from Xingyuan

Chapter 365 70. Van Lenkov Autonomous State
"Look around you, what is the biggest feeling?"

Li Aoz turned his head and glanced at the empty street, where a few pedestrians passed by in a hurry, looking very deserted.

"—Depression." Li Aoz said, "It's just like the financial crisis. You can't see a few aliens crawling around all over the street."

"Yes, your understanding is almost the same, this is the truth." Olafur said seriously: "The mercenary city-state Van Lenkov, 15 years ago, the "United Group" once planned to acquire this city-state, but was rejected by the leader Kalmetz. reject. "

Olafur sent a file to Li Oz, which began to play the record of the visit and cooperation of the project manager Shurgo Compini sent by the "United Group".

In just one year, Verazi, a subsidiary of the "United Group", sent [-] employees and seven leaders to Van Lenkoff. Obviously, the acquisition of the mercenary city-state is inevitable.

"The acquisition was rejected. In less than half a year, the Van Lenkov Autonomous State began to experience a broken capital chain and shrinking orders. Coupled with the failure of consecutive campaigns, the number of soldiers killed in battle increased sharply. Since then, Van Lenkov's aliens have no strong combat effectiveness. "

The shut down cleaning machines are paralyzed on the street, the corners are full of garbage, and a large number of shops are closed. Only the candy shops and taverns opened by aliens are still doing business here.

"At this time, the family members of the deceased who had a friendly relationship suddenly gathered together, organized and planned to ask for pensions from the Supreme Legion, coupled with protests from various regions, they directly emptied the treasury of the Van Lenkov Autonomous State .”

Protest placards and signs were thrown out of the trash cans, and the homeless man picked them up and threw them into the bonfire. The flames dyed his weather-beaten and poor face orange, and the heat thawed his face. He took out a medal ribbon from his arms, threw it into the flames, and watched it curl and burn quietly.

"Now go and let the dark elf who is traveling with you sail the ship and send his offspring to the fire wolf star in the Titus nebula, where there will be someone in charge."

Olafur has no interest in these aliens, nor does he have a good impression of them. They are already in the process of slow death.

"cough--"

【Type】: Investigation/Assassination
[Term]: 7 natural days
[Task Difficulty]: A
【Introduction】:
"The child stays, the father dies."

Olafur said:
"It's kinder for you to kill their father."

Olafur thought for a while and stated simply:
"Kalmets, the leader of Van Lenkov's Supreme Legion, has two sons and a daughter. Some people don't want their family to die, so I need your help."

Olafur sneered:
"The acquisition of the "United Group" is a good thing for professional mercenary groups, but for mercenary city-states, it is a disaster. "

"When narrative-level civilization is involved, things will be very complicated. There are many forces in it, including Red King's clergyman, the manager of Verazi Company, and many messy small groups. You have to understand, the narrative A super civilization... There are many strong people, and there are also many younger brothers who follow the older brother, so I will simply state, what are you going to do."

Li Aoz glanced at the shops on the street:
"There is no one engaged in production in this place. Clothing stores and restaurants are all made by aliens. I didn't see an alien open a shop by itself, but when I entered the port, I saw a battle sequence sailing outward. The gang Aliens, don’t have the ability to produce labor?”

B. "Yesterday's Spring" - Assassination of 'Kalmets Coat of Arms'.

"Of course, the current Van Lenkoff aliens have no real capabilities. They can only continue to strengthen public opinion propaganda, pretending to be powerful and brutal, so that employers will continue to hire them, even if they have run out of ammunition. Absolutely, even if you jump into the gang physically, you have to go to the battlefield."

No one is born a warrior, but the people stand up and leave a hero behind. (Note ②)

You, the Lone Ranger, got involved in this dispute because of an accident. Under the grand narrative, all the narrow love between children seems ridiculous and pitiful.

"Is this supposed to be a good thing?" Li Aoz asked casually, "The narrative-level civilization should give a lot of money."

Strange order, strange practice, strange country, strange fate.

"Once they are acquired, those alien legions will be dismantled and abolished immediately. In this case, the "United Group" 686870 will send the mercenaries they cultivated to go into battle in shells, and through the network of relationships they have mastered, the water will flow steadily. "

"The reason why the mercenary city-states can gain a foothold is that through their own efforts and accumulation, they already have their own business channels and customer relationship networks. These things are Phoenix that can lay eggs—and what the "United Group" wants is These, do you think the combat power of these aliens is shown in the narrative level civilization map? "

Li Aoz raised his own eyebrows in Distorted Time and Space:

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Olafur coughed and immediately changed the subject:

"Didn't you say that you don't make jokes about gods?"

But no one wants too much money.

"You expect narrative-level civilization to be more 'civilized'? The more powerful the civilization, the more domineering and hooligan. If barbarism is to cut off your head rudely, then civilization is to skin and tear you apart, and then say 'sorry, Hand slipped'."

Olafur joked:
"If things go on like this, I'm afraid there is no need for the "United Group" to take action, and this group of aliens should be exhausted by themselves.If I were the manager of Shurgo Conpeni, I would have to kowtow to Red King, thank God for his blessing. "

[You triggered the side mission - "Yesterday's Yesterday, It Was Spring"]

Reward: [Level Promotion Coupon]*1
C. "Doubtful Tomorrow" - Waiting for tomorrow.

"Save people." Li Aoz knew it in his heart, but he still said deliberately: "I'm not very good at helping the weak."

Reward: random reward (according to task evaluation, the higher the evaluation, the better the final reward)
　Note ①: From Leo Tolstoy's "Resurrection"

While you have absolutely no sympathy for the xenomorph, there's more than enough interest in the matter.

"But in this way, wouldn't Van Lenkoff's alien lose his job?"

Spring is spring even in such a country, though the weeds are cleared away, though the smoke of blood and fat burning is everywhere, though machinery is abused and the natives are driven out. (Note ①)

"How do you know?" Li Aoz asked.

"I understand that an army that cannot be self-sufficient will never fight again if its logistics are suppressed." Li Aoz spread his hands: "However, it is not so miserable after all, right? Narrative-level civilization will give it to you. With little money, if you do two orders casually, you should have a good life, right?"

"Aliens don't have production capacity, and no one knows why. In short, they just can't teach. If you are interested, you can investigate. Let's not talk about this, let's talk about your work."

Olafur said contemptuously:
"Except for the C3 Luka-type cosmic human race, how can there be any natural fighting race? War has always been based on comprehensive national strength. This group of aliens made a fortune by relying on war, thinking that they can always win, they threw the wrench, and then The body is covered with weapons. My rations, equipment, and ammunition are all bought from others."

Olafur despises:

"You opened a barbecue restaurant. Although the store is small, you have good craftsmanship and secret recipes passed down from your ancestors. The number of customers is increasing day by day. I decided to spend a lot of money to buy it—do you think I spent money to buy your barbecue restaurant? Is it for your traffic and secret recipe, or for your less than [-] gold prestige?"

[Settlement Conditions]:
A. "Fire Thief" - Investigate the situation of the children of 'Kalmets Coat of Arms' and kidnap them;
Reward: Get a promotion in your life profession.

A country that is about to collapse will have no sympathy.

　　Original text: "Although the unearthed grass is cleared away, although the smoke of coal and oil burning is everywhere, although the trees are cut down and the birds and animals are driven out, even in such a city, spring is still spring."

　　Note ②: From the song "Солдатамиумирают"

　　Original sentence:

　　Солдатамиумирают (No one is born a warrior)

　　Солдатаминерождаются (but we can fight and die like soldiers)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)