Monarch of Evernight: One hundred and forty-eight tribulations

bsp;The man pulled out a map with extremely detailed markings. It was more perfect than the military map of the Expeditionary Force, and only slightly worse than the maps in the hands of several senior officers in An Huo.

He looked to the northwest of Blackstream City. In the newly incorporated area, there were several mines scattered around, basically all black stone and ordinary iron ore and copper mines. This kind of mine is not worth a few dollars, and the freight cost of transporting the ore to the core county in the Yongye human race-controlled area far exceeds the price of the ore itself.

The man murmured: "The mine, the mine is saying that they found a rare mineral vein in Wolf City? This is big news!"

After hearing this, the woman sighed and said: "It's a pity that no one is allowed in or out of Wolf City. Only the most direct troops of An Huo can come and go. I haven't been able to win over people in those troops. Should I use those few A hidden line? ”

The man smiled slightly and said: "There is no need at all. If you want to know what they are transporting out, this is not the only way. You go and ask the adults behind to closely monitor the floating boats leaving Black Current City. Empty boats, especially high-speed boats, those grown-ups know how to do it."

Two days later, Song Zining was sitting upright at the Dark Fire headquarters, listening to Song Hu's report.

"Master, although after two rounds of cleaning, more and more informants have been inserted by various forces. Even if there is another cleaning, those rats cannot be swept away."

Song Zining nodded and said: "Let them go and just guard our core area. We can't drive away all the suspects. As long as they stay honest, ignore them."

With the rapid expansion of Dark Fire, it is inevitable to recruit a large number of low-level mercenaries and adventurers. When these guys arrive in the city, they often become ruffians. But it is undeniable that these people are not weak in combat power. With a little training, they can become qualified warriors and can be sent directly to the battlefield.

After several wars, Dark Fire has recruited more than 10,000 mercenary adventurers. Naturally, various forces took the opportunity to insert many informants. This is a common behavior among powerful families. In most cases, these people only collect intelligence and do not take any extraordinary actions.

The measures Song Zining took was to disperse these people and put them in unimportant positions to do some guarding and patrol work, or to gather them together for training. As for the key points of city defense and the newly built Wolf City, they are all in charge of Dark Fire veterans.

In the newly built Wolf City in the former Earl of Stuka, news is strictly sealed, and no mercenary caravans are allowed to approach. Once outsiders enter the cordon, regardless of their identity, they will be regarded as a provocation to war.

Song Hu reported a few more things, which were all daily matters. Song Zining only nodded to show understanding. He should have been leisurely and calm at this moment, but suddenly his face became a little strange.

In the blink of an eye, Song Hu knew the reason. A little girl appeared from behind Song Zining, grabbed his hair and climbed up to his head with great grace, and then lay down like a kitten that had found its nest.

Song Hu tried hard to hold back his laughter, turned a blind eye to Zhu Ji, and continued to report on military intelligence affairs.

However, Song Zining listened impatiently. He took Zhu Ji off her head, pushed it onto her legs, raised the handle of the fan and gave her a slap on her butt, and shouted: "How many times have I taught you a lesson? Stop climbing on me!"

Zhu Ji moved her hands and feet a few times, turned her head hard, looked at Song Zining with an aggrieved face, and called out: "Mom."

As soon as Song Hu stopped to take a sip of tea, he immediately squirted it out.

Song Zining's face turned dark and he covered Zhu Ji's mouth. But then he yelled and withdrew his hand, only to see a row of small tooth marks on his palm, each one clear.

Song Zining’s expression was wonderful, and he couldn’t laugh or cry. He had already raised his Force Gauntlet, but was still bitten through by Zhu Ji, leaving a neat row of small tooth marks. This is not the first time, and Zhu Ji is also very particular about her mouth. No matter how much Force protection Song Zining uses, she will bite through the Force and leave teeth marks, but she will never really penetrate his skin. Bleeding comes.

At this time, the matter could no longer be discussed. Song Zining made a long story short: "When will the next batch of goods be released?"

"It should be in three days."

"Three days, I can't wait that long. The official transfer order from the military department has come, and I have to go to the floating land battlefield tomorrow. You are responsible for the rest of the goods, remember to be careful."

After a few words of warning, Song Zining asked Song Hu to retreat. Then he grabbed Zhu Ji, pressed her down on the table, and the fan handle fell with a crackle, and said angrily: "I will not change your words!"

After a severe beating, Song Zining lost his temper when he looked at Little Zhu Ji, who had her eyes narrowed and a look of enjoyment on her face. He didn't hold back when he was punished just now, and the force he used could break a grown man's leg. However, this level of force was just enough to make little Zhu Ji feel a little bit, which was equivalent to a light massage.

Song Zining wiped the sweat from his forehead, tapped Zhu Ji's forehead with a fan, and sighed: "Tell me, how do you still look like an underage spider demon now? Even if you are an adult spider demon, what did I just do?" A few hits are enough to break their legs."

Zhu Ji opened her big eyes and looked at Song Zining blankly, having no idea what the spider demon was.

