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Chapter 411: Lord Karman

'What a misfit,' Lei Luo thought to himself.

He then took the initiative to ask Ulysses, "Your Highness, may I know who the general behind him is? He looks extraordinary."

"Oh, I was just about to introduce him to you."

Ulysses smiled and pulled the man over.

"This is Lord Karman. He's twenty-five years old this year. He was one of my father's favorite generals. Later, I spent a lot of effort to get him from my father. Under my tutelage, other than my teacher, he can be said to be my number one valiant general. However, in order to support your career, from today onwards, I'll let him follow you."

What was going on with this Ulysses today?

Was his head broken or something?

Was he using him to spy on me? With Ulysses' intelligence, he wouldn't think that I would actually be watched to death, right?

Was he really giving this talent to me? Heavens, wasn't this a little too generous?

Feeling a little confused, Lei Luo sneaked a glance at Ulysses.

"Karman reporting to Your Excellency."

Karman gave a standard military salute to Lei Luo.

Before Lei Luo could regain his senses from having acquired Karman, Ulysses had already brought Allie and Karman to the lounge at the port. He led Lei Luo to Dock No. 1 at the port.

Before the lights were fully lit up, a pure black ship appeared in front of Lei Luo.

When he saw this ship, he was a little surprised because it did not seem to be a common imperial ship and he had never seen the likes of it in public before.

It seemed to be some kind of mysterious private ship.

"This ship is called the Dragon God Ship, and this is a new type of ship that my father's research institute just developed last year. It's almost at the level of an ocean-going ship, and its speed is very fast. Its dodging ability far surpasses all the current popular ship types, and its firepower system is also very good. In addition, it also has the biggest advantage, which is that it's easy to operate. There are almost no requirements for the crew, so even if it's a civilian, as long as they have been trained, they can operate it. However, the biggest weakness of this ship is that it's not sturdy enough, and it has almost no defense. Therefore, it's very easy to break through, and it's not supposed to be the lone defense of a battleship army. However, if it works with other fleets, it will have a miraculous effect."

After listening to this introduction, Lei Luo could not help but ask, "Your Highness, why did you suddenly bring me to see this ship?"

"Because this is the ship that I want to give you," Ulysses replied.

"Your Highness, why did you give me a ship?" Lei Luo asked in confusion.

"No." Ulysses shook his head, "Not one, but a hundred."

The lights in the port lit up, and the other ninety-nine "Dragon God Ships" appeared in front of Lei Luo's eyes.

"Your Highness, this…"

With Karman's shock, Lei Luo should not have been shocked anymore. But when he saw the hundred Dragon God Ships in front of him, Lei Luo was shocked again.

Just from listening to Ulysses' introduction, Lei Luo knew that it was impossible to develop such an original ship without an advanced shipyard with more than ten years of experience.

There were almost only twelve marquises who could have such a high-level dock.

This meant that although the Dragon God Ship was not very strong, it was a genuine ship of the marquise class.

Most importantly, for Lei Luo, who lacked regular officers, the Dragon God Ship was exactly what he wanted.

At this time, Ulysses continued, "The development process of the Dragon God warship is rather complicated. However, its components are actually not that complicated. It's just a skeleton, a launcher for a magic cannonball, and eight magic crystal engines. Other than the magic cannonball launcher being a little troublesome, the other components are all very easy to build. The most troublesome thing is the assembly. There's a lot of knowledge in it. However, the level of assembly required to create an original ship is completely different from that required to duplicate a ship."

Lei Luo understood what Ulysses meant. He was hinting that the assembly proficiency required to duplicate this ship was not high.

Thus, Lei Luo immediately asked, "Your Highness, how many people do you need to assemble this ship?"

"Based on my personal experience, 120 or more is enough."

"120 people?" Lei Luo nodded and began to calculate in his heart. Then, according to the usual situation, he calculated how much would be needed.

At this time, Ulysses took out another magic crystal.

"There are two messages in this magic crystal. One is the contact information of the fertility magister. They both have extremely high creativity and self-awareness. As for the second, it is all the assembly information of the Dragon God Ship."

"Oh."

Lei Luo calmly took the magic crystal in his hand.

Lei Luo, who was initially a little surprised, was not surprised at all at this moment.

Because what Ulysses had said and done had already proved that he had an extremely thorough understanding of his own strength in the Holy City of Beauty.

He knew that he lacked military officers, so he had specially provided Lei Luo this kind of ship to give him a headstart.

He knew that he needed to develop rapidly and explosively, and he had no time to slowly develop his technology.

So he directly handed over the research materials of this type of ship to him.

And in this world, there were many times where greed was hidden behind the generosity.

The more he gave, the more he naturally wanted.

Therefore, after placing the memory card in his hand and flipping it back and forth a few times, Lei Luo turned his face and looked at Ulysses.

"Your Highness, what do you want from us?"

Ulysses smiled and looked at Lei Luo for a while before saying, "I'm sincere."

"Your Highness, don't you think that these two words are too illusory?"

"Yes, it's indeed illusory. However, the most valuable things in the world are often not real."

As Ulysses said that, he smiled and put his hand on Lei Luo's shoulder.

"All right, Lei Luo. You and I are both very clear about the situation in the Holy City of Beauty. "I know that you've always wanted to go back."

"This is the first time you've talked to me. I know how much acting there is in your expression and your words."

"I've also guessed a little about your ambition and your train of thought for development. Moreover, I also know that you know that I'll know everything."

Lei Luo's originally tense expression suddenly broke into a smile at this moment.

"I came here this time to bet that His Highness is a person with absolute confidence. Now it seems that I have made the right bet."

"I hope that His Highness will not take the many tests and performances from before to heart."

"Judging is one thing, but the truth is another."

"You did that because you were being cautious and wanted to protect yourself. There is nothing to blame."

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Chapter 412: Allies

"However, you will be leaving soon. Can we speak a few words of truth?"

"Of course. Your Highness. Please," Lei Luo said.

"All right." Ulysses nodded. He did not give in and said it himself. "Use four words to describe my current state. It's like walking on thin ice. I dare say that as long as I can ascend to the throne of Beichen King, I won't care about any of the people on the stage right now. However, the crux of the problem is that I might not be able to ascend to the throne right now because I have an older brother who is a few hundred years older than me. He is an older brother who has been in business for a few hundred years more than me. No matter how capable I am, I'm only in my twenties. I've only been in business for a few years. I'm just like a few-year-old baby. No matter how strong I am, how can I defeat an adult? You're right. I may seem famous, but I'm actually full of danger. To me, this reputation is a fortune, but it's also a disaster. It forced me to have no way out. I have to move forward. However, the truth is that with my current strength, unless my father supports me, I've carefully calculated that my chances of winning don't exceed 10%. Therefore, I have been secretly enduring. I am waiting for a variable. I have never known what this variable is, but I always believe that this variable will come. At that time, I will be able to turn the tables. Until a week ago, I waited for you. After I finished talking to you, I am sure that the variable I need is you. You are smart enough, cold enough, flexible enough, and at the same time, you know how to make a choice. Almost from the moment I finished talking to you, I made up my mind."

