Chapter 74 Assistance

I briefly planned the cleanup work here with Emperor Atlantis. The main thing was how to restore Atlantis' protective shield as soon as possible. During our conversation just now, Atlantis's protective shield completely collapsed. Fortunately, all the young mermaids have been transferred.

Emperor Atlantis said: "Our urgent need now is the magic crystal. There was no problem with the water-proof shield generator, but those bastards took away the magic crystal inside. Fortunately, we still have some emergency backup. The power is barely enough for you to come to the rescue, otherwise it will be really bad!"

I said: "I still have some magic crystals. The problem is that I have invested a lot in mining them, so I can't provide them for free."

"I understand this." The Emperor of Atlantis is also an old man, so he must understand this convention. "I will compensate with other things, such as new technical information, personnel support, or even direct OEM."

Seeing that the Emperor of Atlantis was so happy, I didn’t want to be too shady. According to international practice, there must be some expression. "Let's do this! I will urgently replenish some magic crystals for you first, so that you can operate the necessary equipment such as protective shields and oxygen generators. I will not charge you for this part. It is considered free assistance. The rest You have to spend money to buy the parts needed for defense systems and industrial and commercial production.”

Emperor Atlantis was almost moved to tears when he heard that I was willing to give some emergency free aid, but I couldn't tell whether he shed tears in the water. "I really don't know how to thank you. I'm really... so excited! If you need anything from now on, just ask. The mermaid tribe will treat you as one of their own."

"Then come with me to the Jaws. We happen to have something to talk about."

"OK."

Atlantis has been completely destroyed. The protective shield stopped functioning after exhausting its last reserve power. Millions of tons of seawater poured down and nothing was left. The wounded were basically sent to the fleet above, and several fast ships sent them back to Isengard, where there were a large number of sacrifices who could help with treatment. All the young mermaids were gathered into the Great White Shark, and they would be sent to Essinger to stay temporarily.

After we entered the Jaws, we expressed our condolences to the mermaids inside. Now I have become a mythical figure here, and every mermaid looks at me with admiration and gratitude. This situation can indeed satisfy my vanity, and it feels very good.

The condolences are over, and the coordination work of the mermaid clan is also over. Some of the mermaids were left to rebuild their homes, and the rest returned to Isengard with us. The Great White Shark moved towards Isengard, and I took this time to come to the conference hall inside the ship with Emperor Atlantis. This place is no smaller than a conference hall on land. After all, the Great White Shark is not that kind of small ship. It is a mobile dock and has plenty of room.

Emperor Atlantis walked into this huge conference hall and looked around: "This is really big! I didn't know that the equipment here was so luxurious before. I thought this was just a battleship for combat!"

"Without communication, you will never understand, just like us. If I didn't get to know you in depth, I would definitely think like others that mermaids are witches who sing songs to lure sailors onto the rocks!"

"That's right." Emperor Atlantis seemed to smell the hidden meaning in my words. "You don't seem to be just talking about us, do you?"

"It's so easy to talk to smart people. I won't beat around the bush. I'll let you meet someone first, but you have to make sure not to get excited and stay calm."

"Who do you want me to meet?"

"I'll know it when I see you."

"Okay! I promise to stay calm."

After hearing the promise, I shouted to another small door deep in the conference hall: "Princess Lingling, come out!"

"White Shark Tribe!" Emperor Atlantis jumped up from his seat when he saw Lingling, and he was looking around for something. It wasn't until he picked up a vase that I realized he was looking for a weapon.

"Calm down, calm down! You promised."

"But...!" Emperor Atlantis held up the vase with one hand and pointed at Princess Lingling with the other hand.

"I know she is your mortal enemy, but this time, or at least now, can we talk calmly?"

Emperor Atlantis looked at me and then at Lingling, struggled back and forth for a long time before saying, "Okay then!"

I nodded and stretched out my hand to signal them both to take a seat. The two of them sat down on opposite sides of the table, and I sat in the middle. Now he has really become a middleman!

