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Chapter 157 Rhodes Island (Happy New Year's Eve) (7300 words)
"Brigadier General Perry, this is our current situation in Rhode Island."

In the office, the blond man handed over a document respectfully.

In front of him sat a silver-haired man in the military uniform of Alamein.

His facial features were tall and straight, his face was stern, and there was a scar left by something unknown on his face.

All kinds of interweaving made this Brigadier General Perry look very bad.

Commodore Perry, however, smiled kindly.

After he took the document, he only briefly scanned it, as if he knew it well:

"Thank you, Polis, since Rhodes Island was disturbed by Huayu's gang, and retreated from a place close to belonging to a place of chaos, our work around here has become very difficult.

"Over the years, the role of the island has gradually come into operation, and you can regain control of the seven cities of Luo Island, influence the two cities, and return this place to the standard of the border land. The credit is inseparable from you.

"After this inspection and mission is over, I will give the command credit for you."

Brigadier General Perry said so.

His words made Polis couldn't help being excited, but the surface was normal.

Many years ago, our side attacked Hecarim and Bahamut on the border of Huayu both openly and secretly.

As a result, Hecarim outside Xishan City's work on belonging to Huayu was completely destroyed, and Bahamut was knocked down from the status of the border land to the land of chaos.

But the move didn't come without a price.

The lunatics in Huayu are waiting for the situation, but they can still draw their strength to fight back
The most intuitive result is that here, Rhodes Island, located outside of Bahamut, has suffered heavy revenge.

This place used to belong to the domain of Alamein, but after that year, Rhodes Island, like Bahamut, became a land of chaos. The El Alamein domain, several border lands along the mainland coast, were hit back in the same way.

This has also led to the embarrassing situation of Alamein in the airspace of this route, which is equal to that of Huayu.

The original good situation and even further, have become nonsense, and even the overseas situation is worse than before, and the penetration and control of Bahamut has to be much more cautious.

After all, although there are unconventional methods, some strong people can be crossed to Bahamut.

But if it is discovered, the loss will be very heavy, and it is a hole card that cannot be lightly opened until the critical moment.

And he, Polis, came here for this, until today.

As for what the job is, it's all too obvious.

One is to "repair" the Alamein domain's control over the chaotic land of Rhodes Island.

The second is to rebuild a stable overseas transit in the chaotic situation, and provide support for the development of work in various places.

The third reason is that this place is the closest to Bahamut, even a small stronghold and a small transfer station can provide considerable support for the work there, and increase the confidence of those wandering forces.

This job is a chore.

If you do a good job, you will only be rewarded and promoted to a higher ranking firefighter, and there is a high probability that you will be thrown elsewhere to continue your previous work.

And if you can't do it well, it's a question of whether you can retire safely.

The affirmation given by Brigadier General Perry, who arrived, undoubtedly gave Polis a shot in the arm.

This is a powerful person!

The other party belongs to the Alamein domain, the deputy director of the Military Intelligence Management Bureau.

In reality, they are the bosses who are in charge of these overseas coolies.

Just when Polis was thinking about the future, Brigadier General Perry pulled him back from his fugue.

"Polis, how is Bahamut doing?" Perry asked.

"Back to Commodore Perry, everything is business as usual." Polis replied without thinking.

"Oh." Perry said lightly.

In an instant, a layer of sweat hung on Polis's back, his brain became hot, and his blood surged.

He felt like an idiot for making such a reply!
What the fuck is business as usual?
It's business as usual, what the hell is Hippy doing in this place?
Doesn't she smell good with the coffee and secretary in the area——

In an instant, Polis regained his alertness, and added in an instant:
"But the situation is also very bad, Commodore!"

He tried to act as calm as possible, at least it seemed.

You can't show that you have made a slip of the tongue and rushed to make up for it.

That would be really cool.

Sure enough, Polis's remedy aroused Perry's interest.

Brigadier General Perry still smiled, and asked in the usual tone:

"What kind of bad idea?"

Polis's mind turned sharply, complaining in his heart.

He's just the head of Rhode Island
It's not the people from Bahamut, let me say it's not good
I know the details——?
But when the words come to the lips, you can't say that, maybe it will make a difference.

Perhaps it is the commonality of these related personnel, or they have stayed in Huayu for a long time.
Polis inspired "traditional arts" to reply:
"Brigadier General, you are also aware of those forces in Bahamut.

"First of all, the separated Khalsa family, although they are approaching us again, they are like a group of vampires in the gutter, and the grass on the wall is always swaying with the wind.

