Chapter 354: Rewards and Contracts

In just a few days, the feud between Outside Xinquan and the Blood-Washing Fleet and even Ji Jue's actions had spread, spreading throughout the wasteland, almost all settlements.

Although it sounds funny that a pirate with a bounty can still offer a bounty to others, as long as the Wasteland Collection confirms the prepayment and your payment ability, they are willing to issue a list. And under that bounty amount that is enough to make everyone move their little brains to think about life, future, and their own actions, almost everyone began to think, is this the only opportunity in their life?

Should I seize the opportunity and do a vote?!

Those who have the courage to take the order are sharpening their knives and rubbing their hands in the dark, but those who really don't have this ability and level have to carefully consider whether they want to wait for death on this ship that is about to sink.

All kinds of rumors have spread in the market in the blink of an eye, not to mention that some people are fanning the flames behind their backs—from Ji Jue acting arbitrarily and taking the lives of everyone in Outside Xinquan as a joke, to the dissatisfaction expressed by some big figures in the Qiandao, to the harsh words released by water ghosts from nowhere...

Something like Ji Jue is seeking his own death, all pirates have targeted Outside Xinquan, Ji Jue has offended everyone, the Wasteland Collection has issued a Jianghu rape and kill order, the Xiao Organization has taken the order, the Ten Espadas of the Void Circle are all out, the Four Emperors of the New World are coming to kill!

And after Ji Jue didn't show up for a few days, the rumors changed again—something like this dog thing has already left Quancheng quietly, Ji Jue knelt outside the Governor's Mansion and begged for help, but Xu Chaoxian didn't even look at him, the Tong family has already drawn a line with Ji Jue and the relationship, etc...

There are even more logical ones: Ji Jue actually doesn't want to manage this mess in Outside Xinquan at all. The reason he did so much is just an insidious plot, wanting to sacrifice everyone in Outside Xinquan and all the pirates who came to kill, turn into sin, and invest in the Evil-Transforming Sect...

The details are vivid and have nose and eyes. Ji Jue felt it was very feasible after hearing it, and it was very like something he could do.

So, amidst the mess, people's hearts are restless.

Even when they didn't even see a hair of a pirate, some people wanted to run away.

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There are more, clamoring in Outside Xinquan, stirring up riots, and even calling on everyone to pick up weapons. You are unkind, I am unjust, you started it, everyone follow me, knife in hand, kill Ji dog.

No need to think, everyone knows where the rumors came from and who did the tricks.

Encountering the weak, a swarm of bees goes up to grab and burn, encountering the strong, they buy off spies to create internal chaos, and then work together inside and outside.

These are the usual paths and processes of the water ghosts in the Qiandao. It has been so many years, and they haven't even changed.

But it's really easy to use.

As a result, until now, the Blood-Washing Fleet and many ship groups haven't even left the port, and Outside Xinquan is already in a precarious state.

Countless people ran away, and those who stayed were also worried. Some even wanted to incite acquaintances in the management team to skip the warehouse to get something, grab the treasury and let's slip...

Too many stupid people.

Lu Feng's electric baton swung sparks, and he couldn't suppress it.

For those who want to leave, Ji Jue has never cared. Outside Xinquan is not a demon cave, and it is free to come and go. For those who have signed contracts and deeds of sale, it is not so friendly.

Finished eating the benefits, enjoyed the treatment, and now want to wipe your mouth and slip away like wiping your butt? What are you thinking!

Among the people who made trouble in these days, there are many such guys, and some even caused a lot of damage on the production line.

To this, Ji Jue just gently opened the door of the underground workshop.

Just treat it as recruiting talents.

Anyway, as long as people don't die, money can always be earned back.

Up to now, the number of people staying in Outside Xinquan is less than half of before, and those who stayed are either those who signed contracts and can't leave, or those who have nowhere to go and lie flat to enjoy a few days and wait for death.

Those who really hope that Ji Jue can win, I am afraid there is not even one-tenth.

Ji Jue doesn't care about this, and doesn't feel sad at all—he just recruits workers, not raising dead soldiers. Some treatments, he did it by hand, just to make himself feel better. Expecting these things to buy people's hearts is too naive.

Anyway, as long as there are cattle and horses working for him.

