The sunlight outside the fortress was largely blocked by the towering, mutated plants. Only a few stubborn rays of sunlight pierced through the gaps in these plants, shining on Lin Ruo's window and falling on the ground of the fortress, creating dappled light.
Lin Ruo sat on the sofa in the fortress, where the scattered lights shone warmly and dazzlingly at her feet.
She stared at the sunlight, lost in thought, and couldn't help but recall the poison gas experiments that Z country had experienced before the apocalypse, as well as the several global virus outbreaks, the last of which lasted for nearly ten years. The virus kept changing, and Z country tried various methods but could not eradicate it. Countless Z country people lost their lives because of it, and all of this was related to R country and M country.
There are also experimental bases after the apocalypse. They are reluctant to use their own people for experiments, so they run around on the territory of Country Z and do whatever they want.
Because of their methods, tens of thousands of people have died in Country Z, yet these executioners are still mocking Country Z for being too stupid.
Even now, after all the dozen or so experimental bases of the M country have been destroyed, they have not only not restrained themselves in the slightest, but instead want to repeat their old tricks and use the virus to control the Z country. This is simply outrageous.
The ferocity in her eyes grew stronger, and a thought slowly formed in her mind: only when a knife cuts into their bodies can they feel pain.
Less than two minutes after the message was sent, Jiang Yue called back.
Lin Ruo answered the call without hesitation, and Jiang Yue's deep voice came through.
"Sister Ruo, did I disturb you?" Although he was anxious, he was still afraid of disturbing Lin Ruo's cultivation.
Lin Ruo's slightly cold voice came through, "No."
Upon hearing Lin Ruo's voice, Jiang Yue's breath hitched, and then he said somewhat resignedly, "Sister Ruo, I'm really sorry. I didn't intend to involve you before, because this is a conflict between the entire Z country and the M country, a conflict that has lasted for decades. It's not good for you to get involved."
When Jiang Yue said these words, he had actually thought about it for a long time. He knew that what Chen Yu and Ye Lin said before might be right. She might have had grudges against those experimental bases and wanted to continue to destroy all the forces behind them. However, these experimental bases were not equal in size to those three countries. There was a difference between personal grudges and national hatred.
Lin Ruo remained silent. She understood this point, and it was for this reason that she didn't fly over directly to seek revenge, but waited until now.
"But now the situation is getting out of control. When these people planted the virus in the B and C bases, they had already dragged you into it. These viruses can infect mutated animals. If our two bases fall, given your current position on the mountain, you will definitely not be spared."
"It seems that because of those experimental bases, the US has already added you to their list of enemies, which is why they spread those rumors and are now releasing the virus without regard for the consequences."
Lin Ruo remained silent, knowing that Jiang Yue would definitely have more to say.
After a few seconds of pause, Jiang Yue continued, "We haven't taken any action before, partly because of the relative strength of both sides, and partly because those three countries aren't all bad. If we were to go to war, it would inevitably cause massive human casualties."
"We've recently received news from the lab that the soil is recovering at an accelerated pace over the past month. The wood-type ability users at the base are already trying to cultivate the land using their wood-type abilities. The weather is returning to normal, and if we have a large supply of food, this apocalypse may soon be over. We don't want to fight now that we need a lot of time to recover."
The emotions in Lin Ruo's eyes were inscrutable. Sure enough, it was right for her to wait. If she had gone to the United States to seek revenge as soon as she received the news, the United States' attention would have been drawn to her. The subsequent events might not have happened, but she would have become the target of public criticism.
“But the United States has gone too far. They have spread the virus on the territory of the United States again. It has reached a point where we can no longer back down, so we decided to fight back.”
Jiang Yue felt that if he wanted to cooperate with Lin Ruo, he had to be sincere, so he laid everything out in front of Lin Ruo.
"This time we want to use the crystal energy guided cannon, which is a new type of weapon developed at our base that can carry out pinpoint strikes on long-range targets. With this weapon, our battle will be easier."
At this moment, Lin Ruo said, "As far as I know, there are quite a few level five or higher ability users in the United States. If they use their abilities to defend themselves, can your weapons cause widespread damage?"
Thinking of the information revealed by those spies, Jiang Yue was silent for a moment. "So this is what we want your help with. A major battle between the two sides is inevitable, but the involvement of too many high-level ability users will definitely have a big impact. We want you to help restrain these high-level ability users."
They had studied her and, although they didn't know her exact strength, it was definitely above level six. Therefore, her presence should not have been too difficult to restrain these advanced ability users.
After a moment's thought, Lin Ruo did not immediately agree. Instead, she asked Jiang Yue, "If we can win this war, how far do you plan to go? Do you intend to completely overthrow the M country's regime and replace it, or just get them to sign a peace treaty, or perhaps there are some other outcomes I haven't considered?"
Unexpectedly, she asked that question. Jiang Yue looked at Ye Lin and Chen Yu beside him. At this moment, Ye Lin spoke up, "If possible, we will overthrow the other regime and establish a new system. If we only sign a treaty, it will only bring temporary stability. It is hard to guarantee that the other side will not breach the contract when given the opportunity. The best way is to completely cut off all possibilities."
Lin Ruo smiled slightly upon hearing Ye Lin's words. It should have been done long ago. Didn't China have the resources to fight against the United States before the apocalypse? Yes, but for various reasons, they never took action, even daring to provoke small countries like Japan and South Korea.
According to her, directly subduing them is more effective than warnings. Just like the mutated plants and animals on her mountain, they were all originally hostile beings, but now they live together very well. As long as she has the strength to keep suppressing them, they won't dare to provoke her.
The same principle applies to all these diplomatic relations.
Lin Ruo asked this question because she had previously considered Ye Lin's personality, since his excessive democracy and kindness had led to some mistakes.
She didn't want to waste her time and effort only to find that nothing had changed; that didn't align with her principles.
Country M is now releasing viruses into two bases around her. These viruses are spreading so quickly that they will inevitably affect her. Since they have already done this to her, she can no longer let it go unchecked.
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