"On the surface, we maintain a clear relationship with us, but the situation in the chaotic land, the distance from our jurisdiction, and the proximity to Huayu, the contribution they can make and the support we give have long been out of balance.

"Those Khalsa people who are facing us actually have more or less ambiguity with Huayu. From their standpoint, it is naturally correct, but it is a kind of hidden betrayal to us in Alamein. It is not true. Hi, not to mention that the rest of Bahamut's forces are also very troublesome.

"Although I am a member of Rhodes Island, because I have frequent contacts with Bahamut, I can somewhat understand how difficult it is. As far as I am concerned, I have wanted to contact the brother departments there more than once to jointly apply to you, Brigadier General. Report, requesting reapproval of the treatment of Bahamut.

"Rhode Island, as the key location of the bridge node, is always in dire straits, and we are under great pressure. Most of the resources and transshipment forces are used in Bahamut, and every time we get Relevant briefings give me the feeling that nothing has been done, objectively hindering the progress of Rhodes Island and other places.”

Polis said quickly.

On the surface, he seems to be concerned about his surroundings.

In fact, it is indeed openly and secretly stepped on.

The person in charge was the person in charge of Bahamut, who objectively told about his difficulty.

Too far from El Alamein and too close to Huayu is painful for these people.

Even though he has many advantages and advantages, he needs to control everything with fear every day.

And Polis—

The one who stepped on was also the person in charge of Bahamut.

It implied that even he, an outsider, could see the situation clearly, and the person in charge of Bahamut couldn't possibly be unaware. After all, if that person didn't understand the situation, he would have died on the street at some point.

Then for so many years, why is it difficult to gain anything except in the early stage?
It's very simple, the person in charge over there is too big.

I want to do this by myself, asking for others, and achieving myself.

At least what Polis said brought out his position and problems.

At this point, Brigadier General Perry nodded slowly, but did not make any statement.

But Polis was relieved.

He can't bet on the right bet.

Obviously, Brigadier General Perry's sudden visit was probably an adjustment to Bahamut.

Also a possibility
"What's wrong there?" Polis was instantly alert.

This matter does not allow him to be vigilant and think so.

If something goes wrong with Bahamut, or even if he is taken over by the forces of Huayu, then his Rhodes Island will follow.

Rhodes Island used to be an extension of the sovereignty of the El Alamein domain, but the two parties have experienced these things. Basically, whenever they have the opportunity, they will choose not to tear their face, but to tear their skin.

For the people of Huayu, if you, Alamein, can disgust my Bahamut, then I, Huayu, rubbing my hands and coming to you to make troubles in Rhodes Island, is really reciprocal, isn't it beautiful?

Thinking of this, Polis couldn't help feeling apprehensive.

But he didn't dare to ask directly, he could only wait for the brigadier general's arrangement, thinking about how to get out of the ground.

"Polis, are you 42 this year?" Brigadier General Perry asked after turning around.

"Yes, Mr. Perry." Polis was taken aback for a moment before replying immediately.

Polis followed the trend and saw that Brigadier General Perry had short silver hair and a vicissitudes of voice. He was obviously not young, but it seemed that the wind and frost of his age had not left many traces on him.

Looking back at myself, thinking back to myself in the mirror when I washed in the morning recently, this age is rounded up to eight yuan, and there are redundant four taels of flesh hanging on my cheeks.

At this time, Brigadier General Perry said again:
"After I finish dealing with the matter over there, you can follow me to do things.

"I think it won't be long, it all depends on your personal wishes."

And Polis also understood instantly.

He suppressed complicated and suspicious emotions, but said with a fair and correct attitude:

"Mr. Perry, the situation in Rhodes Island is complicated and undercurrents are surging. Although it is not as good as Bahamut and other places, it is still a danger. If I can follow you, it means that there will be a lot of time that I can't control. This place is against my mission, if so, I hope Mr. Perry can arrange for a capable person to take over!"

What did Polis understand, and what did he wonder about?
He understood Perry's affirmation, which was a change to Bahamut.

But what Polis was surprised by was the deeper signal.

Surprisingly, the other party was willing to accept him and join Perry's faction.

This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for someone like him with no background.

But what he doubted was the other party's acceptance.

Want to follow him Perry?
no problem--

First release the location of Rhodes Island and give it to his people.

This was an exchange, and it was also a signal for Brigadier General Perry to restrain Bahamut's forces. Polis wasn't sure if the other party was making a big deal, but when the opportunity came to his lips, he couldn't refuse it.

Or rather, dare not refuse.

Therefore, with what he said, those replies can be said to be useless nonsense throughout.

