Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 126 - 36 Extortion Fees_2

Chapter 126: Chapter 36 Extortion Fees_2

"They are already extremely weak. The Mechanical God Sect will quickly enter and take control of the resources here."

"Most of the people here might survive, but they will all become slaves of the Mechanical God Sect—this result is hardly better than dying here outright."

"Why?"

Chen Jian curiously asked:

"In this environment, is there anyone who would willingly waste human resources?"

"Didn’t you say yourself? People are resources, and resources are tools."

"Who in this world would cherish a tool?"

"It’s just about discarding it after squeezing out all its value."

"It’s quite possible that their bodies will become fertilizer for that so-called ecological cocoon house in Han Shui City."

"...That is indeed rather tragic."

Chen Jian nodded thoughtfully, then said:

"However, what you are saying will not happen."

"Because this place is already our territory."

"Your territory?"

Ji Xing looked at Chen Jian in astonishment, while Xie Liu, who could hardly hold back any longer, gave a mocking smile and said:

"Yellow Stone City has already reached a peace agreement with the Mechanical God Sect—more accurately, it’s their surrender agreement."

"From the day the agreement was made, all towns centered around Yellow Stone City have been included within our territorial range."

"Of course, this includes Caohe Town."

"You say the Mechanical God Sect will enter here? They would have to dare go against the agreement."

"If they violate the agreement... we will launch a retaliation without hesitation."

"By that time, what they’ll lose won’t just be a mere 300 people."

"Is there really such an agreement??"

Ji Xing was astonished.

On the way from Huadu to Wuxue Town, she had indeed heard legends about Yellow Stone City.

For example, defeating the joint attack of the Mechanical God Sect and the Holy Blood Temple, destroying an entire Holy Temple Guard brigade, and consecutively killing several monsters...

And more.

To her, these legends seemed likely to be true.

But being real doesn’t mean they are without any embellishments.

The Mechanical God Sect and the Holy Blood Temple were not invincible to begin with; they could also make various mistakes.

The defeat of Yellow Stone City was simply a mistake, wasn’t it?

So why would the Mechanical God Sect pay such a heavy price for a single mistake willingly?

This makes no sense at all...

Seeing her expression, Xie Liu also couldn’t help but feel a bit puzzled.

She asked:

"Haven’t you heard the legend of the ’Sun of Yellow Stone City’?"

"...No."

Ji Xing slowly shook her head, replied:

"I was always on the Mechanical God Sect’s steamship before, and the exchange of information wasn’t smooth."

"After disembarking at Wuxue Town, I didn’t have time to find out more."

"I only know that the Mechanical God Sect and the Holy Blood Temple suffered a loss at your hands, but as for what really happened... I didn’t look into the details."

"Then you’ve really missed a good story."

Xie Liu didn’t want to explain much, so she casually said:

"If you want to know, just go to Caohe Town and ask around."

"They must have also seen the rising sun. Ask them, and you’ll know why the Mechanical God Sect had to bow to us."

Ji Xing looked at Xie Liu’s confident expression with doubt and unease. From her behavior, Ji Xing suddenly realized her own folly.

Yes, whoever can make the three Holy Bloods willingly serve them must not be simple at all.

What she saw might just be the tip of the iceberg.

And their true strength should be even more terrifying.

She hesitated for a moment and finally said:

"I’ll be right back!"

With that, she dashed towards the town, while Zeng Yi, who had already communicated with the town’s residents, returned to the team.

The information he brought back was largely similar to what Chen Jian and the others had speculated, with one major addition.

The reason Caohe Town fell into its current state was not only because of the monster, nor just the Water Ghost, but more importantly, a Blood Skeleton Horror Demon Camp that had migrated nearby a few months ago.

These Terror Demons have practically cut off all land routes, and their relentless attacks have exhausted this small town.

"...It’s said that the day before yesterday, just as we attacked the Huadu camp, the Terror Demons also attacked Caohe Town."

"They killed more than a dozen people, then at night, set up the skeletons of those bodies with wooden stakes and sent them back to Caohe Town, like scarecrows planted in the ground."

"The people here are about to be driven mad... They’ve asked for help from the Mechanical God Sect and the Holy Blood Temple, but haven’t received a reply until now."

"Should we consider clearing out that Horror Demon Camp as well? I mean, since this group of Terror Demons migrated over six months ago, they might have some connection to the Anqing Ruins Terror Demons....it could be related."

"Even if not, we still need to clear them."

Chen Jian decisively said:

"Continue to communicate with them, tell them the waterway is clear, and ask them to transport all the stockpiled plastic to Wuxue for trade; we want eighty percent of the proceeds."

"In exchange, we’ll clear out the Horror Demon Camp for them."

"Isn’t that just a protection fee?"

Shen Yue chimed in with a laugh.

Chen Jian waved his hand and continued:

"At the very least, we offer real protection after they pay the fee—stop interrupting, where’s the exact location?"

Zeng Yi replied upon hearing this:

"Not far, within 3 kilometers in a straight line. According to them, follow this path, and you’ll reach it soon."