Chapter 683
Chapter 683 - 669: Unexpected Gains
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During the camp attack, those scattered Eastern Country people naturally suffered even more.
When it was confirmed that the communications tower was taken down and the Eastern Country people had lost their communication network for a short time, the Aus people naturally launched an attack.
Perhaps, in their eyes, everything in this world belongs to them...
Lone wanderers were secretly attacked, scattered Eastern Country teams’ camps were burned down, medium-sized bases were subjected to probing attacks, and if their defensive forces were insufficient, probing would immediately turn into fighting.
The Aus people and the Eastern Country people who had reacted by now had started a full-scale war in this area.
"...Please be careful of the Aus people..."
It was somewhat late when Lu Ping’an received the news.
But when he and his team reviewed those photos, the photos of burning houses and corpses, many people remained silent.
Only Lu Ping’an laughed, always laughing, and his smile grew brighter.
"You’ve worked hard, just take this small token of gratitude... Xue En, take the wolf pack and accompany this big brother for a while, so he can safely go to the next camp and return."
At this time, walking alone outside was a foolish and dangerous thing to do.
But when the signal tower of the camp was taken down, contacting scattered small and medium-sized camps still had to be done by someone.
Because everyone knew that after taking down the communication equipment, the Aus people would naturally attempt to devour the scattered Eastern Country people bit by bit.
"...Are you sure you don’t want to regroup? It’s still relatively safe there."
At this time, Eastern Country people’s response was very straightforward, it was time to regroup for safety, even if it meant losing some peripheral forces. This might also be what the Aus people wanted.
"It’s fine, it’s fine."
Lu Ping’an responded with a smile without saying much.
The messenger nodded, since the other party was so confident, he didn’t try to persuade them. With the people here escorting him, he would be much safer in the future.
These days, messengers had been intercepted quite a few times. Even though he was a high-level Runner, he still encountered danger several times.
Lu Ping’an’s decision was not discussed with the others, even if it concerned their life and death. After all, if something really went wrong, he could play Plan Zero again, carrying his "bedding" and run away alone.
"Hey, Miss Wang?"
However, when Lu Ping’an tried to contact Wang Xier for more news, he did not receive any response from the "Jade" side.
This was not good news... As far as Lu Ping’an knew, Wang Xier, like him, had left the camp for independent development.
"...We need information and helpers... Meow."
Looking at the expectant Meow, Lu Ping’an nodded.
"It’s time for you to run. Go to Wang Xier’s side to check the situation, and at the same time, gather more information. We still have surplus energy here, so we can provide some assistance."
With Spiritualization, two pieces of speed-type Silver Taboo items, Silver-tier Reflex, Meow was indeed only a 2-tier Runner, and couldn’t compare to the previous third-tier Runner. But when it came to life-saving and escape abilities, Meow was far superior to the messenger.
Meow accepted the mission happily and left with joyful hops and skips. Under Hua Xueyi’s resentful gaze, however, Lu Ping’an was filled with pleading.
Now, two rookie Beast Tamers are working hard, and three veteran Beast Tamers are watching and directing them. Even if Meow doesn’t need to keep bleeding, she can still share a lot of the workload.
This was also the reason for Meow being so happy to run and Hua Senior Sister’s resentful face...
"Cheer up, we need more troops. Expand the Diamond Wolf pack..."
Upon hearing this, Hua Xueyi almost fainted on the spot, but in the end, she could only sigh helplessly and work overtime.
After all, a bunch of Magic Potions and deferred payments were holding her up, and there was a professional Healer watching her, so she seemed to be able to hold on for a while longer.
However, although her contribution to the team was significant, for herself, it was mostly just physical labor. She would rather earn more Professional Skills and Abnormal Abilities to become a third-tier Beast Tamer and sign a higher-level companion-contract with the Metal Slime.
"Chris... tell Fang Wen, see if she can get the communications tower working. It would be best if it adapts to the local environment and rebuilds our communication network here."
"That thing isn’t the same as Mechanic Spiritualist, and she can’t possibly outdo a professional radio expert. Localization requires an extremely high level of professionalism. Lu Ping’an, you can’t just keep shearing a sheep until it’s dead..."
"Just ask." Lu Ping’an still insisted.
After a while, the big cat returned, her words were full of disbelief.
"She can do it, not only can she do it, but she also has the complete set of mechanical manufacturing technology and a supernatural version of the communications tower plan. She can even demonize it to allow it to naturally overcome local rule restrictions."
Lu Ping’an nodded, this was within expectations.
Back then, this lady was responsible for reconstructing the ancient city television tower, and the modified design was much cheaper and of better quality than other bidders.
Later, she intended to spread "poisonous waves" throughout the city, perform "Soul Awakening" on local appliances on a large scale, and mass-produce mechanical armies.
If she didn’t understand radio and related technologies, how could she play tricks like swapping beams for pillars and deceiving the world under a group of experts’ watchful eyes?
She even managed to "spread" Abnormal Abilities through radio waves. Her expertise in radio might be even greater than that of the experts.
"A lot of labor is needed..."
"We have it in our factory."
"What about materials?"
To prepare for possible futures, Lu Ping’an had collected a lot of materials.
"...Can wooden ones work? For metal parts, we’ll figure something out. If that’s not enough, we’ll collect scrap iron from the camps."
Many problems seemed troublesome, but with careful planning, the ability of Lu Ping’an’s team was enough to solve them step by step.
If they could actually build a communications tower, it would be an unexpected surprise and perhaps the key to turning the tide of the battle.
"Notify everyone to reduce the patrol range, increase the frequency, and add more personnel and wolf beasts for each group..."
The location of Lu Ping’an’s team was actually not under much pressure initially, and the captured Aus scouts even revealed some information.
In fact, Lu Ping’an’s team was located in a very remote area, with only beasts and trees around, not in the core area of contention. He needed this fertile forest to support his beast horde and thus avoided the fiercely contested mining area.
There were a few Aus outposts in this area, but they were far from strong.
"...Next, I’ll need a few people to take our wolves and have a chat with our ’neighbors’... Never mind, I’ll make the trip myself."
Previously, Lu Ping’an had not actively uprooted these wild nails.
His previous idea was indeed the same as most professionals. He did not want to provoke the Aus people too much. But now, the situation has changed.
"Blood debts must be paid with blood, as natural as the heavens and the earth."
— End of Chapter 683 —