Resurrection Empire

Chapter 792 298: Unsettled, Change of Route

Ren Zhong donned the war armor at the fastest speed and stepped onto the balcony of his office, looking down at the entire Starfire Town.

Everywhere he looked was engulfed in vast fires and rising thick smoke.

The streets were almost devoid of anyone fleeing.

Most people were already dead.

How long does it take to kill 200,000 people?

In ancient times with cold weapons, it might take several days.

During World War II, it lasted five or six weeks.

But on Source Star in this era, if the "Net" took action, it would take only two minutes to accomplish everything.

Ren Zhong tried to contact others, but unsurprisingly, all connections were lost.

Immediately after, two loud bangs, and a giant mushroom cloud rose from where the Biological Laboratory and Armored Laboratory were located.

The terrifying air wave hit, instantly tilting the building Ren Zhong was in.

Ren Zhong barely flew out, floating in mid-air, looking down at everything.

Without a doubt, everyone, including Ju Qingmeng, was dead.

Even though he knew there was still a chance to restart, a massive sense of loss still surged like a tide, causing him to sway slightly in mid-air.

At that moment, Ren Zhong noticed a streak of light in the sky above him.

He looked up, and at some point, a space-based weapon had approached the skies over Yangsheng City in low Earth orbit.

The next second, a massive beam of light descended from the sky, landing to the east.

Judging by eye, Ren Zhong knew it was in the direction of Wangdong Town.

Soon, another beam of light fell from the sky in the distance, towards the Zhaoshan Town direction.

Only now did Ren Zhong realize that it wasn't just Starfire Town in trouble; very likely, all his territories had been slaughtered.

Not just the wasteland people were executed, but also the citizens living in these small towns.

Ren Zhong's mind was filled with confusion, and he just wanted to say, why did it come to this?

Everything happened too quickly for him to even ponder where the problem truly lay.

Sudden execution wasn't unprecedented; he had certainly considered the possibility of failure.

But Ren Zhong hadn't expected that so many people would be executed at once.

The next second, white light fell from above him.

His body was instantly bathed in terrifying high heat, his consciousness first went black, then quickly returned to clarity.

He once again entered the "Underworld God's Eye View."

He thought to himself, if there was a chance, he really wanted to ask the "Net" face-to-face, what qualities do I possess to deserve such attention?

Am I not the only one who truly "committed a crime"?

But he soon got the answer himself.

He was constantly bringing change to others; the wasteland people and citizens in the ten towns of Yangsheng City all felt the changes brought by him, the new capitalist, in a very short time.

These people saw hope from survival to living.

They also began to try to gain a better life outside the citizen system through hard work and learning.

This optimistic, upward spirit would be contagious, representing a new possibility for the development of the era, and it aligned with Ying Hao's mid-term vision.

But this went against the will of the "Net."

Essentially, this purge was like every suppression in the past, with the principle of "eliminate evil thoroughly," leaving no future troubles, yet the methods had been upgraded.

After understanding this issue, Ren Zhong's heavy heart relaxed a little.

Next time, strive to find the cause of exposure; an unclear failure is enough to experience only once.

Before his consciousness descended, Ren Zhong's mind suddenly received a signal.

Before he could analyze the signal, Ren Zhong's thoughts abruptly dissipated.

When he recovered again, he was standing with his hands behind his back, watching over 3,000 child soldiers holding model guns under the scorching sun.

Without greeting Yujin, Ren Zhong quietly retreated.

He also didn't go to the mecha training ground by Ma Xiaoling, instead returning directly to his office.

He opened the office documents, opened the new employee contract he had personally formulated before, and deleted the retirement pension, children's school, and housing allowances from the seven core clauses, keeping only the base salary, resource support, free advanced professional training, and casualty compensation.

Afterwards, he added one more clause, "Twenty-Year Maximum Duration Contract."

Having done this, Ren Zhong sighed heavily again.

The signal he last received came from the already deceased Sun Ai.

She had lost her body, leaving only a soon-to-fade stream of informational consciousness.

Silently lurking and invading the township-level central surveillance tower system, she intercepted information and received a signal from an announcement on the Source Star communication network, accurately finding Ren Zhong's floating "soul" and relayed the information from the signal to him.

Ren Zhong learned the reason for the previous failure.

The issue was with himself, but the trigger point was Ying Hao and the Promotion Association.

In a sense, Ren Zhong was the collateral damage.

Ren Zhong once thought the Promotion Association was a very reliable backing, able to cover for him to do many things at least.

In his past understanding, the identity of the Steering Man of the Source Star Military Industry Group was absolutely considered the pinnacle of the entire Source Star citizen system's pyramid, unimaginably high.

Moreover, Ying Hao was the "ancient man" from two hundred years ago, having built the Promotion Association step by step for two hundred years.

Therefore, logically, Ying Hao should have had an overwhelmingly comprehensive consideration of issues, but unfortunately, it all ended in an instant collapse.

Combining with the scene of himself being sniped by a Hunter while spouting nonsense in the concentrated sleep pod in the past, Ren Zhong came to a new conclusion.

The "Net" is deeply monitoring everyone.

No matter the level of the citizen, from the "Net's" perspective, all are treated equally.

On the entire Source Star, except for the nine frozen Elders, anyone can die, essentially all livestock.

Even the direct descendants of these old popsicles are the same.

The judgment logic of the "Net" is actually a black box, with no real warnings or tolerances.

In the past, Ma Dafu had repeatedly reminded Ren Zhong that his rebellion index and danger index continued to rise, urging him to practice self-restraint.

On the surface, this was the "Net" giving some potential threats a chance to reform.

In reality, it was just another layer of temptation from the "Net."

What people see is only what the "Net" is willing to let them see.

The "Net" intentionally informs people of their precarious situation while further observing their changes.

If the contrast before and after is too drastic, trouble will arise.

For example, if someone who was a great person yesterday immediately turns into a tyrant upon discovering their indices rising, the "Net" would still consider this person to have great ambitions, preferring to eliminate rather than let them go.

As for Ying Hao, it is impossible for him not to have the right to know.

Given the information Ying Hao knew, he must have been marked as a green safe citizen for a long time.

Ying Hao mistakenly thought he fully understood the "Net's" behavior logic.

The "Net" had already tacitly allowed the existence of him and his Promotion Association, and Ying Hao, gradually gaining control in the Elder Council, had an illusion of all being within his grasp.

But in reality, the Promotion Association was always skillfully wandering the edge of danger, unbeknownst to anyone.

When a crucial factor was triggered, the Promotion Association was sentenced to death without an opportunity for appeal.

Ren Zhong believed that this crucial factor was himself.

Ying Hao absorbed him and began to cooperate with his pace to make slight adjustments to the original reform plan.

This slight adjustment was the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Ying Hao always did everything perfectly; the only mistake was failing to see through Ren Zhong, inviting monumental wrath.

This failure hit Ren Zhong hard, but he still gained the greatest insight.

He thoroughly realized who his true enemy was, precisely the "Net."

The entire social system of Source Star was constructed by the "Net."

Even the superficial reforms promoted by Ying Hao were untouchable forbidden scales, let alone the genuine revolution he desired.

A way must be found to avoid this disaster, the strategy must be adjusted, and the "Net" must be destroyed as soon as possible.

His fingers lightly tapped on the desktop.

After a long time, he opened his eyes again.

This decision might be somewhat harsh, but he must slow down the pace of corporate warfare and shift the focus of work to another level.