Durin's Diary

Chapter 198 Goal
Back in the small room on the first floor, Du Lin set up a soundproof barrier.

Mrs. Lin had already put her hairpin back in place and had black hair again.

Daju checked her body and found it was much weaker than before, which must be because she had been stripped of the legendary root power.

But there is a secondary pathway in her body. The previous pathway did not work, but now this pathway is effective, so her condition has stabilized again.

This is your dear grandmother.

Daju sighed.

Du Lin also thought so. Du Lin had never heard of the dual approach. There must be many more things in this world that Du Lin didn't know, so it was not surprising.

This must be Mrs. Lin's secret, and Du Lin would not ask too much. But since he has the identity of the co-leader of the Three Saints Association and the young master of the Everburning Nest, Du Lin has to start settling accounts.

Hearing Du Lin's request to see the account book, Mrs. Lin nodded with a look of relief: "That's as I should. The account book is here."

She put the account book on the table and pushed it in front of Du Lin.

Du Lin looked at a few pages but didn't find any problems, so he quickly flipped through a dozen more pages.

It's spotlessly clean and profitable every month. Mrs. Lin is really the backbone. It will be good for you to keep her.

I know.

After the analysis, Du Lin looked at Madam Lin and said, "The Everburning Nest's annual income is about 20,000. Is there any rent?"

"Miss Mo used to pay it, but then she went to Lublin and married Duke Ish. Duke Ish has been paying the rent ever since. Because it's him, the Church of the Original Creator gives him a significant discount. In return, we give Duke Ish five thousand gold pounds a year."

Mrs. Lin's answer made Du Lin nod. He took out his checkbook and wrote down a 50,000 yuan withdrawal amount. "The Everburning Nest will be an important base for us. Don't have any contact with the Triarchal Order's camp. Mrs. Lin, I'll give you this money. Go recruit children. Daily expenses and training will require money. I have some connections with the Twin Mothers. I can spend some money to buy some new land in the hilly areas outside the city and build a farm. I can settle the children and the newcomers. It will be a farm on the surface, but we also need to develop an underground network so that several farms can be maneuvered through underground passages."

"It's too much, Master Du Lin. We can't spend so much." Mrs. Lin and Hannibal said in unison.

"The money flowing into the Everburning Nest will not flow directly into the Triumvirate. Externally, this will still be Durin Elsh's property. I will use a series of methods to launder the money into bearer checks. These funds will flow into the Triumvirate through the Twin Mothers' Church bank to prevent them from finding us through financial transactions. The Twin Mothers are the only ones I can trust right now." Having said this, Durin looked at Katharina, "Madam Katharina, I need a favor from you."

"Master, please tell me what I need."

"From among the children Madam Lin has picked up, please help me select a group of clever and loyal ones with talents leaning towards hunters. I will provide them with teaching materials so they can learn to use firearms. In future battles, new firearms will inevitably change the combat environment." Du Lin wrote a money order and handed it to Madam Katharina. "Go to the local Grassland Elf Engineering Association. They will give you fifty new pistols and 5,000 rounds of ammunition. I will tell them that we will provide an additional 5,000 rounds of ammunition each week. Once the children are selected, they will begin training with pistols."

At this point, Du Lin wrote another draft: "Here are ten rifles. The children with the best marksmanship use these long rifles. I will have the Engineering Association ship them over within three months. You can pick them up then."

"The spear, is it the legendary spear that killed Damani Wilp?" Lady Katrina asked excitedly.

Du Lin nodded and said, "Practice well. Madam Katharina, please take good care of the children. They will be of great use in the future. I need them to accomplish great things."

"Okay, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down," Lady Katrina replied with a serious face. After that, Dulin looked at Hannibal, who was waiting for Dulin's order: "Just speak frankly, Master Dulin."

"Here's your draft. Starting next month, go to the Grassland Elf Craftsmen's Guild every month to collect standard weapons: daggers, hidden blades, and hand axes. You can take up to fifty of them. Your people are proficient in crossbows or pistols."

"Hand crossbows, guns are still too loud, not suitable for us to kill quietly."

"You are wrong." After saying this, Du Lin pulled out a silenced pistol from the space - an integrated pistol made based on the OSS high-standard silent pistol.

Du Lin fired a shot into the floor. There was no other sound except the sound of the bolt traveling and the bullet penetrating the floor.

Everyone was stunned by the tiny sound the gun made.

"This kind of gun will be delivered to you through the Grassland Elf Craftsmen Association in half a year, ten per month. Your children and the most reliable newcomers can get them. It's up to you." After Du Lin finished speaking, he pushed the bill of exchange in front of Hannibal.

"I will definitely not let the young master down." The old dwarf said excitedly.

"The Everburning Nest now has a new owner, which will surely attract prying eyes. You must keep it a secret and tell everyone that I'm the grandson of Duke Elsh. If anyone asks, tell my grandfather directly and he will take care of it."

"No need!" After saying that, he glanced at Durin and patted his chest: "I will personally lead the men to chop him into pieces."

"Leave it to my grandfather. Killing people at random in the Everforged Fortress is not a good thing after all. Let my grandfather handle it. If there are any serious problems, he can say that he can handle it with the Twin Mother Goddesses or the Primordial Creator. Who would embarrass an old man who wants to protect his grandson?" Having said this, Du Lin looked at Madam Lin again: "Madam Lin, you have done so much for me. I should call you elder. From today on, you are in charge of the Everburning Nest. If you need help openly, call me. I believe I can ask the Bishop of the Twin Mother Goddesses."

"What if it's something else?"

"Call me too, I will bring people over. It's a good thing if the other party can understand what we say. If he can't, that's fine too. We can find a chance to kill his whole family outside the fortress." Having said that, Du Lin looked at the three elders present: "Since the other party can't understand what we say, we will kill everyone. I like to reason, but I will never show mercy to the enemy."

"Your will." After saying this, Mrs. Lin hesitated to speak again.

"Madam, tell me, is there anything else?" Du Lin noticed the hesitation on the old lady's face.

"There just happened to be such a family. They were on the island of Erikusa, on the western border of the Great Wilderness, and had a grudge against old Hannibal. The two sides had been fighting for several years, with casualties on both sides." Mrs. Lin told Du Lin about the situation - in general, Hannibal's West family had a feud with a local family, and Hannibal's fourth son died at their hands.

The Nelson family is also involved with human pirates and is very likely the sponsor of the recent rampant pirates in the Southern Islands colony. Because they are very powerful in the local area, the West family has never been able to find an opportunity for revenge.

They didn't lie.

Daju confirmed.

"Do you have a map of the town where the Nelson family is located?" Du Lin knew very well that the elders wanted to see Du Lin's true ability.

Then let's see.

(End of this chapter)