348. The War in Preparation
At the same time as reaching some kind of agreement with Wilson, it means that the actual control of the entire Gray Shadow Forest completely falls into Sean's hands.
Of course, it also means that Rohm, who witnessed the whole incident. Nomir, the count from the Kingdom of France, also lost his freedom. There is only one path in front of him, and that is to follow Sean out of the Grey Shadow Black Market, because Wilson and his Grey Shadow Black Market is Sean's biggest secret at the moment, and this secret cannot be exposed until the Dabion Kingdom is completely resolved, so of course Rom has lost his freedom.
However, RΓΆhm did not object to this β and even if he did, it would be impossible.
So, when a torrent of black, blue, and gray steel departed from the Forest of Gray Shadows, Rom was among them. However, compared to the deacons and servants of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, Rom can at least have a certain degree of freedom as a guest, which is enough for the deacons of the Chamber of Commerce who once had the ability to call the wind and rain in the gray shadow black market.
Because in terms of identity alone, they are Sean's captives.
And being captive means that there is no right to freedom.
Seeing that these high-ranking deacons, guards, and servants of the Chamber of Commerce had become captives, the Thunder Lion soldiers, who had also been born captives, were not angry and disappointed with Sean's actions and methods, on the contrary, everyone was elated. Because watching these people who were once able to decide their life and death with a single sentence suddenly become people who can be insulted by themselves at will, these soldiers only have pleasure, not a sigh of sympathy.
This is the hatred that has been imprinted in the depths of the soul.
And Sean just cleverly used this hatred.
As you live more and more in this world. Sean found that many of his ideas would be greatly expanded and improved, and the way of thinking about problems would gradually become more and more confined to the game setting. Therefore, Sean also gradually understood that although the historical process of this world world will still develop to a large extent according to the set of historical processes in the game, in the absence of a sufficient number of players to cooperate, many things will not be changed, and if these details are not changed, then it will also affect the historical process of the entire world world to a certain extent.
This is a matter of principle that cannot be changed.
In addition, because of his appearance, many historical events have been changed or advanced, which has also caused a great degree of interference in his actions and policies.
But to say that there is no benefit. That's not quite the case.
It's just that there are a lot of benefits, and there is no way to get the most out of them at the moment.
Of course, if you want to get more and greater benefits, then the biggest premise is to live.
It took longer for the vast army to finally get out of the Grey Shadow Forest than it had been, and this time it wasn't Yadebi. It's Pandaling. Right in the middle of this procession, there were hundreds of wagons carrying goods. These are all transport vehicles that the major chambers of commerce in the Gray Shadow Black Market have been hiding in the forest. Usually, when the goods are to be transported out of the city, horses are mobilized from the outside world to enter.
And this time it was obviously an exception, because it was not the horses who pulled the carriage away, but the people from the major chambers of commerce in the gray shadow black market that had become Sean's captive. This time these people really experienced what life was like as slaves, but although this behavior was a great insult to them, it also made them feel extremely dissatisfied in their hearts. But after seeing Sean's ruthless methods, no one would be stupid enough to choose to resist.
When the army was out of the range of the Grey Shadow Forest, it happened to be late at night.
In the silence of the night, soon there was a cacophony of sounds.
It wasn't very loud. But the earth was still shaking, and it was clear that it was the pace of the army, and it was probably not small.
But at this moment, the soldiers who had just come out of the Gray Shadow Forest did not put on any formation, on the contrary, everyone's face showed a relaxed look, because they were worried that they would encounter an enemy attack in the Gray Shadow Forest, so they had a very hard time in the past month, and the sleep time was seriously insufficient. It wasn't until this moment, after leaving the Forest of Grey Shadows and stepping into Panda's territory, that they were finally able to relax completely.
If nothing else, just because this is the Panda Territory, it is Sean's first territory after becoming a lord.
In this territory, they don't need to worry at all about a surprise attack that may come.
After a long time, a figure finally appeared on the horizon.
Then, as the figure galloped on his horse, a huge army appeared behind him.
The sound of the rushing like an earthquake came from the actions of this legion.
