This battle should have caused a lot of trauma to this little guy. Li Cong could feel it himself. This could be seen from the ability of the silver to absorb. Even at night, he could only absorb less.
30 million taels of silver. 009 over there also came with a lot of silver. At least Li Cong didn't have to worry about the money problem for a while. This little guy tasted really desperate. Now Li Cong
I really hope I can let him eat more, but this little guy went to rest honestly after eating these. It looks like he won't come out in a short time. Li Cong also experienced life and death just now.
It can be said that Li Cong has rarely experienced such things since he became a seventh-level magician. Unexpectedly, he encountered such a thing at the Thunder Gate contact point today.
I don’t know exactly what is going on here. Are these really the only people here? Or will there be a lot of people? Do their people elsewhere already know about the situation here? Li never knows these.
, so there is no way to confirm it now. Li Cong asked his people to retreat. Even if they stare at such a place, there should be no good results. They are not fools. No one can do anything if something happens.
I won't come here to clean it up. If there are really important things here that haven't been destroyed, someone might come here, but the guy just said it, this place is actually just a facade, with nothing in it, and it's not worthy of the Thunder Gate.
People are here to handle things here, but this clue of mine has been broken again.
"Master, actually you don't need to worry so much. If this contact point here has contact with the outside world, the people from the Thunder Gate in other places will probably take action in some of our places in the next two days. At that time, they can always
Leave some clues." 009 said when he saw that Li Cong was a little unhappy. What he said was also the result of analysis by the people in the investigation department. In short, the good days of Cao's Trading Company are coming to an end, and some of their defense forces are not yet there.
It's very strong. If this thunder gate is really used...
"Well, actually that's what I thought of. Tracing the news is not our main purpose. Our main purpose is to eliminate them. But we don't have that much ability yet. We can only do it slowly and step by step.
, such a big thing happened this time, the people from the Thunder Sect must have contacted the forces around them when they set up this contact point. Now that something like this has happened, they already know who their enemy is.
There are too many things we have to face in the next step." Li Cong said a little haggardly. Saving a life did not make Li Cong very happy, but it made Li Cong see clearly the gap between himself and the Thunder Sect. Just like before
Same, if it weren't for plant life, I might actually have thrown my head there right now.
"Master, can we shrink it a bit? Our current expansion is very powerful, but we can focus on gathering some valuable things and deploy heavy troops in those places. As for other places, even if they attack, as long as they are
We can hold on, and they can't do anything to us." For the 009 Ropeway, the Investigation Department had already formulated such a plan.
"You just need to arrange this matter immediately, so that some of the businesses below can be maintained. They don't need to make much money. We just spend this period of time recovering." Li Cong said helplessly, taking this step
It was also the step that Li Cong was least willing to take. He didn't expect to reach this step in the end. It was impossible for his training camp to have such powerful figures come out in a short period of time. Even if there were, look at their strength.
, look at your own, it’s not on the same level.
"Sir, I wonder if the Northern Empire can help us?" 009 said tentatively. He didn't know.
"Haha, they have already helped us a lot by giving us a Storm Legion. It is unrealistic for us to continue to ask them for help. They are not fools. If everyone from the Thunder Gate comes out now, it will be impossible for them.
Never mind us, don’t think that what these guys say is so good. Politicians are the most hypocritical things in the world. You can’t believe anything they say. These guys, haha, you can’t count on them.
." Li Cong himself is also very clear about politicians. He has dealt with them many times. Although he is not from this planet, he knows them clearly, so at the beginning Li Cong
I never thought of asking them for help because it was useless.
"Then can we hire a huge mercenary group? I believe this can relieve us a lot." 009 thought of another way. In this world, there are still mercenary groups responsible for such security work.
"This method is good, but it is a bit hasty to find it now. It is still a method. You can immediately arrange someone to discuss this with the people in the mercenary group. No matter how much they ask, as long as they send
As long as the people who come out can help us, we don't need to do the rest. They can take care of as much as they can, and don't give them some rigid indicators." Li Cong said, in fact, there is no way to deal with this matter.
