Wild Wolf stared at the pillar of smoke and flames in the distance for a long time.
His gaze gradually turned cold and sharp. He said to Zhang Tie, "Have everyone gather all the villagers. One group of strong people, and another group of old, weak, sick, and disabled people. Distribute weapons and food according to different standards.
"Remember, we don't have a lot of canned food and drinking water left, so we have to see whether the villagers have hidden food on them. We have to make sure that it's fair. Don't let some people have too much food, which will make the others jealous and cause conflict."
Zhang Tie was delighted. "Got it!" he said loudly.
He brought a few Wild Wolves and left in a hurry.
Meng Chao panicked. "Wild Wolf, what are you doing?"
"You heard me very clearly," Wild Wolf said coldly.
"I'm going to lead all the villagers out."
"This is the abnormal beast's scheme! Don't fall for it!"
Meng Chao quickly said. "After listening to Bai Shan, don't you understand that the enemy's goal is for you to lead the villagers out and spread the chaos to more places?
"In the beginning, the enemy used the method of assassinating the old village chief and Ms. Mulian to provoke you. Then, they pretended to be secret police officers and released rumors to anger all the villagers. They wanted you to be blinded by anger and turn into a rampaging wave.
"I didn't expect that I would still be alive, and so would Ms. Mulian. The abnormal beast's scheme has already been exposed.
"Now, the abnormal beast has detonated the food and drinking water storage. It's clear that it wants to cut off your path of survival and force you to rush out to fight the gangs to the death. You can't fall for it!"
"I believe that, including your identity. Meng Chao, this is indeed the abnormal beast's scheme. I'm very calm right now. Not a hint of anger or hatred will affect my judgment," Wild Wolf said calmly.
"So, are we supposed to stay here and wait for death? Are we supposed to watch the poisonous fog and flames devour all of Leprosy Village? Or are we supposed to starve to death because we don't have food and water?
"No, before they starve to death, all the villagers might fight each other for a can of food or a bottle of drinking water. They might even kill each other to death."
"That won't happen, Wild Wolf. As long as we persevere, reinforcements will come!" Meng Chao gritted his teeth.
"When?"
Wild Wolf asked. "After the pitched battle at the borders of Dragon City ends? Do you know when the battle will end? Three to five days, seven to eight days, ten days, half a month or longer?
"If this pitched battle that will decide Dragon City's fate is really going to last for half a month, how are we supposed to 'persevere' during this period of time?
"Yes, we should tighten our belts, endure hunger, be fearless of fire, and be unafraid of sacrifice. We should overcome 'temporary difficulties' at all costs.
"But we've already f * cking overcome this' temporary difficulty 'for half a century!
"Perhaps to you outsiders, we should just swear to defend Leprosy Village to the death and quietly endure all the pain, chaos, suffering, and destruction. It'd be best if we could fight the abnormal beasts to the death so that we could ensure peace and order in Dragon City.
"But I'm sorry, the current order in Dragon City isn't fair to the villagers.
"I might not be as extreme as Bai Shan and would rather end up as the monsters' puppet to destroy this order, but I can't find a reason to defend this order to the death. I can't even find a single reason. I'm sorry."
"Wild Wolf, it's not like that. Listen to me —" Meng Chao spoke like a machine gun.
"I admit that the current order in Dragon City isn't perfect. The nine great mega corporations are growing day by day, and it has indeed caused a lot of problems. It's not just in Leprosy Village. The division between the strong and the weak in the outside world is becoming more and more obvious. The path to rise is gradually closing, the social strata are becoming more and more fixed, and cultivation is becoming more and more tied to money and power.
"But some of these problems are left behind from the dark and bloody era of the zombie crisis, and the other is something that cannot be avoided as we develop at high speed.
"The Survival Committee and all the citizens have already noticed these problems. We've already started changing. The rise of the Broken Star Club and Blue Home, and the fight between the Home Party and the Colonization Party in the Survival Committee are all part of this change. But change requires time, and hope is right before our eyes!
"Even the mega corporations themselves aren't so heinous. They're the ones who ended the lawless, chaotic world where order was broken, and they set up the Survival Committee to shape and defend the current Dragon City!
"Yes, I don't doubt that Bai Shan's experience is real. The suffering that happened to the villagers is also real, but this so-called truth isn't just limited to one side.
"To create Spirit Snake Venom Blades with the lowest cost and highest efficiency, many of the villagers are like Bai Shan's mother. They quietly sacrifice themselves in the production lines of illegal workshops. This is the truth.
"But countless Dragon Citizens brandished Spirit Snake Venomous Blades to kill monsters, defend our homes, and expand our living space. In fact, one day, we might even be able to dominate the Other World. This is the other side of reality!"