The man on horseback soon approached Sean's army, and as the man approached, all the soldiers stopped what they were doing and stood upright in salute the knight. The man on the horse only smiled and nodded, but did not slow down until he was close to Sean's side, the man finally pulled the rope up, and the man who neighed from the horse stood up, and then stopped steadily beside Sean.
"You're two days late."
As soon as the war horse stopped, the visitor reached out and knocked on his back, and then lay directly on the horse's back, his face as lazy as ever. The first thing he said was not to say hello to Sean, but to blame Sean for wasting two days of his time, and among all Sean's followers, there were only two people who dared to talk to him like this.
One is still in charge of many territorial affairs in the Void City.
The other was right in front of Sean's eyes at the moment.
William. Yale.
Rohm, who recognized William's identity at first sight, his pupils shrank suddenly, but no matter how fast he tried to stay calm, this moment of aura fluctuation still attracted the attention of everyone around him. Even William, who had no force at all, looked slightly sideways at this moment, and the aura emanating from his body was no less than that of Reina.
Then, William said something that made Rohm's impression of him completely change in an instant.
"It's true that when you have a new love, you forget your old love." William pursed his lips, "I've worked so hard here to help you deal with things, and you actually came back with a new man without saying a word." You said that it was okay for you to bring a beautiful woman back, but you actually brought an old man back, I misjudged you. Sean! β
At this moment, everyone, including Cecilia, turned their heads away from William, as if they didn't know William at all.
Because they had to admit that William's "beauty", which was almost inferior to Cecilia, coupled with his obviously slightly delicate voice and the appearance of a sobbing face at the moment, there was indeed an extremely fatal attraction. And this kind of attraction is naturally not something that ordinary people can parry and bear, no matter who sees William's appearance, they will definitely subconsciously choose to favor him. And not the one he blamed.
But here's the thing.
William is male.
"People already know your identity, so they naturally know your gender very well, is it interesting for you to play like this?" Sean glanced at William, though he also wanted to pretend he didn't know him, especially at this moment. It's just that he knows that there are some things that he has to say, "Rom. Nomir. A member of the Nomir family in the Kingdom of France. β
"Fell into Sean's hands at a young age. I am truly silent about your future. William glanced at Rom, and his tone was much calmer, but he kept this appearance for less than a few seconds, and then he was helpless again, "Sean, what do you like about him?" Do you really like this kind of older man? β
"William!" Sean let out a roar.
But William didn't care. He just glanced Rohm up and down again, and then said calmly: "The Nomir family, but a big family with the same name as the Wiles family, it is not difficult to collect more detailed intelligence information. But judging by your performance and reaction. Obviously, you know a lot about Sean, but it doesn't matter, I don't care what you want to do, but one thing I have to make clear to you in advance is that once you're in Void City, you'd better put away all your unrealistic ideas, because before you start trying, you'll soon find out that sometimes death is a relief. β
Hearing William's words, Rom's heart didn't know what to do, but a chill ran in his heart.
Among the people present, the only ones who could threaten his life were Rena and Sean. And a person like William, he can kill hundreds of them alone, after all, William is no different from an ordinary person, he doesn't have any ability to protect himself at all, but listening to William's words, Rohm felt a burst of fear.
Of course, what is even more fearful is that with the appearance of William, the two iron triangle structures that represent the strongest combat power of Panda Ling have finally arrived.
"What is the current situation?" Sean ignored William's warning to RΓΆhm and asked instead.
"The Chamber of Commerce Alliance still doesn't know about the situation, but it is estimated that it won't be hidden for long." William said calmly, "I originally planned to store this batch of materials at the base of Steel Wings first, but now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I have changed my mind, fortunately, there are enough people to bring this time, enough to ensure the stability of the route, and it is not a problem to send them back to Void City directly." β
"You arrange it." Sean nodded, "But we have to get ahead of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance before it fully reacts." β
"And what about these people?" William casually pointed to the deacons and guards of the Chamber of Commerce who had been captured alive by Sean.
