Chapter 725: Chapter 725

725: Chapter 711: Visitor 725: Chapter 711: Visitor “Let the great migration begin.”

“…It seems more like a mass escape to me.”

“Cough, please don’t be so blunt…

I mean, be mindful of the public demeanor.

Give other people a break.”

Under the current circumstances, operating in a scattered manner is not ideal.

The Eastern Country people had their camps spread out far and wide, with independent hunting small and medium teams and campsites everywhere for the purpose of cultivation and pioneering.

Cast the net wide to facilitate large-scale profiteering.

When no one knows where the treasure mine is, the only way to possibly gain more is to dig around…

Of course, the primary reason is that independent teams get to keep what they find, which motivates them to “scavenge” harder.

But in times of war, scattering the troops is basically a taboo.

The enemy won’t ignore you just because your numbers are small.

On the contrary, taking out the weak and the few is a basic strategic common sense.

Naturally, the scattered small and medium teams ended up being the hardest hit victims.

Even after the restoration of wireless communications, some lucky teams could quickly regroup, find their advantageous terrain, and establish temporary Safe Houses…

The unlucky ones, isolated and unsupported, simply had to grit their teeth and endure the hardship, hoping for reinforcements to arrive.

“…Finally, you guys are here.”

The most frequently heard sentence from those encountered during Lu Ping’an’s makeshift convoy journey was this one.

In the long nights, all they could do was huddle together for warmth and hope for a miracle.

After all, teams of three to five people and camps of a dozen people had no essential difference in the face of the Aus people’s hunting, it was merely the difference between wiping them out in a surprise attack or dealing with them more seriously.

Not everyone was a pure warrior.

On the contrary, because they knew the basic situation of this world, many exploration teams brought various logistics and researchers with them.

Lu Ping’an’s team was no exception, they had mostly come for money and development.

But now, the distressed can only pray.

Pray that they are not the ones found, pray that the reinforcements find them before the Aus people do…

most of the time, due to the presence of the Aus sky knights, this prayer eventually becomes meaningless.

“Why did you arrive so late!

If you had come sooner…”

This was the second most frequently heard sentence by Lu Ping’an’s group.

Their situation was dire, far worse than Lu Ping’an had initially guessed.

There were many wounded and crippled.

After they had lost their resistance, the twin scourges of hunger and disease did not forget them either.

Several times, they would walk into a cave holding back the stench, only to find corpses and injured people with despair on their faces.

They were lucky because they could still complain, unlike most camps, who were first found by the Aus people.

At first, the rescuers would argue a point or two because not long ago they were also essentially civilians, they were the unlucky ones who had toughed it out until dawn.

But it was too tragic, overly tragic…

My daughter, I brought her to gain experience, I thought this was a peaceful and beautiful new world…”

“Alan, those beasts….”

“There were ten of us when we came, and now there are only two left….”

Forget it, they’re just looking for an excuse to vent.

After the silent rescuers accepted the resentment that even the complainers found unjustifiable, after brief bewilderment, joy, fury, fear, and guilt, often there was only a whimpering unlucky one left.

“I just want to survive, I’m a coward…”

“Did I do anything wrong?”

The Aus people are experienced and cruel hunters.

They don’t have a habit of pushing their prey into a corner where the fish die or the net splits…

It’s far more effective to keep the majority of their game and then watch those escapees suffer and die in despair.

Just like how they played with the Red Star people before, these victims are fundamentally no different from the previous ones.

The only distinct difference is perhaps the Eastern Country people’s unique consciousness of “I should help” and ‘The official should rescue the civilians’, that made many people feel mixed about accepting this “resentment” that they shouldn’t have to bear.

Is the nation inherently supposed to rescue its civilians?

That’s not necessarily the case, at least in many worlds and many countries at many points in time, the most feared thing for the afflicted civilians is often their own officials and soldiers.

But the Eastern Country people are different.

When they run into trouble, the first thing they think about is their own people can save them, and will come to save them.

Even though the world has changed, some things remain unchanged.

These overly farfetched complaints may also stem from the fact that they previously had high hopes.

Even though their rationality tells them that this is an Exotic Realm thousands of miles away, and even if there would be reinforcements, they wouldn’t be able to make it in time.

Even though they themselves knew that it’s not only their own misfortune, but the local military and officials were also attacked, perhaps even worse than themselves.

Don’t they know that under the existing system, it’s normal not to have any reinforcements?

