It's still the same medieval aristocratic room, and with the support of the holographic projection jishu, the flames in the fireplace are constantly changing and swaying as if they were real. If you look at it with a sophisticated instrument, you will find that the laws and angles of the flame shaking are all the same.

When he walked into the room, an old man with the pseudonym Hades was looking at the light screen in front of him and constantly giving out instructions. Each order is related to a huge amount of transactions, after all, there are not many things to be handled by Hades himself, but they are the most important. He suspected that Hades should be that person, although the Central Continent was extremely vast, the area of human civilization was very limited.

Even giants like the Dark Council and Valhalla, the area they occupy is almost negligible compared to the entire continent.

The area where the Dark Merchant is active is limited to the coastline and a few cities in the Inner Rim. Honestly, if Hades wasn't that person, he could hardly imagine how the Dark Merchant would operate under the noses of the two giants.

The Dark Council turned a blind eye, and Valhalla turned a blind eye, and judging by the attitudes of these two giants, he believed that he was expecting nothing wrong. However, in the virtual shijie, he doesn't care about Hades' identity, as long as he can fulfill his own requirements.

"I didn't expect to meet again so soon, Mr. Five. Hades said without looking up.

With a snap of Hades' fingers, a leather chair appeared out of thin air in the room. He was not polite, and just sat down in the leather chair. The so-called "sitting" is just an idea, the real him is thousands of miles away, and there is not much difference between standing and sitting. But even in the virtual shijie, there are not many people who can sit in front of Hades's eyes. It's just a simple action, but it fully embodies the respect that is in line with his identity.

He was satisfied and allowed himself to sit in a more comfortable position: "I need something. ”

"Tell me about it. ”

Hades finally looked up.

"Virus-type biological and chemical weapons. Beating around the bush, he says straight to the point, would only waste each other's time: "I wanted it to be contagious enough, less volatile and fast-acting." I don't know if the Dark Merchant has such a thing. ”

"The Dark Merchant can do anything. Hades said lightly: "You wait, I'll let people check what kind of biological and chemical weapons meet your requirements immediately." ”

He made a "please" gesture and waited quietly. Hades didn't make him wait long, and in less than 1 minute, the people below had found something that matched the VIP's request.

"Black Widow M-103 virus, I think it meets the requirements you specified. ”

"I'd like to hear an introduction. ”

Hades looked at him and said expressionlessly: "This is the latest model of the virus in the Black Widow series, in a gaseous form, every 100 grams of gas mixed into the air, can infect all organisms in a kilometer area with the virus. Carriers of the virus will be transmitted twice through skin-to-skin contact, oral foam, etc. The time limit for the onset of the virus is 12 hours, and if there is no cure within the time limit, the immune system will be irreversibly damaged. Its genes are extremely permeable, and only those with high-level abilities can be immune, and those with lower-level abilities can only hold on for more time than ordinary people in the virus outbreak area. ”

"Sounds good, I need 300 grams of something like that, and an antidote. ”

"No problem, but it's worth a lot of money, and I hope you have enough credibility points. As Hades spoke, he typed a line of numbers into the light screen on the table and pushed the light screen towards VIP 5.

Glancing at the light screen, he nodded and said, "It's fair, although it's a little more expensive than I expected, but it does have that value." ”

"Then you confirm the purchase, and the goods will be delivered to you in three days, no matter where you are, as long as you are on the Central Continent. If it's from another continent, we'll charge an additional fee. ”

"No problem, but until then, I have a message for sale. He said lightly.

