I Will Be The Crowned King

A pub near the bank site in the North City of Beluga Port.

As soon as the sky was getting bright, a group of workers in old coats, carrying shovels and wooden hammers, appeared in groups of three or five on the street shrouded in the morning mist.

In order to ensure that the bank can be completed as soon as possible, all parties in Beluga Port have spared no expense to fully mobilize all the manpower, material and financial resources that can be mobilized, and to forcibly start the construction despite the severe cold weather that has come.

Not just because of the wealth that "New World Bank" can bring - in fact the bank has officially opened - it is a symbol, an iconic symbol.

The first bank of the new world... This title, and the grand buildings that come with it, will be the inexhaustible wealth of this colony for hundreds of years to come - just as the capital is to the country, and the cathedral is to the Holy See.

Under this almost paranoid persistence, despite the harsh construction conditions, tight deadlines, and almost demanding requirements, they were simply demanding workers who were originally just ordinary fishermen, masons and carpenters in accordance with the army’s standards for repairing fortifications and digging trenches. The working hours are still as long as an assembly line... But the generous salary and treatment still make the candidates come in an endless stream.

There is no job opportunity in Beluga Harbor in winter, not to mention the penniless new immigrants and the locals of the middle and lower classes, even the colonists with a little savings will be jealous - the weekly wages, almost It can match their original half-month income.

But it's not because the new (and first) New World Bank president, Reinhard Roland, is a good-natured man, or a philanthropist with a passion for public good, it's all just a calculated result.

If the bank is to start construction in winter, the construction conditions are destined to require a lot of money to attract workers who are willing to work; compared with the little wages, the materials and various facilities are the real big ones, which belong to the nine-headed cow. root hair.

Ordinary construction workers in Beluga Port are generally paid on a daily basis; the reason why he has to change to weekly payment is to avoid candidates being frightened by the harsh environment, and to run for one day; he also avoids monthly or quarterly pay. The settlement time is too long and the candidates are few.

Seven days a week, neither long nor short, as long as you grit your teeth, most people can persevere.

And after on-the-spot investigation, and after asking several local foremen and officers of the storm division, Reinhard also concluded an important conclusion: in the winter climate of Beluga Harbor, if workers are required to be outdoors at least at high intensity every day. Ordinary immigrants can last up to eight to 12 days if they work more than six hours without interruption.

After this time, even if the nutrition is sufficient and the body is kept warm, the physical fitness will decline rapidly, which will inevitably drag down the progress of the construction period.

Therefore, the wages are settled on a weekly basis, so that those workers who are not physically fit can quit, replace a new batch of workers, and wait until the next week's pay day to change another batch... Repeatedly, over and over again, the workers were paid satisfactorily, and Reinhard received In terms of engineering efficiency, Hai also avoided all kinds of contradictions due to the long and difficult working hours, and achieved a win-win situation.

As for the workers who have been working **** the construction site for a week, whether they can find other jobs after returning home, and whether the body will have any sequelae due to the continuous high-intensity exertion, it has nothing to do with Reinhard.

So batches of workers came and went, and by the way, they also brought the business of pubs and hotels near the construction site. The tired work made them prefer to bear the sullen eyes of their wives, and spend their hard-earned money during their breaks. Wages, numbing yourself with alcohol.

The worker wearing a peaked cap pushed the door into the tavern, and sat down at a table near the bar; there were also a few cards scattered on the table, as if left by the guests last night.

Waiting for the bartender's cap to count down boringly, he found a diamond J, an 8 of clubs and an ace of clubs, and an 8 of spades and an ace of spades.

The peaked cap glanced around again, and there were no other playing cards under the table or around the table; instead, he found two silver coins in the cracks of the table - which happened to buy a bottle of whisky.

At this time, there were not many people in the tavern. Twos and threes of guests occupied almost all the tables, but there were only one or two people, and no one noticed his movements.

Looking at the hand card that brought him good luck, the corners of the cap's mouth turned up involuntarily, so that he didn't notice the footsteps of the bartender as he approached.

