<h4>Chapter 421 New Moon Vige</h4>


    Zero was bored and Jermine was sleepy. They had been waiting in this room that Desert Lily prepared somewhere underground. Why wasn’t Truen done with negotiations yet?


    "Did they forget about us?" Zero asked and Brutus looked slightly apologetic. They were waiting for nearly two hours but nobody checked in on them. With three people in a small waiting room and ufortable chairs, the stablehand couldn’t me Zero.


    Jermine was used to waiting but Zero was bored out of his mind. The ck Mamba representative said that Truen would be meeting him with a guest when they were ready but his friend wasn’t answering his party calls or updating him on the situation.


    Zero was rolling dust balls in a corner when the door flung open. Startled by the sudden noise, his carefully collected dust balls went flying everywhere and Zero sulked a little. Why did they have toe when he finally found something to entertain himself with? Then again, this was good. He could finally talk and return to the inn.


    "Sorry for the long wait," Truen apologised and introduced Monoman again. "This is Monoman, he wants to talk about a vige coboration."


    Brutus took the hint and took Jermine with him to return to the inn first. Zero, Truen and Monoman waited for them to leavepletely before they sat down for serious talks.


    "Vige coboration?" Zero asked. "Which vige are you from?" he asked the semi-giant.


    "I’m from awless zone’s vige to the far east of Deadman Town. It doesn’t have a name yet. I have long heard about Half Moon Vige at Endow Hill, it is known to take in refugees of any kind and has a very unique diversity of vigers. The vige I founded in thewless zone is simr. I heard about the dragon heroes from your vige in Smargdas and had a tip-off that I could find the vige leader if I hurried to Deadman Town. I recognised your personal guard instantly so I approached him to talk to you."


    Zero was curious and looked at Truen. "Who gave you the tip-off?"


    Truen was equally curious and nearly choked on his saliva when Monoman told them he heard about it from Mitchnew. It was Zero’s turn to be puzzled. Mitchnew was in Smargdas setting up an informationwork. Why would she give Monoman her information and better still, how did she know where they would be?


    "Did Mitchnew really tell you that? What else did she tell you?"


    Monoman didn’t hesitate to admit everything, remembering Truen’s advice about lying to Zero and keeping anything from him.


    Zero listened to the full story about Monoman’s origins as a wilderness wanderer. He was a bounty hunter during the restless times when the nine nations were not yet formed. Back then, Monoman worked alongside some rather famous names including Dorgon and Dwayne. He chose not to ally himself to any country and worked independently, Zero’s eyes sparkled when he found out how Monoman was an unsung hero.


    "After the war when peace regained, I decided to settle down in the wilderness alone to pass my days in peace and continue defending peace at the most problematic borders. It’s a ce where exiled criminals are sent to be killed so over the years I met my fair share of vile criminals as well as political victims. I saved those who shouldn’t be left to die and abandoned those who didn’t deserve second chances to their fates. The vigers have grown too big for me to protect alone so I think it’s time for them to find a better and safer ce to live in, a ce that wouldn’t question their histories or backgrounds."


    Zero thought about it. "How many people are we talking about? We have a rule in Half Moon Vige. Those who don’t work don’t get to eat. We have plenty of need forbour help because the vige is undergoing a massive renovation ever since the fire. The farms need more hands because it is expanding and the traders need more delivery personnel because our production orders are increasing. Housing might be an issue because we don’t have pre-built ces for so many people."


    Monoman was ready for this. "Don’t worry, we have some capable and able-bodied vigers who could help. We can build our own houses and everyone works for their share of food. Those who can hunt will hunt, those who can do resource runs and trade will trade. Those who cannot do any of that will take care of the vige chores and farm on whatevernd we had. There are about sixty vigers with twenty who are capable of fighting and three capable of reading. Only five aren’t able to walk or do physicalbour."


    Satisfied with the answer, Zero thought about it. Currently, Half Moon Vige was in need of physicalbour and extra hands for the multiple projects running concurrently. However, Zero didn’t want to destroy the beautiful forest to amodate sixty more people. Instead, he consulted Mii about the terrain.


    "Is there any good location for a new vige?"


    Wii pulled out the map and Mii scanned through the topography with a keen eye. While it was difficult to create a new vige on the dangerous magical mountain, it wasn’t difficult to build a new vige at the foot of Endow Hill. To be more precise, in the middle of Endow Hill and Smargdas.


    "This location is good," Mii pointed out. "If a strong guard like Monoman can be a first defence between the vige and the humans they can be a very good ally."


    Zero studied it for a while in the mindscape and agreed. Then, he turned to the warrior. "Do you want to continue being a leader of the vige instead? I think your vigers respect you and I don’t want to deal with sixty new people. You can continue to manage them but Half Moon Vige will ally with you. You will support us in times of need in return, we will provide you with resources and give you a stable livelihood. how does that sound?"


    Monoman didn’t need to think twice. "As long as it doesn’t involve anything illegal, I will ept."


    Truen was impressed that Zero had everything nned in his head as he exined the terms and conditions.


    "The vige will be called New Moon vige and you will work alongside Zenobia, the chieftess of half Moon vige in my absence. New Moon Vige will guard intrudersing invading Half Moon Vige in the first wave and report back. If the enemies cannot be defeated, retreat at once to Half Moon Vige and make a report. We will send out expert warriors for reinforcements. During the retreat, please follow the instructions of Half Moon Vigemanders."


    "New Moon Vige will actively assist Half Moon Vige in their projects like farming, building, repairing and trading. In return, half Moon Vige will share resources and profits with New Moon Vige for their help in the ratio of 40-60, 40% for New Moon Vige."


    Monoman didn’t object and Truen drafted a legal contract for the two leaders to sign. Zero was immensely pleased.


    "I have a deal with Green Hawks so that will be left to you for management," Zero told Monoman honestly. "I want to introduce ve rights and this project will be left to you. We supply Green Hawks with special potions and medicine while they start introducing ve Licenses and ve Buyer contracts. It’s a very important task."


    Monoman was pleasantly surprised to hear that Zero was working on something so strange but he was not against it. "I understand. I will leave to get the viger over and settle down in two months. Please tell Green Hawks that I will pay them a formal visit after I officially be the leader of New Moon Vige."


    Zero shook hands to seal the deal and Truen was slightly proud at how easily his friend dealt with the situation. His worries about Monoman wanting power and the potential threats were cleverly dissolved with a new solution. The idea of introducing colonies never crossed his mind and Truen found himself respecting Zero more. He should include this in tonight’s report to the Great Gods.