Song Zining's offer was really generous, and even those big commercial firms were excited, wondering if they should expand their business lines. These business risks are not great, and the demand is endless. It can be said that as long as a battleship can be built and the price is right, there is no need to worry about buyers.
Moreover, the industries attracted by Song Zining, together with the existing commercial firms in Nanqing City, have already formed a relatively complete industrial chain, which can be processed from metal ingots all the way to precision equipment for floating battleships. This is just a prototype, but the benefits brought by it are obvious, and anyone who can be the head of the firm understands this.
The reason why Nanqingcheng was able to gradually prosper under Ji Rui's rule was the relatively stable development environment and convenient transportation to all directions. However, no matter how talented Ji Rui was, he still couldn't wipe out all the mercenary regiments in the city and combine them into one. Even if he could do it, he wouldn't do it, because it meant that there would be a behemoth that could be compared with the City Guard Army. Once such a mercenary group is in the hands of outsiders, it will be difficult to say whether Nan Qingcheng's surname is Ji.
But to the firm, it doesn't matter what Nan Qingcheng's surname is. As long as there is money to be made, and the money is made securely, that is enough.
The contact with the firm was quite smooth, but Qianye was fine during the whole process. After two full days of idleness, Qianye simply gathered dozens of mercenaries and formed a caravan all the way to Guanlan City.
Guanlan is a big city, and the demand for caravans going to this city is endless. Qianye's caravan is still selecting candidates, and many companies have heard the news and asked to join.
Most of the willing to come are medium-sized commercial firms, and the goods they want to carry are only one or two trucks. Many commercial firms are still waiting and watching, wanting to see the strength of Dark Fire. In the eyes of experts, the current Dark Fire is nothing more than a patchwork of mobs, far below the standard of an elite mercenary regiment. The reason why they are willing to take risks is because Qianye personally sits in the town.
In the end, Qianye only needed 30 trucks, plus 10 troop carriers and armored trucks, and left Nanqing City, heading towards Guanlan.
The environment on the wasteland is harsh, and there will be sudden storms from time to time. This is due to the fact that the land mass is not large enough and the protective layer is relatively fragile. Once the void storm outside is too violent, it will cause corresponding natural disasters in the land mass.
So not far from the city, there are gradually no roads on the wasteland. The so-called roads are all pressed out by passing vehicles. Even such roads are eroded by storms, intermittently.
The convoy does not travel fast, especially the heavy-duty trucks, which are not much faster than people jogging in the undulating terrain. From Nanqingkai to Guanlan City, it takes about three or four days.
After spending a whole day in the uninhabited wilderness, Qianye was not in a hurry, sitting alone in a troop carrier, silently practicing Yao Pian. Among the many exercises, only Song's ancient scrolls cannot be completed quickly, and can only be done step by step with water grinding kung fu.
The mercenaries were not as relaxed as Qianye, they were always vigilant. Those veterans who have been on escort missions know how much danger lurks in the seemingly peaceful wilderness. The enemy may be ambushing in various dark corners, or even hiding outside Guanlan City.
In the morning of the second day, a billow of smoke and dust suddenly rose on the distant horizon. The old mercenary in charge of the front car stopped the car immediately, and then blew the siren. The convoy was suddenly in chaos. Fortunately, it was not once or twice that people encountered similar situations. At that moment, a highly respected head of the business stood up and directed the trucks to drive down the road, forming a circle not far away, and plugging in various businesses flag to indicate identity.
But the mercenaries were different. Two armored personnel carriers moved forward, while ordinary personnel carriers retreated to the side. The mercenaries jumped out of the car one after another, scattered to the two wings, and seized the favorable terrain.
On the roof of the leading car, the Ice Wolf was holding up a binoculars, looking in the direction where the smoke and dust rose. Qianye's voice suddenly sounded next to his ear: "Why are you so nervous?"
The Frost Wolf was a thrill, unlike those small bosses, he had personally seen Qianye showing his power and slaughtering Gale Wind's Fury. He handed the binoculars to Qianye, and said: "The ones that can make such a big presence in this area are probably the Wolf King's troops."
Qianye didn't pick up the binoculars, just looked at the smoke and dust in the distance, and said, "It's the Wolf King's troops."
"Really the wolf king?" The Ice Wolf said with a complicated expression, full of thoughts: "Then be careful."
The wolf king's reputation is not good, even in their own control area, they often visit robbers. Now in the wilderness, there is no one around, and there are dozens of trucks of goods in front of us. It can't be said that it is fat, but it is worth grabbing.
"All preparations!!" Ice Wolf is the tactical commander of this trip. If Qianye doesn't speak, then he will be in charge of the deployment and defense of the entire mercenary. After giving the order, he thought for a while and shouted again: "Be smart, don't make it too obvious! People on the two wings hide themselves well, and the vehicles behind get out of the main road."
This series of orders is all to avoid provoking the wolf king. Once their viciousness is aroused, it is hard to say what will happen. The Ice Wolf itself is also a level 12 general, so his combat power is not considered weak. But years of caution had worn away his blood, and he really didn't want to have a direct conflict with the Wolf King's men.