"What did you want to say when you called me here to meet her?" Although Emperor Atlantis sat down, his tone was obviously not happy. After all, this has been an ethnic conflict for many years, and peace talks are not just a matter of peace talks.

"First of all, let me introduce you. This is the King of the Mermaid Tribe, Emperor Atlantis, and this is the Princess of the White Shark Tribe. The war between your two races has been going on for many years, but according to my I think you actually don’t have any irreconcilable conflicts. You don’t grab resources, and you don’t lack territory. There really is nothing to fight against. Magic crystal is the resource you need most, but neither clan has it, let alone territory. As I said, you have not used even one ten thousandth of this ocean area. There is a lot of open space, and whoever wants it can develop it. There is nothing to snatch. The war is just the result of long-term mutual hostility and inexplicable hatred."

Emperor Atlantis said: "Don't you want us to reconcile?"

"That's what I meant."

"That's absolutely impossible." Emperor Atlantis slapped the table angrily and stood up. "It is absolutely impossible for us to reconcile with the White Shark Tribe."

Although Lingling is an innocent princess, she is not stupid. She can understand the current situation. She also stood up when she realized that Emperor Atlantis was so disdainful of their White Sharks. "It's not true that our White Shark clan can't live without you. This time we agreed to negotiate with you for the sake of the Frost Rose Alliance. Don't think too highly of yourself."

Emperor Atlantis became even more angry when he heard this. The two of them began to argue with each other, and it became more and more fierce! I sat aside with a wry smile. We almost got into a fight before we even started talking about it. It would be better if we actually negotiated!

"Two... two... stop for a moment! You two..." I shouted for a long time but there was no response at all. The two of them were so addicted to arguing that they completely pretended that I didn't exist. He stood up suddenly and slapped the table with a loud bang, breaking the table completely. The two men finally stopped and looked at me in surprise.

I roared with a loud almost loud voice: "In the future, you two will never get a single piece of magic crystal from me. You like to argue, don't you? Keep going! Anyway, the magic crystal you want will be consumed in the war. Why don't you just fight like this and save everyone's lives? Are you making a noise? Why are you looking at me? Continue?"

"I'm sorry! I couldn't control myself at the moment..." A look of invincible pity instantly appeared on Lingling's face, and her two beautiful big eyes began to accumulate water rapidly, and they were about to burst.

Emperor Atlantis also quickly apologized. "I'm sorry, I'm so angry! Look at this, I'm so sorry! You drink some water, and if you have anything to say, let's talk it over. Can't we slowly negotiate?"

I pretended to be angry and closed my eyes, simply ignoring them both. The two people saw that I ignored them and immediately became anxious like ants on a hot pot. Lingling started to pretend to be pitiful, crying and apologizing to me for not stopping making small moves. Emperor Atlantis apologized continuously, served tea and water. Now both clans are in urgent need of magic crystals, and I am the only supplier. This is the effect of monopoly. As long as I stop the supply, I can crush them to death at any time. This is why every country now tries to avoid having its material supply choked by a certain country.

If I let them go immediately, it would appear that I have a too good temper, so I simply stood up and walked out of the room. The two people followed me and apologized all the way, but I just ignored them, making them anxious.

Emperor Atlantis is still more powerful, and he is also an old guy after all. "Can't we negotiate for peace? Ziri, don't be angry, we know we were wrong. I promise to negotiate for peace. As long as the White Sharks don't ride on our heads, I promise to promise them anything."

Linling also hurriedly said: "I will persuade my father. We will definitely negotiate and it will succeed. Really, you have to believe in us. We can really negotiate. Hey... don't run away! We really know wrong!"

I turned around suddenly, and the two people behind me bumped into me without stopping, and quickly backed away and looked at me. I paused for nearly a minute before saying: "The crisis is right in front of us, but you are still fussing over inexplicable hatred. Don't you think it's very low-level?"

