Chapter 133 Chapter 133 is very similar to Yan Gang’s situation…
This news was like a bombshell, further complicating the situation. The rebellion in several districts had already infuriated the Federation.
But now, before the encirclement and suppression operation even began, several districts had openly announced that they were joining the rebels. They even claimed that they had suffered long-term oppression and unfair treatment from the federation, so they could no longer bear it and joined the new federation.
Everyone was very surprised. Hou Lin didn't even bother to swallow the dumplings he was still eating. He quickly opened his bracelet and checked the latest news.
There has been a huge uproar on the Internet because of this matter.
Hou Lin found the most popular video.
It was a speech by a district chief.
"Not only does the federal government exploit our resources, it also exploits us through unfair laws and tax policies. Our children don't get a good education, our soldiers don't get timely medical treatment, and yet they use our taxes and resources to enjoy the best of life.
The Federation's top brass has also concentrated a large amount of military power in the core region of the Federation, completely disregarding the safety of other regions. Even more outrageous is that after they have developed the latest weapons using global resources, they won't even open source them to us. We are merely their tools, and will ultimately be abandoned by them!"
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“Now, we choose to join the new federation because we believe that only by joining the new federation can we win a fair, free, and promising future for ourselves and our descendants.”
"We must use our actions to declare to the Federation: We are not things to be slaughtered, we are warriors fighting for freedom and justice! Let us join the New Federation and embrace the new world!"
Then they announced that they would enter a state of war.
Various attack measures were quickly deployed within the area, and advanced intelligent defense systems were spread throughout it, which could not only monitor the surrounding movements in real time, but also provide rapid warnings and precise strikes against potential threats in the surrounding area.
Hou Lin's mind was boiling. "If I remember correctly, this district chief seems to have received federal commendations every year in the past few years?"
Gu Su was also very impressed with the district chief. "The reason for the commendation is that their district contributed the top three taxes."
Hou Lin: "Yes, wasn't he exploiting resources wantonly to curry favor with the Federation? Now he's saying it's because of the Federation's coercion that he's exploiting without restraint. He's changing his ways so quickly."
"Hasn't he always wanted to work for the Federation? Did the rebels promise to make him chairman?"
"Was he very smooth in the past?" Ye Ning asked while eating dumplings and looking at the holographic projection in front of her.
Hou Lin said without hesitation, "That's more than just being slick. When the Federation held its district heads' meeting, he was practically fawning."
The biggest advantage of holographic projection is its realism. It can make people feel as if the projected objects are actually in front of them.
The video is about five minutes long, but from the beginning, his eyes revealed a sense of anxiety that he was trying hard to hide.
His eyes were clearly looking at the camera and his voice was powerful, but every time he got emotional, Ye Ning felt like he was taking the opportunity to vent something.
Ye Ning scrolled the video forward again.
The scene just happened to be stuck on the moment when he was pounding the table unconsciously because of his excitement.
His hands were clenched into fists on the table, his fingers trembling slightly, and beads of sweat were beading on his forehead. His body behind the desk seemed straight, yet it exuded an inexplicable sense of tension.
Hou Lin saw Ye Ning watching the video back and forth and couldn't help asking, "Do you think there's something wrong?"
Ye Ning nodded, "Do you think that his condition is very similar to Yan Gang's?"
They were both very excited, breathing rapidly, and looked very anxious.
Gu Yu frowned slightly: "It is indeed very similar."
Hou Lin: "So, he has become a fusion orc now?!"
Ye Ning looked at him and said, "Check his recent whereabouts. Although I don't know why he became like this, I don't think he did it voluntarily."
The most feared thing for those with power and wealth is danger and death. For such a motivated and tactful district chief, the best way to defect is to quietly avoid offending both sides and then wait for the right moment to proceed with the attack, rather than rushing in and taking the lead now.
Otherwise, they would be the first ones the Federation would deal with.
