The room was empty, with no place to hide, but the other party's voice came from all directions, and Jasmine suddenly felt a chill down her spine.
She instinctively felt a little fear about the unknown.
"I'm not here, but far away... You can simply understand that this is just an advanced communication method used by our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce."
Zhang Feng's voice was still gentle, but the words he said left both Jasmine and Conrad stunned.
"Means of communication?"
This explanation did not reduce their fear. Whether they were from the mysterious side or the technological side, they could see how powerful the Red Leaf Merchants Association was! As the head of the army, Jasmine could think of countless applications of this method of communicating smoothly without appearing in front of them. If this was used on the battlefield, wouldn't it be a great advantage? Jasmine was cautious and her breathing was a little rapid.
"I wonder if you would sell this 'means of communication', Mr. President?"
"Haha, now is not the time to discuss this, but as long as the price is right, there is naturally a possibility of negotiation."
Zhang Feng didn’t say it directly, but the meaning was very clear: it can be sold, but not now, and the price is very high!
Jasmine took a deep breath and didn't say much on this issue. After all, the object of today's transaction was not the means of communication, but she kept this matter firmly in mind.
After such a "show of force", Jasmine, who had always attached great importance to the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, now turned to awe.
"We, the Kingdom of Hobro, want to cooperate with you. The purpose is to help us hold off the Second Legion of Babus for one day. We will pay you ore worth three million gold coins. What do you think?"
Jasmine spoke with some trepidation.
Before coming, she thought that with this ore worth three million gold coins, she would definitely be able to borrow a lot of soldiers from the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, but after coming, she found that she couldn't afford to borrow soldiers at all! As for the cooperation that Shu Daqiang mentioned before? She was a little skeptical whether her goods worth three million gold coins were in the other party's eyes.
Although there had been a precedent of a million-gold-coin transaction between them, the more she got to know the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, the more she felt that these millions of gold coins might not be worth the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce!
That was why she was so nervous, fearing that she would be rejected. After all, the power granted to her by the king was only three million gold coins at most.
Hearing Jasmine's words, Zhang Feng did not show any excitement or disdain. He still spoke gently:
"In fact, our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is not in great need of minerals..."
Just the words he said made Jasmine feel cold in her heart.
As expected, I still don’t like it…
Fortunately, Zhang Feng continued, "We can try another way of cooperation."
"Another way?"
Jasmine was stunned.
"For example, if our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce were to enter your country, we would need preferential policies, such as tax exemption for a certain period of time, purchase of some land at a minimum price, etc."
This is what Zhang Feng wants, what he needs is "convenience". As long as the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is convenient, then wouldn't it be easy to make money?
However, when he said this, he saw the look on Jasmine's face change from shock to surprise.
"You mean, your Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is going to move into our Hobro Kingdom?!"
Jasmine's tone was full of disbelief.
“I have this idea.”
Zhang Feng did not deny it.
"I can agree to your terms on behalf of the Kingdom of Hobro!"
Jasmine agreed without even thinking about it.
In her opinion, tax exemption and preferential policies are all things for the future. The benefits now are the real benefits! And the most important point is that the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is coming to the Kingdom of Hobro! Apart from anything else, even if there are no such things, as long as the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is willing to come to the Kingdom of Hobro, they will definitely have such preferential policies! After all , the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is a powerful organization. If the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce can settle in, the benefits will definitely be endless. Haven’t you seen that the current Danga Kingdom has developed so fast!
The two parties have preliminarily confirmed their intention to cooperate, and Zhang Feng does not need to discuss the remaining details, as that is Shu Daqiang's job.
Jasmine was also very tactful and did not ask any more questions. When the conversation was about to end, Zhang Feng said, "Captain Jasmine, since we are going to start a war, communication is naturally indispensable. It is fate that you can come here. I will give you a small gift. I hope that you are still alive before I contact you next time."
After saying this, Zhang Feng's voice disappeared, as if it had never been there - in fact, it had never been there.