The only second key point is that it is not easy for Rhodes Island to be able to do it now. You, Perry, cannot abandon me to make a big cake. And the last sentence directly points out that if everything goes well, then the recovery of Rhodes Island will be credited. , Polis is willing to give you a more core direct line in exchange for a vote.

Brigadier General Perry didn't know if he understood the other party's inner struggle, but he still said in the same tone:
"Well, I will arrange for someone to come over in a few days and let him follow you."

His words made most of Polis's heart go down.

The other party did not directly seize power, but sent people to gradually accept it. This at least proved that Perry was willing to allow him to communicate with and make friends with his direct descendants, which was a good start.

At this time, Perry leaned back and said in an unclear tone:
"It's January now, there seems to be a festival in Huayu?"

Upon seeing this, Polis said respectfully:

"Yes, sir, tomorrow is the Spring Festival in Huayu."

"Oh." Perry nodded, and then said again:

"About two months ago, I received a message that that old fellow Xue Xie officially put a girl named Elsa, the daughter of the previous orthodox patriarch of the Karsa family, in front of the stage. Obviously there is a new interest in Bahamut. Thoughts and actions, that person should be in Hecarim's city at present.

"Although there is still no movement after such a long time, I have to guard against it. After all, it is the person arranged by Xue Xie. Needless to say his ability, Rhodes Island also needs to strengthen inspections, whether it is personnel or goods of other forces, It’s still ours, you have to investigate thoroughly, and I will go to Bahamut to observe the situation.”

Perry said so, and immediately got up, as if ready to go straight away.

And what he said made Polis's heart tremble, and he thought to himself:

"Yes, Mr. Brigadier General, the subordinates must do it by themselves. Even if it is a town or port that is not under my jurisdiction, I will let people go to observe it. I will also record the things that are diverted to any place to ensure that no one is missed!"

Seeing Polis' attitude and determination, Perry nodded in satisfaction:

"Go and prepare a vigorous man to come, under the age of 30."

Hearing this, Polis hurriedly responded.

It didn't last long.

His subordinates walked in with a man whose body, mouth and eyes were entangled, and immediately left.

And Polis retreated to the side of the room, as if he knew what the other party was going to do.

I saw Brigadier General Perry walking forward at this moment, and came to the man.

He clapped his hands together, raised and lowered, and his rough palms made a sound like sandpaper rubbing.

Perry narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly:
"Take me to Bahamut."

Suddenly, a disc light wheel appeared behind him, circulating endlessly.

A nameless voice, from which sounded:
"As a price, he is mine."

Perry replied, "He's yours."

The next moment, the bound man seemed to feel a terrible pain. He let out a muffled whimper, and his skin flew like ashes, followed by his muscles and bones. In less than five breaths, this man The unknown man disappeared into this world, and those who died could not die again.

Polis on the side looked at this situation with envious eyes.

This is one of the core inheritances of the Alamein Secret Collection: the contract system.

The composition of the contract system comes from some inexplicable existences, and most of these existences were born in secret treasures. They signed contracts with the Alamein, just like the mysterious systems that exist everywhere, exchanging prices for abilities.

But different from the mysterious ability, whether it is a spell, ritual, secret ritual, or secret ritual, their effects are relative to each other, and you get as much as you pay, but the contract system is not. The reason is that the price was collected, but the contract was refused.

This also makes the inheritance of the Alamein domain get ridiculed by other domains from time to time.

However, one thing has to be admitted, this contract system is very strong.

Whether it is the continuous combat capability or the training of combatants, it is very convenient.

Compared with the mysterious system, it takes a lot of time to learn a spell, and the Alemanians only need to sign contracts with those existences to have abilities.

With a certain amount of combat training, you can become a qualified fighter in a blink of an eye. If it weren't for those existences, many of them would be picky about their appetites, and Alamein might have already unified the current situation.

After all, most of the normal mysterious systems will get their own negative status, which also creates the main theme of the real-world battle. They have always been well-prepared, fast, precise and ruthless, but the Alameinians do not have so many scruples in this regard.

Unless there is a need to gain higher powers, or unexpected circumstances, all is set.

Not to mention that there are many contracts, like Commodore Perry's, at the expense of others.

The contract ability used by Perry is rumored to be a contract with the space demon.

In terms of Alamein, this ability can be obtained by no more than two palms. This mobility alone is enough to make him an important core member, not to mention that Brigadier General Perry also has many contracts. , and even mastered the ability to perform spells.

While Polis was thinking about it, he saw a huge mouth appear out of thin air where the man disappeared.

