Resurrection Empire

In serious planning, launching a war always requires a proper reason.

But now he cannot directly raise the banner of "liberating all mankind" and can only be driven by his own interests.

But he is already living well enough now. Even if he does nothing next, he will still be a master with several leading companies behind him.

Hastily declaring war on surrounding areas is not in line with the utilitarian persona he has always established.

His goal of constantly increasing the population within his territory is also an excuse to create "forced" expansion for himself.

At the same time, he is also waiting for others to take the initiative to create opportunities for him to declare war.

The catharsis of emotions is also a very appropriate excuse.

As soon as the other people present heard this, their thoughts naturally shifted to the next war preparations.

Only Ma Xiaoling raised his hand and asked: "No, others are just looking for you to negotiate, so why do you think this opportunity has come? You plan to bring a special team to negotiate together, and then take advantage of the negotiation to give others a blow? What a great idea! "

Ren Zhong rolled his eyes and secretly said, "What are you thinking about? The negotiations are in Zhansha County, which is other people's territory. Even if we use all our elites, we may not be able to take advantage."

"Uh, that's it. Then why?"

Zheng Tian couldn't see that Ma Xiaoling kept asking weird questions that affected Ren Zhong's thinking, so she stood up and said: "Although most people in the wilderness have just learned about the autonomy order, or they don't know about it at all, people at the level of the boss, like Zhan Zhan, The business owners in Shaxian County must have received the news a long time ago. Now that we are developing so rapidly, the boss has become a seventh-level citizen, with a larger power boundary. The boss is privatizing the three counties in Yangsheng City. It’s a sure thing, it’s just a matter of time.”

"Although Chrome Carbon Town is our enclave, the level of development and recovery is no less than that of the local area. And because the population density in the surrounding areas of Chrome Carbon Town is higher, there is no second choice, and a lot of new people are pouring in every day. , the population growth rate of Chrome Carbon Town is even much greater than that of our mainland, and the current total population is approaching 400,000. The average quality of the newly settled population is also higher than that of the mainland. They will definitely be nervous and scared."

"In addition, Chromium Carbon Town has never stopped siphoning off surrounding areas. According to the population survey provided by Chromium Carbon Resource Intelligence Department, as many as 150,000 of the nearly 250,000 immigrants came from the other seven towns in Zhansha County. As the production capacity of our various local industries continues to increase, we can already supply more resources and feed more people. Negotiations between General Manager Huo Donghua and Chromium Carbon Mining are about to come to an end and an in-depth cooperative relationship will be reached."

"At that time, Chromium Carbon Town will become an unbreakable fortress, and this fortress will continue to encroach on the surrounding areas. If the other seven towns do not want to sit back and wait, they will have to attack at this juncture. Captain Ma, now you understand ?"

Ma Xiaoling was stunned for two seconds, then clapped his hands suddenly, "That makes sense! Isn't it an old saying from the barbaric era, how can others sleep soundly on the side of the bed?"

Ren Zhong smiled.

He is very satisfied with Zheng Tian's growth.

In just a few months, she has transformed from a relatively good team commander into a truly handsome person.

Today, Zheng Tian not only understands tactics, but has even learned to look beyond the simple tactical level and start to consider issues from a strategic perspective.

He waved his hand, "As Zheng Tian said, so I think this negotiation is the opportunity for the other party to show off."

Yu Jin frowned and asked: "Then we want to send elites to Chromium Carbon Town in advance? Although the overall strength of the professionals there is good, most of them have not joined the Spark Army, nor have they received formal military training. They are still just a group The subordinate peripheral staff are not reliable enough.”

Ren Zhong shook his head: "No need. I will only take Captain Ma and Wang Qiao to Zhansha County to negotiate. As for the next thing, I will announce it when I come back."

Yu Jin hummed, "I understand."

He never asked "why".

Although others had doubts in their minds, and even felt that Ren Zhong's move of going to the meeting alone was too risky, they were used to him being the only one to act arbitrarily, so they didn't ask too many questions.

Two hours later, an airship piloted by Chen Meng and carrying fully armed Ren Zhong, Ma Xiaoling, Wang Qiao, Bai Feng, Shi Lin, Jiang Kai, Chen Hanyu, who had just broken through to level five, flew directly to Zhansha County.

Zhansha County was once a prosperous county. At its peak, the total population in the county exceeded one million, and it was prosperous and prosperous.

Up to now, the Internet has only been disconnected for more than a month. With the evacuation of large numbers of citizens at Level 5 and above, Zhansha County is declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ren Zhong, who was floating outside the county town, looked down with his naked eyes, but suddenly felt that the visual effect seemed much empty.

Many original landmark buildings under the huge isolation dome have disappeared.