"Gift?"
Jasmine was a little confused.
At this time, Shu Daqiang brought an object the size of an orc's palm, a square black box with some buttons on it.
"This is a small communicator. Our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce can contact you. Of course, you can also contact us on your own initiative, but unless there is something important, such as during a war, we don't mind you doing so, because it will speed up the consumption of energy."
Shu Daqiang explained.
"Small communicator!"
Jasmine and Conrad both exclaimed.
Could this be the "communication method" that the mysterious president just mentioned? "Yes. If we have a voice coming to us, you can press this button to speak. If you want to actively send us a message, press the other one."
Shu Daqiang pointed at two of the button openings, and then suddenly said, as if he had thought of something, "By the way, don't try to dismantle it. Don't blame me for not warning you!"
Jasmine naturally did not dare to disobey Shu Daqiang's warning, and she kept it firmly in her heart.
But warnings aside, she was still very surprised at the effectiveness of the communicator.
Jasmine took the communicator from Shu Daqiang very solemnly, as if it was a sacred object.
In fact, this thing is a walkie-talkie. It was just modified by Zhang Feng. It cannot be dismantled by force, otherwise it will explode. The power is not great, but it is enough to turn the walkie-talkie into ashes.
Although Zhang Feng felt that no one could imitate it for the time being, the necessary work had to be done.
Ordinary walkie-talkies naturally cannot transmit messages over such a long distance, but if they are transmitted through a repeater station, they can be transmitted very far. Zhang Feng had already set up these repeater stations in some places on the Orc Continent in advance. They also use mysterious crystals as energy and can be used for a long time without replenishment.
Although the coverage area is not large for the time being, it is enough for the Kingdom of Danga and the Kingdom of Hobro.
As for what Shu Daqiang said, that Jasmine was not recommended to contact the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce actively, otherwise the problem of rapid energy consumption would be caused by this, in fact, Zhang Feng deliberately lied to her, because no matter whether you take the initiative or not, your energy will be consumed quickly.
In addition, Zhang Feng felt that the other party would definitely be very happy to get this new thing. If he contacted him for no reason, wouldn’t that be very annoying?
Jasmine didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain this time. The fact was just as Zhang Feng thought. If Shu Daqiang hadn't said that taking the initiative to contact would consume energy, she would have wanted to try it.
However, when it comes to energy, Jasmine suddenly reacted and asked a very crucial question: "Mr. Shu Daqiang, can this energy be replenished after it is used up?"
Hearing her words, Shu Daqiang showed a barely perceptible smile on his face.
"Of course you can refill it, but you can only do so at our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, and it's not free. You need to pay a little extra."
"Phew~ I'm glad I can replenish it!"
Jasmine breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was not a one-time use, the value of this communicator was immeasurable! Their Hobro Kingdom was definitely making a fortune! With this real-time communication artifact, she was more confident about this war! If Shu Daqiang knew what she was thinking, he would probably say "naive"! When she came to recharge, she knew there was no free lunch in the world.
Of course, if the communicator played a huge role in the war, the money paid would be completely acceptable.
Jasmine has returned to the hotel, but the whole day has made him feel unreal.
First, she came to the City Lord's Mansion to discuss cooperation with Shu Daqiang, and then heard Shu Daqiang say that their president wanted to talk to her in person, which made Jasmine very excited, but unexpectedly, the president himself did not come, but his voice came!
This was beyond Jasmine's understanding, and she was in awe of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce.
However, what she didn't expect was that the president not only came, but also gave her a "little gift"! A magic tool that can communicate remotely and in time! With this thing, the victory rate of their Hobro Kingdom has at least increased by one level! It's a pity that there is only one, and it can only communicate with the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce. If there are more, then in a war, especially a large-scale war... the picture is too beautiful, she can't even imagine it! With this magic tool, when she discussed the details of the transaction with Shu Daqiang later, she didn't fight for her own interests too much. It's not that she was overwhelmed, but she felt that they had already gained such a big benefit, and there was no need to keep taking advantage.
