Starting from Zero

"Please wait a moment." I signaled not to send the little girl out, and the white shark patriarch immediately nodded to her wife.

As soon as the little girl was released, she immediately ran to me and asked me with tears: "You agree?"

I shook my head. "I haven't thought about it. Please calm down and let me think about it. After all, this is not a small business."

"Sparkling, don't make trouble, come and sit down." Patriarch pulled the little girl back to her side Pressed on the seat, and then continued to wait for me to express my opinion. The room became quiet for a while.

Think carefully, this matter is definitely not trivial, one step is wrong and all is lost. The current position of the White Sharks is hostile to us, but this does not mean that they cannot be transformed into a positive relationship. In fact, we seem to have no substantial hostile relationship. The current hostility is due to allies. Little Japan is an ally of the White Sharks, we are an ally of Mermaid Race, and the White Sharks and Mermaid Race are really hostile. There is basically no intersection between us and the White Shark tribe, at least there is no direct contact, and there is no hostility issue at all.

Now to determine whether to help the white shark tribe, the key is profit. Whether the benefits of leaving this race is great or eliminating them is the key. Eliminating the White Shark tribe, Atlantis will be the only one in the future. This seems to be a bad thing. An overly powerful ally may become the enemy of tomorrow. This is what the father said, and there should be nothing wrong. But if there is no white shark clan, Little Japan's scientific and technological sources will be cut off. This is a huge benefit and will help us to hold the sea dominance for a long time. But if we keep the White Sharks, we can contain the Mermaid Race, lest they become too powerful. Once the Mermaid Race is too strong, the conditions of the alliance will no longer exist, and a sea war will be inevitable at that time. I can't guarantee that I can defeat Mermaid Race's navy, this is too difficult! Leaving the White Sharks may not allow them to have long-term relationships with Little Japan. Maybe you can use this opportunity to negotiate with them.

Considering, I decided to ask tentatively. "Before I make a decision, can I ask about something irrelevant? I am a new member of the guild, and some of the previous information is not well understood, and even a little confused."

"Of course." Bai Sharks don't want to offend me for this little thing. "What do you want to know?"

"Well, it's like this. I want to know who contacted you in the first place to make this business?"

"Do you want Do you know how we met?" Patriarch looked at me nodded and continued to replied: "It's my daughter. She met Song this Monarch while playing on the water. As a result, Song this Monarch was rescued as a drowning man."

Matsumoto will save people? I think it’s because this girl looks pretty! But this cannot be said now. "Then how do you talk about this better than business?"

"It was Matsumoto who took a fancy to our ship when we went to pick it up. He thought our technology was very advanced and wanted to buy it."< /p>

I went on to say: "You just mentioned that you want magic crystal by the way?"

"Yes."

After a while, I continued:" I want to ask a question, and I hope you don’t care about face and answer me directly."

"Please tell me."

"If someone else comes to deal with you now, as long as the terms are more favorable, Are you sure you will fight with them and ignore us?" Patriarch was taken aback for a moment, and after a little thought he wanted to open his mouth and close it again. I added: "As long as you answer truthfully, I can do it. Don't care about our feelings. I want to know the true answer. Trust me, as long as you tell the truth, I won't blame you."

White Shark patriarch finally nodded and said: "Yes, we will sell. To put it bluntly, we are just two parties to the transaction, and we have no feelings and credibility at all. We only have these things, and we can use them in exchange for more magic. Crystal, of course, we will not refuse. Although this is very hurtful, please don’t be surprised. After all, we are only talking about business. I would not disagree with someone offering a better price. There is no need to deal with you."

< p>"hahahaha!" I suddenly laughed and frightened the other person. "Don't be nervous, I'm very satisfied with your answer. To be precise, very satisfied." They were all confused by me and didn't know what medicine I sold in bottle gourd. "You are sitting down now, I have a secret to tell you, don't get excited when you stop."

