The man pulled out a map, which was extremely detailed. It was more complete than the military map of the expeditionary force, and only slightly worse than the maps in the hands of several senior officers in the dark fire.
He looked to the northwest of Blackstream City. In the newly merged area, there were several mines scattered around. They were basically black stone and ordinary iron ore and copper mines. Such mines were not worth a few dollars.
The freight cost of transporting the ore to the core county in the Yongye human race-controlled area far exceeds the price of the ore itself.
The man murmured: "The mine, the mine is saying that they found a rare mineral vein in Wolf City? This is big news!"
After hearing this, the woman sighed and said: "It's a pity that no one is allowed in or out of Wolf City, and only the most direct troops of An Huo can come and go. I haven't been able to win over people in those troops, should I use those secret lines?
"
The man smiled slightly and said: "There is no need at all. If you want to know what they are transporting out, this is not the only way. You go and ask the adults behind to closely monitor the aerospace boats leaving Black Current City.
Especially high-speed boats. Those adults know how to do it."
Two days later, at the Dark Fire headquarters, Song Zining was sitting upright, listening to Song Hu's report.
"Master, even after two rounds of cleaning, more and more informants from various forces have come in. Even if there is another cleaning, those rats can't be swept away."
Song Zining nodded and said, "Let them go and just guard our core area. We can't drive away all the suspects. As long as they stay honest, don't ignore them."
With the rapid expansion of Dark Fire, it is inevitable to recruit a large number of low-level mercenaries and adventurers. When these guys arrive in the city, they often become rogues. But it is undeniable that these people are not weak in combat power, and they will be qualified with a little training.
Soldiers can be sent directly to the battlefield.
After several wars, Dark Fire has recruited more than 10,000 mercenary adventurers. Naturally, various forces took the opportunity to insert many informants. This is a common behavior among wealthy families. In most cases, these people only
Collecting intelligence and not taking any inappropriate actions.
The measures Song Zining took were to disperse these people and put them in various unimportant positions to do some guarding and patrol work, or to gather them together for training. As for the key points of city defense and the newly built Wolf City, they were all staffed by Dark Fire veterans.
Responsible.
In the newly built Wolf City in the former Earldom of Stuka, news is strictly sealed, and no mercenary caravans are allowed to approach. Once outsiders enter the cordon, no matter their identity, they will be regarded as a provocation to war.
Song Hu reported a few more things, which were all daily matters. Song Zining only nodded to show his understanding. At this moment, he should have been leisurely and calm, but suddenly his face became a little strange.
In the blink of an eye, Song Hu knew the reason. A little girl appeared from behind Song Zining, grabbed his hair and climbed up to the top of his head, and then lay down like a kitten that had found its nest.
Song Hu tried his best to hold back his laughter, turned a blind eye to Zhu Ji, and continued to report on military affairs.
However, Song Zining listened impatiently. He took Zhu Ji off her head, pushed it onto her legs, raised the handle of the fan and hit her on the butt, and shouted: "I've taught you so many times, don't do it again."
I’m crawling over my head!”
Zhu Ji moved her hands and feet a few times, turned her head hard, looked at Song Zining with an aggrieved face, and called out: "Mom."
As soon as Song Hu stopped to take a sip of tea, he immediately squirted it all out.
Song Zining's face turned dark and he covered Zhu Ji's mouth. But then he yelled and retracted his hand, only to see a row of small tooth marks on his palm, each one clear.
Song Zining's face was filled with excitement, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had already used the Force Gauntlet, but he was still bitten through by Zhu Ji, leaving a neat row of small tooth marks. This was not the first time, and Zhu Ji was also very particular about her mouth.
No matter how much Force protection Song Zining used, she would bite through the Force and leave tooth marks, but she would never really penetrate his skin and draw blood.
At this time, the matter could no longer be discussed. Song Zining kept the story short: "When will the next batch of goods be shipped?"
"It should be in three days."
"Three days, I can't wait that long. The official transfer order from the military department has come, and I have to go to the floating land battlefield tomorrow. You will be responsible for the rest of the goods. Remember to be careful."
After a few words of warning, Song Zining told Song Hu to retreat. Then he grabbed Zhu Ji, pressed her down on the table, and the fan handle fell with a crackle, and said angrily: "I will not change your words!"
After a severe beating, Song Zining lost his temper when he saw little Zhu Ji with narrowed eyes and a look of enjoyment. He didn't hold back from the punishment just now, and the force he used could break a grown man's leg. However,
This level of strength is just enough to make Xiao Zhuji feel a little bit, which is equivalent to a light massage.
Song Zining wiped the sweat from his forehead, tapped Zhu Ji's forehead with a fan, and sighed: "Tell me, how do you still look like an underage spider demon now? Even if you are an adult spider demon, what I did just now
It's enough to break their legs."
Zhu Ji opened her big eyes and looked at Song Zining blankly, having no idea what the spider demon was.
