"Watt, you have changed." After digesting Watt's words, Maimaiti suddenly said this.
Putting aside Watt's words, his current attitude is really different from what he was in the past.
Watt, who once longed for the big city, was actually willing to stay in a level 3 village and even lobby for it.
This in itself is an incredible thing.
Of course, on another level, Hope Village surpassed the town of Benguela in Watt's heart.
A territory like Watt is definitely not inferior to Benguela.
It is very likely that we will not be able to defeat the village of Barnes.
Watt didn't expect that after he had spoken so seriously for so long, the other party would have this reaction.
Did I make it clear by myself or not???
Watt couldn't help but speak well of Hope Village while thinking this. "I changed because of Hope Village. I never thought that I would be impressed by a village one day."
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Watt's true feelings were revealed at this moment, which also infected Maimaiti and directly touched his heartstrings.
"The village of Barnes will not let anyone leave the territory easily now, especially our mercenary team." Mai Maiti said directly, throwing the question to Watt.
It’s okay to let them seek refuge in Hope Village, but Hope Village must also give them sufficient guarantees.
Watt was delighted to hear Maimaiti's words of relief.
"Our territory will meet us outside of Barnes Village at the right time. As for getting out, it depends not only on us but also on you..." Watt said meaningfully, "Your mercenary team should know the gatekeepers! If you can introduce them, I believe things will become very simple."
There will definitely be disputes among the soldiers. Not all soldiers are loyal to the territory. They are the defensive loopholes of Barnes Village.
If they could tear open such a hole, their next actions would be much easier.
He thought that as the main contributor, his contribution must be quite high.
In Hope Village, contribution is similar to reputation. Even if one does not enter the lord's mansion or the military camp, people with high contribution will still be very prestigious in the territory.
After all, this represents the contribution they made in territory construction.
Actually, this is him.
Anyway, he has already planned to develop well in Hope Village, so he naturally hopes that his status in Hope Village can be higher.
With a higher reputation, it would be easier for his mercenary team to recruit mercenaries in the future.
Mai Maiti listened to Watt's words, paused, and then said: "Then what benefits can we enjoy by going to Hope Village?"
Watt's eyes lit up instantly when he heard this. "There are many benefits. Your team will not be dispersed after entering Hope Village. You can set up a mercenary team on the spot and enjoy the welfare of Hope Village residents. With a contribution of 500, you can take the lord's mansion staff exam, join the barracks as a soldier, and your children can go to school when they are 6 years old... As for your treatment after joining Hope Village, we have also been promised before you came. We can give you a certain contribution reward and settlement expenses based on your performance."
"Settlement expenses? How much?" Mai Maiti asked subconsciously.
On the contrary, he didn't care that much about his contribution. Just like now, he didn't have that strong sense of belonging to Barnes Village, so how could he have any sense of belonging to Hope Village, a place he had never met before!
What they care about most is the tangible benefits.
"It won't be too much, maybe a few hundred copper coins to a few gold coins! It depends on the level. The welfare of the villagers in Hope Village is visible to the naked eye. There is no shortage of population entering. Barnes Village is a special case right now. Our territory just hopes to take over Barnes Village at the lowest cost." Watt explained. He didn't want the other party to have too high hopes.
Listening to Watt's honest words, Maimaiti fell silent.
This matter is neither big nor small, so it is a little difficult for him to make up his mind immediately.
As if he had seen through Mai Maiti's thoughts, Watt said directly: "You can think about it carefully and then give me an answer, but it's better to be quick. I will contact other mercenary teams. If you are quick, you will be able to get more benefits with you taking the lead."
"Um."
"Then I won't bother you anymore. You can discuss it with the people in your team." As Watt said this, he took a special look at the few mercenaries who were left behind by Mai Maiti.
These people are all Maimaiti’s confidants and key figures in the mercenary team. They also play a decisive role in Maimaiti’s decision-making.
Speaking of which, when he mentioned Hope Village just now, the mercenaries' reactions were much stronger than Maimaiti's.
He believed that they were also tempted.
So, he had a bit of bad intentions and wanted Mai Maiti to experience the "helplessness" he felt back then.
Is it feasible that all your subordinates plan to "run away"?
"Okay." Mai Maiti didn't know Watt's sinister intentions, but looking at Watt's meaningful eyes, he always felt a little weird in his heart, but he still nodded, and then personally sent Watt away.
After Watt left, he turned around and was met with the gleaming eyes of several of his men.
"Captain, let's go to Hope Village!"
"I'm afraid the situation in Barnes Village will not be good in the future."
"If we stay, it will just be a meaningless sacrifice."
