Chapter 277 Temporary Alliance

April 1, 2011.

Airspace No. 2, the edge island group, is an island belt composed of relatively dense small air islands.

"Everyone, this is our new friend."

Three lords who were still in human form were already sitting in the small room. They were sitting peacefully in their seats, closing their eyes and meditating.

The Elf Lord's eyes flashed with surprise at so many Lords gathered together, but he still said hello to them all.

After all, in the early stages of his development, he was beaten up by a fleet that he didn't know where he came from. After finally conserving his strength and evacuating, he was worried that the other party would come to his door. As soon as he purchased a ship with the capability of long-distance voyage, he immediately fled to another island and started over. Start developing.

If he hadn't dug out all the stones stored in the floating stone veins before leaving and took away the magic plants, he would have started building an empty island from scratch.

Even so, his development progress was more than a month slow.

They also opened their eyes and welcomed the new elf lord with smiles.

"Li Xiang, why are there new ones here? Didn't you say that there are only four of us in the temporary alliance?"

A lord spoke, not to ask the elf lord, but to point the question at the man who led him in.

Except for the elf lords, everyone here is a multi-player lord. Among the multi-player lords, generally only those who have no influence in the territory will be proposed to become expedition commanders, and everyone else must work at their own posts.

No one wants their work to be interfered with by others, and everyone wants to have more say.

One more person means one more person to share the pie.

However, due to their abilities and status as multi-player lords, the resources they can control are far less than those of a single lord. They must pursue cooperation with others and make progress together in this fragmented world.

"Tell them, um, Elf Lord Mr. Stehr, what happened to you on Sky Island No. 3."

Li Xiang didn't answer him and turned around to let the elf lord speak.

Steam structures, muskets, and armored aerostats.

Steel and gunpowder.

Every lord who listened to his description couldn't help but shudder.

It was an existence that was completely contrary to the demi-human natural kingdom of the Bright Middle Ages that they had seen using runes and magic, and carried the malice of the old human era.

Showing some resemblance to the humans they remembered, bursting the bubble created by magic and runes.

Before we even get out of the fantasy era, we have already seen the reality coming towards us.

And if they want to develop in this world, they will have to face this kind of malice sooner or later. When the time comes, they will have no way to judge what the other party will develop into.

They have all begun to wonder if this is a boss set by the system for them in this world, and their ultimate goal is to defeat this boss.

"That's it, but I'm still not sure whether the other party is a lord or a foreign force like this kingdom."

A world that at least reaches the age of magical steam.

A lord who had a special steam engine-driven structure in this era.

The Elf Lord didn't know which one looked more terrifying: the former had enough productivity to create an amazing fleet, while the latter had the same rapid development capabilities as them.

But both are equally bad.

No matter which possibility it is, I am already standing on the opposite side of that force.

"According to this news."

The man who led him in recalled the elf lord's name, reached out and drew a big 'X' on No. 3 on the map, indicating that this place was not suitable for their next main attack direction.

"There are already forces operating on the super large air island in Airspace Three, and it is an extremely troublesome force."

The human lord used a blue pen tip to mark out a few areas on the map of Airspace 2 with unexplored islands written in small letters.

"According to the news our caravan brought back from its trip to Yate, the ability to control airspace near No. 2 is weak. The above are islands they have no expansion plans for the time being. Therefore, we can launch an attack on several medium-sized islands they have no tendency to attack. At the same time, Get recognized.”

"Although Airspace No. 2 is rich in resources and has more than twenty proven medium-sized air islands, we may not be able to live in peace with those demi-humans."

A lord sitting in his position raised an objection. Resources are always limited. If they continue to develop, they will definitely conflict with those demihumans.

"I already have a solution for this, we just need to make peace with 'that part' of people who are willing to make peace with us."

Li Xiang tapped on the table and emphasized in his tone that they only need to live in peace with some people.

As long as they are not targeted by the governor, their ability to rely on their respective territories is enough to deal with other guys who come to trouble them.

"Since Mr. Li Xiang has made it so clear, let's get straight to the point. How much does the governor offer?"

A guy with pointed ears like the elf lord said, he was already a little impatient with the twists and turns hidden in Li Xiang's words.

"To produce 50% of the floating stone every month, he needs 40% of the maximum stock of the newly occupied mineral veins, and only 20% of other resources."

Upon hearing the offer made by the other party, the three lords sitting on the chairs had their fists hardened, but they were helpless.

The governor just needs someone to help him develop the mines. He doesn't care who it is or what it is. The monthly financial revenue report that can affect his mood swings is the only thing he needs to be responsible for the kingdom.

Art City has an air fleet composed of a large number of cruisers. If the number is not enough, he can even transfer flagships from the kingdom. He is not afraid of these new bugs that can make waves.

His rule is as solid as a rock.

For other lords, the governor's strength is their great trouble. The output of floating stones is quite fixed. The other party only needs to calculate the number and scale of the mines they control to know how much floating stones they produce per month.

They can't hide the output of floating stones at all, and the only mine stock that allows them to obtain more floating stones has also been marked by the other party with a maximum stock of 40%.

In this way, the other party does not even need to get their account books to collect resources from them.

"If we cooperate, we will get the recognition of the governor and have a relatively safe development period. When the time comes, we will be able to kill him and make him spit out everything he has taken."

Li Xiang stated the pros and cons of cooperation and non-cooperation.

"If we don't cooperate, we must face possible obstacles, and armed attacks are not impossible. I don't need to repeat the story of the Age of Exploration in our history, right?"

No one spoke. They couldn't pin their interests on the morality of others. Even if the other party is more beautiful, even with cute animal ears and tails.

But the military initiative is controlled by the governor.

"Don't worry, when the resources here are developed, those people will take the initiative to help us go to Sky Island No. 3 to explore the real situation-it's much better than us taking risks."

Li Xiang glanced at the other lords and drew a circle on the map with the tip of the pen. Connect the Sky Island they planned to control with the Sky Island they actually controlled.

"No matter what's in Airspace No. 3, we should be good fishermen."

"With five of us, and Airspace No. 2 in the south of the map, we'll call it the Southern Alliance."