Blasphemy Chapter 15: Collusion
The nobles and villains in the building finally slept peacefully for a few hours. When the sky got slightly brighter, Lunsi left in a hurry, trying to find a way to make the difference. The others finished washing up, put on professional smiles, and went to “Hammer of War” to start a new day of torture. No one took it seriously last night’s theft, and it was worth losing a piece of fire diamond in exchange for peace in the future. After all, no one has actually seen the “Immortal Fountain of Youth”, let alone knowing that each “Immortal Fountain of Youth” looks different, so it is normal to steal the wrong one.
As for Ete, who is a master of magic and martial arts, during this period he only focused on grooming himself, seducing Isabella, and secretly looking for flowers, and he didn’t care about the “Hammer of the God of War”. Everyone tried to persuade me several times but to no avail, so I just let it go.
When several people arrived at the “Hammer of War”, they saw Ofiloch’s carriage parked at the door. They couldn’t help but wonder, why did he come suddenly so early in the morning?
In a small reception room on the third floor of “Hammer of War”, Ofiloch and Elesis had been sitting for a while. A beautiful maid who was still a little sleepy had just made coffee and brought it to her, with some snacks on the plate. Seeing the three noble villains, Faith and Wu Huan come in and sit down, Ofiloch coughed lightly and said, “Well… Elesis, look, are you going to pick something you like?”
With a “humph”, Elesis stood up and said coldly: “What you are talking about must not be a good thing! Men in the world are all the same!”
The few nobles and villains felt quite sad. The ones chosen by Elesis are all the best of the best, and she never pays. Although Ofiloch suffered the most losses, the Golden Lion made a clear distinction between public and private matters in this matter: either the losses should be shared according to the proportion of investment. , or you can ask her for money yourself. Anyone who has dealt with Elesis knows that she has no concept of money at all. If you ask her for money, even if she doesn’t fall out, there will be no money to give. If you wanted to get your hands on her collection of magical items, it might be easier to **** a dragon.
After Elesis left, Ofiloch looked unexpectedly embarrassed and just immersed himself in drinking coffee. After three cups of coffee in a row, the pot was already empty. He poured it back and forth and couldn’t pour anything out. Then he sat upright, looked out the window, coughed a few times, and said: “Well…well…I heard that recently… Well, Faith made a nice ring?”
Everyone suddenly realized that this was why they came. It’s just that Ofiloch has a strong fighting spirit and is young and strong, so why would he need this? Everyone immediately began to think of going to the crooked place. Could it be that he was an embroidered pillow? Even more unbearable thoughts: “It seems that this Elesis has really experienced harm. Even the golden lion can’t subjugate her. Given time, she won’t be sucked into a lion and fucked…”
Seeing that everyone’s expressions were getting weirder and weirder, Ofiloch snorted coldly, showing murderous intent, and the room suddenly felt chilly. Everyone hurriedly sorted out the messy thoughts in their minds and sat upright. Ofiloch then spoke, but he stuttered again as soon as he spoke: “This ring…um…Father…Father is very interested…I want to take a look at it. I wonder if a new one has been made?”
Everyone never expected that the Grand Duke of Bavaria would be attracted to this “Fountain of Youth”. Although they were surprised, they couldn’t help but feel a little happy. Faith hurriedly said: “There is a new one now, and it will be made successfully tomorrow. The effect should be much better than the first two.”
Ofiloch nodded and said: “That’s good. My father has agreed to grant the ‘Hammer of War’ military weapons management rights, and designated the Lionheart Knights and my Golden Lion Knights to specialize in the ‘Hammer of War’ Hammer’ to purchase equipment. Because there may be a war with the Principality of Ron, my father is also preparing to build a road connecting to Sellersburg at the expense of the Principality’s treasury.”
Everyone in the room was overjoyed. The value of these promises was far greater than a mere ‘Fountain of Youth’. After being overjoyed, Rogge asked tentatively: “Lord Ofiloch, are there any other requirements behind this?”
Ofiloch nodded and said: “Within half a year, my Golden Lion Knights will expand to 100 people, and the Lionheart Knights will expand to 1,000 people. The equipment of these people is ready to be used by the ‘God of War’ Hammer’ procurement, so the top priority is how to produce these equipment on schedule. Counting the three months of intensive training period, we only have nine months. And there are at least five sets of captain’s equipment that Faith needs to build himself.”
Faith immediately had a big head and shouted: “It takes fifteen days to make a ‘Fountain of Youth’ ring. I can’t finish the order just for it. How can I have time to make other things?”
