Chapter 137, you have no choice
Garbage Town is now facing a disaster. This is something that many people know.
Swann was waiting for Henry's 'advice'.
Of course he could guess that Henry said this to pave the way for the governor to gain the complete allegiance of Junk Town.
He was waiting for Henry to reveal the governor's terms.
Henry also understood, but he smiled again and said something that almost made Swando unable to hold his nerve:
"Governor Gu is coming to Junk Town. He is on the way with his army."
Swann was silent for a moment and asked: "He...come in person?"
"Yes." Henry had become very calm at this moment. "The Governor must take over Junk Town. You...we can't resist. Even if we don't mention military operations, as long as the Governor blocks the trade route, we will not be able to resist." If you buy the raw materials produced by Junk Town and don’t sell food to Junk Town, Junk Town will collapse.”
"Huh..." Swann let out a long sigh of relief, his face already very ugly, "That governor, must it be like this?"
Henry spread his hands: "Is there anything strange about this? He is the governor of this planet. It is normal that he will devote himself to bringing the entire world under his rule."
After a pause, he continued: "And, to be honest, Mr. Swann, I don't understand why you look so unwilling."
"Hmph." Swann said, "If given a choice, who would want to be a dog?"
"Hahahaha!" Henry laughed, "That's wrong to say. How can offering loyalty to the governor and the empire be regarded as being a dog?"
After laughing, he tightened his expression and said seriously: "Mr. Swann, I actually had the same stupid idea at the beginning. When the Governor told me that he wanted to take complete control of the entire Garbage Town, my first thought was The idea is that I finally became an agent and reached the top of Junk Town, but I have only enjoyed the power of an agent for half a month. Junk Town is about to become the Governor's, so my role as agent will be in vain. Bet it? ”
"But this stupid thought only lasted ten seconds in my mind before I realized how ridiculous it was."
"Who is the Governor? He realized that things in Fuxing City were impossible, so he went out to start a business from scratch. Within two months, he counterattacked Fuxing City and completely took control of the entire city."
"He was the one who foiled the cult's conspiracy and saved the city. If you go to Fuxing City now, you will know that the disaster not only did not destroy people's confidence, but it was like being a demolition worker. Now the whole city is It is undergoing rapid construction and restoration, and is becoming more orderly to the naked eye. ”
"If you can go to the waste-dong area of Weixing City, there are nearly 100,000 heavy industry workers gathered there. They can produce a large amount of high-quality alloys every day, armored vehicles, heavy guns, and a set of Another set of individual equipment was produced in batches from the factory. ”
"If you can see this, you will have no doubts about whether this governor can truly extend his rule to the entire world. As long as he is given a certain amount of time, after he has integrated enough people, the two will It won’t be a big problem to deal with the imperial tax after this year.”
"I am extremely honored now that I followed the governor very early. In the future, when the governor expands his power to the entire planet, will I also be able to use the planet as a stage to show my abilities? Even when An interstellar businessman traveling across the universe? To be honest, that was something I never dared to think about in my life. My biggest wish at the beginning was to be an agent, but now it seems that my vision is still too short-sighted. .”
"What about you? Mr. Swann, you are different from me. You have already stood in the middle of the stage in Garbage Town. Over the years, you have spent countless efforts to seek more profits, just for the sake of being here. It’s just that you stand more firmly on the stage of Junk Town. Now, there is an opportunity in front of you, aren’t you excited at all?”
After listening to Henry's words, Swann sneered: "Haha... you actually used such a ridiculous reason to persuade me?"
He was dismissive and didn't even bother to give a reason for his rebuttal.
It sounds so good, but if the imperial tax threshold is so easy to pass, five governors will not die. It would be too arrogant to dare to say that it will be able to sweep the world in the future by just taking control of a Fuxing City, a shell called the Alliance that almost no one listens to.
Indeed, as Henry said, his life as the master of Garbage Town has come to an end, and there is no room for him to go further.
But so what? In this wasteland where people are starving and dying, isn't it enough to be a master?
Swann felt that he was content enough.
However, the attitude he expressed did not make Henry retreat. He responded: "It's a shame that you have no interest in the sea of stars. But even now, you have no choice. The Governor has the ability to destroy Garbage Town. As I said before, he doesn't want you to do it again. Continuing to be the master of Junk Town is just a matter of thought. He can destroy you with his backhand, but he is the only one who has the ability to save you."
"When Junk Town completely surrenders to the Governor, the army that the Governor is about to bring will not be our enemies, but our protectors. His army will direct artillery fire at the orcs who attack us, not Junk Town Itself. Your most worrying and troublesome problems will be solved. ”
Swann still did not fully agree with Henry's words: "Just rely on the eight hundred people outside? Just rely on the seven or eight thousand people that the governor brought on the road? We here are fighting a battle that even a hundred thousand armed adventurers cannot withstand. Can they solve it?”
Henry smiled again, said no more, and just pointed to the sky.
Swann understood in seconds, and then he became really silent.
He was still unwilling, but he had to admit that everything Henry said was right.
Life depends on the Governor, no one else can save Junk Town;
Death, the Governor has too many ways to kill them, even if he doesn't do it himself;
In this case, what qualifications does he have to negotiate terms?
But no conditions at all?
Will everything we have worked hard for over the past thirty-five years be given away to others?
Henry seemed to see his worries, like the devil's tempting voice ringing in his ears:
"Even if you don't mention those ideals and future, I will only say one thing: the Governor suddenly gained control of such a huge area from scratch. After the garbage town is taken under control, the total population will exceed one hundred and thirty. Thousands of people. But in contrast, a female refugee from the Qinggu area can do it because the governor's power has grown. Become the civil affairs officer of Fuxing City; I, a small businessman who used to be inconspicuous in Garbage Town, can now represent the Governor to discuss the life and death issues of Garbage Town with people like you. Then, if you are experienced and capable. If you are willing to help the Governor wholeheartedly, what kind of status will you gain?”