They all nodded and said they were ready. Patriarch took a drink to stabilize his emotions, and then said: "You can say it."

"Actually, I am the one sent by Mermaid Race to stop this transaction."

Bang. The three of them stood up and stared at me. Not glaring but surprised. The news was so shocking that no one could accept it. You think about the people around you suddenly telling you that it was the assassin that so-and-so came to assassinate you, how can you react?

patriarch is patriarch after all, the first to react. "Aren't you afraid of our martial power against you?"

I still said at a moderate pace: "Since I dare to speak out, I am not afraid of you. I still have some confidence in my own strength. But you, escape is not a problem. The crew outside are all adventurers, death is only a momentary pain, and they are resurrected when they turn around. Their equipment is all guild suits, and they can’t explode if they want to explode. Even if they die, there is no loss. The ship was indeed driven by Masaka Matsumoto, who came to trade with you today, but it was a pity that I intercepted it halfway, so I don’t feel distressed if you sink it. As for the magic crystal on it, don’t think about it, we put it inside. Bombs, you can’t pick out the bombs within a few hours. And I can detonate them at any time to ensure that you won’t get a single piece. Besides, I don’t know if you know that magic crystal is usually safe, but there are enough If the formidable power of Zha is detonated, the explosive power of the magic crystal itself will be more fierce than the Zha. If that ship of magic crystal is fully exploded, there will be no one left in your fleet. I am satisfied to pull you so many people back. Now."

"You...!" The three of them weakly sat back on their seats. "What do you want?" They are like roosters that have been defeated, speaking weakly.

"I want to help you."

"What?" The three lifted the head together and looked at me with wide eyes. "What did you just say? You said you want to help us?"

This is my purpose, from great sadness to great joy, repeated thought shocks completely disrupted their thinking. First make them desperate enough to want to commit suicide, and then give a glimmer of light. At this time you are the flashlight in the dark, definitely brighter than the searchlight under the sun. Provide timely help is always more moving than icing on the cake.

"You didn’t hear it wrong, I just want to help you. Otherwise, I don’t have to talk to you so politely. If I really want to hurt you, I just finish the business talk and sell the magic crystal with the bomb. Give it to you, and then detonate it when you get out of a safe distance. Not only did you not get the magic crystal, but you also ruined a fleet and your three royal family members for nothing. This blow is more serious than anything else? I just want to help you if you don't do this."< /p>

"You are really the greatest person. On behalf of all the members of the White Shark Clan, I thank you for your kindness." The patriarch of the White Shark Clan was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

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"Stop." I stopped him from kneeling. "Don't get too excited. It's for sure to help you, but I am not a charity, and free assistance is impossible."

"No matter what method, as long as we can get the magic crystal to sustain life, we have to thank you You." Although he said so on his lips, his actions were not as enthusiastic as before.

"Actually, I don’t have any excessive demands. I just need to trade according to the original plan. And you will not be able to trade any technology with Little Japan in the future. I want to get the exclusive right to operate your magic crystal. , There can’t be a second magic crystal merchant. In exchange, I guarantee a long-term stable supply of magic crystal. But you must never contact Japan again, otherwise don’t blame me for blocking your magic crystal supply. Tell you the truth, I If you can stop once, you can stop the second time. No matter how much it is shipped, I will stop them all. So it’s best not to try to smuggle magic crystal. Other than this, I hope you can have a good talk with Mermaid Race. "

"What?"

"Don't be so surprised. I feel that you two clans are not incompatible with each other. Negotiation is good for everyone."

"But we...!"

"Don't find a reason, I'm not discussing with you, this is a decision. Your choice is to accept or reject, no bargaining."

After ten minutes of silence, the white shark patriarch finally nodded with difficulty. "I can consider communicating, but I do not guarantee that we will succeed. We are no longer hostile for a day or two. Mermaid Race and the White Shark have never used any means other than martial power to communicate before, but This time, in order for my people to survive, I agree to negotiate."