"any drinks?"

"Oh! Come on, get a bottle of whisky first!"

The startled peaked cap subconsciously slapped the two silver coins on the table: "By the way, let's have some smoked sausages, so you don't need to look for tips."

"you sure?"

The bartender was stunned for a moment, frowning: "A whole bottle of whiskey... It's early morning."

"I still have a few friends, and they'll be there in a while." The cap raised his head and said meaningfully to the bartender, "We made an appointment. Today is my treat."

This is the code for the letterless knights to communicate with the peripheral "informants", which means that we are ready, and there are more than one person who can trade at any time.

But the bartender didn't seem to hear, and after taking the silver coins, he turned and left without looking back, leaving the cap froze in place, not understanding what happened.

At present, there are several companions gathered outside the door, all waiting to bring the information back, so as to teach the damned traitors a deep enough lesson; now Beluga Harbor is full of patrolling soldiers, and they will do it if they don't understand the situation. If so, it would be tantamount to seeking death.

Playing impatiently with the deck of cards in his hand, the cap restrained his impulse and chose to be patient to avoid accidents.

Maybe he's also watching me to make sure that it's really a trade and not a hook for the traitors to fish... He murmured inwardly, and quietly took out the cigarette case in his jacket pocket.

A few minutes later, the bartender came back with a bottle of whisky and a few glasses, broke the cork and filled a glass.

Looking at the attractive liquid and the fragrance in the cup, the peaked cap twitched his throat and enthusiastically handed over the cigarette case:

"Want one?"

The bartender who was pouring wine immediately stopped his work, squinted his eyes and looked at the enthusiastic peaked cap for a few seconds, and smiled a little playfully:

"OK."

He took the cigarette and sat down on the opposite side; the overjoyed peaked cap moved closer and poured a glass of wine for the bartender.

Just when he was hesitating how to hint the information he wanted, the bartender suddenly said, "By the way, since your friends haven't come yet, are you interested in playing cards for a while?"

What does this mean, he's going to tell me information with cards? But I don't know the secret code in this regard... The peaked cap's eyes flickered quickly, and he shrugged:

"Why not?"

The bartender smiled slightly, took out a deck of cards from his arms, and stopped the cap's movement: "No, you can just hold that deck of cards, it just so happens that I'm missing a few cards in this deck, I'm just playing around, etc. Now your friends—by the way, how many of them are there?"

"Four."

Silently put away the pair of lucky cards, the peaked cap said casually, and looked around anxiously.

The bartender who was biting his cigarette nodded and divided the cards into five equal parts with himself.

Looking at the bartender who was still unhurriedly dividing the cards, the peaked cap took the glass and drank it, and he was almost impatient.

Just when he was about to showdown, the bartender suddenly said, "Can you talk about your plan this time?"

Um?

The cap was stunned for a moment, and the irritable expression quickly became vigilant, and at the same time withdrew his eyes: "Why are you asking this, I... I don't remember needing to tell you..."

"Before I came, I specially checked the records and files of the city's entry in charge of the trustees. You came in early November, but you stayed in a farm outside the city for a long time; why, that is your secret base ?"

How could he, how could he know this? !

The cap's pupils shrank suddenly.

"Don't worry, just chat casually." The bartender comforted:

"Oh, by the way, the grenadier regiment in Sky City raided the farm last night, so whatever you've hidden there, it's no secret now."

"boom!"

The shocked cap stood up suddenly, and the overturned chair behind him made a loud noise in the quiet tavern.

"you……"

"I advise you not to move, Your Excellency."

The bartender...or the commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Norton Crosell said coldly: "Otherwise, we wouldn't mind taking your corpse back for business."

While speaking, he silently took out the revolver hidden under the table.

click-

There was a uniform sound of guns being drawn in the tavern, all the guests got up at the same time, and dozens of long guns and short cannons were aimed at the caps.

be cheated!

The unmoving peaked cap froze in place, and cold sweat rolled down his cheeks like a waterfall.

