In the Name of the Queen

The exploration of the underground ruins of Helensburg is completely over.

Roland certainly won't lead the adventure team into the dangerous underground cave like the protagonist of an adventure novel, and finally find a pile of rags after experiencing life and death.

His life is valuable, and he doesn't want to take risks.

Ruin exploration is different from combat. If there are traps that kill by rules or even death, no matter how strong the combat power is, it will be useless.

He doesn't have resurrection coins, and he won't waste them unless it is absolutely necessary.

The chance of escaping after a failed ruins exploration is very low, unlike a failed battle where you can turn around.

A wise man will not fall into despair, and exploration should be left to professionals.

He found a professional team [Armadillo] that ranks among the top in the industry.

This ruin is worth a lot of money, but it is the result of scientific and technological civilization, and it doesn't look like an ancient race ruin that can cause changes in extraordinary abilities.

Roland made an appointment with the expedition team for the commission, waited for more than half a month, and finally got the result.

As expected of a professional team, the [Armadillo] expedition team not only dug out all the good stuff, but also drew a map of the internal structure of the ruins and handed it over to Roland.

It only cost one thousand pounds to obtain valuable weapons and equipment as well as precious information.

Such a rich harvest made even Roland a little embarrassed.

He originally planned to give the expedition team some extra rewards, but was rejected by the other party.

"Our [Armadillo] team has always respected the contract. If it is agreed to be one thousand pounds, it is one thousand pounds."

Kyle, the captain of the [Armadillo] expedition team, said righteously.

Just when Roland had a stereotype of him being stubborn and honest, Kyle changed his tone and smiled and made a new suggestion.

"Governor, if you think we are doing a good job, can you also give us the future exploration tasks?"

Roland suddenly realized that he wanted to make long-term money?

He smiled and said, "Of course no problem. Since Mr. Kyle respects the contract, let's sign a cooperation intention contract. In the future, whenever there are ruins in my jurisdiction, I will give priority to you for the work. The specific price will be determined according to the content of the work."

Kyle was waiting for this sentence.

His [Armadillo] expedition team is only quasi-first-class in the industry, and there is still a big gap compared with the famous [Sand Digging], [Pangolin] and other top teams.

Although the team has unique skills, it lacks a top platform to show its style.

He is optimistic about Roland and believes that his team can create more glory.

Looking at Kyle's fiery eyes, Roland knew that Mr. [Armadillo] was also pursuing progress, but in a different direction.

People with pursuits and bottom lines are worthy of respect and can cooperate.

Roland drafted a letter of intent for cooperation with relatively loose content and very generous conditions.

Not only did he guarantee that the [Armadillo] team would be given priority for exploration of future ruins, he also provided them with preferential treatment equal to that of imperial citizens and exemption of some taxes in the jurisdiction.

Compared with these conditions, what reassures Kyle the most is Roland's attitude.

Hearing that Governor Roland only hires people based on their talents, he came from the distant country of Talia to take this task.

The ruins of Helensburg are just small ruins, and a reward of one thousand pounds can only be considered hard-earned money.

If Roland recognizes his ability, he will propose follow-up cooperation.

If Roland thinks his team is only worth one thousand pounds, there will be no future cooperation.

Fortunately, he won the bet.

Kyle did not intend to leave in a hurry. Roland's words implied that his team was welcome to settle down in Hansa City.

[Digging Sand] now provides services for the Vladimir Empire, [Pangolin] is deeply involved in overseas markets and has made great efforts in the New World and the South Continent. Adventurers on the Rodinia Continent are more accustomed to exploring on their own, and the most ideal partner he can find is Roland.

Watching Kyle leave, Roland was in a good mood.

Kyle's team needs him, and he needs such a team that is powerful but not famous enough.

He was very sure that he would encounter more ruins in the future.

Some ruins cannot be handed over to others, and you have to go there yourself no matter how dangerous it is.

However, some ruins can be handed over to professionals, who are better at it.

Roland roughly divides the ruins into opportunity-type, trap-type, abandoned-type and conventional-type.

Except for the opportunity-type ruins, which require you to try your luck, the other three types can be handed over to professional teams.

Most ruins were not built as special maze ruins at the beginning.

For example, libraries, armories, and material warehouses thousands of years ago.

Few people build ruins specifically for future generations to explore, so most ruins are formed by accident.

Just like ancient creatures did not expect that they would become fossils and be excavated and studied by future generations.

After sending Kyle away, Roland opened the ruins investigation report and read it carefully.

As expected of a professional team, this report is very detailed.

The ruins discovered this time are an armory of the Alemanni Empire in the Fifth Era.

The Alemanni Empire was a military power at the end of the Fifth Era. Their technological level was very backward compared to the Second Era, but it was much more advanced than Roland's current era.

According to Roland's calculations, the overall level of this armory was roughly equivalent to that before the Franco-Prussian War on Blue Star.

The weapons excavated were mainly large-caliber shotguns, bolt-action rifles, and sniper rifles.

These weapons were wrapped in oil paper and stored in airtight conditions, and they were well preserved.

Unfortunately, there were not many bullets stored.

These weapons were only enough to arm a reinforced company, and the bullets were only enough to deal with one or two battles.

This was enough.

He planned to give a small number of guns to Norton and Werner, the best mechanic in Hansa City, to see if they could be copied.

Even if the processing technology was not good enough and could not be completely copied, at least the existing military industry level could be improved.

In addition to these weapons, Roland valued the excavated books more.

As we all know, it is normal to have some books about weapon processing and maintenance in the armory.

Kyle's work was very effective, and he actually found these books.

Looking at these materials that were about to decay due to the erosion of time, Roland was excited, his fingertips trembled slightly as he opened a booklet, and then he was surprised to find that he didn't know the words.

Although the basic letters that make up these words are similar to the mainstream language of the new era, the spelling rules and grammar are completely different.

After flipping through it for a while, Roland sighed and closed the book.

He rang the bell and asked the secretary to notify Norton, Werner and the library director Russell to come over.

Soon, three talented people in the academic field appeared in front of Roland.

"Who among you knows these characters?"

The three of them carefully took the book and looked at it. They were all confused and shook their heads.

Although he knew this was the result, Roland still felt a little frustrated.

It is indeed an alphabetic language. Not to mention being buried underground for tens of thousands of years, even if it changes every few hundred years, it will change a lot.

Unless it is a dead language like the Magic Empire language, it has not changed for thousands of years.

Looking at Roland's disappointed expression, Norton patted his chest hard.

"Governor, although I don't know it, fortunately there are enough book samples, and I can find a way to decipher it. Leave it to me!"

Seeing Norton's quick reaction, Werner and Russell were unhappy.

You are indeed strong in alchemy, but do you know how to decipher it?

Werner and Russell also expressed their opinions and asked to take on the deciphering task.

Looking at the three people who were unwilling to give in, Roland smiled and tried to smooth things over.

"There are many classics. Each of you can pick a few to take back. There will be rewards for the fastest and best decipherers."

Only when his subordinates are busy can Roland enjoy his leisure time.

Watching the three academic masters leave with a box of books each, Roland thought silently.

Not long after he sent off the translation trio, the secretary came again.

"Mr. Sura is here."

Roland's eyes lit up.

Now that Sura is here, his scepter should be ready.