This time it was Hades' turn to be interested, and he asked, "I hope it's not a waste of my time." ”

"In two months at most, Asgard will put more military equipment into the westward expeditionary army. What's more, the Hammer of Doom will also be thrown into the conquest of the West. By then, there would be only three legions left in Asgard. No, technically only two, because the tip of the dark knife is now excluded from Asgard's trust system for some reason. He spread his hands and said, "Well, even if you are not interested in this news, there will be people who are interested." For example, the one of the Dark Council, Lord Oglok, the great dark horror. ”

"Whether or not Oglock is interested is not in my consideration, the Dark Merchant only thinks about value. With a wave of his hand, Hades' credit point in front of the No. 5 VIP changed rapidly. One set of negative numbers seen by VIP 5 becomes a different set. The information on behalf of VIP No. 5 not only exempted him from Black Widow's fees, but also increased his income.

He was very satisfied with the result, so he stood up and said, "I will send the delivery address in encrypted files later, please deliver it on time in three days." ”

"The credibility of the Dark Merchant is unquestionable. ”

Hades lowered his head again, he knew that the other party was about to start work, and silently exited the virtual room. Terminal devices thousands of miles away also popped up with the prompt of "offline".

After authorizing the distribution of the "Black Widow" virus required by VIP 5, Hades connected the dots with both hands, extracted a set of names from the database, and ordered the computer to connect. On that set of texts, the words "Andre Alfred" were impressively written.

The wire progress bar advanced rapidly, and a moment later, a light screen on the wall of the room opened. In the light screen, Andre's enchanting purple hair was reflected. Andre was sinking himself into the soft back of the couch when he looked in the direction of the light screen and said lazily, "Dear Speaker Mr. O'Gllock, what is it that made you use the emergency channel to contact me, I hope it will be interesting." ”

"Of course it's fun. ”

On this side of the light screen, Oglok has faded Hades's disguise and appeared in Andre's eyes in his own appearance.

"The owner of Asmo, Iceland, I want to acquire a large number of third-generation demon soldiers. How many you want!" Oglok smiled faintly, "After a long time of calm, it was finally time to go to war with an old friend." ”

"War?"

Andre seemed intrigued by the news of Oglok, and he jumped up and said, "Actually, we have already developed the first Demon General. The use of concentrating hedrons allows it to wield more power and energy, and it far surpasses the three generations of demon soldiers in terms of genetic stability. It's just that it's still in the mass production stage, so you can place an order in advance if you need it, and I can deliver it within a month. ”

"It's been a month, and it sounds like this new product hasn't been put into actual combat yet. So I thought that the three generations of demon soldiers, which had been mass-produced and used in large quantities on various battlefields, would be more suitable for my requirements. ”

"That's what you'll get. Andre smiled: "But I'm curious, with the strength of your Dark Council, as long as the Scarlet Knights are dispatched, what battlefield can't be conquered, why do you need to buy my demon soldiers." ”

"The symbolism of the Scarlet Knight is too obvious, and now I need to create some opportunities. And this kind of battle can't be directly thrown into our side, and I can't disclose the rest. Excuse me, how many magic soldiers can His Excellency Andre provide me?"

Raising three fingers, Andre said directly: "Three thousand, it can be shipped at any time." If you need more, then give me time to produce. ”

"Three thousand? That's enough, send the bill, I hope we have a happy cooperation next time." ”

With that, Oglok turned off the communication screen. With his chin crossed and his sapphire eyes burning with flames, the Speaker of the Dark Council said lightly, "Ben, my old friend, we will be able to meet soon." ”

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On the evening of the third day, the convoy carrying Zero, Beyonrith and others returned to Asgard. After driving through the long tunnel, you will once again be greeted by the majestic capital city under the sky created by the projection screen. Seeing this city where millions of people have been dreamed, Zero suddenly understands how Valkyrie felt when he returned from the wilderness with him that day.

The Yurian Mountains act as a natural barrier, separating the inside and outside of the mountains into two completely different shijies.

If it weren't for the wilderness beyond the mountains, living in Asgard for a long time would probably give birth to the illusion that the turbulent times had not come.

Only this time back in Asgard, Zero and Beonliz, who were sitting in the command car, felt that the atmosphere in the city was noticeably different from before they left. Through the light screens on the walls on both sides of the command car, they can see the scene outside the car, and they can see all kinds of slogans hanging on the buildings on both sides of the street.

