Miss Wang Weina, my cousin can't do it either!

But after thinking about it, I still can't say.

This is the mission her father arranged for her, and she doesn't want to add an enemy to herself out of thin air.

Elder sister should just be an older sister. I will tell you after I complete the great cause of "curve to save the country" and make you happy.

As for the Pulitzer reporters...

Weicao has been a little puzzled since just now, she always feels that she seems to have heard this name somewhere.

That night, in the corridor of the temporary residence of the King of the North (Earl of Princeton), he seemed to have heard Brother Wayne mention this name in the room?

If you have a chance, ask Brother Wayne, maybe he knows about it?

At that time, maybe the Pulitzer reporter can also help persuade her sister to stop getting angry with brother Wayne, so her journey will be easier.

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Kazdale's old site, deep in the Scar Market.

As a veterans' market that can still persist in Kazdel's old site under the pressure of Tracys and the military committee, there are still different opinions in Sarkaz about the identity of the boss behind the scar market.

This bazaar is almost the opposite of Tracy's philosophy. Here, items strictly controlled by the Military Council, such as powerful analgesics, military Originium skill boosters, and large radio equipment can be exchanged for "money" Easy to find.Of course, the price of this "money" is not cheap. It is different from banknotes like Longmen currency, and hard currency like Victoria gold coins. It is a medal, or a famous brand.A brand that symbolizes the identity of a Sarkaz and the tortuous story behind it.

The big boss behind the scar market will always release some [official commissions] every once in a while, and those who complete the commissions can get a lot of famous brands.Sarkaz has been fighting for years, and the number of compatriots killed in the war is simply countless, and no one doubts the origin of these famous brands.In addition to the big boss behind the scenes, there are also some private commissions, but correspondingly, there will be a lot less famous brands, and some will even pay with gold coins, banknotes or even rare materials. This is the operation law of the scar market.

He is a pure land independent of the Kazdel Military Council, a paradise exclusively for mercenaries. Headhunters issue commissions and bid prices. Famous brands gather to complete the official commission of the boss behind the scenes, thereby earning a lot of profits.Everything goes on and on like this, there are curious people, but there are no explorers.

To this day, Bozhuo Casti has become the first insider.

The absolutist took him to the deepest part of the scar market.This is a ruin. People on the land call these broken buildings. Their construction time is unknown, their use is unknown, and whether they are complete or not. No one will know these things except the Lateran and Iberians. interested.

Who would have thought that the deepest part of the scar market is one of the [five cores] of the Absolution Masters?

"Are you surprised, Bodrocasti?"

The Absolution was in charge of monitoring Bodrocasti's movements until Teresia's arrival, and now that Bodrocasti was here, it didn't hurt that he revealed these secrets that were no longer secrets.

"I... am a little surprised." Bodrokas added, "The Scar Market...was formed by veterans...this is...we...have always... the opinion of."

"But in fact, the scar market is certainly not. Nothing that can survive in Kazdel can escape the military committee and the general's sight. And there is nothing that can disobey the military committee."

In Terra, it is not uncommon for the official forces to have some black means.It is not surprising that the scar market, which seems to be independent of the military committee, was actually an intelligence station established by the military committee from the beginning.The so-called behind-the-scenes boss can compete with Tracy, this sentence is not wrong, after all, there are not many people who can compete with Tracy, and Tracy himself must be one.

Tracy is well aware that although he has a dream of reviving the Sarkaz Empire, not all Sarkaz are like him.In this era, there are many Sarkaz people who don't even know what "Tikaz" is. They are used to being loose, and have long since lost the patience and power to be restrained, taught, and ruled.

For them, instead of following Tracy to complete the great cause of Kazdel's revival, it is better to lie down and wait for death.Relying on a body of tendons, mercenaries, sailors, even if they go to work as short-term laborers on construction sites, they will not starve to death.

For these people, although Tracy was furious, there was nothing he could do.He couldn't lead them to fight hand in hand, not to mention, if these giant babies were put into the battlefield, they might become hidden dangers of war.

So, he came up with another way.

Since they don't want to serve the country, but only want to live for themselves, Tracy simply gave them a place to live for themselves. With the help of the military committee's resources and intelligence, the scar market came into being.It can obtain the latest information at the first time, and help Tracys issue commissions, and use private power to deal with those miscellaneous fish that "leave nothing but respond, and go to war and waste".

As it turns out, it works great.Even if not all of the civilian combat forces who were unwilling to join the army were organized, even if the efficiency was not too high, at least they could be regarded as useless for those guys who "have no spirit and no ambition" in Tracys' view.

Of course, it was not without reason that the Absolution had brought Bodrokasti here.

Because of the relocation of Kazdel, there is no place for the aircraft to take off and land at the old site, which also means that Wayne and Teresia will not be able to use the convenient aircraft to come, but have to take a car or a road cruiser. equipment.

