Chapter 950: The Moment That Decides the Fate of the Wasteland

  Chapter 950 The moment that determines the fate of the wasteland

  Great Rift Valley, Origin City.

  A bright silver aircraft dragged a pale blue arc of light and slowly landed on the spacious apron.

  Compared with the settlements with hundreds of flowers blooming in the wasteland, this settlement located deep in the valley looks unremarkable.

  A towering giant gate lies across the center of the valley. The rock wall behind the giant gate is dotted with houses in a row, and a glass curtain wall that stretches as far as the eye can see covers the top of the slope.

  The people living here are like hermits isolated from the world. They are in a hurry, wearing cloaks, and their calm expressions cannot tell whether they are pious and solemn or numb.

  The survivors living in the Great Rift Valley are just like the Great Rift Valley. Most of the time, they are indifferent to what happens outside the Holy Shield.

  Unless it is time for them to fulfill the ancient contract.

  And now is that time.

  Escorted by a team of soldiers, the old and majestic king of the Lion Kingdom slowly walked down the apron.

  He was accompanied by a queen who was elegant and graceful, and followed by a group of young girls.

  The thin gauze covered their tender and beautiful faces, and it could be seen that they were all first-class beauties.

  They were both his maids and his decorations.

  At Charles Lion’s age, it was difficult to enjoy himself.

  The dazzling array of gold ornaments jingled with his unsteady steps, and the Great Rift Valley warriors wearing power armor with high-tech parts pretended not to see it.

  They didn’t care about anything else, but were only responsible for the safety of the participants.

  Standing not far away, Abusek looked at the old king, especially at the group of beautiful maids, and said with some envy on his face.

  ”This old man really knows how to enjoy himself.”

  If Duwata were here, he would probably be unable to move his legs.

  Just as Abusek was sighing in his heart, a voice from the side interrupted his thoughts.

  ”…I heard that the Lion Kingdom has been in turmoil recently.”

  ”Oh?” Abusek raised his eyebrows with interest, and looked back, only to see a tall man in formal attire and leather shoes looking at him with a smile.

  Abusek recognized this face, and this man was the mayor of the Free State.

  Although the Free State was only a settlement, and its population was not as large as that of the Golden Galleon Port in the Borneo Province, this group of people could stand firm in the Valley Province where demons were rampant, and they could be called a powerful force.

  Turning his eyes to the aging lion in the distance, Odo narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.

  ”The ministers wanted to make the eldest son the crown prince, while the people supported Hal. If it weren’t for the Alliance stationing a troop in the area, I’m afraid they would have beaten their brains out.”

  After hearing this news, Abusek instantly understood why the old king took such a large group of harem out for a trip.

  This might be to escape the summer heat in the shade of the Great Rift Valley.

  ”Hal… is he the founder of the Daily Survivor?”

  ”Yes.” Mayor Odo smiled faintly, “Few people know that the Workers’ Union originated from the Daily Survivor. Due to the suppression of the newspaper by the inner city nobles, a group of newly literate workers decided to continue the newspaper… Let me make an inappropriate analogy. A fool stepped on a cockroach and thought he was safe. As a result, the whole wasteland is full of cockroaches.”

  In comparison, the Firestone Group is much smarter.

  They will not suppress the voice of progress like those feudal lords who have never seen the world. Instead, they will take the initiative to create the voice of progress, so that the citizens of the Free State will be drowned in the data sea constructed by fragmented information.

  This is actually the reason why they look down on the Boulder City.

  The nobles there are still in the first level. They have just realized the truth that “poverty and wealth can coexist”, and have not yet realized that “ignorance and knowledge can also coexist.”

  The shareholders of the Free State are already standing in the atmosphere.

  Not only can they make Fuel both poor and rich, they can also make Fuel both knowledgeable and know everything about astronomy and geography, and treasure some ridiculously stupid and outrageous theories.

  It’s really stupid…

  But Odo laughed and laughed until he couldn’t laugh anymore.

  Because this is one of the reasons why the Firestone Group can treat elites like him like dogs.

  Although he didn’t know why Mr. Odo’s face fell, Abusek still had a high emotional intelligence and shifted the topic from the “Survivor Daily” to the “old and strong” Charlie Lion.

  ”But why did he push Hal to the front? From his point of view, this is not a smart idea. Even our Wu Tuo would not do this.”

  ”He never did this. Hal showed his face intentionally or unintentionally, and then the reformists in the kingdom pushed him to the front… This is a typical case of shooting oneself in the foot.”

  Looking at the humble and studious Brahman leader, Odo continued to talk.

  ”At that time, the old king felt that he had too many sons, so he sent them to explore the wasteland, just to reduce the burden on his eldest son… Unexpectedly, his most insignificant youngest son Hal did bring back an amazing treasure.”

  Abusek sighed.

