"Hanlong, is it really you?" When I landed in Kamikaze City with an air combat force, Sack, who had been waiting in Kamikaze City for several days, immediately rushed up excitedly.
"Sir, I didn't expect you to come here by yourself. Let's go in and talk..." I was quite happy to see Thacker. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid I would still be a small leader of a local army under the lord of the Eastern Territory, and I wouldn't have so many opportunities to reach my current position. What's more, the arms and weapons and equipment I developed are all huge projects. Without the support of the country, relying on local forces alone, it is simply unimaginable.
Soon after, Thacker and I sat down in the living room of the City Lord's Mansion. Along with Thacker's confidants, Shen Xiang and others also came. The most excited one among them was undoubtedly Thacker's former confidant Matthew. After serving Thacker a cup of tea, Matthew started talking first.
"Sir, when we were forced to enter the East Continent, we were very worried about your safety! At first we thought it was the Minister of Military Affairs who did it, otherwise why would there be no news from you?"
"Yes! Who would have believed that the first person to take action was neither the Minister of War who holds a large number of troops, nor us loyal ministers and generals who are dedicated to defending the imperial power, but the Minister of Finance who we mistakenly thought was fatuous and had no ambition? But it's a good thing. If it wasn't him, but the Minister of War who took action, I'm afraid we would never have the chance to meet again." After hearing Matthew's words, the officers brought by Thack couldn't help but reveal a look of luck, and Thack had a wry smile on his face.
"But sir, how is this possible? With the forces he has, even if he mobilized all the troops outside, he might not be able to defeat the Fire Dragon Legion and the Flame Legion. How can he shake the huge military strength of the Minister of War? Is there something else going on?" Matthew couldn't believe Thacker's explanation, and I looked at him with suspicion. But after a little thought, I immediately realized that the Minister of Finance is just a rich man. Is he using money to attack
"What a surprise! Who would have believed that the fat pig actually bypassed the corps commanders, deputy corps commanders, and even some division commanders of various units, and instead set his bribery targets on those battalion commanders and some other division commanders whose wills were not so firm. The result is really self-evident...
Fortunately, these troops composed of middle and low-level officers could not be deployed and commanded in a unified manner. As a result, during their siege and strangulation operations against us, we were able to find their gaps and escape by chance.
Unfortunately, because all the members of the Holy Dragon Legion except the chief and deputy chief were bribed by the Minister of Finance, no one, including the Emperor and all the royal family, could escape from the inner city and they were all killed. . . . . . "
Silently, I really don't know what to say? Bribing mid-level officers, this scope is too large, and what makes people feel helpless is that the entire royal family and the military minister's power actually know nothing about this. . . Or even if they know, they don't take a few mid-level officers seriously, and the result is such a result.
"So, what happened to the Minister of War? What are you going to do next?" Although I roughly knew why Thack came to me this time, I was still prepared to let Thack speak himself. This would not only allow Thack and the others to beg me, but also give me more room to maneuver, so as not to drag myself into the civil strife of the Kastark Empire.
"He's dead. The Minister of War died an hour before the riot started... I came here, not only to confirm your safety, Hanlong, but also to hope to get some help here to fight against the rebels. Of course, it would be the best result if we could get the support of the Kingdom of Yan or the entire East Continent." When saying the last sentence, Thack's attention was completely focused on me. From Thack's eyes, I could easily see Thack's true intentions.
"Lord Sack, I think you should know that the so-called support includes many aspects. You also know that verbal support alone may not have any effect. As for material support, I think you should also know that now is the most critical juncture for the East Continent to fight against the orcs and demons. The Mocaster Empire has melted the last iron pot in their country into weapons to fight against obstacles. I think it is impossible for you to get support from them..." After a brief introduction, I suddenly shut up and fixed my eyes on Sack's face.
"So... does that mean the Kingdom of Yan can provide us with support in terms of weapons and equipment? How much?" Sack immediately understood the meaning and asked me impatiently.
I had expected Thacker's reaction. I knew that the main workshops producing important weapons and armor equipment in the Kastek Empire were concentrated near the imperial capital, and this was used to restrict the development of the armed forces of the lords in various places. Although Thacker and his men who had fled to the eastern territory could use their current strength and the opportunity of foreign invasion to expand their army on a large scale, without equipment, it would be useless even if they had more troops. Therefore, I was not afraid that Thacker would not swallow the bait I threw out.
"There are 20,000 sets of magic armor with earth-type defense magic and wind-type levitation magic, 40,000 sets of magic armor with light-type healing magic and wind-type levitation magic, 100,000 sets of magic armor with solidification magic, and 50,000 longbows with precision magic arrays, 80,000 lances with fire damage, and 100,000 heavy swords with wind-type acceleration..."
While listening to my careless words, Sack had already crushed the armrest of the chair into powder. If it weren't for a trace of rationality still clinging to his brain cells, he would have jumped up and gone crazy after hearing so many powerful equipment.
"This... is this all true? How come there are so many magical equipments on this continent?" Although Sack saw many soldiers of the Kingdom of Yan wearing magic armor when he entered Kamikaze City, he still felt dizzy about so many magic weapons being given to him all at once, as if it was just a dream.
"Of course it's true... My Lord, I only hope for one thing, that is, the East Continent controlled by me and the West Continent controlled by you can live in peace in the future and push human civilization to another level..." (To be continued)