This game is too real.

Chapter 457 Ultimatum
It has been more than a week since the lion kingdom regained the whole territory.

Summer had already seen the hope of restoring the country.

However, what surprised him was that despite the great advantage, the Alliance army stopped at the northwest border of the No. 9 oasis. Instead of continuing to move forward, they even dug trenches and built fortifications on the spot.

Not just that.

What made Summer even more disturbed was that he heard from his acquaintances in the Lion Kingdom that the king of the Lion Kingdom was considering consolidating the covenant with the alliance through marriage.

Not even just that King Edward.

Prince Winter also took aim at the unmarried administrator.

It's a pity that he doesn't have a daughter of the right age, and he is considering adopting a foster daughter from his subordinates recently.

What's even more unscrupulous is that a certain duke actually sent his daughter into the manager's palace as a servant!
What rough and tiring work can a pampered noble lady do?

Isn't that a joke?

He could figure out what that guy was planning with his feet!
Too shameless!
Unlike the Kingdom of Honey Badgers, the Kingdom of Lions does not stipulate that only a few wives can be married.And because of too many heirs, those nobles who claim to abide by tradition actually don't care whether their blood will flow out.

When he thought of those shameless guys who were really capable of such shameless things as betraying his daughter, he couldn't sit still, so he immediately applied to see the administrator of the alliance.

browsing room.

Looking at Chu Guang sitting on the sofa, Summer took a deep breath, intending to get straight to the point, so he said in a serious tone.

"Dear Master Manager... May I ask how you treat my younger sister, Miss Aphne?"

Chu Guang froze for a moment, and looked at the young man in surprise.

Just now he was still thinking, did this guy feel that the advancing speed of the alliance's front line was too slow, so he came to urge him to hurry up.

Why did you mention Aphne all of a sudden?
Chu Guang thought for a while and said.

"Aphne is a studious and inquisitive girl. The people who work with her speak well of her. You don't have to worry too much about her."

Although he hadn't had much contact during this period, considering diplomatic issues, Chu Guang still asked the person in charge of the Merchant Union about Aphne's situation.

According to the description of a girl named Shuangxue, the little princess from the Honey Badger Kingdom is modest, gentle, kind, and generous.

Although this set of rhetoric may be a filter with a little personal factor, but to make people produce these beautiful filters, there must still be some pleasing highlights.

People don't feel attracted to another person for no reason.

However, the prince named Summer didn't seem to be satisfied with his evaluation, and continued to ask questions relentlessly.

"...Compared to others, I care more about your evaluation. Dear Master Manager, or allow me to put it in a more straightforward way."

Summer nodded slightly, and continued in a very soft voice, "From the perspective of the opposite sex, what do you think of her?"

Chu Guang looked at this guy with a strange expression.

"...No special opinion, what's the matter?"

Seeing that the manager didn't understand his hint at all, Summer suddenly felt a headache.

It may be that the euphemism of the nobles is not very easy for him.

Maybe I should be more direct.

Summer gritted his teeth, let go of his reserve, took a deep breath and said.

"I asked my sister, and she spoke highly of you. She and I, said that you are as wise as the stars in the sky, that you can feel at peace just by standing next to you, and that she would spend the night with you if she could. Let's chat..."

Chu Guang coughed dryly, interrupting the guy's nasty speech.

"...You can just say what you have to say, and don't praise me so obliquely."

Let the guy go on, he's worried that his toes will dig through the soles of his shoes.

When Summer heard this, he almost choked on his own saliva.

He had already said it so directly, and even improvised a love poem.

How to be so direct! ?
Completely letting go of the last trace of euphemism, he opened his mouth with a slightly broken mind.

"I'm here to match my sister, will you marry my sister?"

Ouch.

That's all.

This guy came to him at night just for this matter, Chu Guang was speechless for a while, and leaned back on the sofa.

"In the alliance, personal feelings are private matters. We will not confuse private matters with public affairs, let alone engage in political marriages."

Unexpectedly, Chu Guang refused so simply.

Summer's expression was a little sad, but he still wanted to fight for it, but he heard Chu Guang continue.

"I should have said something like that before."

"If you have nothing else to do, please come back."

……

After leaving the shelter, Summer stood in a daze on the square, but he was unwilling to give up just like that, and went to his sister's place after some hesitation.

After listening to her brother's narration, Aphne sighed softly, and closed the book borrowed from the library and the notes copied aside.

Summer glanced at the words on the cover of the book out of the corner of his eye.

"Research on Classical Economics: The Contradiction and Evolution of Production Relations and Productivity"

He vaguely remembered that the book Aphne read before seemed to have the same name.

