Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 193 The Great Knight of Fishing Enforcement Touches the Hearts of HanHai's Good Employees

Coming to his senses from the shock and anger, and realizing that he had run into a steel plate, Grand Knight Eri decisively abandoned his sword and tumbled into the crater behind him.

A thin layer of grayish-black powder had accumulated at the bottom of the pit, which scattered as he landed, covering his face and body.

The Grand Knight had enough battlefield experience to take advantage of the complex terrain and briefly escape the enemy's sight.

When the enemy catches up and opens up their vision, they might be able to gain a tiny bit of time, even if it's just a second or two. That would be enough for the enemy to find another opportunity to maneuver and move. If they're lucky enough to find a misalignment, they might even be able to break through while the enemy is chasing them.

However, Li Zelin's speed was a bit excessive.

It's hard to describe that feeling. The enemy's every move seems normal, but even though you're giving it your all, they seem to be moving around with ease, and in the end, you still can't get rid of them.

If we were to use a description from Earth, it would be like you're frantically pedaling a bicycle, panting for breath, your pedals practically sparking, while a passenger in the car next to you leisurely takes a bite of ice cream and casually taps you on the head with a stick.

This is an insult, an insult on a completely different level.

One pit, two pits, three pits...

After three consecutive takeoffs and landings, the opponent remained elusive above the crater.

Grand Knight Eri was now certain that his opponent was far stronger than him, and escape was no longer an option.

He reached into his robes, pulled out a dark blue magic scroll, and issued a final threat.

"Let me go, don't force me!!!"

The next moment, the sluggish feeling that had been lingering around his body suddenly became incredibly heavy, as if it had suddenly turned from dampness into a quagmire, directly enveloping Eri's body.

With a flash, Li Zelin's figure swept past like a ghost, passing through the remaining distance between the two without warning, and appeared in front of Eli. The magic scroll in the Grand Knight's hand had already slipped into the enemy's hand.

Another light, gentle palm strike landed on Eri's chest.

Despite it being a clash of flesh and iron armor, a deafening metallic clang erupted!

"clang--!"

The breastplate shattered completely.

To conceal his identity, Eri didn't wear any high-quality refined armor, but rather a standard breastplate he bought in the territory. However, he had tested it repeatedly and found that even basic weapons had difficulty penetrating it, let alone his hand.

Now, with a casual slap, the steel armor shattered into pieces! Fragments of all sizes flew everywhere.

Eri felt as if pieces of flesh were stuck inside her.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Grand Knight Eri's body flew backward uncontrollably, tracing an inelegant parabola before crashing heavily to the ground more than ten meters away, rolling several times before finally coming to a stop.

The fact that the Great Knight was in such a sorry state clearly shows that Eri had not only lost control of his physical posture, but also of his emotions.

In that brief moment in the air, Eri's mind even began to wander.

Why isn't he wearing armor?

It seems that wearing armor is indeed unnecessary...

Why doesn't he use his fist? Obviously, a fist is much more powerful than a palm. Why does this factory manager always hit me with his light, flimsy palm?
Are you afraid they'll beat me to death...?

It’s not impossible!

The feeling of being squeezed and bound all over my body just now felt like a domain.

This is a realm that only players who have completed a second job advancement or higher can access.

What the hell? Where did this second-tier professional come from?

Furthermore, which leader doesn't stay in the army, participate in guild tasks, protect the lord, or patrol the territory, but instead engages in production in this dilapidated workshop for more than half a year?

That's impossible! Let alone seventh-tier professionals, even fourth-tier professionals who have just completed a first transformation are constantly being recorded and observed by various countries!
There is one level 5 in the vast ocean, five level 4, and if you include that little girl who, although not certified, is recognized as having level 4 strength, there are six level 4s. Everyone knows this very well, so how could a second-level change suddenly appear?

I guess I can't go back...

What a pity, my secret stash of money hidden under the third brick in the stable, my wife will probably never find it in her lifetime...

His mind was a jumbled mess, and excruciating pain swept through his body. His protective fighting spirit was almost completely shattered. Eri lay on the ground, struggling to get up, only to find a foot gently stepping on his back.

It seemed to have been placed there casually, yet it weighed a ton, pressing him down so he couldn't move.

This was a crushing defeat! A complete and utter crushing defeat! Grand Knight Eri was absolutely certain that this was a warrior of at least the seventh rank.

