Chapter 549 550. Contradiction
“This is impossible!”
In the hall of the city hall, Captain Craven stared at Roy with sharp eyes and said loudly.
He wanted to say that it was impossible for the military to give up the revenue from the mine, but as a Silver Moon Elf officer, he had to maintain his pride...
There was no expression on Roy's face. He didn't need to give the two Silver Moon Elf leaders any good looks.
When they evacuated the Pagisto Plateau, they did not leave a good impression on Roy. After receiving the evacuation order from the military department, they left the Pagisto Plateau almost without hesitation.
Captain Bullard, who was standing aside, saw that the conversation had reached a deadlock, and thought of Chief Kampfred's hint before leaving, he quickly said:
"Captain Roy, we were ordered to take over the mine. As for how to distribute the revenue from the mine, we have no right to interfere."
Roy didn't care whether he called him Governor, turned around and walked to a wall, stretched out his hand to open the curtain blocking the wall, and inside was a parchment map with a length and width of more than three meters. This parchment It is made of nineteen pieces of sheepskin stitched together. The irregular suture lines on the map look like centipedes connected end to end.
Picking up a wooden stick standing by the wall, Roy turned his head and said to the two group leaders: "If you are not satisfied with this arrangement, you can also take a look at the second way I treat you. arrange."
After speaking, he pointed to the map, and the other end of the stick landed on the Kaltim Mountains.
"Look here...this is the Kartim Mountains, located in the west of the Pagisto Plateau. This is a mountain range that runs north-south almost parallel to the Sudarso Mountains. The mine guards and plateau headhunters used to work in this mountain range. There was a bloody battle in the Blood Crow Ridge at the southern end. There are silver mines hidden in this mountain range. When the mine owners fled the Caldeum Mountains, all three silver mines were abandoned."
"If you want to put the abandoned mine into normal operation, I can promise you that after the mine operates normally, the revenue of the mine can be divided according to the ratio of four to three. The military department will take 40%, I will take 30%, and you will Of course, how to convince the military department to get 30% is your business. If you can’t convince the military department, then you can only get 20% of the share. "
Roy spoke very quickly. After listening to the two Silver Moon Elf leaders, they were ready to argue with Roy. However, Roy turned around and stood the stick in his hand against the wall. He closed the curtain and then slowly He turned around and said:
"You don't have to rush to answer me. You can go back and think about it carefully."
"..."
The two Silver Moon Elf leaders looked at me, and I looked at you, but neither of them spoke.
Roy lowered his head and smiled, then walked towards the door of the hall:
"If you two have made up your mind and are ready to take over the Kaldeum Mountain Mine, come to me and get a map, and I will arrange a guide to take you there."
After speaking, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said: "Of course, if the two captains do not accept these two arrangements of mine, you can board the magic airship back to Padstow at any time. "
After saying that, Roy left the hall without looking back.
The two Silver Moon Elf leaders could only stand there looking at each other. They did not expect that even with a letter personally written by Commander Kempfred of the Military Department, this man who was affectionately called Luo by the mixed-blood elves of the Partington plane would Boss Yi's young half-elf still didn't give them any good looks. He was completely businesslike and refused to hand over the normally functioning mine on the plateau.
The two captains returned to the camp, and the two thousand new mixed-blood elves in the camp looked at them expectantly.
Captain Craven was a little discouraged and said:
"What should we do? Should we go back to Padstow City and tell Director Kempfred about the situation here?"
Captain Bullard waved his hand and said: "If Commander Kempfred can suppress him, I guess he won't have such an attitude when he meets us this time. If we run back to Pagoda in despair, Desto City, what do you think... what will Chief Kampfred think of us? "
Captain Craven frowned and asked distressedly: "Then what should we do?"
Captain Brad whispered: "What we have to consider now is to choose one or two!"
Captain Craven shook his head repeatedly: "It is absolutely impossible to choose one. The military will never agree."
Then he added: "If you choose the second choice, do you think the military department is willing to change the original 50-50 mining revenue sharing model into a 43-33 sharing model? In any case, the military camp's mining camp The harvest has been reduced!”