At William's finger, the faces of all the chamber guards and deacons turned blank, and they knelt down and begged for mercy, fearing that Sean would think they were useless and directly slaughter them all.
"For the time being, all of them will be imprisoned, and after the Chamber of Commerce Alliance knows about the situation, these people can still be used as hostages." Sean glanced at those people, felt the fear in their eyes, and said softly, "If the Chamber of Commerce Alliance sends someone to negotiate, then it will be handled according to the noble covenant, and the ransom will be opened as high as possible." If the Chamber of Commerce Alliance is not happy, it will all be sold as slaves. β
"What if they don't buy it?"
"Then I'll have to use it as fertilizer." Sean sneered.
But this sneer frightened all the chamber guards and deacons.
"By the way, how did I ask you to prepare?" Sean asked suddenly.
"Asuna has agreed, and it is estimated that it will be in place soon." Speaking of business, William immediately changed his previous laziness and said in a serious voice, "In addition, because of the additional contribution of the Hasteen family. So I deliberately asked Neil to go to Tonys Fortress, where I hired a few mercenary groups and bought a group of slaves back, so now our total strength can be 70,000, but the troops directly subordinate to us are still 30,000, the other 20,000 are from three mercenary groups, and 20,000 are newly bought slaves, but because of the lack of training and sufficient armament, these 20,000 people cannot play any role for the time being, and now they really want to go to the battlefield. It is estimated that it can only be used as cannon fodder. β
"Seventy thousand? What a bonus! Sean said excitedly, "But what needs to be considered at the moment is the issue of training, there is no need to worry about armaments, isn't there an army of eight people on the Berbis side, those armaments are enough for us." β
"Did you really decide to go to Burbis Leader?"
"Do we have a choice?" Sean said in a deep voice. "The Chamber of Commerce Alliance stabbed us in the back, which completely drove us to a dead end. If we don't take the initiative again. Then there is really no way back. β¦β¦ Now that Asuna has agreed to our plan, then what we need to do is to directly provoke a war, and even if the Chamber of Commerce Alliance knows about the Gray Shadow Black Market, they can't do anything about us, after all, we have a lot of hostages in our hands. β
"I see." William nodded, he also knew that the method that Sean was talking about at the moment was the best way to crack it. Otherwise, once they are joined forces by the Dabiang Kingdom and the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, then they really have no chance of winning, and the Principality of Ryan will become history, after all, the funds and influence of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance are too huge. "If that's the case, then we should rush back to Void City immediately."
"Is something wrong?" Sean was a little confused.
"It's fine, but there's someone you must meet, and maybe he can surprise us more."
"Who?" Sean asked.
"Elekt." William replied, "After the fall of the Hasteen family, he became the target of the Nugus family, and now his head is worth 200,000 Pan-Continent gold coins, and two killer organizations are chasing him. β¦β¦ But he escaped to us without any problems, seeking your refuge. It was too important for Neil and I to decide, so we asked Ruby to arrange for the place to hide him secretly. β
"If it's Elekate, maybe we'll really have some surprises." Sean didn't know much about Elikate at first, but after the theft of documents at Hastings Manor, Sean paid attention to this person, so he soon found out that this guy is also a rare spy talent, if he is allowed to join the Void Realm, it can greatly improve the strength of the Void Realm in all aspects.
So after knowing that it was Elekate who came to seek refuge, Sean decided to take him in without even thinking about it.
As for the question of whether taking him in would offend the Nugus family, it was completely out of Sean's consideration. Anyway, he and the kingdom of Dabion are definitely going to war, and after this trip to the Gray Shadow Black Market, Sean has also decided to take the lead in provoking a war, so the hunt and kill order issued by the Nugus family is just a joke, as long as he can solve the Nugus family, the two assassination organizations that tried to kill Elekate will also choose to stop.
Because no one will pay them the 200,000 gold coins, and there is also a possibility that Sean will be completely offended.
"By the way, there's one more thing." As if remembering something, William suddenly spoke.
"What's the matter?"