Others, he doesn't care.

At least, really want to go to the sea to fight with those water ghosts, that group of workers is still far away.

But fortunately, the experts have already come to the door.

Two rumbling big trucks drove into Outside Xinquan, full of silt, trekking all the way, experiencing hardships, and finally stopped crookedly. Then, a group of burly men, each over two meters tall, jumped down from the truck.

Queuing and assembling, almost blocking the street.

Different from the skin color of the Federation people, the skin is slightly pale, the eyes are emerald green, but the hair is black, with wisps of natural curls.

The spiritual quality of each of them carries a hint of scarlet when it dissipates. The fluctuations produced by so many people's spiritual quality gathering together are like endless scarlet flames.

At the very front, someone holding a waist knife came out of the crowd and walked straight towards Ji Jue.

Then, bent down and saluted respectfully.

Expressing loyalty to the boss.

"Mr. Ji Jue, the Homecoming Knights, Knight Commander Si Lan, serves you!"

Yes, that's right, Ji Jue simply plucked this team of Homecoming Knights directly from the Lou family. Anyway, this group of tools doesn't care about the gap in the long-term contract to come out to do part-time jobs and earn some extra money.

What's more, everyone has already dealt with each other countless times, in every sense of the word, and now they can be considered to cooperate skillfully.

It's just that, unlike in the past, this group of Swarm knights were almost empty-handed, except for firearms and ammunition, they didn't bring any weapons.

Only pairs of eyes filled with expectation and desire looked at Ji Jue, looking forward to the new white prostitution.

On the flattering smiling face, it was almost written with a pen: 'Dad, send a sniper rifle!'

No way, Ji Jue is really too fragrant.

Whoever uses it knows, and being used is the same...

Besides that, if there is any other change, it is only the armor on their bodies.

Unlike the costumes of using whatever they had before, this time, everyone who came here was wearing full armor. On the gray-black iron armor on the chest, it was full of blood stains and dark red, which had already seeped into the metal and could not be wiped off. It looked like it had been used for who knows how many years and passed down for how many generations, which could be called a holy relic. Even if they came out to earn foreign exchange, if there was no permission, they couldn't be brought out.

What's more, on the chest of each set of armor, a bizarre emblem was engraved—a totem extending in all directions in a radial shape, looking like raindrops, but if you look closely, it is winding silently like some kind of mold...

Proof of the Fungal Colony!

Only the inheritance bound to the Sacrifice Master · Fungal Colony is qualified to get such armor, and can obtain the blessing from the Fungal Master when the Knight Commander conducts the Inherited Burnt Sacrifice.

War is like a fungus, spreading endlessly. Wherever blood falls, there is the germination of the fungus of death and struggle!

The so-called 【Fungal Colony】 is one of the most prominent among countless Swarm Sacrifice Masters. It's just that unlike 【Shrike】 who loves the butcher, He is more inclined to the blessing and grace of the group.

Although he had the idea and plan of white prostitution if he could, now that Si Lan could move all this equipment out, he had already brought his family property to help Ji Jue.

At this moment, seeing Si Lan come over, Ji Jue also took the initiative to step forward and shake hands: "Came so early, you have a heart."

However, unexpectedly, beside Si Lan, there was also a somewhat old middle-aged man, neither wearing armor nor carrying weapons, thin and hunched, wearing traditional Central Earth clothing, colorful.

At this moment, after Si Lan, he also stepped forward and took the initiative to reach out: "Mr. Ji Jue, nice to meet you."

Ji Jue hesitated and shook hands, and asked curiously:

"Who is this?"

Si Lan immediately lowered his head, wanting to speak respectfully, but the middle-aged man opened his mouth, interrupted his words, and answered first: "Accountant! I am the accountant of the Knights, responsible for auditing accounts and transactions. This time, it is also because the amount of the contract is a bit large, so I was specially sent to contact Mr. Ji Jue."

Ah yes yes yes, accountant accountant!

Si Lan also nodded immediately, without hesitation.

Accountant?

Ji Jue looked at the visitor suspiciously, but didn't ask much.

You say it's an accountant, then it's an accountant.

The Homecoming Knights' own affairs, Ji Jue can't control. As long as they can pick up knives to go to the battlefield at critical moments, don't say accountant, even if they follow the army with hot weapons, he doesn't care.