"Yes, yes, we are too low-level!" Both parties nodded desperately to admit, for fear of offending me and not being able to get the magic crystal.

"I……!"

Emperor Atlantis said: "We really know that we were wrong. We must negotiate peace. No, there is no need for peace talks. Let's merge!"

"Huh?" Even I was scared. It seemed that the stimulation was a bit too much. The purpose of peace talks is to make better use of resources in a relatively peaceful environment and to ensure balance to the greatest extent. Firstly, it won't be difficult for us to control because they are dominant in one aspect, and secondly, it can prevent them from making the other party too weak, which will also consume the strength of our guild. But merging doesn't work. When two people become one, it means that one family is the only one. It would be better to let them fight! "Follow me to the conference hall."

We walked around and returned to the conference hall. After closing the door and taking our seats again, I asked, "Have you made up your mind and are willing to cooperate this time?"

Emperor Atlantis nodded and said: "Whatever you say is whatever. We have absolutely no objection. It doesn't matter if we merge."

Linling nodded fiercely. "Same for us."

I said: "You do have some conflicts with each other, so there is no need to merge. I don't force others to do anything, as long as you negotiate and coordinate with each other. Even if it is the most basic level of peace, there is no need for mutual cooperation, as long as you don't do it now This way we have to fight to the death."

"I'll do it. I'll do it." Neither side dares to offend me anymore. If we really want to completely cut off the supply of magic crystal, it will be a disaster. No one can withstand it!

"I really don't know what to say to you! Is it so difficult to sit down and negotiate? Is it fun to make everyone's faces look bad? Okay, that's it for today! I don't want to say anything more. Next I will let you know when we meet again."

"That... magic crystal?"

"It only happens once, never again."

"thanks, thanks!"

Now the magic crystal has become my best weapon. It is easy to use against the underwater races. If we really use battleships to fight us, we are really not the opponent of Atlantis. Now I somewhat understand Rose’s views on economic weapons. The economy can indeed become a weapon, and it is a weapon that kills without blood.

It was almost noon when we returned to Essinger, and the fleet arrived more than two hours before the Great White Shark. A big shipyard like the Great White Shark will definitely not be able to enter the port, and those children can only be transported in small boats. Essinger's port seemed to have become a chicken farm, with a lot of children running around and causing complete chaos. Fortunately, we have enough manpower. We have mobilized more than 8,000 soldiers from the city defense team to temporarily act as super dads. One person is responsible for several children, and we adopt an emergency man-to-man policy.

Rose ran over from a distance and was startled: "Ziri, what happened?"

Hongyue came over and put her arms around Rose's shoulders: "This guy is a super playboy. Look, if you don't pay attention, he will bring you so many children of unknown origin."

"Do you think I'm a breeding machine? There are tens of thousands of children here!"

Hongyue said: "I'm asking you why you brought so many little mermaids back to Isengard?"

King Chuang happened to be ashore at this time and walked over to us and said: "Atlantis was attacked and the whole city was destroyed. The situation is worse than the Tangshan earthquake."

"Is it true?" Hongyue still didn't believe it.

I continued: "It's true. We always have to help when people encounter difficulties, right? I have promised Emperor Atlantis that these children will live in Isengard before the city reconstruction work is completed."

Emperor Atlantis just walked over. "I'm so sorry! I'm troubling you!"

Hongyue smiled unnaturally. "This! It's okay for us to lend a hand when you encounter difficulties. It's okay to live in it. We have plenty of space, but we don't have the manpower to take care of the children! Thirty to fifty is about the same. There are tens of thousands of you and we are really...!"

"We have someone to manage this ourselves, so we won't trouble you." Emperor Atlantis was asking for help now, nodding and bowing very politely.

I also helped: "I promised them, let them live there, right?"

Rose whispered: "It's not that your housekeeper doesn't know that firewood is expensive!"

"Ouch! My housekeeper, you have to show some face to others, right?"

