Let's suffer a little longer, fellow Blue Star folks.

"But there is one thing I want to explain to you first. Yunshan River is the border of Yunhe Town's power. Generally, no outside forces are allowed to stay here for a long time."

"but……"

Having said that, Chu Tianming also looked at the players standing on the other side of the river, and then looked at Tang Yi again.

"Because Qin Tan and you guys dealt a heavy blow to the demon last time."

"So if you are willing to take over the defense of this valley, then Yunhe Town will lease this place to you."

"Of course, we will also provide you with some necessary support, such as basic guns and ammunition. If you want to purchase additional resources, you can also purchase them at a discounted price."

"how?"

Chu Tianming stated all the conditions in one breath, then subconsciously wanted to find a chair to sit down, but remembered that he was in the wild, and in the end he could only gently shake the fan in his hand.

Tang Yi did not agree immediately.

Contracting the defense does sound like a good solution.

The Yunhe Army saved some manpower, and they also successfully gained the actual use rights of the valley and were able to obtain some funding for military equipment.

But he always felt that it was not that simple.

Just based on their last experience in Yunhe Town, he seriously suspected that he and Cai Cheng were being used as bait by the town's top leaders.

Not only was the prescription for treating the strange disease strange, but the subsequent series of events seemed to be fueled by an invisible hand.

Although the final result was good, Chu Wei took action to clean up the mess.

But what about this time?

Tang Yi paused, then looked up at the light rain in the sky which showed no signs of stopping, then turned back to look at Chu Tianming and said with a smile:

"We really hope to reach a cooperation with Yun Hejun. How about this? I see the rain is getting heavier."

"If it's convenient, why don't we come to the gathering place and talk in detail."

……

Those Yunhe Army soldiers stayed outside the gathering place. There happened to be a temporary shack next to the low wall, which was a place for the players to rest while working.

It is now temporarily requisitioned.

Chu Tianming followed Tang Yi into the gathering place.

It can be seen that he is very confident in his own strength. After all, that green robe obviously cannot block swords and guns, let alone bullets fired in the dark.

Of course, Tang Yi had no intention of asking for trouble.

He invited Chu Tianming to the restaurant, which was the only place in the gathering place that could be used for meetings.

Tang Yi wanted to give him some of the player's secret drink to try, but Chu Tianming quickly waved his hand and refused:

"no, I'm fine."

"When the Yunhe Army is on a mission, we can only eat what we bring with us. Please forgive us."

"Ok."

Military discipline is so strict.

But it does make sense. After all, it is easy to dodge a spear but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark.

Poisoning is even more difficult to guard against. Once you are poisoned, even a powerful person would be in danger of his life.

Tang Yi put the drinks back on the counter with some regret, and then sat opposite Chu Tianming.

"Speaking of which, could you tell me about the specific supplies and approximate quantities of support the Yunhe Army is preparing to provide us?"

Chu Tianming nodded.

"of course can."

As he spoke, he picked up the fan again, and while fanning it gently, he said:

"We have prepared two cannons, one hundred rifles, one hundred pieces of armor, thirty thousand rounds of ammunition, and five gas wagons."

"If the firearms are damaged later, we will send personnel to repair them. If you are short of ammunition, you can also buy it from us at cost price."

"Of course, if the chief needs other supplies, we can also provide them."

After hearing Chu Tianming's offer, Tang Yi shook his head slightly.

"These supplies are not enough. We are short of guns and armor."

Chu Tianming paused in waving his fan, but his facial expression did not change.

"I just walked along and found that there are indeed quite a few people in the gathering place, but there should be no more than a hundred."

Tang Yi pretended to sigh.

"Hey, as you know, we are refugees who migrated from the west. The people gathered here now are just here to gain a foothold. Many more brothers will come later."

"When the time comes, we can't let them fight the demons with cold weapons."

Hearing this, Chu Tianming nodded slightly, without any embarrassment on his face.

"Then the number of rifles and armor will be distributed according to the number of people in your gathering place."

"If more reinforcements arrive later, we will also provide each person with corresponding equipment and ammunition."

"how?"

Good guy!

This is what I've been waiting for!

Tang Yi immediately nodded happily.

"No problem, this plan is very good."

