Chapter 572 Surrender
After all, in the apocalyptic era.
The vast majority of human beings live a precarious life. Food and water are what they crave. The threat of zombies and mutant beasts is always present, and the surrounding area of the Black Blood Plain has been cleared.
Therefore, for the wastelanders, this place is simply like paradise.
With the support of the War Ghost World, Enzo hardly needs to consider the issues of food and water. Although the rules of the two worlds are somewhat different, there is no possibility of rejection of food.
Use the resources of a world to supply the Black Blood Plains.
Even if there are another 10 million Wastelanders, Enzo can completely accept it, but it is meaningless. Apart from the advantages of native creatures, the Wastelanders are pitifully weak in terms of combat effectiveness and development prospects.
Under normal circumstances, a hundred wastelanders would not be able to defeat one evil ghost clan.
However, that was the situation before. With the development of the giant potion, every wastelander has the ability to become a giant and therefore becomes valuable. Even the Hope government has begun to call on the wastelanders to unite.
"Ulea, let the news out!"
At this time, Enzo looked to the side and said, "From today on, the Black Blood Plains will accept the refuge of the Wastelanders and tell them that food and water will be provided free of charge, making the Bloodfire City officially appear in the eyes of the world."
Uriah's head jerked up.
"Are you going to start?"
"The base area of the Black Blood Plains has been completed, and it's time to start fighting for control of the world!" Enzo's eyes flashed, and he also decided to repeat the Hope Government's Titan Plan and use the Wastelanders to transform some Titans.
"It would be best to transform into more rational giants!"
Enzo secretly thought that the destructive power of mutant giants was equally astonishing, but what Enzo needed more was a rational giant, because only rational giants could accept various orders and commands.
Uriah nodded, then turned and left.
The base area in the Black Blood Plains has been completed. Next, it is time to fight back against the Starscream Organization and the Hope Government. Twenty million evil ghost soldiers will sweep across the entire Aquamarine World.
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Gray fog lingers between the mountains.
In the sky, a huge floating city floats quietly, surrounded by hundreds of satellite signals like stars. Always pay attention to the surrounding dynamics, and at the entrance of the floating city, mechas fly in from time to time. fly out.
Lunt floating city.
It is one of the three largest floating cities under the Hope Government. It is also a base that accommodates millions of heavenly people. When this floating city was originally built, it was because it was surrounded by mountains below, which could prevent attacks by zombies and mutant beasts.
At the same time, inside Lunt Floating City.
The majestic and tall white building is full of gorgeous European style. In the cold hall inside, several high-level members of the government are discussing something fiercely.
"Giant Potion is our hope for counterattack, we must not give up!"
An old man with gray hair said in a sonorous and powerful voice, with a determined look in his eyes.
"Can you compete with Starscream just by using the Giant Potion?"
Next to him, another young man shook his head and vetoed, "The war with the Starscream organization has been going on for so many years. I hope that the government has always been at the bottom, which is enough to prove a lot of things."
"We are no match for them at all."
"There were originally a hundred floating cities, but now there are only thirty left. Even the three main cities have been attacked. Do you really think that the Starscream Organization can be defeated by those uncontrollable giants alone?"
"That's so ridiculous." The young man said mockingly.
"What are you talking about? Mike!"
After hearing what the young man said, the old man became furious, slammed his hand on the table, and roared, "Are you going to surrender to the Starscream organization?"
"It's not surrender, it's reconciliation!"
Mike denied, "What the Starscream organization wants is only those Aurain cores. As long as we hand them over, the other party will have no reason to continue attacking us."
"Only then can this war end!"
"Fart!" At this time, another voice sounded. A woman with long hair like fire stood up, glared at Mike, and said, "What will happen to the floating city after losing the core of Orain? Do we want everyone to destroy it?" Earthland?"
"So what if it is?"
Mike asked rhetorically: "In the past few years, how many floating cities have been shot down by Starscream, and those people have gone to the wasteland. Although there will inevitably be some casualties due to the radiation infection, this is also a necessary sacrifice."