A few minutes later, after finally vomiting out the remaining blood in his chest, Eli obediently squatted down to the side, accepting the other party's lecture.

Li Zelin put on his black-rimmed glasses again, picked up his pen and continued to write and draw, asking questions casually.

"Where...where did they come from? What's their purpose?"

"I... I can't speak Xia Wen properly, can I speak Qiyue language instead?"

Li Zelin turned his head to look at Eri, and after a long while, he nodded expressionlessly and said coldly, "What's the use of living if you can't even learn Xia Wen well?"

Eri felt another mouthful of blood rise to her throat.

Trying to calm himself down, Eri slowed his speech and replied tremblingly, "I am, I am a knight from the Green Pine Kingdom, uh, the Zircon Territory of the Green Pine Kingdom. I have come to scout the situation in the Vast Sea on the orders of my lord."

"Previously, because of the protection of the developed territory, and because the Marquis also felt that there would be no development in a place like the desert, but, things have taken an unexpected turn."

"The Marquis believes that the rapid development of the Han Hai Territory is due to the support of a powerful force. He has discussed this with the kingdom for a long time and believes that if it is not dealt with soon, it will become increasingly difficult in the future."

"Especially, the Han Hai Territory also supported Tian Shuang City in its fight against Green Pine."

Eri swallowed hard and began to explain in detail.

He dared not hide anything from the powerful second-tier professional, which was a sign of full respect for those in power in a world dominated by strength.

To put it bluntly, if this gentleman were willing to pledge allegiance to Green Pine, the Green Pine Kingdom might not hesitate to rip off the head of Marquis Monroe of Zircon Territory and use it as a football.

Li Zelin nodded thoughtfully. The Earthbound Undead was once the lord of a large fortress and the leader of the human resistance army. He had a keen sense of the battlefield and strategic awareness. Moreover, as Lord Chen Mo's "own undead," he was qualified to read newspapers, military reports, and even internal communications of the Vast Ocean, so he had a relatively good understanding of the overall situation.

He pushed up his black-rimmed glasses and lightly tapped the paper with the tip of his pen: "Go on!"

Eri didn't dare to pause and continued, "The development speed of the Vast Ocean Territory is too fast, exceeding everyone's expectations. The Marquis believes that this land originally... well, it should have had a more 'traditional' order."

“Without the support of the Vast Ocean Territory, Skyfrost City… Skyfrost City couldn’t have held out. After repelling the orc attack, it has now become a thorn in the side of Eastern Pass, greatly angering the Marquis.” “Three waves of intelligence agents had already entered Vast Ocean before me, but some were discovered, and the others haven’t provided any useful information, which is why I was sent here…”

Li Zelin continued, "What intelligence have you gathered?"

“Not much…” Eri’s heart tightened. She dared not remain silent, but she also dared not say more. So she carefully chose her words.

There are many items, but their value is limited.

For example, the population, system, special products, and missions of the Vast Ocean Territory.

For example, Hanhailing can produce its own steel, but it lacks coal. In addition to formal procurement channels, there may also be a smuggling route to the south.

This includes the work point system of Han Hai Territory, the detailed rules for territory management, the output estimates of agricultural areas, the production status of basic factories, as well as the situation of Han Hai's docks and ships, etc. These are not classified information, but each item has broadened the horizons of Zircon's senior management; they are classified information, but in fact, one trip to Han Hai Territory is enough to find out.

Of course, there is another very important piece of information: the Lord of the Vast Ocean has left the territory with a large number of troops, and their whereabouts are unknown.

The most important task the Marquis has recently assigned is to figure this out.

Eri's confession was relatively sincere, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to beg for mercy.

This is not surprising. Although he was a spy for the enemy, he was, after all, a knight and had received some knightly education.

The Knight class in the Starry World is designed from the outset for team combat, meaning that after reaching a certain level of maturity, it is highly likely to serve the lord or the nation.

This resulted in the knights being taught about "loyalty" and "humility" from a young age, intentionally or unintentionally by the state. Even the knight Connor, who had previously plotted against Pevin, felt a little bit ashamed after being exposed.

However, Li Zelin has no immediate plans to kill this guy.

Firstly, this guy, mistakenly believing himself to be old and weak, made some threatening remarks but didn't immediately attack. Eric gave Li Zelin a chance, and Li Zelin naturally reciprocated by giving him a chance in return.

