Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 579 Hatred (Combined Chapter)
Hamt is alone and helpless, and whether it is investigation or revenge, he can only involve small shrimps on the periphery, so he wants to seek help.

The most professional and powerful.

Undoubtedly an anti-slavery person.

Hamt drifted all the way and entered the swamp because he heard the news about them.

Afterwards, he met Seto, Lu Meng and others. In order to prevent Shizhen, which had just been liberated from the Stone Rat Group, from being counterattacked again, he hid his goal and was willing to stay, stabilizing the rear while holding the alliance.

On the way, Lu Meng contacted Silver Shadow on his behalf, and found two anti-slavery activists, Jaeger and Bo, hiding in the Shark Village, and established a relationship with them...but that's a story for later.

However, neither Jegg and Bo nor the ronin Diu had expected that Lu Meng would actually go directly to Hui, the chief leader of the anti-slavers, for this.

"Honestly speaking, with my current job, it's hard for me to take time out to help Hamut alone," Lu Meng said. "Like him, you are the only candidates I can think of."

The whereabouts of Hamt's wife and daughter is also an unsolved mystery in the background, otherwise he would have been able to go there with foresight and solve the problem directly.

The only thing we know is that they were trafficked to a mine - the United City is vast, and the mining industry is of unknown size. Searching one by one is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Of course, even this information.

It also helped them narrow it down significantly.

"..." Gray was silent for a moment, then said, "You are right."

But...what he didn't expect was:

Now that Lu Beiyou has become the leader of a force, his direct purpose in approaching forces like the anti-slavery factions is not to gain benefits but for his friends.

Gray doesn't need to be modest.

Although the number of anti-slavery fighters is small, each of them is elite. The threshold for joining is to start as a martial artist. The backbone is world-famous assassins or stealth masters like Jaeger and Bo. The upper echelons even have war-level ronin who are enough to support a large force in the outside world.

This does not include Tin Fist.

If such a force were a secular organization and did not make enemies everywhere, it would be enough to dominate a region or even compete for the continent... Of course, if this was their goal, there would not be such well-organized and firm-minded anti-slavery people today.

Corresponding.

Any secular organization, given the opportunity to come into contact with anti-slavery forces, would try to cling to them and seek benefits.

That's why they are so cautious.

Don't be used as a tool.

Gray, who came from the Bloody Rebellion, knows this very well.

It's just like the name.

A bloody lesson.

However, Lu Beiyou broke this perception the first moment he came into contact with him.

The bee-man prince in a coat was holding an umbrella and looking silently into the distance. The wind from the grassland blew across his cheeks, fluttering his bandages, but his gray eyes didn't even blink.

The way he looked.

Lu Meng remembered another setting.

In fact.

In the background story, Hamt found anti-slavery fighters on his own.

Although the progress cannot be as fast as it is now.

That was many years later.

However, anti-slavery activists received the drifter but did not accept him.

The operation to rescue their relatives ultimately failed, and they rejected Hamt's request to join the anti-slavery forces, and the two sides eventually parted ways unhappily.

Hamut completely became an assassin drifting in the wasteland.

Until I met the Nameless One.

just now……

"Mr. Lu, I promise you." Hui said, "But to be honest, we can't guarantee that we can help Mr. Hamut realize his wish."

Lu Meng nodded: "This is natural..."

"Also, I think it's necessary to point out in advance that..." Gray paused, "Your friendship and Mr. Hamut's persistence are very touching, but... in the end, we may not necessarily accept Mr. Hamut to join the anti-slavery movement - this is a set charter."

This does correspond.

Lu Meng: "Can I ask why?"

"Hate," the bee prince said, holding up his umbrella, "because of hatred."

"Mr. Hamut is now driven by his obsession and longing for his loved ones... But if I may be frank, this hope is really slim, and it is nothing more than a dream that can be shattered at any time."

"Once this dream is shattered, it will turn into deep hatred towards the nobles, the slave owners... and even towards the United Cities and the entire world."

Gray had met Hamt before.

And his ability to judge people and read their minds has always been very accurate.

"What's wrong with hatred?" Lu Meng asked.

"No, it's good... Everyone among the anti-slavers has hatred to some extent." Gray looked at the construction site in the distance. The boy who was good at machinery accidentally knocked over a bucket of mortar, which caused Woman to scold him half-teachingly. He also hurriedly apologized with an awkward smile on his face. "Even a child of Xia Hong's age is the same. His parents left him when he was six years old... I don't need to explain the reason... He was raised by the anti-slavers. The brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts here are equivalent to his relatives, but even so, I can sense that the fire hidden in Xia Hong's heart is burning him all the time."

