Chapter 233 [0231] Lowering the Flag

The transmission of information in Runeterra is very slow - especially in the absence of a dedicated information transmission agency.

Although the Zaun Daily has openly published the news of the construction of a new port and the strategic cooperation with Bilgewater, Quelleta, who is in Besilico, knows nothing about it.

So, after discovering that the Zaun people also gave the option of "direct shipping to Bilgewater" in the "value-added service", the service officer's eyes widened in surprise.

When did Zaun become related to Bilgewater?

Quelleta knew the news that Zaun turned upside down three years ago, but in her opinion, it was just the internal actions of the Zaun people themselves. In comparison, it was the connection between Zaun and the sea rats in Bilgewater that concerned her more.

Surprised, Quelleta began to look for news about Bilgewater - and under her deliberate inquiry, the news of the Burning Tide, Gangplank's end, and the new Pirate Queen's rise to power finally came late.

This series of changes surprised Quelleta, but also made her feel a little happy.

She had no good feelings towards the Zaun people and the Bilgewater people.

But this did not prevent her from using the Zaun people and the Bilgewater people!

If the new pirate queen was a person who could negotiate, then Besilico, which was backed by the sea, might have more room!

With this idea in mind, she finally made actual concessions in the "trade agreement" with Zaun. In addition to insisting on the parts related to the transportation of military supplies, she even gave up a lot of profits.

Moreover, almost all transportation was specifically required by her to be "direct shipping from Bilgewater".

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Unknowingly, a month had passed.

Most of the repairs to the Besilico city wall had been completed, and the negotiations between Ino and Quelleta had also reached the final stage.

After confirming Quelleta's attitude and goals, Ino and Kalya directly brought the samples of "Alchemical Forbidden Magic Steel" to Besilico.

Knowing the power of the Noxian Mage Corps, Quelleta immediately took a liking to these "alchemical forbidden magic steels" that have a good ability to absorb spells.

Because of the different subsequent processing methods, although the principles of Zaun's alchemical forbidden magic steel and Demacia's rune steel are similar, their specific forms are very different.

Rune steel looks very good. After forging, it stretches out, with a delicate and shiny structure, light, strong and tough.

The raw materials of Zaun's beggar version of forbidden magic stone are not old enough, and the metal processing ability is also much worse - so these alchemical forbidden magic steels are actually similar to the Noxian black iron armor in terms of appearance.

But considering its defense against spells, when Ino was promoting it, even a calm person like Quelleta almost couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud.

With alchemical forbidden magic steel as the flagship product, the subsequent negotiations went smoothly soon.

Quelleta made a big concession on the price and was willing to pay directly with gold - considering that she herself was not a wealthy person, I am afraid that this wave of money was a big loss for the Durren family.

(Of course, in order to be able to connect with the new pirate queen, Quelleta chose to use "Bilgewater direct shipping" to transport all these alchemical forbidden magic steels.)

After reaching a purchase agreement, Zaun and Besilico also reached some "insignificant" cooperation in trade. Specifically, Besilico's merchants can go to Kumangla to buy food and go to Kalduga to buy ore through Zaun.

Finally, when the repair of Besilico's city wall was almost completed, Quelleta and Ino officially signed a cooperation agreement.

On the surface, this is an ordinary business cooperation agreement.

But in fact, this means that Besilico's rebellion has been officially put on the agenda.

This most important commercial port city in southeastern Noxus has just renovated its walls, stockpiled a large amount of food and necessities, purchased a batch of alchemical forbidden magic steel, and is actively contacting the people of Bilgewater, hoping to build a stable sea route.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

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On the third day after signing the cooperation agreement, Ino bid farewell to the city with the last batch of Zaun construction workers.

Her new partner, Ms. Quelleta, did not come to see her off - when Ino set sail, she was organizing a daily training of the Noxus Empire Besilico Warband.

Lumbica Varro, who had never cared about training before, rarely appeared in the training ground, but his eyes were not on the soldiers at all, and he didn't care about the grassroots non-commissioned officers such as the captain around him.

Lumbica came here mainly because he heard that Quelleta had done a big business with the Zaun people and hoped to share some of the profits.

So, when the soldiers were sweating, he seemed to be a mercenary businessman, laughing and talking about business with Quelleta.

However, unlike ordinary businessmen, Lumpica was in the officialdom.

"Ms. Quelleta, you saw it too." Seeing how he was trying to build relationships and hints, the guy in front of him looked like he didn't understand. The impatient Lumpica simply said, "The soldiers have no worries about food and clothing on a daily basis, but it is still a bit difficult to maintain daily training with just this little supply."

"..."

Quelleta didn't say anything, but just frowned slightly.

"I heard that they were all your comrades in Ionia." Lumpicka continued, "Training must continue, you don't want them to train on an empty stomach, right?"

"The Besilico Chapter has its own military industry." Quelleta said in a stern tone, "That's something you should worry about."

"The chapter's industry is not doing well either." Lumpicka sighed pretentiously, "You also know the situation in Ionia. If I want these guys to still be qualified to wear armor and fight for Noxus, I also need to move around."

"You should tell the soldiers this." Quelleta narrowed her eyes, "Maybe they will understand you."

"Comparatively, I would rather hope that Ms. Quelleta can help." Lumpicka rubbed his hands, "After all, you and them are really on the same side."

There was a hint of threat in Lumpicka's words, but unfortunately, he chose the wrong target to threaten.

After the failure of the Ionian war, there were indeed many defeated generals who moved around, seeking opportunities to recover, but Quelleta was obviously not among them.

Just as Lempicka's eyes became more and more obscene, Quelleta's adjutant Inftia pulled out the dagger from her waist without warning.

"Puff--"

The sharp dagger was stabbed into Lempicka's waist and abdomen, and then twisted fiercely.

Lempicka, who had not figured out what was going on, lost his strength in an instant and fell headfirst-before he lost consciousness, he only saw a Noxus flag being slowly lowered.

Kalya's small class · Metal smelting in Zaun:

Although it has a certain level of industrialization, Zaun's metal finishing level is still not as good as Demacia-the products created by Demacia craftsmen who have been responsible for metal smelting and forging for generations have spent a lot of time, whether in terms of beauty, durability or reliability, far exceeding Zaun's industrial products.

However, the production efficiency of both sides is completely different. The time it takes for Demacia craftsmen to forge a set of armor is calculated in years, but in Zaun, a set of standard armor can be completed in more than ten days from ore to molding.

Although these armors have various quality issues...but what does it matter?