The people from the mercenary group explained that no one knows about the Thunder Gate itself. No matter how you tell people, they will not believe that there is such a big organization. If they really believe it, they probably won’t come.
I choose to listen to you. You, the Cao Family Trading Company, can't handle such a large organization. How can we do it? You really think too highly of us. We don't have that ability.
In fact, Li Cong has a very good target in his heart, that is the Tiger Mercenary Group, but I don’t know what happened to their abilities after the civil strife, but at this time, acquaintances will always be better, so Li Cong wrote a
Ask someone to take the letter to Bai Er, and ask Bai Er to go to the headquarters of the Tiger Mercenary Group to ask questions in person, and test their abilities by the way. If it is possible, it is okay to pay a high price. If not, then this
There is no other way but to look for it somewhere else.
That night, things took a different turn. In the past, Li Cong was looking for people from the Thunder Sect to carry out some activities, but tonight, Li Cong's Cao Family Trading Company suffered various attacks.
Many people don't understand why the seemingly prosperous Cao Family Trading Company turned out to be like this today. After Li Cong woke up, the report was also in Li Cong's hands. This made Li Cong a little surprised.
The forces outside the door are outside. It seems that the characters he got are not powerful characters at all. The truly powerful characters are still in the hands of others.
In Ta'annan County City, all 413,500 tons of grain in the Cao Family Trading Company's two large grain warehouses were soaked in water. It is definitely not something ordinary people can do. This is definitely done by a magician. It can make dozens of people do it.
Tens of thousands of tons of grain have been soaked in water. And no one has found out who did it. Except for the magician who has such ability. How could there be others? Ta'annan County City is also Li Cong's property.
The most severe loss was the place where Li Cong took an airship to this place three hours after the incident.
A total of four counties and cities suffered losses this time, but this is the most serious one, and there are also traces of magicians here. It can be said that Li Cong has never heard of any connection between magicians and this place.
, compared with ordinary warriors, the damage caused by this magician is definitely much greater than them. It is precisely for this reason that Li Cong came here.
The person in charge of the county town, Xi Mei, is a fourth-level warrior in his thirties. This guy is very good at doing business. Under his leadership, all businesses in the county town are reaching a new level every year.
Yes, this guy has also been hinted by the above. If the growth from last year can be maintained today, this guy can be responsible for the sales of a province. Unexpectedly, such a thing happened at this time, don't say
I can be promoted. Even if I can keep my current position, it is impossible.
"I'm sorry, young master, it was my negligence. I was always thinking about how to develop. I didn't think about safety matters at all. I will bear the mistakes I should bear." This guy was the first to see Li Cong.
That's what he said. Li Cong couldn't say anything in front of outsiders. After all, the Thunder Gate matter was a secret. It couldn't be known to too many people now. He would get on the carriage and talk to this guy in detail later.
That's it, the expression on this guy's face became even more ugly when he saw that Li had never expressed his stance.
"Okay, don't say any more. We'll talk about it later when we get on the carriage." Li Cong nodded and said, in addition to the loss of food, they also lost a lot of things, the total price is estimated to be millions of taels of silver.
The money was not that much, but Li Cong estimated that this was a beginning, and Li Cong held a meeting to discuss it overnight. Their intelligence also drew several other counties and cities that suffered losses on the map. Li Cong made a
A bold guess came out, that is, these guys are not far from Ta Annan County, and it is the people at these two contact points who know the situation here. According to Wuxingjin, each of their contact points is responsible for three people.
The affairs of several provinces are now at most the affairs of these provinces. One of them was killed by Li Cong, so this is the nearby contact point. This is how the Thunder Gate handles things. They will not let outsiders
People contact each other casually, then they will lose control, but they cannot be left without any contact, so they can still contact the nearby contact point one by one. This is just a guess, but the final result
What it is, I don’t know yet.
After getting on the carriage, Li Cong no longer needs to keep a straight face. No one knows if there are any of their spies around. If Li Cong still talks and laughs as usual, people around him will definitely become suspicious, and there will be many of them.
People don’t know how much profit the Cao Family Trading Company made. They lost millions of money. If their faces weren’t ugly, how could we stop these people from thinking wildly?
