Chapter 171: Twists and Turns
On the fourth day after the monkey left, Ao Tingxin, who was busy with the dragon trade, received the news.
"Gone?"
"Yes, I left yesterday. ”
"No...... Do you have any words?"
"Nope. The crab general shook his head.
Standing dumbfounded, for a while, Ao Tingxin said softly: "It's okay, the demon is a whirlpool, not a place where he should come." Left, at least, safe. ”
"That'...... Fourth princess, that piece of land is considered an asset of our Dragon Palace, since the stone monkey has already left, do you need to send someone to recover it?"
Ao Tingxin slowly closed his eyes and sighed lightly: "No, I should give it to them." ”
......
The whole demon was silent, as if nothing had happened. Perhaps, for them, it is just the departure of a person who does not belong here in the first place.
......
The multi-eyed monster officially joined the new army, and the changes brought about by it were naturally earth-shaking. Although the distribution of exercises and pills that the soldiers of the Prime Minister's Mansion were looking forward to still had not materialized, the treatment in all aspects could be said to have risen in a straight line.
The entire camp was rebuilt.
Although he doesn't have much of the funds he can use, it doesn't mean that he can't get the funds. The bank, which controls the financial power of the entire demon capital, is in the hands of his junior sister Jing Xi.
Five days after the monkeys left, a large number of silverpaws arrived at the camp.
New construction began.
Almost all of the houses were uprooted and rebuilt according to the new drawings provided by the Mahogany, and they even bought all the surrounding plots of land in order to station a small army to defend the demon capital in the near future.
It's ironic.
In the early days, the monkeys built the camp in order to be able to take over the business of repairing houses, and even a few days before leaving, the monkeys did not completely abandon the idea. However, in the eyes of the multi-eyed monster, this is obviously not worth mentioning.
With the powerful political machine of the demon capital, the multi-eyed monster doesn't need to be like a monkey and struggle for a few dollars. He pinned even greater hopes on this force.
Still, in the forgotten corner, on the mine named "Huaguo Mountain", the monkeys continued to do things that were not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Duomu.
"What does this mine produce?"
"The main outputs are...... Moon Crystal Mine?" Flipping through the booklet in his hand, the squirrel military doctor's eyes widened: "Moon Crystal Mine...... We're rich?"
"What do you mean, is this stone expensive?" the monkey craned.
"Not very expensive, but the point is...... The dosage is significant. You have to use armor and weapons to make weapons. There is no way to burn the circle without adding the armor of the moon crystal ore. Whether it is hardness or lethality, it will be insufficient. The most important thing is that the output of this kind of ore demon country is not much, and most of it is bought from the dragon clan. Now, because of the order of the Prime Minister of Tamu, the price of this ore has been forcibly raised. ”
"Is it like this?"
Flipping through the booklet, the squirrel military doctor then said: "In addition to the moon crystal ore, there is also sky blue sand, which is used on the cloth. It's expensive, but the demand is low, and the mine doesn't produce much. It can only be regarded as incidental. There is also tortoiseshell rock, which is used for shields. Cold water stone, which is used for alchemy. Starlight ......"
There is a long list of names, and the uses involved can be said to be everything, from armor weapon forging, alchemy, talisman seal making, to daily necessities. The monkey was dizzy when he heard it, and finally concluded: "In short, it's a lot of money?"
"That's what it means, it's all money. ”
"So how do we sell it?"
"This ...... I don't quite understand. ”
The corner on the side said: "I think I sell it, don't worry." ”
"Why?"
"Not to mention anything else, the moon crystal ore in here is in short supply. As long as we let the wind out, material merchants will naturally flock to it. It's a big deal that the price is lowered a little. When the time comes, let them see something else. ”
"Then it's just a matter of how to mine it. ”
"It's a big mine, we only have 2,000 people, and it may not be enough. ”
"It's okay, then recruit more people. ”
"Where?"
"Outside the demon capital. The monkey said with a blank face.
Is there still a shortage of monsters these days? Anyway, the monkeys don't think there is a shortage of them.
The big demon doesn't dare to say it, the little demon is simply all over the world. Even if you really can't find it, it should be very simple to follow which demon king to bargain and buy some minced meat back, right? Anyway, if it's your former self, then you really wish someone bought you, even if it's to open a mine and work as a coolie.
Mining is a very difficult thing for human beings, and the main problem is first physical strength, and then there are occasional mining disasters.
For youkai, none of these problems are apparently non-existent. Especially after the monkey threw money before, and now that most of the monster cultivation in the team has reached the Nashen realm, as long as you are careful, there will basically be no large-scale mining disasters. As for small-scale mining disasters...... That's negligible.
