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Not surprising.
The threats of the desert are various poisonous creatures, getting lost, lack of food and water, and the extremely large temperature difference between day and night.
However, in this desert on the East Coast, which was born less than two days ago, the above crisis does not exist.
The only things that might be a concern are food and water, but with the supplies transferred by that group of wealthy people, there is no need to worry about it.
Zhang Mu spread out his mental power, trying to sense the entire place, and left after making sure that everyone was safe.
The Queen will take care of the rest.
Just when the road was halfway paved, the first batch of sand vehicles belonging to the rich and powerful and congressmen entered the desert and found people waving shovels and digging everywhere, not knowing what they were doing.
Then something absurd happened.
Faced with the dune buggy that offered to take them out for free, those people would rather die than get on it.
Not only that, they also angrily cursed the driver as a running dog of capital, trying to deceive them into leaving so that they could monopolize the treasure buried by the magician.
The driver reported to his superiors and the wealthy people were shocked.
If you don't come back, how can I explain to Hogwarts if something happens? So I ordered that everyone must be brought out of the desert.
Next, the two sides started a chase on the sand.
It is regrettable that human endurance is far behind that of machines.
The people who were exhausted after being chased by the dune buggy were lifted into the cart and taken outside.
Chapter 249: Promoting Cooperation, Targeting the Moon
More and more people fell exhausted on the sand dunes.
Seeing that it was almost done, Zhang Mu planned to turn around and go back to NH.
But when he turned around, he found that the explorer did not seem to be discouraged. Instead, he gave full play to his subjective initiative and started a battle of wits and courage with the rich man's men in the desert.
The first person to do this was a man named Mike, who led his family members to dig holes in the sand and camouflage the traps with the limited equipment they carried with them.
Then he sent out the man with the longest stamina on his side as bait to lure the dune buggy into the pit.
This plan was not initially believed by everyone, but Mike keenly saw through the other party's fears - they did not dare to harm their own people.
Although the specific reason is not clear, it can be basically confirmed after spying on the process of the dune buggy chasing others.
So Mike's rough plan was hastily implemented and executed.
The effect was excellent, and the front wheel of the dune buggy successfully sank into the sand pit.
Mike led his family to swarm over, picked up the wrench and removed the wheel in almost the blink of an eye, then ran away grabbing the screws, leaving the driver at a loss in the car without a tire.
Where's my wheel?
Practice tells the truth, and Mike quickly spread his successful plan to the explorers around him who had not yet been targeted.
Afterwards, the situation between the enemy and us was reversed, and the balance of victory began to tilt towards the explorers.
However, although the disadvantage was overcome to a certain extent by formulating tactics, the casualties caused by the passive escape in the early stage were too heavy.
What's more, they lacked effective means of communication and unified command, and a few people were caught due to operational errors. The number of comrades who were still resisting was eventually reduced at a slow but unstoppable pace.
Seeing that the whole army was about to be annihilated, Mike was extremely anxious but had no idea what to do.
But there’s an old saying that goes, no one knows whether the next second will be a surprise or an accident.
Mike removed another set of wheels and was about to take his nephew away when he suddenly saw a figure in the distance climbing over the top of the sand dune and squatting down the slope.
what happened?
Putting the screw in his pocket, he stepped on the yellow sand with difficulty and ran towards the man.
The two sides then briefly exchanged information.
It turned out that the process of Mike bravely launching a wave of resistance in the face of "oppression by those in power" was broadcast live by a helicopter in the air, and the audience in front of the TV were all moved.
Later, Mike remained steadfast in removing the wheel despite the increasing attacks from his comrades, which deeply moved them.
The audience, filled with passion and disgusted with the oppression, spontaneously asked for leave from the company, packed their bags, and drove their own cars madly into the desert.
Finally they arrived in time and injected vitality into the explorer team that was about to be defeated.
Moreover, support is still pouring in from all over the country.
Mike was greatly encouraged and swung the wrench wildly. The tire was like a teenager who was eager to escape from his parents' control. As soon as he found an opportunity, he hurriedly moved away from the axle.
The wealthy were not frightened by the sudden surge in morale.
They had one absolute advantage that the explorers lacked - logistics.
Dune buggy drivers can be rotated, and there are dedicated personnel to supply food and water.
No matter how strong everyone's will is, their stomachs will eventually become empty and their mouths will become dry.
By the time they become dehydrated and exhausted, it is only a matter of time before they suffer total failure.
Just when the rich were confident of victory, an accident happened again.
The second batch of support not only came with all the necessary means of transportation, but also had their cars filled with survival supplies.
Because they were afraid of causing casualties, the wealthy people did not even have the courage to order the vehicles to be intercepted, and could only watch them deliver the things to the explorers.
There will be no shortage of supplies in the short term, so the idea of exhausting their physical strength will naturally fail.
