Chapter 283 How about we make another deal?
They never expected that the benefits Tan Chi had added to give Letekar special treatment would now become a powerful tool to attract female soldiers to join the army.
The rewards Eli received during the joint siege happened to include several civilian insects from the Third Legion.
His pile of rewards instantly made an ordinary commoner incredibly rich.
These little things had long made the Third Legion's insects yearn for the First Legion.
Now that they've heard they can directly become subordinate to the First Legion, they're more than willing.
The will of the entire army even influenced the general of the Third Army Corps.
He wanted to make some more demands, but the other insects were worried that their chance to turn things around would be ruined again, so they only asked for their usual treatment.
After all, even if the First Legion doesn't give them top-of-the-line combat equipment, it's still far better than their current outdated gear.
Even those that the First Legion replaced last time are good.
It should be noted that the First Legion's equipment has always been top-notch, and even the retired equipment is something that ordinary civilians like them can't usually get their hands on.
But this made Roronoa, who was hiding in the Third Legion, anxious.
His former subordinates could still act as civilian insects in the Third Legion, but now these female soldiers are about to be merged into the First Legion.
Naturally, he had nowhere to go.
Roronoa had no choice but to approach Simon again.
Simon is now in a difficult situation because of the Thomas family's bankruptcy.
"What do you want from me now?" Simon's face turned extremely ugly when he saw Roronoa.
Although the Thomas family is now bankrupt, there are still quite a few female soldiers in the military, so they managed to keep the Thomas family mansion.
Otherwise, he would have completely lost face!
But now there's no difference; Aaron has become the head of the family's insects.
Their branch was clearly excluded by Aaron.
Even if he came up with a strategy to turn things around, he wouldn't be able to implement it.
Roronoa frowned slightly, then looked at the dejected Simon with a look of disgust.
But considering the current situation, he could only say, "General Simon, are you aware that the First Army Corps is about to incorporate the Third Army Corps?"
Although it was said to be a merger, in his view it was no different from the First Army Corps incorporating the Third Army Corps.
The Third Army Corps will then become an appendage of the First Army Corps.
The Second Army Corps was originally on par with the First Army Corps. Now that the Second Army Corps is showing weakness, if the First Army Corps merges with the Third Army Corps, what future does the Second Army Corps have?
Roronoa was certainly not worried about the future development of the Second Legion, but he was now on the same boat as the Second Legion.
He is currently relying on the Third Army Corps to provide cover, but if the Second Army Corps falls...
Their situation became even more difficult.
Simon's eyes widened instantly. "What did you say? The Third Legion's insects are willing to submit to the First Legion? How is that possible?"
Simon had thought about this before.
However, the general of the Third Army Corps held firm to his terms, and he negotiated many times without success.
What exactly happened?
Simon frowned, his gaze fixed on Roronoa. "Do you know what conditions the First Legion offered the Third Legion?"
Roronoa looked at Simon speechlessly; the news had spread throughout the Third Legion.
He hasn't received any news yet. I really don't know if he's completely indifferent or has been utterly defeated by Aaron.
Roronoa even considered whether to switch to another insect for cooperation.
However, their situation in the Empire is not optimistic, otherwise he wouldn't have been negotiating with Simon all this time.
He sighed silently before slowly saying, "Eli promised that the Third Legion would receive the same daily treatment as the First Legion."
"Anything else?" Simon's brows furrowed deeply. "Didn't they say what level the mecha equipment was?"
Roronoa shook his head. "No, they didn't even talk about it."
Simon was on the verge of a breakdown. "Their general just agreed like that?"
Roronoa scoffed speechlessly, "What else can he do? Even if he's unwilling, the other insects are all willing. He can't object even if he wanted to, right?"
As he finished speaking, he seemed to suddenly remember something and added, "I heard that the insects of the Third Legion receive a can of juice every day from the First Legion. It's the kind of juice that they can drink themselves or sell to others."
This single point alone is more attractive to civilian insects than increasing military spending or equipment.
After all, natural food is something that ordinary insects can only dream of!
Once they merge with the First Legion, they will have access to natural food.
This is not just a qualitative improvement, it's practically a leap in social class!
Selling this thing is far more important than upgrading any mech equipment.
The mechs and equipment belong to the legion, but the star coins actually go into their pockets.
Can't they tell which is more important and which is less important?
As a profit-driven space pirate, Roronoa naturally agreed with the choice of the commoner insect.
Simon gritted his teeth in frustration, knowing there was nothing he could do to stop the First and Third Legions from merging now.
He had to think of another way...
Simon's gaze returned to Roronoa after this thought. "You came to see me, not just to deliver a message, right? What exactly are you here for?"
Roronoa stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point: "You know that our current hiding place is the Third Legion. Now that the Third Legion is merging with the First Legion, my men are at risk of being exposed within the Third Legion."
He needs Simon's help.
Simon narrowed his shrewd eyes, as if he had suddenly come up with an idea, and then looked at Roronoa's face before saying, "Since you've come to me for help, how about we make another deal?"
Roronoa looked back at the goalkeeper and asked, "What kind of trade do you want to make?"
Simon's lips slowly curled up. "It's simple. You just need to have your subordinates infiltrate the First Legion as female soldiers of the Third Legion."
Their Second Army Corps is currently in no position to compete with the First Army Corps.
However, if the First Legion has an inside man, their Second Legion is not incapable of fighting back.
It's still uncertain who will emerge victorious!
Roronoa initially wanted to refuse, but after a moment's hesitation, he slowly spoke again, "It's not impossible for me to have my subordinates infiltrate, but if you want to obtain more information, low-level female insects simply won't be able to access the intelligence you want, right?"
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