Arriving at Ned's office again, Alan glanced at it, and it was obviously much more spacious than the last time he saw it. That's because a lot of equipment has been emptied, and in the office of a base director, there are only desks, chairs, tactical boards, and a few filing cabinets, which is really rudimentary.

Ned laughed, "After the previous battle, a lot of equipment was damaged or needed to be repaired. I don't need everything here to take out and use it for other departments first, but it looks a lot more spacious. ”

"I'm sorry I didn't make it to that fight."

"It's okay, besides, didn't you have some personal grudges to deal with with Major General Catherine at that time?" Ned said: "At that time, Mr. Reina thought that you would not come back, and named you to challenge the major general, which really scared me a lot. In a small place like Kaiyan Base, how could such a thing ever happen. I'm not afraid that Mr. Allen will laugh at me for being cowardly, and if anything happens to Mr. Reyna or General Catherine, my days as the director of the base will come to an end. ”

Hearing Reina challenge Catherine by name, Alan couldn't hide the surprise on his face, but fortunately Ned was babbling about some other things, and he didn't notice Alan's abnormality. Alan interrupted Ned with a dry cough. He put his backpack on the table, patted it and said, "This time on the way back, I hunted some things by the way. Probably they can't be exchanged for military merits, but I want to ask the lieutenant colonel to see if the Federation is willing to buy them. ”

"I'll see." Ned said simply, when the hunting group was out on a mission, they occasionally encountered some powerful beasts. After killing them, it is often necessary to recover certain valuable parts of these powerful beings, such as the heart core. These things cannot be exchanged for military merit, but they can be sold to the Federation or privately sold to some people in need in exchange for cash.

Catch some extra pieces during the mission, almost every hunting group has its own way of making money. Like the recovery of the heart core, there are also some teams with a desire for profit to specialize in the robbery, such as the freelance hunters that Eren met before. Of course, those who dare to do this kind of thing must not only have a strong team, but also have to do a clean job with their hands and feet. Otherwise, it is a trivial matter to be found out, and the reputation has plummeted, and I am afraid that the family behind the bitter master is huge, and it is not a consequence that a mere hunting group can bear.

That night, the freelance hunter learned that Alan was from Bethcord, and the reason why he wanted to be ruthless was that he was afraid of provoking Bethcord's revenge. It's a pity that they picked the wrong opponent, and they were basically wiped out under Allen.

Alan opened his rucksack and took out a crystal thorn first. Ned took it in his hand and fiddled with it carefully, and took out an instrument to test the source force content in the crystal thorn, and finally said happily: "Mr. Allen, this is a good thing, how many things like this do you have?" ”

"Not much." Alan smiled and took out all the crystal thorns in his backpack and placed them neatly on the table: "There are only twenty." ”

"Twenty!" Ned's eyes widened.

Without giving him a chance to breathe, Alan took out the heart core of the crystal python from his backpack again. When this lilac heart core was placed on the table, the entire office was covered with a layer of purple light. Looking at the heart nucleus the size of a rugby ball, with dark purple crystals entwined in it, Ned's eyes almost fell out. He was startled and lost his voice: "God, what did you suddenly kill, there is such a big heart core with such a high concentration of source power?" ”

"That thing doesn't seem to be documented in federal sources." Alan roughly described the appearance of the crystal thorn python.

Ned was dumbfounded when he heard this, and only after a moment did he say, "Sure enough, no matter how small the frost is, it is still a planet. Although we control some areas, we will not be able to fully grasp all the information about all life on this planet. Mr. Allen, your shipment is worth a lot. As I said before, the Kaiyan base is too small, and I am not qualified to accept such high-end goods, so I need to ask for instructions from Linyuan Fortress. But I'm packing, they won't refuse these extremely dense crystal thorns and heart cores. And even if the Federation doesn't need it, I have a way to help you get rid of it, but the price is not as high as the Federation opens. ”

"Yes, then you'll take care of them, Lieutenant Colonel Ned."

Ned licked his lips and said, "One thing I need to explain first is that no matter whether it is acquired by the Federation or others, a certain fee needs to be deducted. The amount is about 5 percent to about 7 percent of the total price. ”

Alan nodded: "I'll give you ten percent, but the payment will be settled at one time." ”

"No problem!" Ned excitedly said, the so-called fee inside. Ned can take at least two percent or so of commissions, especially when selling to other merchants, he can even get one percentage point more. And now that Allen has generously driven to ten percent, then the difference in the middle will naturally go into the pocket of the lieutenant colonel. Although he didn't know what the specific value of this batch of goods was, it could be sold for at least 20 million or more.