  ”Unintentional planting of willows has led to a good result… I heard that in the old era, the discovery of the New World by navigators also originated from a commercial scam about the Borneo Province.”

  ”Haha, that’s true! Although I guess he must have regretted it, he is already old, and the future cannot be decided by an old man who is about to die.” Odo smiled and made a joke, then stretched out his right hand and finally made a formal self-introduction, “Mayor of the Free State, Odo. Nice to meet you, the commander-in-chief of the Borneo Province, Your Excellency Abusek, you are as handsome as the rumors say.”

  ”Haha, nice to meet you!” Abusek shook his outstretched hand with a bit of flattery, and lowered his head a little.

  This was purely a subconscious reaction.

  After all, a year ago, he was still a dock worker at Xifan Port. It was impossible for him to chat and laugh with the mayor of the Free State, let alone stand together with so many capable people to discuss the future of the wasteland.

  However, Oddo did not embarrass him. He nodded slightly, and patted his shoulder with his left hand.

  ”You know what? You have a temperament that is very similar to someone, although you are completely different people in terms of personality and appearance, and your pattern and position are also different.”

  Looking at Oddo gratefully, Abusek raised his head and regained his usual calm demeanor.

  ”Who?”

  Oddo also raised his head and said with a smile.

  ”Sigma, CEO and chairman of Firestone Group, the real master of the Free State.”

  The real master of the Free State…

  Abusek pondered this sentence in his heart, but Odo did not explain. He shook his right hand at last, and then said goodbye with a smile.

  ”Come on, I can see that your future is bright! The war will be over soon. We are very optimistic about your development after that, and we wish you to overcome the difficulties as soon as possible.” In

  such a rare occasion, he can’t waste his time on one person, but have to hook up with a few more people.

  For example, King Mengot of the Falcon Kingdom who was getting off the plane.

  Recently, the East Empire is preparing to build a new development zone in the southwest corner of Luoxia Province. The Falcon Kingdom should have good development. Maybe he can negotiate more overseas orders for the Free State company.

  Looking at Odo’s back as he left calmly, Abusek couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

  This is what a commander should look like.

  I, a peasant, am really not good enough.

  But he didn’t belittle himself. As the saying goes, heroes are made by the times. The birth of a capable person requires both time and situation.

  What the country of Boro needs now is someone like him, so he dealt with Janusz and became the commander-in-chief… even if the means he used were not glorious.

  Perhaps when the wasteland era is over, when he becomes an old man like Charlie the Lion, Boro should also have a “professional commander-in-chief” who is not inferior to Odo.

  This person must be much better than himself who only knows how to fight and manipulate power. At worst, there will not be another Wu Tuo who only knows the latter and knows nothing else.

  That person will lead the people of Boro to a better future.

  For a moment, Abusek suddenly didn’t want to be an emperor so much, especially after seeing the “rich and poor” Charlie the Lion.

  Compared to that kind of guy, there are actually more decent ways to live in this world.

  Dreams can change.

  Standing at the peak of his life, Abusek couldn’t help but be full of confidence, and even had the idea of ​​talking to Lacy.

  It’s a pity that the guy couldn’t get away from the front line, so he just sent his confidant, the captain of the stormtroopers, Shawa.

  ”It would be nice if Lasi was here too. It’s a pity that I couldn’t have a drink with him.”

  Wadia, the internal affairs committee member who followed Abusek, shook his head and said puzzledly.

  ”I don’t know what Lasi was thinking. He actually missed such a good opportunity.”

  ”Well, you can’t say that. As the saying goes, everyone has their own ambitions,” Abusek said with a smile, “I remember that the alliance has a historical novel about the Chu-Han contention. Lasi is like the King of Chu, who is both a king and a general. It’s natural that he is indispensable on the front line. And I am that Bang. I have many brave generals and wise generals under my command. It’s the same with me or not… You see, I think it’s still easy to beat him.” What

  ’s the connection…

  Wadia smiled bitterly at the commander-in-chief who was talking nonsense.

  He has read the novel .

  After all, as an internal affairs committee member, it’s his job to understand the commander-in-chief’s preferences.

  But using the theory of “historical novels” to govern a huge survivor force is really not a good thing.

  Wadia paused and said.

  ”Do you want to divide the country with him?”

  Abusek smiled with narrowed eyes.

  ”Let’s take a step back. They want to control the flood of Tasang River, so they want to borrow half of Niaozhou and Yangzhou. Whether this is an excuse or not, it is not impossible to give him half of the three northern states. When the time comes, let the people of Boro vote with their feet. Those who like to go north go north, and those who like to go south go south. It is better than running outside to stop some trains and make people laugh at them.”

  The contest between the hypocrite and the real villain is about to begin.

  Not surprisingly, I, who thinks “peace is the most precious”, should take the “hypocrite” card.

