"So, could you gather everyone together? In this situation, they can no longer afford to be complacent."
Ling said to Ye Hao.
When Zero first established the Thirteenth Legion, he had a premonition that this battle would not be so simple.
He would absolutely not allow those who only wanted to live a life of ease and comfort, seeking refuge in some place, to continue like this.
Although this decision may cause dissatisfaction among some people, given the current situation, it is essential to ensure that they have the power to fight the enemy.
Before long, Ye Hao gathered everyone together, including women and children.
Zero looked at the densely packed crowd below, cleared his throat to ensure his voice carried clearly, and said:
"Everyone, I've gathered you here today to ask you to unite. Most of you are aware of the current situation; there are many crises outside, but staying here is not a long-term solution. We should fight back."
After speaking, Ling paused and quietly observed the reactions of the people below.
One of the men was the first to express his dissatisfaction, pointing his finger at Zero and saying:
"Who are you? What gives you the right to order us around?"
With the first person taking the lead, everyone began to vie for the opportunity to speak—
"That's right, it's none of your business. We're happy to stay here. We have food and drink here, and we don't want to know what's going on outside."
"Yeah, yeah, it's so safe here. We don't have to face those monsters. Let's not go out."
"You said it yourself, how dangerous it is outside, so why should we go out? Isn't it safer to stay here?"
"You, you all..."
Before Ling could say anything, Ling Shuang couldn't hold back any longer and was about to say something angrily.
But Ling stopped her, giving her a look to tell her not to be angry.
As the sounds below gradually subsided, Zero paused and said:
"Finished? Now it's my turn to speak."
"Do you think this place is safe? Do you think this is your refuge? Do you plan to stay here forever, just to eat and wait to die? Let me tell you, yesterday! The entire team that went out to collect supplies, thirty people in total, all perished. What were they doing it for? For you, so that you defenseless people could survive. Yes, as you say, you have food and drink, you have no worries, and it's good for you here. But when you eat, have you ever thought about who provides you with this life? You have wives and children, families, but what about those team members who sacrificed their lives? Didn't they have families? Didn't they want a peaceful life?"
"They think, on the contrary, they love their families more. They know that only when they go out can their families have the 'life' you talk about, how ridiculous. You enjoy yourselves here, while they have to go out there to face life and death, and the supplies they bring back have to be distributed to you who have made no contribution, how pathetic."
At this point, the families of the fallen team members began to sob.
Among those team members who perished were their sons and husbands, and now, they are all gone…
Hearing Zero say so much, whispers began to circulate below.
"Yes, those team members who went out to search for supplies were all doing it for us."
"Yes, yes, so in that sense we haven't done anything, yet we've been taking."
“We always thought that as long as we had food and drink here, we could live a good life. But they risked their lives for us outside. Our current life was bought with the lives of our team members. What right do we have to accept their gifts without giving anything in return?”
"We must unite, we must fight back, we cannot let those team members sacrifice themselves like this..."
"Yes, we should do something too..."
...
Listening to the indignant words of the crowd and watching them rubbing their hands together in anticipation, Zero knew that the time was almost right.
"Everyone, tell me, shouldn't we unite and bravely fight against the enemy, so that those team members who sacrificed their lives for us won't have died in vain?"
"Yes! We must avenge them!"
The crowd exclaimed.
"Then, men aged eighteen to forty, please stand to my right; those over forty, please stand to my left; and the rest of the women and children, please stand in the middle."
Zero said to them.
The crowd began to line up in an orderly fashion as Zero had instructed.
At this moment, none of them cared about who Zero was or why he was in command.
Because they now have only one goal, which is:
Unite and defeat the enemy.
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