How long has it been, and I haven't even finished watching it.

"You shouldn't be looking for him."

"Why." Summer felt disapproving of what Aphne said.

While it's true that no progress has been made, he doesn't see anything wrong with doing so.

People with ideas on the Lion Kingdom have already lined up in a long line. If you don't take the initiative on your side, wouldn't that be giving away a great advantage?
Looking at the second brother who was still not convinced, Aphne continued.

"He may regard the alliance as more important than himself, how could he agree to such a conditional request at this time."

Summer said without hesitation.

"Is there any conflict here? Since the alliance is more important than oneself, the issue of heirs should be considered as soon as possible."

Aphne shook her head.

"To say something like that shows you don't understand the league."

I don't understand...

Do you understand well?
Summer really wanted to ask this question, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it in the end.

Because he suddenly thought that some time ago, he had been working with Princess Teresa in Fallen Leaf City to take care of the refugee camp related matters, while Aphne went to Dawn City, the capital of the alliance, to help organize books. Well, I really don't have a better understanding of the alliance than my sister.

Aphne paused, then continued in a gentle tone.

"The alliance is not an alliance of one person, but an alliance of all the survivors who have suffered... He always said this sentence to people, and every time he mentioned this sentence, the little girl named Shuangxue There is always a light in the eye.”

"Frost Snow?"

"Well, my friend, of course it's not just her, but everyone else too. They are united under the banner of Vault 404, and their allegiance is to the administrator, but not only to the administrator. The alliance belongs to them, not to them Alliance. At first I didn't understand what kind of kingdom this was, but then I gradually understood."

"Understand... what?"

Looking at her brother who still didn't understand, Aphne said in a serious tone.

"Alliances are not kingdoms, alliances are alliances."

That voice seemed to carry a hint of good longing, or yearning.

Summer's expression was slightly astonished, looking at this younger sister who seemed to be getting stranger.

Since when did she become like this?

After a while, Summer's Adam's Apple moved slightly, and he spoke.

"...Do you want to consider changing jobs?"

Aphne froze for a moment.

"why?"

Summer picked a tactful word.

"These books have affected you too much, you should read something more in line with your age—"

"Is it a picture book?" Aphne looked into his eyes intently, "You said that I am no longer a child, why do you want me to read those childish things? What's more, you know it's fake."

Summer: "But at least it won't make you think weird things..."

Aphne said seriously.

"I don't think there's anything strange about it. Problems don't go away because we turn a blind eye. As productivity develops, one day we will have to face those problems."

Summer coughed, interrupting her ignorant argument.

"Let's talk about your life's event."

Of course he knew those things.

But from the standpoint of the royal family, that's not something he should consider.

He needs to maintain the rule of the honey badger royal family in the No. 3 oasis, and then he considers how to make the people living there live better.

This is his duty and responsibility.

Aphne nodded, stopped talking, and waited for her brother's decision.

Everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness, but she is very clear that this does not include herself who was born in the royal family.

The aura of the royal family has given her a lot, and she deserves to respond to what is expected of her.

It would be too selfish to forget these because of a sentence of freedom.

"...We need the friendship of the alliance, whether it is now or in the future," Summer paused for a while, "but the managers of the alliance are not interested in my proposed marriage. I hope you can be more proactive, of course... how To grasp this level, the decision is up to you.”

Hearing her brother's words, Aphne breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she is ready to sacrifice personal happiness for the family, but emotionally speaking, she is of course more willing to marry her sweetheart.

It's nice not to forcefully betroth yourself to someone else.

"I understand, but I still want to say that you are too anxious about this matter."

"Our war with the legion is not over yet. That lord will probably not be willing to put too much energy outside the battlefield. If you talk to him at this time, it will be counterproductive."

Summer involuntarily frowned, and gradually realized this.

He admitted that he might be a little impatient. The reason why the Alliance did not move may be because they are not ready to continue to advance the front line, and they are not planning to give up on themselves.

Calm down again, he looked at his sister and asked.

"Is there any remedy?"

Aphne nodded slightly.

"Of course, if you want to get his approval, the best way is to make achievements that can be seen by him, instead of staying in Dawn City like you are now and making him feel that you are idle."

Summer humbly asked for advice.

"Then where do you think I should go?"

Aphne continued.

"Going back to Fallen Leaf City is a good choice. The alliance intends to build roads and railways to Lion City in the Lion Kingdom. As a transportation hub connecting Luoxia Province and River Valley Province, the development of Fallen Leaf City will be critical... Every time the manager comes to inspect the work of the Merchant Guild, that place is mentioned the most. He hopes that the Merchant Guild can research and introduce more favorable policies to help the development of Fallen Leaf City."