Everyone’s not a fool, but in times of despair, everyone holds onto hope.

A “finally here” is hope, expectation, trust, joy, and painful self-reproach.

Pain from being too weak, pain from being too naive, pain from being only able to wait for rescue.

A “why only now” is trust, joy, despair, but also the torment of expecting hope in a dire situation.

But in the end, all emotions boil down to one sentence….

“Those Aus people went too far, my wife…

“…..I have nothing left….”

After helpless rage comes self-loathing, and if you go further, all that’s left is bone-deep hate.

Avenging blood relatives, once dismissed as an illegal tradition, has once again become the sole obsession.

Don’t talk about the rule of law to these people who just lost everything.

If they spit on you, consider yourself lucky.

They might just go straight for your throat.

“Fine, let’s have our revenge then.”

Lu Ping’an agreed with a smile.

As one of the “Three Giants”, his thoughts perhaps signaled that from this moment on, it would be a relentless fight to the finish between the two sides.

Maybe there’s been a misunderstanding.

We can provide compensation to a certain extent.

As you would put it: let’s set aside our dispute and develop together.”

The Aus people’s Hod company is a business group, and businessmen are always profit-driven.

Once they realize their potential income is significantly lower than their expenditure, when they calculate the substantial loss they might incur, their arrogant unreasonable manner will quickly turn into unexpected “gentlemanly” and “civilized” behavior.

A messenger, a smartly dressed blond Aus man, approached them.

He said he was looking for the person in charge and was brought before Lu Ping’an.

There were only two of them in a private room.

Lu Ping’an was unusually friendly, smiling as he looked at him.

Perhaps the boy’s kindness and smile gave courage to the messenger.

He expressed his private intentions directly.

“We are always pursuing profit.

Now that we have proved each other’s strength, why continue this pointless conflict….

If you can agree to this ‘reconciliation’, my company can give you two hundred million Australian dollars and gift you a villa in our native land of Aus.

If you’re interested, you can work at our company, with a starting annual salary of one million.”

The messenger smiled, seemingly seeing the answer he wanted.

“Don’t misunderstand, this is not an underhanded deal, merely ‘compensation’ for our inappropriate behavior, all above board and will not be put into any written record…”

Upon hearing this, Lu Ping’an also laughed.

These guys, as always, never change…

“This is my compensation, then.

But what about the other victims?

What about those who died?” Lu Ping’an asked with narrowed eyes and a smile.

“….They can try a transnational lawsuit, of course, but providing proof and applying law can be complicated, and our company also has the best lawyer group in Aus.

Delaying the case for thirty years would be too easy…

Seeing the intrigued expression on Lu Ping’an’s face, the messenger breathed a sigh of relief.

“This trick works everywhere, even in the Foreign Domain.

Dream on, once I get back…..ahaha!”

Suddenly, he felt an acute pain in his head.

The car window was smashed open, and a metallic silver arm grabbed hold of the messenger’s head, suspending it mid-air.

“……This guy, he wants to reconcile.

What do you think we should do?”

A myriad of eyes turned to the Mid-air Aus man, their bloodshot gaze filled with hatred.

Whether calm, furious, or forcibly suppressing their emotions, all eyes were firmly fixed on him.

Lu Ping’an, still smiling, pressed a button and the car radio started playing the messenger’s recorded voice.

If you can agree to this ‘reconciliation’, my company can give you two hundred million Australian dollars, and gift you a villa in our native land of Aus…”]

Lu Ping’an laughed as if he found this amusing.

“Wow, I didn’t expect that I’d be worth two hundred million.

What a waste, this blood debt…”

Lu Ping’an gently closed his fingers, crushing the man’s skull as easily as one would smash a watermelon.

can only be paid in blood.”

Meanwhile, the recording was still playing.

[“….They can try a transnational lawsuit, of course, proving and applying law can be complicated.

And our company has the best lawyer group in Aus that can delay the case for thirty years…”]

Throughout this, Lu Ping’an’s light smile remained unchanged.

He looked at the surprised, jubilant, and disbelieving faces around him and said with a smile.

“From now on, anyone who dares to talk about reconciliation, I would assume that they have taken the dirty money from the Aus people….”

He casually tossed the decapitated body out of the car and wiped his hands, looking disgusted.

“….Anyone who wants to give it a try is welcome.

Trials require evidence….”

But all I need is a hit list.”