“That’s true. I also understand the recent situation of the ‘Hammer of the God of War’.” Ofiloch pondered for a moment and said: “Then let’s do it. It is announced that the ‘Fountain of Youth’ will take two months to build. Make one, and when the time comes, everyone will bid together, and the one with the highest price will get it. Faith, you can make two of them every two months, and the extra one will be secretly supplied to the royal families of the major empires. This will make it easier to do business in the future. As for the nobles, I will naturally be the one to deal with it. But no matter what, the order for the Knights of the Principality must be completed within nine months. No matter what method you use, there is no problem even if you steal and rob. Just do it cleanly. If there is If necessary, my Golden Lion Knight can also be secretly transferred to your small team.”
Ofiloch looked around and saw that everyone was a little confused. He sighed and said: “We are all outsiders. The principality is in a delicate situation and is full of difficulties. The major weapon workshops in the Rhine League are now unwilling to submit to us. The principality provides military equipment, but David’s second knighthood, the Knights of the Wolf, plans to expand to 3,000 men within three months, and the equipment has already been ordered. He now directly accepts the orders from his father, Marshal Rochelio, Minister of Military Affairs My father has nothing to do with him. At present, I am using the excuse of going to war with the Principality of Ron to openly expand the army. I think Louis IX has nothing to do with me. It’s just that the equipment in front of me is a bit problematic, so I can only leave it to you. . In three months, the Temple Knights appointed by the church will come to the principality, and the situation will be much more stable by then.”
He paused and then said: “The alliance army is different from the principality. It has not fought in several years. It is now poorly trained and equipped. It will take at least a year before the army can be expanded, trained, and prepared for war. So. We still have plenty of time to expand our army. My father will be loyal throughout his life and will never betray the alliance. But I don’t want to tie my hands, so I strengthen the army a little to protect myself. But I think the other side won’t wait, it’s said in the art of war. , when encountering a strong enemy, cut off its minions and wings, and then we can decide in a battle. As for my minions and wings, hehe, besides the Golden Lion Knights, it’s you.”
After saying that, Ofiloch turned around with a smile on his face: “You must be careful in the three months before the arrival of the Temple Knights. Strength and strategy are the basis for survival, but I may not be able to take care of them. You guys.”
Everyone was speechless after hearing this. However, the situation was not controlled by anyone. They had all been tied to the chariot of the principality. It was too late to get off at this time. What’s more, although the Rhine Alliance seems to have the upper hand in this battle, the principality is protected by a miracle, which is what the people want, and there is the support of the powerful Holy Court behind it. The Grand Duchess is still the orthodox bloodline of the royal families of the three empires. Speaking of which, There is still a good chance of winning. But even though that’s what they say, the chance of winning is a matter for the Grand Duke of Bavaria and Ofiloch. The top priority for me, a fisherman like myself, is how to survive these few months in the cracks of the major forces.
He took a sip of coffee as a habit, but after drinking it all, Ofiloch remembered that a pot of coffee had already entered his stomach. He smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling a little helpless that his father was still thinking about the ‘Fountain of Youth’ at this time. It seems that the Grand Duke has grown old and no longer has the magical powers and strategies he once had.
Ofiloch looked at several people one by one, nodded and said: “You are all very good, and your strength has improved greatly. Isn’t Lens here? I heard that he seems to be a little worse. As for That Ete, dual cultivation of magic and martial arts is just a joke! He still has time to concentrate on practicing martial arts, magic is not suitable for him. Okay, that’s all I have to say. By the way, your Dragon and Beauty Knights can be expanded to 500 If you are dead, the duchy will allocate you 30,000 gold coins for military expenses at a cost of 100 gold coins per person. You must make good use of it.”
After Ofiloch left, the hut fell into unspeakable silence.
Among the original five scum, Aite, who was so eager to achieve success, had long since resigned himself to the level of a fifth-level swordsman and a fourth-level mage. Lens has not made much progress either. Apart from becoming increasingly proficient in traps, his real strength has not improved much. He is still only a sixth-level thief now. Only Rogge, Kate, and Franco practiced hard and worked hard day and night. Kate has the highest level and has reached level ten, making her one of the intermediate knights. Franco’s fighting spirit has also reached level nine. Although Rogge is still far away from being a ninth-level mage, he has a variety of tricks, terrifying equipment, and improved mental power. His mental shock is hard to guard against, and he has Fengyue. If you really want to talk about it, he is the strongest in actual combat.
The downstairs gradually became noisy, and a busy day began again.