"Very courageous." I applauded. "A new ocean age is coming, please believe me, your decision is correct." Patriarch White Shark said: "Don't be too easy, your business is more than that. Zhenzhen needs Your persuasion and persuasion is Mermaid Race, not us. The most severe damage in the years of war is them. I agree that the negotiation is to overcome only our arrogance, and Mermaid Race has to face more. So you have to do Be prepared. If your relationship with them is not strong enough, I suggest that you do not mention this to them, as you may be thrown out by them."

"I'm sure since I said it. , You don’t need to worry about this. Now let us discuss our transaction."

"Yes. How do you decide on this?"

"Of course, magic crystal will let you bring Go, I will give it to you."

"Are you not afraid that we will regret it?" Patriarch asked.

I asked in the opposite direction: "Can you live your life with this?"

"Eh!...Please continue."

"I found you The technology of the White Sharks does not seem to be particularly powerful. At this point, the intelligence of Atlantis is very inaccurate. But your battleship is far better than the battleship of the mermaids. The problem seems to lie in coordination. The technology of Mermaid Race is very advanced. , But many things cannot be effectively used and played, and your battleship fully demonstrates your skills. It seems that your race has stronger hands-on skills and is better at converting technology into products. This is probably why Mermaid Race thinks you are more advanced , And always desperately researching magic technology to catch up with you, but they don’t know that their technology has surpassed you, but they lack the ability to transform."

"This is also new news for us." Patriarch said: " I thought they were technologically backward!"

"The mutual understanding between you really is very little. I really don’t know that you have come here for so many years! I decided that this trade project is this ship. In addition to 500 technicians and their family members. In addition, there is your daughter."

"Why?"

"Your technology is not as good as the mermaids, you need your technology It is not very useful, but your technicians are more useful. I want them to read the technical information of Mermaid Race and help me build the ship. In order to prevent the technology from leaking, these people will not be able to come back to you, so we need their family members together Go. As for your daughter, do you know what a hostage is?"

"That's it!" They seemed relaxed. "I thought you wanted her to be an underwater monitor!"

"I wanted her to be an underwater monitor! You can also be a hostage by the way."

"No . Absolutely not.” Mrs. White Shark held her daughter tightly and did not let go.

The little girl broke free of her mother’s control and said with tears: "Mother, don’t do this. If it’s for everyone, I’m willing. Although I can’t bear it, but I have to do it." She just finished talking about a family of three. Huddled together and started crying.

I quickly stopped. "Stop...stop...stop...! Is there any mistake? You have sold so many technologies. Is a monitor technology like this? How can you be a monitor like life and death?"

patriarch said with a trembling voice: "It's not a technical problem. We can give away the technology of underwater detectors, but...but...! We can't lose our daughter!"

"What does this have to do with your daughter?"

patriarch looked at me blankly with tears from his eyes. "Don't you want her to be a monitor?"

"Yeah! What's wrong? I won't abuse her. I will send her back when your negotiations are over."

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"Huh?" The three of them looked at me in a daze. After a long time, patriarch slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot! You may not know. This detector is not a simple machine. To make it requires a part of the organs of a live white shark Imperial Family member, so each one The completion of the detector means the disappearance of a life."

"Huh? That's it! I'm so sorry, I don't know! I thought it was just to assemble a machine! Then you don't need this, just She is a hostage until the end of the negotiation."

"What if the negotiation fails? If you take the hostage, how can we talk, anyway, it must be obeyed."

"If the negotiation fails, I I will send her back to your clan first, and then kill you together. Maybe I am a demon, but also a principled demon."

"I hope you keep your promise."

< p>"I am a businessman, and I can have no humanity or morality, but I can't be without credibility. The most important thing for a soldier is loyalty, and the most important thing for a businessman is credibility."

"Please use your actual actions Prove it to me!" Patriarch the white shark shook hands with me excitedly.

