Chapter 512

As soon as the words were spoken, it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured over Gao Tian's head.

Supernatural Incident!!

Lin An nodded and continued to speak:

Modern Safe Zone is actually a backup plan prepared by the Ring River Military Region for withdrawal.

They had already made plans to abandon the Military Region.

So, if we take over the Ring River Military Region, it's tantamount to taking on the Supernatural Incident.

This thing, the threat is too great...

With a mind that was half about cultivating Gao Tian and half about explaining.

Lin An simply laid out the facts.

Jing Tian was also present; they also needed to understand the twists and turns of this.

Three-province command authority, seemingly a reward, a compromise.

But actually, once such a thing is spoken, it's equivalent to putting a shackle on us.

We originally could have ignored the life and death of all factions, and not bothered with the troubles of the Ring River Military Region.

Recruiting useful Awakened Ones and seizing weapons and equipment would have been very convenient.

But...

But now it's different.

To outsider Survivors, they will simply think we are one with the authorities, that our private faction nature has taken on an official hue.

This means that, in the face of righteousness, we must also bear the corresponding responsibility.

Just as ordinary people seeing soldiers instinctively think they should be protected.

Our actions will inevitably be affected.

An Jing Tian heard the voice, didn't understand, and hesitantly asked a question:

Can't we just not care about these things?

We can't just let the capital put a layer of skin on us and really become their people, can we?

Lin An gave a light chuckle, raised his head and looked toward the distance:

This is their cleverness.

We could of course ignore it, continue doing as we please, bear no responsibility, even purge the Military Region.

But once we do that, the smarter Survivors will realize that Long'an Base and the capital are not of one mind.

Or put another way, Long An is tantamount to treason.

And that is exactly what the capital wants.

Smart people, the various factions know the contradiction between Long An and the capital, but ordinary people don't know and can't imagine it.

It's a bit convoluted.

Gao Tian listened, then was stunned a moment, still not really grasping Lin An's meaning.

Just as he was about to speak up and ask, the silent Chu An suddenly interjected to add:

A yang scheme.

Actually, it's quite simple; we and the capital have no fundamental conflict.

They are merely worried that we will become independent, afraid that our approach will cause others to follow suit, thereby causing them to lose control of the locality.

Besides that, there is no conflict between us.

So, for the Capital Military Region, they only need to settle one matter.

That is, to let the high-level of all factions know that Long An has been labeled as treason, so you shouldn't follow suit.

And also to stabilize the majority of ordinary Survivors, making them unaware that the capital has actually lost control over us.

This way, the capital side need not worry about popular sentiment, and can instead incorporate us into their army.

The three-province command authority, given in the name of a reward, is equivalent to giving us a time bomb.

If we swallow it, not only will we have to help them resolve the potential crises in the Ring River and Riverbank regions, but we will also be 'digested' by them in reverse.

After all, we only have a few thousand, while they have several million.

Chu Colonel lightly lifted his glasses frame, blinked, and squeezed out a smile toward An Jing Tian.

By then...

Once our purge is not thorough, or our control is limited.

Then, after Long'an Base has absorbed so many military personnel, whether it's still called Long'an Base or Long'an Military Region is uncertain...

Breaking us from within is the easiest thing.

Moreover, the capital side appears to have made a huge concession, and we cannot possibly ask them to take back the reward.

And it's even less possible to pressure them further.

After all, we surely can't really go for mutual destruction, can we?

After the detailed explanation was given, Gao Tian and An Jing Tian couldn't help but glance at each other, their hearts startled.

The capital side truly has a good tactic.

In such a short time they minimized losses and even turned the tables on us.

If it weren't for hearing Lin An's words, they really wouldn't have thought of this.

Beside Lin An, Wen Ya looked at him with a worried expression and couldn't help but blurt out:

Then why don't we just not swallow the Ring River Military Region?

Let's develop slowly...

No!

Almost at the same time, Lin An and Colonel Chu spoke in unison, exchanging a smile:

The bait is delivered to your mouth, aren't you going to eat it?

How can we face ourselves?

If we develop slowly, isn't that exactly what they want?

If we don't even have this bit of courage, there's no need to establish a Safe Zone.

Extremely confident.

Lin An gazed into the distance, his eyes resolute.

If we handle it well, our power will surge!

Looking from another angle, even if we do nothing, not taking the capital's obvious bait would be meaningless.

Will they let us develop?

On the surface they may not act, but in secret they will definitely move!

Rather than this, it's better to be open and confront them head-on!

They want to dump trouble on us and, in the process, swallow us from within.

Heh.

I, too, have been thinking... of devouring them...

Having said that, Lin An took a step forward, his voice echoing across the entire square:

Depart!

All ears! Take over the Wangjiang Military Region!

From today onward, the Three Provinces surrounding the river will be our territory!

Hearts were stirred; the base members, who were students just over a month ago, never imagined they would achieve this today.

Yes!

The unified shout rang out.

Behind Lin An, Wen Ya gazed dazedly at his profile.

Familiar yet unfamiliar.

Standing beside Huang Haitao, the former principal Huang Zheng likewise stared blankly at Lin An's back, muttering to himself.

Nephew... do you see it?

This... is the charm of the apocalypse...

In this chaotic world... one can truly rise to heaven in a single step...

Huang Haitao remained silent, grunting an affirmative, his eyes complex.