"But where should we go?"
Finally, someone in the group couldn't bear the pressure and spoke up. This immediately inspired the others, and for a moment, pleas for mercy filled the air.
“You may have nowhere to go, but that’s not a reason for you to invade Yanshan Village!” Jiang Yuan knew how turbulent the world was under the beast tide, but he also knew that mutual slaughter would only erode the remaining fighting power of the human race.
In just over twenty days, the population on Earth has been halved, which is a terrifying number. And this rate of decline continues. It is unimaginable how much the human population will decline in a month, a year, or even ten years. Therefore, unnecessary killing among humans can be completely avoided.
"Your Changgan County was destroyed by the beast tide, and you must all harbor an indelible hatred for the invaders! But now, you have turned around and become the invaders, persecuting innocent people. What do you think the innocent victims in Changgan County should think? Shouldn't they also hate you?" Jiang Yuan said coldly.
The entire room fell silent. Everyone knew this principle, but when they were actually in that position, no one wanted to understand it.
I'm quitting!
The first person in the Changgan Regiment to lay down his weapon was a boy who looked very young, and the bloodstains on his face seemed to be proclaiming his past experiences to others.
“I watched helplessly as my sister was torn apart by the monster. If she could know what I’m doing now, she would hate me! So, I’m going to kill the monster, not the human!” The boy swallowed hard, forcing back his tears.
“Me too! How are we any different from the beasts who destroyed Changgan County when we destroyed other people’s homes!” One of the young men put down his weapon.
The two men's act of laying down their weapons was like a fuse; once lit, it was difficult to stop, and more and more people laid down their weapons.
"Stop! This is a conspiracy by Yanshan Village. Their people haven't retreated. If we lay down our weapons, we're just waiting to die!"
The few remaining eighth-rank members of the Changgan Group maintained enough 'rationality' that they immediately roared when they saw that the people from Yanshan Village had not retreated.
"Tie Niu!" Jiang Yuan turned to look at Tie Niu. His divine battle had stopped, but he was not afraid. Even without the divine battle and the Shadow Slaughter, he still had the strength to make the Chang Gan Group fearful.
"well!"
Tie Niu sighed, then waved his hand, and all the people from Yanshan Village put down their bows and crossbows and retreated dozens of meters away.
"Fine, we're just unlucky today, let's go!"
The eighth-tier psionicist in the Changgan Group dropped his weapon and led a group of people out of Yanshan Village.
Seeing this, the others knew it was hopeless and began to evacuate as well.
"Wait!" Jiang Yuan suddenly said.
"What do you mean? Are you going to go back on your word!" The eighth-tier psionicist clenched his fists, his skills already brewing. As long as the opponent showed any signs of attacking, he would fight to the death to make sure they got away with it.
"Wu Yong just asked me to find you a place to stay! I can't make decisions about Yanshan Village, but other places!" Jiang Yuan looked up at the group of people, "I can try!"
"What are you trying to say?" The eighth-order psionicist didn't believe Jiang Yuan's words.
“You attacked Yanshan Village for two reasons: first, security; second, resources. If I could satisfy these needs, would you stop?” Jiang Yuan said.
Ever since Yin Cha led his men to ambush Bu Yao, he knew that he could not ignore the power of a team. Going it alone can make you very strong, but the risks are also very high. There are crises everywhere in the catastrophe, and having a strong team can minimize these risks.
"You think you can satisfy us? You know, there are 412 of us in total. How can you, one person, possibly satisfy us?"
The eighth-order psionicist stopped and looked at Jiang Yuan with a mocking gaze. He knew that the other party wanted to win them over, but were they so easy to win over?
“Four hundred and twelve people!” Jiang Yuan said, a smile playing on his lips. “Is it difficult?”
"Heh!" The eighth-tier psionicist shook his head and scoffed, then turned to leave.
Is this enough?
Jiang Yuan waved his hand, and one by one, the fruits fell out – they were the Crimson Blood Fruits.
In the few days he was away, five or six hundred Crimson Blood Fruits had already ripened, one for each person was more than enough.
"And this too!"
He waved his hand again, and a pile of Holy Spirit Stones, half a person's height, appeared on the ground. "They are all ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones. Is that enough?"
"Holy crap, who is this Brother Jiang Yuan?!" Tie Niu clutched his chest, forcing himself to calm down. This pile of Holy Spirit Stones must be worth at least tens of thousands, and they are all ninth-tier. He had never seen so many Holy Spirit Stones since the cataclysm.
"I think I made the right choice!" Shi Xuyao also looked incredulous.
Jiang Yuan waited, knowing that the people of Changgan County would not give up such an opportunity.
"Uncle Zhang, those are Blazing Blood Vermilion Fruits! It's said that just one can give weak spiritual energy and soul energy types a powerful physique, and it's also a top-grade cultivation fruit for strength types!" The young man following the eighth-rank spiritual energy type stared intently at the pile of fruits on the ground.
"It really is the Crimson Blood Fruit! Last time, Liu Heping opened a fruit like this, which directly propelled him, with his mediocre talent, into the ranks of the top fifty in the Changgan Group!" Others also recognized the Crimson Blood Fruit one after another.
"And those Holy Spirit Stones, those are ninth-tier! How many ninth-tier monsters did he kill to collect so many Holy Spirit Stones? Could this man be a monster?!"
"Idiot! Where have you ever seen so many ninth-tier monsters? Even if you did, how many could you kill by manpower alone!"
"You're short-sighted. When I was in the county, I had the good fortune to see someone dig out a small second-tier ore vein. I think those ninth-tier holy spirit stones of his must have been dug out from the same vein!"
The members of the Changgan Regiment were discussing what Jiang Yuan had brought out.
"Well, have you thought it over yet!" Jiang Yuan wasn't giving these things away as charity; on the contrary, it was more like an investment. The people in the Changgan Group were all extraordinary individuals who had survived the terrifying beast tide and were worth nurturing.
"You said it yourself, resources are just one reason. If we follow you, can you guarantee our safety? You know, there aren't many safe places in the wild these days. Rock Mountain Village is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has abundant mineral resources. It's the only place where we can build a defense and have the ability to protect ourselves!" The eighth-order psionicist asked with a hint of anticipation.
"If the wilderness won't work, what about the southern part of the city?"
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