As Ulysses said this, he looked at Lei Luo with a serious expression.

"Lei Luo, you and I both know that we are not open and aboveboard people. There are dark corners in our hearts that cannot be known by others. However, I think you also know that people like us are not completely devoid of blood and sincerity. It's just that we can't meet the right person. And today, I, Ulysses, am willing to swear to you that with the fifth province as the boundary, as long as your influence has not developed to this point, I will always be your ally. No matter what happens to you, I will do my best to support you. Are you…willing to make the same promise to me? This time…I want you to tell me the truth."

Ulysses' words were like a medium-sized stone thrown on the surface of a lake. It left a ripple in Lei Luo's heart.

It was only at this moment that Lei Luo finally had a sincere respect for this prince in front of him.

"Your Highness, if I succeed, sooner or later, I will pass the Fifth Province."

After a long silence, Lei Luo finally spoke frankly.

"Regarding this, you and I understand. Perhaps one day, we will become enemies. But that is in the future. Now, we are the same. We need to pass the test in front of us. Moreover, if that day really comes, I will not feel disappointed. On the contrary, I will feel a great sense of achievement. Choosing a lifelong friend is something that even vagrants on the streets can do. However, how many people can choose a person to be their greatest enemy in their lifetime?"

Hearing this, Lei Luo slowly laughed. He raised his right hand and said with a smile, "I, Lei Luo, swear here that unless Ulysses' influence crosses the fifth province, no matter what happens to you, I will do my best to support you…"

Ulysses raised his head and laughed heartily. He slapped his right hand on Lei Luo's. "Deal."

When Ulysses stretched out his hands, he smiled as he looked at the fleet that was gradually leaving.

Without knowing when, Strachey had already walked up slowly.

"Your Highness, I know that you don't like the Great Hall to keep Lord Kalman by your side, but you actually sent him away just like that. Isn't that a little inappropriate? Besides, since you let him leave with Lei Luo, then the Grand Hall will most likely know about the matter of you giving Lei Luo a hundred Dragon God Ships. If the Grand Hall finds out, it will probably be very angry, right?"

"Father has decided to sell the research materials of the Dragon God Ships to the senate to obtain a huge and substantial amount of power gold. When that time comes, the senate will soon sell the Dragon God Ships all over the empire. Lei Luo will only get it one or two months in advance. Even if father finds out about this, it's just a scolding. It's no big deal. As for Karman, he's always by my side. He's also a scourge. It's also a good thing to send him away at this time. Karman is an unruly person. Father only sent him to my side because he felt that he wouldn't be bribed by me. As for how much he likes him, that might not be the case. So, teacher, feel free to relax. Nothing big will happen."

Hearing what Ulysses said, Strachey also thought about it.

He felt that what Ulysses said was quite reasonable, so he didn't try to persuade him further. He just nodded.

After a while, Strachey asked again, "Your Highness, the alliance between you and Lei Luo…"

"Teacher wants to ask if it's serious?" Ulysses asked with a smile, and Strachey answered in silence.

"It might seem a little hasty, but Teacher, in that chaotic world in the future, perhaps this hasty alliance between him and I will be the one that lasts the longest."

Ulysses smiled confidently when he said this.

After thinking for a while, Strachey asked again, "Why did it have to be him?"

"There aren't many people who have the ambition to participate and have a clear understanding of the general situation of the empire. And Lei Luo feels that it's one of them. Moreover, the development of the situation is much faster than we imagined. We don't have the time to choose a more suitable candidate than him."

As Ulysses spoke, he took out a piece of white paper.

"This is the meeting record of our meeting in the 'Imperial capital.' Teacher, you can take a look."

Strachey had a premonition, but he also had some doubts as he took the meeting record and looked through it.

After a short while, Strachey was shocked, "The matter has already…"

Ulysses did not answer. He only took a deep breath and looked up at the Lei Luo squadron that had already disappeared into the darkness.

"As ambitious young men, Lei Luo and I have a common natural disadvantage, and that is that the empire did not give us enough time to prepare. Therefore, we can't develop on the normal path. We have to constantly gamble, take risks, and win every time."

"The meeting record…Have you shown it to him?" Strachey asked again.

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Chapter 413: Unspeakable Secrets

"Before I showed it to him, he had already predicted everything. There was no point in hiding it, so I simply made a copy for him."

Upon hearing Ulysses' words, Strachey nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

Ulysses had held the meeting records of the heart of vastness in his hands for an entire week before showing it to him. Moreover, he had already made a copy for Lei Luo before that.

This might seem like a small matter, but Strachey, who had been sharp all his life, could smell something unusual from it. He told himself in his heart: 'Strachey, from now on, you should understand that you are no longer Ulysses' teacher but his loyal assistant. From now on, you must not overstep your boundaries.'

It's been seven days since the fleet of Lei Luo left.

Because the Dragon God Ship uses the most advanced eight magic engines despite being very small, the Dragon God Ship not only has the ability to fold space, it can jump as far as 2,000 nautical miles at a time. That's almost ten times the distance of the fastest civilian freighter and almost the level of a battleship. In this way, the Dragon God Ship will only take more than a month to arrive between the Holy City of Beauty and Ulysses. For the past seven days, Lei Luo has been hiding in the cabin alone. He doesn't go out except for eating. No one knows what he is doing every day. All they can see is that his hair is as messy as a bird's nest. It's obvious that he is mentally exhausted.

However, seven days later, Lei Luo suddenly seemed to be in high spirits. He suddenly held a glass of wine and came to talk to Karman.

"Lord Karman, I heard that you were sent by the main hall to His Highness' side, is that right?"

Lei Luo seemed to be asking a question he already knew the answer to. When he asked this question, he had already understood the relevant information. The formation of King Beichen's team could not be considered a secret.

"You already know the answer, yet you still ask questions. Won't you feel bored, Lord Lei Luo?"

This was the first time that Lei Luo had had a relatively formal conversation with Karman. He had already experienced Karman's unkindness.

Fortunately, Lei Luo was almost immune to verbal stimulation, so it was not a big deal.

"If that's the case, does His Highness, Ulysses, have the final authority over you?"

When Lei Luo said this, he made a circle in the air with his hand.

"I mean, the order His Highness gave you to follow me, is it true and effective for a long time?"

Karman's brows raised slightly. He also glanced at Lei Luo and then leaned against the command chair.

Looking at the boundless and silent sea, "Ulysses… His Highness, doesn't have the authority to order me."

Seeing that Karman was reluctant to address Ulysses as His Highness, Lei Luo already knew the relationship between him and Ulysses.

"When do you plan to go back? Will you go back after you send me back to the Holy City of Beauty or go back?"

As If Lei Luo had poked a sore spot in his heart, Karman revealed a somewhat desolate and bitter smile.

He reached out to grab the whiskey bottle that had never left his side ever since he boarded the ship. He stuffed it into his mouth and gulped down a mouthful of strong whiskey.