Ji Jue could not concern himself with the affairs of the Returning Home Knights; as long as they could pick up their blades and join the fight when it mattered, he didn't care about their accounting, nor did he care about the heavy weapons they brought along.

Then, the accountant sat on the only chair opposite the desk without caring.

Si Lan stood behind.

As if it were natural.

"If there is any offense, please forgive me."

The accountant said straight to the point: "Regarding the content of the contract, actually, our side, still has some other ideas..."

"Hmm?"

Ji Jue looked at Si Lan, then looked at the accountant, and entered the working state: "Yes, if you have any opinions, say them in advance, it is always better than having differences later and causing any unpleasantness.

Please be sure to speak directly."

"..."

Seeing him so frank, as if unexpected, the accountant hesitated, sighed, and took off his headscarf, revealing his withered and sparse hair.

"To tell you the truth, in terms of employment price, we hope to get some room for increase."

"It goes without saying."

Ji Jue nodded, without thinking: "How much do you think it is better to increase?"

Although disappointed and unhappy, there is no need to show it on his face. Chasing high and killing low is a normal business operation. People come to play with their lives, and they have to fight to the death at critical moments. It is reasonable to want to raise the price when encountering trouble.

It's just that, before this, the price had already been discussed, and now that they arrived in Outside Xinquan, the contract was about to be signed, but they still had to open their mouths... it was a bit unclear about the size of the king, and not knowing how to be grateful.

"You may have misunderstood."

The accountant smiled warmly: "To avoid your misunderstanding, please let me finish our ideas at once—in terms of price, we want to increase by one-fifth, no, please wait a moment, in terms of settlement method, we don't plan to use gold and precious metals, um, Federation currency is also unnecessary. Just settle directly with the products on your side."

Once the words were spoken, Ji Jue was silent.

Looked at Si Lan suspiciously.

Si Lan was as stable as a rock, without any wavering, as if he didn't have a brain, standing behind the accountant, without any opinion.

That is to say, he also received the news long ago, and even expressed approval. And, the identity of this accountant is also really outrageously high.

But the words pointing to something made him vaguely realize.

After a moment of silence, Ji Jue knocked on the table, spiritual quality circuits spread, covered and blocked, isolating the entire office, then, a layer of electric sparks emerged from the void, rudely scanning and crashing all equipment and facilities.

Finally, under Isis's monitoring, this place was a complete secret room.

"I think, your side shouldn't be interested in water and wind power generators, right?" Ji Jue asked with a smile.

"No."

The accountant shook his head and answered decisively: "Actually, this is also interesting."

"Red State has a lot of wind, your wind power generator has low cost and simple maintenance. Before coming this time, we have already decided on a trial procurement plan.

Including the tricycles on the coast, the latest announced large-scale grain processing equipment, and a batch of armored off-road vehicles..."

The accountant said slowly: "Si Lan told me that Mr. Ji Jue is a reasonable and sensible person who is easy to talk to without involving principles, and suggested that I don't sell off and test, and if I have any needs, I can express them directly.

I think, I don't have to cover up.

You should be clear about what the main task of the Homecoming Knights is outside."

Ji Jue asked: "Foreign exchange?"

"Not just foreign exchange, but also supplies."

The accountant smiled self-deprecatingly: "Our cooperation method with the Lou family is to settle with the products and processing of the Lou family's spiritual quality industry.

Except for the phlogiston that doesn't belong to us in the ground, the products of the Red State are sparse, the people's survival is difficult, and even the food every year is bought back by the knights going out to fight for their lives. Even so, there are still many people who starve to death.

Besides that, frequent disasters and wars don't need to be mentioned again.

But actually, we also have the heart to want to maintain stability, but..."

He said here, and didn't say much more.

There is peace on the road that can't be touched, and there is an Empire on top early.

The proxy war between the Empire and the Federation has been in Central Earth for so many years, and it hasn't stopped at all. Not to mention all kinds of terrorist organizations and all kinds of messy things bred by turmoil.

Since the words have been said to this point, Ji Jue naturally won't play dumb, and asked directly:

"What do you want?"

The accountant smiled shyly, turned his head, and looked out the window.