"Okay, don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you. How is your defense?" Li Cong said looking at Ximei who didn't dare to look up from the opposite side. This guy must be feeling sad.
It won't work.
"Master, what... is going on?" Xi Mei said quickly when she heard what Li Cong said, but thinking of the rules of the trading firm, she shouldn't ask so many things, and the boss asked her just now.
In reply, he quickly said, "The entire defense force of our county is composed of a regiment of escorts from our side. I must tell you that they are very dedicated. They usually don't even
We didn't let something like this happen here. This incident has nothing to do with them." Xi Mei said, and Li Cong nodded. This leader is pretty good. People who are unwilling to take responsibility will definitely not do it.
If they would say that, they would definitely blame the guards for such a thing, but this Ximei didn't do that, which is enough to show that he is not a person who adds insult to injury. The guard commander next to him was very grateful.
.
"Well, what's your name?" Li Cong glanced at the commander of the escort regiment in military uniform and asked.
"Young master, I belong to Baroli, and is the commander of the third regiment of the 25th Independent Brigade of the Third Army." You can't stand up in the carriage, but this guy doesn't give any discount when saluting. At first, they didn't like this
The situation is also very uncomfortable. You must know that the army here does not have such etiquette. They all kneel down to speak. Who knows that the young master has created some such methods. I didn’t feel much at first.
Now it seems that this is indeed different from ordinary people.
"Well, very good. You and your soldiers may not get involved in what happens next. Just ask your brothers to have a holiday when you go back. But I don't let them go out to play casually. Everyone
Let me blend in with the common people, whether it is the city guards or some surrounding communities, their role is to go out and find some information. Their weapons and equipment are left in the army, and someone will come to wear their clothes tonight
, before these people leave, your task is to go out with 50 taels of silver each to find information for me. As long as it is different from before, ask them to investigate. No in-depth investigation is required, as long as it is
Just bring this news back to me." Li Cong said. There was nothing he could do about it. This place was not under his absolute control. It was not that simple to find those people. He could only let
Tens of thousands of people ran away to evacuate. I hope they can all find out the information they want.
"Yes, young master. If there is nothing else, I will get off the car immediately and make arrangements?" This guy is also impatient, mainly because such things happened within his jurisdiction, and the clan is not happy. Although the young master said this
The matter has nothing to do with my own people, but can I accept it in that way? That is impossible. Several of my classmates in the military academy are now watching my own jokes. They are assessed one by one.
But it's far from my own. But nothing happened over there, but such a big thing happened here. No matter how you say it, it's all your fault.
"Well, remember, even if you find something, you must not do it yourself. I understand how you people feel. You also want to wash away the shame on you. Remember what I told you in the military academy, you are not these people.
Opponent, if you really want to do something, you will not be able to do anything in the end, and what will be lost is your own life. This is definitely not alarmist, so what you have to do is to report to me immediately after knowing the news. This is your
What should be done." When Li Cong saw the glint in this guy's eyes, he knew that this guy would definitely not give up so easily, so he had to give some instructions.
"Yes, I understand that I will definitely not act rashly." The guy nodded and said, and then went out. Li Cong could see that his words had a great impact on this guy.
At least he won't do stupid things.
Xi Mei looked at her boss with some confusion. What was going on? Aren't there dedicated people to do this intelligence work? How could it come to the heads of people like herself? It can be said that people like herself are not responsible for these things.
Yes? Isn't there not enough news now? That's what he was thinking in his heart, and soon Li Cong's words would confirm it for him.
"How is your relationship with some news dealers or people with connections in the county?" Li Cong asked.
"Master, we have a very good relationship with them. We also need them to do things, and they have made a lot of money from us. Master, do you want to talk to them?" Xi Mei said boldly,
He is a very tactful person in doing things. I dare not say that the entire city's community will give him face, but there is probably no problem, and the government is even better. That is the most important thing. People like him are
I will never forget that there.
"Very good, let them check for me the people who have been acting suspiciously recently. These people I am talking about are not people from outside, they are locals. How did they live before and how do they live now? As long as there is
If there is any suspicious place, continue to investigate, especially those stores that no new people have entered for decades or other transactions." This is also very important. Li Cong thought of the situation at the previous contact point, and estimated that this is also the case.
possible.