Even though he was nearly two meters away, Lei Luo could still smell the strong whiskey. He could not understand how Karman had swallowed it.

"The lord seems to have some unspeakable secrets?"

Karman glanced at Lei Luo, revealing an unmistakable contempt. "You won't understand the pain of a soldier."

"What's there to not understand?" Lei Luo smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing more than being depressed and unable to achieve anything."

Lei Luo casually stuffed this sentence into his mouth, causing Karman to awkwardly purse his lips and continue drinking.

"If I'm not wrong, the lord should be someone the palace doesn't like. His Highness doesn't trust him and thinks that heroes are useless, right?"

"Lord Lei Luo's observational ability is really amazing."

It was clearly a compliment, but when Karman said it in a strange tone, it sounded particularly harsh.

Reylo didn't mind and continued, "Lord Karman's father is a chef, and his mother is a maid. You were born poorly. Normally, you wouldn't stand a chance, but you were born with great talent. Even so, you're still looked down upon by people of noble blood. So, no matter how hard you try, you still can't really integrate into the warlord group, nor can you get the approval of King Beichen. Even after going through all sorts of hardships and finally obtaining the title of lord with great difficulty, and even obtaining the title of Imperial Knight, you don't even have your own city. You're just an empty lord. Am I right, Lord Karman?"

"It's been hard on you. It's really not easy to find such detailed information."

Karman placed the wine bottle on the command platform and looked at Lei Luo.

In reality, Lei Luo knew more than that. He also knew that Karman did not obtain his identity as a suzerain by relying on his own abilities.

It was because his sister had been favored by King Beichen for a period of time. That was why she had helped him obtain the identity of a suzerain from the senate.

Even though he had obtained the identity, he still needed money to become a true suzerain and have his own city, army, and population.

As for Karman's sister, she had only been favored for a short period of time, so Karman did not have the time to get this.

This meant that Karman had obtained the identity of a lord through his nepotism, and King Beichen had never given him a chance to show off.

It was no wonder that Karman was so depressed.

Of course, Lei Luo was not stupid enough to say such things.

"Since both sides aren't getting along well, why don't you just join someone else?"

Lei Luo looked at the formal mirror and stretched out his hand to tidy up his hair.

"I would like to, but my military status is under King Beichen's command. Who would dare to want me?"

Karman's body was half-paralyzed on the chair. He gulped down another mouthful of wine.

"So, you're still going back? To be honest, I think you're quite pitiful. You have such great talent, but you wasted it like this. I really feel sorry for you."

Lei Luo revealed an insincere expression of sympathy.

"There's nothing to feel sorry for. I've already thought it through. After sending you to the Holy City of Beauty, I plan to resign from King Beichen and give up my identity as a lord. I'll leave the military profession."

Karman smiled nonchalantly.

"Not a soldier? Then what else can you do?"

"I can go into business. I'm not suitable to be a commander. Maybe I'm suitable to be a big businessman."

Perhaps triggered by Lei Luo's disapproving expression, Karman's words were beginning to sound like an argument.

Lei Luo craned his neck and made an "Oh."

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Chapter 414: Luring People onto the Ship

"I know you're right, but the question is, you've been a soldier for so many years. Are you used to doing business all of a sudden?"

"Also, doing business requires you to learn a lot of things, like those financial rules, all kinds of laws, and it's very complicated. Have you learned all of these?"

"Can you continue learning? Will you suddenly commit suicide halfway through?"

Karman could finally see that Lei Luo wasn't afraid of him being disgusted to death.

Thus, he couldn't be bothered to continue arguing with Lei Luo. He only said this lightly, "There will always be a way out. Let's take it one step at a time."

Seeing Karman's unconcerned expression, Lei Luo understood that this guy was at a loss.

Doing business? Are you kidding me? Lord Karman's financial situation is not as optimistic as being short of money.

Even though he is just a nominal lord, he still has to spend money to buy it. The senate is a complete economic animal. Without money, you can forget about getting anything from it.

Forty years ago, even though he had the face of King Beichen, to get the title of a nominal lord, he needed a whole million gold coins. The king would not give him this amount of money.

This amount of money could only be paid by Karman himself. For this amount of money, Karman owed more than 800,000 gold coins.

The salary that King Beichen paid him was only a pitiful 10,000 gold coins a year.

A year ago, after he came to Ulysses, his salary had slightly increased, reaching about 12,000 to 13,000 gold coins a year.

This income was just enough for Karman's basic expenses every year, as well as for his studies and self-growth.

Today, although the people who lent money to Carl were all friends who gave him the most touching low-interest rate, Carl's wealth still went from minus 800,000 gold coins to minus 2,000,000 gold coins.

"How about I partner with you?"

Feeling that it was almost time, Lei Luo suddenly turned his head and looked at Karman with a smile.

"You?"

Karman opened his eyes wide and looked at Lei Luo.

"Do you have to be so surprised?"

Lei Luo opened his eyes even wider than Karman.

"You've been going around me for a long time, so you want to tell me this? But why should I cooperate with you?"

As Karman said this, he raised his head and laughed proudly.

"It's very simple. I have money. Compared to those plutocrats, it may not be much, but I can easily invest three to five million gold coins."

"Besides, since I can take down the Holy City of Beauty, I still have some fleets. In addition, the Dragon God fleet that Ulysses gave me can be considered to have some capital."

While Lei Luo said this, he thought to himself, 'With your wealth, you actually said that you want to do business. From this, it can be seen that your personality is very optimistic. A few million gold coins and a pheasant fleet is nothing to a true lord. But it's a pity that you are just an empty lord with no city, no money, and no ships. Stop being so high and mighty and quickly follow me, Young Master.'

Just as Lei Luo thought, when he thought about Lei Luo's advantage, Karman's heart indeed palpitated.

In the past few decades, he had been afraid of being poor. After so many years of hardship, he had been high-spirited and arrogant in the past. He had long been stifled into a sour mood.

Although the person in front of him did not have much capital, he knew a little about his experience. It took courage to say that he had no future at all.

Although his mind was active, he had looked down on him just now. If he accepted the invitation now, it would be a little embarrassing.

After hesitating for a long time, Karman cleared his throat and said, "I have a very bad temper. Even King Beichen and Prince Julius can't tolerate me…I don't know if Sir Lei Luo and I can get along."

"We're doing business together, not dating. As long as we divide the benefits, we can do our own things. What's there to talk about?"

Karman thought for a while and nodded. That was true. "Then, about money…"

"The money is mine, and the fleet is mine too. As long as you invest in yourself, you don't have to invest in anything else."

"After you leave the military, I estimate that you'll lose about 10,000 to 15,000 gold coins a year. I'll pay you 10 times the highest salary in your history and give you 150,000 gold coins a year. How about that?" Lei Luo said without thinking.

Karman didn't even need to use his brain to figure it out. He knew that this was a deal worth making. Moreover, he knew that this was the best choice that he could get.

Thus, he finally stopped being reserved.

"Do we…need to prepare a contract?"

"Don't worry about that. I have already finished all of it. I am just waiting for you to sign it."