Since the news of the private bidding for the ‘Fountain of Youth’ one month after the secret release of ‘Hammer of the God of War’, business has slowly returned to normal. But a few nobles and villains became even more busy.
First of all, Faith’s safety must be guaranteed. Now, no matter day or night, there are always ten “Dragon and Beauty” knights stationed in that small building. As for the small backyard, it is full of institutions and has long been known as the ‘Tomb of Thieves’ throughout the underground world of the principality. Afraid of Ofiloch’s power, the Thieves Guild of the Principality has long restricted its members not to attack the ‘Hammer of War’. As for the thieves who come from abroad because of their limited strength, they will die in vain if they enter. Really high-level thieves don’t bother to steal these gemstones and raw materials. Besides, these are all semi-finished equipment, which are of little use even if stolen. It’s really difficult for other alchemists to imitate the things made by Faith. Therefore, the most precious thing is Faith himself.
A few nobles and villains understood this truth a long time ago. At that time, everyone racked their brains and armed Faith to the teeth. In addition to standard magic accessories, the coat and cloak specially designed by a master tailor has numerous hidden compartments filled with various magic scrolls. Just in case, even a lightning scroll was sewn on his underwear. Originally, Faith was not very eye-catching, so these arrangements were of no use, so Faith only placed one or two scrolls to recharge. But the world is different now, and everyone is forcing Faith to fill the secret room with magic scrolls. As for whether he is comfortable or not, he can’t care so much.
As for Fog Huan, I might as well live in the ‘Hammer of the God of War’. There will always be a Knight of the Round Table stationed there, and most people would not dare to make random decisions.
It is very difficult to build a military products business from scratch. The ironmaking workshop in Sellersburg has not yet been completed, and building the access road did not take a day or two in the past. It would take at least three months before a light freight carriage could barely move. However, since there are abundant raw materials, everyone is simply planning to build a weapons workshop in Sellersburg. At that time, only the finished swords and armor will need to be shipped out, which are much lighter than iron ore or even steel ingots. By then the roads had been basically repaired and transporting them out was no longer a problem.
In this way, the original more than one hundred coolies are completely insufficient. Rogge had already sent Robosky out to acquire another four hundred strong coolies.
Food has also become a big problem. The territory of Sellersburg is sparsely populated, the roads are inconvenient, and there is not much surplus food. With so many people suddenly added, it becomes a big problem for people to eat horse chews every day. Rogge urgently sent a message to Doyle. As a training course for more than 200 bandits, each person must carry sixty kilograms of various foods to Sellersburg. Although it doesn’t help much, it at least solves an urgent need. As for the bandits’ future training courses, hunting will definitely be the focus.
The expansion of “Dragon and Beauty” is not a big problem. If this group of bandits is trained, there should be about 400 people. The rest can be added slowly in the future. Lance promised to recruit a group of killers, thieves and scouts from the Thieves Guild. Under the gaze of everyone’s murderous eyes, he hurriedly swore that this time there would be no mistakes, and then he passed the test. As for the places that are still missing, I am busy with everything in front of me, so I can’t take care of so many.
However, a big question that cannot be avoided soon came to mind. Where can those skilled craftsmen find them? After seeing the standard swords and armors sent by the Golden Lion Knights and the Lionheart Knights, the noble villains became worried. These equipment are of fine quality and fine workmanship, and cannot be made casually by ordinary blacksmiths. In the ‘Hammer of the God of War’, only Jin and his few dwarf disciples are qualified. What should people do?
Most of those master blacksmiths are monopolized by the major weapon workshops, and a few of them have their own assistants. They cannot be hired, otherwise the price is too high. Everyone discussed and discussed, and the only solution was to buy dwarf slaves. But during this period, according to the news that Robosky received from slave markets in various places, the number of dwarf slaves was not large, and there were even fewer suitable ones. After searching around, I could only buy nine dwarf craftsmen, which was just a drop in the bucket. Everyone couldn’t think of any other way for a while, they could only worry.
After a few days in such a hurry, Robosky came back in a dusty state and immediately discussed with Rogge and others all night long. The next night, Rogge and others swaggered to Helen, went straight to the top floor, and rented a small room. After a while, the door opened, and a lean man in ordinary clothes walked in and sat down on the table in a grand manner. He waved his hand, and several bodyguard-looking figures behind him went to guard the door and closed it tightly.
Roboski introduced: “This is Mr. Cato, the largest slave trader in the northern part of the Alliance. The three here are my bosses, Mr. Kate, Mr. Franco and Mr. Rogge.”
