Arknights, but the family has fallen again

The bustling movement gradually moved from the middle of the second floor and spread to the stairs.

Da da.

The nun's boots appeared first, followed by Otto's, Amiya's and Kal'tsit's.

"Commander Wei?" The little rabbit held Otto's right arm tightly and peeked out.

"Rhodes Island." Wei Yanwu raised his head and looked at the three people still on the stairs. "We need to renegotiate our trade terms."

He was initially venting his anger, but forced himself to calm down, telling himself: Both Tallulah and Chen Huijie needed Rhodes Island's Originium Disease suppression technology. Wei Yanwu also knew he was venting his anger...

After all, it is not difficult to deal with a terrible immortality method like the black snake by technical means or to kill the black snake's body by violent means.

But that was his niece.

Half of the blood in the two girls' bodies came from his sister's blood vessels.

Wei Yanwu did not expect that Tallulah would agree with him and said, "Governor Wei, the terms between you and Rhodes Island are too exploitative for Rhodes Island."

?

Wei Yanwu's facial expression management was almost out of control.

Although the current scene was not designed by Otto alone, it would be unreasonable not to make use of it.

"Governor Wei, you failed to arrive at the ambush site at the agreed time, causing great harm to the Rhodes Island team."

It means that another unlucky guy with too much inspiration took a look at Tallulah who was possessed by Otto and exploded.

Chapter 223: Hostage the Niece to Order the Uncle

"On this basis, we do need to renegotiate the contract." Watching Amiya's performance, Ott agreed.

Speaking of which, aren’t the beast-eared girls and orcs of Terra a little too sensitive?

The previous internal guard was like this. After I stuffed him with accessories and looked at my troops for a long time, I came up with the idea of "the enemy is the real body of the evil demon", and I pushed myself to pieces...

While he was thinking about these things, he was also echoing Amiya.

Wei Yanwu looked at Tallulah's expression and his attitude softened a little.

That's it.

Let's not worry about Rhodes Island's failure to eradicate the black snake.

But not everyone is so “that’s all”.

"Governor Wei, regarding the 'purchase of security services,' the compensation you're offering isn't reasonable," Tallulah said bluntly. "Although Ursus hasn't made any achievements in this area, your offer to Rhodes Island is even less than a long-term mercenary contract for a thousand men."

Wei Yanwu subconsciously began to refute, "Rhodes Island's work in the Lower City is more inclined towards administration and public security management. Its scope is incomparable to mercenaries and cannot be counted as mercenaries."

In this job, Wei Yanwu's real reward was a canvas for Rhodes Island to paint on. Furthermore, if Rhodes Island wasn't such an idealist group, he would be like finding a tax collector for the downtown area.

Of course... being a tax farmer is against the Yan Law, so it's illegal. If I want to bully them in the future, I can use this as an excuse and have a legitimate reason.

Regardless of whether this group of idealists driving the landships are tripped by this "lifeline" or have this noose around their throats, Lungmen will have an authoritative company in the field of Originium disease.

Even if the war has been resolved and the "Laoying" city route is no longer needed, a company like this and a prosperous urban area are too valuable!

As Otto and the other two walked down, the office staff also returned to their own offices.

Amiya released Ott's arm and said politely, "Governor Wei, you misunderstood. The contract we need to revise is the one concerning Miss Tallulah."

Kal'tsit also endorsed, "Regarding Miss Tallulah, we are unable to eradicate her Originium disease, or another problem."

"But both have been handled quite well—Mr. Wei can consult Miss Tallulah later."

Since they were in public, they were a little evasive with their words.

“Tallulah wasn’t the only one,” Ott said. “She was just the best.”

Although she had other thoughts about the Black Snake's condition, Tallulah still said, "Rhodes Island is right."

“…” Wei Yanwu closed his eyes.

He opened his eyes: "I understand."

"I will wholeheartedly and fully support your activities in all areas of Chernobyl."

Wei Yanwu made a very weighty and, one might say, reckless promise: "All activities."

But it didn't matter. As a qualified politician, breaking a promise was as easy as breathing. If Rhodes Island was caught messing around, he could just pass the buck.

"We need to purchase these things." Tallulah walked around Otto and others and handed the documents to Wei Yanwu.

Wei Yanwu glanced at Otto and the others, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"us?"

Tallulah nodded and said, "Only us."

Which us?

Now I wish we were Rhode Island!

“…” There was no fluctuation in the dragon’s eyes.

Wei Yanwu put the document in his arms.

"You have a conference room? We should sit down and talk."

Not long after.

Looking at the young girl sitting opposite him, Wei Yanwu was a little surprised, but he also put on an attitude of respect.

He looked blankly at Amiya. "It's not impossible for Rhodes Island to have these supplies, but the current situation is..."

Tallulah seemed to have completely misunderstood Wei Yanwu's hint. She interrupted, "It's not Rhodes Island."

“It’s the Integration Movement.”

"..." Wei Yanwu's expression management made some small mistakes again.

Kosice, how do you teach your children?

They are all stupid!

If you said it was Rhodes Island, I would have given it to you with a pinch of my nose!