As Lei Luo spoke, he immediately took out a contract from his pocket.

Karman took the contract. There were dozens of small and large items on it.

When he saw these things, Karman couldn't help but laugh.

"I say, you've been cooped up in the cabin this week. Are you just thinking about how to trick me into getting on your ship?"

Lei Luo smiled very kindly and said truthfully, "That's not it. I'm not just trying to trick you."

One wouldn't know if one didn't look carefully. After a closer look, Karman realized that he wasn't the only one that Lei Luo had tricked.

That was because he and Lei Luo weren't the only two people on the guild list. There were a total of five people.

They were Lei Luo, Allie, Morton, Zha Mu, and himself.

What made Karman feel even more curious was that the largest member in the guild was not Lei Luo, but Allie.

She had 51% of the voting rights in the entire guild.

Lei Luo was not even the second largest member. The second largest member was Morton, who had 20% of the voting rights.

As for Zha Mu, just like himself, he also had 10% of the voting rights in the guild.

On the other hand, Lei Luo only had 9% of the voting rights.

Upon seeing this, Karman immediately questioned him. "Could this be a fake?"

"Of course not. We are building a real guild. We don't play tricks. All of our fleets, including the Dragon God fleet, will be classified as belonging to the guild."

"If that's the case, why do you have so little voting rights?"

Faced with Karman's questioning gaze, he laughed.

"I really want to tell you that the real reason is because I'm indifferent to fame and fortune, but I know you won't believe me. So you can think whatever you want. You can imagine that I'm having an affair with Allie. Her voting rights are actually completely under my control. You can also understand that I'm doing this with ulterior motives."

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Chapter 415: A Mob

"It doesn't matter. You just need to know that your interests will be guaranteed."

"That's what I'm going to ask. How do you guarantee my interests?"

Seeing Karman ask this question with a straight face, Lei Luo could not help but laugh again.

"Karman, I'm starting to feel that you do have a talent for business."

Lei Luo smiled and said casually, "As long as you sign it, this Dragon God fleet and all the fleets under East God will be reorganized by you. You can use regular officers from the senate, you can hire your trusted aides, and you can establish a complete command system that only listens to your orders. Not only can you use your own dividends to maximize the expansion of this fleet, but after you apply for it, the guild will also support you in expanding this fleet."

Lei Luo's words caused Karman to be silent for a long time. After a long time, he asked, "Do you know what this means?"

Having a fleet that only listened to his orders was a path that any warlord would want to take and acquire.

And Lei Luo's words almost meant that he wanted to turn Karman into a real warlord.

Lei Luo smiled, curled the corners of his mouth, and asked in return. "What do you think?"

"Do you trust me that much?" Karman asked in disbelief.

"Why not?" Lei Luo smiled again and asked in return.

"We've only known each other for a week. Before today's conversation, we didn't have more than 30 conversations. Don't you feel uneasy that you've given such an important power to me so quickly?"

Karman frowned and turned his head with a troubled expression. It seemed that he was really troubled by Lei Luo's completely disorganized way of doing things.

"A week? Hehe…" Lei Luo laughed.

"Back then, when Morton, Allie, and I decided to work together, we had only known each other for a day. The time I spent observing you was seven times longer than theirs."

When Lei Luo said this, he pointed at the two words that flickered in the air. "As for Commander Zha Mu, he views me as his enemy. He's the same as you. Not only is he a member of the guild, but he'll also maintain his own fleet. The guild will also give him additional ships and troops as appropriate. "I don't need to worry about him. What do you think your current situation is worth?"

Karman was truly confused. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he did not know what to say. It seemed that nothing he said was appropriate.

"A motley crew…Do you really want to say these words?"

Lei Luo straightened his originally casual body and stared straight at Karman.

Although he still had a faint smile on his face, behind that smile, there was an unconscious sense of pity and disapproval.

This made Karman feel an inexplicable sense of oppression, like a cold current that had not been predicted, making him feel uncomfortable and stunned.

As if realizing that his casual attitude had made Karman unhappy, Lei Luo lowered his head and walked to the other end of the command room three to four meters away from Karman.

"Karman, in your opinion, how should you investigate a person?"

"Listen to his words, observe his actions, and observe his personality."

"How long will you have to investigate before you can determine whether a person can be trusted?"

"If it's a low-level position, it will take at least a year. If It's a big job, it will take at least ten years."

Lei Luo nodded, crossed his hands behind his back, and continued to walk.

"If I had done it a hundred years earlier, I would have told you what I would have done. I would have joined a well-known lord and become an officer. Then, I would have used twenty years to accumulate battle achievements, wealth, and reputation. In another twenty years, I would have established my own network and organization. After that, I would have been able to establish my own family and become a lord. Then, I would have joined an alliance that was neither too big nor too small. I will use thirty years to fight for this alliance. During this process, I will not only expand my own strength, but I will also expand my own team. I will also train a perfect system of officer selection and reserve officers. After that, I will usurp the position of alliance leader. In the next thirty years, I will use military, diplomatic, commercial, and other means to maximize my strength. At the same time, I will accumulate enough allies. When everything is completed, I will sit quietly in my study and wait for the chaotic world to come."

At this point, Lei Luo suddenly changed the topic.

"However, not only has it not been 10 years…it hasn't even been a year. Speaking of the worst, it is likely that it hasn't even been a month. At this time, moving forward slowly is equivalent to courting death."

"Not even a month? Is time that tight?"

It was not that Karman had not noticed the information that Lei Luo knew.

However, because he was not trusted by King Beichen and did not have a good relationship with the other suzerains, he did not have any concrete information.

This also caused him to misjudge the situation. From his point of view, the large-scale unrest in the empire would probably take another ten years, or at the very least, five years.

Lei Luo did not answer him. He only handed the meeting records that Ulysses had given him to Karman.

"Listen to it for yourself. See if I'm exaggerating or not."

Karman received the meeting records from Lei Luo with doubt. After reading for less than three minutes, he hurriedly flipped to the end.

When he saw the final outcome of the meeting, a strange smile appeared on Karman's face.

That smile seemed to be filled with disbelief, but it also seemed to be saying that it was as he had expected.

"This is why Prince Ulysses chose me as his ally…Because he didn't have the time to choose a better ally than me?"

"Similarly, the reason why I chose these people, including you, to become my teammate was also because I didn't have the time. He and I are the same. Anyone above the standard is a precious asset for us. We are not qualified to be picky. We must unite every such person and make the best of them."

Kalman shook his head disapprovingly.

"But even if everyone, including me, listens to your arrangements and stays together for the time being…"

"However, such unity is always temporary. The rabble is, after all, a mob. Unless you can bring it unexpected victories time and time again, it won't be long before the team falls apart."

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Chapter 416: The Cape of Good Hope

As soon as Karman finished speaking, Lei Luo almost immediately followed up with a dilemma. "Then create unexpected victories again and again. But what if there is a setback in the middle? Then it will immediately be a situation beyond control. Gathering like a gale, defeat like loose sand. From the ancient era of the empire to the era of Emperor Victor's struggle for hegemony, are there still many cases like this?"

