Han Xiao smiled and said meaningfully, "Time will give you the answer."
Lu Cheng nodded. He temporarily suppressed his doubts about the refugees and prepared to ask his subordinates to investigate.
He then took the initiative to invite Han Xiao to his territory, Black Pine Settlement. Black Phantom said that he did not want any reward, but Lu Cheng did not dare to take it seriously. He had to show his good intentions.
Han Xiao agreed because he wanted to interact more with Lu Cheng.
He had checked on the Dark Net before and found out that Lu Cheng was a very powerful rogue warlord in the Southern Continent. Black Pine Settlement was very large, and Green Valley Town paled in comparison. Black Pine was located in the ruins of a small city from the old era and had been transformed into a settlement. There were tens of thousands of residents living in it, and it had a lot of facilities. There was even a biological research center and a weapons research center.
There was a difference between a rogue warlord and a rogue settlement. The two concepts were different. A settlement was where rogues spontaneously gathered together to defend against dangers in the wild. Generally, a reliable leader was elected democratically. The structure was loose, and there was basically no hierarchy.
Warlords were more like lords. They spent resources to build a settlement and could take in scattered groups of rogues. They would charge a certain fee and then provide shelter. The fee could be in the form of taxes or labor. They would purposefully develop armed forces to defend the settlement and attack other warlords. Most of the armed forces were mercenaries, but there were also rogues who volunteered to join the army.
Warlords and settlements were scattered all over the continent. There were many of them, and some of them were large and some were small. One of the goals of Bennett's sanctuary was to integrate all the rogues and build a new city that was independent of the Six Nations. It would provide shelter to all the refugees and naturally conflict with the warlords. As a main storyline, this was a very big project.
Bennett's plan was like a big shelter. The sanctuary was not only to avoid war, but also the dangers in the wild.
Lu Cheng invited Han Xiao to get on the bus and headed to Black Pine.
The players in Green Valley Town could still get missions from the town. Those who chose the defense camp were pleasantly surprised to find that their favorability with Green Valley Town did not decrease. They all breathed a sigh of relief and watched Black Phantom leave.
…
When they first arrived, there were only two people. Now, there was one more person, Pork Bun and Beat Dog. Everyone squeezed onto the military transport vehicle.
The scenery outside the window flew by. Han Xiao made a call and asked the pilot of the Dark Net helicopter to wait for him at Black Pine Settlement. He told Lu Cheng about this matter, and Lu Cheng said that he would let them pass and leave a landing pad.
Han Xiao and Lu Cheng were casually chatting when he suddenly asked, "With your armed forces, you could have attacked as soon as you arrived at the town. The refugees wouldn't have been able to stop you. Why did you give Balsas time to prepare?"
Lu Cheng shook his head. At that time, he didn't know that players could be resurrected. "Only people without faith think that killing can solve all problems."
"The lives of your subordinates are also lives." Han Xiao smiled.
"The strong should protect the weak." Lu Cheng paused for a moment before saying, "I won't slaughter unarmed refugees. The Tragedy of Laubert is a lesson for all warlords."
"The Robert Potter tragedy? What's that? "The one who asked the question was Pork Bun Beat Dog. He was still recording the material.
Lu Cheng thought that Mad Blade and Pork Bun were Han Xiao's subordinates. For the sake of Han Xiao, he explained, "Laubert was once a large settlement of wanderers in the Western Continent. It was invaded by a warlord. The warlord of Laubert won the hearts of the people, so the residents spontaneously helped to resist. Unfortunately, the enemy was too strong, and the settlement was still conquered. The warlord was angry that the residents retaliated, so he massacred the unarmed residents, stole all the resources, and burned down the settlement. Tens of thousands of wanderers died … "
Pork Bun Beat Dog did not think much of it. In real history, such massacres had happened countless times. He asked, "And then?"
"Then, the warlord who massacred the hundreds of mercenaries who carried out the massacre were all killed by a Super in one night twenty days later. After that, no warlord dared to kill the innocent anymore."