Song Zining could only smile bitterly. Zhu Ji shed her shell once just after she was born, and not long ago she shed her shell for the second time. All the attributes of her body have improved to a higher level. She no longer knows which race’s standards should be used. to judge her.

However, Zhu Ji's mind has not grown significantly. She is still like a three or four-year-old human girl. She has neither awakened the spider demon's racial inheritance nor accepted the blood clan inheritance.

Early the next morning, Song Zining boarded a private high-speed floating battleship. Apart from his personal weapons, his only luggage was Zhu Ji.

The current Zhu Ji may not be able to be controlled by the generals or below. Only Nan Hua and a few others can suppress her in the dark fire. But Zhu Ji's growth is completely beyond common sense. Even the dark races in adulthood have never heard of such an awakening speed. However, the most worrying thing is that her mind does not seem to change while she awakens her power.

Song Zining also couldn't predict which race's inherited memory Zhu Ji would get when she finally awakened. Of course, he didn't dare to just leave her in Black Current City. For this matter, Qi Shao scolded Qianye many times for letting him go.

Two days later, another aerospace boat left the black current and flew towards the hinterland of Eternal Night.

In the ship control room, the old captain with a weathered face was nervously observing the surrounding airspace. The young deputy next to him smiled and said: "Uncle Liu, we have run this route countless times and there has never been an accident."

"What do you know! When has this place of Yongye ever been peaceful?" the old captain scolded.

The deputy disagreed: "If those bandits can get one or two aerostats, they would be thankful. As for their broken ships, there is no way they can defeat our warships. Don't talk about them, the ones the expeditionary force has are fast. Even three or four hundred-year-old antique warships are no match for us."

The old captain remained unmoved and continued to observe the surrounding airspace.

The deputy glanced at the several armed dark fire officers in the control room, lowered his voice and asked: "Uncle Liu, what do you think we are transporting? Do we need so many people to **** us?"

The old captain glared at him fiercely and said: "Have you forgotten the rules of the Seventh Young Master? Don't inquire about things you shouldn't know!"

The deputy was obedient and backed away somewhat sarcastically.

At this moment, an officer suddenly shouted: "No! Someone is following us!"

The old captain's face froze, he grabbed the porthole and looked out. I saw several floating warships rushing out of the clouds from the side and rear, and rushed towards them quickly, obviously with bad intentions.

Just looking at their speed, everyone in the control room knew they couldn't escape. The first aerostat had a slender hull, with long stalks that swung gently like fish fins protruding from both sides. It turned out to be the empire's cutting-edge high-speed destroyer. This warship alone can easily kill their armed merchant ship that was converted from an old warship.

The old captain looked resolute and shouted: "Get ready to fight!"

"Yes, but" the deputy's face turned pale at this moment. Before he could finish his words, the aerospace ship slowly turned under the control of the old captain and aimed its broadside at the incoming fleet.

A moment later, thick smoke billowed in the airspace, and the aerostat with the dark fire emblem burned and fell to the earth, with wreckage scattered everywhere.

The high-speed destroyer slowly landed, and a man in his early thirties stepped off the ship.

He glanced at the two large holes with black smoke on the ship, sighed, and said: "Such a broken ship can actually beat me like this. I really want to meet this opponent."

But when he turned around and saw the wreckage in front of him, he shook his head again. During the whole process of the firefight between the two sides, no one came out of the dark fire boat. It was obvious that there was no warrior in it. If the aeroboat fell like this, no one inside would survive.

He pointed forward and said: "Go and search carefully for me. Don't let go of anything suspicious!"

Hundreds of soldiers poured out of the destroyer and dispersed to the battlefield, looking through the wreckage one by one. They have a tough aura and are well-trained in their actions, but there are no military ranks or emblems on their armor, obviously they don't want anyone to know their identity.

After a while, an officer came to the man and said, "General, we found this."

Behind the officer, dozens of soldiers came over carrying six boxes. These six boxes may not seem big, but they are actually extremely heavy. Each box requires the combined efforts of six senior warriors to lift it, weighing at least a thousand kilograms.

The cargo box itself is made of high-grade alloy. Even in the disaster of the airship crash, it was not damaged, but the surface was bumped and uneven, and there was some deformation.

The man stepped forward, pulled out his short knife, used his force power to cut off the lock of an alloy box, and then opened the lid of the box to take a look. He took a deep breath and immediately closed the lid. superior.

"General, what's inside?" Several officers nearby were confused.

"You don't need to know. Okay, our mission is completed. Carry all the boxes to the ship, clean the scene, and let's go."

At night, in a secret room, several people were sitting around a table, staring at a piece of ore in the center with hot eyes.

After a long time, a young man breathed out and said: "Such a high-grade crystalline iron ore is indeed rare. Crystalline iron can only be generated under conditions of high temperature, pressure and strong force. Generally speaking, the higher the grade, the higher the grade. It means the reserves of the mineral vein are bigger. This mineral vein is incredible!"

PS: I have been studying in isolation for the past two weeks. I will update if I have a chance to take a break.