Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 533: Pulling the Knights of the Round Table into the Sea

Shanying vaguely heard the conversation outside the door. He sat on a chair in the wooden house and watched Galahad bring a tray with a teapot and teacups...

Watching the old man pour the black tea and then add sugar and milk to it, the figure politely declined his kindness and drank a strong-flavored black tea...

The tea has a mellow aroma, slightly astringent but smooth taste!
Shanying couldn't help but take another sip, and then said to Galahad, who was drinking milk tea elegantly, "Very good black tea. You have good taste. Is it made in Sri Lanka?"

Galahad smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, this is high-quality black tea produced in the best mountains of Sri Lanka. If you like it, you can take some with you when you leave."

Mountain Eagle nodded naturally to accept Galahad's kindness, and then said: "What do you want to discuss by pulling me in here?"

Galahad was silent for a moment, then said, "Arthur has reached an agreement with the CIA through the Military Intelligence Service. Robin and the others will be extradited to England for trial next month."

Shanying was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but give a thumbs up...

He was deeply impressed by several of the Knights of the Round Table, especially Robin.

It was a matter of course that these guys were imprisoned in Thailand, but he did not expect that they would be extradited to England.

Shanying always thought that it would be America that extradited them, after all, their actions had caused huge losses to America.

Now this is the result...

Mountain Eagle didn't know how Arthur of the Round Table did it, but he was very clear about one thing: once those prisoners were sent back to England, he would no longer have the bargaining chips to control the Knights of the Round Table.

Galahad pointed this out right away, which meant that he wanted to communicate with Mountain Eagle in a relatively fair environment.

Looking at the serious expression on the old man's face, Shanying shrugged his shoulders, nodded and said, "This is a good thing for you. I shouldn't be considered an enemy of those guys.

Don't worry, I won't put any obstacles in this matter!
We are very short on time, if you have anything to say, just say it directly..."

Galahad nodded slightly and said, “Arthur is very interested in the cooperation you proposed. She wants to know some details and then decide how much to invest?

You should know that the business volume of the Knights of the Round Table is huge, and Arthur, as a leader, needs to make some trade-offs. "

Shanying listened and said with a smile: "What you said is that now you all need to use Indian cannon fodder to fill the shortage of manpower, which shows that your business volume is really large."

Galahad frowned at the slightly sarcastic Eagle and said, “You think we want this?

The Knights of the Round Table was a similar team to the Arctic Foxes a few years ago, but we later discovered that as our fame grew and the commissions increased, the missions also became more and more dangerous.

You should know better than me that the path the Arctic fox insists on is simply not feasible.

Only commercialization can allow the Knights of the Round Table to exist for a long time, so we old guys took the initiative to step back and free up enough salary space for Arthur, allowing her to fill our vacancies with more outstanding young people.

Indians are a new attempt, and we are determined to expand the scale of our business..."

Galahad looked at Eagle with an approving expression on his face. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Eagle, I won't hide it from you. Arthur was once a spy for MI6. A large part of our business in the past came from MI6.

But with Britain's internal decline, political contraction and budget cuts, it is difficult for us to receive well-paid missions from MI6.

The Indians are an attempt for us to expand our business scope and no longer be limited to a small-scale special operations model.

But when we took over the mission in Thailand, not only did we offend the CIA, but Arthur also used up all his favors in order to rescue Robin and the others.

We are currently unable to take work from contractors in the UK and US and we need to look for new business.

We are very interested in the Syria mission you mentioned, but..."

Shanying sighed and said, "It's just that you are not satisfied with simply taking tasks and earning commissions, you want to join!"

Both are top mercenary groups, the Arctic Foxes and the Knights of the Round Table, but because of different ideas from their top leaders, they started to take completely different paths.

If the Arctic Fox could be like the Knights of the Round Table, the Mountain Eagle would save a lot of trouble!

But the Arctic Fox is unique. If the Silver Fox is the same as Galahad, if the Arctic Fox also uses cannon fodder in battle, the Mountain Eagle will not care at all.

Galahad seemed to know what the mountain eagle was thinking. He was silent for a moment and said, "We used to be competitors with the Arctic foxes, but now we have decided to go our separate ways.

Syria's operations should not require two powerful strike forces of similar nature.

We can take a step back..."

Shanying nodded in admiration...

The old man had a clear idea. He knew that even if there were problems within the Arctic Fox, the core members of the Knights of the Round Table would not be as competitive as the Arctic Fox.

And with Shanying around, they couldn't possibly be the most important one, so they chose to negotiate...

Galahad didn't say it explicitly, but Shanying knew that this guy wanted only two things...

One is to take on small-scale tasks with high frequency and low intensity, replacing quality with quantity to create profits.

Another way is to contract a certain link of the Syrian project. Even if you cannot become a partner, you can still cut off part of the profits by occupying a certain link.

If there is no chance of either, they will choose to retreat decisively, because no one wants to be a backup for a top team.

Clear thinking, sufficient reasons, sincere attitude...

Shanying sighed and said, "Brother, it's a pity that you are so talented but still working on the front line!
There are twelve Knights of the Round Table. I have seen Lancelot and Percival in Thailand. Are the rest as powerful as you? "

Galahad was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, “I don’t know your definition of awesome, I only know that everyone else is better than me.

The old guy outside is Lan Malok, he was my comrade in the SBS days and the best bomb expert I have ever met. "

Shanying waved his hand and said, "I mean the mind, a clear business mind!

Although I don't know many mercenaries, they are basically all top-notch players. You are the only guy with a business mind I have ever seen.

I told you that you wouldn't believe me, I'm fed up with that stubborn Silver Fox...

