Chapter Seventy-Three: The Blade of Darkness I
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Purgatory Island, the source of the rise of empires and the source of imperial nightmares.
Perhaps no one would ever have imagined that Xiu Yi would establish his first true base there.
And for Xiuyi, there is indeed no more suitable exhibition base than Purgatory Island.
It has been abandoned by the Empire, and in a short period of time, they could not have imagined that Xiui would be there to be exhibited.
The Sea of Death itself is the best natural barrier, and Infernal Island has an abundance of resources to survive.
There are ready-made castles, docks, which only need to be enlarged a little to accommodate enough people; There are ready-made alchemy laboratories and various demon plant breeding areas, and after bringing the troops there, Xiu Yi will have a large amount of manpower to provide him with various alchemy materials.
For the Reims Empire, attacking Purgatory Island meant traveling thousands of miles to the sea, and for Xiui, all that was needed was to build an eternal magical teleportation array to solve all the problems.
What's more, with the troops there, Xiu Yi can also rest assured, because on that island, there is also a truly powerful guardian god - the demon dragon Rita.
With her guarding Purgatory Island, I believe that a lot of troubles will collapse invisibly, not to mention the little guy Xu, who can often go back to see his mother in the future.
Of course, if there is any shortcoming, it is that there are too many people, and it is inevitable that the living environment on Purgatory Island will be destroyed to a certain extent, which is absolutely not expected by Xiu Yi, so according to Xiu Yi's considerations, there will only be a maximum of 3,000 people on Purgatory Island, and the rest of the people need to be arranged separately.
In the small cave, everyone was still discussing how to plan and arrange the next step, but Xiu Yi had no need to participate.
As a top leader, it is true that you should grasp the center of gravity and real power, but in the decision-making process, you may as well listen to the opinions of others. In essence, the Six Heavenly Kings are still quite outstanding subordinates, and the difficulties at the beginning are not as good as the temptation of a certain degree. After the lesson, give them some opportunities to perform.
Therefore, at this moment Xiui leaned against the wall in the deepest part of the cave, quietly listening to everyone's discussions.
At this point, the meeting finally began to look decent.
"We must be stable internally, and we must expand externally, no matter what kind of force we have, we will inevitably have such a trend. "The biggest issue for us at the moment is identity," Buckler said. No matter what kind of place we go to or what mode we use to exhibit, we must have a reasonable and legal identity. But the prisoners did not. This problem must be resolved, otherwise we will be trapped in the mountains and on the islands. ”
"The way of survival also needs to be solved, we can't support ourselves by farming, and I believe that what Xiui wants is not a group of farmers. The vast majority of the inmates in Spark Prison are violent criminals, and each of them has a few hits, and it is a waste of resources to not use them. Clio also said.
"There are pros and cons to getting together. The advantage is that the power of gathering together is great, and the disadvantage is that there are many people and the goal is large, and it is easy to be revealed. But the camouflage of up to a few thousand people, is not so easy to complete. Lilith said.
Compared with finding an exhibition base that you can rest assured, how to expand yourself, it is obviously more difficult to walk freely on this land.
Everyone sees where the trouble is, but it is not easy to solve it.
"All these problems, in my opinion, are actually one problem, that is, the problem of identity, as long as this problem is solved, then everything else can be solved. It was Hordin's nimble mind that pointed out the crux of the problem with poignancy.
"The problem is so many people, how to solve it?"
A mysterious smile appeared on Hotdin's face: "This world is very big, and there is not only one country in this land. If you put it in the Reims Empire, it won't be so difficult if you put it in other countries. A lot of times, we just need to think about it from a different perspective and realize that it's actually very simple. ”
A shrewd scammer is best at setting up all kinds of scams, and for them, identity disguise is a fundamental part of any scam, and it is a compulsory course for every scammer.
In Hodding's view, disguising the identities of thousands of people is not necessarily much more difficult than disguising the identities of one person.
The reason is simple, it is enough to find the trick of camouflage and then copy it countless times.
If there is any difference between this, it is that individual scammers often require more detail, and the procedures for disguise need to be accurate to the details, while the group ** does not need to be so fine, only need to grasp the most critical part.
Put this question on Huey's new team, and the problem is even simpler.
It is impossible for Xiui to be carried out with thousands of people, all they need is identity. And for scammers, there is one identity that is best impersonated - foreign entry.
"You mean, in the form of an inbound team from abroad in the Reims Empire?" Clio could hardly imagine that Hording would come up with such an idea.
"That's right. Haddin replied in the affirmative, he spread out a map: "You see, there are a total of twelve neighboring countries around the Lance Empire, among which in addition to the Frank Empire and the Georgian Empire, which are two large empires and are at war with the Lance Empire, there are a total of ten small countries bordering the empire. ”
Xiu Yi nodded, pointed to the map and said: "Among these ten small countries, four countries are dependent on the Reims Empire, and three are dependent on Frank and Georgia, if you want to choose, the most suitable is to choose the four small countries and three neutral countries that are dependent on the Reims Empire." ”
The others nodded their heads as well.
