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Chapter 196 - 182: Beast Clan Wanted Order, The Assault Begins_3

Chapter 196: Chapter 182: Beast Clan Wanted Order, The Assault Begins_3

Lu Sha was not very confident; she had clashed with Chen Qing before.

Her personal strength aside, their side wasn’t very strong either.

What really mattered was the strength of the mechanics, in this respect, the Rose Family truly lacked confidence.

Especially the skills Chen Qing had shown in front of Lu Sha — even though Lu Sha wasn’t a mechanic, she had been exposed to it from a young age.

Just thinking about Chen Qing gave her a headache.

What she feared most was... when Bai Can and Wild Rose showed up, they would become someone else’s property!

The thought alone made Lu Sha feel suffocated.

But she didn’t mention this to those old undead; they were of no use other than causing trouble.

Perhaps they had their moments of glory during the era of Purple Gold Rose, but now they were old and had been living comfortably for too long. Years of lavish living had completely spoiled them.

Yet, they were still basking in their past glories.

It wasn’t that Lu Sha wanted to crush their spirits, but even when Purple Gold Rose was around, the Rose Family wasn’t all that powerful, let alone now.

Treated as underlings by the Red Snake Family, yet still deluding themselves into thinking they could stand on equal footing with the Red Snake Family.

In a place unseen by others, Lu Sha curled up on a soft, comfortable sofa and sighed deeply.

This sofa, custom-made for her, had come from the Scarlet Sea Domain and cost over a thousand gold coins.

Perhaps, soon it would no longer be hers.

Although she was aware of Chen Qing’s strength, Lu Sha was not prepared to just give up without a fight; some things are best known only to one’s own family.

Cheng Qing and her company likely didn’t know that Lv Yin and the others were not on Rust Island, so in Lu Sha’s heart, there was still a sliver of hope.

Inside the Rose Family, a large number of mechanical creations began to assemble, countless mechanical raw materials were transported into the deep mountain mechanical military factory.

Chen Qing had indeed overestimated the strength of the Rose Family, a relatively obscure family in Treasure Sea. Even though they owned a military factory, the mechanical creations and mechanical weapons it could produce were limited.

And the quality of the blueprints wasn’t high, probably not even comparable to Blast Battle Rabbit.

If their mechanical strength was sufficient, they wouldn’t just focus on second-hand goods.

But the Rose Family was indeed wealthy.

Much wealthier than Chen Qing.

Chen Qing was very poor, and even with the auction money from Ghost Ship, she was still poor.

Maintaining the operation of the Extraordinary Mechanical Ship required a lot of money.

Just the daily expenses of the plantation area alone were a huge sum.

Cheng Qing eyeing the Rose Family, besides their military factory, there were also these factors at play.

The internal chaos of the Rose Family was unknown to them, however, judging by their unusually smooth invasion plan, the Rose Family didn’t seem as formidable as they had imagined.

"Is it a bit too smooth?"

Chen Lin frowned and couldn’t help but glance at Chen Qing beside her and asked.

Chen Qing’s expression was solemn, indeed it was too smooth, they probably had traps waiting for them ahead.

"Could they be opting for a feigned city strategy against us?"

Given the circumstances, Chen Lin couldn’t help but speculate.

Taking over the docks was no problem, and taking over the residential areas was no problem either, but now, half of the commercial area had already been conquered by them!

And yet the Rose Family hadn’t made a single move!

Putting themselves in others’ shoes, Chen Lin felt that the Rose Family was holding back something big.

The two stood atop the ruins of the commercial area, ahead of them, the Mao Rabbit Army was engaged in battle with Rust Island’s defense forces, creating a huge racket.

"Um, both of you."

A timid voice sounded behind them; it was a civilian from the residential area of Rust Island.

Though called a civilian, there was little difference from a slave.

Civilians in Rust Island’s residential area all resembled refugees, very skinny and very dark.

Chen Qing and her company had led the Mao Rabbit Army into the residential area, and the takeover had gone very smoothly.

Chen Lin just needed to shout a few words through a megaphone, and they obediently came out, each crouching in the corner holding their heads, ready to meet their fate.

However, contrary to their expectations of slaughter, what followed was a basic examination by Water Healing Butterfly and food delivered from the mechanical ship.

These civilians, without exception, were all malnourished, skinny like dried corpses.

Even the survivors accompanying Chen Lin couldn’t stand the sight; it was too miserable.

So, when Chen Lin told them that Rust Island would soon welcome new rulers, and everyone could live like a normal person, eat well, and dress warmly, they didn’t hesitate to take Chen Lin’s side.

As long as they behaved, Chen Lin would ensure their safety.

Of course, they had no other choice.

It wasn’t the first time Rust Island had been attacked by external forces;

occasionally, pirates also visited Rust Island.

Civilians pretending to seek protection from the Rose Family, informing them of the invasion, without exception, ended up as ghosts under Chen Lin’s command.

They had chosen the Rose Family, which meant they were enemies, threatening enemies, no longer merely civilians, so naturally, Chen Lin showed no mercy, and Chen Qing said nothing.

A hearty meal easily won over these civilians’ hearts.

Chen Lin naturally integrated into their midst, painting them a bright future, no, enjoying the future.Right then, they reciprocated.

"Both of you, uh, I know where the military factory on the island is."