I stood up and said, "That’s it, do you have technicians now?"

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"Yes. There are in this ship Shipyard, so I brought a lot of technicians, and their family members are usually technicians, so they came together."

"That’s much more convenient. Let’s start handing over, right? Put your people All evacuated this ship except for the technicians. Of course, the little Her Highness the Princess will stay. I'll let my subordinates put the magic crystal... stunned! This... wait a minute! "Damn!" I almost forgot. There are still many fakes in the magic crystal on the ship. If I get them back, it will be a big trouble, and my reputation will be ruined. Originally it was a one-off deal, but it doesn't matter. Now the situation has changed. "Hehe! It takes time for you to evacuate so many ships? You slowly evacuate, I will go back and help you prepare the magic crystal."

"Yes."

I hurry up Back on the Sakura, while they were evacuating the crew, we started to separate the magic crystal frantically. I really hit myself in the foot with a rock, mixed sand in the rice, and now I have to pick out the sand again, it's really dizzy! Fortunately, I made a mark, otherwise it would be really deadly to knock one by one!

Fortunately, the MMs in our guild are quick and swift, and they immediately start separation work after receiving my notice. At the end of the Great White Shark evacuation over there, the separation on this side also ended. After loading the magic crystal on the white shark boat, watching the white shark battleship disappear one after another, only the Sakura and the Great White Shark are left here. This big guy is really big enough, it's a mobile dock. So many magic crystals are not bad for such a big submarine, at least it can be used for assault. This thing transports one hundred and eighty thousand troops at a time is definitely not a problem.

"Well, girls, let's go home! They are all gone."

"Cut!"

"Scare me to death! "

I was hit by the MMs immediately after I finished talking. "Damn! You want to rebel!"

"Who made you so nervous and made me grow another wrinkle!" An MM said.

Another MM said: "My heart is touching my throat, and they were almost scared to death when they rushed up!"

I pulled an MM to my side and grabbed her. Her hand drew her sword. "What is this? This is not a Fire Burning Stick. They are fierce and you are not even more fierce. Look at your talents, do you look like men?"

The MM replied in unison: "We It's not like men, because we are women. And you, go to hell!" When I said that, I was kicked into the sea by seven or eight MMs.

"hahahahaha!" Little Princess, who was standing on the Great White Shark, saw the scene of me being kicked into the water by the girls and immediately forgot at first's pain and laughed.

I popped out of the water and pointed to her and said, "What are you laughing at? You are a hostage! Throw her down!"

The MMs behind Princess efficiently even her It was thrown down, but Princess immediately turned into a big fish tail when she got into the water, and her upper body was still a human body. "Haha, I am a white shark? Throw me into the water?"

"Don't mess with me, or you will be thrown into the volcanic crater."

Princess immediately covered it nervously Hold your own mouth and stop talking. I rubbed her blonde hair. "The little flowers in the greenhouse, you will experience wind and rain in the future. Pray for success in the negotiation! I don't want to personally turn you into a withered flower." After speaking, she immediately took her to climb the White Shark. "Okay, let's go!"

Although the White Shark is very large, for advanced ships, no matter how large the crew is, there is not much difference. The weapon system does require a lot of people, but only a dozen people in charge of navigation are enough, and enough technicians are left.

I looked at the technical data map of the Great White Shark while the battleship was returning. This guy is actually a movable dock. It's about the same size as the Noah, and it's basically empty in the middle. The internal dock can dock 80 battleships at the same time, which is simply a small port. And there are complete living and working areas, and equipped with a maintenance dock, you can repair the battleship at any time. If we had this thing, there would be no Victory incident!

In addition to docking ships, its firepower is also quite terrifying. This thing has more than 30,000 guns installed on the large and small, and the firepower has caught up to a fleet. And this thing has a lot of torpedo launch ports, but it uses direct torpedoes. In addition, I finally found the function of its huge shark dorsal fin. That dorsal fin is a single-piece high-strength alloy impactor. With the inertia generated by the ship's size, it can cut the enemy ship in half like tofu.