Slogans such as "Victory in the West", "Let the Aliens Return to the Lair", or "The Golden Tomahawk is invincible, the Hammer of Doom is invincible" is everywhere. Moreover, the frequency of the city defense army on the street is obviously much higher than before, and everyone is dressed all over, as if they are facing a great enemy, it is really strange to see the zero two people.

"What's going on?" asked Beonlis.

Casirio was finishing a discussion with Kod on a small topic about the new vehicle system, and during his days in Asgard, Kod's research frenzy for machinery and weapons was completely aroused by Beonlise's ride. The command vehicle from the material to the operating system has an incomparable impact on Kode, and what is rare is that Casilio, who usually does not talk much, shows considerable erudition, and some of the questions raised by Kode can be answered fluently by this old butler.

After going back and forth, the two became familiar with each other as if they had been friends for many years.

Hearing Beonrith's question this time, Casirio replied, "In the days of your absence, two great things have happened in Asgartri. ”

"The first one is about the Lamberston home. The head of the family, Meblos, and his son Charles were killed, and the murderer is suspected to be Mebros's brother Bryden, but the location of the incident is extremely remote, and there is a lack of human and physical evidence, if it were not for the death of the upper nobles, those guys from the city defense army would not have intervened in the investigation. However, judging from the progress I made before I left, I am afraid it will not be so easy to find relevant evidence of Brydon in a short period of time. And with Brydon's background, it is impossible to have a killer who killed his brother and nephew, so someone must be behind him. Casirio briefly analyzed: "After that, all that Brydon has involved is involved in the second big thing. ”

"That is the question of the investment in armaments and the increase in personnel of the Western Expeditionary Army. ”

Beonlise nodded, "I heard this before I left, doesn't Tyre's proposal need to be voted on by the council? ”

"It should have been, but this time, that proposal did pass. All lawmakers, including Brydon, who had the right to vote, voted in favor. Seeing that the situation was not right, our people did not dare to veto it rashly, and at my behest, they gave up their right to vote. ”

"You're doing the right thing, Uncle Kao. Beonise bit her fingers, her eyes flashing with a strange light: "That's strange, according to you, the person behind who helped Brydon kill Meblos should have been to get Brydon to vote in favor." If that's the case"

"That person is Tyr, the god of war?" said Zero, surprised.

"It's not certain at the moment, because the whole thing is done too obviously. It was easy for others to guess from Brydon's actions that Tyr had done it, and if it was really Tyrk's doing, he should have done it more secretively. But at the same time, it cannot be denied that he has this suspicion. Mistress Douglas was struggling with this problem, and had heard that he had kept Tyre in his house and could not move around at will, and had sent men to keep an eye on him 24 hours a day. The headquarters, on the other hand, has set up a special investigation team for this matter, and is considering a combined investigation of the killing of Meblos. ”

Casirio stressed: "However, the proposal has been adopted. Whether Tyre is suspicious or not, the Crusade's investment in armaments is on the agenda, and the additional soldiers are the Hammer of Doom. So soon, you should receive a mobilization order. ”

Zuihou said a word, but Casirio said it to Zero.

"Rules are rules, even if Douglas is unwilling, but the rules he makes must be followed by himself!"

Casirio concluded his speech with this sentence, and Beonise looked at Zero, then at the old butler and said, "Do you know when they have to go?"

"It will be two months at the earliest, after all, there is a lot of things to prepare, and now the snow and ice are blocking the road. The road is impassable, and the transportation and supply of soldiers are big problems, not to mention that before the expedition, the Doomhammer should have a pre-war training camp for its members. That means, he's going to meet that person. Casirio looked at Beonise and said, "I've heard something about you, and that person probably heard about it." So I think, for your sake or Zero, miss, you seem to have to tell him about it. ”