Resurrection Empire

Chapter 821 - 313: Immortal Logic_3

Starfire Army had no choice but to abandon the semi-permanent military base and began withdrawing in the direction of Starfire Town.

They were pursued all the way, suffering heavy casualties.

They started with forty-three thousand people, and by the time they successfully returned to Starfire Town, less than fifteen thousand remained, with a death rate exceeding 65%.

Huo Donghua and other observers were very puzzled.

Ren Zhong surprisingly remained indifferent throughout, not asking for advice nor coming to watch the battle.

He seemed to no longer care about the outcome of the corporate war.

Just a few days ago, Ren Zhong had confidently expressed his faith in the war to everyone.

Opinions on Ren Zhong began to polarize.

From the combat power and quality of determination of the Starfire Army, a person who can command such subordinates couldn’t possibly be merely a callous and utilitarian "ordinary Citizen."

Only strong empathy can drive those wilderness warriors to risk their lives to defend his cause.

But judging from the results, his attitude indeed appears cold.

As if the people dying weren’t companions entrusted with their lives, but mere ants.

In the villa, Qian Wangshen mused, "Could it be that he is truly playing with these unfortunate wilderness people’s hearts?"

Huo Donghua remained silent.

Hua Yuelan shrugged, "Who knows."

Just then, a servant suddenly knocked at the door.

Huo Donghua rose to the door and exchanged a few words with the servant, then returned with a complicated expression.

Qian Wangshen asked, "What’s going on?"

Huo Donghua: "Ren Zhong paid the full five trillion penalty and has been released."

Everyone was shocked.

Hua Yuelan mumbled skeptically, "Could it be that his coldness was just a guise, and he actually wants to personally return to the battlefield? But... this doesn’t make sense."

On the 160th day of the Ren Zhong Era, at 9:55 pm, a fast Airship quietly landed in the sky above the Town Government in Starfire Town.

Ren Zhong stepped onto the Flying Device and landed on the balcony at the top of the Town Government Tower.

Ma Dafu and Ma Xiaoling looked at him with complex expressions, unsure of his sudden return and purpose.

Ren Zhong smiled, "The wind’s strong outside, let’s talk inside."

The three of them entered Ma Dafu’s private reception room, and Ren Zhong got straight to the point, "I’ve already isolated the ’Net’s’ perception of us, so our communication is absolutely safe now."

Ma Dafu frowned, "Impossible."

Ren Zhong briefly explained the matter concerning Sun Ai.

Ma Dafu began to close his eyes in contemplation, seemingly needing time to digest this vast amount of information.

Meanwhile, Ma Xiaoling shrugged, "Okay, just tell us what you really want, stop beating around the bush. It’s annoying, I need to sleep early, who knows when those Armored Soldiers will come."

Ren Zhong waved his hand, "Don’t worry, Mengdu Group won’t let us lose so quickly. Everything you see now is just a facade. Ju Qingmeng should have already told you the true intentions of Mengdu Group."

Ma Xiaoling: "How can you be one hundred percent certain?"

"When has my judgment ever been wrong? Remember, before today, I wasn’t involved in corporate wars, I could watch their discussion process through livestreaming. Even now, I’m not directly involved with corporate wars. Strictly following the war rules, even saying this to you now should have violated the system, but the ’Net’ hasn’t responded."

Ma Dafu, upon hearing this, finally sorted out his thoughts, "Yes. Speak your purpose, don’t waste time."

Ren Zhong slightly squinted his eyes, suddenly looking at Ma Dafu, saying, "Old Ma, I actually always knew. You must have been hiding something from Ma Xiaoling."

Ma Dafu was startled, "What do you mean?"

Ma Xiaoling also looked at her father in amazement.

"If I’m not mistaken, the real Ma family must have contacted you in recent days, hoping to bring Ma Xiaoling back to the Ma family. Right?"

Ma Dafu’s expression changed slightly, "Yes."

"But you refused, without even discussing it with Ma Xiaoling."

Ma Dafu sighed, "There’s no need to discuss. From a blood relation standpoint, our ties with that Ma family are very distant. She wouldn’t like that place either. You know her well."

Ma Xiaoling listened to the two men’s indirect dialogue, her head spinning, "What are you talking about!"

Ren Zhong: "Yangsheng Ma family is the true controller of Source Star, the highest leader of the Business Association, the founder of Deep Communication Group, one of the elders who have been in cryogenic sleep for at least hundreds of years, and you, in terms of inheritance, have equally noble heritage as the current Steering Man of Deep Communication Group."

Ma Xiaoling looked blankly at her father, "Dad, is what he said true?"

Ma Dafu nodded painfully, "Yes."

He knew his daughter was inherently kind, knowing she belonged to one of the nine great mountains weighing on the heads of the world’s wilderness people, she might not be able to handle this shock.

Ma Xiaoling was stunned for a long time, and then suddenly stomped her foot, bursting with excitement, "Then I should be a shareholder of the ’Wilderness Era’, I need to ask the game developer if they can give me some free Game Coin. By the way, since our family background is so influential, can’t we take an upper-level route and have the corporate war directly judged as a win for us, so we don’t have to fight, right?"

Ren Zhong: "..."

Ma Dafu: "..."

What an Immortal thought process!