"Business is only one aspect. The resettlement of refugees is also a big problem. You can see that Princess Teresa is very smart. She has been working hard to prove that she can do this well."

Looking at her brother who was lost in thought, she continued.

"There is no place like a palace in the Alliance, maybe you should try to change your thinking."

"As for my affairs, you don't need to be too anxious... Our home stadium is after the war, not now."

"Please give me some time."

……

"Wasteland OL" official website forum.

Today is as happy and lively as ever.

Luo Yu, who picked up a SSSR-level favorite, excitedly shared his experience in raising a baby on the forum, and a large group of single dogs were helping him with suggestions purely based on imagination.

Mosquito quarreled with several power players about whether to install a motor and battery for "Destroyer 2".

The explosion of "Battle Royale" in Ideal City made even Fang Chang envious this time, chasing the mole to ask if there was a shortage of funds, and if he wanted venture capital.

Professor Yang and Brother Yeao lost money and were not in a good mood.

Especially the latter, who lost a huge sum of money for a cup of milk tea, posted more than a dozen posts on the forum clamoring for a refund, but ended up being banned because of screen swiping.

Unexpectedly, many people pleaded for him.

A considerable number of melon-eating people said that the forum cannot be without pets, just like watermelon cannot be without melon rind, and it always feels like something is missing without Brother Yeao's flamboyant talk.

Of course, apart from those flooded posts, what interests players the most is the content related to the new version.

It has been a week since the Beta0.4 version updated the "Ocean Trade" system, and finally some players have explored the ocean at the end of the land!

Tail: "Ooh! The sea! Tail saw it! (ω)"

Yaya: "Sea?! Where did you see the duck?"

Tail: "Silver Moon Bay!"

Quit smoking: "What the hell? Why did you go there?"

Kuangfeng: "Niubai..."

Paddle on the edge: "I searched for a long time, but I couldn't find the entry of this settlement in the official website setting collection."

Tail: "At the southernmost part of the No. 4 oasis! The largest commercial city in the Hump Kingdom! There are many beautiful houses there, as well as yachts and sailboats! By the way, the map of this game is really huge!"

Sis: "Oh! Super big!"

Roushan Damomo: "+1!!! You can also rent a boat to go out to sea at the port! I heard from the sailors there that you can see an archipelago if you sail all the way south!"

Quit smoking: "6666!"

If you don't count Fang Chang who flew to the east coast, this is probably the first time that the players of "Wasteland OL" have explored the sea in the game.

Hearing that there are still so many unexplored areas, both cloud players and players are excited.

At this moment, a certain sewer god of war jumped out.

Picking up garbage level 99: "Brother Meng, do you want to see the speed of the sea privately! Let's form a team and go south!!! (smirk)"

Stronger than others: "I, I, I!"

I want to quietly: "The old driver takes me!"

……

Oasis No. 9.

Northwest Front.

Sitting in the frontline command post, Commander Quanshui frowned slightly looking at the aerial photos taken by the reconnaissance plane.

"It's not right..."

Hearing his muttering, the Mole, who sat drinking tea across the command table, took a look at him.

"What's wrong?"

"Look at this photo." Quan Shui put a few photos in his hand on the table and slid them over for him. "This was taken by the plane of the Goblin Corps over the southeast of the No. 3 Oasis."

For these few pictures, they paid the price of two pilots.

But for precious information.

Everything is worth it!
Mole stared at these photos for a second, and suddenly showed a surprised expression in his eyes.I saw trenches stretching for hundreds of kilometers on the overlapping sand dunes.

Behind the trenches were dotted with legionary encampments.

The layout seems to be loose and random, but it actually hides a mystery. No matter which position is attacked, it will be attacked from at least two directions, or even three directions.

"Hiss... the scale of this camp is not small, I'm afraid there are many people stationed there!"

Commander Springs shook his head.

"It's not just a lot, I think there are at least ten divisions!"

"Ten divisions?!" Mole showed a surprised expression on his face.

A division is equivalent to a team of 10 people, which means they have deployed nearly [-] people on the border? !

Where did the Legion get so many people!
And can their logistics keep up?
"This is just what we saw. Their logistics convoy did not appear in the aerial footage. It should be a little deeper."

Commander Springs paused for a moment, then continued.

"The next thing we will face is probably the main force of the legion!"

Mole frowned slightly.

"You mean... the clone group?"

The spring water commander nodded with a sinking face.

"Ah."