Rose said: "I don't care. Anyway, if there is any trouble, you can handle it yourself. I am not responsible."

"What trouble could this possibly cause?"

"Then just wait! I guarantee that the destructive power of tens of thousands of children will not be lower than that of a regular army."

"Isn't that too exaggerated?"

Rose stopped talking to me, but said to Emperor Atlantis: "Please gather together, I will help you arrange housing, and it is best to have detailed statistics on the number of people, so that I can plan how much space we will need."

"Thank you so much! I'll do it right now!"

These children were really energetic. We mobilized more than 10,000 guards to send the children to their new homes like ducks. This is the second underground floor of Essinger, with a waterproof door next to it that leads directly to the port. The little mermaid cannot stay in the water for a long time, nor can it completely leave the water. It must swim and play in the water at least twice a day to grow normally, otherwise it may lose the ability to live in the water in the future. The accommodation chosen by Rose is in an entire area, which makes it easier to manage, and our barracks is nearby so we can respond faster in case of any emergency.

After arranging for the children to stay, return to the port and load some construction materials onto the White Shark for them to take back to Atlantis. The reconstruction work there will definitely require a lot of materials. Emperor Atlantis left with great gratitude, leaving only the wounded who were still being transported at the port.

After seeing off Emperor Atlantis and returning to the accommodation area, there was a new sign at the entrance. I almost vomited blood when I saw it. The sign said "Essinger Kindergarten". What kind of bastard wrote this? After rushing inside, he shouted loudly: "Who put up the sign outside?"

"I."

As soon as I turned around, the anger in my stomach suddenly deflated. Weena was wearing her super seductive robe, standing among a large number of children, exuding her maternal brilliance. I had no choice but to touch her. This super devil refuses to eat anything, and I can't beat her. I have no choice but to swallow it in my stomach even if I have anger.

"Vina, why are you here?"

Rose stood up and said, "I called you here. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, my wife, everything is correct." I met the two women who are the least offended in Essinger, what can I do!

Wei Na suddenly said kindly to the child next to her: "Do you remember what I just said?"

"Remember!" A voice full of childishness.

"Why don't you go then?"

Before I could understand what was going on, all the children around me cheered and surrounded me. I was accidentally pushed down, and then my helmet disappeared, and then I was given a wet kiss on my face by a cute and chubby boy. Then the child smiled and said, "Thank you, brother, for helping us." Then he left, and another child climbed up. I understood what they were going to do, but it was already too late.

Next to them, one of the children could only see one hand pointing towards Wei Na and Rose: "You framed me! Ah!...Don't spit...!"

In the following time, I received wolf kisses from tens of thousands of children, and the mermaid children seemed to have a lot of saliva. When I got up, I felt like I had fallen into the water. I wanted to find the two culprits for revenge but found that there was no one there for a long time. What a mistake! 555~ I am probably the person who has been kissed the most in a short period of time in the world, and I almost drowned in saliva!

The private chat suddenly rang. "Purple sun?"

"Ah? Ashford? What's going on?"

"I've arrived at your guild. It's in the conference hall. Can you come over here?"

"You came to our guild? You mean you came to Essinger?"

"kindness."

"Where are you?"

"In the conference hall."

"There are hundreds of conference halls in Essinger, big and small. Which one are you in?"

"I don't know, this isn't my city."

"Then you are accompanied, right? It's impossible for people in our guild to let you come here alone, right? Ask him."

After waiting for a while, he said: "Wait a minute! He said he couldn't remember the specific number. We were looking at the house number. Okay, I saw it. This is 001- in building No. 00981870, L6K8 Avenue, Area B4, Floor F2. Room 001. Oh my god! Why is your address here so scary?"

"I can't help it. The place is too big. I won't be able to find it if I don't mark it clearly! Just wait there. I'll be there in three minutes." It's true. How can I not mark such a large area like Essinger! Besides, I have more than one level here.