Captain Bullard was silent for a moment and then said: "I think option two is fine, but are we sure that we can restore the abandoned mine to its original state?"
Without waiting for Captain Craven to answer, Captain Bullard said again:
"Looking at it now...the only thing we can do is try it!"
"The news just came from the family. I hope we can hide in the Partington plane for a while. The Legion headquarters has dispatched the Second Silver Pegasus Knights to Golfito. It is conservatively estimated that there will be two infantry guard regiments. I will go with the auxiliary soldiers, but I don’t want to guard the gate of the dark place.”
This matter is what the two infantry leaders are most worried about. They don't want to go to Golfito, so they come to the Partington plane through the family's operations.
Captain Craven frowned and asked with some uncertainty: "Can the military agree to a four-three-three split model?"
Captain Brad smiled bitterly before saying: "Of course it's impossible, but we can privately change the sharing model to 532! The military department will get 50%, and Captain Roy will get 30%. We will take it for the time being. Two percent!”
"..."
…
The next day, the two Silver Moon Elf leaders took the initiative to find Roy and expressed in person that they accepted the second allocation method and were willing to go to the Kaltim Mountains to restore the abandoned mine there to normal operation.
Roy also kept his word and handed two maps of the Caldeum Mountains to the two Silver Moon Elf leaders, and also sent a team of Dark Moon Elf to take them into the Caldeum Mountains.
However, before setting off, based on an unintentional reminder from a Dark Moon Elf captain, the two Silver Moon Elf captains realized that although the infantry regiment they had brought over was fully armed, it lacked the ability to survive in the Kaldeum Mountains. supplies.
The Padsto Silver Pegasus military headquarters did not open up a material supply line on the plateau.
So once they entered the Kaltim Mountains unprepared, their biggest problem was how to lead two thousand mixed elf warriors to survive.
You can't lead a group of mixed-blood elf warriors all over the mountains and fields to collect wild fruits all day long!
Only then did the two Silver Moon Elf leaders realize that the reason why Roy could so confidently reject Commander Campfred's proposal was because the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Department never paid any money to the Padstow Plateau Mine. The garrison provides living supplies.
The financial source of the daily expenses of the mine guards on the plateau is the profits of these mines on the plateau.
These matters were settled long ago by Earl Swinburne.
Commander Kampfred asked them to come to the Pagistow Plateau, and did not talk about whether the logistics supplies could keep up with them when they arrived on the plateau...
Looking at it now, after they led this new army of mixed-blood elf warriors into the Pagisto Plateau, the military department actually stopped providing subsequent supplies. They were able to successfully reach the Plateau City thanks to a pack team from the Mine Guard Group. If the pack team had not provided them with some food on the way, it would have been difficult for them to reach the Plateau City.
Now that Captains Craven and Bullard want to lead their troops into the Kaltim Mountains, they need to bring some living supplies, but they can't bring them out at the moment.
"I'll borrow it!" Captain Brad gritted his teeth and said with an ugly expression.
Captain Craven didn't know why and asked: "Borrow?"
Captain Brad didn't explain much. He came to Roy's office for the third time.
"Captain Roy, can you provide us with some living materials? I need these supplies now before I can leave for the Kaltim Mountains. After the mine is in normal operation, I will repay it with ingots or magic crystals."
"Okay, you make a list, and then I'll ask Mu Lin to prepare it for you."
Along with the list of items, Roy was handed an IOU signed by Captain Brad and Captain Craven.
When Captain Craven saw the IOU, he had a strange expression on his face, as if he was constipated.
Unexpectedly, they had just arrived at Pajisto Plateau and had a heavy debt.
The team left the plateau city in a mighty manner. Some elven merchants learned that they were going to the Kaltim Mountains to rebuild the silver mines, so they took the initiative to come over, hoping to have further cooperation with their team.
Through the desolate wilderness, Captain Craven and Captain Brad led two thousand mixed elf warriors to the foothills of the Kaltim Mountains. When the team of Dark Moon Elf warriors told them that they had to climb over this Dao Mountain Range, the two captains couldn't help but take a deep breath of cold air...