In the past, Zhansha County's architectural style was more technological, and most of the city's main buildings were conical towers and floating island platforms on top of the towers.

Now it's better, basically only the cones are left, and the floating island platform is gone, which makes the atmosphere of the whole city suddenly change drastically.

The group waited for about ten minutes, and the acting consul of Zhansha County, who was responsible for welcoming the important task, arrived late.

The fourth-level citizen wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Mr. Ren, I'm sorry, my onboard aircraft broke down halfway, and I ran here."

Ren Zhong frowned slightly, "Has the city's functions been degraded to this extent? Can't even maintain basic transportation?"

"No, it's not. I just have bad luck. Ahem."

Ren Zhong looked into the distance again, pointed at the slightly desolate county town and asked, "Then what is going on here?"

The acting consul explained rather embarrassingly: "Affected by the Autonomy Order, the number of senior citizens in the county has been completely reduced due to safety factors and other considerations. Therefore, the county seems a bit desolate, but in fact there are still more than 800,000 people Population. We are working hard to restore order, and I believe it will not be long before the remaining citizens can adapt to this situation. The temporarily stagnant mechanical processing and manufacturing industry is also recovering quickly."

Hearing this, Ren Zhong curled his lips slightly and said, "These high-ranking citizens are quite interesting. Just leave on your own. Even the fixed assets are uprooted. Just peel off the skin and stew the bones."

The corners of the Acting Consul's mouth twitched, thinking that Mr. Ren is also a senior citizen, so he scolded himself.

He argued: "Actually, this is in line with the rules. After all, it was originally their asset. Now that everyone has no contribution points, it is still reassuring to have something tangible in their hands."

Ren Zhong shrugged, noncommittal.

About half an hour later, the group entered the central tower of Zhansha County Government.

Along the way, the acting consul had actually made his attitude clear.

As a temporary fourth-level citizen, he has little real power and little control over the county guard. He is basically a mascot who works for others.

Therefore, although he himself is quite envious of Liaoyuan County's rapid recovery, he also hopes that Ren Zhong will use his personal connections to help Zhansha County negotiate with Amethyst Mining and Yuanxing Military Industry to help Zhansha County recover its economy as soon as possible. But this time he can only be neutral and play a peaceful role.

On the other side, in the Yersun Hotel, which currently has the strongest security in the county, more than ten business representatives from seven other towns gathered together.

They are using the latest intelligence to analyze their responsible attitude.

After a long time, these people reached a unified opinion.

The troops under the Ren Group located in Yangsheng City have not begun to assemble. Ren Zhong only brought a few close subordinates here, and did not integrate the military forces in Chrome Carbon Town. So, all these signs indicate that Ren Zhong does not attach much importance to Chromium Carbon Town. The reason why Chromium Carbon Town is developing so rapidly now is simply because it enjoys the joint effect of the other ten towns in Yangsheng City.

This business can be negotiated.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the two parties finally met in the large conference room in the county tower.

In accordance with international practice, the acting consul presided over the meeting and gave a brief introduction to both parties.

Immediately afterwards, the chief representative elected by the seven towns spoke, "Thank you, Mr. Ren, for still taking time to meet with us despite his busy schedule. We noticed that after the situation in the 'net', Mr. Ren's industries were hardly affected. The development is very rapid. We admire Mr. Ren very much and hope to achieve more in-depth cooperation with you."

Ren Zhong raised his eyebrows, "How to cooperate?"

"Chromium Carbon Town is far away from Mr. Ren's core circle of influence. There are two counties in between. Your materials have to be transported here from Yangsheng City. Under the current situation, in terms of transportation costs, It’s actually not very cost-effective.”

Ren Zhong smiled: "It makes sense, continue."

"After joint discussion, the Seven Towns Business Alliance believes that we should take the initiative to help Mr. Ren solve this problem. We are willing to offer 20 billion to purchase all the assets in Chromium Carbon Town from Mr. Ren..."

Ren Zhongyang raised his hand, "Wait, 20 billion? What's 20 billion? Contribution point?"

The representative from the Seven Towns nodded, "Yes."

Ren Zhong laughed, "Are you kidding? The Internet is gone, who knows how much money anyone has? Where are you going to find 20 billion contribution points, and how are you going to transfer it to me?"

The representative of Seven Towns said seriously: "We can sign a paper contract and have it notarized by the association. Once the Internet is restored, the contract will take effect immediately. We have no intention of defaulting on the debt. Mr. Ren, you can also evacuate all employees in Chromium Carbon Town. Seven Towns The town alliance is willing to bear the transportation cost. In addition, Mr. Ren, you should also know that Zhansha County is famous for its rich resources. Not only are there metal deposits in Chromium Carbon Town, but our other seven towns also have many resources that your company needs. After the contract is reached, we I am willing to trade with you, Mr. Ren, in the form of barter. This will be of great benefit to you without any harm."

