Resurrection Empire

Chapter 766 288: The Troubles of Growth, The Cost of Kindness_3

Now, this opportunity has slipped through his fingers.

If they were to launch a frontal assault against the city defense artillery now, the Yangsheng Army would pay a terrible price, and the town would still suffer.

Ren Zhong gained nothing.

He heaved a deep sigh in his heart.

Mercy to others is cruelty to one's own.

The wastelanders in Zhaoshan Town were born and raised here, and their livelihoods are also here.

They are tightly bound to Zhaoshan Town, with no choice.

If I spare them, who will spare my warriors?

The essence of a soldier should be to stand for their position, regardless of right or wrong!

The most perfect scenario Ren Zhong had ever imagined was to subdue the enemy without battle by relying on superior strength.

After all, his preparations were too thorough, his forces too strong, that his opponents should not have had the courage to resist.

Then, no matter the casualties of his own or the enemy, they could be minimized.

But when the war truly began, he immediately realized his naivety.

These Source Star citizens accustomed to exploiting wastelanders are more cunning and vicious than he imagined.

They have a deeper understanding of Source Star's rules.

And they don't care at all about the lives of the wastelanders forcibly dragged onto their warship.

After all, their lives are safe, so they can afford to gamble.

It would be a pity to lose, but what if they win?

According to the enterprise war rules, they could divide up the assets of Starfire Resources.

Today's Starfire Resources, under Ren Zhong's support, is worth at least billions!

This gamble costs nothing and profits immensely!

Their utilitarianism and the dark side of their humanity have been magnified to the extreme!

Ren Zhong reflected that the opponents are demons; if he continues to be kind, he will surely lose.

The mercy "disguised" to maintain his persona has also cost him.

I was wrong.

I was terribly wrong.

I'm not a qualified military commander.

Ren Zhong gave himself a heavy slap.

The subordinates around were shocked and all asked about the situation.

Ren Zhong smiled slightly, "Nothing, I just wanted to wake myself up. Hold position, set up camp, I need to calm down and rethink a plan."

"Ah? Should we combine forces then?"

Deputy Commander Tang Shuying frowned and asked.

Ren Zhong waved his hand, "No. Split into twenty camps. Each camp with 1,500 men, each camp leaving 300 elite soldiers responsible for overnight security. Note, they must be the best of the best. All automatic weapons on full alert. They can't break our defense."

Tang Shuying hurriedly objected, "This won't work! At least there should be 5,000 left in the Central Army; what if the enemy hires formidable mercenaries for a night assault, how can we ensure your safety, Ren? Not to mention the Mengdu Group..."

Even though Ren Zhong did not publicly announce the newly adjusted enterprise war rules, Tang Shuying, as a newly promoted citizen specifically elevated by Ma Dafu, and not having signed a slave contract with Ren Zhong, has also joined the battle and received the notification.

She knows, the current Ren Zhong no longer has the "Invincible Golden Body."

Others in the team who were previously mass-produced as First Level citizens by Ren Zhong did not receive the notice as non-sovereign citizens participating in the battle.

But Ren Zhong stubbornly shook his head, "No matter. They also have to sleep at night. Source Star people don't have a habit of night activity. Moreover, I am a Fifth Level Citizen."

While saying the last sentence, Ren Zhong winked at Tang Shuying, giving her a hint.

"Uh, this..."

Tang Shuying was astonished.

She found it strange.

Ren Zhong shouldn't be so careless.

Why is he hiding the change in rules?

But seeing Ren Zhong had already made up his mind, she ultimately did not bring it up, instead asking, "Then if the elites are responsible for night security, what about tomorrow during the day? The enemy surely won't just keep us here; the more days they delay, the more likely they are to hire reinforcements from outside. I suggest..."

"Captain Tang, I have already made a decision."

"Alright... alright then."

After the meeting, Ren Zhong invited Tang Shuying to his mobile office and whispered, "After ten tonight, let Chen Meng quickly pilot a small shuttle back to Starfire Town, go to the Biological Laboratory, and bring Sun Ai back, must return by midnight."

Tang Shuying slightly startled, "Why bring Xiao Ai here?"

But in the next second, she immediately recalled Sun Ai's quiet takeover of the Biological Laboratory's electronic equipment just after being born, and thought of the city defense artillery in Zhaoshan Town.

She understood instantly.

The two exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

Ren Zhong's greatest advantage is actually not never making mistakes.

No one in the world can never make mistakes, no matter how smart one is.

But besides having the ability to restart, Ren Zhong himself is someone who is very skilled at summarizing, willing to face his mistakes, and able to quickly calm down and find a remedy.

Patching up the pen after a sheep is lost is not too late.

Ren Zhong is very smart, a bit arrogant, yet willing to admit his mistakes.

He certainly knows there must still be other arrangements in Zhaoshan Town that could break his encirclement.

These people might even want to eliminate him.

The reason why he set up such an "idiotic" army formation was to wait for the enemy's night raid.

The mistakes he made, he will personally make amends.

Ren Zhong's Dark Night Demon King form hasn't appeared for a long time.

Many people in Starfire Town know he often disrupted his biological clock.

But no one knows, he truly is not afraid of staying up all night, including Liu Wanxiong.

Tonight he will transform into a demon king and hunt again.

The targets of the hunt are the experts the enemy will inevitably send for a night assault and decapitation operation, including those like Liu Wanxiong who dared to toy with him.

The enemy will use the rules, so will Ren Zhong.

He has already devised a reasonable and lawful way to eliminate sovereign citizens.

Today, though Ren Zhong fired no shots and no one in his team died, he directly faced the cost of mercy and experienced the troubles of growth.

He learned a new lesson on Source Star.

Merciful commanders harm both others and themselves.

Even "disguised" kindness can be exploited by others.

He should not consider the issue of "persona" on the battlefield.

The psychological expectations of the Source Star wastelanders have already been lowered to the extreme.

Even if he killed the wastelander's family on the battlefield, it was a confrontation between two armies with no choice.

As long as he shows mercy after the war, he can still win hearts.

At the beginning of his revolutionary resolve, he should have foreseen this day.

There is no bloodless revolution in human civilization!

For the sake of changing the era, saving the hundred billion wastelanders trapped in eternal suffering, possibly being slaughtered for their brains, or being forced to become brain trees in the near future, what harm is there if I am a Butcher today?

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