That night, Jasmine slept with the communicator in her arms.
The next day, it was time to discuss the details of the operation.
In fact, it is not very complicated. The Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce only needs to do one thing, which is to delay the Second Legion of the Babus Kingdom.
According to their intelligence, the Second Legion of the Kingdom of Babus was not with the king because they were on a mission outside, which was a good opportunity to attack.
There are three legions in the Kingdom of Babus. The First Legion has the strongest individual strength but the smallest number of people. They are all the king's personal guards. They represent honor, and overall combat effectiveness is secondary.
The Second Legion is the main force of the Kingdom of Babus. It is usually responsible for foreign wars and is the sharpest spear of the Kingdom of Babus!
The Third Legion is a purely defensive legion. The city defense forces in Babus are all from the Third Legion, and they are the strongest shield.
In order to defeat the Babus Kingdom, in addition to breaking through the defense of their Third Legion, the Second Legion also needs to be paid the most attention, because you may be annihilated by them before you break the shield! It is not an easy job to hold them back, but fortunately, it only takes one day.
It is obvious that the Kingdom of Hobro already has a strategy to attack the Kingdom of Babus, and they are confident that they can defeat the Babus First Legion within a day and win.
Zhang Feng did not ask what the specific strategy was. He had nothing to worry about. Since the other party had been preparing for so many years, they must be quite capable. He just had to let his men hold back Babs's Second Legion.
However, after learning about the information about Babs' Second Legion, Zhang Feng felt that just delaying it would not reflect the strength of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce! The reason why Babs' Second Legion is the sharpest spear is that this legion is a very offensive legion with strong explosive power and fierce fighting style, almost abandoning defense.
From the very beginning, the attack power is full, either you die or I die.
This type of attack naturally has some problems. It is not good at protracted battles. If it can be dragged on, there is a possibility of winning, but the problem is that many legions simply cannot drag on. After the first round of attack, they lose all their men.
Many years ago, a country ranked 12th challenged the Babus Kingdom. Their most elite army only lasted until the third round under the attack of the Babus Second Army, and then 300,000 troops were annihilated! Therefore, the Babus Second Army can at least maintain this high-burst attack for more than three times.
One day is definitely enough for them to attack three times! This task is definitely difficult for ordinary people, but it may be different for Zhang Feng.
Because of the strength in Zhang Feng's hands, his attack power is absolutely full, and he has all kinds of advanced weapons, but his defense is insufficient because there are too few people. For the orcs, there is no capital for continuous fighting. If he can't kill others in one wave, then he is in danger. Others rely on human sea tactics, and they can kill you even if they pile up! And now, the opponent is also a person with strong attack power but insufficient defense. To some extent, the two have something in common.
This was actually an easier task for Zhang Feng. It was like a duel between two assassins. Whoever draws the sword faster would win.
Under Zhang Feng's command, Shu Daqiang obtained the action route of Babs' Second Legion from Jasmine.
On the map, Zhang Feng found a good location, a dense forest.
There is a big river on one side of the dense forest and a high mountain on the other side. If Babus's Second Legion does not want to take a detour, they must pass through the dense forest.
This is a good place for an ambush.
Of course, the other side is not stupid. They will definitely be cautious when passing through the dense forest, and they will have scouts to explore. Therefore, ambushes are not feasible, and Zhang Feng has no intention of fighting head-on.
After checking, I found that there were still fourteen days left until the war date set by Jasmine, which was plenty of time.
As a result, Xincheng and Hongye City began to operate at full capacity, and boxes of black gunpowder were produced.
That's right, Zhang Feng plans to use explosives. There are only fourteen days, so he has to bury as many explosives as possible. It is impossible to wipe out the enemy completely, but it is possible to inflict heavy damage! Even if the effect is not ideal, Zhang Feng still has Plan B and Plan C!
He could only say sorry to the Kingdom of Babus.