Ashford was already a little unable to sit still when I got there, but when he saw me, his behavior became even more exaggerated. Ashford pointed one finger at me: "What's wrong with you?"

There was laughter next to me, and when I turned around, I saw Rose there. "Hehe! This is just a small accident, nothing wrong. Why are you here? I don't think you are bored enough to come here for a visit, right?"

"Of course not. I came here because I have something to do. Anyway, you have that transnational teleportation array. It will be there in two minutes."

"Why do you need to go there in person?"

"Business." Ashford came up and said, "Big business." He suddenly sniffed and said, "Why does this thing on you smell weird?"

"E...!" He quickly interrupted. "Leave me alone, what business are you talking about?"

"Didn't you mention something called red-streaked magic crystal last time?"

I grabbed Ashford's hand excitedly. "Did you find the mine?"

"Strange, what kind of water is this on your body? Why is it sticky?"

5555~Angry! "Nothing, tell me about your mine?"

"Oh! My mine... Hi! Where did I get my mine from? You've made a mess of it! It's someone else's ore, but I know where they collect it."

"Then what do you want from me?"

"That's right. That mining area is behind a big city, very close to it."

As soon as Ashford finished speaking, Rose standing next to him said, "Do you want us to send troops to cooperate with you in a feint attack on the city and outflank the mining area from behind?"

"right."

"Then do you want us to perform a feint attack or a sneak attack?"

"That's what I think." Ashford said: "We, the Iron Crusaders, are a German guild. If we attack the city, others will not be suspicious. Not many people know about that mining area yet, so we can pretend that we are just attacking. City, there is no need to break up and commit a real robbery."

"But wouldn't you also offend them by attacking the city?"

"This is different. That mining area is actually owned by more than just one guild. The guilds in this city knew that they couldn't defend the mine, so they found a few backers. I didn't conflict with those backers when I attacked the city. After all, They made this a secret agreement and didn't make it public, so I pretended not to know that no one could do anything to me. Others thought I was just attacking the city and nothing could be done to me."

"It makes sense, but what's the use of us attacking the mining area? It's a mine and I can't move it away. Even if we can rob a few pieces, what's the use? You don't want us to occupy it for a long time, right? I think it's I don’t have that strength! Defending the city is just fine, but there is an open mining area with no supplies, how can I defend it?”

"Don't you have an army of NPCs?"

"Please, that's the City Defense Force. It's restricted by the system and can only move around the city and around the city. It can't run far away."

"I heard that your guards were unable to leave because of the orders of the Dark Temple. Now aren't you turning your back?"

"That order was just an excuse. Otherwise, what they really left was the system's regulations. That order was just an excuse to rationalize the plot. It's like you can now ask a special NPC in the city about the weather in the next 24 hours. The explanation given by the system is these NPCs are diviners who can predict the weather, so that everyone feels more real when playing. However, the actual situation is that they are bulletin boards set up by the system, and the data is directly transmitted to them by the system. The same is true here. Speaking of which, the Dark Temple does not give They left because the system did not allow them to leave for the sake of game balance. I asked about it a long time ago, but the commander of my city defense force said that leaving the city would lead to weak city defense. In fact, it was not an order given to him by the system, only However, what he said is more realistic than the system's rigid regulations, which is conducive to creating a game environment. Haven't you noticed that even system announcements are now released based on legends between NPCs? Every time there is an announcement, there are several NPCs. I deliberately talk next to you so that you can hear it, but in fact it is a system announcement."

"You are Prince Longyuan...well...!"

I quickly blocked his mouth: "Don't tell me this, my identity is still a secret for the time being."

"Oh!" He nodded: "I mean since it is your intelligence, it should be more accurate. After all, you are the one who made the game."

"I didn't cheat. These are my conclusions, not what my dad told me."

"I know." Ashford said, "That would be more troublesome. But those things are there, and I feel good when I see that I can't get them!"

"Do you think I don't want to? We need a plan now. We must get those things, but not according to your method."

"so what should I do now?"