A man in the ark was forced to become a king

"How much do you know, Duke of Cosiche?"

Lin Lu thought for a while and asked a question.

"The Grand Duke?"

29 There were some differences. He didn't understand why the topic suddenly jumped to those nobles, but he still answered based on the information he knew.

"We don't know much about the Duke of Cosiche. Almost no one can pry into the hidden secrets. Its existence spans the history of the entire empire. It is long and mysterious. In the circles of the upper nobles, it is called that The grand duke is the 'Immortal Cosiche', and even the nobles who are also grand dukes do not dare to provoke him easily."

"That's right, Cosiche the Immortal."

Nodding slightly, Lin Lu did not intend to continue the nonsense, and directly stated her purpose: "The current Duke of Cosiche has an adopted daughter, who is currently living on the southern ice sheet of Ursus, and is not interested in the existing order of Ursus. and extremely dissatisfied with oppression.”

"I won't say those high-sounding words. You just need to know that she is my student. Now she has established her own foundation and has enough troops to influence the situation. She intends to end the internal disputes in Ursus and establish a new one. order."

"However, I do not intend to directly interfere in Ursus's internal affairs. Her own power and the foundation of the Cosiche family alone are not enough to confront all nobles and emperors. If we can obtain the support of the Northern Army, things will undoubtedly It’s much easier to handle.”

"The next Duke of Cosiche? Ha, is she no longer satisfied with her title of Grand Duke and wants to sit in a higher position?"

29 obviously didn't believe in the new order. He seemed to be laughing, mocking, or finding it interesting.

"If your request is for the Northern Army to stand for the future Duke of Cosiche, then we can accept it."

The Cosiche family has a long history in Ursus, dating back as far as the founding of the empire, so there is no doubt about its legitimacy.

Nowadays, all nobles are chasing power, so naturally they can.

The Northern Army does not care who becomes the final winner, as long as that person is an Ursus, and the daughter of the Duke of Cosiche fully meets this identity.

In this case, it is feasible to exchange a piece of support for cooperation with the Golden Tree. 29 himself has no objections, and he thinks that others will not have any objections either.

The only thing that needs to be worried is whether this cooperation can bring enough gains.

For many years, the Northern Army has been staying in the bitter cold land on the border, far away from the whirlpool of power in the empire. In the eyes of everyone, they are absolutely neutral and will not favor any party, so they can ignore the existence of the Northern Army and only treat them as Focus on internal battles.

However, once the Northern Army clearly shows its attitude of supporting a certain force, the situation will change instantly. The neutral position cannot continue. The entire Northern Territory will be labeled as the Duke of Cosiche. Correspondingly, the Northern Army can obtain Material supplies will also be cut off by more than half.

After all, all the great nobles know the power of the Northern Legion. Such a behemoth is enough to make the Duke of Cosiche's strength rise by leaps and bounds, making him the enemy of everyone. No one will be willing to use their own money. to support the enemy.

If the chips offered by the Golden Tree cannot exceed what the North has lost, cooperation will naturally be out of the question.

"So, what can you bring to us?"

29 I have a lot on my mind, but what I say is very straightforward, without any temptation to beat around the bush.

Lin Lu also felt very comfortable with this method of communication. He had seen many kinds of Riddlers and Demons in this world, and it was rare to find a normal one.

So his answer was straightforward: "You can provide more materials and supplies for the entire legion to maintain activities than Ursus can give, and you can effectively suppress the power of evil spirits. With our help, the evil spirits' spiritual erosion and The contamination will no longer affect you, and their immortality will be limited, allowing them to be killed normally."

"Are these enough?"

"Your generosity exceeds my expectations and is more than enough."

Regarding the chips Lin Lu offered, 29 only thought for a moment before making a decision.

It's just a matter of standing in line, no big deal. The Northern Army has never been afraid of external things.

What's more, with the support of such a strong man, even if the strong man does not intend to personally intervene, as his disciple, the new Duke of Cosiche will be able to get the desired level of help, and it is very possible to realize his ambition.

In this process, the North can also obtain something that can effectively deal with evil spirits. This can almost be said to be a sure-profit deal. Why should you refuse?

"Well... although it's a bit unpleasant to say this, but can you represent the entire Northern Army?"

After hearing 29's answer, Lin Lu nodded, feeling a little doubtful.

Having said so much, he seems to have overlooked one of the most important issues, which is whether 29 is qualified to finalize cooperation on behalf of the Northern Army. If not, then all previous exchanges will be in vain.

"I think I can."