"Then we will resolve the setback."

Lei Luo sat down. He was sitting in a chair, but his back was straight and did not touch the back at all.

His left hand was naturally placed on his left leg, and his right arm was quietly placed on the command platform.

The light on the command platform leaked through the five fingers he placed on the command platform, forming a sparse shadow under his palm.

"If the sea blocks us, then fill the sea. If the mountains block us, then push them down. If the stars block us, then destroy the stars; if the Heavens Block us, then go against the heavens. "The reason why a human can become a human is not that he can stand up and walk, but because he has a stronger will than any beast. If a human loses his strong will, then he is no longer worthy of being called a human, and he has become a mere animal."

When Lei Luo said these words, his expression was exceptionally calm, and his tone was also gentle. However, this did not make Karman feel at ease, but instead, it made him feel even more creeped out.

This made him believe even more that the words of this young man in front of him did not come out of a moment of hot-bloodedness and arrogance, but came from the bottom of his heart, from the depths of his heart.

"You…really think you can defeat Fate?"

Karman himself did not know what was going on. The young man in front of him clearly had a gentle and rational appearance.

However, he had a strong sense of unease, so much so that when he spoke, he would unconsciously appear much more cautious.

It was as if he said one wrong word, Lei Luo would rush up and tear him into pieces.

"Fate?" A contemptuous smile appeared on Lei Luo's face.

"If I surrender to fate, I will be dead when I was born. The fact that I am able to live so healthily is in itself a mockery of fate."

As Lei Luo said this, he paused for a moment and then said a sentence in a calm but firm tone to summarize everything that was said above.

"If I really want to talk about fate, then from the moment I was born, I was destined to defy the heavens. I rarely admire people in my life, especially young people like you. But I have to say, I sincerely admire your perseverance and courage."

Karman took a deep breath and shook his head with some regret.

"If you are given enough time to temper yourself, I believe that your future is limitless. But if you insist on taking such a risk, frankly, I feel very regretful. You won't succeed. If you want to stand firm in this cruel world, courage is far from enough."

"In your eyes, I'm just a conceited and paranoid youth, right?"

Lei Luo finally turned his face to face Karlman.

"You have amazing potential. In time, in the entire world, the number of people who are qualified to be your opponent can be counted on one hand. But for now…"

Karman hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Yes."

Lei Luo did not defend himself. He only took out a magic crystal from his pocket and pulled out the map. Then, he pointed at one of the provinces and said, "Do you know where this is?"

Karman only glanced at a few numbers of this star field before quickly answering, "Satan's Wings, one of the three great bases of the Empire's pirates."

Lei Luo nodded and pointed at a city on the edge of Satan's Wings on the map. He asked, "Do you know what city this is?"

"Cape of Good Hope. It is the only city owned by the Lord of the Broken City of the Commonwealth Economic Union. It has a population of 1.9 million. It is one of the most prosperous cities in the third province and has a complete ship production chain. In terms of military, the broken city lord has defined the main direction of development as a commercial city. Hence, the military strength of this city is not exactly top-notch. However, in terms of commercial cities, it can be considered extremely powerful."

The Cape of Good Hope has four lord-tier defensive fleets, and its defensive structures are quite solid

The Cape of Good Hope was originally an ordinary mineral city, but it was later acquired by the Sky-breaking Pirate Gang.

After the Sky-breaking Pirate Gang acquired this city, they turned into a trading group, specializing in selling stolen goods for the wings of Satan Pirates…and the Cape of Good Hope gradually flourished.

A hundred years ago, the leader of the sky-breaking Pirate Gang, Pocheng, bought the title of Lord from the senate and successfully turned the Cape of Good Hope that he owned into his own legal city.

The Sky-breaking Pirate Gang was not a very powerful pirate gang in the first place. and the most outstanding talent of the leader, Pocheng, was also in business, not military.

Therefore, in order to obtain protection, Po Cheng Lord joined the newly rising Anglo-immortal Economic Union.

With the secret support of the Anglo-immortal Economic Union, the Cape of Good Hope was doing a lot of pirate business, and now it had become the center for the Pirates of Wings of Satan to sell stolen goods.

The Cape of Good Hope flourished rapidly because of the large-scale pirate trade. At the same time, it also became a refuge for many down-and-out pirates.

Satan's Wings had an unwritten rule. As long as anyone escaped to the Cape of Good Hope, no matter how great the enmity was, it could only end there, unless that person left the Cape of Good Hope. According to the statistics, out of the 1.9 million people in the Cape of Good Hope, there were more than 200,000 people who were related to the pirate profession

"Normally, as a legitimate lord, it is unlikely that he would be accepted with such deep connections to the pirates. However, because the lord pays a large amount of bribes to the senate and the Union of Immortal Economic Cooperation every year, his gray business methods and the black-and-white identity of the Cape of Good Hope are also accepted."

When Karman talked about the Cape of Good Hope, he was like a storekeeper who was reporting the inventory in his warehouse as if it was a treasure.

This was enough to prove that in Karman's mind, he had detailed information about all the key cities in the empire. The knowledge he had about this matter was acquired through years of experience.

In this regard, even Lei Luo was inferior.

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Chapter 417: Taking Advantage of Opportunities

"When I first planned to occupy the Holy City of Beauty, I originally planned to use it as a base for development, because the defensive structure of the city is so strong that anyone who wants to capture it would have to pay a greater price than obtaining it. Therefore, I can develop in peace here. However, during the course of the operation, I accidentally received news that the Twilight Union was recruiting troops on a large scale from Satan's Wings. Therefore, I received a very good inspiration. If we were talking about the origin of the Satan's Wing pirates and the convenience of recruiting pirates, what could be better than the Cape of Good Hope? You have to know that many of the people living here were originally pirate leaders. They had no choice but to hide here because they were frustrated for various reasons. If we can mobilize these people, then this kind of energy will definitely be astonishing."

When Lei Luo said this, he enlarged the map, then, he pointed at the map and said, "You see, we can divide the entire third province into four regions. The first region is the Dark Dragon Alliance. Their true strength accounts for almost 30% of the entire third province, and they are the strongest alliance in the third province. The region that is close to the third province is the second region of the Dark Dragon Alliance. The region that this region occupies and its strength is only about 10% of the entire third province. However, because this is the territory of the Big Dipper Alliance, which is a feud between generations, the Dark Dragon Alliance is very concerned about it. For more than a hundred years, they have been attacking the Big Dipper alliance with all their strength. They want to get rid of them as soon as possible. Back then, the strength of the Big Dipper Alliance and the Dark Dragon Alliance were on par. Unfortunately, the alliance leader Saad died young, and the alliance's strength was greatly weakened."

Meanwhile, the Dark Dragon Alliance was strong and had many talents. After more than a hundred years of killing, the Big Dipper Alliance was finally suppressed to the current situation.