Song Zining could only smile bitterly. Zhu Ji shed her shell once just after she was born, and not long ago she shed her shell for the second time. All her body attributes have improved to a higher level. She no longer knows which race's standards should be used to judge her.
.
However, Zhu Ji's mind has not grown significantly, and she still looks like a three or four-year-old human girl. She has neither awakened the race inheritance of the spider demons nor accepted the blood race inheritance.
Early the next morning, Song Zining boarded a private high-speed floating battleship. Apart from his personal weapons, his only luggage was Zhu Ji.
The current Zhu Ji, I am afraid that no one below the war general can restrain her. Only Nan Hua and a few others in the dark fire can suppress her. But Zhu Ji's growth is completely beyond common sense. Even the dark races in their adulthood have never heard of such a thing.
Awakening speed, but the most worrying thing is that her mind seems to have not changed while her power is awakening.
Song Zining couldn't predict which race's inherited memory Zhu Ji would get when she finally awakened. Of course, he didn't dare to just leave her in Black Current City. For this matter, Qi Shao didn't know how to scold Qianye for letting her go.
How many times.
Two days later, another airship left the black current and flew towards the hinterland of eternal night.
In the ship's control room, the old captain with a weathered face was nervously observing the surrounding airspace. The young deputy next to him smiled and said: "Uncle Liu, we have run this route countless times, and there has never been an accident."
"What do you know! When has this place ever been peaceful?" the old captain scolded.
The deputy disagreed: "It would be great if those bandits could get one or two aerostats. As for their broken ships, there is no way they can beat our warships. Let alone them, the ones the expeditionary force has are almost a hundred years old.
Even three or four antique warships are no match for us."
The old captain remained unmoved and continued to observe the surrounding airspace.
The deputy glanced at the several armed dark fire officers in the control room, lowered his voice and asked: "Uncle Liu, what do you think we are transporting? Do we need so many people to escort us?"
The old captain glared at him fiercely and said, "Have you forgotten the rules of the Seventh Young Master? Don't inquire about things you shouldn't know!"
The deputy was obedient and backed away somewhat sarcastically.
At this moment, an officer suddenly shouted: "No! Someone is following us!"
The old captain's expression became tense, and he grabbed the porthole and looked out. He saw several floating warships rushing out of the clouds from the side and behind, and pounced on them quickly, obviously with bad intentions.
Just looking at their speed, everyone in the control room knew they couldn't escape. The first aerospace craft had a slender hull, with long stalks that swung gently like fish fins protruding from both sides. It turned out to be the new elite of the empire.
A high-speed destroyer. This battleship alone can easily kill their armed merchant ships that were converted from old warships.
The old captain looked resolute and shouted: "Get ready to fight!"
"But, but" the deputy's face turned pale at this moment. Before he could finish his words, the aerospace ship slowly turned under the control of the old captain and aimed its broadside at the incoming fleet.
A moment later, thick smoke billowed in the airspace, and the aerostat with the dark fire emblem burned and fell to the earth, with wreckage scattered everywhere.
The high-speed destroyer slowly landed, and a man in his early thirties stepped off the ship.
He glanced at the two large holes with black smoke coming out of the ship, sighed, and said: "Such a broken ship can actually beat me like this. I really want to meet this opponent."
But when he turned around and saw the wreckage in front of him, he shook his head again. During the whole process of the firefight between the two sides, no one came out of the dark fire boat. It was obvious that there was no warrior in it. The aerostat fell like this, and the people inside must have
None of them can survive.
He pointed forward and said: "Go and search carefully for me. Don't let go of anything suspicious!"
Hundreds of soldiers poured out of the destroyer and dispersed to the battlefield, rummaging through the wreckage one by one. They had a strong aura and were well-trained in their actions, but there were no ranks or emblems on their armor, and they obviously didn't want anyone to know their identity.
After a while, an officer came to the man and said, "General, we found this."
Behind the officer, dozens of soldiers came over carrying six boxes. These six boxes seemed small, but in fact they were extremely heavy. Each box required the combined efforts of six senior soldiers to lift it, which was a lot to say the least.
Thousand kilograms.
The cargo box itself is made of high-grade alloy. Even in the disaster of the airship crash, it was not damaged, but the surface was bumped and uneven, and there was some deformation.
The man stepped forward, pulled out his short knife, used his force power to cut off the lock of an alloy box, and then opened the lid to take a look. He took a deep breath and immediately closed the lid.
"General, what's inside?" Several officers nearby were confused.
"You don't need to know. Okay, our mission is completed. Carry all the boxes to the ship, clean the scene, and let's go."
At night, in a secret room, several people were sitting around a table, staring at a piece of ore in the center with burning eyes.
After a long time, a young man breathed out and said: "Such high-grade crystalline iron ore is indeed rare. Crystalline iron can only be generated under conditions of high temperature, pressure, and strong force. Generally speaking, the higher the grade, the more mineral veins there are.
The greater the reserves. This vein is incredible!"
PS: I have been studying in isolation for the past two weeks. I will update if I have a chance to take a break.