"So?"
Wild Wolf snorted. "To allow the mega corporations to dominate the Other World, the villagers should forever suffer and be oppressed. They shouldn't struggle and shouldn't speak up?"
"That's not what I mean. I'm saying that Dragon City is continuously moving forward, and all the ugly problems will definitely be solved. The prerequisite is that we have unity and order," Meng Chao said.
"I believe that the citizens and mega corporations outside might not really know what happened in Leprosy Village. Once they understand all the hardships the villagers have to endure and how Spirit Snake Venom Blade and a large number of special weapons were created, they will definitely support us and pour a lot of resources into changing the lair and Leprosy Village. They will also increase the labor protection and welfare of the lair citizens and Leprosy Village villagers!
"Trust me, Wild Wolf, I can't represent anyone else. I can only swear on my own that as long as we can get through this, once I get out, I will definitely mobilize all the power in Broken Star Club and Blue Home to speak up for the villagers and let all of Dragon City know what happened in Leprosy Village. At that time, everything will be solved and changed!"
Wild Wolf cast Meng Chao a deep glance.
Then, he turned to look at Su Mulian, who had been silent all this while.
"Ms. Mulian, what do you think?"
Wild Wolf asked. "Do you believe in this shameless brat?"
Su Mulian hesitated for a moment before she nodded slowly.
She still looked a little hesitant.
But her voice was incredibly firm. "I believe in Meng Chao."
Wild Wolf was slightly stunned.
Even Meng Chao found it a little strange. He had never met Su Mulian before, but when she learned that he was Meng Chao, she had been so terrified. Why did she trust him so unreservedly?
Su Mulian did not just represent herself.
As the goddess who saved countless villagers, she had a lot of charisma.
Wild Wolf could not ignore her opinion.
He just smiled strangely.
"Alright, Meng Chao, you've half convinced me. I believe that the citizens outside might not know what happened to the villagers."
He smiled coldly and showed his sharp canine teeth. "But you said that the mega corporations might not know everything that happened to Leprosy Village. That's just too hilarious.
"Bai Shan is right. It's one thing not to know, and it's another thing to turn a blind eye to it. It's another thing to know that you don't want to change it even though you know it clearly. Instead, you're using the cruel current situation for your own benefit.
"The nine great mega corporations against Leprosy Village is the third situation."
As he spoke, he brought out a pendant in the shape of a wolf fang from his chest.
He twisted it open gently, and there was a data storage chip embedded in it.
Wild Wolf tossed the chip to Su Mulian gently.
"Uncle Wolf, what's this?"
Su Mulian and Meng Chao looked at each other and saw the puzzlement in each other's eyes.
"Ms. Mulian, this is the greatest secret of Leprosy Village. The village chief gave it to me a year ago, and we were planning to never let you know about it," Wild Wolf said calmly.
"But right now, the situation in Leprosy Village is really chaotic. I don't know how much longer I can live. If I die, someone has to know about this thing's existence."
Meng Chao's tactical watch had the ability to read and process data.
He took off his watch and handed it to Su Mulian.
Su Mulian inserted the data storage chip and tapped on a few encrypted files. A large amount of data and symbols instantly poured down the screen like a waterfall.
"This is … a ledger?"
Su Mulian asked hesitantly. "Uncle Wolf, is this the ledger for Leprosy Village helping the mega corporations create special weapons?"
"It's indeed a ledger, but it's not for creating special weapons," Wild Wolf said faintly.
"More than 95% of Leprosy Village's villagers have all sorts of congenital deformities and diseases due to genetic mutations. Many of them don't have great labor skills, but they have to pay a lot of medical fees.
"Even if the healthy villagers work day and night to do the most dangerous and difficult work, the income of Leprosy Village can't cover all the expenses of the villagers.
"So, you might not have expected that Leprosy Village's greatest source of income isn't from creating highly polluting, radioactive, and corrosive weapons for the outside world.
"It's to help the outside world test gene medicine and cultivation methods."
Su Mulian's eyes went wide. "Wh-What?"
"Every year, Dragon City develops hundreds of brand new gene medicine and high-calorie nutritional fluid. The old gene medicine and high-calorie nutritional fluid are also facing the problem of being updated. There are also a lot of smart superhumans who are continuously creating brand new spirit energy magnetic fields to turn into powerful meditation techniques and killing moves. All of these gene medicine, high-calorie nutritional fluid, meditation techniques, and killing moves need to be tested repeatedly in large batches."
"Leprosy Village is born with all sorts of diseases, and our genes are really unstable. We show all sorts of mutations, and many of us are tortured by diseases. We don't have long to live. Instead of waiting for death, it's better for us to try everything we can. Aren't we the best test subjects?"
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