Lu Yuan glanced at the balding man's shiny bald head and pondered for a moment: "How many camps have joined your team now? Are the people in your mining area all planning to organize themselves to fight against these foreigners?"
The man quickly said, "To be honest, our mission this time is extremely demanding. The main problem is that this island is just too big, and there are still many places that haven't been explored. We've identified about three hundred camps so far, about one hundred of which have more than a thousand people. The rest are smaller camps with fewer than a hundred people each. Oh, and there are also some foreign camps. We can't contact their forces right now, but more than ten camps have already joined us!"
"More than thirty...that's not bad! But are their weapons and equipment enough to fight against these people from the United States?"
"Sigh! We came here because of this. If we could beat them, we would have driven them away long ago! But we just can't! They're a regular army! We're not even an army, what can we do against them!"
"Okay, by the way, what's the situation at your mining area right now?"
The man picked up the water on the table, took a big gulp, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said, "The mining area is completely in chaos now. Half of the people are willing to negotiate and cooperate with the people from the United States. The rest are the people we brought with us. We don't plan to cooperate with these bastards! If they really control this island, we may never have a peaceful life again! They will also centrally allocate food, which will definitely make us, the lowest-ranking people, suffer!"
At this moment, another tall, thin man next to the balding man also spoke up.
"The United States hasn't been as arrogant lately. We reckon their ammunition reserves are almost depleted, and also, the entire island is starting to oppose them. They're having a tough time! If you join in, the surrounding territories will definitely follow suit! Then we can drive them out!"
The balding man nodded and said, "Yes, although the United States has toned down its efforts a lot, their actions have never stopped. They are now exchanging their useless resources for food all over the island, which must be part of a bigger conspiracy! We must all unite, otherwise we will be in a passive position!"
Lu Yuan nodded slightly. What the other person said made a lot of sense, but he was still pondering a problem.
"By the way, how long until Chinese New Year?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
The balding man took out his phone, glanced at it, and said, "There are still more than two months left, Brother Lu Yuan. Right now, the most crucial thing is dealing with these people from the United States! If we don't get rid of them, we might really not be able to celebrate the New Year!"
Lu Yuan nodded: "Of course I know that. The people of the United States have stopped their actions and are now stockpiling food on a large scale. They must be plotting something! But if we form an alliance like this, they will definitely find out eventually!"
Upon hearing that Lu Yuan intended to form an alliance, the group's faces immediately lit up with joy.
"Brother Lu Yuan, what do you think is the best way for us to cooperate?"
"If we're going to cooperate, then we need to come up with a set of rules and procedures. We can't just jump into a fight and say we're going to cooperate. If we end up fighting with them and they all run away, then all that talk will be for nothing. What do you guys think?"
The balding man nodded repeatedly, "Brother Lu Yuan is right! We'll go back and draft a cooperation agreement right away! We'll come back to find you then!"
"Okay! This matter must not be taken lightly. Also, regarding your mining area, if you really can't get along, then just part ways. As for those who want to be opportunists, we need to be wary of them!"
"That's right! Alright, as long as you say that, we're relieved! Brother Lu Yuan, we won't bother you any longer! You two rest!"
Lu Yuan nodded, then followed the others out of the tent and escorted them outside the camp.
At this moment, Lu's father walked up to Lu Yuan with a serious expression: "Xiao Yuan, are you really planning to cooperate with them?"
"Well, that's all we can do. Fortunately, the island is big enough. I suspect that the people from the Lighthouse Country don't have enough troops to control the whole island. They're probably trying to pull the other camps over there and make them their puppets!"
"Yeah! I didn't expect these foreigners to bully us again! Humph! This time we can't let them take us down so easily!"
Back at his lodgings, Lu Yuan had been spending the last few days observing the crops. The personnel in the camp were now mostly confirmed, but the grain production had not kept up, and many people were still hungry.
Lu Yuan couldn't control what happened outside their camp, but within his camp, he wouldn't allow anyone to starve or freeze to death.
However, everyone in the camp was quite satisfied with their current life; they were content as long as they had food to eat and didn't starve to death.
Early the next morning, Lu Yuan went directly to the entrance of the camp, where he saw a small truck loaded with goods driving erratically toward the valley entrance.
It was the same short foreigner who opened the car door, jumped out, and greeted Lu Yuan from a distance.
Hello! I didn't expect you to arrive so early!
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