Doomsday Code

Chapter 899 Mobilizing Military Supplies

Doug's eyes darted around, then he gave a wry smile and said:

"Lord, don't be fooled by my seemingly nonchalant demeanor. I've actually been under surveillance for a long time, and there's no way I'll ever know the real secrets."

And my only worthwhile qualification is my position in the Twelve Elders Council of the Academy Alliance; this Council has nothing to do with the Alliance either.

Doug wasn't lying; he genuinely didn't know the reason.

After all, the fact that the House of Representatives convened ahead of schedule speaks volumes, even without considering anything else.

Since the empire fell, Doug has always tried to keep a low profile, so why would he go out of his way to investigate intelligence that was clearly about to cause a big incident?

Of course, even if he didn't know, he had ways to investigate, but he couldn't just go looking for trouble.

Seeing that Sam's fists were starting to glow, Doug immediately continued:

"Actually, this matter is easy to handle. Didn't I just ask you to sign up for the competition? As long as you can win and participate in the council's competition, then even if there is any conspiracy, I believe you can immediately resolve it, Lord of the Palace."

That old guy is now as cunning as a devil; he's already planned his escape route.

Samuel wouldn't really choose to expose himself when he had the chance, so he was lucky to escape with his life this time.

"You better pray that what you're saying is true, otherwise this time I won't kill anyone else, but I'll take you with me."

Hearing Sam's chillingly murderous words, his heart trembled.

Watching Samette's departing figure, he let out a long sigh, then, looking dejected, muttered curses towards the direction of the palace:

"Damn it, if you want to die, go die yourself. Why did you have to bring this evil star here? This time, you can all die."

Although he didn't know the real reason, he had some guesses in his mind. When he thought about what Como XIV and his men were going to do, his body trembled.

"No, I have to go and confirm it, otherwise if this really happens, he'll tear my old bones apart."

After saying that, Doyle disappeared from the bamboo house courtyard in the next moment, and at the same time, a special clone that was exactly the same as his original body appeared.

The clone shook off the withered leaves on its body, picked up a cane, and did the beard-stroking motion that Doyle often did. Then it laughed twice and sat down on the bamboo chair in the yard.

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Inside the Engra garrison in the North, the three men entered the camp using the governor's token in their hands.

A portly middle-aged man led three people through the west side of the military camp to the camp's supply depot.

Every month, the monster carcasses that the garrison hunts are all piled up here, and the army's logistics department also decomposes and processes the monster carcasses.

Some of the high-quality monster meat was directly used as military rations.

As for the low-quality monster meat, monster bones, blood, and fur, they were all resold by Airaf.

Looking at the fur inventory in these warehouses, Chen Cheng was also shocked.

Because there were so many pelts here, and this was only a month's supply, he couldn't imagine how many magical beasts he would have to kill.

Despite this massacre, the North remains the domain of monsters.

Chen Cheng chatted casually with the fat man in charge, while She Li, holding the token given to him by Chen Cheng, released the Shadow Demon when no one was looking.

The Shadow Fiend is a type of monster that can survive in wastelands like the Ruins of the City; its ability to sense and detect magical energy is terrifying.

Holding the governor's token, with the token's blessing, is equivalent to giving the Shadow Demon a protective suit that cannot be detected by the military camp's magic array.

It allows the Shadow Fiend to freely probe the subtle flaws in the military camp's magic array.

The fat man who was leading the group led Chen Cheng and his companions through all the warehouses, speaking to Chen Cheng with some impatience.

"Have you looked carefully? Since you were recommended by the governor, the quality of the goods cannot be compromised by you."

Chen Cheng, feigning familiarity, stroked the processed beast pelt in front of him. He knew he couldn't delay any longer, so he nodded and said:

"I trust the goods the governor gave me, so there's no problem."

Just as the fat man closed and locked the warehouse door, a commotion suddenly broke out in the military camp, and it quickly spread to the supply and logistics area.

Seeing this, the fat man knew that something big had happened.

Upon seeing Chen Cheng and the other two standing beside him, he immediately stopped what he was doing, reopened the warehouse door, and quickly addressed them:

"Something must have happened. You should hide in the warehouse for a while. You absolutely cannot be discovered by anyone else, otherwise even the governor won't be able to save you."

Don't worry, this shouldn't be a big deal. I'll take you away after this is over.

Although it's common knowledge, their actions still constitute reselling military supplies, so they should avoid doing so to avoid suspicion. Otherwise, once it's made public, things will become very complicated.

The conflict between the governor and the commander-in-chief had no chance to be resolved.

Chen Cheng hadn't expected the opportunity to be so good. He was thinking that if this didn't work out, he would sneak in again next time with the token.

Unexpectedly, I encountered something like a military patrol.

Actually, we have to thank Ye Rong for this. Today is the day the five kingdoms are sending their supplies. In order to test Ye Rong and his group, they deliberately withheld military supplies, which in turn provoked Ye Rong to strike them with his sword, thus intimidating them.

The commotion was caused by the quartermaster inspecting the logistics warehouse to check how much military supplies were left, especially the monster meat that had been resold, which had to be sent to the Great Wall Army as military rations.

Hiding inside the fur warehouse, Chen Cheng pressed his ear against the door, releasing his divine aura to listen to the sounds outside. Then he heard the fat man who had led them to inspect the goods earlier speaking in a fawning tone:

"What wind has blown you here today, General? This place is a filthy place where those animal carcasses are disposed of. Don't let it offend your eyes, General."

The man who arrived was the captain of one of the small detachments escorting military supplies, and also a logistics officer. He was in a very bad mood today.

The guy who was stunned and then beheaded was one of his men, and he got a lot of scolding when he came back.

We need to quickly gather enough military supplies and send them over, otherwise he might lose his head too.

Therefore, he was not giving the fat man sent by the governor a friendly look.

"Stop talking nonsense. How much monster meat do you have left? Bring out all the monster meat you have."

The fat man thought this person was there for inspection, but he didn't expect him to come up and ask for monster meat.

It's worth noting that every pound of monster meat here was already sold out at the beginning of the month, meaning that the monster meat here now belongs to several merchant guilds.

How could he possibly be willing to bear the breach of contract penalty for failing to deliver the goods, and then give all this meat, for which he had already found buyers, to the guy in front of him?