Resurrection Empire

Chapter 656 - 246 Source Star Civilization Promotion Association_2

Not everyone can be like him, maintaining their original intentions even after achieving class elevation.

He is well aware of the terrifying subtle influence the Source Star system has on human nature.

If possible, he even wishes that everyone in the town would forever remain Scavengers.

But that’s obviously unrealistic.

"Is this everyone?"

Ma Dafu asked.

Ren Zhong nodded, "Yes. Just them."

Hearing the gravity in his tone, Ma Dafu pinpointed it with one sentence, "The time to test human nature has come. Let’s hope these people won’t disappoint us."

Ren Zhong responded with a hum, "Yes."

He also wanted to see how deeply his exemplary behavior could influence others.

When it comes to human nature, Ren Zhong rationalizes with the worst malice and prepares for the worst outcome.

But emotionally, he genuinely hopes for the best result.

That night, as the residents of Starfire Town were either sleeping in concentrated sleeping pods or in their own homes, just entering the hibernation space, they simultaneously received a town-level announcement labeled as "very important."

The Scavengers opened the announcement.

At this moment, everyone was sleeping soundly.

The long night was lonely, and all was silent.

But the people’s hearts were so fervent as if they were about to boil.

This announcement recorded the deeds of one hundred individuals.

Commander-in-Chief Zheng Tian...

Chief of Staff and special forces demolition master team leader Chen Hanyu...

Heavy sniper team leader Yujin...

The soon-to-be Fifth Level fierce armored soldier team leader Bai Feng...

Deputy team leader Shi Lin...

Armor logistics officer and heavy equipment warrior Wen Lei...

Inventor of the tracking flying mine Liu Sisi...

Designer of the underground array high-explosive traps from the Blast Department Ou Youning...

Jiang Kai...

Yang Yi...

Chen Meng...

A former semi-professional team leader rising in adversity, transforming into a heavy equipment warrior...

The construction team leader, who led engineering teams to urgent repairs and was severely injured and unconscious...

After each individual’s deed, there were both weight scores and Ren Zhong’s own comments.

About an hour after the announcement was published, Ren Zhong’s voice resonated within everyone’s hibernation space, "These one hundred people will become the first batch of citizens of the new Starfire Town. By the next census, according to the ratio of Scavengers to Citizens, Starfire Town can at least secure five thousand citizen slots. Everyone has a chance, and those who strive will surely be rewarded. As I’ve always said, I will lead you to heights in life you never imagined. Everyone, strive toward the goal of becoming a Citizen!"

The night in Starfire Town was destined to be bustling in silence.

Meanwhile, those Fourth Level Professionals in Chromium Carbon Town, who once declined Ren Zhong’s summons and didn’t come to Starfire Town to battle, quickly got the news.

One can only describe their mental state with an idiom — filled with regret and sorrow.

After finishing his speech facing the entire town, Ren Zhong brought the one hundred newly appointed citizens into the meeting room he expanded in "Virtual Life."

Because the hibernation space is monitored by the Deep Communication Group, he didn’t say anything risky.

He simply told everyone:

"First, I congratulate you. You have received your due rewards. However, do not think that becoming a Citizen means you can rest easy. There are both poor and rich among citizens. Poor citizens will still see their families suffer and sell themselves into slavery. If a Citizen goes bankrupt, they will fall back into being a Scavenger just the same."

"You all signed a twenty-year contract with me and still need to work for me. I promise that if you work diligently, you will always have a chance to become Fourth Level, even Fifth Level Citizens. But if you slack off, disrespect my taboos, then the consequences... all who understand, understand."

After these instructions, Ren Zhong announced the end of the meeting, returned to the daily headlines video section, and clicked on the eight-hour-long documentary "Battle of Starfire" produced by Xiao Xingyue.

Tonight he was busy with nothing else but watching the documentary.

Yes, as he and Ma Dafu released the announcement, Source Star TV also timed the release of the documentary precisely at ten o’clock during the nighttime prime slot.

The viewing rights for this documentary weren’t very high, requiring only a First Level Citizen status.

Ren Zhong checked the number of simultaneous viewers.

Wow!

Over eighty million!

The viewership soared to the top of all programs airing concurrently!

The documentary exploded in popularity, much more so than the combat recordings he made himself.

An overnight sensation, nothing more than that.

Starting tomorrow, Ren Zhong’s name will officially be inscribed into the history of Source Star.

The documentary produced by Xiao Xingyue was very thoughtful.

She first extracted a lot of old surveillance footage from Ma Dafu of the old Starfire Town.

The miserable state of the Scavengers was vividly portrayed in the surveillance.

Back then, Starfire Town was barren, a chaotic hell.

People were barely clothed, with haggard appearances.

Then the camera shifted, and Ren Zhong appeared.

He started as a lowly solitary Scavenger, then joined the semi-professional team.

It took him only a short four months to rise.

The footage rapidly alternated between the ever-rising Ren Zhong and the swiftly changing small town following Ren Zhong’s defeat of Lin Wang, the downfall of Yang Bingzhong, and the subsequent rapid transformation post-census.

Those Scavengers, once like walking dead, quickly began to shine with vitality.

Ultimately, the climax of the story led to the Battle of Starfire.

A tense twenty-plus days of preparation, a taut small town, fully mobilized construction, Scavengers firing on all cylinders...

A fierce yet orderly war.

"The abilities these 180,000 Scavengers have showcased under the new management model of Ren Zhong, Chairman of Ren Corporation, are astounding. Ren Zhong’s investments in Starfire Town have yielded returns over tens of times. The facts prove that the potential of Scavengers is worth anticipating."

This was Xiao Xingyue’s eloquent conclusion.

Ren Zhong, himself, keenly noticed that below the documentary, in the second line of production credits, "Source Star Civilization Promotion Association" was prominently displayed.

The first line was Source Star TV.

Ren Zhong grinned.

You’ve finally surfaced.

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