……
Henry felt that Swann must have been persuaded by him.
Although he did not give himself a clear answer in the end, and even when he wanted to communicate directly with the Governor, he was put off by him on the grounds that he needed to report to the Governor, but Henry still felt that Swann would eventually serve under the Governor. When he arrived at Garbage Town, he knelt before the governor unconditionally.
Because he had no choice.
Moreover, it was really difficult for him to replace the governor and agree to any specific conditions for Swann. He didn't think the governor would agree to anything. The most he could do was let Swann use his own performance to win the things he wanted.
This also reminded him of the time when he wanted to ask the Governor for the exclusive agency rights of alloy plastic steel, but in the end he was beaten to the point of trembling with fear, which showed what kind of character the Governor was.
When he was quite poor and ignorant, Governor Gu already had a purely superior mentality, let alone now.
Furthermore, he also believed that even if the Governor did not agree to anything, Mr. Swann would eventually prostrate himself in front of the Governor.
Henry lived peacefully in the room prepared for him by Mr. Swann, waiting for Swann to give him an accurate answer before the deadline, or for the arrival of the Governor. On the third day, a servant came and asked him to see Mr. Swann.
Although he had expected it, Henry could not hide the joy on his face.
He was fully confident that Swann should have surrendered.
Following the servant, I met Mr. Swann in the office.
"You figured it out..."
Before Henry could finish speaking, Swann interrupted:
"I agreed, and I will ask all other agents to agree. If there are any who don't agree, I will make it impossible for them not to agree as soon as possible."
Henry was stunned for a moment.
What a 180-degree turn in attitude.
But why are you more anxious than me?
He felt keenly that something big had happened.
"When will the Governor's army arrive?"
"Two days at the earliest, five days at the latest..."
"Can it be faster?"
"Wait a minute, what happened, you have to tell me first." Henry was already very uneasy, "Those green-skinned orcs?"
"...Oh, yes."
There is nothing to hide in this matter. If the military situation is not smooth, it can easily lead to strategic misjudgments.
Later, Swann briefly told Henry the current situation.
In the past, there was no management in the Garbage Town. It was originally a town formed by adventurers picking up garbage. But later, as more adventurers became available, there were many various industries based on the garbage collected by the adventurers. Towns gradually formed.
But now that towns have taken shape and the entire industrial chain has become more complete, slightly more refined management is essential.
The agents moved the rubbish to the pre-war super urban ruins, also known as the tower ruins, and roughly divided them into four levels: worthless safe area, valuable safe area, high-value dangerous area, and unknown area.
The worthless safe area is just as its name suggests. After many years of exploration, the number of mutated monsters inside has become very small, but it has also become almost unproductive due to years of looting. The only output here is the hot limestone produced after the waste energy storm has blown away.
A valuable safe area refers to an area that has been raided many times, has a small number of monsters, and is not very dangerous, but has only become relatively safe in the past year or two, has not been raided for a long time, and still has a lot of output. This is the area where the largest amount of metal scrap is produced, and rare pre-war items can occasionally be seen.
High-value dangerous areas are places where there are many monsters, but the rewards are also great; unknown areas are places where almost no one has set foot, or where very few people can come out alive after entering.
These four types of areas, in terms of distance from Garbage Town, become progressively farther away.
In the battle against the orcs, the relevant defense zones were also divided in this way. Or simply put, in recent years, when green-skinned orcs began to move around in the ruins of the tower, and there were more and more of them, and they even gradually became the main enemies of adventurers, the division of the four types of areas was largely based on It depends on the activity frequency of the orcs.
When the green-skinned orcs began to emerge in large numbers a month ago, they basically did not dare to go to high-risk areas. Only large adventure groups could go if they gathered a lot of people; and after this month of green-skinned disasters, a considerable area of low-risk areas Risk areas have become high risk. The adventurers are no longer able to easily scavenge, but must form corresponding groups and fronts to fight the green-skinned orcs.
This almost evolved into a war, rather than a battle between a small group of adventurers and entrenched or wandering monsters.
It is precisely because of this that adventurers reach the point where they are almost unable to withstand it and are unwilling to withstand it.
We are here to take risks and make money, not to fight.
The latest news now is that in the 18th area, a very important place where adventurers formed a formation and built fortifications to fight the invading green-skinned orcs on a large scale, it collapsed.
There were nearly 20,000 adventurers gathered there, fighting against more than 3,000 orcs. They had been fighting for a week, and it was very stressful.
And just this morning, three adventure groups withdrew directly from their positions without saying hello to anyone. A total of 6,000 people left directly.
Therefore, during the attack on the defense line launched by the orcs as usual, with nearly one-third of the manpower missing, the entire defensive position collapsed, and the remaining adventurers could only retreat or even escape.
In one morning's effort, those greenskins advanced three areas and were blocked in the fifth area. And this is already a traditional value-free safe zone.
Swann has even sent his most precious adventurer group, the 'Clock Iron Blade', to the front line. They are well-equipped and well-trained, and are rare elites. It was their appearance that blocked the hole.
However, the casualties were high.
The most critical thing is that from the gap that was rushed out, green-skinned monsters kept emerging from the depths of the ruins, and they were under a lot of pressure.
If the fifth area is broken again, the defense lines in other parallel areas will definitely not be able to hold up. By then, I am afraid that the greenskins in Garbage Town will really be attacked.
That's why Swann was so anxious.
"Fuck!"
Henry didn't hold back and cursed.
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(End of chapter)