29's answer was as firm as ever, without any hesitation. Perhaps his identity was far from being as simple as it seemed.

However, Lin Lu didn't say anything else. She just watched quietly as 29 answered and led the other three soldiers to turn around and walk into the deep darkness, disappearing into the wind and snow.

Since 29 says he can, then he must be able to do it, even if he can't.

The power of the golden tree has already shown the tip of the iceberg. As a wise man, he should eliminate the cost of deceiving a strong man.

The cooperation between the Northern Legion and the Golden Tree has become a foregone conclusion from this moment on and cannot be changed, and Lin Lu will not give them any room to regret.

Communication and cooperation are one of the methods he can use, but it is not all. He also has more direct and violent methods.

and so……

"Tallulah, are you ready to become the first Drak Queen in Ursus? With two armies, the Grand Duke of Cosiche's heritage, and the Northern Army, the teacher has prepared a very heavy task for you. It’s up to you whether the gift can bear the weight of the crown.”

Whispering to the night sky, Lin Lu turned her head and glanced at Seria, who was watching the whole process, nodded slightly, and disappeared like a phantom.

He has solved all the troubles, and what follows is the story of Seria and those children. He will not interfere anymore until they have grown enough.

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"Huh? Where am I?"

Magellan was unaware of everything that happened in the snowfield. When she heard Lin Lu say that she wanted to see the emperor, she subconsciously nodded her head before she could react. As a result, she felt a lightness in her body and suddenly emerged from the snowfield where the wind and snow were roaring. Appeared in an indoor space that looked like a laboratory.

"Magellan?"

"Ok?"

A gentle female voice suddenly came from behind, and Magellan turned around instantly, staring into a pair of brown eyes wearing black-rimmed glasses.

He is not very tall. He is wearing clothes that look like wings. He is holding a book in his arms. He has brown hair and a few feathers on his head. He looks about twenty years old. With this appearance, Magellan is Very familiar.

She has been out doing field work all year round, and she doesn't have many acquaintances. She only has a few friends who can be considered friends. Even if they haven't seen each other for a long time, they will never admit their mistakes.

"Hemer?"

"It's really you, Magellan!"

Helmer's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "Did Seria and the others really find you? You've been out of contact for too long, I thought..."

"Loss of contact? Isn't that because Rheinland Life has never sent a field team to contact me?"

Magellan scratched his hair in confusion, a little puzzled.

She is very eager to get in touch with the outside world. Why does it look like she has actively disconnected?

"But the news I received is that we cannot contact the scientific research station where you are, and it is judged that we have lost contact."

Hearing what Magellan said, Helmer was also confused. This was different from what she knew.

But thinking about the series of events after the disintegration of Rhine Life, she immediately reacted. After the disintegration, Rhine Life was merged into large enterprises such as Thor Industries and Beach Pharmaceuticals under the instructions of the Colombian officials. This is a very complicated process, and it is inevitable that there will be incidents. A series of errors including missing information, and the loss of contact with the Arctic scientific research station should be one of them.

The wrong information led her to misjudge and mistakenly believe that there was a problem with the scientific research station, so she gathered several friends who had worked together at Rheinland Life to jointly publish a rescue mission about the scientific research station and Magellan.

If I had known this... it seems that I still have to issue a mission. After all, whether it is active or passive, the result of losing contact will not change. Without outsiders entering, the scientific research station located in the far north ice field will not be able to obtain supplies at all. The station stationed in Magellan, who was on an exploration mission there, would sooner or later be in dire straits due to lack of food.

All said, there was nothing wrong with her way of issuing tasks, but there was a problem with the task level.

You know, going deep into the Arctic ice sheet for search and rescue and re-establishing contact with the scientific research station are completely different tasks in terms of difficulty.

The latter only needs to dispatch ordinary operators, but the former needs to dispatch an elite team personally led by elite operators. The mission rewards of the two are hugely different.

Golden Tree now has a set of standardized task procedures that even internal staff must strictly abide by.

Thinking of the mission reward to be paid, Hemo felt a little heartbroken when he realized that he seemed to be making a fuss out of a molehill.

You must know that this mission was led by Ceria herself, and the team members were also very strong. The cost of hiring such a team directly cost her, Joyce, Ceria, and Mulseth. And Mel's wallet for five people.

None of them are rich people themselves...

She and Joyce were originally from the ordinary researcher class and did not have much surplus. Although Seria held shares in Rhine Life, Rhine Life collapsed too quickly, causing her to directly change from a rich man to a pauper. Mulsey Not to mention Si and Meier, one likes to research weird gadgets, and the other likes to make mechanical explosives. Basically all their income is spent on purchasing research materials, and sometimes they even cannot make ends meet.