But I had to accommodate him, accommodate the friendship of the Arctic Fox, and accommodate the inappropriate but valuable qualities of the Arctic Fox people! "

Galahad was silent for a moment, then said with a bitter expression: “You know, the Arctic fox was once our goal to learn from!
We longed to be a team like the Arctic Foxes, but we ultimately failed!

No way!
When we reached a certain level, we found a high wall. No matter how hard we banged our heads against it, we couldn't get over it.

So the twelve Knights of the Round Table took the initiative to withdraw from the front line, and then led two teams to attack separately. We also dreamed of setting up a pension fund like the Arctic Fox, but later we found that it was impossible.

Everyone in our industry agrees that the Arctic fox is unique!"

Galahad looked at the strange-looking Mountain Eagle and said with a wry smile, "It's strange to admit that your opponent is unique, isn't it?"

Shanying shook his head and said, "It's not surprising. By deifying the opponents that you cannot surpass, you can accept your differences with peace of mind.

They literally can’t copy it!”

Galahad nodded slightly and said, “All our efforts and all our golden time have been wasted on chasing the Arctic fox, which has delayed our development.

But now we have found the right path, it’s not too late!”

Galahad looked at Shanying and said seriously, "I need a promise, and then I can convince Arthur to come to Los Angeles to meet Li Chengji and cooperate with you to carry out the Syrian mission."

Shanying picked up the teapot and poured himself another cup of black tea. After taking a sip, he said, "Li Chengji is planning to do big business in Syria, and her destination is in Deir ez-Zor. I am her partner!

The Kurdish female soldiers who have attracted much international attention are her chosen entry point, and the initial funds will be raised by some NGOs.

As far as I know, the commission for the first phase of the offensive is 5 million US dollars...

Half of the money will be used to hire soldiers, and the other half will be used to raise supplies to send to Syria.

What do you want and what can you do? "

Galahad listened, frowned and said, "5 million?"

Shanying naturally couldn't reveal Li Chengji's plan, let alone tell Galahad that as long as the lawless land was formed, a large amount of black money would flow into it...

Facing Galahad's questioning, Shanying smiled and said, "It's 50 million for the first phase of the offensive...

Although the mission there is long and a bit difficult, the intensity of the battle is not high, and 2500 million is a very large number. "

Galahad nodded, then said helplessly: "2500 million is indeed a big number!"

Shanying knew what Galahad meant. He pointed at his nose and said with a smile, "You just think that my bounty alone is 2000 million, and the big operation in Syria should be worth more...

Actually, you are wrong. Not only is there a reward of 2000 million on the black market, but someone has also offered a reward of 2000 million to the Titan Group to kill me.

The people we are about to face are from the Titan Group!
You would never guess that I am actually worth 4000 million!"

Galahad listened, smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said: "The British Prime Minister is not worth so much money, how much more hate do you have to make?"

Shanying smiled and said, “To be precise, my life is related to contracts and wealth worth billions.

Syria is only part of it. There is another part that you, including myself, have no qualifications or ability to get involved in.

Make yourself important and you will create demand!"

Galahad shook his head slightly and said, "These are not enough. I need some real guarantees so that I can convince others...

2500 million, how much share can we get?

We all know that the Arctic foxes will eat the fattest pieces, so how many are left? 1000 million? 800 million?
The mercenaries' logistics are all on their own, and this money is simply not enough to support our long-term cooperation!"

Shanying pinched his nose and thought for a long time...

The bulk of the funds in Syria are actually black money, which can be laundered under the guise of international NGOs assisting Syria.

Li Chengji is trying to create something out of nothing by using a chicken to lay eggs. It is impossible for her to really convert all the large amount of funds into materials and manpower and send them to Syria.

The purpose of the Arctic Fox and the Knights of the Round Table is to be the nail in the coffin to open up the situation and build momentum, not to win the war, and they can't win!

Now the Knights of the Round Table need a lot of business and working capital to facilitate their expansion.

It is impossible for Shanying to mobilize resources from the core project to subsidize the Knights of the Round Table, because that is Li Chengji's project. Without prior consultation, making a decision on its own will lead to a series of subsequent problems.

Mountain Eagle had not anticipated that the Knights of the Round Table would want to transform quickly. Now that he wanted to hold them firmly, he could not let them serve as Arctic Fox's backup.

After thinking for nearly 5 minutes, Shanying rubbed his cheeks and said, "Are you familiar with the oil business?"

Galahad had served in the British intelligence organization before. He reacted almost immediately and said in disbelief: "Deir ez-Zor?"

Shanying nodded and said, "This was originally a long-term business I prepared for Arctic Fox...

As long as we gain a foothold near Deir ez-Zor and have the Kurdish female soldiers as a cover, we can help them seize oil and then exchange it for money to subsidize their survival needs.

With international intermediary companies, it is easy to find buyers for oil.

American military bases and military contractors have always done this, but they put all the money into their own pockets, and we need to give some of the money to the local people.

This is a no-cost business with a fixed income of 1000 to 2000 million per year. If you are determined and willing to carry out the task according to my requirements..."

"Done!"

Galahad nodded heavily and said, "We accept it. The contract is signed every year. No matter what the final profit is, we want 30%!"

Shanying was stunned by Galahad's straightforwardness. He calculated the share this guy wanted, then smiled and stretched out his hand, saying, "Deal then!
Stealing oil does not require strong combat capabilities, and this kind of mission meets your transformation needs.

Once the general framework is set, I will provide you with a detailed mission list before you go to Syria.

You gotta commit to taking care of your people, guys!

Stealing oil is a fact, but we have many ways to make the locals not hate us so much..."

Just as Galahad nodded happily in agreement, a call from Lanmarok came over the radio...

"The guests are here. These people are really smart. They even found a group of scapegoats...

Haha, do you want me to give them a surprise first?"

(End of this chapter)