In the park outside the window, a team of heavily armed security guards was patrolling past, their footsteps were sonorous and powerful, and the sound of metal friction was endless.

The medium-sized exoskeleton over three meters tall was walking in the fine rain, holding various mountain-copy armored weapons, the iron face was ferocious!

Ji Jue was silent for a moment, and after a long time, shook his head:

"...... I think you should have made a mistake, this is not a power armor."

Although the appearance of the exoskeleton and the power armor is similar, the essence is still different—just like the difference between a cucumber tricycle and a real armored off-road vehicle.

Even if it is praised, at most it is just a force-feedback power system with an iron shell on the outside.

To this, the accountant just nodded and said frankly: "If it were really a power armor, we wouldn't dare to want it."

Red State buys a bunch of power armor back?

Are you crazy?!

If this is really the case, I'm afraid that Ji Jue would have melted into water with the other side's state owner and earth king as soon as he loaded the goods on the ship.

It is precisely this kind of heavy exoskeleton that is most suitable.

Far from enough to be on top, more than enough to be on the bottom.

The Federation and the Empire look at it with peace of mind, and the compatriots and opponents look at it with worry. It's really just right!

"No, I mean..."

Ji Jue paused, his voice low: "But it can be.

At least, you can work harder."

"..."

Then, it was the accountant's turn to be unable to speak.

Stunned, looking at Ji Jue, unbelievable.

On the one hand, he felt that he had auditory hallucinations, on the other hand, he suspected...

Dog thing, aren't you going to sell us to the Federation Security Bureau?!

Ji Jue was too lazy to say more, flipped through the drawer, found a piece of paper and pushed it over: "You take this configuration table to your superior to see."

Power upgrade, configuration upgrade, outer armor upgrade, weapon equipment module upgrade, phlogiston backpack engine selection, alchemy product selection...

The things on the paper are matched one by one, and in the end, relying on wild and rude material stacking and ghostly matching and several times the cost, it actually... looks like, really a bit... ghostly!

Although in terms of performance, it is not a star and a half difference; the power aspect can only be said to be barely enough; there is no flight control system at all, and it can only achieve long-distance jumping through jet backpacks; in terms of mobility, it is as slow as a turtle compared to today's fourth-generation armor; in terms of weapons, it can't be compared with orthodox armor at all. From every angle, it can only be said to be too makeshift.

But if you work harder and fight for it, it's almost enough to reach the first generation of armor that has been generally eliminated today!

And this price!

The key is this price... although it is black-hearted and multiplied by several times, it is only half of the similar products of the Empire, or even less!

And it also includes after-sales, maintenance, training, teaching and learning...

A one-time deal! Buy it back and enjoy it yourself, old thing!

Although it is still not armor, but... but...

The accountant's old hands trembled and couldn't stop. After a long time, he let out a long breath and asked solemnly: "This, the data on this..."

"Accurate to the decimal point, true and false, one fake loses ten. And now you can also help you open a buy ten get one free activity. If you buy ten sets, you will give you one set of accessories.

Then the accessories needed for maintenance can also go according to the friendship price."

Ji Jue smiled: "If you think I am blowing cowhide, you can also watch the effect of this actual combat. After all, no matter how much you say, it is not as reliable as seeing it with your own eyes, right?"

The accountant didn't speak again.

Lowered his head, looked at the configuration table and specific data in his hand repeatedly, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly.

Don't say accurate to the decimal point, as long as the actual effect can have 80% of the paper, it is enough for the Fungal Master to wake up laughing in a dream!

"It's a big deal, it must be reported first, please allow me to say goodbye."

After the accountant put away the configuration sheet, he slowly got up, saluted Ji Jue, and finally patted Si Lan on the shoulder, "The Fungal Seed will arrive tomorrow.

Remember your duty, Si Lan, must not disgrace your mission!"

Didn't say yes, didn't say no.

Just left.

Ji Jue was slightly stunned.

In the silent office, he looked at Si Lan, who had a complex expression, and couldn't understand: "This... what does it mean?"

"It means, regardless of the consequences, regardless of the cost."

Si Lan looked at him resentfully, sighed, and made up his mind:

"—People can die, but must win." ===== CHAPTER 355 =====

"Everyone can die, but we must win."