Original God, life in red Teyvat from scratch

"It's hard to say. If they are from some extreme faith group, they might kick us out."

"Too."

"Now there is one last step. We need to organize a group of caravans to bring the equipment in. Fontaine will go in the direction of Porto Hailloux to send the workers and engineers to you. We will need your escort."

"No problem. I will explain the matter to my brothers in a moment. I think no one among us will refuse such an opportunity now. They will definitely do their best ten times over."

"Okay, that's about it. Just follow the instructions of the workers on site. By the way, don't you have some grudges with the God King's Relics? How are things going now?"

The monitor looked at Gerard with some curiosity.

Last time, it was the people from the Relics of the God-King who directly caused the civil strife in Gerard's group, and also directly led to the death of the old leader.

Gerrard later asked them some questions about the enemy and ourselves, and he didn't know how it was being applied now.

Even though the Legacy of the God-King has suffered a blow once, it is still the largest force in the Xumi Desert area. It is also a notorious troublemaker who can give up all his bottom line for Mora and has done a lot of bad things.

If Gerard and his men want to grow and develop steadily, they will inevitably come into conflict with the Relics of the God-King.

The Relics of the God-King will not sit idly by and watch an organization as powerful as theirs, or even more powerful, emerge in the desert.

As for Haiqi Island, although they have no interest in interfering in the internal affairs of the desert, they care about oil.

Neither Haiqi Island nor Fontaine wish to deal with a garbage organization like the Legacy of the God-King that has no moral bottom line or principles and can never be fed. It would be best if they disappear, which would be better for everyone.

The squad leader saw this clearly, and he now expected Gerard to give a satisfactory answer.

This time it was Gerrard who curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

"It is indeed as you said. The people of the Legacy of the God King are not all enemies. In fact, most of them are friends."

"Elaborate."

"Ahmar's Beard, you may not know that they were once an affiliated group of the God-King's Legacy. Later, after a fire broke out at the God-King's headquarters, they successfully broke away from the God-King's Legacy. During this period, they have been working to weaken the power of the God-King's Legacy. Now they have joined forces with us. According to the clues they provided, many of the remaining people in the God-King's Legacy have had enough."

Although he was surprised that Gerard was able to find an ally so quickly, he had anticipated the situation of the God-King's Legacy.

It is perfectly normal for members of an organization that relies on violence and coercion to wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

"So what are you going to do next?"

"We are trying to secretly contact the affiliated groups of the Legacy of the God King. The results are still very limited. However, we have figured out the two most important problems we are facing."

"what is the problem?"

"First, the God King's Legacy controls a certain number of Red King's relics. This is the guarantee of the God King's Legacy's upper echelons for their own safety. We cannot defeat them now. Second, they still control some of the evidence and are creating new ones in the same way. Many people dare not contact or cooperate with us. These evidences are also protected by the relic machinery controlled by the God King's Legacy. It is basically impossible for outsiders to access and destroy them."

"In the final analysis, what you lack is the power to defeat the relic machines."

"Yeah, I don't know what that fire was about, but I don't think we can replicate it."

"If you all unite and attack at once, can you not defeat the upper echelons of the God King's Relics?"

"...Theoretically, it's possible, but it's not feasible in reality. The affiliated groups are suspicious of each other, and most of those who intend to escape are just individuals."

Gerrard didn't make his words very clear, but everyone understood what he meant.

But the squad leader heard another message from Gerard's words.

The power of the ruins controlled by the Relics of the God-King was probably not that strong, as they could be defeated by a united affiliated group.

"Moreover, the headquarters of the God King's Relics is in a solid Red King's Relics. It is a fortress. People like us cannot enter. There are also relics' defense mechanisms inside the ruins."

The squad leader was about to ask if providing munitions could solve the problem, but he was interrupted.

But after thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is still a chance of turning around.

"In that case, you should consider breaking in from the inside. The contact with these affiliated groups and their members may be the key."

"Of course I have considered it, and I am doing it."

Gerard looked directly at the monitor.

At this moment, both of them seemed to see a certain light flashing in each other's eyes.

Chapter 151 Useless "Trash Man"

After saying goodbye to Gerard and leaving their camp, the squad leader and his men looked around.

The Gilded Brigade has no fixed place to stay, and Gerard and his men are already a fairly large regiment, which is why they have a camp where they can stay for a relatively long period of time.

But in the final analysis, their current camp here is only temporary, and they may move away when needed.

This was the situation before.

Now, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be no more changes in Gerard's camp.

When they came, they were a small team of several people. When they came back, they followed Gerard's Gilded Brigade back to Port Omos.

"You are back."

Inside the hotel, the few people who stayed behind seemed a little excited when they saw Ulala and a large group of people coming back.

"The goods arrived a few days ago. We have already found a caravan and are waiting for you to come back and set off."

"That's great. Take a rest for two days and get ready. Then we'll set off."

Some time later, the brigade's pack animals arrived at Gerard's regiment's camp carrying the disassembled equipment.

Engineers and workers from Fontaine have arrived at Gerard's camp and are temporarily staying there.

"Oh, my Lord Water God, the desert is too hot and too dry. I can't stand it."