Against this background, Teresia chose the scar market as the meeting place for the two parties.One is because of the higher concealment here, and the other is because Teresia has another important matter.

She intends to issue a commission in the scar market, entrusting a reliable mercenary team to go to Rem Billiton to conduct a preliminary investigation.

That's right, Teresia got a set of data coordinates from Kelsey. According to Kelsey's description, it may be a large ancient ruins.Since the specific location of the ruins could not be determined, Teresia was unable to send an eye-catching official investigation team, and could only send mercenaries to conduct reconnaissance.After the location is determined, people will be officially sent to dig.

Even Wen En didn't know about this matter. It wasn't that Teresia didn't intend to tell him, but that the time hadn't come. With Wei En's character, there might be some big commotion.

"Need... how long am I here...to wait?" Bojocasti asked.

"Three days is enough." The pardoner replied without any emotion.

It would take three days at the fastest to travel from Victoria to the Kazdale site by land.

"During these three days, Bozhuo Kasti, you can tell me what you want, and I will try my best to meet it."

The pardoner said seriously,

"Because you are a guest now. Of course, I very much hope that you can recover from your mistakes and become comrades-in-arms with us again."

"The reason why you left Kazdel in the first place has disappeared. Now, although the differences between the General and His Highness still exist, cooperation has become the mainstream. Since you have withdrawn from the Ursus army, it is better to return to Kazdel. We will give you the treatment you deserve."

The red light in Bojukasti's eyes flickered for a moment, then he shook his head:

"This matter...I will...consider it again."

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Ursus, the northern tundra, the first month after the Patriots left the team.

"Leader, the supplies in the camp are getting less and less. If this continues, we may not be able to survive this week. Or... tell the brothers outside to stop accepting infected people?"

This is already the fifth time Tallulah has heard this suggestion in the past few days.She raised her head, tried her best to make her tired face look more energetic, and comforted the warrior in front of her:

"Don't call me a leader, I'm no different from you."

"In terms of supplies, please reduce some from my ration. The infected are our compatriots. If they are refused to join, they can only freeze to death on the tundra, starve to death, or be caught and killed by picket villains .It goes against the original intention of the guerrillas.”

The soldier frowned, and stared at Tallulah for a long time with a bitter face. Tallulah had to wave his hand again, and the soldier nodded helplessly, and trotted away from the camp.

Tallulah sat back at the table again.

Doesn't she know that the consumption of supplies will soon be unsustainable?

But the guerrillas currently have no good way to replenish supplies.Raid the mines?Tallulah couldn't tell which mines were targets that could be raided, and which mines were bait set by Ursus to trap "Shield".A reckless assault two weeks ago had cost their team five ordinary soldiers, and a shield guard was seriously injured while covering Tallulah's retreat.Tallulah was unable to organize another surprise attack, and the guerrillas simply couldn't afford another failure.

Loot the village?There are very few villages on the northern tundra. For most villagers, their food reserves are the only guarantee for them to survive the long and cold winter of the Ursus tundra. It is tantamount to killing their lives.

Most of Terra's military leaders will choose to preserve the strength of the army when faced with the choice between the army and the people, because as long as there is an army, he still has the capital to make a comeback.But Tallulah wouldn't, if she did, she wouldn't be Tallulah.

She has no way to replenish supplies.

Tallulah felt a little suffocated for the first time, the pressure was like a mountain, pressing on her weak arms.For the first time, she realized that bearing the trust of others, becoming their hope, and pointing the way for others is actually such a difficult thing.

Much easier said than done.

She was able to cut down on food and clothing, and then give away part of her share to accept those infected who had nowhere to go and joined the guerrillas.

But the list on the book still told her that even so, it was just a cover for the guerrillas running out of food and a delay of a day or two.

What would Mr. Patriot do if he were here?

Why can he bear the hopes of so many people?Why did the guerrilla shield guards trust him so much?Why does it seem that as long as he is here, all the problems I am facing now seem to be no problems?

Can this really be explained by the word "force"?

If I have the "force" not to lose to Mr. Patriot, will the difficulties I am encountering now be easily resolved?

Tallulah patted her head violently, denying:

"No, no, no, force is not absolute. Mr. Patriot's ability to do these things is definitely not just because of force. Force can't solve the problem, and it can't save everyone."

[Then how many people can your faith save? 】

Talula suddenly raised her head, the room was obviously empty, but another self was reflected in her eyes.Tallulah knew that it was a "seed", the seed planted in her heart by that poisonous snake of Kosiche.

Whenever she is confused, seeds will appear, and she will nonchalantly say what she thinks is the truth, to confuse herself, and accept those paranoid to crazy views.Tallulah didn't care about this at first, and even mocked her: "You are helping me, telling me what I can't do, and reminding me when I am lost!"