Ye Ning looked at the video and continued, "If he didn't rebel voluntarily, but was transformed into a fusion orc and forced to obey the rebels, then other orcs might face the same danger."
Everyone immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. They still didn't understand how the rebels transformed ordinary orcs into fused orcs. If there really was a quick and easy method, wouldn't it be long before the streets were filled with fused orcs?
And now they are obviously starting with the top leaders of each district.
If this method of targeting the top leaders is successful, it can leverage their influence to quickly divide and control local forces. In this way, personnel deployment, resource allocation, and even public opinion will develop in a direction that favors the rebels.
If they failed, as long as the rebel leaders weren't completely captured, there wouldn't be any major losses, and they could even help them fully deplete the Federation. After all, the manpower and material resources consumed in the current confrontation with the Federation were all provided by each district themselves.
Hou Lin: "I'll go inform the district chief and the dean right now!"
Ye Ning looked at Gu Su and said, "Why don't you go tell the people in the Capital District right now? I think the District Chief is also in danger."
Gu Su immediately understood what she meant. "Do you suspect that the mayor of the capital district has connections with the rebels?"
Ye Ning nodded without disguising, "It's just a feeling that you could ask the Tiger Tribe to be more careful with him."
Ye Ning has always known that the reason the capital district sent so many people here was not only to establish a good relationship with her, but also to better monitor her.
In addition to her speculation, Shi Cong also secretly told her to be careful of Gu Su. Shi Cong told him that before he came, the mayor and the dean of the Capital District repeatedly emphasized and hinted that he must tell them in advance if there is any new research news or trends.
Ye Ning has always maintained an open attitude. She doesn't mind sharing the experimental data at the institute, as long as the researchers don't mind. If the researchers want more income, she will ask them to negotiate a suitable price. So, generally speaking, the research data at Ye Ning's institute can be said to be open to the public without any reservations.
But even so, the Capital District would still ask Shi Cong about something every now and then. Later, he even asked her about her movements and life details directly.
Shi Cong is just a researcher. Since everyone asked Shi Cong, why not ask Gu Su?
It wasn't that Ye Ning didn't trust Gu Su, but she thought he wouldn't reveal his information so easily. If that were the case, she and the others would definitely find out. She simply felt that since he had a mission, she had to give him something useful so that he could complete the task properly.
Moreover, they had previously suspected that the deaths of the pure humans were related to the Capital District. If the Capital District was connected to the rebels, the mayor of the Capital District might actually be in danger.
The Tiger Tribe is also a high-ranking official in the capital area. Perhaps some of them have connections with the rebels?
Ye Ning was full, so he put down his chopsticks and began to check the data of these districts.
Ever since the rebels released information about orc fusion, the internet has been analyzing the pros and cons of orc fusion. The rebels have only highlighted the benefits, but never mentioned the dangers or disadvantages. No one has ever seen a successful orc fusion, so the pros and cons can only be speculated.
Perhaps it was because in the orc world that values force, the ability to improve one's abilities was truly appealing. Or perhaps it was because the rebels themselves were deliberately creating momentum. During this period, the vast majority of people were discussing the superiority of the "new humans," and any critical voices were quickly drowned out.
Hou Lin came back soon.
"The district chief has re-enforced security and reported the incident to the federal government. He told us to be careful as well."
Ye Ning nodded, they were not completely defenseless.
Ever since Yan Gang appeared, they began to investigate these matters.
During this period, Hou Sen has been in the Xisha area studying the members and potions captured from the rebel stronghold last time.
Although the research there is not a core research result, some clues can still be seen from it when combined with various data.
Firstly, the rebels hadn't made any new upgrades or modifications to the pollutants. However, Ye Ning felt that this was simply because they hadn't successfully researched them.
Secondly, large quantities of plants were purchased from those locations.
Unfortunately, after destroying several of the rebels' hideouts, the rebels discovered that Yan Gang was the problem, and the Xisha region never tracked him down again. Otherwise, they could have obtained more useful information from him.
