Chapter 200.2: I Suggest You Move

The group was ushered to the reception room.

The decor here was very simple, and the most expensive things were probably the bear skin on the ground and the radio on the wooden table next to it.

Brown recognized the radio.

He had been a guest at the old town mayor's house on Baker Street, and the agreement of mutual defense was even signed in the old town mayor's study.

Brown still remembered that at that time, the Boulder City Voice's program, "Ways of Getting Rich," which was about Camu Tree planting techniques, was playing on the radio.

It was because of that that Brown felt a little restless.

Although he had sent a batch of food back then, no one could guarantee that the ruler would not suddenly remember this and use it as an excuse to extort more food from him.

It was a good thing to be able to give food to buy peace.

But the problem was, he really had nothing left to be squeezed out of.

After the crowd sat down, Luca looked at the survivors in the reception room and said. "We didn't expect so many guests, and the conditions here are a little rough, so I hope you wouldn't mind."

Du Conglin from the Morrowind Community shook his head and said politely. "Not at all. After all, it's us who came without being invited."

Although the decor in the reception room was a bit simple, no one doubted the strength of these blue coats.

On the way here just now, Ye Xiao had been observing the people here. What surprised him was that along the way, he actually saw several survivors who were showing signs of awakening.

Since when did awakening become so easy?

Ye Xiao clearly remembered what a cruel price he had to pay and what a dangerous life-and-death test he had to go through before he was lucky enough to obtain that hard-won power.

"... Originally, we planned to invite everyone in turn to discuss the situation in the northern part of Clearspring City, but since everyone is here, we can discuss it together."

After a pause, Luca continued. "I believe you all should have noticed that the chaos brought by the Army is spreading southward from the middle of the River Valley Province. Countless survivors have been displaced in the war, and a huge marauder Clan is rising in the chaos. They burned villages, destroyed the settlement, plundered and enslaved everything in sight."

The thin man shuddered and said timidly, "Bonechewer..."

Luca glanced at him and nodded. "That's right, that’s what they call themselves."

"We originally thought that they would march to the northern suburbs of Clearspring City in the spring, but what we didn't expect was that they came earlier than we thought." After saying this, Luca nodded to the assistant beside him.

The young man immediately understood, and sent the prepared instructions to each of the survivors in turn.

Looking at the VMs in their hands, everyone in the reception room was confused. And just when they were wondering why the blue coats gave them VMs, a video appeared on the screen.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

It was the aerial view from the drone they had sent out.

In the research base dotted with campfires, there was a group of marauders, who had already occupied the place.

They were well equipped, with bolt-action rifles and automatic rifles. There were machine guns welded on top of trucks, bulletproof vests over their fur coats, and Bazookas on their backs... Those were Army's equipment!

After witnessing this video, all the survivors present, including Brown, did not have very calm expressions on their faces.

"They are... They are from the Bonechewer Clan?"

"Where is this?"

"It seems to be the Central Continent Aerospace Ecological Experiment Base... I've heard of this place. It's at the northeast of Clearspring City!"

"What?! The Bonechewer Clan is already in Clearspring City?!"

Everyone panicked.

The Bonechewer Clan had already arrived on their doorsteps?

Didn't the radio say that there was still some distance?!

"It's about 15 to 16 kilometers away from us. It's not very close, but it's definitely not far." Luca responded to some of their questions, signaling them to stay calm, and continued to watch the video.

On the screen.

Next to the road below the high ground, a flash of fire suddenly flickered.

Without the slightest warning, the silent forest was instantly lit up by dense gunfire! The battle broke out instantly!

At this time, the roaring rockets flew across the battlefield and slammed into the south side of the experimental base, bursting into the explosions on the marauder's defensive position.

At the same time, the marauder's machine gunners also began to shoot down the slope; the bullets almost evaporated the air that they passed through.

The tense atmosphere even penetrated the screen.

Brown held his breath involuntarily, the expression on his face as stiff as a stone.

At this time, with the corner of his eyes, he discovered that a row of soybean-sized sweat beads was oozing out of the forehead of the fat man named Doru sitting not far from him.

It could be seen that he was also terrified by this scene!

Not far away, Du Conglin and Ye Xiao were not frightened by the brutality of the battlefield.

It was just that when the battle became fierce, surprise, shock, and even disbelief appeared on their faces at the same time.

It wasn’t just from the strength those blue coats were showing.

What made it even more difficult for them to understand was the strength of the marauders who were guarding the high ground in the defensive battle.

Are these people really just marauders?!

In Du Conglin's impression, marauders were all bandits who would only fight with people who were weaker than them, and their way of fighting was similar to the fight between gangs... Well, he was the same.

However, those marauders were obviously more competent than the ordinary marauders.

Thinking that, less than an hour ago, he was still arguing with other people over the number of fighters they could provide, Du Conglin suddenly felt a deep sense of weakness.

If they had a real fight with those marauders, he could be sure that less than a third of them would come back alive.

In the video, as the survivors of the eastern front rushed to the high ground and entered the experimental base, the battle basically came to an end.

Only sporadic flashes of gunfire remained on the battlefield at this point.

The marauders who retreated into the building were either shot behind cover or were killed by the grenades thrown into the room.

Some of them suffered an even worse death. Their clothes were lit up by the fire of the Molotov Cocktails, and soon their body was also turned into a ball of fire; they were tortured by the unquenchable flames before they were burned to death.

The battle was undoubtedly won by the blue coats.

A group of marauders with their heads in their hands lined up to walk out of a certain laboratory building at gunpoint.

By that point, the video ended.

There was silence in the reception room.

Looking at the survivors sitting in the room, Luca continued with a serious expression. "Everyone, we are facing a group of organized marauders, and the danger they pose to us is far beyond our expectations."

"The northern suburbs of Clearspring City are very large, and it is impossible for us to maintain a line of defense that stretches for dozens of kilometers. This is neither realistic nor possible."

"The cruel fact is that if we shrink the defense line to just our territory and ignore your situation, all of you that are scattered all over the northern suburbs may only end up with one fate, and that is to be defeated by the Bonechewer Clan that has an absolute advantage in military force, and become their slaves, and even food for them.”

Looking at the survivors whose faces were gradually turning pale, Luca paused for a moment, and threw out the proposal of the administrator. "Our esteemed administrator has considered this point, so we have a proposal here, I hope you can seriously consider it."

"If you don't want to become the food of the marauders, and you don't want to travel far away, you might as well move here."

The moment the voice fell, there was a commotion in the reception room, and the expressions on the faces of the people sitting in the room were all different, each had its own splendor.

It was especially so for Brown.

He nearly spat in their face.

Move here?!

Are you crazy?!

Brown's heart was full of anger and humiliation.

These treacherous shameless scums! They even, they even...

Well, in the end, he didn't know how to criticize them. But they had obviously accepted his tribute. Shouldn't they do something to protect him?

Originally, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. That was why he came despite the heavy snow.

He didn't expect to hear such a ridiculous proposal!

Not taking these wonderful expressions to heart, Luca continued in a calm tone, "We know that moving is not an easy task."

"But compared to the other two paths and the possible consequences, I think you should seriously consider it, and we sincerely propose this from the bottom of our hearts."