Outpost 9, once bustling, was now unusually peaceful.
No one was swimming on the airport runway anymore.
No one was playing around between the airships.
The minor nobles’ secretly brought female slaves no longer dared to openly bring them off the airships.
Previously, the nobles even exchanged female slaves at the outpost, almost turning it into a slave trading post.
Now all that was gone, because no one dared to offend Marquis Barton.
At this mont, the nobles from Blackwater City finally arrived.
The minor nobles of Blackwater City had long heard that this place was rather chaotic, so they ca prepared to be ignored, even bringing expensive watches as gifts.
So of the minor nobles who were here for the first ti were repeatedly warned by their elders: If you don’t give gifts at Outpost 9, you won’t get ammunition, and you might not even get enough to eat.
As a result, when they arrived, they found it was completely different from what they had heard.
They couldn’t give away the gifts; the mont they offered a watch, the outpost soldiers would imdiately return it, repeatedly saying it was inappropriate.
Not only did they refuse gifts,
Earlier, their predecessors had said that the canteen at Outpost 9 was terrible, without any decent food.
According to Roosevelt Kingdom regulations, during warti, a noble’s daily food allowance is 900, citizens 220, freen 90, and slaves 45.
But Outpost 9 had never followed these standards. There was never any at, so everyone had to bring their own supplies.
Now, they found that the canteen food here was luxurious, better than any outpost they had ever been to, and there was no falsification.
The minor nobles of Blackwater City were confused. Could everything they had heard be lies?
That’s not all; before coming, they heard that Outpost 9 was inefficient.
But less than half an hour after they landed, the people in charge of transporting supplies from the warehouse arrived, as did those responsible for arms and ammunition and fuel replenishnt.
Within just an hour, everything was ready. Even if Storm Duke suddenly arrived and demanded imdiate departure for the battlefield, there would be absolutely no problem!
Soon, dical personnel from the outpost ca to record the blood types of all soldiers above the freen level and to replenish the blood bank through advance blood donations.
Under the remote control of the Marquis’s office, Outpost 9 had beco a precision machine, always ready for war.
Looking at the tal Storm on the city walls, which had just been maintained by chanics, and the orderly drones in the sky, the minor nobles felt a sense of security.
The outpost used to be a haven for the army; wounded soldiers from the front line would be treated here, and soldiers would rest here.
But gradually, various outposts began to stop many tasks under the pretext of being busy, even falling behind on treating the wounded.
Now, Outpost 9 was revived.
The newly arrived minor nobles were sowhat bewildered; this seed quite different from the outposts they knew.
Access to the office building was now restricted; the Marquis’s office, previously insignificant, suddenly beca mysterious, its presence overwhelmingly powerful.
Soon, at 8 am, news spread about ten barons being implicated in a shocking corruption case, including the on-site execution of 27 officers at the outpost.
The minor nobles from Blackwater City finally understood what had happened here.
Marquis Barton was no longer the foolish Marquis.
Under the Fifth Princess’s new round of publicity campaign, Marquis Barton’s image changed; he beca a ruthless man who had long planned to deal with the corruption here, pretending to be foolish for three years.
This case was completely solved thanks to Marquis Barton’s intelligence and bravery.
Therefore, Barton’s previous foolishness was all an act. Now, he was not only capable of anti-corruption but also a capable administrator, managing the entire outpost in an orderly manner.
Considering the news, who would dare to underestimate Marquis Barton?
The nobles with connections in the Royal Capital heard that the case was closed at 4 am, the executions were at 4:10 am, and the royal ssenger left at 6 am.
The ssenger brought King Roosevelt’s comndation and a secret decree to award Marquis Barton and to take the ten barons away.
It was said that the ssenger’s airship also carried reporters to conduct an exclusive interview with Marquis Barton.
In recent years, the kingdom had been plagued by corruption, and King Roosevelt XXVIII wanted to create an anti-corruption hero to rectify so nobles and officials before the expedition to the East Continent.
This ti, Marquis Barton won big.
The news focused on Marquis Barton and the cooperation of the frontline squad, completely omitting Qing Chen.
He seed to have truly beco Marquis Barton’s shadow strategist, forever unseen.