After a few people exchanged courtesies, the topic quickly turned to the issue of dwarf slaves. Cato suddenly looked embarrassed and said: “There are really few dwarf villages around the alliance. A hundred years ago, five dwarf kings jointly reached an agreement with human countries and declared the dwarf slave trade illegal. The source of dwarf slaves has always been a problem. , so can I make some changes…”
Rogge and others looked at each other, and Kate went straight to the tunnel: “The casting skills of an adult dwarf craftsman must be equivalent to that of a high-level human blacksmith. We need a hundred of them in total, each with 500 gold coins. How about it?”
Kato was immediately moved. Normally, such a dwarf craftsman only cost more than a hundred gold coins, but Kate more than tripled the price. How could he not be tempted? He swallowed, sighed, and said: “Of course I want to do this big business. All the slave merchants in the Rhine Alliance may not have ten goods in stock that meet your requirements. Of course, not counting that you have already bought them. Nine dwarves. To be honest with you, I am just the manager of this business. I will report it to the boss as soon as possible, and the boss should be able to find a solution.”
At this time, the door of the room opened, and a bold voice laughed: “What can I do?” Following the words, a fat and huge body squeezed in from the door, and Kate and Franco immediately recognized it. This person is actually Jing Ge, the manager of ‘Helen’!
Cato stood up immediately and said respectfully: “Boss!”
Jing Ge glanced at him, his smile did not diminish, his eyes became more serious: “Haha, you have been very good recently, you brought the guests to ‘Helen’. When you come up, you will brag for me first, I If you can’t do it, how can you explain it to the guests? Huh? Fortunately, these distinguished guests have an extraordinary relationship with me, otherwise, hum!”
The last heavy snort made Cato tremble in fright. When Jing Ge waved his hand, he ran away like he was pardoned by the emperor.
Jing Ge had the most sincere smile on his face again. He squeezed his body into the widest chair with great effort and gasped: “The servants are ignorant and have neglected several big bosses. . I just got the news, so I came over immediately. Come, come, drink, drink. If my Mr. Stanich knew that I treated these few people like this, he would definitely turn all the fat in my body into oil, hahaha! This must be Mr. Rogge. When we first met, my master mentioned you every day. Now that we meet you, you are indeed young and promising.”
A few people were shocked and confused. When Jing Ge saw them, he lowered his voice and said: “My master has taken the bosses of the Hammer of War, especially Mr. Rogge, as close friends. I will not treat them as outsiders. Stannie Mr. Qi is as rich as anyone in the country, how can he do this grain business with only a few cents of profit? A horse will not be fat if it does not eat night grass!”
The three of them immediately realized what they were doing, and they thought it was true, so they brought up the issue of the dwarf slave again.
Jing Ge was also a little embarrassed and said: “What Cato said just now is also true. It is estimated that there will not be too many dwarf slave craftsmen in the next six months. But…”
The three of them thought that he was also taking the opportunity to raise the price, and Kate immediately said: “I also know that there are not many dwarf craftsmen. How about you just say a price and we will see if we can accept it?”
Jing Ge was startled, then laughed again: “Mr. Kate’s words are serious. If Master Stanich knows that I am making money from several people, he will kill me. The lack of dwarf craftsmen is a fact, and I have to borrow it.” However, according to the latest news I got, a hill dwarf tribe recently moved into the Kafka Mountains in the Principality of Roan, with an estimated number of about a thousand people. You know, although the hill dwarves have poor craftsmanship They are as famous as the mountain dwarves, but they are also very good craftsmen. I think they should be able to meet your requirements. However, it is very difficult for such a large dwarf tribe of thousands of people to finish the work silently. ”
Roger was moved in his heart and asked: “I wonder where the difficulty lies?”
“Mr. Rogge must have asked the question knowingly, haha. Humans and the dwarf kings have an agreement not to capture dwarves as slaves. So if we want to do it, we must do it in secret, and we must not let a single dwarf go! But these thousand In terms of combat power, the human tribe is not inferior to five hundred first-class knights. If they want to annihilate them all at once, they will need the combat power of more than a thousand first-class knights. Not afraid of being laughed at, the villain’s slave-catching team only has seven There are more than a hundred people, and most of them are away. Only about 300 people can be quickly mobilized and put to use. Although the villain and other retainers are very skilled, they are only equivalent to 600 knights. The others are the most It will take almost half a year before they can be transferred back. The gap in combat power is really difficult to make up. In addition, they are fighting deep inside the territory of the Principality of Ron and the surroundings are densely populated. The combat power equivalent to a thousand knights is absolutely necessary. ”
Franco coughed and said, “What if we give you the strength of these four hundred knights?”
