Elder brother's garrison

Arrogant, elegant, confident, and poised, she seemed to have everything under her control in every word and action. From the very first sentence, she firmly suppressed herself, the mercenary leader, in the communication.

Yet, this is the same strong female ship girl who makes him feel somewhat suffocated.

Now, however, she has changed her expression and is lying on the white-haired admiral's lap like a kitten, almost meowing.

"Meow—" Missouri rubbed against Little White's palm with satisfaction and happiness.

"..." Commander Huai Ren.

correct.

Not bad.

Commander Huai Ren swallowed hard, watching as he gently stroked Missouri's little white dog.

—Unconsciously, I elevated this terrifying admiral to the category of "absolutely not to be provoked".

Chapter 1325 The World's Number One Mercenary Group

A brief moment of calm fell over the beach.

Commander Huai Ren is weighing the pros and cons.

For Commander Huai Ren, weighing and deliberating is a rather difficult and agonizing process.

During the conversation, Xiao Bai subtly elevated his status to the same level as the admiral behind Commander Huai Ren by demonstrating some of the garrison's resources to Commander Huai Ren.

After gaining a "profound" understanding of Xiaobai's strength, Commander Huai Ren found himself in a painful and awkward dilemma.

He felt he was facing the biggest decision of his life.

Depending on your choices, your future reputation may undergo significant changes.

on the one hand.

It was because they had offended that mysterious admiral organization behind them, whose name and strength were unknown, yet who possessed all the information about their mercenary group.

on the other hand.

This means cooperating with the terrifying admiral before him, who has just displayed his formidable strength and is now coercing and enticing him, whose stance constantly shifts between ally and enemy.

If you side with one side, you're bound to offend the other.

If a disagreement arises, settling scores and settling accounts afterward are inevitable.

My little mercenary group might very well be destroyed by the wrath of another admiral...

Commander Huai Ren was so bitter that he almost vomited bile.

Make sense.

If possible, Commander Huai Ren said that he was just a small mercenary group leader who usually just lived a carefree life. He really couldn't afford to offend either of these two big shots, and he really didn't want to offend either of these two forces.

You're saying your big shots are fighting.

Why do you have to drag a nobody like me into taking sides...?

But things often don't go as planned.

Now is the time for him to make a decision.

During the few minutes he spent thinking, large drops of sweat trickled down his slightly bluish and trembling cheeks.

Compared to Commander Huai Ren's nervousness.

Xiao Bai, who was sitting opposite Commander Huai Ren at the moment, felt fine.

Xiao Bai could also see the dilemma of Commander Huai Ren, and she silently waited for his reply.

Finally, the incredibly long few minutes that had been so long for Commander Huai Ren were over.

Staring at the golden main cannon on the ground, Commander Huai Ren took a deep breath, sighed with a sense of vicissitude and helplessness, and looked up at Xiao Bai.

"Commander Huai Ren, do you remember now?"

Commander Huai Ren gave a wry smile, and finally nodded with a hint of relief.

For Commander Huai Ren, the core issue he was considering this time was not whether to help Xiao Bai or the mysterious admiral behind him, but whether he should take action to help or choose sides.

After all, once you side with either side, and if the admiral you side with loses in the ensuing clashes, you'll definitely suffer the consequences.

Commander Huai Ren really didn't want to get involved in Xiao Bai's affairs.

However, given that he had just leaked the information, it was clear that Commander Huai Ren could no longer afford to remain half-heartedly hanging around here.

If you continue to play dumb, you'll offend both sides at the same time.

He had to make his own choice.

Thinking of this, Commander Huai Ren felt a sense of relief, as if having many debts was not a burden.

Since the decision has already been made to side with and help one side, choosing whom is an outcome that even a fool could predict.

Rather than fawning over a mysterious admiral who doesn't treat you like a human being and becoming a miserable sycophant, this admiral in front of me, who not only gave me a golden turret as a gift but also expressed a sincere desire to befriend me, is much more trustworthy.

“…Yes, Admiral, I remember now.”

"Great! In that case, we're friends." Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Commander Huai Ren's reply, and smiled at him with a sense of relief.

