Chapter 722
Chapter 722 - 708: Welcoming
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Lu Ping’an’s return to the work sequence made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
For Wang Xier and the Independent Group, the Rebirth corps without Lu Ping’an seemed a bit lacking in initiative. Even when they were given intelligence and missions, they didn’t actively execute them.
In fact, although Lu Ping’an had given the decision-making power, the two decision-makers still tended to be conservative.
For his companions, his return was also a reassuring thing.
It’s not that without Lu Ping’an’s combat power, they couldn’t do anything...
"The activation of the courtyard again made people feel much more at ease."
Lu Ping’an is not only a leader and combat power, but also the owner of the courtyard. When the entire Rebirth battle corps acted around him, their combat power and resources could be mobilized at any time.
When he’s not around, naturally it’s not very reassuring.
"...Is there any news from the Knight Corps?"
"They are on the way, and our people have already gone to meet them."
Lu Ping’an nodded, without further questioning.
The previous Beast Taming Camp was the old lair of Lu Ping’an’s group and the main base for constantly spawning new soldiers... But now, it wasn’t suitable for independent use.
On the one hand, Lu Ping’an’s combat power would be centered around this camp, on the other hand, the Independent group might be subject to retaliation from the Aus people.
Therefore, after winning the previous battle, Lu Ping’an asked the people stationed there to start preparing for relocation and move the Beast Taming Base here.
At this stage, a few types of tamed beasts in the Beast Taming Base had already begun internal iterations, and the wild breeds had been far behind the "Ranch" Newborns. There was no longer a need to stay in the forests.
Changing locations and selecting a few more new beasts might yield better results... At the same time, Lu Ping’an also needed to replenish his beast swarm, which had consumed quite a bit during the previous battles.
This large amount of fearless pawns with average combat power was extremely useful, especially in adapting to the chaotic local battlefield.
"What about that vulture-like beast and the other giant flying war beast? Any intel on those?"
"None. Those from the Army were seized... But their Beast Tamers have been training them for some time. If you need to, you can ask them for some information."
With this answer, Lu Ping’an was already very satisfied. He had only rested for one more night, and many things could only be done slowly.
Another advantage of this new Beast Taming Base location was the ability to borrow the manpower resources of other teams to gather new beast species.
"...For this matter, let Lady Marian take charge."
Hua Xueyi and Meow, the two Beast Tamers, were still at the level of fighters. The other two true experts could not come out, so the Grand Priest of the Beast God had to make do.
Lu Ping’an talked to her for a bit and asked her to collect as much information as possible from Wang Xier and the Independent group regarding beast taming. Even if they didn’t have any, they had the intel from the Aus people.
Lady Marian’s personal strength, as a genuine Decree-level strongman, could also give the Rebirth corps more respect and advantages in negotiations.
After some thought, he decided to take action by himself.
Some things really had to be done by him.
Moving the Beast Taming Base was not an easy task. Although they had the protection of mercenary combinations and the Saphire Knight Corps, they still needed to escort many ordinary workers.
These people were basically Hua senior sister’s fellow villagers and were responsible for the daily maintenance of the Ranch. Although a few had become low-level professionals, most were still Mortals.
He would get closer, and as long as they were within the "courtyard" teleportation distance, their safety would be much higher... When it’s time to save lives, there’s no need to cherish those Life-points.
"I’ll go pick them up... Lady Marian, when you have time, please help me pick a new location to rebuild the Beast Taming Garden. While there’s still time, lay the foundation before I come back so we can start work as soon as the people arrive."
This sounded simple, but it was actually quite challenging to do.
Choosing a location, coordinating with neighboring teams, securing nearby resources and beast swarms, and building barriers... Just imagining it, Marian knew the workload would be intense, leading to overtime work until exhaustion.
What’s worse is, the new beast taming base had already determined the "Sky Knights" taming requirements. So, they also had to prepare targeted terrain and facilities, at least to make enough space for building the air towers.
Lady Marian opened her mouth, but in the end, she could only sigh helplessly.
After all, her daughter was in Lu Ping’an’s hands, so she had to continue working overtime.
"...Meow, you won’t be of much help anyway, come with me. And also..."
Lu Ping’an glanced around and saw that his companions were in poor condition.
It was mainly because the previous battles were too intense. Many people had accepted a third of their payment deferred, and now they were in the second wave of "one-third" repayments. Everyone was injured, some even more seriously.