When Ren Zhong heard this, his mood actually became a little complicated.

In a sense, although they are planning to buy and sell by force, the price they offer is actually quite real.

According to the price level before the disconnection, the real value of his fixed assets in Chrome Carbon Town is at most 8 billion, and the asking price premium rate reaches 125%.

And they are willing to bear the transportation costs and then give away those nearly 400,000 people for nothing.

This proves that they are not greedy assets, but purely to avoid risks in advance and get out of the sight of the giant Ren Group.

But it is a pity that these people have the wrong starting point. They still hope that the "net" can be repaired. It is really ridiculous.

This is the cognitive bias caused by information gap.

Here at Ren Zhong, the notarized contract that the Seven Towns representative said was clearly a piece of waste paper.

Ren Zhong shook his head, "I don't accept the notarized contract. It's worthless."

Seven Towns Representative: “Why?”

Ren Zhong said slowly: "No reason. I don't know when the 20 billion you gave me will be cashed in. The mineral resources in Chromium Carbon Town are of strategic significance to me, and I need this town. In the long run, this deal will It is detrimental to my interests. In addition, if you are willing to accept my Spark Coins as temporary tokens and sell me minerals and beast hunting resources at cost price, I can sign a good-neighborly and friendly contract with you. Of course, you can also use Spark coins buy equipment and resources from me. What is barter? It’s too primitive and inefficient, so I won’t consider it.”

"This is impossible! Why do you issue currency? We have to report it to the association!"

Ren Zhong shrugged, "You can just report it. As for why, the reason is that I am Ren Zhong, I have a gun in my hand, I have people, and I also have credibility."

Representative from the Seven Towns: "Mr. Ren, don't talk too much. This is Huaihai City, not Yangsheng City. A strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake."

"Then let's try it!"

Ren Zhong slammed the table, knocked over the tea cup in front of him, stood up and walked out, then walked away on the spot.

He suddenly opened the door, only to see that Ma Xiaoling and others were already confronting the bodyguard team of the Seven Towns delegation outside, and he seemed to want to break a cup inside as a sign of honor.

Ren Zhong's side suffered a numerical disadvantage, but their momentum was not weak at all.

Behind him, representatives from the seven towns rushed out, "Stop..."

Before he finished speaking, Ren Zhong snapped his fingers.

In the spacious conference room passage, the large box behind the heavily armored mecha warrior Chen Meng suddenly popped open, and more than ten blue armor assemblies flew out on their own, and all attached to Ren Zhong in just three seconds. It is the prestigious Red Front Armor.

Ren Zhonghui turned around, and the Chi Fengjia's mask opened on its own with a sizzling sound. Two thumb howitzer barrels of unknown power popped out from his shoulders and were aimed at the inside of the conference room.

He grinned, "What did you say?"

The Qizhen representative's lips trembled, "No, it's nothing... Mr. Ren, please walk slowly."

This is just a simple process of putting on equipment, but it reveals a lot.

Due to the previous battle videos on the daily headlines, many people are very aware of Ren Zhong's combat prowess, and even more aware of his terrifying growth rate.

This red-fronted armor had been able to help him cross levels and kill six-level ruin beasts more than three months ago.

Now that so much time has passed, he may not have updated the video for a long time, and no one knows what the strength of his combat power is now.

What's even more frightening is that the operation he just performed clearly revealed that he had taken the lead in restoring the intelligence of the equipment.

The distance between the two parties is so close at this time. If he really wants to make a violent attack, everyone present may not be spared. Even if he could rely on the killers ambush outside to keep him alive, he still had to die.

The representatives of the seven towns chose not to suffer the immediate loss.

After a while, he watched Ren Zhong and his party quickly leave the county tower and go straight to the parking lot.

Someone in the delegation asked in a low voice: "I didn't expect him to have such research and development capabilities. How about we just admit defeat?"

The representative from the Seven Towns waved his hand, "This is definitely just an example. With a net worth of one trillion, of course he will spend resources on his own weapons. But it is impossible for ordinary combatants under his command to have this level. If we all mobilize, we can Organize an army of 300,000 people. As long as he captures Chromium Carbon Town before he reacts and uses the deserted people in Chromium Carbon Town as hostages, he can only give in. You have to know that although the heavy-duty army is powerful, Now that the ground beasts in the outside world are plundering, asking a large army to cross a distance of more than a thousand kilometers is not a matter of words. According to the intelligence, he has not done much to integrate the deserters in Chrome Carbon Town. This opportunity cannot be missed, and the time will come again. . This is also our last chance. You don’t want to really work for him as a wage earner in the future, right?"

Everyone hesitated for a long time, discussed for a while, and finally came to the conclusion that it can be done!