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Section 13 Black Clothing

“...... Finally, and most importantly, the benefits of war! You must take action to change the concept of 'dwarves are difficult to deal with, and magic stone resources are hard to obtain'. When all three of them are at work in the nezumi society at the same time, it is not a dream to gather all the nezumi under one banner and attack Karak-Grom! Of course, this last point is the most important, and if you rely on the other two points alone, you will probably only be able to gather an army of the same size as the last time. It is absolutely not enough to take a well-defended fortress. ”

"Hmm. Ashrufat replied. "The last bit...... Will it succeed?"

"Master, there is a famous human saying about this: 'Facts speak louder than words'. When the facts appear, all verbal refutations are empty and powerless, and all preconceived notions are shaken and reversed. When those rat boys see that you have won one victory after another, and you can easily get countless magic stones, they will all be ready to move!"

"Well, then I'll continue to prepare for this war. Next......" Ashruphat pondered, "I must do something to scout the enemy." He suddenly remembered Mimilu, and when Mimilu was by his side, he rarely bothered to scout the enemy. Then he thought of the castle in the distance, and thought of Mimilu, whose life and death were unknown. Although Carrie assures him that Mimilu is definitely not in danger of her life at the moment. Even so, everything in Sivania still worries him.

He didn't know how much time had passed since the duel between Lu Dao Xue and Yilan. In that mysterious void, and in this starless and moonless subterranean realm, Ashruphat could not feel the passage of time. Carrie can deduce the time since she came to the Nezumi World, but she can't do anything about it.

Ashruphat didn't want to stay in this underground realm at all, and it would be nice to have left sooner.

"Scouting the enemy...... Well, you can't rely on your men," Carrie said. Of course, in fact, Ashrufat had no hope for this group of subordinates at all. "According to Shaka, the black-clad assassins of the Esin clan are the best spies and scouts in the Rat-Man realm. But they are also the most dangerous assassins and killers. ”

"Looks like it has to be ...... Find a way to negotiate with the Black Assassins. Ashrufat thought for a moment. Shaka said that there is no concept of "first-come-first-come" in the world of the rat-people, but completely "first-served". As long as a large amount of money (or magic stones) is thrown down, it is normal for the other party's mercenaries to turn against each other on the battlefield. It's the same with the Black Assassin, it's not uncommon for someone who has just made a deal with the Black Assassin to be killed by the Black Assassin when they turn around. All just because the assassination target is willing to pay a higher price.

In fact, according to Shaka, it was not uncommon for black-clad assassins to be hired to kill enemies when the situation was in turmoil. When negotiating with a black-clad assassin to kill an enemy, the splitter said that it would definitely be a rookie to assassinate someone, and the veteran would use another way of saying: "I'll pay X times the price for the life of the bastard who wants to kill me!"

Ashrufat pondered as he stepped out the door. He had made a door for his abode. This is not an ordinary door, but is reinforced by the nezumi's special magic, and is accompanied by a special gatekeeper war beast. Like all war beasts from the Maud Clan, this is a deformed and ferocious beast that attacks anyone who dares to try to enter the door, with the exception of Shaka and Ashrufat. Although Ashruphat did not think that this move would cut off the thoughts of those who had a heart, it was better to have a defensive measure than not to have it.

Ashrufat walked out of his room. Several Blackskinned Storm Warriors who had been on standby outside immediately followed. Ashrufat led the team on a routine round.

After this time, the town of the nezumi has become quite prosperous. Ashrufat kept buying a large number of supplies and slaves from outside, which caused the number of the Baku clan to swell several times in a short period of time. He heeded Shaka's advice and bought the elite blackskinned Stormtroopers, who had been captured during the war, at a premium price. And allow them to join the Baku ethnic group. He made several large deals with the Maude clan, and bought a large number of war beasts. On top of that, he made some deals with the Scurry Clan, and got his hands on a lot of wonderful war machines made by the nezumi, including gas bombs and flamethrowers.

His business is getting bigger and bigger with impunity. Although the population of the Baku tribe is not large, it has become the richest group of the nezumi clan. Now, as long as you have a heart, you will get the obvious fact that the Baku people do not have so much money at all.

While taking refuge in the Great Grey Prophet, the Baku people preserved the savings they had accumulated over a long period of time. But Ashrufat had already squandered these savings in order to wage war with the Sakalaha clan. Although a lot of money was seized from the Sakaraha clan afterwards, it was never possible to make such a large-scale purchase.

But there is an indisputable fact - the Baku people have always paid their bills in cash, and the magic stones they took out were all real, and there was no falsehood, and there was no deception for children.

Many people thought it was because the Baku had discovered a new small vein of magic stones—the kind that extended beyond the control of the dwarves. But the staggering purchasing power of the Baku soon proved that a small vein could not support such an astonishing profligacy. In addition, some people believe that this is the material support of the Great Prophet of the Grey Prophet to the patriarch of the Baku tribe, the Chosen One, and the Abyss Lord Ashrufat, but this kind of thing is easy to verify. Instead of getting anything from the Grey Prophets, Ashrufat donated a lot of magic stones as an offering to the Rat God. In other words, this idea is pure speculation.