Those clones with unsound minds may not have strong individual combat effectiveness, but under the command of the low-level officers of the legion, they will fight like undead without fear of death until the last soldier falls.

Morale never falters.

Neither machine-gun fire nor artillery bombardment would make them surrender.

This is the hardest part.

When the number of those clone soldiers reached a large scale, the fighting power that broke out was far beyond that of those followers!

Quan Shui remembered that when he was still an OB on the forum, the Pioneer had just sailed to the northern suburbs of Qingquan City, and Vault 404 encountered the Legion's clone thousand.

At that time, the thousand-man team was led by Vanus, with a staff of about 2000 people. It established a position in Yumu District and bombarded the camp where the Pioneer in the northern suburb of Qingquan City was settled.

In order to get rid of those clones, the Pioneer almost did everything in its power, and even used a tactical nuclear bomb to get rid of that army with the cooperation of the players.

A team of ten thousand people...

It is also equipped with sufficient weapons and ammunition and supporting firepower.

Quan Shui had a premonition in his heart.

Their opponents are afraid that they are going to get serious...

……

the other side.

Chu Guang, who was inspecting the new industrial zone in Liming City, suddenly received a telegram from the Buguera Free State.

To be precise, this telegram was not sent from the Buguera Free State to the Alliance, but from an informant entrusted by General Griffin.

The telegram was short.

Aside from the title at the beginning and the signature of the signature, there are only two lines in total.

【...You are limited to return the Iron Heart and all the prisoners within [-] days, and withdraw all troops from Luoxia Province. 】

[This is an ultimatum! 】

Glancing at the contents of the telegram, Chu Guang chuckled, not taking the warning seriously at all, and handed it to Lu Bei who was following him.

Thirty days?
Ultimatum?

The alliance is not intimidated.

From the beginning of this war, he never expected that the two sides would go to the end. Griffin would definitely try his best to persuade the high-level of the legion to send more support from the west of the Great Desert.

If these wolves are not hurt, and they are beaten to abandon those unrealistic fantasies, this war cannot end.

It's not enough to just beat the subordinates to the ground.

Sooner or later, the Alliance will have to fight a real battle with the main force of the Legion.

This opportunity is coming soon.

Following half a step behind Chu Guang, the commander of the First Corps, Wrench, said in a deep voice.

"According to front-line intelligence, the legion has deployed more than [-] troops on the border, including the clone regiment directly commanded by the legion... I think this is not just a show of force to us, they are probably planning to start a decisive battle with us before the autumn harvest is over."

Chu Guang didn't fall into Griffin's trap at all, and said calmly.

"Decisive battle? Just a final bluff."

If they are really sure that they can get these things on the battlefield, there is no need to send any ultimatums, just take them on the battlefield and finish the job.

How can you even use the nuclear bomb, but turn around and say that you have a chance to surrender?
Obviously, although the coalition forces of the Legion and the Falcon Kingdom completed a strategic retreat before the alliance cut off their retreat, their current situation is not optimistic.

A large amount of manpower from the Falcon Kingdom has been sent to the front line, and normal social production has become difficult to maintain.Coupled with the loss of the supply line from the Buguera Free State, they can only request reinforcements from their hometown.

No matter how low the maintenance cost of the clone troop was, they still had to eat their mouths, and their rifles had to be loaded and loaded.

If the "Thunder Project" can be implemented smoothly, the legion that successfully occupied the No. 9 oasis will immediately march north to take down the Golden Lizard, open up the northern trade route, and rely on the market in the Buguera Free State to exchange slaves or other resources for equipment. There is hope for a solution. supply gap.

However, not only the Thunder plan had failed, but even the remedial plan had failed.

Wanting to supply such a huge supply gap with the national power of a mere feudal kingdom is almost no different from dreaming.

Of course, it is impossible for Griffin not to know.

But even if he knew, he couldn't help it.

To put it bluntly, they are too far away from the mainland, and at this moment they are paying the price for their previous aggressive invasion strategy.

The [-] soldiers on the border and the telegram were not so much an ultimatum as a bluff to buy time, forcing the alliance to abandon the next phase of its offensive plan and switch to defense.

"What are you going to do?" asked the wrench respectfully.

When he walked to the door of a factory building and stopped, looking at the tanks parked inside, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Chu Guang's mouth.

"Our enemies asked us to give them an explanation within 30 days. I think 30 days is too long and it won't take that long."

"For the sake of our good relationship, two weeks is enough for me!"
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(Thanks to the leaders of "World Church", "Makabakamo", and "Donghai Small Fishing Village" for the reward!!!)
(End of this chapter)