Buckler asked, "How is the kingdom of Castle? ”
Xiu Yi immediately denied: "The population of the Kingdom of Castle is too small, there are only three small groups in total, and the total population is only 300,000 people, which is not suitable. ”
Lilith also asked, "What about the Mateson Kingdom?"
Xiu Yi still shook his head: "They are die-hard loyalists of the Reims Empire, and they have maintained close ties with the Reims Empire for many years, and there are even many people from the Materson Kingdom who hold official positions in the Reims Empire. The relationship is too close to fit. ”
Everyone then proposed several more places, but they were all vetoed by Xiu Yi one after another.
At that time, Bolan suddenly said, "Sido. ”
Everyone's eyes were fixed on an inconspicuous spot on the map at the same time.
Sido, one of the three neutral states of the twelve countries around Reims.
Unlike the other two neutral countries, Cido is not really neutral, it is a wasteland and a land of chaos that even the Reims Empire is unwilling to conquer.
People call it the most chaotic place in Peking University 6.
It is also the only country that is not under the sole control of humans.
The composition of the people here is very mixed, elves, dwarves, orcs, all kinds of human races.
The Wasteland Nation was originally founded in a barren wilderness, poorly resourced and inaccessible, and was founded by a group of exiled prisoners. In order to survive, the people here have developed close exchanges with the local natives. This exchange includes a litany of acts such as fraud, murder, war, trading, **, etc.
In this kind of exchange, people of various ethnic groups are familiar, understood, developed, and grown, and in this close exchange, they gradually integrate into a strange country with a multi-ethnic mixture. So the people who live here are probably the weirdest people in the whole of the 6, you can see the people living together, intermarrying, having children of all colors, all shapes of life, but at the same time full of chaos, fighting, killing, death......
The people here are fierce and fierce, and the wasteland country is often fighting for a little food due to its lack of resources. Over the course of thousands of years, every civilian here has learned to grow up in battle from birth. Those with weak constitution are only qualified to die early.
The population here is small, but it is a fierce and difficult to mess with.
Force is not only the foundation of the people of the wasteland, but also the foundation of Zhan, where eighty percent of the men will be engaged in the same professional soldier when they reach adulthood.
The ** soldiers in the country of the wasteland are probably the most inexpensive in the entire Fengming Big 6. Their asking price is cheap, they are brave in battle, because they are multi-ethnic mixed people, there are many fierce beasts in the wasteland, and they have grown up in battle since childhood, so they have seen all kinds of big scenes, suitable for most combat missions, so they are very popular with all countries.
It is precisely because of the barren wasteland and the fierce customs of the people that no country is interested in attacking this place, so that they can always remain free and neutral.
And now, Bolan has come up with the name Cido.
"There are several benefits to choosing Cito. One: The people there are complex, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the people are fierce, and our personnel are very similar to their quality in this regard. Two: the national policy of Xiduo is open, for them, the entry of foreigners is the best way to bring in resources, so they are welcome to foreign merchants. Of course, that doesn't mean they won't raid merchants, which are more dangerous than in the Bilas mountains. We can go there, get residency there, apply for status, and then openly form a team and become legal nationals of Cido. Three: Because of the multi-tribal way of living there, and the fact that outsiders are always encouraged to enter, the accents vary greatly. This is a perfect excuse for those of us who come from all over the Empire. Four: We can even build a permanent ** base there and openly recruit personnel as a supplement to combat power. Five: Although Cito is poor in resources, it also has some special resources that other countries do not have. Among them are some very ferocious magical beasts, which are the best alchemy resources for Xiuyi. Even if our people stay in Sido and don't go out, just hunting demonic beasts to provide materials for Xiuyi, the profits they earn will be enough to feed everyone. ”
"But national policy does not represent locality**, and as far as I know, there is a lot of xenophobia. They welcomed the goods of foreign merchants, not people. Buckler expressed concern. If you want to go to such a country where you are not familiar with the place, once the local people do not accept them, the resistance you will encounter is considerable.
In particular, the peculiar customs caused by the mixing of many ethnic groups are enough to cause headaches in themselves.
No one knows when they will get into trouble if they are not careful.
"In addition, there is still a long way to go from here to Sido. Hodding also said.
"Distance is not an issue. Xiu Yi said categorically: "I can make the teleportation circle first, and then find someone to bring it first." As for the local people, it seems that we need a guide. As long as we pay a lot of money, there must be people who are willing to work for us. ”
Bolan immediately replied: "There is no need for that, in fact, in this valley, there is only one of the Westerners. ”
Everyone was stunned.
Are there many Westerners here?
Xiu Yi looked at the Six Heavenly Kings in surprise, only to see the Wolf of the Wind laughing, "It's not us, to be exact, he doesn't belong to one of us yet." But don't forget, the land of the wasteland is a mixed country. ”
"You mean...... Haley, the Lion?" Buckler cried.
Hearing the name Haley, the lion king, Clio was the first to jump out: "I'm against it!"
Although Haley was not as perverted as Raiden Boyce, as the warden, he could not be too nice to the prisoners.