"Some casualties?" Next to him, a one-eyed middle-aged man sneered and said quietly, "Half of all the residents of the floating island who went to the wasteland were killed by radiation. This is what you call some injuries. It's an understatement. Bar?"
Mike frowned slightly and wanted to say something else.
At this time, the white-haired old man spoke decisively, "No matter what you say, I will never agree to surrender to Starscream. Even if humans fight to the end, they will never hand over the core of Orain."
"What right do you have to drag everyone to death?"
Anger also appeared on Mike's face, and he reprimanded, "I hope the government cannot defeat Starscream at all. Continuing to resist will only lead to the destruction of mankind. Only by handing over the core of Orain can we reach reconciliation."
"Perhaps without the core of Orain and the floating city, everyone will fall into the wasteland continent, and half of the people will die from radiation, but don't forget, at least we can still have half of the human race left!"
"What makes you think that the Starscream Organization will definitely win?"
The one-eyed middle-aged man shook his head and sneered, "Don't forget, in addition to the giant potion as a counterattack, we also have world-destroying weapons that can be used as our final trump card."
Mike's tone was stagnant and he was speechless for a long time.
"Okay, everyone, please stop arguing." The fat man who had been sitting on the chair at the front of the hall suddenly spoke and said softly: "The purpose of calling you here today is to discuss the future path of Lunt Floating City. It is not to accuse and ridicule each other. Whether you want to reconcile with Starscream or continue the war, you need the right reasons."
"This war is destined to end in failure."
"Then what's the point of our resistance?"
Hearing the fat man's calm words, the white-haired old man's expression changed, and the one-eyed middle-aged man also frowned slightly. Only Mike showed a trace of pride on his face.
"As long as the world-destroying weapon is still there, Starscream will not dare to act recklessly!"
After a while, the one-eyed middle-aged man said firmly, looked at the fat man, took a deep breath and said, ": Lord City Lord, do you agree with Mike's opinion and hand over the core of Orain?"
The fat man had no expression on his face, but fell into silence.
After a long time, he slowly spoke and said, "Three days ago, the Starscream organization sent someone to contact me. They said that if the Floating City of Lunt was willing to hand over the core of Orain, it would be sent to the Wasteland Continent. Carve out a base as a space for our survival.”
"At the same time, Starscream also promised that as long as Lunt Floating City hands over the core of Orain, he will never launch another attack from now on."
Suddenly, the hall fell into an eerie silence.
The white-haired old man's face was full of disbelief. He didn't expect that the city lord was actually related to the Starscream organization. The red-haired woman gritted her teeth, anger flashed in her eyes, and the one-eyed middle-aged man had a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Lord City Lord, do you trust Starscream?" The red-haired woman gritted her teeth.
"To be honest, I don't trust you." The city lord shook his head, with a helpless expression on his face, and said, "After so many years of confrontation, we don't even know who is behind the Starscream organization, and we have no idea who is behind them to seize the Austrian Empire. The purpose of the core of Rahin is also unknown.”
"But so what?"
The city lord took a deep breath, spread his palms and said, "You should know very well that with the strength of the Hope Government, there is no way to resist the invasion of the Starscream organization. Although we have the world-destroying weapon as a trump card, it is not easy to launch it. .”
"This proposal from the Starscream Organization may be an opportunity."
"If the other party really keeps his promise, then at least the survivors of Lunt Floating City will have a chance to live."
"not to mention……"
Having said this, the city lord's face showed a hesitant expression.
"What's more?" asked the hot-tempered red-haired woman.
"In this conversation with the courier of the Starscream organization, the other party said that there are people in the thirty floating cities that they want the government to control, and they are ready to hand over the core of Orain at any time." The city owner said in a heavy tone.
Suddenly, the four people in the hall were shocked.