Finally, I looked at the power structure of this thing. This guy has 10 propellers. Eight of them are mounted on the left and right fins, and the other two are on the caudal fin. On the side is a turbofan propeller, which is relatively small. The two on the tail are jet thrusters, which are very powerful. Each of these two propellers weighs 1,000 tons, and the thrust generated can knead a steel ball into a steel cake like a dough. It is a miracle that such a huge battleship will not break due to the structure!

"It's great, isn't it?"

The sudden voice behind me was startled. "Her Highness the Princess, you are now a hostage. Please be a little hostage, okay? Don't run around if I don't detain you!"

"My name is Linlin, you don't need to call me Princess."

"I'm not discussing this issue with you. I'm talking about your identity, I hope you can do what a captive and a hostage should do."

" That.... Actually, I came here to ask you about this. You kept telling father that you want me to be a hostage, but I don’t know what a hostage is. Can you explain it to me? Ah! Why are you dizzy!... …Come here...Your leader fainted...Ah! He still vomits white bubbles!"

Oh my god! How could it be such a princess! I jumped up from the ground. "I'm called foaming at the mouth, not foaming. Crabs spit bubbles!"

"Oh! So this is called foaming at the mouth! Then you can explain what a hostage is. Is it?" Her big, twinkling eyes looked at me expectantly.

"I knew I let your mother be a hostage!" "The hostage is...!" For a while, I really didn't know how to explain it! "That's...that's...!"

"What's that?"

"That's...that's...that's insurance, mortgage, guarantee. Do you understand?" Urgent I have all Japanese out!

Princess looked at me with a pair of innocent eyes, and then shook the head. "Still don't understand!"

I rushed to the door and opened the door and shouted to the outside: "Come here."

An MM was called to the door by me. "What is the president?"

I put Princess next to her: "From now on, you are responsible for answering her questions. You can explain to her what she asks. As long as it's not a guild secret, say Anything is fine!"

Huh! Finally solved! It's too terrifying! After closing the door, I went back to read the information, unconsciously, I had reached the treasure island. When Hong Yue saw the Great White Shark, their chins all fell off, especially the King of Chuang. They would not walk as excited as a child who saw a toy and switch to jumping.

After the fleet assembled, it began to return to Isengard. Of course, the ghost fleet had to stay. The task of arranging this first stage for them is to intercept all Japanese ships attempting to approach the white shark activity area, and sink them regardless of whether they are military or not. Little Japan will definitely try to get in touch with the White Sharks after being hijacked this time, and I must stop them completely. Moreover, the success of the negotiation between the White Shark and Mermaid Race also depends on this interception operation.

The biggest reason the White Sharks agreed to negotiate is that they are afraid that I will cut off their lifeline at sea. Now is the time for me to show my strength. They also know that Little Japan will not end easily, and will definitely continue to find ways to contact them. If Little Japan succeeds, it means that we are not capable of blocking maritime traffic, and there is no hope for negotiations. If Little Japan cannot pass the cordon, it means that we are capable of strangling them at any time, then they must be obedient. Things on the negotiating table are ultimately backed by actual martial power.

This time I went back only for a short rest, and I will come back soon. It is difficult for the Ghost Fleet alone to block here. In order to make it easier to contact me, I agreed with the contact information. If she has something to report or ask for instructions, she will pile up words with stones in a designated area on the island, and there will be someone in Babel Tower who is responsible for paying attention to it at all times, and she can tell me when she sees the words. And we have an order to write on the ground with the aiming red line of Babel Tower. They can come and follow as long as they see the red line. The trouble is a little trouble. At any rate, it is the longest-distance global satellite communication system now. It's a pity that the undead don't know Morse code, or else just flash the red line and send it out.