"Master, do you suspect that our people here did it? But when our investigation department people came in to check, they checked the people around them and they all had no problems. Is there anything wrong with this?
Where is the place?" Ximei said with some confusion. He couldn't say that he was familiar with all the people here, but at least the people in Juncheng were quite familiar.
"Haha, they probably all have the same idea as you. Are people who have been doing business for more than ten years really businessmen? The enemies we face are much more powerful than we imagined. The things they do are also more powerful than we thought.
Our predictions are much bigger, so you can't be careless one by one. You must investigate carefully, and you can't give up on any of them." Li Cong said with a smile, it is normal for the people below to have such thoughts.
Yes, it seems that my idea is not normal.
Ximei nodded and said nothing. Naturally, she didn't know as much about these things as her boss did, so it was better to get things done quickly. There are more than thirty societies in Juncheng, and they all have their own sources of information.
, in fact, if you check these things from the government, you will probably not get any information. Each of them has been fed by people outside, and they will not offend other people, so they speak out.
These are all dispensable things. You have to inquire about these things with some societies. Only then will the societies have their own ideas, and only then will they reveal the real information.
At the same time, 650 miles away from here, the three airships above were filled with people. These people were not ordinary people. They were all masters from the Cao Family Trading Company from the Western Empire. The lowest ones were all seven
Super warriors, they were originally going to the north to seal off the frozen forest, but now they have been transported here by Li Cong's emergency order. They must first kill the people from the Thunder Gate here, they can't
This was Li Cong's plan to let his own industry have a crisis. He asked them to return the clothes of the local guard and protect them well. As for the outcome, he could not predict it.
On the ground 3,000 meters below them. There are more than a dozen people here who have already seen the top. These fifteen people are all ninth-level warriors, and two of them are actually recognized by the source of power. In fact, Li Cong guessed
There is nothing wrong. People in these three provinces know what Li Cong is doing to deal with them. Although they have not received any news from the headquarters, they all know how to deal with it. They must deal with Li Cong's people as much as possible.
, it’s just that Li Cong shrank a little too fast, and they couldn’t do anything for a while. They could still do something more or less on their own territory, but if they went outside, they wouldn’t have that ability. In the past few days, they had been paying attention to the people coming from the outside.
They noticed the coming airship right in front of them. They had been following the airship on the ground for an hour and hundreds of kilometers. If they hadn't had this ability, they would have been thrown away long ago.
At the beginning, more than 60 of them followed, but as the speed of the airship accelerated, only these dozen people were left in the end, and the rest could not keep up. This was difficult for them. The airship
They walk in a straight line and will not change their route because of something on the ground. The people following them on the ground are different. Each of these guys cannot be the same as the people above. At this moment, they are also
There is no need to follow, because they have already arrived at the best place to take action. There is a mountain peak. When the airship wants to fly over here, it is less than 200 meters away from the ground. This is very simple for them.
They can easily get on the airship. Although the people on the airship are very powerful, compared with them, they are just a bunch of losers. These seventh-level warriors are not interested in the Thunder Sect.
It is useless for them, but it is not that simple for the Cao Family Trading Company. If they die, the Cao Family Trading Company will definitely become more passive.
"Humph, the Cao Family Trading Company's airship will definitely pass by the place we just mentioned. You guys go to the next mountain peak. We are right here. If we don't succeed, you can make preparations. We will definitely not
You can tell them to just pass by. If these people arrive in the county, it will be even more difficult for us to do things. As I said, we can't control other places, but on our territory.
I want all the people in the Cao Family Trading Company to disappear." A man who was not very tall said. Of course, among ordinary people, this person's figure is still OK, but among such a group of big men, it is really nothing.
"Brother Dong, don't worry. Your predictions this time are really good. When the mistress came out of the county town, he also said that that Cao Ke guy. He has to mobilize everyone in the city.
He got up because he wanted to find us. We really went on the right track when we came out. If his people surrounded us, we might have to be like the contact point over there. That would definitely be
The people over there have exposed themselves. Except for the people from the Cao Family Trading Company, no one has discovered us. There must be no problem in settling this account on their heads." Another big man said, this guy is the same as this guy named Dong Ge.
