
Zhou Shanren squinted his eyes, but he was not annoyed, put on the nobleman's monocle, smiled at Li Yinguang's back and said, "I'll call someone to dismantle the smelting furnace in a while!" ”
Li Yinguang wanted to return to the old man angrily and stop selling, but he endured it after all.
After leaving the slums, he walked around the rest of the town of Manbach twice before returning to the dock 'Kasbah'.
There was no place to stay in Mambach, so they had to live in the 'Castle' first, and then again, the town may not be as safe as the Castle.
"How's Irma?"
Li Yinguang asked the housekeeper Godda, in addition to the semi-mechanical transformation dog at his feet, there were also Saipan and maintenance engineer Buhe in the room.
Bucher is an old man in his fifties, with a vicissitudes of life, the entire spine is mechanical, 70 percent of the bones of his body have been replaced with metal, and he carries a small hydraulic chassis and scattered repair tools on his back all year round.
He was a slave that old Dick had picked up from the wilderness, a bit of a stutter, usually taciturn, and did not communicate much with people.
When he fled last night, he was the only one of the three maintenance crews who survived.
"The condition has stabilized, and her left leg has been amputated, but someone has ordered a mechanical leg for her." Butler Goda said respectfully.
In recent years, it is very common for eight out of ten people to be modified and fitted with mechanical prostheses or other mechanical products.
Those who have not been mechanically modified are in the minority.
"Well, try to be a little better and don't care too much about money!" Li Yinguang nodded.
Looking up at Saipan, he asked, "How are your men, and how many have chosen to leave?" Have you paid all the settling-in allowances? ”
As the leader of the combatants on the 'Castle', Symbian should be regarded as the second-in-command in the eyes of outsiders, but when Old Dick was alive, he only treated him as a dog and did not take him too seriously.
After all, as long as you have money, you can always hire those 'mechanical thugs' who don't take their lives seriously, crazy, murderous, cheap and easy to use.
Saipan said in a deep voice, "Including me, there are six more people. ”
"Don't you want to leave the Castle?" Li Yinguang looked at him and asked.
Saipan shook his head: "I thought about it, but where can we go without the Castle?" I didn't see you much before, but now I feel like you're pretty good! ”
There are not many ironclad city lords like Li Yinguang who are willing to sacrifice their own interests, give pensions to their subordinates, and promise to change to a salary system in the future.
Li Yinguang nodded: "Then stay!" ”
Before the 'Castle' Iron Armor City was determined to be sold, Li Yinguang also needed manpower, even if they were all gone, he would have to hire and recruit another batch to come back.
He said in a deep voice: "Since you have chosen to stay, then there will be a family in the future, the 'Castle' is mine, and it is also yours, I am not Old Dirk, and I am not as stingy as him, I should give you no less." But there are no rules, there is no circle, and if you stay in the 'Castle' Iron City in the future, you must abide by my rules! ”
Seeing that no one was silent, Li Yinguang continued: "In the future, the division of labor in the castle must be clear, the combat personnel will still be under the management of Captain Saipan, the ordinary personnel will be under the overall management of the housekeeper Goda, and the technical personnel such as maintenance and dismantling will be managed by Buhe, you will be in charge!" ”
Buhe was stunned, raised his head that was looking down at the surface of his feet, looked at Li Yinguang with a strange look, and then nodded slightly, indicating that he had no opinion.
Li Yinguang thought of something and said, "When Irma gets better, all the maids and maids on the Castle will be under her management." ”
The butler Goda's face showed joy: "Thank you, master!" ”
Li Yinguang shook his head: "Don't call the master, you are no longer slaves, you will call me 'boss' in the future!" ”
"Yes, master!"
The butler Goda bowed and nodded like a simple man, but did not change his words.
Li Yinguang didn't correct it, but looked at Buhe and asked, "According to your experience, how long does it take to repair the damaged deck of the Kasbah?" ”
Buhe frowned and said, "No materials!" ”
It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, there is no steel and other materials, there is no way to repair it, and the damaged area is too large.
Li Yinguang looked at him: "Cutting from the thick place of the deck of the 'Castle', and then repairing the broken deck with the cut steel, can make the deck thinner, but from the outside, it makes people feel that we have repaired the 'Castle', can we do it?" ”
What does it look like?
Buhe's eyes flickered, and he quickly understood Li Yinguang's thoughts, and nodded: "Okay, yes, but there is no combat effectiveness." ”
Li Yinguang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "We are all in this field, what kind of combat power do we need, it is enough to bluff people, at least stay in Mambach Town and don't let people look down on us, let us be bullied." ”
He didn't want the 'Castle' to leave Mambach Town for a short time, but a dilapidated ironclad city parked on the dock and a well-built ironclad city parked on the dock felt different to the outside world.
"Repair the broken deck first, at least from the outside, it looks intact, Bucher will leave this matter to you, if you have any needs, you can ask Captain Saipan and Butler Goda to help!" Li Yinguang commanded.
Buch nodded sullenly, if he just pretended to put the 'Castle' from the outside with thin steel paste, he could do it.