For a week, Xiao Ran and Ryuki Wild seemed to have completely disappeared. No one could contact them. However, their disappearance didn't cause too much of a stir. First of all, Xiao Ran had already told Corgi and Selius before leaving. Even if Luluxiu didn't know about it, after asking Corgi and Selius, he was clear about it. Based on Corgi and Selius' assurance, Luluxiu naturally wouldn't think that Xiao Ran would never come back.
And this world wouldn't stop functioning just because Xiao Ran left for a week. Xiao Ran's influence on this world wasn't that deep. The world wouldn't stop functioning just because someone was missing.
Without Xiao Ran, Corgi and Selius, the two experienced veterans, could still completely suppress the European Federation, which no longer had any opponents. Just like what they had planned before, they would make an example out of all the restless elements in the European Federation, including those who were preparing to break away from the European Federation and form an independent alliance. Once they showed signs of rebellion, the Scarlet Knights and the Roaring Lion Legion would descend on them and completely suppress them with their powerful armed forces.
On the third day after Xiao Ran left, Commander Ron, who was severely traumatized, finally woke up. When Ron opened his eyes, he didn't know where he was at first. He also didn't know how many days had passed since he last woke up. He only felt dizzy and couldn't figure out his current situation. Then, he was dumbfounded.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
It wasn't until a few minutes later that he slowly recovered his memories. He remembered who he was and what happened a moment ago. After being enveloped by endless light beams, he should have been teleported back by the escape device. However, the ceiling in front of him was obviously not the escape point that he was bound to. The question came back to him. Where am I?
"Yo, you're awake."
Ron suddenly heard a voice beside him. He turned his head stiffly and saw Corgi sitting on a chair and drinking tea beside a small table with his legs crossed. All of a sudden, Ron felt his head hurt even more. His head really hurt. He vaguely understood his situation and felt a chill in his heart. Although his head hurt, he gradually woke up.
Corgi sipped his tea and looked at Ron leisurely. "It seems like you've figured it out, Commander Ron. Do you have anything to say now?"
Ron glanced at Corgi and didn't say anything. He then looked at the ceiling and maintained his silence. His thoughts were in a mess. His heart was cold, unwillingness, and regret. All kinds of emotions filled his mind. Why did it become like this? What happened back then? He didn't understand why the combined power of the two participating legions and the preparation of the three time bombs would still end up like this. He didn't understand anything. He only knew that he had failed, completely failed, and everything was gone.
Suddenly, Ron thought of Vulture Chang, who was determined to withdraw. He regretted, regretted not considering Vulture Chang's thoughts and withdrawing from this mission. However, he also hated Corgi, Selleus, and the Pendragon that had made all his efforts go to waste. He hated Vulture Chang, and he hated Selleus even more. These two traitors had betrayed him.
Corgi looked at Ron and laughed. He didn't hide his mockery towards Ron. "Yo yo yo, isn't the famous Legion Commander Ron invincible? How did you become like this? Did you think of this day when you forced others to end the mission? Hahaha, are you prepared to give up on yourself? Are you prepared to give up on your life? Tell me, how are you going to buy your life? Other than you, I've also captured a lot of your legions. Are you going to let them all die or buy them all back? It's hard for me to understand if you don't say anything. In that case, I'm going to do what I want. "
"Tsk tsk tsk, invincible prisoner Ron, I want to take a picture of your current appearance and let others see what our Commander Ron looks like now."
Corgi's tone was filled with schadenfreude and mockery. Moreover, there was a hint of arrogance in his tone. It was as if he had control of the situation and had become the final boss. Being a boss wasn't good, but this feeling was incomparably wonderful.
Ron slowly turned his head and looked at Corgi with a heart like still water, no, a heart like stagnant water. "Today, I will become like this, but tomorrow, the person who will become like this will be you."
"Yes." Corgi raised a finger and shook his head gently, "No, no, no, no, no, I will never become like you, I will never become like you. I have heard of this saying before, 'self-awareness is the most important thing for a person'. I am the kind of person who is especially self-aware. I know what I can do and what I can do. I dare to bully the weak, but I never dare to challenge the strong, let alone put myself on the same level as the strong. If others are stronger than me, I will accept it, I will accept it, I will be willing to be at their beck and call, licking my face and sticking to them."
"Yes, I have no backbone. What can backbone do? Can it be eaten? Or can it make me stronger and go further? I don't know if you're like this in front of the strong behind you, but I'm like this. There's nothing I can't admit. But the most important thing is luck. My luck is better than yours. Only thick-skinned people have better luck. So this time, I won. To you, I'm stronger than you, so I'm stronger than you. You have to admit that. If you don't admit it, you'll lose your life. Those people we captured will also lose their lives. Think about it yourself. "
"I won't say anything else to you. Dream or future, I don't care about those. Just tell me, how many merit points are you willing to pay to leave this world? Don't think about giving up the mission. That's useless. Now that we're in a state of battle and you've become a captive, it's useless even if you want to quit the mission in a special state. Either we kill you directly and end all troubles. We'll kill the rest of your people and completely annihilate your army. Even if all the things in your hands can't become ours, it's more or less the same.
Ron was so angry that he was about to explode. He was super angry, very angry, so angry that he wanted to die. However, he couldn't refute Corgi's words. He could only grit his teeth, but when he did, he felt a sharp pain in his head. For a moment, Ron really wanted to die, but it was not easy to do so.