Jing Ge pondered for a long time before looking up and saying: “If this is the case, we can set off in a month and a half, and we can solve this tribe within half a month. At that time, you will pick a hundred dwarves first, and I will be the rest. Yes. Leave the reconnaissance, intelligence, and supplies to me.”
The three looked at each other and nodded slowly. The number of women and children in the dwarf tribe is at least half the number. In the thousand-person tribe, there are no more than 150 skilled craftsmen at most. The remaining slaves are only worth some money if they are strong warriors. However, during slave hunting, most of these warriors often died in battle. Therefore, Jing Ge’s arrangement really gave the three of them a huge advantage.
Roger was a little confused and asked: “Master Jing Ge, are you at a disadvantage?”
Jing Ge burst into laughter, his eyes were filled with fat, and he pretended to be mysterious and whispered: “Money is far less important to my Mr. Stanich than a friend. To be honest, , my master is particularly fond of Mr. Rogge’s talent, and he intends to marry his only daughter to Mr. Rogge!”
The face and fat body of Stanich appeared in Rogge’s mind. Thinking of his daughter, he couldn’t help but feel a chill. He hurriedly said: “This, this must be thanks to Mr. Stanich’s kindness. I With low abilities and mediocre appearance, how can she be worthy of Mr. Stanich’s young lady? Haha, Mr. Jing Ge has to decline for me no matter what, hehe.”
Jing Ge stared at Rogge for a long time, until the little fat man became restless, then he looked away, suppressed his smile, and said: “This is a big event. I wonder if some of you are willing to cooperate? How sure are you? As far as I know, your ‘Dragon and Beauty’ knight brigade currently only has 200 knights, so where do the other 200 knights come from?”
The three of them thought about it over and over and made up their minds. Rogge said: “It is not difficult to deal with the combat power of two hundred knights. Don’t worry, there will only be more, not less.” As he said, Rogge narrowed his eyes, stared at Jing Ge and said: “But how can we Do you know whether I should believe what you say?” In his narrowed eyes, a few strands of silver light flashed from time to time. Since Rock’s mental power has been achieved, whenever he exerts his mental power, his eyes will gradually turn silver-white, and when he reaches full strength, he will completely turn into silver eyes. Fortunately, his eyes were not big to begin with, and he always had a smile on his face, and his eyes were narrowed to just a slit. A trace of silver light leaks out, and it is not easy for others to detect.
Jing Ge said: “It is human nature for Sir Rogge to have such concerns. But at this sensitive time, my master is willing to cooperate with the ‘Hammer of War’ in this business. I think the meaning has been made clear enough. If you still have any doubts, my master can meet with the adults here in person in two days to finalize the decision. What do you think?”
Roger immediately said: “Okay, let’s do it!”
On the way back to the ‘Hammer of War’ car, Franco first asked: “At this time, how do we know this is not a trap?”
Rogge said: “Stanich turned out to be a big slave trader. I really didn’t expect this. The meaning behind Jing Ge’s words has already made it clear that our backend is Ofiloch, and we are currently The situation is delicate~IndoMTL.com~We are in urgent need of these dwarf slaves. Why should we be cautious in the Principality of Ron? Isn’t it because we are from the Principality and have a big problem with the Ice and Snow Silver Fox Mercenary Group? He can say this, It means that Stanage is optimistic about the Archduke and Ofiloch and wants to place a bet on this side. Only then will he help us regardless of gains and losses. This way, he can show good intentions to Ofiloch without exposing himself. It will be discussed in the future. The overall situation has been decided, because his slave business has helped us in the most difficult times, and maybe it can continue. At least he won’t be punished because of this business.”
Kate sighed and added: “And his willingness to come forward shows his determination to support the principality and his strength. He doesn’t care about our intention to frame him. Franco, you should spend less time on art. Spend more time on strategic swordsmanship. Etter and Lens are not up to par, and if you lose your mind by playing with things, it will be really difficult for us.”
Franco’s face turned red, and he sighed after a while.
Roger was silent for a while and then said: “The origin of this Jing Ge is not simple. He is a demon! And he is very powerful.”
Kate and Franco were horrified and asked: “Really there are demons? How did you know, are you sure you saw it correctly?”
Roger nodded, looked out the car window at the lead-colored sky in the winter, and said to himself: “Well, Demons, this game seems to be getting more and more interesting!”