"And so many people have gone to Hope Village before and never returned. I think the rumors about Hope Village are probably true."
"If you have a chance to leave, you'd better leave early."
"Otherwise, if a war really breaks out with other territories, we will easily become cannon fodder."
“…”
Several people were trying to persuade him one after another, and the meaning of their words was already very clear.
Let’s go, let’s go quickly! Let’s go to Hope Village!
Mai Maiti: “…”
——He seemed to understand what Watt’s look just now meant.
Could that guy be in the same situation as him?
"Captain..." While Mai Maiti was thinking, several people shouted again, and they all unconsciously dragged out the ending tone.
Mai Maiti was silent for a moment, then asked: "Who do you think is suitable as a breakthrough point?"
After finalizing the list of people who can be bribed, go and talk to Watt.
After listening to this, several people immediately understood what Mai Maiti meant. They looked at each other and started discussing immediately.
Watt did not immediately look for other mercenary teams after leaving. He felt that someone in Barnes Village was watching them.
If you find one Maimaiti, it can be said that you have met an old friend in a foreign place. But if you find more than one, people will become suspicious.
So what he said actually just made Mai Maiti nervous.
After coming out, he took his team to sell some food, fruits, equipment and weapons in the major shops in Banes Village.
Because of the restrictions on mercenary teams going out in Barnes Village, the prices of food and fruits in the territory have risen recently. When he came here, he bought a lot of food in Hope Village just to make some profit by reselling it. This is also the fastest way to make money without having to worry about anything.
As for the equipment and weapons, he also sold those eliminated from their team.
Ever since Hope Village had the advanced alchemy workshop and textile workshop, the blacksmith shop and tailor shop have been going crazy, with all kinds of weapons and equipment being continuously released, making many professionals overwhelmed.
After all, as a professional, who wouldn’t be interested in better weapons and equipment?
As a result, the team actually accumulated a lot of unused equipment.
It would be better to just sell it and use the money to buy something better.
In this way, Watt and his team not only opened up a new situation, but also made a small profit, and also made the people who were secretly monitoring them lower their guard against them.
Ellis also did something similar to Watt.
After he arrived at Banes Village, he didn't look for anyone. He took his team around shopping as if he was on vacation.
Of course, he didn't buy cheap things, only expensive and special things. In a short time, he opened up a market in Banes Village.
Especially their team, every member of which is an intermediate professional, and they are relatively high-level intermediate professionals. Their strength is first-class and they are quite eye-catching.
Under such circumstances, he didn't need to move around at all later on. Other shops and mercenary teams kept handing the good things they had hidden to Ellis and his team, hoping to sell them at a good price.
At this time, Ellis led his team to a holiday manor to entertain the mercenary team that came to their door.
"I want this platinum weapon." Ellis really felt a little surprised.
I actually received a platinum weapon here.
You know, platinum weapons are relatively rare in the village.
If there are any, they are basically in the hands of the territory’s top leaders.
This also explains why this mercenary team would sell it secretly.
After buying it, Ellis knew that the time he had been waiting for had come.
"This weapon is very rare in Barnes Village, right? If it is sold in the territory, it will probably get a very good price, right?" Ellis asked Lucien, the captain of the mercenary team in front of him, with a meaningful tone.
Lucien paused when he heard this, then smiled and said, "I thought you should understand, Captain Ellis. After all, you have been to Soller."
Ellis was surprised for a moment, because he never said he was from the town of Soller.
Come to think of it, the name of the town of Soller has become a bit distant to him.
They came to Hope Village because of Captain Bayer, and till now, they have never regretted this choice.
Because they all firmly believe that Hope Village will surpass the town of Soller sooner or later.
Therefore, when Lucien said it, he was a little slow to react.
Now it seems that it’s not that I waited for the person I wanted, but that the other person came to me on his/her own accord.
"Did you come here on purpose?" Ellis said.
"Yes." Lucien nodded. "I just think that the Hope Village that made you, Captain Ellis, abandon the town of Soller must be a very good place. I also guessed that you, Captain Ellis, must have a purpose for coming to Barnes Village, and you may even come here for this reason, so I came here."
Ellis looked at the energetic Lucian and smiled.
It seems that he is really lucky as this entry point came to him on its own initiative.
But at the same time, he could also see that there might be something wrong inside Barnes Village itself.
Their arrival was just a fuse that ignited it in advance.
Compared with the "efforts" of Zhong Yongnian, Yun Juncai, Watt and Ellis, Brook's side was also progressing smoothly, because he had already infiltrated the ordinary people of Barnes Village with familiarity.
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