Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 95 Chinese Army

That night, the residents of Yellowstone City slept peacefully.

Chen Jian and his companions were standing guard in various places, but their communication did not stop.

The first base has been taken, and the conflict with other forces in this wasteland has changed from a disadvantage to a stalemate.

But what to do next is an unavoidable problem facing everyone.

Chen Jian surveyed the lake in the distance and said:
"It's not that there is no point in continuing to fight, but it doesn't make much sense."

"It is much more difficult to transform thoughts than to transform guns. The reason why we were able to take over Yellowstone City so smoothly is that the people here were not deeply influenced by religion."

"Most importantly, they have the anchor of 'ancestors' to anchor their thoughts, which enables them to form a rather primitive, rather simple, but rather stable view of history."

"This view of history has something in common with the materialist view of history that we uphold, so their transformation is actually a natural process."

"It was not us who laid the foundation, but the ancestors of these people who survived the catastrophe."

"But if this problem is put in Hanshui City, the situation will be completely different."

"Religion. Even if we conquer Hanshui City, once their faith is destroyed, can those residents really be effectively managed?"

“I doubt this.”

"I doubt it too."

Shen Yue's voice came from the radio.

"You can't change these people's mindsets by asking them to line up to receive eggs. At least judging from the current situation, the Mechanicus has already shown a trend of becoming green."

"This is no longer an ordinary religion. We must strike hard!"

"Get out of here!"

Chen Jian wanted to roll his eyes at Shen Yue. After a pause, he continued:

"To be honest, if it weren't for the end of the world, their problems wouldn't be that difficult to solve."

"Beat some, kill some, and arrest some, and we'll always be able to clear it all up."

"But the problem is that in this world, population resources are too precious."

"If they really kill us in waves like the 'mimic heretics' Zhou Yan mentioned before, they will probably be united and wiped out soon."

"This is also one of the reasons why the so-called 'Mimetic Plague' failed. No matter who those people were, their methods were indeed too violent and completely inconsistent with the reality."

"So our most important task is to absorb those civilians who have not been completely brainwashed by religion, right?"

Lei Jie interrupted and before Chen Jian could answer, he continued:
"If that's the case, then expanding our territory is extremely important."

"Our current sphere of influence is too small, and the population is too small. Even if we squeeze everyone here dry, we can't gather dozens of normal people who can be reformed."

"Only by continuously expanding the territory of influence can we obtain sufficient human resources. This is a very basic truth."

"And objectively speaking, this is much easier than trying to reform the minds of religious fanatics, right?"

"Reasonable."

"agree."

Several people answered in turn. After a pause, Chen Jian continued:
"If we want to continue to expand our influence, we are also facing a very basic problem."

"We can't be plunderers, so we can only be pioneers."

"But if the sphere of influence is too vast and there is a lack of personnel to guard it, it will eventually be taken away by others."

"I now understand why abstract organizations like the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple were born in this world."

"Under the circumstances where grassroots management capacity is seriously insufficient and the territory is too vast, religion is indeed a fairly simple and quick means."

"In a sense, this is also a form of natural selection, right?"

"really."

Lei Jie in the distance suddenly stood up and said:

"But we are destined to take a more difficult path."

"If you want to break the situation, there is only one way."

"Explore, plunder, and finally feed back to Yellowstone City." "We must concentrate all resources in Yellowstone City and turn it into a truly giant city."

"Only in this way can we ensure that our ideas do not degenerate while taking into account management efficiency."

After he finished speaking, He Shuo, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke:

"Resources are a big problem. I'm not talking about weapons resources, but food and tools."

"To put it bluntly, it's still a question of productivity."

“In the case of insufficient productivity, the extent to which a city can develop is not determined by our capabilities, but by the capabilities of its residents.”

“And the ability of residents is determined by their education level.”

“Education itself is more difficult than changing one’s mindset.”

"That's why Lei Jie said we need to plunder."

Chen Jian's eyes brightened a little.

"Education and productivity can lag behind to a certain extent. What we need to ensure is that there are sufficient resources to support each stage of development."

"You must remember that our goal was not to directly build a communist society on this wasteland."

“We are simply destroying the old order and replacing it with a new one.”

"At the same time, we have to plant a number of powerful seeds."

"When the time is right, these seeds will sprout on their own."

"Each generation has its own mission."

"Our ancestors believed in us, and we should also believe in our descendants."

"Clear."

"I'm OK."

Several people responded one after another, and the originally heavy atmosphere immediately became a little lighter.

The route has been drawn up.

Although the word "plunder" does not sound so peaceful, the good news is that in this world, plunder itself is not tied to "killing between people."

Because most of the resources in this world are actually occupied by monsters.

No matter who you are, you will have no qualms about plundering resources from those monsters.

All they had to do was to kill all the monsters in the territory one by one, and then gather the scattered settlements in the territory one by one into Yellowstone City.

Chen Jian let out a long sigh, looked at the moon gradually setting in the sky, and said:
"So next, our task will be divided into several parts."

"First, we need to go and see what is in Huangzhou City and find out where the plastic in the monster's stomach came from."

"Second, we must be prepared to welcome the so-called 'envoy' sent by the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple."

“Third, we must be ready to receive everything that is ours.”

"Since the Holy Blood Temple has promised compensation, there is no reason for us to refuse it."

"Whatever they offer, we will accept it."

“These things are going to be a starting resource for us, for the city of Yellowstone.”

"With this resource, I think we can move faster than them."

After Chen Jian finished speaking, Lei Jie continued:

"Now that we've come to this, we should have a name, right?"

"It's not a good idea to keep having them call us the Chosen Ones - what should we call them?"

"Is there any doubt about this?"

Chen Jian smiled slightly and said:

"Our organization is Huaxia, and our army is called the Huaxia Army."

(End of this chapter)