And without complaint.
When Marquis Barton ca out of the Virtual Realm, Qing Chen was sitting at his desk, closing his eyes and resting.
Barton said sowhat embarrassedly: “My wife said that this ti might be unfair to you; if we want to highlight , then you cannot be ntioned, otherwise we can’t explain why soone who just arrived at the outpost would appear on the list of rits. My wife’s status is sensitive; she has political enemies, and they will try to investigate this matter thoroughly.”
Qing Chen looked a little dejected, but after a few minutes, he smiled and replied: “It’s okay. As long as Marquis’s status improves, won’t I also receive rit? This is certain.”
Barton was delighted: “Don’t worry about that. If it weren’t for you, I might have been exiled here for life. When this war is over, I’ll be able to return to the Royal Capital to reunite with my wife, all thanks to you. Although we can et in the Virtual Realm, it’s not the sa as in reality. I’ll take you with then; you’ll still be my chief steward. I promise you that before returning to the Royal Capital, I will make you a Baron; my wife also promised this.”
“By the way, she will co in a few days. Then I will recomnd you to her.”
Qing Chen knew that this was not so simple; the Fifth Princess was probably worried about not knowing enough about her new chief steward, so she didn’t trust him easily.
The other party would co to investigate him in a few days; only after confirming that there were no problems would they continue to use him.
This made Qing Chen sowhat uneasy because he hadn’t interacted with the Fate Weaver yet; he wasn’t sure what the Fate Weaver could see from him.
This is crucial.
What if the other party sees that he suddenly becos the master of the West Continent one day? Wouldn’t that be very dangerous?
The Roosevelt family has stood on the West Continent for thousands of years; they must have sothing extraordinary.
If the East Continent Federation relies on the balance between conglorates, then the Roosevelt family relies on absolute military strength, passed down through generations; no one dares to challenge their authority, not even the four dukes.
Qing Chen looked at Marquis Barton: “By the way, did White Light take you to do dungeons?”
“Of course,” Marquis Barton said proudly. “As soon as I went online, White Light’s personal assistant, FFF, contacted . I deleted my account and started over yesterday; I created a new thunder mage character. Others have to pay to queue for the 136th multiverse; I didn’t pay and even jumped the queue. You may not know this, but now people begging FFF to buy a 136th multiverse pass are already lined up for two months, even if they have money.”
Qing Chen smiled: “Congratulations, Marquis. White Light’s teammates… Does he have teammates?”
“Of course,” Marquis Barton said, “His teammates are also incredibly skilled. There’s one nad Huazha; his way of exploring multiverses is simply amazing. Huazha, Juan Wang Chen Zhuomu.”
Qing Chen wasn’t surprised that his disciple could succeed in the Virtual Realm. After all, this girl used to make many people miserable.
Marquis Barton said: “I also t soone nad Zard. He’s very interesting, but this guy seems a little crazy; he’s killed himself several tis in the Virtual Realm. I’ve never seen a player who can kill themselves several tis a day.”
Marquis Barton continued: “And there’s soone nad Brown Bear. He’s so kind; for so reason, I feel very close to him, like a warm mber of the family. Brown Bear, Luo Wanya.” Qing Chen decided to let Luo Wanya handle Marquis Barton himself.
What could be happier than having another family mber?
Then, Marquis Barton said: “But FFF might not be able to go online for a while; I’m wondering if he also ca to the front lines. What if he dies on the battlefield? Won’t White Light be missing a capable assistant? I asked for FFF’s number, wanting to help him get a different job, but he didn’t want to tell .” Marquis Barton even began to worry about his idol.
Qing Chen finally paid attention to this matter; he began quickly browsing through the personnel roster.
According to FFF, he was a freeman from Storm City, so there was a 30% chance he would be assigned to Outpost 9.
An hour later, Qing Chen finally found FFF.
Lü Zhe, freeman number 299020911.
In addition, he also found the Chixue Squad’s transfer order.
Now, except for the four dukes’ direct troops, anyone reporting to Outpost 9 would be under Qing Chen—no, Marquis Barton’s command. But Qing Chen knew that it wasn’t ti to touch them yet.
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