"I got some kind of promise," the old man replied.
Xu Le vaguely thought of something from this sentence, and lowered his head in silence.
"What we need most now is ammunition and military training. You federal people must be reluctant to give things like warships and mechas, so please support us with enough firearms and ammunition."
"How to send it here? I think this is the biggest problem." Xu Le raised his head and asked with a frown.
"You have been fleeing for a year, and it seems that you are not very clear about the current situation in the universe." The old man said: "Your army has reached the southwest galaxy, the entire space channel has been completely controlled by you, and it is not difficult to transport ammunition and weapons. "
In Xu Le's concept or impression, the Federation and the Empire are extremely distant existences separated by countless light-years. Whether it is six and a half years in the straight film space or through the space passage, it is very difficult to communicate between the two sides, so There was only such a question before. It was not until he heard the words of the leader of Vos that he remembered that his heroic comrades had already called over. In an instant, an inexplicable excitement and desire poured into his body. Can't wait to get back to those guys, back on that dangerous battlefield.
"It's best to control the smile on the corner of your lips." Voss said indifferently: "The aggressor's smile is very dazzling."
The old man tapped a certain page in the document with trembling fingers and continued: "In addition, I hope your troops will not enter this star field, my organization and I will never allow you to really harvest our planet. "
"This, I really can't promise." Xu Le said directly.
Elder Voss did not continue the topic, and said after a moment of silence: "Then I ask your troops to remain calm enough on the occupied administrative star and try not to harm civilians as much as possible."
"Yes." Xu Le replied without any hesitation, and then added a sentence, "But the right to define civilians and military must be determined by us. I cannot make my colleagues pay unnecessary sacrifices in order to avoid accidental injury to the civilians of the Empire. "
"As for the location of military training, I think this smuggling interstellar channel is more suitable. The requirements for escort mentioned in the document are actually two aspects of this matter. Our economic source mainly depends on this smuggling route."
"Speaking of the economy, I hope your government can give generous material assistance. Remember, it is easy to exchange goods... The currency in federal circulation is equivalent to waste paper in the Empire."
Xu Le patiently listened to the old man listing the conditions of the resistance organization one by one, until finally his mood finally became a little strange, he pressed his right hand on the document, frowned and asked, "I only see our obligations, rights and interests. Where? What can you do?"
"We will send you alive... back to your troops." Voss looked into his eyes and said calmly.
"This is far from enough." Xu Le looked at the old man's cloudy eyes and said very seriously.
"We will provide you with information on the deployment of the imperial imperial troops, coordinate the relationship between you and the people of the occupied administrative planets, and help maintain the order of the administrative planets."
Voss paused for a moment and replied with a smile. The points he said were the most troublesome aspects of the Federation troops after they entered the Empire Star Territory.
"I doubt your ability." Xu Le glanced downstairs, then shook his head and said, "I even doubt whether the influence of the resistance organization you lead can extend beyond this slum."
"I can save you from Master Fan's house, which has proved our ability."
"No, I don't believe you have the ability to do this at all." Xu Le stared into his eyes and said, "Someone is helping you, who is that person?"
The old man's cloudy eyes fell on the document, ignoring his impolite question at all.
"Do you want me to believe that with the help of these unorganized and undisciplined gangsters downstairs, you can break through the siege of the imperial troops? The conditions you promised, coordination, security, intelligence... I can't believe you can do it, even if All the underworld emperors in the entire empire star field are your most ardent supporters, and the same is true."
"You underestimate our strength, and you have a serious lack of experience in administrative management." The old man slowly raised his head, looked at him and said, "To maintain the security of the occupied planet, to intimidate the parents, wives and children of the bloody guerrillas, to Searching for the information you need from the dark night... There is no one more suitable than these underworld gangsters."
Xu Le was silent, and found that although the other party's words seemed absurd, they actually made sense. He shook his head and asked, "These underworld gangsters extort blackmail, commit all kinds of evil, and can enjoy a prosperous and indulgent life, why would they follow you? Risking death against the emperor? And don't you worry that it would be a dangerous thing to be filled with such careerists and butchers in the resistance?"
"To find light in a dangerous dictatorial society like the Empire, we must unite all forces that can be united. Although Mu En is engaged in many illegitimate causes and is an underworld leader feared or admired by many people, he is a senior member of the organization. The cadre, he and his gang, are one of the resistance's most reliable armed forces."