Sure enough, this time the seed still maintained her aloof attitude, as if she had seen through everything, and said nonchalantly:

【Look at you, did you notice the look in the soldier's eyes just now?What a look--he doesn't trust you anymore! 】

【He is enduring, enduring his own anger, enduring those infected who joined the team, took away their rations, made them starve and asked them to take care of them.He is also patient with you. 】

"Nonsense." Tallulah knew that talking to seeds was meaningless.But when she heard Seed slander her comrades so much, she couldn't help but refute.

But the seed asked her back: 【You think I'm talking nonsense, then, Tallulah, I'll ask you a question.What do your warriors follow you for? 】

"For our ideals, we will start with the guerrillas, liberate this tundra step by step, then liberate a city, then liberate the Ursus Empire, and finally smash the shackles that this land puts on the infected."

[Almost done. 】Seed waved his hand disdainfully, 【Talulah, you know very well in your heart that you are the only one with such thoughts!Your warriors, shield guards, and even Bodrokas for that old guy, they have only one goal: to be fed, clothed, and to make themselves, their brothers, and their children live a good life. 】

[They don't want to overthrow the nobles, they want to become nobles.So, they look at you with that look. 】

The seeds were close to Tallulah's face, and the distance between the two identical faces was no more than one centimeter.In this way, the seed said slowly with the posture of bumping the tip of its nose:

【They are jealous of you, because you are the Duke's daughter, and you have everything they want. 】

【They hate you, because you have abandoned everything they pursued righteously, and dismissed everything as dung. 】

【They hate you because you distribute your supplies to more people and force them to follow your example. 】

"I didn't!" Tallulah showed an unbelievable expression.

She never had such an idea.It is impossible for her to force the soldiers to share their own rations. All of her actions are done by herself. She is obviously sacrificing herself. Why is it said that she is forcing others?

【You have it, Tallulah, you have it.I taught you that story.You are repeating the same mistakes. 】

story?

什么 故事？

"Tallulah?"

The soft call from her ear brought Tallulah back to her senses. She raised her head and saw Alina's worried face.

"You are in a daze again, are you too tired?"

"No, Alina, I'm fine." Tallulah rubbed her forehead.What can't be dispelled in my heart for a long time is the story told by the seeds.

"I heard Tallulah that you want to share your share with the new infected people?"

Alina asked.Tallulah nodded:

"Just cut a part, and I still have enough to eat."

"I don't agree with you, Tallulah."

Alina shook her head bluntly and said,

"You will make it difficult for other fighters to do so."

"Why?" Tallulah asked hastily, her heart tightened.

"Because they are also fighters. Leaders play a leading role. If you take the lead, and you are separated, they must also be separated. Otherwise, they will be considered selfish or out of gregarious. They will even be questioned about their character." question."

Alina said earnestly,

"However, many soldiers also have family members. The supply is already tight. If they share, their children and wives will starve. If they don't, they will encounter a crisis of trust. They all went to the battlefield and fought with the picket team. Those who just got these priority food rations will inevitably feel dissatisfied."

Tallulah nodded.

Alina was right. The soldiers and the picket team fought hard to get these supplies, but they had to distribute them to others in vain, leaving their children to starve.This is indeed inappropriate.

She remembered what story the seeds were talking about, an ancient story of the Yan Kingdom - [Zigong Redempting People].

But even if she knew it was wrong, Tallulah didn't know what to do.

Doesn't matter?The newly infected would be rejected, would freeze to death, and starve to death on the snowfields.

points?Will it cause dissatisfaction among the comrades who were born and died together, and even cause turmoil in the team?

What should I do?

[What else can I do?When it is broken, it is broken, you always have to choose one side.Sacrifice, sacrifice the few, your aim is for the greater victory, isn't it?Tallulah. 】

"Shall I go to a neighboring village to exchange food?"

Alina said suddenly, interrupting the voice of "Seed".

Xiaolu pursed his lips and said:

"We are not soldiers, and we have not been issued a wanted warrant. Let those of us who stay safe in the rear also contribute to the guerrillas, and take the ores and materials collected from the snow fields and mines to the village and exchange them for some Come back with food and supplies."

"It is impossible for the guerrillas to continue wandering like this. We have to choose a place, get in touch with the local village, express goodwill, and build our own base. Otherwise, this crisis cannot be resolved. What do you think?"

Tallulah froze for a moment, thought for a while, and then nodded.

There is no better way.

"Let's do it this way, thank you Alina, without you... I might really..."

"Don't say such dejected words, Tallulah, you have to be more energetic, otherwise Miss Yelena will lose her temper with the soldiers."

Tallulah showed a forced smile, opened her arms, and hugged Alina.