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Chapter 1344 - 1345 Tragic History

Chapter 1344: Chapter 1345 Tragic History

From what he said, it’s unclear whether the wanted people accidentally implicated their compatriots or if the original Zone 023 people mentioned by Dai Song intentionally used the same means for revenge.

In short, the final result was mutual destruction, with both sides suffering heavy casualties.

Seeing his willingness to talk, Xu Huo continued to ask along the lines of his words.

Dai Song originally had disdain for sharing the past of Zone 023 with Outer District Players, but he had to win over players like Xu Huo. It’s not necessarily to get them to help Zone 023 but rather to prevent them from listening to biased opinions, sympathizing with the criminals, and harboring hatred for Zone 023. Even a relatively strong Rank-C player couldn’t afford to offend Zone 023—which is naturally as Outer District Players might not look up to Zone 023—but if there were indeed people meddling in other people’s affairs, it could bring enormous trouble to Zone 023.

"The people who are wanted belong to the same race, known as the Ya Clan."

Following is a very dark story.

Firstly, the Ya Clan migrated to Zone 023 over thirty years ago. It’s said that at that time, the population that came was quite large, occupying a considerable place in Zone 023. Working with Zone 023 and their own efforts, they built at least a dozen large cities.

The Ya Clan exchanged advanced technology for a place to live in Zone 023, which was then entering the early stages of the game. The local players were few and of low rank, urgently needing technological development. Indeed, for the first few years, the relationship between the two sides was fairly amicable.

"Back then, I wasn’t very old. I remember the government promoted quite a few new technologies, all supported by them. Unfortunately, everything changed as the climate in Zone 023 altered."

Dai Song seemed to sink into those memories, his face expressing pain, "Many people died due to the climate change. Coupled with the scarcity of water and food, the more populated areas were prone to conflicts. Zone 023 certainly looked after its own district people first, but the Ya Clan not only wanted to change their place of residence but also seized the opportunity to replace Zone 023. They claimed to be zone people, considering anyone without similar features as invaders, using despicable means to reduce the population of Zone 023. From my youth, what I mostly saw were corpses, sometimes even having to burn the city because of the inability to handle so many bodies... Do you understand that kind of hatred?"

Just hearing this dry description can conjure up the grim state of Zone 023 at that time.

Firstly, the drastic climate change led to a large number of deaths, along with sudden outbreaks of various diseases for which there was no response. Furthermore, certain individuals with ulterior motives created numerous Evolvers, worsening the situation... In other words, Zone 023 managed to survive until now, somewhat due to luck.

Many districts vanished due to evolution and alien disappearance.

After listening to Dai Song, even the carefree Fan Zhigang became more solemn, especially the hatred personally brought out by Dai Song, which didn’t seem fake.

"When was the new district government established?" Xu Huo then asked.

Dai Song’s story was quite convincing, and it’s certainly not to say he made it up. However, his description clearly missed an essential role, which was the government force that had indeed taken control of Zone 023. Surely, the Ya Clan and Zone 023 could not have been mutually slaughtering while the new district government was being established under a group of neutral persons who were uninvolved, right?

Moreover, whether a large number of Ya Clan people migrated from other districts or assisted in Zone 023’s infrastructure development, these two statements have issues.

Firstly, for a large number of Ya Clan people to migrate here, the primary condition would have been enough non-player tickets. The game government would grant non-player tickets to district governments but definitely couldn’t support the transfer of a whole race. According to Dai Song’s account, the Ya Clan managed to build more than ten cities in Zone 023, proving a considerable population. This transfer is even more unlikely, and from the Ya Clan players met, they shouldn’t have had any notable figures thirty years ago unless someone from behind was helping them.

Regardless of whether this helper is a powerful player or a force, they wouldn’t likely sit by and watch the Ya Clan fall into today’s situation.

Secondly, the Ya Clan technically supported Zone 023 and promoted Zone 023’s development for a time—this matter could be true or false, the biggest issue being time.

According to Dai Song, the Ya Clan should have caused substantial changes in Zone 023’s technology after arriving there for a few years, like the Heaven’s Ladder train, not to mention the difficulty of building the train or whether the train was the most urgently needed technology for Zone 023. Making these things requires a considerable amount of metal manufactured by new technologies or entirely new materials. The Ya Clan, since they were using technology as equity, certainly wouldn’t have brought resources with them when they came. Hence, the development was essentially local sourcing. Can Zone 023 build so many infrastructures within just a few years? It might work if Outer District People brought resources to help.

"Almost twenty years ago." Dai Song didn’t understand why he was asked this but explained, "This matter has nothing to do with the new district government. They aren’t interested in Zone 023 at all and rarely leave the cities they built."

"You placed such a high bounty on the Ya Clan people; do you have the money to pay?" Xu Huo immediately asked a question everyone did not expect.

Qiu Ming and others thought even if Zone 023 were poor, they should still be able to afford some White Notes, especially since the remaining Ya Clan people weren’t many.

Dai Song felt even more offended, "This hatred is irreconcilable; even if all the Zone 023 players go hungry in the game, we’ll definitely slaughter them!"

"That’s not what I meant," Xu Huo calmly explained, "Since the Ya Clan has already become outcasts, not even daring to appear on your territory, a high bounty is not that crucial. Just have your players spare some time to sweep through the desert area."

"Besides, there’s another question, the live bounty price is way higher than the dead bounty. Does their facial numbering imply something else?"

The players they met on the road all bore marks, indicating that they were controlled over a period. What is the intention of controlling them?

If one raises his hand for the young, but among Mr. Chi’s players, there are not only young ones. The women of childbearing age were also not too young, yet they still live, and mysteriously bear numbers. Moreover, at that time, a considerable number of people bore these numbers.

"That’s right," Qiu Ming immediately said, "Almost led astray by you; the price for the live bounty is too high, isn’t it? Shouldn’t you be killing them to vent your anger and directly seeking heads would be more convenient!"

Dai Song’s face turned solemn, seeming unwilling to answer this question.

"Want them alive instead of dead—no more than for one reason." Fan Zhigang, now without the earlier sympathy for Dai Song and others, coldly said, "Experimentation, surely."