Chapter 124: The Iron Cross Fleet and the Führer

When Lin Lan walked out of Luo Tao's port building, the four iron-blooded ship maidens immediately greeted him.

"Commander, you've been up there for too long."

Peter, with his long black hair, held the pocket watch in her hand, escaping from the pocket of her loose trench coat as she spoke to Lin Lan in a slightly complaining tone.

"Don't you have to clarify things with me?"

Lin Lan glanced at Peter with some apprehension.

This time, the management master, who seemed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder, had forced him to become a self-disciplined person for the past three days.

Whether it was eating, sleeping, or going out to shop in the city, he was given a clear time card.

It greatly cured Lin Lan's procrastination.

"Uh-huh, shouldn't we go back to our own port area too?"

The sexy beauty who had changed into a black jacket and jeans, the silver-haired Prince Eugen, looked at Lin Lan with a smile.

Before Lin Lan could respond, Blucher and the black-haired little chibi Z16 jumped into his arms.

"Commander! Go home, go home! Let's go home!" 

Hugged by two enthusiastic ship girls, Lin Lan smiled helplessly and patted the heads of the two little girls, one big and one small.

He did want to return to the port area, but he still had something to do. Sun Dewang should be arriving in Yalang City in a couple of days.

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Lin Lan didn't have to wait long.

As soon as he and Peter returned to their newly rented luxury villa, they entered the hall and happened to bump into Akashi, who was lazily lying on the sofa in the living room, using the phone to call Sun Dewang.

Seeing Lin Lan and the others push the door in, the little profiteer immediately switched the phone to speaker mode.

"So, so, the Battleaxe Military Industry in this city has been wiped out by you?"

Sun Dewang's passenger ferry had just arrived in Yalang City.

He stood on the devastated seaside dock, watching as several hired laborers helped him unload cargo from the ship.

After receiving Akashi's call, the old unlucky man was shocked by the immature words of the little profiteer and stammered as he spoke.

Lin Lan sat on the sofa beside Akashi, nodded to the profiteer, and motioned for Akashi to continue.

At that moment, Z1 and Z2 happened to come down from upstairs. After seeing Lin Lan, the two little girls happily threw themselves into his arms and rubbed against him affectionately.

However, noticing that Akashi was on the phone, Z16 made a silent gesture to them, and the two little girls, being sensible, quieted down.

Peter, Eugen, and Blucher sat on the sofa across from them, quietly listening to Akashi's call.

Being watched by so many people at once, even the little profiteer felt a lot of pressure.

"Well~ you don't have to worry about so many meows. This city is regarded as a meeting gift from us to you."

The cat-eared little girl, Akashi, restrained her lazy demeanor, sat up straight, and even her tone became a lot firmer.

"However, I have now been removed as the heir to the board of directors, and even if I have the heart, I can't afford this big gift."

Sun Dewang naturally understood that a city where all the current high-level personnel were missing was a piece of fat meat, but how could he, having been deposed, take a bite?

Hearing this, Lin Lan took Akashi's microphone, cleared his throat, and said hoarsely in the tone he had used when he met Sun Dewang while wearing a mask before:

"With your work experience as the heir to the board of directors in Tianou for so many years, I don't believe you have no personal relationship with the old director on the board."

"If you can't take it all, then give him this city as a favor and arrange for someone from your faction to serve as the general agent."

After speaking, Lin Lan paused and then added indifferently, his tone laced with murderous intent:

"And make sure to properly explain our existence, convey it to him that this is just the beginning."

"I think the person who can become an old Dong will be smart, and I believe you will also become a smart old Dong in the future."

"Now tell me, can you do it?"

Lin Lan's words, filled with menace, left Sun Dewang dumbfounded.

Indeed, according to Lin Lan, he, Sun Dewang, had a personal relationship with Su Dong on the board of directors.

He had managed to stand out from the general agents in other cities at such a young age and had been appointed as the heir to the board of directors of the Tianou Group, thanks in large part to Su Dong's assistance.

Thinking it over, it was entirely possible for Lin Lan's suggestion to come to fruition.

The Tianou Group adapt a mercenary system, and he believed that it would be impossible for Su Dong to refuse such a transaction.

The last sentence made Sun Dewang feel the implication of Lin Lan's words, and his heart began to race.

It's just the beginning...

He looked at the destroyed Battleaxe buildings and the shore defense guns on the docks. Even under the sunlight at the dock, Sun Dewang felt a chill rise behind him.

Once he agreed, he feared he would face many unimaginable risks in the future.

This feeling of betting everything on a phone call with this strange force made the overweight Sun Dewang swallow hard.

Was it worth it?

He once read a book written by Lao Dong, the founder of the Tianou Group, hundreds of years ago, in Su Dong's mansion.

At that time, Tianou was just a small gang on the dock with only a few fishing boats.

But that old Dong started from scratch with those fishing boats and made the Tianou Group the most powerful boat gang in the Western Continent at that time.

Later, with the development of technology, the United States of Orlan slowly entered the industrial age.

Tianou relied on the foundation laid by that old director and used its funds to invest in the shipbuilding industry, ultimately monopolizing the market.

In the end, it gradually transformed into the large conglomerate known as the Tianou Group, with routes all over the world.

And in the book written by that old Dong, there was a sentence that deeply impressed Sun Dewang:

"In my life, I have gambled step by step. If there is nothing to discard, why not gamble with the devil?"

Thinking that because of this moment, he had offended another old director in the business association, he feared he would never have the chance to return to the big city in this life.

Sun Dewang slowly clenched his fists, cold sweat oozing from his forehead.

Perhaps, this was the real gamble with the devil.

Just when Lin Lan was becoming a bit impatient waiting, Sun Dewang's voice finally came through.

"I understand, sir. I will tell Lao Dong about this, and I will do my utmost to serve you."

Hearing Sun Dewang's words, a sneer appeared at the corner of Lin Lan's mouth. Only this kind of mercenary businessman was a good businessman.

And the Battleaxe Military Industry, along with several other conglomerates, had evidently started to drift after the overthrow of the Orlan authorities.

"Very well. In that case, my assistant will continue to negotiate with you on other matters, and her words will represent my will."

Lin Lan was about to hand the phone back to Akashi when Sun Dewang's voice rang out from the speaker:

"My lord, my lord, what should I call you and your organization?"

That was a crucial question.

Lin Lan took the microphone back and was pondering what to name it when he noticed two cute Z-drive little girl sitting in his arms, staring at him with wide eyes.

The silver-haired Z1 and the mouthless black Lori Z2 wore metal ornaments of iron crosses on their berets and chest clothing.

This inspired Lin Lan.

"You may call us the Iron Cross."

"And as for me... you can call me the Führer."

Lin Lan couldn't help but smile as he said this title.

After all, when he thought of the Iron Cross, he instinctively recalled the nickname.

It was so cheesy and embarrassing, but still...

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