CHAPTER 497: CHAPTER 189: FULFILLING PROMISES IN A TIMELINE BEYOND MY SIGHT_2

Many of the desolate people were peering and calculating in front of the notice board, occasionally sneaking glances at the group of pretty girls in white clothes.

Most people were hesitant and unable to make a decision.

Only occasionally would someone gritting their teeth stride back to the town, having more or less decided to join the unprecedentedly favorable "one-to-one" plan.

Ren Zhong did not watch much, just had the airship pause slightly, then continued into the town.

The atmosphere inside the small town had slightly changed, no longer as bustling as a few days ago.

The streets were sparsely populated, most people stayed in their homes polishing their guns and sharpening their knives.

The occasional passersby all had solemn expressions and heavy hearts.

Some were worried, some gritted their teeth, and others were trapped in fear, unable to extricate themselves, sitting on their balconies wiping tears while carefully maintaining their firearms.

At this time, the vast majority of the desolate people were already aware of the objective reality that the survey was destined to fail.

In the past, uncontrollable despair and fear would have plunged the small town into premature doomsday chaos.

But now, just 22 days after Ren Zhong returned to Starfire Town, although not everyone had a gun, on average, there was one gun for every three people.

Temporary wrist watches had also basically become available for every person.

The money needed to popularize temporary wrist watches was actually not much, totaling less than twenty thousand points.

However, the phenomenon of everyone in the small town having a wrist watch was not common on Source Star.

In Source Star Society, apart from family and truly close friends, no one would be generous enough to give others money for free.

Moreover, true charity is actually an act prohibited by law.

Ren Zhong also bent the rules, not handing out money for no reason, but subsidizing the Military Weapon Store under the guise of company development needs, and distributing bonuses per capita in the battle with the Descending Demon Baby.

The training ground he established led more and more people onto the path of Professionals.

Even though the desolate people of Starfire Town started slightly later and the training time was not long enough, as long as they took the first step, they would always learn to hunt outside.

After Ren Zhong extensively popularized convenient Ruined Beast hunting techniques and established the bus system, more and more semi-professional teams emerged in Starfire Town like bamboo shoots after rain.

Every team was short on people, employment was not an issue.

As time passed day by day, more and more desolate families in Starfire Town had savings exceeding 100 points, making the widespread availability of temporary wrist watches reasonable.

As long as they had temporary wrist watches, even without the town’s quota, while walking in the wilderness, the desolate people, although not completely safe from the Hunters, had a certain survival chance, somewhat increasing their safety assurance.

Having guns, wrist watches, and a large number of Professionals, these three major factors caused a subtle change in the desolate people’s mentality when facing the survey apocalypse.

Becoming a Mengdu Group’s volunteer and living in hiding was no longer the primary choice of the desolate people.

The many Armored Soldiers active in the town kept showing others the fate of Mengdu Group’s volunteers every moment.

It’s to be known that those who walked out alive as Armored Soldiers were already the lucky ones, even more died in the experiments.

As for the generous rewards promised by the Mengdu Group, taking them out required surviving first.

Instead of handing their fate entirely to Mengdu Group, it was better to walk out of the town, live as wilderness desolate people, take a gamble to see if they could find a new settlement.

...

In Lin Wang’s villa.

Zheng Tian, Yujin, and others were bewildered and shocked after listening to Ren Zhong’s words.

Ren Zhong had never clearly expressed the company’s development plan, but based on objective logic, everyone thought that abandoning Starfire Town was inevitable.

Ren Zhong didn’t mention it, perhaps thinking such things required no discussion.

Yesterday, everyone had already packed their valuables in advance, preparing to go with Ren Zhong to Chromium Carbon Town for a new beginning tonight.

Although a bit reluctant, that is life.

No one expected that Ren Zhong would say he planned to personally challenge the Cold-blooded Butcher.

How is this different from suicide?

Everyone was bewildered, trying their best to persuade him.

Ren Zhong just laughed heartily, waving his hand, "I have two billion war armor, plus a perfect Sixth Sense, and have been training together with the authentic Fifth Level Mechanical Warrior Ma Xiaoling for a long time. I believe I now have the strength to challenge the Cold-blooded Butcher, you don’t need to persuade me. As for your arrangements..."

Ren Zhong paused for a moment, then said, "Later, you’ll take the airship to Chromium Carbon Town."

Everyone: "Huh?"

"I have arranged spots in Chromium Carbon Town for all new company employees and their families. After all, you are desolate people, staying here during the survey is not a good idea. I don’t need you to watch the battle, just leave. This is an order, there’s no room for discussion. Meeting dismissed!"