Even in the eyes of those high-ranking who knew the origin of the Dao "life-prolonging potion", it was incomprehensible that the Baku people had become rich and powerful in such a short period of time. In particular, the Baku people's frenzied purchase of weapons is even more incredible. The Abyss Lord's frenzied rush to buy even caused the price of the war beast to skyrocket by thirty percent. He would never need so many beasts unless he was fighting a war, but the question was, who was he fighting against? Why would he fight a war?

In the society of the nezumi, there is never a shortage of greed and covetousness.

......

Ashrufat came to the edge of the town. Here, the original plan was to build a warehouse and stock up on all kinds of materials. Everything is going well, but the speed of this warehouse is not satisfactory. So far, not even a prototype has been completed.

"Well, master, it looks like the geology here is different than we expected. Carrie said as Ashrufat looked around. "The rock formations are complex, there is very little earth, there are a lot of stones, and they are all hard granite. ”

That's absolutely true. Ashrufat looked around carefully, thinking in his mind how to solve this small problem. If it can't be used as a warehouse, it means that he has to find another place to be a warehouse.

The chief overseer, who was in charge of the excavation work, was standing not far from Ashrufat, his head bowed and his eyebrows were smoothed, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably. He knew very well that the progress of the project was not satisfactory, and that in the world of the nezumi it was a capital crime. No one will help him, and the position of an overseer is inconspicuous, but there are at least a hundred nezumi waiting for him to be unlucky and take his place.

"It's too slow to dig like this. Ashruphat whispered. Even granite can be dug up if he is willing to put in the work, but he doesn't have that much time to waste. He turned his head to look at the chief overseer in charge of the progress of the work here, who had long since lost the arrogance to the slaves, but had a miserable appearance of groveling to the limit.

This expression surprised Ashrufat.

"Master, it seems that the world of the rat people is really a paradise for the strong. In her mind, Carrie said. "Kill this guy. ”

"For what?"

"Because he didn't finish the project. Carrie said. That reason was enough to kill him. ”

"But isn't it because of the geological formation? This area is completely rocky. "Even if you are good at digging, you can't dig according to the plan under such conditions.

"Master, that's what you don't understand. In her mind, Carrie said. "The so-called domination, in the final analysis, is to carry out the will of the ruler. But the problem is that there are always a lot of people in the middle who try to change and distort the will of the ruler into a way that suits their own interests. So one of the biggest jobs of the ruler is to make these cunning guys dare not or can't do such things. ”

"What do you mean......"

"Any order you give must be done, and no reason is a reason. Failure to fulfill the order is to be resolutely punished. Although it may not be his fault in this matter itself, if you don't take the most ruthless measures in this matter, it means releasing a message to those who have little Jiujiu hidden in their hearts - they can use all kinds of methods to distort your orders, as long as they can find a reason. ”

"But this ......"

"Kill him, master. If you want to keep your clan productive, this is the only thing you can do. Carrie said, though she seemed to realize that Ashrufat was more difficult to accept, so she changed her tone. "Of course, you can also use it in another way. Give him three days, let him catch up, and make it clear that failure to complete the task is a capital offense! ”

"The work is progressing too slowly!" said Ashruphat to the chief overseer, his voice calm. "I'm afraid you and your position are not suitable. ”

A dark-skinned storm warrior who was following behind Eshuruphat could hear the murderous intent in his voice. He drew his serrated sword and waited for Ashrufat to give the order to put the unqualified overseer to death on the spot. You must know that although there is also a saying of "dismissal" among the rat people, such a small supervisor is not eligible to enjoy the treatment of dismissal and retention. The overseer fell to his knees in extreme fear.

"Three days. Ashrufat said. "After three days, I want to see that the project is progressing according to the original plan. Otherwise, you'll have to dig it yourself. ”

The Storm Trooper put his sword back away. The overseer nodded desperately.

"In that case, you should have earned the reputation of 'mercy.'" Carrie snickered in her head. "Of course, in the rat society, this is not a good name, but another name for weakness. ”

Ashrufat visited several more construction sites. With the exception of the warehouse, all other locations are progressing very quickly. This was mainly due to the large number of slaves obtained through trade, which was abundant in terms of manpower. If all is correct, in a few days, this underground cavern should be able to be transformed into a nezumi cave city.

It should be said that it was really a bit of luck to be able to find this hole. It is not easy to find a place in the Underground World that has a water source, a space, and a suitable general structure.

"Master, something seems to be following us. On the way back, Carrie whispered a reminder in her mind.

Ashrufat stopped abruptly and looked to the side. There, a shadow suddenly separates into two. One of them silently flashed into a mess of rocks, fleeting.