"Mu En, like us, was born of a pariah, and his entire family died under the slaughter of the imperial thieves, so we never doubt his loyalty, because we have the same painful experience and change the world. determination."
"Just like you, you are from the Federation, and you don't have to doubt your determination to return to the Federation."
The old man's eyes suddenly softened as he looked at him, and said with a smile, "Speaking of this, I would like to thank you on behalf of many people in the Empire."
"Thank me?"
"You have lived in Tianjing for nearly a year. Perhaps in your opinion, the class contradictions in the empire have not intensified to the point of being out of control, but that is because you have not had the opportunity to go to other planets... Red Planet."
The old man's eyes flashed with icy flames: "Tianjing star is the face of the empire, His Majesty the Emperor will naturally not allow bloody massacres, and on those planets where the pariahs dare to resist, His Majesty's butcher knife has never been used. Sheathed."
"Carton is his biggest butcher's knife. Tens of millions of insurgents and innocent civilians died under his bloody suppression, becoming a bargaining chip for his promotion..."
"In the past few years, the emperor Fuchai has neglected him, and it is also because he does not want to have too much to do with the blood in the butcher's hands."
"Caton died in your hands. Thousands of unwilling heads and their lingering relatives will thank you for avenging them. For example, the Mu En you met just now, his sister died in Caton. Under the iron hoof of the direct division."
"You don't need to thank me." Xu Le paused for a moment and explained, "I was avenging myself, and I didn't think of that when I killed Caton."
"But he still died at your hands." Elder Voss said with a smile, "So it is easier to convince the young people in the organization to reach some kind of agreement with you."
"Okay, I admit that you are an excellent persuader, and I personally agree with this agreement." Xu Le said: "But I have been thinking about a problem, according to your political philosophy and program, if... the federal forces continue to deepen , if the Baijin Dynasty of the empire is really destroyed, then there will definitely be another fierce war between you and me."
"But that will be a long time later." Old Man Voss didn't hide anything in front of Xu Le, and said simply and clearly: "You invaders are the second mountain before us, and we have to overturn one first. Let's talk about it. As for your government officials, they will certainly have a similar view when they get this agreement."
"We can be friends at this stage of history."
"In the future stage of history, we are bound to be the enemy."
"As for the relationship between the Federation and the Empire in the longer history, let the Creator handle it."
The old man in front of him was constantly switching between the three roles of a highly respected leader of the resistance organization, a ruthless businessman full of speculative spirit, and a philosopher who summed up the complex future with simple concepts with an air of nihilism. This switch made Xu Le feel a little weird. , I always feel that this breath is very familiar.
Naturally, he thought of Mr. Shi's uncle at the Double Moon Festival Ball, the most legendary figure in Qinglong Mountain, and he couldn't help frowning slightly, smelling something strange.
"The last question is a repetitive question." He looked at the old man in the chair and said, "Who rescued me from Master Fan's mansion?"
"It's us."
"I do not believe."
Because of the long-term war, Xu Le did not have the slightest affection for all the people of the empire in the past, let alone the political struggle within the empire.
After spending nearly a year in the slums of Tianjing Xingdu, especially Aunt Susan and Paul in that warm courtyard, his mentality gradually changed. In his heart, he knew that the poor and less free people in the lower classes of the empire had natural correctness to resist the rule of the imperial family. From an emotional standpoint, he sympathized with those who were oppressed, but he still would not take the initiative to do anything.
Because as Professor Shen said, there has never been any truth in the universe, and naturally there is no real fairness. As a federal citizen, the first thing he has to protect is the Federation, and what he has to maintain is certain things in the Federation that are worth maintaining. s things.
The joys and sorrows of human beings may be connected. If it is recognized that the federal people and the imperial people are both human beings, the federal people should also be able to clearly feel the sorrow or joy of the imperial people, but the snow in front of their house has not been swept clean. The roof of his courtyard has collapsed, what can he do
The problem is that the situation has taken a turn for the worse now. He has sat under the crumbling roof of someone else's courtyard, and has to be forced to join forces with the owner of this courtyard to work hard in the wind and snow.
Xu Le was sitting on the balcony on the second floor of the repair shop, looking at the dark buildings in the slums in Tianjing Xingdu City, feeling a little bit.