Arknights is too real, right?

The winter in Victoria is not as cold as in Ursus, but this time has reached the coldest period of the year.

A few days later.

A heavy snowfall came quietly, and the entire Hapi City turned into a silvery white.

Ergou stood at the door wearing a cotton hat, kicked the football out, and then the ball disappeared into the thick snow.

"Where's my ball?"

Inside the barbecue shop.

Xiaogu and Xiaomo have become good friends. When winter comes, they stay in the same cage and lean together to keep each other warm.

Turtle's little windmill did not have any communication with the green-haired turtle that he bought later. They all lay in the fish tank with their heads shrunk and entered autistic mode.

Turtle stared at the fish tank.

"Windmills, why do they keep sleeping?"

Xia Feng sat behind his desk and glanced at the fish tank.

"Maybe it's hibernating."

"What is hibernation?"

"Hibernation is just that. Speaking of Turtle, don't you hibernate?"

"???"

Turtle cannot understand.

After a few days of getting along with each other, Shuangxing became familiar with everyone. The girl Ansuo had been clamoring for a big villa. Xia Feng could only let Aguang take her to the Jin'an villa area and randomly choose one. Nancy gave her 5 million pocket money and she couldn't default on it. This was what she had promised her in prison.

morning.

Xia Feng sat in front of his desk. There was a cup of freshly brewed health tea on the desk, with mist curling up and steam rising.

The Shenyue Sword was placed beside the table. At this time, the sword was wrapped in a silver scabbard, which Huang Xuanshan had promised to give him.

During the time he went to Longmen, Aguang had already brought Huang Xuanshan back. Now Mr. Huang is staying at Laopu's Origin Stone Processing Factory, saying he is preparing to open a small handicraft workshop.

Nancy has already shown him the financial statements for more than a month, and the leeks grown before have begun to harvest in large quantities.

The profits from maritime smuggling far exceeded his expectations. Coupled with the income from various businesses in Notting City, at least more than 500 million were recorded this month.

Moreover, this does not include income from smuggling and processing of source stones.

If you look at it in front of you, there is no doubt that he is no longer short of money. Of course, as long as he has a relationship with him, he can do whatever he wants. As long as he opens his mouth, he will do it as long as it does not violate his principles. Unconditionally agree.

Just like yesterday, Aguang said he wanted to buy the latest off-road vehicle, and he immediately agreed.

However, if you raise your horizons, his current wealth is far from enough.

Now Black Feather's rise is unstoppable, but in the final analysis, the time is too short and he has no foundation. The money he has now may not be able to keep up with an ordinary second-level noble.

Therefore, he still has to complete the next task, which is to obtain stable sources of raw materials for Originium processing.

Only by controlling the smuggling of Origin Stones can Black Feather soar into the sky, leaving everyone behind.

Xia Feng picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip.

"Nancy, stop scalding it and add some hot water for me."

Nancy's voice came from the finance room.

"Add it yourself."

"oh."

Xia Feng filled the tea cup with hot water and returned to the desk.

At this time, there was a newspaper on the desk. Judging from the date, it was the Victoria Weekly from three days ago.

Newspaper headlines.

[The international airline Skylight Group has settled in Geyere, southern Victoria. This time, Skylight Group officially announced that it will invest 3 billion to build the first international airport in Geyere, opening the door to the world for the Victoria Empire. 】

Xia Feng glanced at the headline and felt that the chairman of Yuntian Group had been kicked in the head by a donkey.

Let’s not talk about whether the airport can be repaired or not. Even if it is built, no one will probably fly on their planes. In the situation in southern Victoria, ordinary civilians can hardly even ride on tractors, let alone planes.

Northern Victoria and southern Victoria are completely two worlds apart. Their economic levels are so different that as long as they can live well, no one will leave.

Even if I have to go abroad, I would not choose to fly, because the price of a plane ticket can be worth several months of living expenses for an ordinary family.

Follow the newspaper headlines and read down.

[The sinister boss of a steelmaking factory in Mota Town in the south paid his workers wages during the day, and at night he personally took his wages back with his younger brother in a mask. He was so heartbroken. 】

This news made Xia Feng happy. When he and Nanfeng went to collect debts in Mota Town, he still remembered that there was the largest prison in the south. As for the black-hearted steel mill boss, he might have been detained last time. The guy who paid the bill.

Looking down, the rest of the news is nothing worth paying attention to. It is either gossip or headline-making, but this is what ordinary people like to read.

Just when Xia Feng was about to lose interest, the most inconspicuous piece of news in the bottom corner of the entire newspaper caught his attention.

[Official statement: The Victoria Empire has been stable and peaceful in recent years. In order to reduce annual military expenditures, the Military Affairs Office has reduced the number of troops in the Southern Border Military Region by 100,000 people. The money must be spent wisely. This is a wise decision of the National Assembly and a reflection of the progress of national thought. 】

This news is political news, and ordinary people don't care at all. The total strength of Victoria's four major military regions exceeds one million, and the army has been reduced by 100,000. Who cares?

But Xia Feng faintly felt something unusual.

If he remembered correctly, the Imperial Military Affairs Office had reduced the number of troops in the Southern Military District by 100,000 men a few months ago, and this time it was moving to the Border Defense Military District. This was unreasonable.

The north is economically developed, while the south is poor and chaotic, and the number of infected people in the south is several times higher than that in the north. In this case, the Southern Military Region and the Border Defense Military Region are particularly important.

In order to save military expenditures, why not lay off the Northern Military Region and the Central Army?

The more Xia Feng thought about it, the more something was wrong. He immediately picked up the phone and called General Gleason.

However, the call could not be reached.

Xia Feng then called the Border Guard Communications Office directly and found General Gleason's adjutant.

"Hello, I'm Xia Feng, I'm looking for General Grissom."

As a close officer of the general, this man obviously knew who Xia Feng was.

"The general is not in the military area now."

"Where are you going?"

"The Imperial General Military Affairs Office held a military meeting, and the general went to the north a week ago."

Xia Feng was a little anxious.

"Why can't the general's personal phone call be reached? There won't be any accidents."

"This is unclear at the moment. It may be a signal problem. Don't worry, there is no problem with the general's safety."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Feng always felt a little uneasy, but this kind of thing was a transfer by the military. To put it bluntly, he, a gang leader, had no right to know the inside story.

Seeing that Xia Feng seemed to be cooked, Shuangxing who was passing by said.

"Xia Feng, what's wrong with you?"

Xia Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's nothing, maybe I'm overthinking it."

Even in the house, Shuangxing still wore a thick coat,

Putting aside his thoughts on military news for the time being, Xia Feng stood up and greeted Shuangxing.

"Come on, let's go upstairs to find Dr. Kane."

Only one of the four pots of Xiyanhua bloomed, and the flowering period was very short. The flowers withered before they returned from Longmen.

But this doesn't matter. As long as Dr. Kane is sure that the flower is useful, he will find a way to get it.