The innate antagonism made them have extreme hatred and dissatisfaction with each other, and as early as the original prison robbery, many prisoners tried to ** Haley.
Having Haley on the team was unacceptable to many prisoners.
But Bolan immediately glared at Cleo, and this time, he didn't tell Cleo to do this.
However, no matter what, all the kings expressed at the same time that they would never accept Haley into the team.
This made Huey's brow furrow.
The time that everyone has been together for a short time has not been fully established, and Xiuyi's prestige in the hearts of the Six Heavenly Kings has not been fully established, and if this problem is solved, only Bolan and only him have the ability to make everyone obedient.
At that time, he noticed that Bolan seemed to be aware of the problem as well, so when Xiui looked at him, he looked back at Xiui unceremoniously, as if he had something to say.
After thinking for a while, Xiu Yi said, "Bolan, you come out for a while, there are some things I want to talk to you alone." ”
It's time.
Bolan knew exactly why Huey was looking for him.
In fact, he was quite satisfied that Xiu Yi had been able to refrain from coming to him until now.
"I don't want you to be misunderstood, Hue Igler, in fact I've never had an interest in power. ”
Lying on the rock, Bolan said leisurely.
He took a bath by the mountain spring not far away, and then straightened his beard and head, which made him look much more pleasing to the eye than before.
"I'm guessing you're trying to use the difficulties you made in the previous meeting to make a bargaining chip with me. "Huey's performance is something Bolan admires.
This boy is very clever indeed.
"I know you want to use me to lure Mallett away, so according to your plan, you're going to get me out of here in the near future. ”
"Yes. ”
"But I want you to change your mind. ”
"Change your mind?"
"Yes. You didn't have such a large number of men in your plan, but now you have. Huey Glare, you can come up with a new plan that is more in line with the current situation. ”
"Mallett is a seventh-level fire master. I don't think I need to remind you, you should also know what the consequences will be once a fire master has a chance to swing with all his might. In the face of magic, numbers sometimes don't matter. ”
"Yes, I know. But I still hope that you will accept my advice. ”
"What do you want to do?"
"Duel with Mallet, I'm going to kill him, just myself. ”
"That can't be, even if you were once a Sky Samurai, you're now just a useless wreck. ”
"But you promised me that you could give me new hands and feet!" cried Bolan.
As soon as this wild tiger became serious, the huge momentum immediately enveloped the audience.
However, the current Xiu Yi is no longer the little servant who knows nothing in the past, can only bow his head and bow his head in a compromised way.
With a slight muffled snort, Xiu Yi's fighting spirit also began to increase significantly, although it was not as large and powerful as Bolan, but it guaranteed that he stood tall under this tidal aura.
"I promised, but it wasn't easy. ”
"I don't care! Hue Igler, you promised me, I want you to fulfill your promise!"
"Even then, there's no way you're going to beat Mallet. ”
"So I need your help, I need you to give me more than you promised. I know you're the best alchemist in the world, and I know you'll have a way to help me do what I want. I'm going to kill Marlet, kill him with my own hands!"
Xiu Yi was silent for a while, and finally said: "Yes, I can do it, I can help you have enough force, I can make you the most terrifying half-human, half-demon puppet in the world, let every inch of your body become a weapon, plus your own fighting energy, I can even make you a more terrifying existence than the Sky Warrior." But unfortunately, I can't promise you. Because that cost me dearly. ”
"At what cost?"
"A lot of materials, more than you think. That would most likely consume half of the materials I currently have...... That's enough to make ten teleportation circles. Xiu Yi shook his head and said, "So even if you give up competing with me, I can't agree to you, you should know the value of materials to alchemists." ”
"How can you promise me? I can swear allegiance to you, and serve you with my life, and all my power belongs to you, if you help me to do it. ”
"I refuse. Contrary to Bolan's expectations, Xiu Yi refused Bolan's request without hesitation: "Even if you pledge your allegiance to me, your purpose is only to challenge Mallet with the body I have built for you." But golden-robed mages are not that easy to deal with, and I fully understand your hatred. If you can't defeat your opponent now, then the consequence is likely to be that you drag him to his death. It doesn't matter to me whether a Mallet dies or not, but I can suffer a great loss from it. Everything I have done to you may be in vain. So, unless you give up seeking revenge on Mallett alone and do what I planned, I won't make such a great sacrifice for you. Shouldn't a loyal subordinate obey his master?"
At that time, Bolan suddenly said, "What if I have something more valuable than those materials?"
Xiu Yi frowned slightly: "What did you say?"
A mysterious smile suddenly appeared on Bolan's face: "Don't you want to know why a sky warrior would finally fall to such a point? Don't you want to know, what is it that makes Abraham Malit torture me at all costs, but not ** me? In my hand, there is something he wants very much, no, not only him, but the entire Lance Empire, something that every strong man desires." Don't you want to know what that is?"
Xiu Yi looked at Bolan in a daze, and it took a long time before he said, "Except for alchemy, there is nothing in this world that makes me happy." ”
"Including the Dark Blade?"
Bolan's words hit Xiu Yi like a thunderbolt in the heart.