"Just as the Big Dipper alliance was about to completely fall, the Doomsday Dusk Alliance reached an alliance with the Big Dipper Alliance because they hated the Dark Dragon Alliance for not allowing them to take over East God's original territory. Although the Dark Dragon Alliance is strong, it won't be easy to deal with them when the Big Dipper Alliance and Doomsday Dusk join hands. They have to do their best. It's precisely because of this that the Yingxian Economic Cooperation Alliance and Phoenix Alliance in zone three rose to prominence."

The overall strength of zone three also accounted for 30% of the entire third province.

This place was originally East God's territory. In this region, besides East God, there were more than a dozen unremarkable small alliances that served as the vassals of East God.

Among these unremarkable small alliances, the two largest ones were the union of Immortal Economic Cooperation and the Union of Phoenix.

"At that time, the Union of East God was attacked like Doomsday. After the Union disbanded, Doomsday had originally planned to take over the entire region, but who knew that the Dark Dragon Alliance would oppose it so strongly? On one hand, the Dark Dragon Alliance was willing to go all out. On the other hand, they were trying their best to mobilize their connections in the Senate to prevent the senate from recognizing Doomsday Dusk's occupation as legal.

After doing both, Doomsday Dusk had no choice but to leave this region unwillingly.

Doomsday, who was unwilling, turned around and formed an alliance with the Big Dipper Alliance to deal with the Dark Dragon Alliance.

In this way, East God was destroyed, Doomsday left, and the Dark Dragon Alliance had no power to interfere. Zone Three suddenly became a vacuum of power.

It was under this kind of heaven-sent opportunity that the Union of British Immortal Economic Cooperation and the Phoenix Alliance quickly grew and became a first-class major alliance.

"The Union of British Immortal Economic Cooperation and the Phoenix Alliance are both new alliances that have been rising for less than two hundred years. Although their strength is not considered to be the best, the leaders of the two alliances are very aggressive.

Unifying Zone Three and becoming a top-tier alliance on par with the Dark Dragon Alliance is the same wish of the two alliances.

For this reason, the two alliances have been fighting for more than ten years, and they can be considered mortal enemies.

Because they are busy fighting each other, they can not fully conquer the other small alliances.

Therefore, in Zone Three, there are still seven small and big alliances. The total strength of the seven of them is about 40% of the total strength of Zone Three.

"Zone Four is monopolized by Satan's Wings. The Cape of Good Hope is stuck between Zone Three and Satan's Wings. As long as we obtain the Cape of Good Hope, as long as we maintain a friendly relationship with the alliance, we can get huge amounts of money economically by selling stolen goods for the Pirates of the wings of Satan. As for the military, we can also easily absorb and change the strength of the Satan's Wings pirates. At the same time, we can also obtain the permission of the alliance, and with their cooperation, we can divide the strength of these seven small alliances. If everything is arranged properly, then at the earliest, about a year and a half, we can open our own alliance, establish an alliance, and become a medium-sized alliance. At this point, we can truly have our own foundation and use a more formal method to steadily advance."

When Lei Luo said this, he finally finished explaining his train of thought to Karman, who only affirmed his courage but was unwilling to affirm his wisdom.

After listening to Lei Luo's long and tiring introduction, Karman somewhat returned to his cynical nature.

"Everything is planned very well, except for the Cape of Good Hope, which doesn't belong to you. You say it as if you've already got it."

Lei Luo threw the map on the command platform and said with a faint smile, "Perhaps in your eyes, the Cape of Good Hope is just an unattainable dream. But to me, it is almost no different from being in my hands."

"I really want to know…With this little bit of strength in your hands, how can you take down the Cape of Good Hope? Although the military strength of the Cape of Good Hope was not super-first-rate, it was not weak, and there were no obvious loopholes. The opportunistic method you used to deal with the Holy City of Beauty is ineffective against it." Karman put away his contemptuous expression and asked with a serious and expectant face.

He knew that Lei Luo was not the kind of person who would shoot off without a target.

Although Karman's expression was not so contemptuous, Lei Luo could still hear the casual contempt in his words.

Between the lines of Karman's words, he did not think much of his plan to take down the said city.

He only thought that he was opportunistic and lucky.

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Chapter 418: Blue Ocean Guild

'Now is the time to stun this arrogant fellow,' Lei Luo thought to himself. He kept quiet and only pursed his lips into a smile, then lowered his head and softly repeated those three words from Karman. "Based on what?"

After Lei Luo repeated his words, he maintained his silence, a mysterious smile hanging on his face.

Finally, Karman couldn't hold it in anymore. "Tell me, I really want to know what you can do this time."

"If you want something, why do you have to snatch it? Can't you let others give it to you?"

Lei Luo raised his head and looked at Karman with a smile.

"Give it to you? Are you saying that the broken city lord will give his city to you?" Karman couldn't believe his ears.

"Of course, the Cape of Good Hope belongs to him alone. If he doesn't give it to me, who else would?"

"But…why would he do that?"

Karman's eyes were wide open and his face was filled with curiosity.

"Someone would force him to do that." Lei Luo waved his hand. "That's the end of the question. That's all I can say. I can't say anything more."

Then, no matter how much Karman pestered him, Lei Luo only used one sentence to answer.

"I can only tell you one thing now. The Cape of Good Hope will definitely be in my hands. As for the rest, I won't say another word."

After a fruitless pestering, Karman sat helplessly on his seat. He habitually touched the whiskey bottle, but he was not in the mood to drink it.

So he put the whiskey bottle down again. "Why did you tell me so much?"

"Because you're a good commander, and what I need most right now is a good commander."

"But why did I hear that you like to use those commanders who debuted through irregular channels?"

"You're very well-informed."

"Not as well-informed as you, but it's still all right. Since that's the case, why did you use me?"

"Because I prefer to use people who are not accepted by the world."

Karman took a deep breath and let out a long sigh.

"Even if I believe that you really have a way to get the Cape of Good Hope, I have deep doubts about you using this team to achieve your strategic goal."

"Do you think that the others in the team aren't worthy of you?" Lei Luo asked.

"This isn't a problem of ability, but a problem of cohesion.

"If what we did together was really just a business guild, then I wouldn't feel that there was any problem, and I would be happy to participate. However, if we were to do what you said, to be honest, I don't have the confidence. If I fail, I won't be losing money, I'll be losing my life."

"What you're worried about is exactly what I'm worried about. That's why I want to set up this Blue Ocean Guild. The reason I'm doing this is to determine everyone's interests through this guild. Everyone on this membership list can receive the dividends they deserve according to the ratio on the list. In addition, unless more than 51% of the votes are in favor, they can never sell their voting rights," Lei Luo said and shrugged.

"We do have many internal concerns, but the benefits of taking down the Cape of Good Hope are obvious. Anyone on the membership list can obtain much greater benefits than before by taking down the Cape of Good Hope. Therefore, for the sake of benefits, we will unite."

"This is only a short-term unity."

"A short-term unity is enough. As long as we obtain the Cape of Good Hope, we will have a long-term development base. At that time, we will have a lot of leeways, and we will also be able to bear the necessary losses of internal friction. At that time, if we are willing to work together for a long time, then we will continue to work together. "If we are not willing, then we will give him the benefits he deserves and let him leave."