Among these dozen people, the only two guys recognized by the source of strength, they are also the bosses of the two teams. But it seems that Brother Dong is much more powerful than this guy.
They are all the people in the two contact points in the nearby provinces. In fact, the Thunder Gate is just a test for the outside contact points, so there are not many people coming out, and the total number of contact points is only three.
That's it, one of them was killed by Li Cong, and the other two also joined forces. After the guy exposed himself, they also guessed something with their own brains. If they hadn't joined forces, they would eventually
Same as that guy.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense, Xiaoxi, take your people and hurry over. We can only kill two ships at most. The one that is exposed is yours. You must make this guy feel distressed for a while, sir.
If we get rid of these people and spread out, we can get rid of all the people from Cao's trading company in these provinces. By then, he will definitely terminate the search for the headquarters." Brother Dong didn't have time to talk nonsense with this guy. Now
What he wants to do is to quickly kill the person on the airship. This is what he wants to do the most.
"Okay, I'll go over right away." This guy agreed and went over. The people on the airship over there didn't even think that they could be in danger in the air? It's been a long time since the airship started operating.
, but there has never been a problem in the air, so each of them thinks that they are very safe now. Indeed, they are really very safe at an altitude of several thousand meters, but in some terrains
The situation is different in dangerous places. For example, the place they are going to pass later is completely different. That is where they are most vulnerable to attacks. However, news in this era is not very common. They have no idea about the surroundings.
Naturally, we won’t study the terrain or anything like that, so it’s normal for us to be attacked.
In Juncheng, Li Cong had been waiting for four hours. Ximei and Baroli both rushed to the yard where Li Cong lived. Just now, Li Cong was feeding his plant life with money. Now
The little guy had already begun to rest after eating 30 million yuan. Li Cong must have had something happen when he saw the two of them leaving in such a hurry.
"How's it going? What's the news?" Li Cong said. Li Cong was really a little anxious now. Mainly because he had never encountered an enemy like the Thunder Sect before, and now he felt really anxious.
I'm a little panicked. My weakest point is not myself, but my own industries. I want to control this place step by step. These are my tentacles, just like the root system of a tree. There is a little less possibility.
It will not cause any harm to you, but if the enemy knows this weakness and destroys these things every moment, it will be a big deal over time, so if you can end this kind of thing quickly, you still have to end it quickly.
Otherwise, you may end up falling on this.
Baloli glanced at Xi Mei. Although he said that he had heard the news, Xi Mei was the top leader of this place. He still took a step back and asked Xi Mei to stand up. Li Cong noticed it carefully.
This detail is very good. The people under me did not want to take credit because of the incident. This is rare for a large organization. You must know that people like Balori would not be able to take credit if they did not have this incident.
It is impossible to meet Li Cong in my life. For someone to be so calm, it requires a very good psychological quality. In this regard, this guy left a good impression on Li Cong's heart.
"Master, this matter was obtained by Baloli's people. They found a ready-made clothing store in the city, which is similar to what I said. This place has been in business for twenty years and has basically never closed.
.There has not been an increase in the number of people in the past twenty years. They do business very well, but they have been closed since a few days ago. We asked the people around, but they did not stay with the people around.
They left after leaving the message. Our people went in to check and found that the place was very chaotic. They left in a hurry and there were things they had destroyed everywhere. According to some associations in the city, they received news that
They left the city a few days ago. On the day they left the city, something happened to our granary. The biggest suspects should be them." Ximei did not take away the credit from this guy, but it was too late to elaborate at this time.
Regarding these matters, how to report the situation is the most important. At this time, it cannot affect Li Cong's judgment.
"It is indeed like this. They have already left here. It is not easy for us to find them. Does anyone have any news about them? In which direction did they go?" Li Cong's heart skipped a beat, no.
How comfortable.
Both of them shook their heads. It was obvious that they didn't know about this matter, and Li Cong knew it in his heart. These people were ordinary people, and they would not know the news, but they still felt a little unwilling to give up.