Pork Bun Beat Dog was stunned. "Why?"
Han Xiao continued the conversation and said calmly, "Because there are some people who call themselves superheroes."
If this was a normal world, people would not be able to resist violence. Even if they were angry at the perpetrators, they would not be able to do anything. However, the Blue Star had superpowers, and there were no laws in this chaotic world. Those with power could become law enforcers, and some Supers who were unhappy had the power to kill people. The actions of these 'superheroes' set artificial boundaries for the forces in the wilderness, forming a code of law that was based on common sense.
What was common sense? From a moral point of view, it was something that most people felt was too much.
Unless there was no loophole in the massacres, sooner or later, there would be Supers who called themselves friends of justice coming to find them. This could also be considered a form of moral kidnapping. Because I am strong enough, you have to follow my 'morals'. In essence, the law of the jungle was still the law of the jungle, but it allowed the wilderness to have a set of rough rules that indirectly protected the lives of the wanderers.
Pork Bun Beat Dog hurriedly recorded the material. He liked this kind of world news, as it could enrich the content of his videos.
Han Xiao stroked his chin. The Tragedy of Robert Potter reminded him of a wild boss.
"In the ruins of Robert Potter, the burnt corpses were not buried, and wild beasts were attracted to them. A new type of virus grew in the corpses and spread out. The land and water in a large area were contaminated, and the wild beasts that entered the area mutated. Every once in a while, a new Beast King wild boss would appear, which could trigger a mission to kill it. I remember that the reward was the mutated heart of the boss. If given to a biological research group, they could make potions that increased attributes and had a chance of awakening rare talents."
Every once in a while, a wild boss would appear, and the players could kill it repeatedly. Repetitive actions were indispensable in the game, such as missions, farming monsters, and dungeons.
Speaking of which, there were a few types of dungeons. The first was a special setting where monsters would continuously spawn, such as certain magical secret realms or technological simulation battle rooms. Apart from these special spaces, in the real world of Galaxy, there were also important areas where forces were stationed, large-scale battlefields, and so on that could be used as dungeons. These dungeons were full of randomness and could be closed at any time.
The second type was the Dungeon Crystal. This was a special item that could be dropped through special missions, and only the players could use it. It allowed them to enter a parallel space where they could go back in time and participate in events that happened in the past. The scenes that the Dungeon Crystal could enter were all different, and it was related to the mission that dropped the Dungeon Crystal.
The missions that rewarded the Dungeon Crystal could be repeated once in a while, and it was a dungeon that the players could steadily clear. There was also a record of the time it took to clear the dungeon, as well as a leaderboard for the various dungeons.
Using the Dungeon Crystal would appear as a sudden disappearance in the eyes of others. The user would enter a parallel space where they would not be able to affect the outside world, but they would be able to gain something from the dungeon. This was similar to the technology of space warp devices and teleportation spells, and it could even be used to reverse time. Han Xiao did not know if he could use the Dungeon Crystal, as he felt that it was very risky. He did not know the principle behind the Dungeon Crystal. If it could be broken up into molecules and reassembled into a body, the players could be resurrected, and he would be dead.
Some special items could only be used by the players, such as the Superpower Gene Awakening Fluid sold in the shop, which would appear out of thin air after purchase. Han Xiao also obtained the Gene Blending Fluid from the Rose Militant mission, which could be obtained through the interface. The Dungeon Crystal was also such an item.
"It's better not to take the risk and try using the Dungeon Crystal." Han Xiao was helpless. To be honest, it was a waste of time for him to farm for the Dungeon Crystal. It was more reliable to complete the main mission and hidden mission.
The fleet traveled for a few hours, and the outline of Black Pine Settlement appeared in the distance. It was huge, like a miniature version of a city, and it had a wilderness vibe. There were bricks, animal skins, and ferocious-looking scrap metal. The electrified wire fence on the wall showed signs of rust, and a dirt road surrounded by wire fences was the only way to the main gate. There were many burn marks on the metal gate.
"Welcome to Black Pine."
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