Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 682 - 570 Clean-up_2

Chapter 682: Chapter 570 Clean-up_2

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"Where are you going, sir?" Manager Ramali couldn’t help but ask.

"To find some real allies. If you truly wish to serve the Nestor Corporation, you must give up everything you have at Anda Port and head to the jungles and mountains." Xu Yang began to contact the indigenous army initiated by A40, preparing to head to their stronghold.

"My people at home are fighting there, and there is a good officer among them. His name is Ai Song, also a skillful hand under A40." Now firmly determined to stick with the Nestor Corporation, Ramali offered this intelligence.

Xu Yang checked the intelligence at hand; indeed, there was such an officer in the Righteous Army, also a "leader," a beloved figure among the troops.

"Perform well," Xu Yang left these words behind, and then, along with 10 other Nestor Legion soldiers and 20 Elite Soldiers, departed. Their convoy, consisting of one off-road vehicle, one War Shuttle Machine, and one truck, quickly crossed a river via the highway and entered the sweltering mountains.

Charo Island, a tropical land where the air is scorching, the jungle thick and towering, swarming with mosquitoes, is entirely unsuitable for human habitation. Even with the company’s development efforts, they’ve only managed to clear part of the forest to facilitate road construction between various resource points.

Highwaymen and local armed groups that set up roadblocks to collect fees were plenty. The convoy made its way through violence, sparing no effort in communication, using cannons where they could and drones for guided bombings to carve a bloody path forward.

Influenced by Farosa, Xu Yang also preferred to be decisive in such matters where they had clear military superiority.

"Charo Independent Armed Forces," this was the self-proclaimed name the Righteous Army used for themselves. Since A40 started slaughtering in Charo Island, many followed in A40’s footsteps, firing the first shots of rebellion against Black Fire Innovation. However, had it not been for the peace conference that genuinely granted independence to Charo Island, these primitive armed forces stood no chance against Black Fire Innovation.

Now entering the controlled area of the independent forces, the convoy arrived at a hillside. This place used to be a small military base for Black Fire Innovation but fell into the hands of the independent forces and became their temporary command center.

As Xu Yang looked around, he could almost imagine A40 running around, causing a ruckus and crazily slaughtering people. A service station and an armory were established specifically to serve A40, with all sorts of swords hanging on the walls. However, A40 left all his baggage and supplies here and departed from Charo Island alone.

"Ah..."

"People from Nestor Corporation have come..."

"This time..." The soldiers of the independent forces felt apprehension at the presence of a real corporation. Seeing the Nestor Legionaries, they were filled with profound fear.

Nestor Legionaries had undergone several arduous physical hardenings and had experienced thousands of hours of astonishing training in combat simulation facilities. They were also the best-equipped in the military, each nearly or over two meters tall, far surpassing the malnourished, small-framed indigenous soldiers.

Compared to the elite troops of the Nestor Corporation, the indigenous soldiers seemed like they had time-traveled from 200 years ago, extremely backward. They even doubted whether their primitive, outdated firearms could inflict any damage on those heavy military armors.

Xu Yang, looking at their ragged equipment, understood some things that went without saying; for an army, a uniform uniform represents assembly lines and industrial capabilities, while their substandard gear indicated they didn’t even have a basic garment factory, no proper armory workshop, relying entirely on captured and homemade gear.

Their gear was a mess, with some of the best soldiers equipped with main battle rifles, bulletproof vests, and helmets standardized by Black Fire Innovation, looking just like a member of the Black Fire Assault Squad. It was necessary to paint red marks on the helmets to distinguish friend from foe.

"Who is in charge here?" Xu Yang asked.

They looked at each other, finally pushing forward 15 leaders one after another.

Xu Yang soon found out that the Charo Independent Armed Forces had only come together because of A40’s presence; with A40 gone, the remaining 15 leaders were at odds.

Without a unified ideology, without unified command, they were a true rabble.

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Each leader’s background was remarkably different, some were tribal heads, chieftains, or elders, retired soldiers, Black Fire Army officers who had joined on their own accord, while others were brave tribal people, highly esteemed residents, and even notorious bandits and robbers, with outright thuggish backgrounds, joining the independent military in hopes of benefiting from the resistance against Black Fire Innovation and becoming one of the leaders.

Such a force was not cohesive. After much thought, it was decided that a new spokesperson had to be supported.

"Who is Ai Song?" Xu Yang asked.

One of the men, about 30 years old, approached Xu Yang, bowed politely, and seemed to be well-educated, dressed much neater than the others.

Xu Yang led him to a back room.

"We are the manufacturers of the A40." Xu Yang explained, "Now that the A40 has departed, we have come to seek cooperation with the independent military."

Cooperation was just a courtesy term; in reality, Xu Yang wanted to support Ai Song to take over the independent military; this was an initial assessment of the other’s capabilities and character.

"Where did the A40 go?" Ai Song asked with difficulty, "I’ve been with A40 from the start; he doesn’t seem like someone who would wander off aimlessly."

"It has gone to do the greatest thing it could." Xu Yang nodded, "Back to you, do you believe you have the confidence to lead the entire military?"

"..." Ai Song’s expression was solemn, he knew he had to consider whether this might be the only chance of his life, to either seize it or end up with nothing, "I have confidence!"

"You have to unite the people and then build up Charo Island together with Nestor Corporation. How many do you have?"

"The forces number 40,000 to 50,000, and at least 500,000 people will follow." Ai Song explained.

"The ten Nestor Legionaries outside are temporarily under your command." Xu Yang rested in the house.

Ai Song nodded, went outside to organize the military, and announced his decision.

Xu Yang had dinner in the house, served by several trembling indigenous women who brought rice balls wrapped in leaves, containing meat, fish, and vegetables. Xu Yang asked them to leave, not to stay in the room. Then, he used the local network base station to research some information and remotely maintained the Helis Sea.

There were some gunshots outside, only at the beginning was there intense firing, later followed by scattered sporadic sounds. The next morning when Xu Yang woke up, Ai Song was already waiting outside the door.

"Do you think you’re the biggest leader here now?" Xu Yang asked.

"Thanks to your support, I think I am." Ai Song spoke with gravity.

Xu Yang nodded.

"What resources are there in your controlled area?"

"Gold mines." Ai Song, with utmost respect, arranged the route and took Xu Yang to see Charo Island’s largest gold mine.