, it would be more comfortable if it were a little bit, right? The news was interrupted, and all we can do now is wait. Look at where they are taking action, and then quickly pass by. This way of doing things is very inappropriate for Li Cong.
I like it. This makes me very passive. I don’t know when I want to catch them if this goes on. These guys will definitely not leave anything behind, just like the food this time. And if they
They have gone far, and it is not easy for them to get over. What if it is worse? If they have their own contact points in various places, what they have to do now is not to do the right thing with themselves, but to quickly inform
Contact points in various places, in that case, the Cao family business established by Li Cong may face destruction. Although some important assets can be carried with him, it does not take a day or two to establish such a sales network.
That's what hurts the most.
"Master, you don't need to worry too much. Our support team is coming soon. They may arrive in more than an hour. When they arrive, our counterattack force will be dozens of times what it is now.
As for the above, it will be no problem to find them." Seeing that Li Cong was a little disappointed and had not spoken a word, Baloli said, and he did not want Li Cong to be unhappy.
What? Our people? Li Cong suddenly thought of something. If this matter was put on him, he would have two choices. If there were his own contact points around, then he would hurry up regardless of his own life and death.
Notify the news to the contact points everywhere, but if there is no contact point, they will attack their biggest asset. Now, their most important asset is these people who come here.
There were thousands of people on the three airships. Although there were no ninth-level warriors, they were all seventh-level and eighth-level warriors. If they were lost, he really couldn't afford it. Thinking of this, Li Cong couldn't sit still.
By the way, these guys must have done that. Li ignored the two people in the room and rushed out.
After going out, a level 10 monster flying in the sky rushed down. Li Cong immediately jumped on it. It would be useless to take other people there now. It would be better for Li Cong to go with this level 10 monster.
Well, although there is a level 10 magic beast on the land, that guy's running speed is far behind compared to this one. Fortunately, there are two level 9 flying magic beasts around. When they saw Li Cong flying towards the distance, they
He also hurriedly followed. Li Cong knew that what he did now might be reckless, and he might not be able to save them and would have to involve himself, but in any case, those were his most important assets, and he couldn't look at them.
It was impossible for me to let those guys die like that.
The flying speed of the tenth-level monster is quite fast. After ten minutes, Li Cong can see the airship in the distance. From Li Cong's position, he can see clearly that the airship is slowly entering the top of the mountain.
It's over, it turned out to be this place. Li Cong had already seen someone on the mountain peak. Damn it, no matter what, we couldn't let them succeed.
"Fly up, rise immediately..." Li shouted energetically. The people driving the airship in the distance first saw the flying monster, and then they heard such a sound, and each of them was a little confused.
, why do they have to rise here? They are still some distance away from the best attack point of those guys at this moment. If they rise quickly at this time, they can completely avoid it, but only two airships follow Li's instructions.
Made the request.
Pilots also have their own considerations. Flying monsters generally belong to their own people. The ones shouting to them from such high altitudes must be their own people. Flying at low altitudes is the same as flying at high altitudes. If there is danger, it should be the same.
It was at low altitude, so they all chose to rise one by one. As for the airship that did not rise, this guy was unlucky now. They had no choice, because a dozen guys had already jumped in front of them.
.
"Ah..." an airship pilot shouted and fell. Next to him, an unknown guy was throwing other pilots down. These pilots are ordinary people. They can't be like this.
This guy's opponent, if the seventh-level warrior descended from this height, might still have a chance of survival, but these ordinary people can only wait for themselves to be shattered to pieces.
Bastard, these guys really did that. Li Cong waved his hand to let the two airships move forward quickly. They must increase their altitude and speed up. In this way, they may be less likely to be attacked. That is to say, from now on, the airships will
There are strict regulations on the height and speed of the airship. Some terrain surveys on both sides of the airship route have also begun. In some necessary places, you must increase your height. This is also the first time Li Cong's airship has encountered here.
Same as the last attack, but this is also very distressing.
The tenth-level monster rushed over quickly with Li Cong. The people who were killing above were a little dumbfounded. How could there be a tenth-level monster here? Originally, they thought it would be very easy to kill the seventh-level warrior in this airship.
I didn't expect... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation..)