"Will things really go so smoothly?"

Karman leaned against the control panel and looked at Lei Luo.

"Based on my personal experience, plans that sound good often fail. All problems will be completely solved after we obtain the Cape of Good Hope."

Lei Luo's words were as firm as his gaze.

"I'm almost certain that you won't succeed so smoothly…"

As Karman said this, he paused and looked up at the member table that was spinning in the air.

"But a failure is also a success, so…all right, I'll sign it."

As Karman spoke, he pointed his eyes and fingerprints at the corresponding authentication location on the contract card. Just as he was about to sign the contract, Karman suddenly asked, "Right, if someone breaks this contract in the end, what will happen to him?"

A peaceful smile appeared on Lei Luo's face.

"I'm really looking forward to someone doing this, because on that day, someone will know what kind of nightmare it is to break my contract."

Almost a month later, Lei Luo's squadron finally returned to the Holy City of Beauty.

During this process, Lei Luo had been communicating with Morton.

They were trying to understand the current situation of the city. And almost every long-distance communication ended with Morton saying, "Please, come back quickly, I really can't hold on any longer.".

When Lei Luo's fleet finally arrived, Morton rushed out of his office and personally went to the port to welcome them.

As for Zha Mu, Major Casa, and the others, they didn't have the time. All of them brought patrol boats to patrol around the city in case of a large-scale riot.

Even Arthur took on the role of garrison commander temporarily. He brought 100,000 heavy armor warriors to guard the safety of the sacred city.

"Oh my god, you're finally back."

Upon seeing Lei Luo, Morton almost pounced on him.

Fortunately, Lei Luo was agile and dodged to the left. Otherwise, with Morton's figure, Lei Luo would have fallen to the ground immediately.

"What's wrong? Is there a need to be so excited?" Lei Luo asked with a smile.

"One month, at most one month. I can't stay for another day. If we stay for another day, we'll be plunged into the ocean of the People's War."

"What are you panicking about? Isn't this all within expectations?"

Lei Luo smiled calmly.

"How can you laugh and smile about this? You can even think of such a thing as a 'city decoration tax.' Now that I've taken the blame for you, my reputation is ruined. Right now, I sleep with one eye open every night. Without the protection of a hundred and eighty heavy armor warriors, I don't dare to go out on the streets at all. I might be shot in the dark wherever I go."

"When the time is right, do something unusual…"

"Besides, it seems like I'm the one who came up with all the bad ideas. If it weren't for your idea of letting the little banker participate in the tax collection, how would we have been able to earn so much money?"

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Chapter 419: Meeting

Lei Luo turned around and pointed to Karman.

"All right, big businessman, nagging isn't your style. Come, let's get down to business. Let me introduce our new member, Lord Karman."

"Oh? You're Lord Karman?"

Morton's eyes widened slightly after hearing Lei Luo's introduction, and his body leaned forward automatically.

"That's right."

Karman's body seemed a little stiff. It could be seen that he had no experience dealing with strangers who were interested or had a good impression of him.

"I heard a friend of mine in the seventh province mention that back in the free sea, he was attacked by a huge pirate fleet. It was Lord Karman who fought with less than a third of the fleet and chased away the pirate fleet, ensuring his safety."

Just like Satan's Wings, the Free Seas was also one of the empire's three great pirate bases.

"That pirate fleet was only about a hundred heavy ships. It couldn't be considered huge. At that time, I was only leading a team to pass by. There wasn't any fierce battle. We only had a little contact, and the other party was afraid of King Beichen's deterrence and automatically retreated."

Hearing Karman's words, Morton glanced at Lei Luo from the corner of his eye. His meaning was very clear.

"Why is the person you brought here so inconsiderate?"

Lei Luo smiled awkwardly and leaned over to Morton's ear.

"That's his problem."

"How did you poach King Beichen's subordinate?" Morton also leaned over to Lei Luo's ear and asked quietly.

"I didn't poach them. I picked them up."

"Even a commander like that has to be picked up? Then hurry up and pick up a few more tomorrow."

Lei Luo and Morton stood there whispering to each other for more than a minute.

It wasn't until Allie couldn't stand it anymore that she raised her hand to her mouth and coughed a few times.

Only then did the two of them stop whispering.

Lei Luo walked back to Carlman's side and said,

"Come, let me introduce you. This is Morton, one of the members of Blue Ocean Guild. He is also our future chief financial officer."

"Hello."

Karman's attitude towards Morton was so good that even Lei Luo felt a little jealous. He actually took the initiative to extend his hand to Morton.

"It's done. There's no need to stand on ceremony here. Let's hurry to the meeting hall to discuss business. We don't have much time now."

As Lei Luo spoke, he turned to the two bodyguards behind Morton and said, "Immediately inform Commander Zha Mu to come to the meeting hall."

The meeting held in the meeting hall began with Lei Luo giving everyone present a contract card.

The way Lei Luo divided the voting rights surprised Allie and Zha Mu.

"Isn't my voting rights a little too high?"

Allie was the first to speak.

"Those who take advantage of me will be secretly happy."

As Lei Luo spoke, he turned around to look at Zha Mu, who opened his mouth to speak, but it was clear that he didn't know if he should say it or not.

"All the supplies and replenishment of the Grizzly Pirates are converted into guild costs. This 10% is purely a dividend right, you didn't suffer a loss."

After the first sentence and the second paragraph, Lei Luo blocked Allie and Zha Mu.

As Lei Luo's most trusted partner, these plans were all the results of the discussion between Lei Luo and Morton.

On the way back, Lei Luo and Karman had already discussed it, so neither of them had any objections.

With this, in less than 100 words of discussion, blue ocean trading group's voting rights were decided.

Next, Lei Luo used about ten minutes to explain the specific distribution of the guild's rights and benefits.

Regarding these distribution, Morton and Lei Luo had repeatedly discussed it during their series of long-distance communications.

They had fully considered the feelings of all sides. Thus, basically, Lei Luo read the whole way and didn't have much to discuss.

Around 12-13 minutes later, everyone signed the contract for Blue Ocean Trading Group.

Although it was a democratic process, in reality, Lei Luo was the only one talking to himself, and the situation was set in stone.

Because his mind was filled with too many things, Lei Luo didn't pay much attention to the expressions of everyone in the meeting room.

Thus, Zha Mu's thick eyebrows expressed dissatisfaction.

Karman's slightly raised mouth showed a smug expression, but none of these entered his line of sight.

As for Casa, who was not qualified to enter the conference room, the malicious gaze from outside the conference room did not catch Lei Luo's attention.

Lei Luo was too busy. His mind was filled with all kinds of grand plans and ingenious schemes.

As for these details that did not seem too obvious at the moment, he really did not have time to consider them.

After seeing everyone sign the contract, Lei Luo hurriedly announced the next agenda of the meeting—military and economic deployment.

