North Gate, Section 6
"You will stay here. I will do my best to provide you with food and other necessities!"
"Furthermore, you all know the current situation of Nancheng. Since you are in this position, you will all be responsible for the daily defense against the beast tides!"
Jiang Yuan stood in front of more than 400 people and began to give a speech.
The sixth district of the North Gate was handed over to him within half an hour, and all 412 members of the Changgan Regiment entered the area without missing a single one.
“Master, I still have several thousand feathered arrows. Why don’t we distribute them first?” Shi Xuyao stepped forward and said.
The biggest advantage of Rock Mountain Stronghold is its complete equipment. Moreover, because the weapons are crafted, the monsters killed with them can drop cores. Although their destructive power is not as great as guns and cannons, their effectiveness is no less.
"OK!"
Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement with Shi Xuyao's words. He glanced at the demoralized and scattered Changgan Regiment, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "You all seem very dissatisfied with this place?"
The Changgan Regiment fell silent. Finally, Zhang Ziping stepped forward and explained, "Sir, we've traveled a long way to find a safe place where we don't have to live in fear anymore. But now, what's the difference between us being stationed on this defensive line and wandering in the deep mountains?"
“Yes, we just want to survive, but isn’t resisting the beast tide here pushing us into a fire pit?” someone echoed Zhang Ziping.
Hearing the group's strong complaints, Jiang Yuan showed no sign of anger. He simply said slowly, "I have not taken away your right to choose. Those who want to leave Nancheng can return the way they came!"
"That's not what we meant, we..."
Zhang Ziping was about to explain, but Jiang Yuan interrupted him directly, "You mean you're going to go straight into Nancheng, then enjoy a peaceful life in the city behind you, watching the people in front of you risk their lives for you, bearing the brunt of this bloodshed! Is that right?"
Zhang Ziping remained silent.
"What? After wreaking havoc in Changgan County, you're now wreaking havoc in Nancheng?" Jiang Yuan sneered mercilessly.
"What do you mean? Did we cause this disaster in Changgan County?" a young man from the Changgan Regiment said, unable to contain his anger.
Jiang Yuan glanced over and felt the pressure of the born emperor immediately on the other party. The young man who had just been speaking angrily suddenly knelt down on the ground.
Seeing Jiang Yuan's violent suppression, the others couldn't hold back either. The survivors had supported each other to get to where they were today, so how could their feelings for each other be indifferent? Therefore, some people kept standing up to question Jiang Yuan's words.
"We just want to survive, are we wrong?"
"That's right, we didn't do anything wrong, so why do you say that Changgan County is our scourge!"
More and more young people started to cause trouble, but Jiang Yuan would suppress them with his innate emperor power as soon as he heard a word or saw someone. As more and more people stood up, more and more people knelt down.
"Are you done?" Jiang Yuan looked at the Changgan group kneeling down. Most of these people who dared to refute him were hot-blooded young men.
"I didn't finish speaking..."
Some people were indignant and wanted to raise their arms in rebuttal, but Jiang Yuan gave them a look and made them kneel down again.
"My lord, there's no need for this!" Zhang Ziping couldn't stand it any longer. Although he was extremely wary of Jiang Yuan's unfathomable abilities, as a high-ranking member of the Changgan Gang, he had to take action.
"I'll give you three choices. First, go back where you came in; second, kneel down and leave this place, living a life of hiding and eking out a living under someone else's protection." Jiang Yuan finished speaking and stopped, then quietly looked at the seventy-eight people kneeling down.
"There's another option, isn't there?" Lin Man muttered softly from behind.
Jiang Yuan didn't mention a third option, but said in a deep voice, "Not everyone is obligated to charge into battle and shed blood for you! Nor are you entitled to enjoy the protection of the many warriors of Nancheng!"
"Perhaps all of you who survived witnessed the destruction of Changgan County. You are survivors, and you are prepared to repeat the same mistakes. At worst, you can flee Nancheng again and become homeless!"
"But not in Nancheng! And not by the people behind him!"
"If you're only after a life of mere survival, then make your choice!"
Jiang Yuan intensified his power as a born emperor, with a little divine energy flowing out almost every second. Normally, activating this talent of bloodline wouldn't require such a large consumption, which shows that he used a significant portion of his power to achieve the suppression effect.
“Same mistake as before!” The first person to kneel down dug his fingers deep into the ground.
"Running away is the act of a coward. Make a choice quickly, don't waste our time!" Jiang Yuan kept provoking them.
"Running away! Cowardice!"
These two words kept echoing in the ears of the kneeling people, and the image of hundreds of thousands of people dying in Changgan County lingered in their minds like a nightmare.
"Crawl out! I don't think anyone here will laugh at you!" Jiang Yuan's innate imperial power showed no restraint; instead, he intensified the attack.
"Master, isn't this going too far!" Lin Man gently tugged at Jiang Yuan's sleeve from behind.
"Don't worry about it!" Shi Xuyao grabbed Lin Man's shoulder, signaling her to step back.
The first person looked up, but his eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at Jiang Yuan.
Then came the second, the third, and so on, until everyone looked up.
"I didn't run away, I didn't run away!"
A sharp crack rang out from the crowd as a man, swaying and appearing deranged, stood up, his leg bone breaking as he resisted.
"I'm not a coward!"
"Neither do I!"
The kneeling people seemed to feel the call to action, and even though they might break bones from resisting, they still stood up without hesitation.
From beginning to end, not a single person retreated from the tunnel, nor did anyone crawl away from the defense line to enjoy the comfort of being protected in the south city.
Jiang Yuan watched the scene unfold before him quietly. After the last person broke through his oppressive aura and stood up, he spoke: "Believe me, the history of Changgan County will never repeat itself!" (Don't make promises you can't keep.)
This was not a heated discussion, but it left a deep impression on everyone.
"From now on, even without the Changgan Group, every one of you is a member of the oath!" Jiang Yuan handed a storage ring to Zhang Ziping and said, "Distribute these resources and I want to see you have combat effectiveness as soon as possible!"
One of the reasons he gathered these people was to establish a reserve force for the Oath. After all, the strength of a few people is too insignificant in the apocalypse, while the potential of the Long Gan Group goes without saying. This is a group of people who have survived a brutal selection process, and they are all elites.
"Come with me!" Jiang Yuan pointed to Shi Xuyao, Lin Man, and the two assassins.
"Um!"
Shi Xuyao and the two assassins had no objections, but Lin Man muttered, "Didn't we agree on three choices? We've only given two. What's the third choice?"
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