What should I do... I have to run away... No, so many people can't escape, I have to tell my comrades the information that was exposed, they should still be... not good! I, I seemed to have just… seemed to have told him that there were four more outside…

"boom--!!!!"

The deafening sound of the explosion interrupted his thinking instantly, the golden red fire shot straight into the sky, and the entire tavern seemed to be shaking slightly.

When the firelight dissipated, it was replaced by a shrill scream, plus the childish call of a girl full of innocence.

A few minutes later, four charred bodies full of bullet holes were thrown at the entrance of the tavern. Chief Sheriff Lisa Bach, who was carrying a shotgun, cocked his waist proudly, enjoying the cheers of the whole tavern.

The cap was shocked.

Norton stepped forward calmly, and patted his stiff shoulder lightly: "A small warning, don't try to escape from prison, or it's better to take the initiative to kill yourself before you are found - 100,000,000 Don't put more work on those of us who are in charge of closing, okay?"

The straight-eyed peaked cap nodded blankly and froze in place for a long time.

………………

Clovis City, Franz House.

At four o'clock in the morning, Sophia, who was wearing a simple coat and hurriedly put on makeup, walked into the living room with a cold face, and said angrily to the sudden visitor:

"Your Excellency Erich, I should have reminded you not to come to Franz Mansion unless absolutely necessary... You should still remember?"

She didn't sleep well, she didn't put on makeup, she didn't put on suitable clothes, her important partner would be discovered by her father at any time... Sophia was in a bad mood at this time: "I hope you can give me a good reason, otherwise it will be so serious. It is absolutely impossible to just say 'I'm sorry' and let it go!"

"I'm very sorry, Sophia... Your Excellency the Governor!" Erich, who was sitting on the sofa, shrank his neck, and did not dare to look directly at the eldest daughter of Franz, who was disheveled and disheveled:

"I, I really planned to inform you later, but the emergency is urgent, and there is really no extra time, so I have to make this decision."

"Speak!" Sophia sat directly opposite him, leaning her head on the back of the sofa, closing her eyes and resting.

"Yes, yes!" Erich nodded quickly:

"The thing is this, I originally planned to go to the factory today to see the situation, but I met an old friend at Central West Station halfway. He told me that Ming... Ah, it's today! After this afternoon, the Whitehall Street There is a massive search of the station by the police and the Inquisitors of the Order of Truth."

"It is said that they received a tip that a certain organization was planning a large-scale smuggling operation to secretly transport contraband from the city of Clovis to the border and resell it to a marshal of the Empire... And the contraband they want to smuggle is arms!"

"what?!"

Sophia's eyes widened: "Just this afternoon?!"

"Twelve hours later, to be more precise." Erich nodded quickly:

"In order to prevent the other party's plan from succeeding, not only will there be a surprise inspection today, but every day after that, the police on Whitehall Street will be stationed at the Central West Station. All trains must be sampled for two hours and get a safety certificate before leaving the station!"

Two hours and a safety certificate... Sophia's expression instantly became extremely ugly.

Although many high-level members of the Whitehall Police are members of the Franz family~www.readwn.com~, even with the acquiescence of their father, they cannot be tolerant enough to allow themselves to smuggle arms at this time... let alone move Empty an entire munitions factory.

In other words, I must have the General Factory loaded on the truck and sent to Beigang before four o'clock this afternoon, otherwise, I will never have a chance!

"Your Excellency Erich, the information you provided is very timely!"

After thinking about all this, Sophia immediately restrained her anger and said with the most sincere attitude: "I also ask you to forgive my rudeness, and I will make it up to you later; but now there is something I have to figure out..."

"Everything is ready!" Erich directly steals:

"The parts, finished products, machinery and equipment, drawings, etc. in the factory were all packed a few days ago. I have mobilized the transport workers to rush over there, and some mechanics and workers are also rushing towards the station. I am going to let them Move first."

"Good job!" Sophia's eyes lit up:

"Then let's go too, immediately!"