Chapter 137 You Have No Choice
It is known to many people that Garbage Town is now facing a catastrophe.
Swann was waiting for Henry's "brilliant ideas".
Of course he could guess that Henry said this in order to pave the way for the governor to gain the complete loyalty of Garbage Town.
He was waiting for Henry to state the governor's conditions.
Henry understood, but he smiled again and said something that almost made Swann burst out laughing:
"Governor Gu is coming to Garbage Town. He is on the way with his army."
Swan was silent for a moment, then asked: "Is he... coming in person?"
"Yes." Henry has become very calm at this moment. "The Governor is determined to take over Garbage Town. You... we can't resist. Even if we don't mention military action, as long as the Governor blocks the trade route, stops buying the raw materials produced by Garbage Town, and stops selling food to Garbage Town, Garbage Town will fall without a fight."
"Huh..." Swan let out a long sigh, his face looking very ugly. "Governor, is it necessary to do this?"
Henry spread his hands and said, "Is there anything strange about this? He is the governor of this planet. It is normal for him to be committed to bringing the entire world under his rule."
After a pause, he continued: "And, to be honest, Mr. Swan, I don't understand why you look so reluctant."
"Hmph," said Swann, "who would want to be a dog if they had a choice?"
"Hahaha!" Henry laughed. "That's not right. How can being loyal to the governor and the empire be considered being a dog?"
After laughing, he put away his expression and said seriously, "Mr. Swan, I actually had the same stupid idea at the beginning. When the Governor told me that he was going to take full control of the entire Garbage Town, my first thought was that I finally became an agent and reached the top of Garbage Town, but I only enjoyed the power of an agent for half a month, and Garbage Town is about to become the Governor's. Then wouldn't my role as an agent be in vain?"
"But this stupid thought only lasted ten seconds before I realized how ridiculous it was."
"Who is the Governor? He was the one who realized that Fuxing City was hopeless, so he went out and started from scratch. In just two months, he counterattacked Fuxing City and completely controlled the entire city."
"He was the one who thwarted the evil cult's plot and saved the city. If you go to Fuxing City now, you will know that the disaster not only did not destroy people's confidence, but it was like a demolition worker. Now the whole city is being rapidly rebuilt and restored, and it is visibly becoming more orderly."
"If you can go to the abandoned cave area of Weixing City, you will see that there are nearly 100,000 heavy industry workers gathered there. They can produce a large amount of high-quality alloys every day. Armored vehicles, heavy artillery, and individual equipment are mass-produced from the factories one by one."
"If you can see this, you will have no doubts about whether this governor can truly extend his rule to the entire world. Just give him some time, and when he integrates enough people, it won't be a big problem to deal with the empire's tax revenue in two years."
"I am now extremely honored that I followed the Governor very early on. In the future, when the Governor expands his influence to the entire planet, can I also use the planet as a stage to demonstrate my abilities? Or even become an interstellar merchant sailing between the universe? To be honest, that was something I never dared to think about in my entire life. My biggest wish at the time was to be an agent. Now it seems that my vision is still too short-sighted."
"What about you? Mr. Swan, you are different from me. You have already stood at the center of the stage of Garbage Town. Over the years, you have spent countless efforts and sought more profits, just to stand more firmly on the stage of Garbage Town. Now, there is an opportunity in front of you, don't you feel tempted at all?"
After hearing Henry's words, Swan sneered: "Haha... You actually use such a ridiculous reason to persuade me?"
He was dismissive and didn't even bother to give his reasons for rebuttal.
It sounds so beautiful, but if the threshold of the imperial tax was so easy to pass, five governors would not have died. Just controlling a renaissance city, a shell called the alliance that almost no one obeys, it is too arrogant to say that it will definitely sweep the world in the future.
Indeed, as Henry said, his life was limited to being the master of Junk Town, and there was no room for him to go further.
But so what? In this wasteland full of starving people, isn't it enough to be a superior person?
Swann felt that he was content.
However, the attitude he expressed did not make Henry back down. He responded, "It's a pity that you have no interest in the sea of stars. But even now, you have no choice. The Governor has the ability to destroy Garbage Town. I said before that he doesn't want you to continue to be the owner of Garbage Town. It's just a thought. He can destroy you with a backhand, but on the other hand, he is the only one who has the ability to save you."
"When Junk Town completely surrenders to the Governor, the army that the Governor will bring will not be our enemy, but our protector. His army will aim its artillery fire at the orcs that attack us, not Junk Town itself. Your biggest worry and headache now will be solved."
Swann still didn't fully agree with Henry's words: "Just rely on the 800 people outside? Just rely on the 7,000 or 8,000 people that the governor brought with him? Can they solve the battle that even our 100,000 armed adventurers can't withstand?"
Henry smiled again, said nothing more, and just pointed to the sky.
Swan understood immediately, and then he was really silent.
He was still unwilling, but he had to admit that everything Henry said was right.
Life depends on the Governor, no one else can save Garbage Town;
Death, the Governor has many ways to kill them, even if he doesn't do it himself;
In this case, what qualifications does he have to negotiate terms?
But no conditions at all?
Are we going to give up everything we have worked hard for over the past 35 years?
Henry seemed to see his worries, and the devil's tempting voice sounded in his ears:
"Even if we don't mention those ideals and the future, I will just say one thing: the Governor-General has suddenly gained control of such a huge area from nothing. After Garbage Town is under his control, the total population will exceed 1.3 million. But in contrast, the Governor-General's power is expanding and there are not enough talents. A female refugee from Qinggu District can become the chief civil official of Fuxing City; I, a small and inconspicuous businessman in Garbage Town, can now represent the Governor to discuss the life and death of Garbage Town with people like you. So, if someone like you who is experienced and capable is willing to help the Governor-General wholeheartedly, what kind of status will you get?"