Although the monkey has handed over the power of the army, the warrant as the commander of the new army is still unimpeded in the demon capital. As a result, a group of people from Dahong began to travel back and forth to various parts of the demon country, constantly searching for all kinds of rigid and low-level demons, bringing them all back to the mine and becoming a new labor force.
Qijiao was responsible for the mining of the mine, digging and digging in the pit every day, and he was disgraced.
Fat intestines and hoarfrost still shoulder the logistics, going back and forth between the demon capital and the mines, procuring all kinds of things needed. The squirrel medic was arranged by the monkeys to negotiate and sell the ore they mined.
What about other than that?
"Training. ”
"Uh...... Do you want to train the troops?"
"Of course it's time to train the troops. You still have military status. ”
As a result, the bull head and the black tail shouldered the task of training the troops again.
Everything seems to be the same as when they were in the camp, and if there is a difference, it is probably that everyone is now assigned the task of mining and has to dig around in the soil every day.
However, the people in the team, and even the youkai brought back by Da Hongxin, were also happy. After all, the price of ore is not bad, and after making money, the monkey is not stingy, and there are never a lot of various pill exercises.
Everything is developing in an orderly manner.
At the same time, on the side of the demon capital, with the support of the multi-eyed monsters, Yanxi represented the monkey and started a battle for military expenses with the envoys of the demon kings on the Ten Thousand Demon Palace.
"No matter how small a beast is, it has fangs......"
This is the common feeling of almost everyone in the entire demon capital.
The new army, which was still in its infancy, showed its fangs and started a war with the demon kings for military expenses. This may seem unimaginable to the monkey. However, in the eyes of the multi-eyed monster, it is nothing more than normal. Even as early as when Emperor Jun issued the excerpt of the establishment of the new army, in the hearts of the multi-eyed monsters, this new army was already on the same level as the demon kings. As a result, he used almost all of his strength to support the New Army.
After some arguing, Yeon-seo won. Because of the rebellion in the demon capital that was experienced not long ago, and because the military expenses that actually need to be given away are not particularly large, the demon kings whose strength is far above the new army have chosen to lie dormant in front of the powerful multi-eyed prime minister.
The money was obtained, and military spending increased tenfold in one fell swoop. The original camp was also expanded tenfold, and a decent military camp was built, equipped with elite weapons and armor.
However, a new problem has surfaced in front of the multi-eyed monster.
"The excerpt of the expansion of the army...... What do you mean?" the multi-eyed monsters were a little dumbfounded.
He hurriedly entered the palace, however, Di Jun gave him only one answer: "It's not time yet, wait." ”
With these words, he was so angry that he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.
I had no choice but to hand over an excerpt requesting the expansion of the army every month. However, ten months have passed, and there is still no follow-up.
"What does this mean? Just give 3,000 places, so what's the point of the new army? 3,000 is not enough to stuff the demon king's teeth. ”
"Could it be that Your Majesty didn't intend to have a new army to replace King Yu?"
"Nope. His Majesty was extremely cautious about the formation of a new army, or it would not be established. If it is established, it will never be only 3,000 people!"
"That's because there is no military merit?"
Like, that's all I can say. At least the people around him can't come up with any other ideas.
So, this new army, nominally 3,000 men, but in reality only 1,000, was sent to the front.
However, the ideal is full, and the reality is cruel.
Only 3,000 new troops are not enough for the demon king to plug his teeth, and 1,000 new troops for the defenders of Nantianmen Town? No matter how elite the equipment is, it is also not enough to plug the gaps.
As if he had insight into the mind of the multi-eyed monster, as soon as the new army arrived, the deployment of the garrison troops of Nantianmen Town who were sent to the front line became weird, and the Bull Demon King who helped the battle didn't seem to want to give this new army a chance, so helplessly, the multi-eyed monster had to send the troops to the station of the Jiao Demon King of Xiniu Hezhou, hoping to ask for some military merit in the Tianhe Water Army.
It's a pity that the Tianhe Water Army is also not easy to do.
With a force of only 1,000 people, the big battle can't be fought, the small battle has no military merits, and the enemy army is staring with wide eyes, no matter how much the Jiao Demon King cooperates, he can't do anything.
After tossing for more than two months, Yanxi had no choice but to bring the 1,000-strong troops back to the demon capital intact.
At this point, a full year and two months have passed since the monkey left the demon capital.
During this period, the existence of the new army was already known to everyone in the entire demon country. For it, the multi-eyed monster and the envoys of the demon king quarreled on the hall of ten thousand demons. Almost every corner of the demon capital is talking about it, thinking of taking the opportunity to do something in this contest between the civil system and the demon king.
However...... As the real commander of this army, the monkey who was still digging a pit in the mountain has been forgotten by everyone. It's as if he never existed, and this force was in the hands of the Big-Eyed from the beginning......