Secondly, whether to kill or release a spy of this strength and rank should be decided by the lord.

Li Zelin himself had been a city lord before, so he naturally knew exactly where to place the decision-making power.

Thirdly...

While we haven't achieved any outstanding production results during this period, we've made some progress in territorial security, which seems quite good.

Is it possible to bring in more spies?
Li Zelin stopped writing, looked up, and his gaze fell on Eri again through his glasses. Eri looked at him nervously for a few moments, then belatedly realized that there were no lenses in the guy's glasses.

That's right, Li Zelin wears glasses simply because he saw in Xia Guo's teaching videos that all the teachers had a pair of glasses, and he thought it was a symbol of being cultured, so he got them to look like that.

"Lord is not here. Your decision on what to do will be made when he returns."

"Now, is there any way to help me... lure more spies over here?"

Elijah was granted a general amnesty.

He might have some psychological barriers to betraying his benefactor, but he would have no psychological burden at all to harm spies from other countries.

From the perspective of the coveter, Eri quickly offered advice.

"Many people know there are secrets here, but the area was previously under too much control. People always felt it was too dangerous inside and didn't dare to come!"

"If they had the chance to see the scene in person, they would definitely be much braver!"

That's right, Knight Eli puts yourself in my shoes. If you spies were like me and saw only a security guard here, I believe you wouldn't be able to resist either.

"So you have to give them a chance to see what's going on here!"

Soon, the Mercenary Guild issued a new mission.

[Task Name: Support the Construction of the Restoration Workshop]

[Task Background: The reduction workshop of Hanhai No. 1 Steel Plant is currently facing a shortage of manpower for transportation and a lack of raw materials. The workshop manager has not received any advanced worker commendation for a month and is extremely anxious!]

[Mission Requirements: There is currently a backlog of iron ore billets at the washing plant. The territory is temporarily unable to arrange for transportation. Manager Li of the reduction plant has issued this mission. Mercenaries can go to the washing plant to collect the billets and transport them to the steel mill's reduction workshop. Rewards will be given based on the quantity transported.]

[Task Reward: Twelve silver coins per kilogram, no upper limit, until all goods are transported!]

The reward for this mission is far too generous. A second or third-tier warrior mercenary can easily carry several hundred kilograms without any problem, earning dozens of gold coins in one trip.

Of course, upon arriving at the scene, they also discovered the trouble.

The washing plant couldn't provide the necessary outer packaging containers, so the bags and baskets the mercenaries found could only hold a few dozen kilograms at most.

Although the profit per trip was less than expected, it was still a big profit. On this day, in order to provide benefits to the mercenaries, the mercenary guild simply stopped other missions and let each mercenary go and carry things once or twice.

Even the mages went over to join in the fun, using their magic powers and levitation spells to drag the bags to the restoration workshop.

For most of the mercenaries, this was their first time entering that enormous restoration workshop.

An empty hall, a simple courtyard, a hunched-over factory manager with poor eyesight, and the alarming "Stop" and "Top Secret" signs on the warehouse behind.

During the day, everyone worked diligently to complete their tasks and receive their rewards, and they were all overjoyed.

At night, all sorts of furtive figures flocked to the workshop one after another like insects flying into a net, much to Li Zelin's delight.

The workshop suddenly had a surplus of manpower.

After all, they are professionals, and their work efficiency is worlds apart from that of ordinary people. A restoration pit that would normally take a dozen people an hour to complete can be finished by just two professionals.

Meanwhile, a bunch of spies who used to do daily water missions have gone to work as laborers in the factory, and the mercenary guild's gold coin expenditures have recently shown a significant downward trend.

Regarding the expenses of the restoration plant, Li Zelin said that the territory is currently in a critical period of development and the finances are tight. As the plant manager, I have decided to take the lead and only take a salary of one silver coin per month. What are your opinions?

All the new employees unanimously agreed that the factory manager is very understanding and righteous, and we are completely convinced. We agree to accept a monthly salary of one copper coin, no more than that, or our consciences would be too hurt!

The entire team was united as one, truly a remarkable group that moved the entire nation.

The mastermind behind the whole affair, Grand Knight Eli, who has been appointed as the team leader, received verbal praise from Li Zelin for this.

He still praised them loudly in front of all the prisoners.

Eri felt that whether she could get out or not was no longer important.

But none of these "employees" will be allowed to leave!
(End of this chapter)