The huge mouth that suddenly appeared was bigger and wider than the door. Its tongue was like a carpet, and the teeth in its upper and lower mouth were like sharp knives and decorations. Commodore Perry glanced at Polis before he stepped forward, and then he entered completely. The big mouth also slowly closed and disappeared.

After Brigadier General Perry left, Polis breathed a sigh of relief.

The ghost knows how much pressure he has endured in such a short period of time.

Not long ago, Perry's sudden visit caught people off guard.

Polis's beautiful day was interrupted even more.

Now that he is asked to find the woman he is raising again, he is not interested.

Thinking up to this point, Polis smiled wryly and sighed, and sat where Perry had been before, which was also his own.

He picked up the terminal and began to understand the summary of the situation in various ports today.

Things have to get done, don't they?
And soon, Polis discovered a problem.

"The freighter Liberty [-] came three days late and was about to dock?"

Polis frowned.

Freighter Liberty [-] is an ocean-going company in El Alamein. Just like other domains, it is a clean and well-behaved commercial company on the surface, but behind the scenes, it is backed by various officials, while maintaining a normal The state of business is actually helping the government to do various things.

As for this freighter, it arrived in the direction of Bahamut about 20 days ago to provide resources for the place, including but not limited to some normal items that are in short supply and profitable, and also mixed with various mysterious related items in large quantities. Help against Huayu forces and intervention.

The normal sailing route is to arrive at Bahamut directly when coming, and pass through Rhodes Island in Polis for a short repair when returning, and leave with some valuable items, but this stagnates for three days, which makes people feel uncomfortable. Don't be vigilant.

Thinking this way, Polis picked up the landline and began to order:
"Liberty [-] is allowed to enter and dock, and the docking direction is changed to Westerly Port.

"Keep the people and goods on board from getting off, and wait there, and I will lead a team to check."

Westwind Port, located in the west of Rhodes Island, is a place that Polis can completely control.

After some exhortations and exhortations, Polis picked up his energy and went out immediately——

The conversation is divided into two parts, Brigadier General Perry's side.

He stepped out of the demon's mouth, or door.

When Perry stood on this land, the huge mouth behind him disappeared automatically.

He looked at the unfamiliar scenes around him, and knew that he was randomly teleported to a certain place in Bahamut.

But Perry has long been used to it, after all, it is only the price of one person's death.

Wanting to let the contract demon deliver it precisely to him is really whimsical, but
"This place is also a bit too remote."

Perry thought blankly, he picked up the terminal to determine the location.

At this moment, an old hand patted on his shoulder.

This time, he found that most of his body was out of control, and his strength was even more incapable of functioning.

This made Perry's eyes flash in astonishment, and then he saw not far from him——

A woman appeared out of nowhere.

She was wearing a black windbreaker, with a cigarette in her mouth, looking at herself.

In his ear, an old and joking voice came:

"Yo, isn't this Commodore Perry?
"Old man watching the stars at night, I see that you will enter the ranks of general stars next year~
"It's really gratifying, no, old man, I will personally send it to you."

Xue Xie laughed like an old fox.

Perry, who was under control, maintained his expression and said calmly:
"Master Nan Ming, I am the Brigadier General of the Alamein domain, and I have not entered your domain.

"This is also a place of chaos, not subject to sovereignty.

"You're like this, aren't you?"

Hearing these words, Xue Xie frowned, and his tone rose:
"Oh? Yes.

"You look at this?"

As he said that, Xue Xie conjured up a terminal out of nowhere and kept it in front of Perry.

On the screen was a positioning map. After Perry saw it, his pupils could not stop dilating.

Here, it's not Bahamut.

But -

Hecarim.

Less than one kilometer away from the Bahamut sideline!
Perry instantly thought of a possibility that he was betrayed by the space demon.

I'm afraid that's the only possibility.

And the damned old fox next to his ear said in an annoyed tone:
"Low timid, Perry.

"Back then, you sacrificed [-] Huayu bloodlines from Alemanyu as the price.

"Bring those people to Bahamut, we'll remember that, heh.

"The hunting order issued by Huayu to you has never been revoked, can't it be forgotten?"

In the silence, the woman on the opposite side exhaled and said impatiently:

"Hurry up, Mr. Xue.

"Is it set up here?"

Hearing this, Xue Xie said with a smile:

"Leave the fight to Xiao Zang.

"Practice well, talent is rare—"

the other side.

Rhode Island, Westerly Harbor.

Polis hurried here.

He looked at the cargo ship docked in the distance, and the inspectors on the shore of the port.