Outside the camp, engineers from the Fontainebleau Science Institute who came for a walk couldn't help but complain about the desert environment, and several of them gathered together to complain.

"I seriously doubt this was part of a plan to murder us."

"That's right, I suspected the same thing, so when can we pack up our things and go back???"

The desert man nearby silently placed a bucket of water around them, then walked back as if nothing had happened.

It is not the first time that the people of Fontaine have complained. The desert climate is indeed not very friendly to these foreigners from the land of water.

They have raised the standard of hospitality as high as possible.

However, although they politely said that the coconut charcoal cakes were delicious, some people heard them complain behind their backs that it was like eating desiccant.

Forget it, since we are here to aid them in their construction, let them talk all they want. It won’t hurt them to say a few more words anyway.

"Hey! Look, look, aren't those the caravans transporting goods?"

In the distance, a row of blurry figures emerged.

Someone immediately noticed this scene, and several people immediately turned their attention to the row of figures.

“It seems so.”

"No need to seem, it is! It's finally here!!!"

Several people seemed a little excited, as if they had seen a savior, and hurriedly took the initiative to greet them.

"You guys are finally here! We were counting on starting work right away!"

The squad leader who came with the caravan was somewhat confused by the enthusiasm of these engineers.

He didn't even react to the fact that these engineers appeared in Gerrard's camp.

"You...didn't you waste time on the layers of approval this time?"

This doesn't match what my colleagues at Fontaine said!

According to normal procedures, shouldn't these people still be going through the process?

"No, it's been a long time since Fontaine has had something that satisfies everyone. Everyone is happy and wants to do it, so naturally there is less time for wrangling. The speed of this approval is unprecedented in the past hundred years. It's unheard of."

Is it that exaggerated?

"Have you guys already reached an agreement on this so quickly?"

The squad leader felt quite incredible.

"No. But this time our absolutely impartial Supreme Judge, Mr. Navilette, is personally in charge of the work. Everyone trusts this and has no objections. We have reached a consensus to complete the transaction first, and then let Mr. Navilette preside over the distribution work."

"Otherwise, I seriously doubt that the issue of distribution will be debated for 50 years."

Several people answered the monitor's question in unison.

Ok.

They are so anxious, which shows how tempting the chips they offer are to Fontainebleau.

After a brief docking, these engineers began to take full responsibility for the work on site, directing the Fontaine workers to install the equipment and drill wells.

However, people found that all the workers from Fontaine had serious expressions, and some could even be described as frowning.

The mercenaries in the camp actually discovered this problem very early, but they didn't care about it, thinking that the other party was not adapted to the desert climate.

Later, the squad leader and Gerard also discovered the problem.

They initially thought that the other party was not used to the climate, was not acclimatized, or was unwell, until they accidentally overheard the workers' discussion during a patrol.

"I don't know what the situation is in Fontaine Court now."

"Who knows? Anyway, it's good to have a job now. You don't want to live in Gray River, do you?"

"There is work to do now, but who knows what will happen when I go back later."

Hmm? What happened at Fontaine?

Why does it sound like they will be out of work when they come back from this trip, which means they will be unemployed?

Is there an economic crisis in Fontaine?

The two looked at each other and were about to go up and ask what was going on, but unfortunately the other party had already turned and left.

"I always feel like there's something hidden behind this."

The squad leader touched his chin, thinking about the conversation between the two of them, and said to Gerard next to him.

"I think so too, but unfortunately we are a bit stuck in news here."

"Go ask someone?"

The squad leader glanced at Gerard, then looked at the tents where the engineers lived, his eyes moving back and forth between the two.

"go!"

The two men came to the engineer's tent and asked questions to the people who were drawing.

"You're talking about this!"

Several people fell into silence for a short while, seemingly not knowing how to answer.

The squad leader and Gerald just watched them quietly.

"This is a stupid thing done by the Academy of Sciences. However, if you insist, it is actually related to you."

The engineer who answered the question was speaking to the squad leader, and it was obvious that the "you" was referring to Kaigi Island.

"What does it have to do with us?"

The monitor's face was full of question marks.

I've already said that it was a stupid thing done by the Academy of Sciences. What does it have to do with me?

"The news that your improved clockwork mechanism has significantly reduced production and maintenance costs has attracted a lot of attention from the Academy of Sciences. The Academy of Sciences tried it out as soon as they got the information. The conclusion is that the current clockwork mechanism can work for more than three years at a cost far lower than hiring workers."

Gerard asked in confusion: "So? Isn't this good?"

The engineers sighed.

"From the perspective of technological progress, this is of course a good thing, but from the perspective of social operation, this is obviously a big problem. It means that we have lost our understanding of human beings. We no longer understand the role and value of human beings, at least most people, in society. They seem to have become useless 'garbage people'."

"Yes, this is completely different from the use of certain machines in the past. Although we have anticipated this day, it has come too soon. No one thought it would come true in our generation."

"And what's worse is that the top leaders of the academy of sciences, for some reason, made this research public, and now everyone in Fontaine knows about it."

Chapter 152 Fork in the Road

Clockwork mechanism is a general term, not just humanoid ones, but also production models such as mining types or bionic models with other functions.