But now, what is certain is that the rebels are clearly using pollutants to create fused orcs, but their demand for plants is increasing day by day.
Her plants and seeds are primarily supplied to district governments and partner groups, while sales to private buyers are based on fixed quantities and timelines. The companies in those outposts aren't on her list of partners, so they purchase plants in bulk through other, more scattered channels. Most of these plants are fast-growing crops.
If you look carefully at the planting distribution maps of these areas, you can find that most of them stopped investing in ecological zone construction a long time ago, and instead put most of their energy and resources into crop planting.
In the short term, growing crops does have more advantages: they grow quickly, yield high yields, and are edible. However, the development of ecological zones is crucial to the overall regional environment, and it's rare for a project like this to be abandoned after only a few thousand square meters.
She found it strange and asked the researcher about it. The researcher said that these districts were relatively poor and geographically disadvantaged, so they wanted to grow crops first, develop large-scale industries and make money, and then develop ecological zones.
The beans and cucumbers that the institute continued to optimize were also bought back by them as soon as they were released. They also specifically asked whether it was really possible to easily produce 7,000 kilograms per mu.
They planted a lot of crops during this period, but they did not distribute them much to the residents and sold very little.
Where did all these plants go? Were they eaten by the rebels, or did they have other more important uses?
But compared to them, the Federation was obviously more annoyed.
The original 24 hours was changed to an attack launched in 1 hour!
All personnel are in place, and orcs wearing new protective uniforms stand in a neat and uniform manner at the fortress.
The red moon gradually rose, and even under the red moonlight, the weapons emitted a cold and hard white light.
All weapons were ready, and everyone had no doubt that once the war broke out, there would be countless casualties.
Looking at the live broadcast, Hou Lin swallowed nervously, "I heard they've completely blocked the exits, and cut off communication between the inside and the outside. Are they really going to fight?"
The rebels had completely blocked all communication between the inside and outside, so they had no idea what was happening inside. You know, there were a lot of imperial industries and marine orcs trapped inside, too.
The Empire sent people to negotiate early in the morning, asking them to release the marine orcs. However, because the Federation had directly surrounded the area, some marine orcs had not yet evacuated.
If a real fight breaks out and any sea orcs are injured, the Empire will definitely not let it go.
When everyone joins forces, it will be a global melee. Aren't the rebels afraid of angering the Empire and causing it to join forces with the Federation?
Not only Hou Lin, but other orcs were also worried.
They suddenly started killing each other for no reason, and everyone felt that the ordinary orcs inside were too innocent.
The regime of Sea Dust Star has been stable for hundreds of years, and social order has been in a relatively peaceful and stable state.
Although the main problem people faced in the past was the threat from pollutants, under the pressure of life and death, other conflicts were temporarily shelved or covered up.
But this is enough for everyone to get used to it. They are all orcs, and may even be comrades who have fought side by side. But they are inexplicably standing on opposite ends and have to fight each other. No matter how you think about it, you can't bring yourself to do it.
But the Federation has already made its stance. If it fails to suppress them tonight, the Federation’s prestige will immediately disappear without a trace.
The Federation even raised a huge countdown projection in the air.
Ye Ning looked at the bracelet and said, "Maybe Yan Gang and Feng Yue are inside, or maybe someone can directly capture the district chief."
"Or give them a way out and find something else to divert their attention."
She also didn't think the Federation would directly bomb these districts; the cost was too great. Everyone now believed in the idea of orcish unity, and with such a strong sense of collective consciousness, annihilating the rebels in this way would only arouse greater public outrage.
The Federation is already lacking public support, and stirring up public anger would simply give the rebels an opportunity to develop.
The rebels would not want to attack the Federation directly. If a war really broke out, it would not benefit them in any way.
As soon as Ye Ning finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on her.
In this situation, there seems to be no better way out than for Ye Ning to step forward.
The next minute, Ye Ning received an emergency communication from the Federation.
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