novelraw Chapter 1239 - 626: What Sets Humans Apart from Beasts?
Chapter 1239 - 626: What Sets Humans Apart from Beasts?
Two million six hundred thousand people.
This is the second day, and in the reports from the Federation and the Empire, ether roughly estimates the number of White Country people infected with Blood Thirst... Two million six hundred thousand people.
That is to say, out of ten White Country people, one is infected with Blood Thirst!
This is also thanks to the 'rapid response' from both the Empire and the Federation. The Recovery Front's actions were discovered early on, otherwise, the situation might have been worse.
But is it not bad enough now?
At the moment Shekri awakened Shangrila, more than nine hundred thousand people died because of it, most of the remaining people are still in the incubation period, and more than one hundred twenty thousand people have already developed the disease, reaching the late stage, and this number is a conservative estimate.
In reality, it would only be more.
It's only a matter of time before mild cases turn into severe ones!
Moreover, don't forget, every soul in the White Country carries the Wolf Blood Oath! This means that the spread of Blood Thirst doesn't require air or contact, it's purely a matter of probability!
Not to mention the chaos catalyzed by the environment and the temptations from the Forest Country...
One month.
According to both sides' estimates, if the problem is not fundamentally resolved within a month, the entire White Country will turn into an undeniable Hell!
A Wolf Country where everyone feeds on one another...
Fortunately, it was discovered early. If Shekri had been given a little more time to prepare, the lurking Blood Thirst might have spread across the entire White Country, turning Shangrila completely into the Forest Country, covering the White Country, and the third Wolf Evil would be born directly.
Even now, the situation remains grim.
The giant tree within the cage still exists.
Shangrila is nothing more than an illusion; the true roots remain within each soul of the White Country. It is rooted deeply in pain and despair, entrenched deeply in the White Country.
Like a deep-seated disease, the onset is sudden like a mountain collapsing, it cannot be simply resolved with a single missile strike, can it?
The area covered by Shangrila's giant tree is the Forest Country.
Even though it is far from complete, it still possesses repulsion...
"Last night, the Federation and the Empire, along with the Desert Market's Hunters, the Horned Cave, and Hunter Finger, have all gone in once.".
Tong Shan, who had stayed up all night in a meeting, had dark circles under his eyes. It was clear that something that exhausted the Superb Chosen One was not good news: "A battle was fought, with no result."
Ji Jue was curious: "Couldn't they win?"
"Winning or not, it depends if the other side wants to fight... In the Forest Country, not only are there wolves, but countless old ghosts from the Four Departments and Six Sects are crouching unnoticed, relying on the terrain to 'boil the eagle'.".
Tong Shan's expression was grim: "The Forest Country is the domain of wolves, Chosen Ones will more or less face rejection, the stronger the rejection, the more powerful it is. For those below the Heavenly People, it's not too much, but those above must endure tremendous pressure. If we really fight, the situation would be very unfavorable for us.".
It's reversed.
In the past, Mutated Transformation was suppressed in the present world, now, within the Forest Country, it's the Chosen Ones' turn to experience the luxurious pressure under the Vortex.
Ji Jue thought for a while, couldn't help but chuckle even while feeling speechless, "If we can't resolve it at a higher level, we'll have to resort to attrition warfare with foot soldiers, right?"
Tong Shan nodded.
"The other side might also be thinking the same thing."
Ji Jue's smile faded, and Tong Shan didn't speak either.
He wasn't sure what to say.
Moreover, who can fully grasp what the Federation and the Empire are thinking?
Ji Jue didn't ask any more, both of them quietly picked up their teacups and drank the cool tea.
"How's the situation at the frontline base?" Ji Jue finally asked.
"The losses are not small, but fortunately, overall, it's been maintained.".
Tong Shan sighed, "If it weren't for your creation, I don't know how bad the situation would be. The garrison base intended to just compensate with money, but Director Lin, in the name of the Security Bureau, helped secure a commendation for you from the Military Department. You probably don't care about the promotion in military rank or anything, when you have the time, you can visit the garrison base's warehouse, take whatever you need.".
"Then I won't be polite." Ji Jue laughed, "Thank Director Lin for me."
"We are like family, no need to be so polite."
Tong Shan shook his head, with a sigh of emotions: "Not many people are pleasing to Director Lin. As he says, amongst the myriad of insects, it's refreshing to see a few human-like figures... amidst a mess, being able to achieve something is already not bad.".
"I haven't done much, right?"
"Have you ever traded stocks?"
Tong Shan suddenly asked.
Ji Jue instinctively shook his head, then understood his meaning.
No need to care about what has been done.
Sometimes, even if you do nothing, you have already innately won over ninety-nine percent of people.
And the standard for winning or losing sometimes is profit, sometimes it's the amount of sin...
From this perspective, even with multiple debuffs like being labeled a Federation lackey, an arms dealer, an Association craftsman, and a factory owner capitalist, Ji Jue could still be considered the conscience of Tower City, a good person of the White Country.
"How ridiculous." Ji Jue chuckled softly.
Tong Shan said nothing, silently drinking tea.
Ji Jue got up to say goodbye and left.
After exiting through the door onto the streets of the frontline base, people were bustling about, a large number of reinforcements were arriving rapidly, the flow of vehicles extended to the horizon.
The chaos on the ground had long been cleaned up, the broken walls had been completely repaired, only the bloodstains on the yellow earth, not yet removed, could tell what really happened.