In the end, after a large number of casualties, too many dune buggies broke down, and even the rich couldn't replenish them immediately.
Both sides chose to negotiate a ceasefire.
Mike was not only the first person to organize the rebellion, but also the first to formulate and implement a plan to deal with the enemy, and his results were the most fruitful - he ranked first in the number of rounds unloaded.
It is only natural that they should shoulder the heavy responsibility of negotiating with the enemy.
After some barely friendly negotiations, the venue was set on the flat sandy ground at the foot of a sand dune.
Due to time constraints, the facilities on site were rather simple - a long table on the carpet and two wooden chairs facing each other.
Next, the two sides had a heated discussion on the ownership of the desert treasure.
Mike said that the treasure buried by Mr. Dumbledore should not be monopolized by ambitious people, it belongs to all mankind.
The representatives sent by the rich and the congressmen sincerely explained that there was no treasure and that it was all misunderstandings caused by accidents.
In response, Mike sneered and said, "We have no interest in exposing your lies and signing a treaty for joint treasure hunting, otherwise we will go to war."
The representative is a little crazy.
After repeatedly requesting Mike to withdraw from the desert to no avail, he had no choice but to draft a treaty in duplicate.
The negotiation results were soon passed on to the congressmen and wealthy people. With twitching lips, they cursed "these idiots" and reported the situation to the Queen.
The Queen's reply came quickly.
"Instead of scolding them for being stupid, it is better to reflect on why you have lost their trust."
“Let them make a fuss, set up supply and medical stations in the desert, and make sure no one gets killed in the desert.
By the way, don’t use those inferior things from before, otherwise the principal will come to you, so you have to solve it yourself.”
Judging from these words, the Queen has no intention of allocating funds.
Everyone looked at each other, dejectedly urged their assistants to calculate the materials needed to establish a supply line.
After the report came out, everyone took on a part of it, and then mobilized their companies and government forces to complete the task as quickly as possible.
Zhang Mu was hanging high in the air, looking on in amazement.
After a long time, he came back to his senses, shook his head with amusement, muttered to himself, "It's all your own fault", and hurried to the Queen's palace.
While in Ying Country, I can handle the transaction while I'm there, saving the trouble of making another trip.
He flew very fast and arrived above the Queen's palace in about half an hour.
He removed the shadow spell and transformed himself into Dumbledore, then followed the normal visiting procedure and went to the gate to report to the guard.
This is actually not normal procedure.
Make an appointment in advance and go through a series of security procedures before you can meet the Queen.
The guards notified him directly, which was considered an exclusive channel opened for Dumbledore.
After a while, the queen came in wearing a princess dress that was very girlish and high heels.
The two exchanged a few polite words in front of the door, then walked through the door side by side, crossed the stone path in the middle of the lawn, and arrived at the reception room.
Although her breathing was steady and her gestures were not impatient, still as elegant as usual, Zhang Mu could see that she was unable to suppress her excitement.
Of course he knew the reason.
He was in a hurry to rush back to NH to see the progress of the scientific research team prepared by the three academicians. He did not keep anyone in suspense and directly told the details of the transaction between the two parties.
Zhang Mu himself is very busy with many things, and has a lot of things on his shoulders, so naturally he has no time to take charge of this matter personally - he can use transformation magic to put the puppet on, but he has to go back to the Thor continent, and during that time he will lose the magic power to maintain it, and the magic will become ineffective.
So they sent a puppet to stay in the Queen's palace.
As for the identity, he casually made up the title of Head of the Hogwarts Logistics Department, and also portrayed the personality - taciturn but easy-going.
For all future transactions between Ying Kingdom and Hogwarts, the Queen can just contact him directly.
Zhang Mu then took out a list he had prepared long ago, which listed the exchangeable materials and their prices.
After taking it and taking a look at it, the queen asked who should appraise the value of the items provided by the kingdom.
After receiving the reply from the "Minister of Logistics", she immediately called the housekeeper Li and brought all the stored items to the palace.
Seeing this, Zhang Mu didn't want to stay any longer. He said, "The minister will be here in two days," and disappeared using the shadow technique.
Leaving the palace and on his way to NH, he figured he would have to make time to go there once the queen's supplies arrived.
It's not that he is worried about the puppet's intelligence level and its inability to communicate with humans, but he wants to lead the queen to develop space technology and then go to the moon to mine.
After all, we will be heading to Lake Capital soon, and the mass production of magic weapons cannot be delayed.
While thinking, Zhang Mu arrived above NH. He didn't rush in, but took out his mobile phone to watch videos first.
As expected, yesterday’s three-way battle has already spread across the Chinese Internet.
Perhaps it was because all the leaders of the Bureau of Special Investigation were in the "world", and no one knew what to post. Based on the principle of "the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you do nothing, the better", domestic TV stations were unusually quiet.