  Call him hypocritical or cowardly, let future generations judge, anyway, he really doesn’t want to fight anymore.

  Let’s fight with words.

  They have already had enough deaths…

  The average age of Tiandu has dropped by 10 years. They have fought to the point where even child soldiers go to the battlefield to fill in the line. If they fight, it will not be a “Chu-Han Contention”, but a story after that – “Wei, Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms”.

  Although Commissioner Kabaha always criticized him for being “unlearned”, Abusek actually read books.

  Moreover, he was considered a half-Alliance expert, and many of the books he read were bought from Dawn City.

  Even though many of them were novels.

  Hearing the decision of the commander-in-chief, Wadia felt complicated.

  He always felt that if he had to fight, it would not be difficult to crush Laxi to death. No matter how

  strong that person was, he was just one person.

  Moreover, there were also the elders of the Moon Clan Resistance Army in the Mammoth Kingdom – the opposition forces that had been at odds with Laxi since the Wutuo era.

  Those people were also a political force.

  Although they were now suppressed by Laxi and his stormtroopers, and their ambitions were suppressed because of the invasion of the Southern Legion, if the foreign war turned into a civil war, it was hard to say whether Laxi could hold them back. So

  what if he had the support of the Alliance?

  After fighting the Southern Legion for so long, who didn’t have some Alliance background?

  In terms of qualifications, when the Moon Clan and the Alliance were in the same boat, he, Laxi, was still being whipped by slave owners in Golden Gallon Port! Moreover, due to the Mammoth’s position on labor issues and its close relationship with the conservatives of the Alliance, Laxi has always been disliked by the radicals of the Alliance.

  But they are different.

  Whether it is the radicals or conservatives of the Alliance, they are mostly sympathetic to the Borneo Kingdom due to their respective positions.

  It is precisely because of this that their chances of winning are actually very high.

  However, he can also understand Abusek’s idea. Borneo needs time to recuperate, and the Borneo people should live and work in peace for a while.

  Wadia said with a smile.

  ”That’s right… When we build the entire Borneo into a Golden Gallon Port, I’m afraid that the survivors on the north bank of the Tasang River will cry and beg to come here to work. By then, even ten Laxis can’t stop them!”

  ”Haha!” Thinking of the interesting picture, Abusek also laughed out loud, “When the time comes, we will set up the guns on the shore. If those bastards dare to shoot at the Borneo people, we will have a legitimate reason to fight them again!” As

  the two were talking, a roar came from the tarmac again.

  The aircraft that landed this time was not a Great Rift Valley aircraft, but a vertical take-off and landing aircraft of the Alliance.

  They seemed to have improved the “Overlord” transport aircraft, transforming the fixed wings into movable wings with adjustable directions, just like the “Orca” transport aircraft with a pair of wings and engines added, and the tonnage, load and range of the latter have been greatly improved!

  The Alliance named it “Kunpeng”!

  Abusek happened to know the allusion of this word, but what excited him more was the figure walking down from the plane.

  Chu Guang!

  The manager of the alliance!

  Guards wearing exoskeletons gathered around him. It was said that each of them was an awakener!

  Not only that, it was often heard that Chu Guang himself had the strength of an awakener, and could even support the power armor with his flesh alone.

  Looking at the man who was much younger than he had imagined, Abusek couldn’t help but hold his breath, with eager light flashing in his eyes.

  He wanted to visit this legendary figure in the wasteland a long time ago, but he never had the chance to see him.

  Now this wish can be considered fulfilled!

  …

  At this moment, Chu Guang didn’t know that there was such a little fan standing in the crowd not far away. After all, there were too many pairs of eyes focused on him.

  There is the old king of the Lion Kingdom, the brother of the little honey badger princess Avni, Yade, the king of the Falcon Kingdom, Mungot, the mayor of the Free State, the speaker of the Garbage City… and many people he has only met at the Sticky Community meeting or has never met at all.

  These people or the forces behind them have been influenced by him to some extent.

  Whether it is good or bad.

  Although the pomp and circumstance is not very high-profile, the Great Rift Valley still gives enough face to the survivor forces in the wasteland. They invite everyone they think is necessary.

  And the major survivor forces are also quite respectful. Even some leaders of the survivor forces who are reluctant to show up on weekdays have chosen to send their confidants or stand here in person.

  After all, with the Great Rift Valley and the Holy Shield as a guarantee, they don’t have to worry about their safety.

  In addition, the Origin City is also the earliest survivor settlement in the wasteland.

  As the headquarters of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee, it is also great to come here to pay homage. If you can get along well with a few big brothers and get some aid back, wouldn’t you take off directly from the spot?

  Most of the representatives or heads of small and medium-sized survivor forces thought so.

  That’s why they looked at Chu Guang as if they were looking at a walking gold mine!