"...Yes..." Commander Huai Ren nodded weakly, then propped himself up on his thighs and looked at his hands, which were limp.

—Sigh, what fate awaits me next…

"Then how do I contact the admiral behind you?" Xiaobai pressed.

“Although I can’t directly contact the people behind me, I have the contact information of the intermediaries.” After thinking for a while, Commander Huai Ren said to Xiao Bai, “Deep Sea information is not something that can be explained in a few words. It’s a very thick file. Transactions are always conducted offline, not electronically, for the sake of confidentiality.”

"Offline transaction...that's great." Xiaobai nodded. "Anyway, Commander Huai Ren, can you help us make the contact?"

"Yes, that's fine. Since this is my first time trading with them, the agent specifically left me their contact information, saying that if there are any problems with the information, I can contact them... This is a good opportunity to ask for you, Miss Admiral." Commander Huai Ren took out his phone and said to Xiao Bai.

"Oh, thank you for your help then." Xiaobai nodded with a smile.

"Would you like me to contact them again in a quieter place?" Commander Huai Ren pointed to his phone and asked Xiao Bai.

"The beach is fine." Xiaobai gave a thumbs up.

After all, Xiaobai has been activating his own admiral network in order to become the lie detector for the Huai Ren Regiment Commander.

Xiaobai's admiral network is so vast that even with deliberate suppression, it almost covers the entire beach. With such a large admiral network, there's no need to worry about whether the walls have ears.

Commander Huai Ren swallowed hard, nodded, took a deep breath, and adjusted his posture.

"Anyway, I'll communicate with the agent later and try my best to gain his trust before asking him if he wants to contact you. At that time, you should have a chance to learn about the admiral behind him."

"can."

"Well...uh, Miss Admiral, are you speaking in your capacity as Admiral or...?"

"Forget about being an admiral, um... let me think, can I use the identity of a regular mercenary group leader?" Xiaobai asked.

“Sure, mercenary groups are all unofficial civilian organizations, so they're highly trustworthy.” Commander Huai Ren then pointed to the phone, “May I call the agency now?”

"Okay, okay." Xiaobai nodded.

Commander Huai Ren then dialed a phone number and quite consciously put it on speakerphone.

Amidst the rushing sea breeze, Regiment Commander Huai Ren's phone rang three times.

With a single beep, the call connected.

"Hello? Excuse me?" A cold, deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang, I am the leader of the Huai Ren Mercenary Group, I am..."

"Oh my, Commander Huai! It's Commander Huai! How was it? Was the deep-sea information we sold you the other day accurate?" On the other end of the phone, after hearing Commander Huai's introduction, the cold, deep male voice instantly became bold and unrestrained.

"Hmm...hmm, very good, very accurate. We have already reached a deal with the villagers in the deep sea area. We're just waiting for the deep-sea ships to appear in the area in a while so we can wipe them all out." Commander Huai Ren glanced at Xiao Bai and told a lie into the microphone.

"Oh! That's great news! I wish Commander Huai a prosperous business!" A hearty male voice on the other end of the phone laughed loudly a few times, then slowly calmed down. "...But Commander Huai, you're calling me now...it can't just be to tell me good news, can it?"

"Yes, that's right." Commander Huai Ren responded somewhat humbly, then nervously swallowed. "It's like this, I'm very satisfied with this deal, so I wanted to ask if there are any more..."

"Yes! Yes! I've been waiting for you to say that! Of course there is! So, Commander Huai, have you finally figured it out?" The man on the other end of the phone laughed.

"I'm not in a hurry for now. I've reached an agreement with the residents in this area, but because there are no deep-sea amphibious ships in the area yet, we haven't broken even yet."

"Hmm? Then what news did you mention, Commander Huai..."

"Uh... what I mean is, I actually met the leader of another mercenary group here. Because of the order of arrival, we got the business this time, and now they also want to work for you..."

"You told other people about your deal with us?!" Before Commander Huai Ren could finish speaking, the man on the other end of the phone suddenly became sullen.

Commander Huai Ren paused, swallowing hard.

"Yes."

"Commander Huai, I remember we had an agreement... This deal absolutely cannot be leaked to outsiders, can it? If you do this, I'm in a difficult position." The man's voice on the other end of the phone turned noticeably colder.

