Resurrection Empire

Chapter 728 275: Man and Tiger

As a prosperous town neighboring Liao Yuan County, with almost all young and strong laborers, nearly every resident of Nangao Town had a temporary wrist watch.

A small portion even had official wrist watches, and these wild folks were well-informed about the current events in the surrounding areas.

Just at the mention of Ren Zhong's name, the crowd was stirred.

They knew who Ren Zhong was.

He brought hope.

His words were different from ordinary citizens.

He kept his promises.

Evidence?

Is evidence still needed?

The Starfire Town, rising like the morning sun through one miracle after another, was proof of everything.

Two elders tremblingly stepped out of the crowd, plopping to their knees below Ren Zhong.

The other townspeople followed suit.

Ren Zhong looked down at it all.

He had "changed."

He would no longer refuse others' kneeling.

He accepted it "with a clear conscience."

"Mr. Ren... Mr. Ren, we thank you. We... we don't know how to express what's in our hearts, we thank you!"

The silver-haired elder spoke while wiping tears and turning his head in shame to look back.

The elder knew that from the moment he raised his hand earlier, the prestige they had built over a lifetime had crumbled like deadwood in the life-and-death decision-making process.

He said he looked at life and death lightly, but when faced with a choice, he still let another innocent person die in his place.

Even if the chosen scapegoat was just a lame, blind, and foolish one, it was done nonetheless.

Everyone saw their selfish side.

Although no one said anything out loud, if things continued this way, and the lame and foolish ones really died.

By the next Pu Cha, the wild folks in the town would no longer stand united defending the two before the Mayor.

Next year, after the two died, the team under him led by that young man would surely harbor deep resentment towards the opposition group.

An indelible rift would inevitably form between the two originally harmonious groups of wild folks in the town.

On his side, some people would certainly sympathize with the lame and foolish duo, believing these two old undying were greedy for life and fearing death, harming young people's lives.

The Mayor's divide-and-conquer strategy would win a great victory.

But Ren Zhong's timely appearance changed everything, preventing the situation from reaching the most dangerous point.

The young man previously wearing Fourth Level Exoskeleton Armor stepped forward, excitedly saying, "Mr. Ren, how many people did you bring this time? Do you need a guide? I saw Zhen Jinhu from a distance once."

Ren Zhong looked down at the person, "What's your name?"

"Yuan Qinh, Mr. Ren."

As he said his name, the young man slightly lowered his head, somewhat embarrassed.

Ren Zhong smiled, "Good name. But this time I won't borrow your luck. I don't need a guide, I'll go alone."

Yuan Qinh was shocked, "What! Alone? Mr. Ren, you didn't bring any subordinates?"

Ren Zhong laughed heartily, "No need! I said I could handle it alone. You probably haven't seen my latest video, have you? You'll understand once you see it."

Having said that, Ren Zhong waved his hand again, leading four people straight towards Wang Nanshan.

Yuan Qinh raised his hand, but didn't have the chance to speak the words on his lips.

He wanted to tell Ren Zhong that he had seen yesterday's video, but the Energy Index of that Zhen Jinhu was not 150,000, but 240,000, the difference was immense.

Yuan Qinh remembered a phrase he heard from Uncle Zhou when he was young.

"Geniuses often die from arrogance."

Could Mr. Ren really end up like that?

This...

At the foot of Wang Nanshan, under a mound almost identical in color to the surrounding area, two people were sneaking in an underground hole.

"Bro, do you think I can kill him with one shot? I kind of doubt it, he's not an ordinary Fourth Level. I also saw the video from yesterday, he's indeed impressive."

"Relax, normally there wouldn't be a chance, but he's asking for death this time. No matter what trump cards he has, it's all for naught. Think about it, the person's already taking a risk dealing with Zhen Jinhu, and then suddenly you hit him with a full-powered shot from this experimental gun that hasn't been released yet, can he not die? Have you read the firearm's manual again? The maximum instantaneous output power is 400,000 kilowatts, even a legitimate Level Six Mecha Warrior hit squarely would die, let alone him?"

"That's true. If I get the job done, can I really change my identity and become an executive at Tianyuan Military Industry?"

"Hehe, this isn't your first day knowing me. Don't you know my boss's means by now? In this Chongyi County, the Wang Family's words carry more weight than the Governor's. Can't get such a trivial thing done? You've already received this two hundred million as a deposit. Another five hundred million remains upon success. Do the math yourself, how many years would it take you to earn such a large sum of money? Is there any hope in this lifetime?"