In other words, Ned can get a commission of about one million just by selling this batch of goods for Allen. You must know that the annual salary of a federal lieutenant colonel is far from so much money. Of course, Alan knows this, and his generosity is just to pave the way for the next thing. After seeing Ned Mari put away the crystal thorn and heart core, Alan took out his identity token and put it on the table.

When Ned saw it, he immediately realized: "You want to exchange military merits?" ”

Alan nodded and said, "I have an intelligence that I can provide to the Federation, I don't know what level of military merit can be exchanged for?" ”

"What kind of information, tell me about it."

"Please remember this coordinate first." Alan reported the location of the Chaos Canyon, and then said, "This coordinate is near the Chaos Canyon, and I accidentally found the Cato hiding in this canyon, and it seems that they are arranging something. Also, I found a strange mothership, which I am sure did not belong to the Cato. So I suspect that there are other aliens involved in this war. As for the specific information, the lieutenant colonel can find out from the records of the token. However, before sending them to the General Staff Headquarters, there are some records in it that I would like to ask the lieutenant colonel to delete. ”

Ned was stunned for a moment, and casually asked, "Delete the record?" The reason? ”

Alan looked around, his face solemn. Ned immediately slammed the office door shut, and pressed a set of passwords. Then he said, "It's okay, it's just you and me here." All communications have been cut off, and I promise that no third person will hear this conversation. ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Alan smiled bitterly: "The situation is not good, Lieutenant Colonel, you know why I found the Chaos Canyon." Because I came across a convoy that went to the Canyon of Chaos to sell the Shadow Star Diamond and the Valley Blue Steel to the Cato in exchange for the Abyss Crystal. Yes, it was humans who traded with the Cato, and they were federal soldiers. The leader of the convoy was a colonel named Bra, and the members of the convoy were from various regiments. The situation is extremely complicated. ”

He clicked on the token again: "You can take a look at the records inside first, and you will know that what I said is true." ”

Ned looked shocked, he finally digested the news brought by Allen, and then smiled bitterly: "I believe you, Mr. Allen." Sure enough, there are some people who ignore the bottom line and even make a deal with the chaotic race. Damn, you're right. These records must be deleted, or they will be handed over to the General Staff Headquarters, and once the news leaks, you and I will have to lose our heads. ”

Ned is certainly not stupid, and Alan has revealed enough. Soldiers and officers can be brought in from the various legions, and that person has only a high position in the Federation. And he can't afford to offend any of the names that Ned wants, maybe the other party will be jealous of Allen, who was born in Bethcord, but he will never care about a person who doesn't have much back. Jing's little lieutenant colonel. Once revealed, Ned had no idea what would happen to him.

"I know what to do, don't worry, Mr. Allen, I'll sift through the records in here. I assure you that what the Staff Headquarters will see will be a record with no strange information. ”

"Speaking of which, when the lieutenant colonel deleted the record, by the way, he also deleted the part related to General Catherine. I don't think the general wants too many people to know, what do you think? ”

Ned only smiled wryly: "Of course. ”

"Then don't bother the lieutenant colonel."

Walking out of the office, Reina was leaning against the exterior wall. Seeing Allen, he snorted, "You've disappeared long enough." ”

"I'm quite helpless." Alan spread his hands and said, "It's not this time, I've worked hard for you." ”

"It's good to know, and now those guys will give it back to you. I've taken on an exploration mission and I'll be setting off in the afternoon. Reyna straightened up and prepared to leave.

"Wait, I heard you challenged Catherine by name?"

Reyna glanced at him, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not here for you. It's just that as a member of Bethcord, I have an obligation to maintain the honor of the family. ”

"Regardless, thank you for everything. Also, I suggest you give up the quest quest. Alan said in a deep voice, "If there are no accidents, we will soon launch a counterattack." It's not a local war, it's a general offensive! ”

"General attack?" Reina looked at him seriously: "You really brought back incredible news." ”

"Sort of, I think. You'd probably want to punch the Cato in the ass more than a boring quest to explore? ”

"No, no, I'd rather smash the Glay man's head than that. If it's the Dark Titan, so much the better. Reina waved his hand and left excitedly.

Outside the command building, the sun was shining. Alan raised his head, the clouds in the sky seemed to be a little less today, and he could vaguely see the fireballs hanging in the sky, as well as the outlines of the planets located beyond the sky. Eren searched for the shadow of Eden, but could not find the central battlefield among the planets. There, the war between Adahuastar and the Jotun Alien race was already in full swing, and the Federation army began to enter the battlefield. It would be a dangerous land of fire, but just as Reina longed for the general attack that would soon come, Alan also longed to set foot on the battlefield of fire.

Beneath his seemingly gentle exterior lies a heart as hot as lava!