"If it makes you feel any better, it's the legendary Wendigo of Ursus," Tallulah replied. "After Chernobog, he's one of the few who still upholds the ideals of the Reunion Movement."

"Legendary Wendigo?" Wei Yanwu thought for a while, "Isn't he the captain who couldn't get promoted?"

"I remember... he took a group of shield guards from the army and used them as guerrillas in northern Ursus?"

He remembered some deeds that had strayed from the main point during the process of transmission, but he did not remember the name of Wendigo at the first time.

"Why him?"

"Due to my actions during Kosciuszko's leadership, I have lost my appeal and am unable to reorganize the remaining members of the Reunion Movement. Under these circumstances, they will all be killed by General Dong. Of the remaining cadres, only Bozhukas has sufficient prestige."

"What happens after you survive?"

"The Reunion Movement rises in Ursus."

"After they put on the masks, after they seize a mobile city, the integration movement will be everywhere in this land."

"The most organized one is more concerned about Ursus."

"If you promise that these supplies will not be used... and will not be discovered."

After some back and forth, Wei Yanwu finally gave in, and he gave in a lot.

"Governor Wei, we also need to purchase supplies."

Wei Yanwu was about to refuse, but he saw a list of purely bulk civilian supplies.

There was no military-grade Originium gunpowder, no sensitive crystal components, and no shiny weapons.

But, it is especially large.

"Have you already resupplied before setting off?"

Wei Yanwu had some guesses, but no matter how many times this happened before his eyes, he was always surprised.

"Mr. Wei, the refugees from Chernobyl are in greater need, and they are still in need now." Amiya shook her head.

"You'll lose money doing business this way."

"If this still makes money, then one plus one should equal three or four."

"Hahaha! Dr. Ott, you really know how to joke."

dong dong dong.

"Wei Gong."

Outside the door, an old voice said: "The princess didn't stop the lady, she is already here."

"Got it." Wei Yanwu froze, hurriedly signed both documents, and said goodbye: "Superintendent Chen will help you."

"..." Before leaving, Wei Yanwu finally couldn't help himself. He asked that question, the question that was almost the source of all the problems in recent days (in his opinion): "About Edward, about your father... You are not here to kill me?"

Chapter 224: You deserve it, I deserve it, everyone deserves it!

"I came here because Chernobog is the easiest city to take," Tallulah responded. "As for my father? I hated you for that, and it led me astray."

This is about her being abducted by Kosice.

"He's not that weak. If he hadn't wanted to, your battle would have been fierce—so fierce that you couldn't have concealed his death for ten years."

It’s not that Tallulah no longer cares, nor is it possible for her to be completely relieved, but... there are more important things to do right now.

Faced with Tallulah's attitude, Wei Yanwu felt relieved.

Just hate me.

I deserve it.

He pushed open the door and said goodbye. "Next, I will be visiting Saint Jun Castle as an envoy. All matters concerning Longmen, big or small, are entrusted to Superintendent Chen Huijie."

Before leaving, he looked into Tallulah's eyes, wanting to say something, but in the end said nothing.

He just hurriedly said this half sentence.

At the moment when Wei Yanwu's back disappeared at the end of his sight, Otto saw a dark corner of clothes through the eyes of the ghost shark.

That was clearly the special unit directly under Wei Yanwu, the "old guard" who had followed Wei Yanwu to Longmen. Apparently, with Chen Huijie as the "Longmen Jiedushi Retainer," this force hadn't followed the management of Longmen.

"Wei Yanwu just hinted that as long as you say it's the supplies Rhodes Island requested, he'll give it to you directly." Otto asked casually, "But you emphasized that it was for the Patriots—was that intentional?"

Tallulah didn't answer directly. "Rhodes Island has helped me a lot. I can't involve you in this kind of military supplies trade that involves interfering in their internal affairs."

So you're going to poke Wei Yanwu in the lungs? You're going to force him to give it to you?

Ott raised an eyebrow.

Oh, yes, he deserved it.

Ott looked at Amiya and explained, "In any case, Longmen is still in a state of preparation for war."

The little rabbit immediately realized, "Although Mr. Wei is ready to go to Saint Jun Castle to handle this matter diplomatically, with Da Yan already mobilizing its troops, Longmen is still under military control!"

Tallulah smiled at the indifferent "Liberty".

The corners of his thin lips curved slightly. "That's right. Longmen is under military control and will remain so for a long time. Under such circumstances, not to mention military supplies, even the regular supplies we need cannot be easily sold."

The bizarre borderland and the powerful mental protection spell when facing the inner guards all demonstrate the doctor's erudition and versatility in non-medical fields.

However, what Tallulah admired most was his management skills.

We have not yet witnessed Dr. Ott's macro-planning ability at the strategic level, but his performance in logistics and tactical command is simply enviable.

Tallulah herself is also the leader of a force.

But she wasn't nearly as adept at planning and arranging supplies on the snowy plains as Otto. When it came to tactical command, Tallulah was quite self-aware: most of the time, she was simply the spearhead, the first to break through the enemy lines.

Her failure wasn't just due to the black snake's spell.