In a sense, this was also a weakness of Lu Ping’an’s team, as continuous battle could lead to accumulating injuries...but for some unlucky ones who died because they couldn’t receive treatment, this might not be considered a weakness.
While other teams were improving day by day, Lu Ping’an’s team would probably deteriorate every day within three days if they encountered a tough battle.
Now, on the second day, they were injured and both their physical and mental energies were insufficient, making it difficult to recruit people to work.
However, at this time, someone volunteered.
"Me, they don’t assign any work to me..." The Panda-man, who was bandaged up, felt somewhat wronged. He had a one-sixth delay in his injuries, and the next "sudden repayment of injuries" would be in a month.
Therefore, his condition in these two days was actually much better than that of his companions who had accepted a "one-third" daily settlement of injuries.
However, even though he was in good condition, he was not assigned any tasks... Perhaps the scene of him instantly killing a Decree-level with one strike was too shocking. Not just within Lu Ping’an’s team but throughout the entire camp, nobody dared to ask Xue En to do anything, let alone go on missions with him.
As the "Death-bringing Black and White Bear", Xue En had already earned his first professional title that he could confidently use.
Perhaps, like his relatives, it would only be a matter of time before he was rejected by a world.
"Alright, let’s go together." Lu Ping’an didn’t care...He had the confidence to survive to the end if something really happened.
Bringing Xue En along meant that there would always be a glimmer of hope in any situation.
However, before leaving, he went to find Wang Xier.
"Miss Wang, do you have some time? If so, please accompany me on a trip."
As soon as these words came out, people were somewhat surprised.
"Now?" Wang Xier’s face was full of surprise. If it was a pursuit invitation, it would be quite inappropriate now since there were many important events happening on her side.
The independent group mainly handled military and political affairs, and as the official representative, the internal affairs were basically on Princess Wang’s shoulders, in addition to their team’s self-assigned tasks.
She had slept less than four hours in the past two days, and there was always an endless amount of work to be done, making it impossible for her to stop.
"Yes, I’m going to pick someone up and make a detour to the previous camp. After entering, we’ll need your help."
Some words don’t need to be said too explicitly.
In some sense, now that both large camps have official backgrounds, there was a hint of competition between them... In fact, this didn’t matter much since they were still in a cooperative and allied relationship. It’s just that there were conflicts in human resources, local intelligence, and combat power accumulation.
When you gain more, I lose more. It’s just that simple.
"...I heard you deliberately went to find teachers from the Ninth Vocational High School?"
"Yes, they are not only academic talents but also quite reliable in terms of combat power. You must have seen that ’Rocket Launcher’... Fire talents are perhaps quite worth fighting for."
There was no need to say more at this point; Lu Ping’an was planning to poach people.
In this world, what resource is the most valuable? Of course, it’s talent, and among talents, researchers and scientists are the most likely to create value.
Originally, most of them were in the main camp, and they suffered heavy losses in the previous attack... But if they were trapped in the main camp, they could only passively accept fate’s arrangement.
But if Lu Ping’an went to give them an extra choice and could provide a more reliable security guarantee, they would naturally have other options.
They still had the leftover technology and information from the main camp, which would be very useful at this time.
"...This is a bit too much."
"Fine, then I’ll go alone." Asking Wang Xier to go along was not only to make use of her official background to gain the trust of those researchers but also to form an interest alliance.
Inviting and making promises to people pessoally would naturally bring them closer... Those who come over would have to be redistributed into some teams, and everyone needed those talents.
Lu Ping’an was very sincere, and together they would all prosper, which was more reliable than any covenant.
If Wang Xier accompanied him and took the leading role of the "new system," with the military’s endorsement, other camps would have no reason to reject the largest "official" "active assistance"... Naturally, they could not stop the departure and following of the talents.
However, since Wang Xier was unwilling, Lu Ping’an would not force her. He just felt some contempt for her womanly mercy at a crucial moment.
In Lu Ping’an’s eyes, they should be trying to save more people now, ideally forcing other camps with talent loss to abandon their positions and gather together.
Since their side was gradually taking shape, it would be safer to gather together with them than to squat in a corner waiting for rescue.
"No, of course I’m going. Wait a moment, and I’ll have my people gather some intelligence on the other camps. Since we’re going out for a trip, let’s try to save more people in one go."
— End of Chapter 722 —