"After cleaning and maintenance, we still have a total of 102 heavy cruisers, 116 cruisers, 204 destroyers, and 250 frigates that we can still use. "We've replenished all kinds of ammunition and ship parts. Apart from that, we've ordered 80 heavy battleships, 120 battleships, 500 heavy cruisers, 300 cruisers, 800 destroyers, and 1,000 frigates. We bought all these ships from the 16th province, which has the least amount of war and the lowest price of warships. After deducting the cost of transporting and replenishing all kinds of ammunition, the total is about 30 million gold coins. I was informed yesterday that all of these ships will arrive in our city tomorrow night. During this period of time, in order to adapt to the situation of rapid expansion, we have recruited all kinds of pirates, wandering soldiers, and East God's old troops on a large scale. So far, the total number of troops we have has already exceeded four million, of which 400,000 are heavy armor soldiers from East God, and have very strong ground-breaking abilities. The remaining 3.6 million, 1.5 million, are ground-based security maintenance troops. In essence, they are equal to security. Basically, they are the security forces that took over the former Holy City of Beauty. These people's combat ability is extremely low, and they can only maintain security. The remaining 2.1 million are all combat troops, which is about 1.6 million ship-operating soldiers. The ground assault force is 500,000. Among them, about 800,000 are all kinds of pirates, including the Grizzly Pirates. The other 1,000,000 are the former troops of East God. The remaining 300,000 are wandering soldiers from all over the world. Among all our soldiers, including the current commander of the Grizzly Pirates, about 4,000 of us are qualified to be the minimum commander. The Grizzlies' pension, plus the recruitment fee for all, costs about five million gold coins."

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Chapter 420: Fleet Allocation

"Our main expenses are these two items, together with the other miscellaneous expenses of about four million…as well as the maintenance fees for the entire city, and the resources we've collected over the past few days. Almost all of them have been changed into gold coins, totaling about 46 million gold coins. At present, our surplus is about seven million gold coins.. Based on the current situation, our tax on the Holy City of Beauty has almost reached the limit that the citizens of the city can endure. Currently, we can only collect 300,000 to 500,000 gold coins a day. Moreover, as far as I know, resistance organizations are brewing everywhere and could erupt at any time. Many citizens are also using their connections to seek help from the surrounding suzerains. It's hard to guarantee that there won't be people taking advantage of the situation. Therefore, politically speaking, our situation in the Sacred City of America is basically at risk. Based on my personal estimates, we'll only stay for another month or so. After that, we'll have no choice but to fall into a bloody cycle of suppression. And once this happens, the political and military pressure we'll face will be unprecedented."

In fact, apart from Allie, no one was listening to Morton's subsequent report.

Zha Mu and Karman only cared about one thing, and that was the distribution of the fleet.

To the two of them, this was the key.

Lei Luo did not keep them in suspense. After Morton finished his report, he quickly laid out the distribution plan for the new fleet.

"The distribution of the fleet is very simple. Karman will form a lord-tier main force fleet, and the rest of the warships will belong to Commander Zha Mu."

According to the Alfa Empire's current structure, a lord-class main force fleet would be formed.

There would be 50 heavy battleships, 100 battleships, 300 heavy cruisers, 200 cruisers, 400 destroyers, and 600 frigates.

This meant that Zha Mu would be given 30 heavy battleships, 20 battleships, 200 heavy cruisers, 100 cruisers, 400 destroyers, and 400 frigates.

It should be said that this replenishment was already massive for the Grizzly Pirates.

However, Zha Mu found it hard to say that he was satisfied with what Karman had received.

"Karman has just arrived, and our Grizzly Pirates have already paid the price of being crippled for our guild. Nine out of ten of our fleets have been destroyed. Yet, the replenishment our Grizzly Pirates have received is actually inferior to the new Lord Karman?"

Zha Mu pouted indignantly.

"Even if there is a natural difference in status between pirates and the regular army, it shouldn't be to such an extent, right?"

Zha Mu's reaction was within Lei Luo's expectations. He waited until Zha Mu had just finished speaking before pausing slightly, then, he slowly said, "Today's arrangements are not to reward people based on merit, but to prepare for the Great War. At this time, it's not about who has the most merit and gets the most things. It's about who has the most ability and gets the most things. The meeting was very rushed. I didn't have the time to introduce Lord Karman to everyone. Lord Karman was originally a lord under King Beichen. Ten years ago, during the lord training exercise under King Beichen, Lord Karman was ranked seventh. As for his strategic index, it was 12."

Although Lei Luo said that he wanted to introduce him to everyone, in reality, he was only speaking to Zha Mu. He made a special emphasis on the last sentence, because Zha Mu's strategic index was not even a little bit inferior to Karman's.

When Lei Luo said this, he saw that Zha Mu still seemed to be angry. So, he stood up, walked to Zha Mu's side, and patted his shoulder, "Zha Mu, don't just look at the current situation. I think you know better than me what the situation is like. We can't stay here any longer. Within a month, we have to occupy a new base and start our long-term development there. "I'll announce the specific plan later. After we get that new base, I'll give you everything that the Grizzly Pirates deserve."

Zha Mu laughed coldly and said, "Well said."

Lei Luo looked at the situation and knew that he had to use his trump card. "In three years, how about one lord-class main force fleet per year?"

"Hmm?" Zha Mu's brows opened up. "How is that possible? What city can support such an expansion?"

Lei Luo smiled and asked, "If we acquire the Cape of Good Hope, would you still have the same doubts?"

"The Cape of Good Hope?" Zha Mu's eyelashes fluttered at a high frequency. "With our little fleet, how can we defeat the Cape of Good Hope?"

"Don't worry about that. I will announce it to everyone later. You only said that if you want to obtain the Cape of Good Hope, can you temporarily bear with my unfairness to you?"

"Of course!" Zha Mu said almost without hesitation. "If you really have the ability to defeat the Cape of Good Hope, naturally, I can bear with everything."

"Okay!" Lei Luo smiled and patted Zha Mu's shoulder with his right hand. He waved his left hand and said, "Look at the map."

Allie had already prepared the map. Lei Luo walked over and pointed at the map, showing a city.

"Whether it is the overall level of talent, the strength of the fleet, and the overall economic potential, the Anglo-immortal Economic Cooperation Alliance is superior to the Phoenix Alliance. And the reason why the union is at a disadvantage in all these years of struggle is all because of the battle seven years ago, and the focus of this battle is precisely this city, the Great Wall of Iron Blood. The greatest characteristic of the Great Wall of Iron Blood is that it has a huge amount of high-quality magic ores that are very rare even in the entire empire. To put it simply, this city is basically made up of energy concentrates. The energy it can provide is enough for a hundred lord-class fleets to maintain a normal patrolling battle for 10,000 years. At the same time, it is also enough for 50 lord-class fleets to jump from any part of the empire to any part of the empire in one go. This city is located within the sphere of influence of the British Immortal Economic Union. The British Immortal Economic Union has always treated this city as the most important mana base to use. A large number of magic collectors and large-scale magic mines have been built on top of it. Seven years ago, there were as many as 80 million magic guides on the Great Wall who could excavate and process magic power."

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