"President Jiang, please let me say something first..."

"There's nothing more to say. I'm sorry to have met you in this way. The deal with Commander Huai was very pleasant, but unfortunately, there won't be a next time... I hope that when we meet again, you'll have learned to keep secrets." The voice on the other end of the phone took on a strange threatening tone towards the end.

Commander Huai Ren was so anxious that sweat beaded on his nose. He quickly grabbed his phone, about to say something more, when suddenly a white light flashed before his eyes. Missouri swiftly walked to Commander Huai Ren's side and snatched his phone.

"Hello?" Missouri called out into the microphone.

"Who are you?" The man's voice on the other end of the phone sounded somewhat displeased.

“Name your price,” Missouri said into the microphone without hesitation.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

“Name your price, literally, we want to buy information too,” Missouri said with a smile, holding his phone.

"You? Sorry, I'm not interested in you. Goodbye."

"Oh dear... Is this really alright, Your Excellency?" Missouri didn't panic at all because of the voice on the other end of the phone. She smiled calmly and said into the microphone, "We've already heard about your situation from Commander Huai Ren."

"What?! He told us everything?!" the man shouted in shock and anger.

"This isn't entirely the fault of Commander Huai Ren, is it? After all, judging from your style of doing things, it seems that you should only open up trading to high-strength mercenary groups."

"...What does this have to do with you?"

“Of course it’s related. Because we’re the number one mercenary group in the world! You guys only trade with high-level mercenary groups, haven’t you ever heard of the Rookie Mercenary Group?” Missouri said proudly.

"A rookie mercenary group? Hmm...?" The man was taken aback.

"You consider yourself superior and only trade with high-level mercenary groups, yet you deliberately exclude us, the world's number one rookie mercenary group? Do you look down on us from the bottom of your heart? In terms of resources and manpower, we rookie mercenaries have never been afraid of anyone. Why do you insist on suppressing us?" Missouri said to the other end of the phone with obvious anger. "Today, no matter what, you must give us rookie mercenaries an explanation!"

Missouri's voice was impassioned and resounding, every word filled with pride and indomitable spirit.

It felt so real, as if there really was an organization called the Newbie Mercenary Group in this world.

The man on the other end of the phone seemed to be taken aback for a moment. He was silent for a while, and all that could be heard from the other end of the line was the sound of him scratching his head.

Finally, a few seconds passed.

"...Just...just kidding..." The man's cold voice became bold again, "The Newbie Mercenary Group, we've relied on the name of the Newbie Mercenary Group for a long time, really for a long time. As for the reason why we haven't traded with you yet...it's because of market research. The market research had a little problem, hahaha. I will severely reprimand my subordinates for this. It's a problem with our business. Please don't mind, really please don't mind!"

The person on the other end of the phone.

They were actually fooled by Missouri.

Xiao Bai and Commander Huai Ren looked at Missouri in surprise.

Missouri covered the microphone, stuck out her tongue at Little White, and gave him a triumphant, mischievous smile.

"Hey."

Chapter 1326 I want to pay back ten!

Unlike admirals, mercenary groups are civilian organizations without any official structure or benefits.

After all, mercenary groups are an organization that is extremely difficult to define.

Smaller mercenary groups, consisting of a few traveling ship girls and a talkative young man, are considered fully equipped. Larger mercenary groups, with a dozen or even dozens of members, swaggering around town, are also quite normal.

These mercenary groups have long been active in most coastal cities around the world. They don't usually appear on television or advertise, and they generally don't have any positive interactions with each other. Because they profit from disasters, no villagers like to publicize them. Even among the mercenary groups themselves, it's common for members to be partners and share meals one day, but then break up and split up the next at the slightest disagreement.

Therefore, it is not surprising that a mercenary group could suddenly appear out of nowhere in this world.

Missouri took advantage of this characteristic of mercenary groups, and the bolder ones went ahead and fabricated the world's number one mercenary group out of thin air. With an air of "Why don't you come to us? Do you look down on us, the world's number one mercenary group?", they directly intimidated the person on the other end of the phone, leaving them completely dumbfounded.

have to say.

Missouri people are really daring.