When Polis saw the person in charge trotting over to his side, he said:

"Have you figured it out?

"Is it slow to reply?

"Is the trajectory checked and confirmed?"

Polis's three questions showed his quality that has not been weakened.

Upon seeing this, the person in charge of the port nodded heavily:
"Yes, my lord. The captain said that there was a resource allocation problem on Bahamut's side, so he was in charge of coordinating, which delayed a few days. To be able to arrive today is the result of their side already working hard.

"There is no problem with the reply. The personnel with the detection ceremony have conducted a preliminary investigation, and everything is normal. Next, we are going to conduct personnel verification and merchant ship inspection, which will take a little time.

"In terms of trajectory, I also communicated with Bahamut to confirm that there is indeed a problem. The timeline is correct. The captain hopes that his personnel can come down immediately for repairs. See.?"

The person in charge of the port was a bit embarrassed to ask for advice.

He knows the origin of the merchant ship, although the other party is just a captain, and he is the person in charge of the port, it seems that he is older than the other party, but in reality, if both parties will go to the domain to implement the ranks, the other party may be several times higher than him. There are more than one level, even higher than Polis' level.

And the other party's request is true and normal, according to the unspoken rules, there is no problem.

Usually, this is basically the same from top to bottom.

The only variable is that his boss, Polis, called today.

Therefore, the decision-making power was handed over to Polis by the person in charge of the port, and he took himself out.

Surprisingly, Polis didn't seem to want this, he looked at the person in charge seriously:
"It's no small matter. It's no problem for them to come down. They come one by one, and then we board the ship to check and make sure there are no problems. Do you understand me?"

Faced with Polis' righteous words and private criticism, the person in charge of the port was speechless for a while.

Didn't you always bring this atmosphere?
You can't fucking beat too fast during the day, and you have no face to find a sense of existence, right?
boil you
The person in charge thought in disbelief, but on the face he quickly replied:
"Then I will tell the captain what you mean."

Polis also understood the other party's idea of ​​shirking responsibility.

But this is what he wants, so there are no more complaints and complaints like this.
How to show the seriousness of every explanation of Brigadier General Perry?
In this way, under the consent, the person in charge will make contact.

Liberty Seven, Captain's Cab.

"Well, okay, wait a minute."

The captain hung up the phone temporarily, turned his head to look at the person next to him, bowed his head and said:
"Your Excellency, they asked me to wait for a single person to be inspected, and to inspect the merchant ship."

Beside the captain, a mysterious person stood still.

He was wearing a very strange purple coat, like a robe and a garment, which was an unprecedented decoration in this world.

And there was a mask on his face.

Its mask has flame patterns on a white background, and the pupils under the eye holes are completely scarlet, for some reason.

"Do as they say, and you will go about your business without being discovered.

"As for me, you don't have to worry about it."

The masked person said calmly.

Hearing this, the captain bowed his head and said:
"Then I will reply right away, Your Excellency Zhulong."

As the order was issued, the crew went down one by one for investigation.

This investigation includes, but is not limited to, physical and mental states and mysterious reactions, such as whether they have been bewitched by some kind of mystery, etc.

This time, his workload has increased exponentially, and depending on the situation, he may not be able to finish it until early in the morning.

Fortunately, everything went well.

Whether it's looking down from the cab or letting out a sigh of relief from the port.

Those crew members accepted the corresponding investigation as usual.

Because some crew members come here often, they can still get to know some staff members, and they can even chat with each other acquaintedly. Polis looked at the investigation work in the distance, and those normal test reports, and felt vigilant in his heart. Also let go slowly.

This is the end.

Polis greeted the person in charge, and left here first, saying that he would come back when he boarded the ship for inspection.

But Polis and the others didn't notice
The bodies of these normal crew members have some bugs crawling around.

No matter the machine or the mysterious ability, it cannot be detected.

As if there was never such a thing.

Until the captain also went down for inspection, there was only one masked man left in the captain's room.

At this time, he took off the mask, and saw that his face was like blood gathering, slowly flowing.

It's no wonder that the eyeholes of the mask are scarlet, after all, this person doesn't even have facial features.

But in the next moment, the blood-converged head changed for a while, and a face emerged.

He is heretic.

"The landing on the island went smoothly, very good."

"It's not in vain that I spent so much time preparing, haha."

　I have nothing to do on New Year's Eve, so I just bury my head in typing.

　　We must continue to be busy at the beginning of the first day of junior high school, and the update will still be very erratic!
　　No eunuchs, no eunuchs!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)