However, Qianye didn't think so. He stood with his hands behind his back and said without looking back, "Everyone is ready to fight."
This order stunned all the mercenaries, and the Frost Wolf was also stunned, and asked in surprise: "Master, why is this?"
"Of course it's a carjacking." Qianye said indifferently.
"Jacking, carjacking?" The Ice Wolf thought there was something wrong with his ears. On the edge of the Wolf King's territory, robbing the Wolf King's convoy? In the eyes of ordinary people, it is already thankful that the Wolf King's men did not come to rob.
Qianye ignored the Frost Wolf, and issued a second order: "Block the road and prepare to fight. Anyone who doesn't want to participate in the battle, just try!"
Qianye doesn't need to say what the consequences of avoiding battles are. The mercenary world's rule is to avoid battles and flee, and they will be hunted down for the rest of their lives. But here at Qianye, this rule has been changed. Whoever dares not to fight will probably die in Qianye's hands first.
The Ice Wolf smiled wryly, turned around and said, "Driving up the troop carrier, block the road. You two, lead people to ambush on the two wings, and fight when you get closer. The rest of you, follow me to build a line of defense in the middle."
After his order was issued, the mercenaries moved one by one. Qianye glanced at the Ice Wolf, which immediately made him shiver.
This time Qianye brought out veterans who had been on the battlefield many times, and it didn't take long to set up a simple line of defense. They hid behind the bunker, held their weapons tightly, and looked at each other nervously. Some even had sweat on their foreheads and palms. There is no way, the wolf king has accumulated power for a long time, and his actions at this moment are equivalent to slapping the wolf king.
After setting up the line of defense, the Ice Wolf finally couldn't help it, and gently reminded: "My lord, carjacking is easy, but after the robbing, what will the Wolf King do? I'm afraid he won't let it go."
Unexpectedly, Qianye smiled slightly and said, "Otherwise, why do you think I organized this caravan?"
The Ice Wolf's heart skipped a beat, and only then did he realize that Qianye didn't come here to open up business routes, but to trouble the Wolf King.
At this moment, the billowing smoke and dust in the distance had already reached the sky, and an armored personnel carrier rushed out from the dust, and then more armed trucks roared out, rushing straight along the rough road. Behind these armed vehicles, several kilometers away, another group of heavy-duty trucks was moving forward slowly. This convoy was protected by only two armed trucks, and there were no more than a dozen fighters in total.
This is also normal, although the wilderness in this area is dangerous, the biggest source of danger is the wolf king's people. Seeing the emblem of the Wolf King on the truck, who dares to stroke the tiger's beard
So the armed convoy goes ahead and sees what good opportunities are on the way. They have done this kind of thing more than once in the past, and they are already very proficient.
The armored truck rushing to the front has already found someone blocking the way ahead, and has deployed a line of defense. A tall werewolf on the front of the car couldn't believe his eyes, how dare someone stop the wolf king's convoy in this place
He is also ferocious, grabbing the gun from the people around him, pointing it at the convoy blocking the road, and shooting as soon as he gets within range.
However, it was still out of range, Qianye immediately said: "Shoot."
The Ice Wolf lost his voice: "What?"
"I said, shoot." Qianye repeated, and without waiting for his answer, he took off an extended sniper rifle on his back and aimed at the werewolf on the front of the opposite car.
"But, my lord, the other party may not intend to fight..."
Before the Ice Wolf finished speaking, a pair of wings of light suddenly appeared behind Qianye, and the sniper rifle in his hand spewed out long flames of original force, and the gunfire was like thunder!
Amidst the roar, the whole head of the tall werewolf on the opposite side was blown into blood mist, and the headless corpse fell on its back!
The gunshots sounded, and the soldiers on both sides instinctively started shooting desperately. For a while, there were loud gunshots on the battlefield, and the flames shot into the sky! It's just that neither side has yet entered range.
The Wolf King's men have always been arrogant and fierce, and now they roared and turned their engines to the maximum, and armed trucks crazily rushed towards the front position like beasts. The distance between the two sides was only more than a thousand meters, and they rushed into the range in a blink of an eye. Under the bombardment of various firearms, there were immediate casualties.
Qianye was as motionless as a mountain, his wings reappeared on his back, and a light golden brilliance appeared on the sniper rifle. With the roar of gunfire, an armed truck directly exploded into a fireball, and the whole body of Sir Werewolf on it was blasted into two pieces, killing him instantly.
The muzzle of Qianye's gun moved sideways, followed by the third roar, and the werewolf first-class viscount in the center of the charging team fell in response.
After firing three shots, Qianye put away the sniper rifle, put his back behind his back, and stood with his hands behind his back, obviously not planning to make another shot.
The Frost Wolf looked at the side with chills all over his body, Qianye shot three shots lightly, and killed three of the four werewolves with titles on the opposite side, and killed all the first-class viscounts who were leading the army with one shot, which was so powerful to what extent
Now there is only a third-class viscount left on the opposite side. The Frost Wolf understood that this was for himself, he sighed inwardly, knowing that he had no choice, so he drew out his sword and shield, and rushed forward against the rain of bullets.