It would take a long time for them to develop back to their original state. They had completely failed this mission, and they were probably even more failures than the other armies that had quit before. This was not counting the loss of people and airframes. The loss of resources used for this mission was only the evaluation weight. Because of the huge loss, because of the suppression of the forces and the loss of all their territories, a zero evaluation should not be a big deal. It was possible to turn things around, and because of their own strength and the strength of the remaining people, as well as the help of the supporters behind them, it was possible to develop again. Moreover, he still had a reputation, but this loss was too great.
There was still hope when one was alive. Although Ron wanted to die, he would not take the initiative to send himself to his death. His eyes were red, and he did not dare to grit his teeth. He said hatefully, "What do you want?!"
Corgi blinked. "It's not what I want, it's what you are willing to give. Besides, I don't know what you have, so how would I know what you want?"
Ron took a deep breath and felt a burning pain everywhere. "20 million."
"Too little." Corgi shook his head without hesitation. Ron lowered his voice and said angrily, "20 million is too little?!"
"Of course it's little. Is 20 million a lot?" Corgi waved his hand and said indifferently, but his heart was completely different from what he said. 20 million was a lot. Even the Scarlet Knights did not have 20 million war achievement points. Ron really did have something, so he still wanted to get something from Ron.
The total assets of the Ron Army were not too little, but compared to the Burning Legion, they were definitely poor. The total amount of war achievement points was less than 40 million. Compared to most armies, it was definitely rich. This 40 million was saved by Ron through frugality, and the big boss had also been helping him with other technical resources. In addition, the missions had been quite smooth, and the rewards were quite good. With the entire army having less than 40 million war achievement points, it was already a lot. Ron was willing to take out half of it at once, which was already a show of sincerity. Moreover, so many war achievement points could not be decided by him alone.
Of which, the assets that truly belonged to the army were estimated to be only slightly more than 10 million, and the remaining 15 million was to be handed over to the higher-ups after the mission was over. They had to sell off all the things they did not need in the mission, such as skills, items, and so on. Although the higher-ups would also provide them with war points when they needed them, and they would not be stingy, the yearly tribute and support were two different things. What should be given could not be missed. After enjoying the support, they had to give something in return. Otherwise, why would others support them? The remaining portion would be the war points that belonged to each participant.
Fortunately, not every mission had 15 million as a reward. 15 million for a mission was not a small amount, and sometimes it was not enough. Moreover, the support and help given by the big boss at the end was definitely worth the price. It was equivalent to service fees, protection fees, management fees, and insurance fees.
However, if they were to talk about the assets of the army, it would probably be more than 40 million war achievement points. It was just that the losses from this mission were too great, and those assets were not worth mentioning. These were all accumulated through countless missions. Taking out 20 million war achievement points this time was already a huge blow to the army.
However, this 40 million war achievement points only looked like a lot. If this mission had not failed, it would have been fine. Was it a joke to spend a million on a high-level mech? Was it a joke to spend the war achievement points of the seed members after every mission? The strength of the army depended on the number and level of the strong people in the army. How could one be harsh on the development of the army? Upgrading and modifying the mech, purchasing and replenishing resources, and all these did not require war achievement points. Although they would earn a lot of war achievement points every time they completed a mission, they would also spend a lot of war achievement points. They had saved up so many war achievement points for a long time.
While the army above was eating their army, their army would also eat the other army. Just like this mission, which was supposed to be a battle royale where the army would devour the resources of the other army, they ended up being the ones being eaten. As the saying went, how could one not get wet after walking along the river for a long time? This time, not only did they get wet, it was like they were bitten by a crocodile.
After leaving this mission, they would have to invest more war achievement points to rebuild the army. They would have to empty the army in an instant, and even the protection fees they paid could only be withheld.
Ron was very angry. Did Corgi, this idiot, know how much 20 million was? Seeing Corgi made him furious. If it wasn't for the current situation, Ron really wanted to chew Corgi up and eat him.
"I still have to bear the losses from the mission! You have already won this mission, and the rewards you will receive will definitely be more than 10 million war achievement points. What are you still not satisfied with? "
"It is a lot when added together. Isn't that what we should get?" Corgi had an innocent look on his face, indicating that it had nothing to do with him. Of course, it had nothing to do with Ron.
Ron did not want to talk to Corgi anymore, so he asked directly, "What do you want?"
"I want something interesting and valuable, such as technology."
Ron closed his eyes and gritted his teeth. "No." Corgi did not believe him.
How can there be no technology? Mech technology, weapon technology, battleship technology, special technology, any kind of technology, rare blood serums, skill books, special parts, and so on? Just give me whatever you want, and I'll agree to your twenty million. Otherwise, forget it. I'll just kill you and leave it to luck. Anyway, if there's a free choice of loot at the end, it's actually quite a good deal for us, since we're the ones who get to choose first anyway. "
Ron felt that this idiot in front of him was a bastard. Bastard, how can you negotiate like this? It's fine if you threaten us all the time, but what the hell do you want to do?!
However, Ron also knew that the other party was confident in defeating him. He took a deep breath and gave himself a final condition. "25 million. The technology will be weighted according to the score. The loot is up to you to choose, including blood serums, special parts, and other rare items. However, I have the right to refuse to hand over the items you choose and exchange them with other items of equal value. Finally, your people will withdraw and leave me one-third of the European Federation territory."
Corgi grinned. "Deal."
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