  Regardless of what the wastelanders thought, Chu Guang, who was used to big scenes, was very calm. There were not many waves in his heart. He just waved at those who were looking at him, and then walked calmly to the apron.

  The soldier in power armor walked up to him and nodded slightly.

  ”We have prepared a room for you to stay. Your subordinates have checked the room. Please follow us.”

  Chu Guang nodded.

  ”Take me there.”

  The representatives of the enterprise and the academy have not arrived yet, and several “former legion commanders” who may or may not come have not shown up. There is no point for him to stay here.

  After looking around the scene, Chu Guang didn’t see anyone he particularly wanted to see, so he told Cheng Yan, who was following him, to stay and socialize with the other survivors and representatives of the forces present. He took his guards and followed the soldiers of the Great Rift Valley to their accommodation.

  But just as he was about to leave, a young man suddenly squeezed out of the crowd and walked up to him with a warm smile.

  ”Dear Manager, you are here as expected, haha, we meet again!”

  That fanatical expression was like seeing a fan of a star, or like a believer seeing the real God.

  Chu Guang looked at him and felt familiar, but a little different from his impression. He couldn’t remember who it was for a while, and he hesitated to speak.

  ”You are…”

  The man didn’t care, and said with a toothy smile.

  ”I’m Xiao Zhou, Zhou Xianlin! You are really a noble person who forgets things. I gave you a cart of gold before, at the celebration of the victory of the Luoxia Province War!”

  A cart of gold… is there such a thing?

  Chu Guang looked at the young man with a confused face.

  I do remember that the Golden Lizard Kingdom used melted dinars to make a statue of me, which is now on display in the display cabinet of the Dawn City Museum.

  I really can’t remember what gift Water Dam City gave me at that time. After all, Water Dam City’s appearance rate in the Sticky Community Conference is not as high as that of Garbage City.

  However, this little fanboy talked nonsense, and he remembered the name Zhou Xianlin.

  This man is the son of Zhou Changxiao, the lord of Water Dam City, and his family has a literary name.

  As for Water Dam City, it is a gathering place for survivors of the Leaping Horse Province, with a population of about 600,000 to 700,000.

  At the celebration of the victory, the young man took his hand and flattered him, and claimed that he would transform Water Dam City into the Dam Alliance and unite the survivors around Dam City.

  At that time, Chu Guang saw the enthusiasm in his eyes and advised him to take it easy and not blindly learn from the experience of the alliance. Some things can be referenced, but they cannot be copied mechanically.

  Now, this guy is still alive and well, and I think he should have listened to his words.

  With a gratified smile on his face, Chu Guang reached out to stop the Great Rift Valley soldier who wanted to pull the man away, and said in a friendly manner.

  ”I remember now, it’s been a long time since we last met… Did your father send you here this time too?”

  Zhou Xianlin smiled embarrassedly.

  ”No, I killed that old Deng.”

  Chu Guang: “……?”

  Seeing that Chu Guang didn’t say anything, this little Zhou continued to speak vividly.

  ”That old Deng sent me to the alliance to learn from experience, and then scolded me for not learning anything good, thinking about squandering money all day long, and wanted my eldest brother to be the city lord. So how could I let him do that? I learned from your experience, and united the scavengers in and outside the city of Water Dam, and killed everyone around that old Deng, including my useless eldest brother.”

  ”Oh, and the predators he kept outside also scattered like monkeys when the tree fell, so those things are not our opponents at all. I heard that many of them fled to Haiya Province. Hehe, it seems that they have caused you some trouble.”

  Chu Guang was speechless for a while.

  Xiao Qi, who had been silent all the time, couldn’t help but whisper in his ear.

  ”This is too filial.”

  Chu Guang asked incomprehensibly, pressing his index finger between his eyebrows .

  ”Then…but what about the scavengers? Do they allow you to continue to be the city lord?”

  Zhou Xianlin smiled and continued shyly.

  ”Of course I am. I killed all those who had their own ideas. They like me so much and say I am their savior! Although I told them that I am nothing and you are the real sun in the wasteland… Anyway, I am now the leader of the Dam Alliance. But the problem is that I am a little confused and don’t know what to do next. The people in the Great Rift Valley said you would come, so I followed you. You have to teach me.”

  Looking at this man who was either really crazy or pretending to be crazy, Chu Guang sighed.

  ”If you are willing to listen to me, go and bury your father first.”

  Zhou Xianlin’s expression froze, and he scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

  ”Well, that’s a bit difficult… I’ve thrown all the dust away for him.”

  Chu Guang: “…”

  Just when Chu Guang didn’t know what to say, a vicissitudes and powerful voice came from not far away.

  ”Mr. Manager, I’m glad you can come…”

  ”I’ve wanted to meet you for a long time.”

  (End of this chapter)