"As for the quantity of supplies, I have no objection, but we do have some needs for additional resources."

"But it doesn't matter."

"We need some iron, about ten tons will do."

iron?

When Chu Tianming heard this, he did not agree immediately, but looked at Tang Yi meaningfully.

"Can you tell me what the gathering place needs this iron for?"

Tang Yi also replied with a smile.

"It is mainly used to smelt some metal utensils."

"You know, we have to go to Yunhe Town to buy many things, including pots and pans. It's really not very convenient."

"Plus, we do have talent in this area here, so I thought it would be better to do it myself, saving both money and effort."

"Does that require ten tons of iron?" Chu Tianming asked.

"More is better to be prepared."

"Row."

Chu Tianming did not continue to dwell on this issue.

After all, in this world, every gathering place has its own secrets, not to mention that these ten tons of iron are not valuable items.

"Then I don't have any additional requirements." Tang Yi nodded with satisfaction.

I didn't expect that the issue of coin metal would be solved in this way.

He had originally planned to spend money to buy it in Yunhe Town.

This saved him a lot of money.

"Okay, then next are some of the demands of our Yunhe Army, and we hope that the gathering place can meet them."

Chu Tianming continued to speak while gently waving his fan.

"First of all, we hope to set up an office here, mainly to facilitate our timely communication, and they will also be responsible for calculating the number of people in the gathering place."

"Of course, this office won't be very large, and the staff won't exceed five people. How about that?"

"That's no problem." Tang Yi nodded.

Although the cooperation between the two sides was very smooth before, they now have to outsource the defense of an entire border.

The Yunhe Army must always take some precautions.

"Secondly, we will monitor the demons on the border. Our patrols on the north side of the valley will not be withdrawn, but if we discover low-level demons or groups of inferior demons, we will need you to send people to eliminate them."

"I hope you can try your best to clean up the scattered demons."

"What if my people died in the battle?" Tang Yi asked Chu Tianming.

"If they died in the battle with demons, we will give them certain compensation according to the standards of the Yunhe Army." Chu Tianming replied immediately.

"Compensation with the air stone?"

"You can compensate with Qi Stone." Chu Tianming nodded.

Ouch!

Tang Yi nodded in a serious tone.

"Okay, I will use this money to properly resettle their families."

"Ah."

Speaking of this topic, Chu Tianming's expression became a little serious, then he stood up again and stretched out his right hand.

"I'm glad we've reached a consensus. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Tang Yi stood up together, took his outstretched right hand, and shook it gently up and down.

"Happy cooperation!"

……

Seeing Chu Tianming coming out of the gathering place, several Yunhe Army soldiers who had been waiting in the shack for a while also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they did not encounter any danger here, the curious gazes of the surrounding residents made them feel uncomfortable.

Especially since they were still in the shack, there was always the illusion that they were animals for people to watch.

You can even faintly hear the residents chatting.

They are all words that I can't understand.

Fortunately, these people did not come up and touch them, otherwise they would not know whether they should fight back.

"Then we'll go back first." Walking out of the shack, Chu Tianming looked at Tang Yi and said with a smile, "People from the office will be here tomorrow and will bring the supplies you need."

"That will be the time when our cooperation officially begins."

Tang Yi nodded.

"Then I won't send you off."

Chu Tianming and his group left. They walked past the stone piers, returned to the other side of the river, and then gradually disappeared in the rain.

The onlookers also dispersed immediately.

After watching the excitement, we still have to complete today’s task.

As the highest-level players in the gathering place, Yu Shui, Chen Lu and others naturally chose the most cost-effective task combination.

Patrol 3 + Killing Monsters + Collecting Materials

The "three" added after the word "patrol" means that this is the most dangerous patrol mission in the gathering place.

The corresponding area is exactly to the east of the gathering place, five to eight kilometers away from the gathering place.

Not only can one often encounter various wild beasts and man-eating plants here, but the density of inferior demons is also much greater than around the gathering place.

So I can just complete the other two tasks together.

"After completing today's mission, my rank has just reached corporal."

Oxygen looked at the military rank value on her personal panel, then turned to look at Xiyang, as well as Chenlu and Yushui who were walking not far ahead of them.

"what about you?"

"I'm almost there." Xiyang nodded with a smile.