After spending this amount of money on the mission, I'm afraid they will have to live frugally in the next few months, and there is also an Ifrit to raise. Children always have various needs at this age...

Wow, it makes my heart hurt even more when I think about it!

Fortunately, Ceria can still get some of it back after the mission is over...

The image of the wallet flying away appeared in his mind. For a moment, Helmer's eyes turned resentful when he looked at Magellan. Magellan trembled and said blankly: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Mike!"

Helmer threw the book in his arms onto the table next to him, pressed Magellan's shoulders with both hands, and the glasses on the bridge of his nose reflected a bright arc under the light.

"You usually have no place to use money, so you must have savings, right?"

"You can't say that. The company that modified the drone can only reimburse part of it, and I have to pay for the rest."

Magellan was confused, and felt a little hairy under Hemo's burning gaze. He shrank uncomfortably and replied in a low voice: "But I still have some savings. What do you want to do?"

"that is……"

When the words came to his lips, Hemer was a little embarrassed to say them, but considering the wallets of several of them, he still had to explain: "I issued this rescue mission. It follows a formal process and needs to be paid. But we..."

"Hey, what did I think it was? Isn't it just a little mission reward? I have to thank you for posting the mission in time so that I can be saved!"

It turned out to be a question of money.

After hearing this, Magellan immediately understood. He patted his slightly barren chest very proudly and said generously: "The mission was issued because of me. How can I ask you to pay the bill? Don't worry, I still have it in my card. There’s a lot of balance, just let me take care of it!”

"real?!"

Hermer's eyes brightened instantly, he fumbled and took out a bill from his pocket and handed it over.

"Then, I'll leave it to you."

"I will handle it!"

Magellan didn't pay attention at all, but after taking the bill and seeing the numbers on it, the smile on his face suddenly became forced, his eyes wandered, and his palms trembled slightly.

She suddenly felt that she had agreed too quickly, how could there be so many...

If it is this number, her savings are simply not enough.

I wonder if Golden Tree can advance wages in advance?

Chapter 269 Tallulah and the Black Snake

"Tallulah, would you like to take a rest?"

Alina pushed the door open and walked into the room, and immediately saw the girl Drake sitting at the table.

The light from the Source Stone lamp fell down, illuminating the messy papers on the table.

"It's Alina."

Tallulah raised her head upon hearing the sound, revealing a haggard face, with faint dark circles lingering around her eyes, her hair was messy, and she looked like she hadn't rested for a long time.

This is indeed the case.

Ever since the Source Stone disaster came to the ice field that day, turning two large-scale armies into infected people overnight, the strength of the integration movement began to increase by leaps and bounds, and its size became larger and larger.

As Lin Lu expected, the southern ice sheet that was completely blocked by natural disasters became an 'isolated land'.

Huge amounts of Source Stone radiation flooded the earth, and the chaotic flow of energy directly turned all modern equipment driven by Source Stone into a pile of scrap metal.

Communication was cut off, and the huge ice field and the scattered armies that came in were divided into small groups, unable to even communicate with each other.

The infection caused by the Originium radiation and dust made many people become notorious infected people in Ursus overnight, and fear spread across the land.

Violent groups like the army have carried out countless missions related to infected people. They know better than anyone what the consequences will be if they bear the identity of infected people in Ursus - that means that everything in the past will be changed in an instant. Time disappears and no one will accept them.

In Ursus, the infected person represents original sin.

The glory of the past is gone. When the Origin Stone crystal appears on the body surface, they are no longer the group army warriors that the empire is proud of.

They are the enemies of the empire.

From a soldier to a prisoner, the gap is huge.

In the beginning, some people still had hope, but when the first messenger left the ice field and never came back, that hope was completely destroyed.

The team that sent the messenger clearly realized that they had been abandoned.

Despair, fear, and confusion destroyed the barriers built in the soul.

Then, they encountered the Integration Movement, found the chance to survive from the shining golden light, and naturally entered the battle sequence of the Integration Movement.

When the past fades away, the glory is no longer there, when the country abandons them, the former elite warriors lose all their status, and survival becomes their only obsession.

The Empire had abandoned them, but they couldn't just sit there and wait.

A change in mindset sometimes only requires a small opportunity.

At first, only a few insignificant teams made the choice. Later, with them as lobbyists, more army groups separated by disconnected communications were assimilated, and the strength of the integration movement began to expand rapidly.