"Although I don't know the authenticity of this matter, Starscream said that they will only accept the surrender of ten floating cities, and the base established in the Wasteland Continent can only accommodate the residents of ten floating cities." The city owner said slowly. Xu said.
"Lie!" the white-haired old man said coldly.
"Oh, how do you prove that the Starscream Organization is lying?" Mike sneered, shook his head and said: "Today's Hope Government has long had differences on the issue of fighting against the Starscream Organization, because everyone knows very well that the Hope Government We simply don’t have the strength to defeat Starscream, so making peace is the only way.”
"Only then can the war end!"
"Making peace? I think it's surrender, right?" The red-haired woman sneered and said, "You are so impatient to hand over the core of Orain. Could it be that you have some kind of deal with the Starscream organization?"
Mike disdained to sneer and was not willing to refute at all.
Several people participating in the council in the hall were all high-level officials of Lunt Floating City, and after testing, it was impossible to be controlled by the Starscream organization. The red-haired woman's suspicion was just to vent her anger.
"If the core of Orain is handed over, will the war really end?"
After a while, the one-eyed middle-aged man suddenly spoke, "Also, is the base established by the Starscream organization in the wasteland really prepared for us? What is the meaning of their fight for the core of Orain?"
"We have been fighting against the Starscream organization for so many years, and I hope the government has always been at its lowest level. I think the main reason is the lack of information. It has been so many years, but we don't even know the manipulator behind Starscream."
"Since this time the Starscream organization has taken the initiative to propose reconciliation."
"Then, maybe we can use this opportunity to obtain more intelligence from the Starscream organization. At least we must first understand what the other party's purpose is in seizing the core of Orain." The one-eyed middle-aged man crossed his hands and said slowly .
"You're right."
The city lord nodded and said, "The Starscream organization proposed peace talks this time and asked the floating city to do two things. The first is to hand over the core of Orain, and the second is the formula of the giant potion."
"As for the reward, they promised to give us a base in the wasteland."
"Hmph! Do you still need Starscream in the wasteland base?" The red-haired woman sneered disdainfully. The wasteland continent originally belonged to humans. Before the floating city project was launched, humans established many bases there. The reason why they left the wasteland , not because of radiation.
"The base provided by the Starscream organization can isolate the effects of radiation."
Suddenly, the city owner dropped a bombshell, saying that the base provided by the Starscream organization for the floating city could allow survivors to live in it without being affected by radiation.
"Impossible." The red-haired woman blurted out.
Since the end of the world, the entire continent has been reduced to wasteland, and radiation has enveloped almost every corner. Before the floating city project, humans had been looking for areas that were not affected by radiation, but they had always failed.
It is precisely because of this that the government hopes to launch the floating city project.
Only if the sky is not affected by radiation, the humans living on the floating city can ensure pure blood, and the children born by women will not have deformities like two heads.
"I can't tell if Starscream is lying."
The city lord shook his head and said quietly, "However, the other party seems to have no reason to lie. What's more, don't forget that the technology mastered by the Starscream Organization is far stronger than that of the Hope Government."
"Maybe what we can't do is easy in the eyes of the other party!"
After hearing the words of the city lord, the hall fell into silence again. This time, even the red-haired woman had an emotional expression on her face. She hoped that the main reason why the government wanted to defend the floating city was to ensure the purity of human blood.
The earth has been contaminated by radiation, and people living in the wasteland will undergo varying degrees of mutation. If this mutation continues from generation to generation, human lifespan will gradually be shortened, and various strange diseases will occur.
According to calculations by Hope government scientists, if the floating city is lost and all humans live in the wasteland, then within two hundred years at most, humans will be completely extinct due to radiation, and the civilization of the Ocean Blue World will also disappear.
It has to be said that the conditions offered by Starscream are extremely tempting.
If handing over the core of Orain can end the war and allow humans to obtain a habitat that is immune to radiation, then perhaps this is a way to go. The only thing worth worrying about now is that if the floating city is really handed over Orain Core, will the Starscream Organization keep its promise?