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In fact, Roy knew very well that these two Silver Moon Elf leaders were the two nails sent to Pagisto Plateau by Commander Kempfred.
In the past six months, the speed of development of the Pagisto Plateau has given the military some other ideas. They need another pair of eyes on the Pagisto Plateau to silently watch the changes on the plateau.
Therefore, the application submitted by General Kampfred to the legion headquarters was not rejected by Earl Swinburne.
Roy did not hand over the existing mines. He was only willing to throw out the abandoned mines in the Kaltim Mountains and let the two Silver Moon Elf leaders slowly develop them.
On the table was an application form for military supplies. Roy wanted to replace another batch of elven armaments for the mine guards. Roy's name was already written on the application form.
The military supplies requested last year have not been fully distributed yet, and this time Roy made another big list.
He put the application form into an envelope and stamped it.
"Do you think the Padstow Military Department can send us this batch of military supplies this time?" Mu Lin sat on the chair opposite the desk and asked helplessly.
"I guess not. The military supplies applied for last year are still withheld from the Padstow Military Headquarters, so it is even less likely that this batch of military supplies will be delivered!" Roy said while sitting on his chair.
"You clearly know that they will not send us the equipment and materials according to the list, so why did you submit this application?" Mu Lin stretched her neck and looked at the letter on the table, asking with some confusion.
Roy smiled, put the application form aside, and replied: "The normal application process still needs to be done. We cannot give up the right to apply for military supplies in advance just because of their obstruction. !”
Mu Lin blinked: "Do you have other plans?"
Roy nodded and said:
"Claire helped me contact a trading company that sells the standard arms of the Silver Moon Elf regular army. I plan to go back to Castletown City with Moira and the others to talk to that businessman!"
…
Moira, Miss Tiffany, Woods and Sabrina's vacation is coming to an end. They are preparing to take the magic airship back to Padstow City, then go through the portal back to Partington Island, and then take the boat back to Cass Erdon.
Roy flew to Padstow City with everyone this time. He first submitted an application form for military supplies to the military department.
Chief Kempfred had a sullen face and sat behind his desk to receive Roy.
He unfolded the application form that Roy handed over and read it carefully.
The sunshine outside the window shone on the table, and there was a sense of ridicule on the face of Chief Kempfred. Without even raising his eyes to look at Roy, he took out a quill pen from the ink bottle and wrote it on Roy's hand. A cross was drawn on the application form, and the application for military supplies submitted by Roy was directly rejected...
"The legion is currently rebuilding the defense system of the Queen Egwene Islands. Almost all funds are invested there. You participated in the naval battle of the Queen Egwene Islands, and you should also be aware of our difficulties, and... the current situation on the Pagisto Plateau The war has calmed down a long time ago. Even if the equipment of the mine guard group is damaged, there is no rush to replace it. Your armaments application cannot be approved by me, so just wait!"
Director Kempfred lowered his eyes on the table and said to Roy.
Roy curled his lips secretly, but still had a stiff smile on his face and asked:
"Since the military is unable to provide this batch of military supplies, can I purchase some military equipment from the market on the Elf Continent?"
In fact, before that, Roy had also purchased two batches of weapons and equipment from imperial merchants, and the Silver Pegasus Military Department had tacit approval.
But this time, the relationship between him and Chief Kempfred was somewhat tense, so these things had to be spoken out in advance.
Chief Kempfred frowned. Although he was a little reluctant, the previous words had been spoken and there was no reason to refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and said:
"If you can buy the Silver Moon Elf standard armaments, I can still get this purchase permit!"
Roy obtained a permit from the Silver Pegasus Military Department to purchase armaments in the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom, and left the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Department with a relaxed expression.
…
So far, the number of magic airships entering Partington has increased to five. There are currently only four magic airships traveling between Padstow City, Plateau City, and Sun Island Bay. The other one is parked. On the pier of Sun Island Bay.
The main reason is that the shipping cost of the magic airship is too high.
Although Roy has opened the magic airship to the elves in the Partington plane, the only ones who can afford the tickets are the elven merchants...
(End of chapter)