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Henry felt that Swann must have been persuaded by him.
Although he did not give him any clear answer in the end, and even when he wanted to contact and communicate with the Governor directly, he was evaded by the excuse that he needed to report to the Governor, but Henry still felt that Swan would kneel unconditionally in front of the Governor when the Governor arrived in Junk Town.
Because he had no choice.
Moreover, it was difficult for him to agree to any specific conditions on behalf of the Governor. He did not think that the Governor would agree to anything, at most he would let Swann win what he wanted with his own performance in the future.
This also reminded him of the time when he wanted to ask the Governor for the exclusive agency rights for alloy plastic steel, but in the end he was beaten so hard that he trembled in fear. It made him realize what kind of character the Governor had.
When Governor Gu was extremely poor, he already had the mentality of a pure superior, let alone now.
Furthermore, he also believed that even if the governor did not agree to anything, Mr. Swann would eventually prostrate himself before the governor.
Henry lived peacefully in the room prepared for him by Mr. Swann, waiting for Swann to give him an accurate answer before the deadline, or waiting for the arrival of the Governor.
On the third day, a servant came to ask him to see Mr. Swann.
Although he had expected it, Henry still couldn't hide the joy on his face.
He was absolutely sure that Swann must have surrendered.
Following the servant, I met Mr. Swann in his office.
"Have you figured it out..."
Before Henry could finish his words, Swann interrupted:
"I have agreed, and I will make all the other agents agree. If there are any who refuse, I will make sure they have no choice but to agree as soon as possible."
Henry was stunned.
The attitude has taken a 180-degree turn.
But why are you more anxious than me?
He keenly felt that something big seemed to have happened.
"When will the Governor's army arrive?"
"Two days at the earliest, five days at the latest..."
"Can it be faster?"
"Wait a minute, tell me what happened first." Henry was already feeling uneasy, "Those green-skinned orcs?"
"...Ah, yes."
There is nothing to hide about this matter. If military intelligence is not smooth, it will easily lead to strategic misjudgment.
Then, Swan briefly told Henry about the current situation.
In the past, there was no management of the Garbage Town. It was originally a town formed by adventurers picking up garbage. But later, as the number of adventurers increased, many industries based on the garbage picked up by adventurers emerged, and gradually a town was formed.
But later, as the town took shape and the entire industrial chain became more complete, slightly more refined management became essential.
The agents divided the pre-war megacity ruins of Garbage Town, which is the area known as the Tower Ruins, into four levels: worthless safety area, valuable safety area, high-value dangerous area, and unknown area.
The worthless safe area is just as its name suggests. After many years of exploration, the number of mutant monsters in it has become very small, but it has also become a place with almost no output due to years of plundering. The only output here is the hot ash stone produced after the waste energy storm.
Valuable safe areas refer to areas that have been raided many times, with few monsters and little danger, but have only become safer in the past one or two years, have not been raided for a long time, and still have a lot of output. This is the area with the most scrap metal output, and occasionally you can see some precious pre-war items.
High-value dangerous areas are places with many monsters, but also great rewards; unknown areas are places where almost no one has ever set foot, or where very few people can come out alive after entering.
These four types of areas are increasingly farther away from the garbage town.
In the battle against the orcs, the relevant defense zones were also divided in this way. Or simply put, in recent years, when the green-skinned orcs began to move around in the ruins of the tower, and even became more and more numerous, and gradually became the main enemy of adventurers, the division of the four areas was largely related to the frequency of orcs' activities.
When the greenskin orcs began to emerge in large numbers a month ago, people basically dared not go to high-risk areas. Only large adventure groups with many people could go there. After a month of greenskin disasters, a large area of low-risk areas became high-risk. Adventurers could no longer easily go to scavenge, but had to form corresponding groups and fronts to fight those greenskin orcs.
This almost turned into a war, rather than a battle between a small group of adventurers and entrenched or wandering monsters.
It is precisely because of this that the adventurers are reaching the point where they are almost unable to hold on and are unwilling to hold on.
We are here to take risks and make money, not to fight.
And the latest news now is that the eighteenth district, a very important place where adventurers formed formations and built fortifications to engage in a large-scale battle with the invading green-skinned orcs, collapsed.
There were originally nearly 20,000 adventurers gathered there, fighting against more than 3,000 orcs. They had been fighting for a week and the pressure was very high.
And just this morning, three adventure groups withdrew from their positions without saying goodbye to anyone, a total of 6,000 people left.
So, in the usual attack on the defense line launched by the orcs, with nearly one-third of the men missing, the defensive positions collapsed completely, and the remaining adventurers had no choice but to retreat or even flee.
In the morning, the greenskins advanced three zones and were almost stopped in the fifth zone, which was already a traditional worthless safe zone.
Swan even sent his most precious adventurer group, the Clock Iron Blade, to the front line. They were well-equipped and well-trained, and were a rare elite. It was their presence that blocked the hole.
However, the casualties were heavy.
The most crucial thing is that green-skinned monsters kept emerging from the depths of the ruins through the gaps that were created, and they were under great pressure.
If the fifth area is breached, the defenses of the other parallel areas will certainly not hold up. By then, I'm afraid that Garbage Town will really be under the siege of those greenskins.
That's why Swann was so anxious.
"grass!"
Henry couldn't hold it in and cursed.
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74k/150k
Let’s make six thousand tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)
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