"We've found out who the commander of Dabion's southern nobility is this time." William said in a deep voice, "I'm not sure if this person is the one you scruple about, but there is no doubt that she has a very high position in the circle of the southern nobility of Dabiang, and it took us more than twenty years to finally find out her name." β¦β¦ But it's just a name. β
When it came to the last sentence, William was completely gritting his teeth.
After all, the Void Realm is the intelligence department that William has worked hard to build, and in the previous spy confrontation with the Millennium Covenant Empire and later the confrontation with the Hasteen family, many people have been sacrificed, so it can be said that the entire Void Realm has already suffered a lot of vitality. Now, in order to find out the identity of the enemy commander who formed an encirclement against Sean this time, and more than twenty members of the Void Realm have been sacrificed, how can William not be angry?
You must know that after this trouble, there are no more than thirty spies in the entire Void Realm who can still be active and active, and even half of them are novices. This is tantamount to saying that the Void Realm has existed in name only.
However, after hearing William's words, Sean's heart was "chuckled", and he vaguely had a bad thought in his heart: "You mean, this commander is a woman?" β
"Yes." Although it was a little strange about Sean's reaction, William still nodded, "What's wrong?" β
"What's her name?" Sean asked eagerly, but at the same time, he kept praying in his heart that he would not be the person he remembered.
"Hela. Nugus. β
"Hela. Nugus? Sean was stunned for a moment, "Are you sure it's Hela. Nugus? β
"Yes, I'm pretty sure." Hearing Sean's words, William was a little upset. "That's information in exchange for twenty lives, could it be wrong?"
Although he felt the unhappiness in William's words, Sean's expression still couldn't be calm: "Check it thoroughly and see what the surname Garcia has to do with her." β
Although it is a little strange that Sean reacted so peculiarly and violently, it was not enough to see Sean so serious. William still nodded: "I know." β¦β¦ But I'd love to know, what's so special about Garcia's surname? Makes you so shocked. β
"The surname Garcia once produced a commander who was extremely famous in history. Even by today's standards, it is definitely in the ranks of ten generals. Sean really didn't know how to explain it to William. So he could only make up a lie, "I once heard a prophecy that the descendants of Garcia's family will give birth to a woman named Hela, who will completely inherit the blood and wisdom of this ancestor. β¦β¦ If this prophecy is true, then the enemy we will face this time is a ten-famous general. β
Hearing Sean's words, William's face also showed a little shock. Although he is very confident in his abilities. But because of his mentality and other reasons, William doesn't think he can compare to the top ten - even if in Sean's eyes, this is a future ten generals, but at least for now. Willian is not yet really qualified to step into the top 10.
And because he is also very aware of Sean's magic stick ability, he is naturally convinced of the prophecy that Sean has heard.
So at this moment, both William and Sean are looking forward to this person named Hela. Nugus's woman should not have anything to do with Garcia's family.
William's scruples were about Sean's prophecy.
And Sean, what he cares about is the special talent of this female commander.
Because, Hela. Garcia is one of the top 10 players in the future, and she is ranked higher than Willian: seventh.
Although, perhaps, in the current era, Hela. Garcia may not be eligible for the top 10 yet, but this information from the future makes it clear that Hela's future achievements are definitely not lower than William's. And if this commander of Dabiang's southern aristocracy is really related to the surname Garcia this time, then there is a reasonable explanation for all the current layout against Sean.
Because of Hela. Garcia is best at building, borrowing, and fortune, and to put it simply, she is particularly good at layout, because she has an amazing view of the big picture. may not be as good as William in terms of tactical planning, and not as good at surviving in adversity and using all available resources to counterattack like William, but there are really not many people who can win against her in the battle at the strategic level, and once she is allowed to completely grasp the general trend, even the military god of the Chenas Empire on the continent today may be difficult to parry.
This is Hela. The real horror of Garcia.
Similarly, it is precisely because she is only good at layout and not at other aspects of the art of war that she is ranked seventh.
But if it's really this woman, then Sean will have to choose to attack faster.
Because the longer the time drags on, the more perfect the layout of this woman is, then no matter how hard he struggles, he will only fail. (To be continued......)