"It's hatred that brings us together."

Gray said so.

Perhaps this included himself.

And Lu Meng was waiting for him to finish.

"But, just this..." He shook his head, "is not enough."

"If you are only trapped in your own hatred and don't know the source of tragedy; if you are only satisfied with stabbing the knife into the chest of your enemy, but ignore the shackles hanging over everyone's head... If you don't change this world, tragedy will continue to happen, again and again, continuously."

The bee man raised one hand from under the umbrella and stretched it into the sunlight.

Stimulated by ultraviolet rays, his exposed scar began to tremble as if in spasm, and blood vessels were throbbing. Just by looking at it, one could feel the immense pain.

But Hui seemed unaware.

"It's like a meat grinder. When it starts turning..." he said, "Can you tell which blade killed you?"

"I understand." Lu Meng nodded.

Throughout history, there have been countless people who have approached anti-slavery advocates with deep hatred.

They will not ignore the wishes of these people, but if the other party cannot understand their ideas in the end, they will not force them to accept them.

Even refuse.

Because the anti-slavery people knew that the reason why the other side was still standing with them at this moment was because they shared a common hatred, so they would never compromise.

But once revenge is taken.

The motivation was gone.

At that time, they would stay away from anti-slavery people who were "dangerous and heretical."

And if revenge is not achieved, the resentment may even be transferred to the anti-slavery activists who accepted the request.

——Why couldn’t you do it?
If such people are absorbed into the organization, there is absolutely no way the organization can grow and develop, and if one is not careful, it may even lead the entire anti-slavery movement astray.

These were the lessons Gray learned while helping Tinfist run the anti-slavery movement.

And over the decades.

This is why the anti-slavery movement, at its largest, numbered no more than a few hundred people.

Like-minded people.

Always the minority.

"Of course, I am being too sentimental when I say that." Hui suddenly laughed and looked at Lu Meng. "Mr. Hamt's obsession is as strong and sharp as his knife. Such people will never give up until they achieve their goals. They will never miss the opportunity to take revenge. In the end, they usually want to join us anti-slavery people - but in fact, when I contacted him, Mr. Hamt did not express such a desire."

It's hard to hide the excitement and gratitude.

This is understandable.

But to the Bee Man's surprise, unlike what he had expected, Hamt did not place all his hopes on the anti-slavery activists. The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Once missed, such a result would often lead to a slide into extremism...but he did not.

Even though this drifter still misses his family, he stays here not out of impatience or necessity.

Instead, you can actually feel a sense of tranquility.

This kind of comfort actually helped him to improve his swordsmanship and martial arts and achieve the legion level.

You also have the ability to grasp hope yourself.

Gray looked at the white-haired young man, and then thought about the misunderstanding he and others had had of him before... The Bee Man felt that he probably knew the reason.

"But no matter what, since this is a formal request from the Red King, at least I will personally do my best." He said, "And helping Mr. Hamt is also the duty of anti-slavery people."

What he said made no sense. In fact, Lu Meng hadn't even promised any benefits in exchange up to that point...but Hui agreed readily.

In his eyes.

The fact that the other party gave up the opportunity to ask for it from the anti-slavery fighters and instead gave it to his friend was enough to convince him.

Even the Red King can do this.

Anti-slavery advocates must not lag behind.

And within Lu Meng's sight.

The faction relationship of [Anti-Slavers] on the panel has reached the third level, "Friendly".

To be honest, it is extremely difficult for such a powerful and influential organization to improve relationships and change their views of us.

Even his relationship with the White Eyebrow Clan did not develop overnight, but went through many twists and turns.

This is just the overlord of the land of Shan.

Not to mention the secret anti-slavery ones.

But now, whether Lu Meng sees the panel data or listens to Mr. Gray's tone, he can directly feel the changes.

However, the attitude of anti-slavery supporters towards him before was "coexistence", and they obviously had no hostility and even had a good impression of him.

Only Lu Meng can be so relaxed.

And for Gray, helping Hamt was not a rash promise. At his position, there was not much room left for selfishness.

Anti-slavery activists would not accept everyone who needed help or shared a common goal - but this meant that they would not be included as formal members.

On the one hand, it can strike at the United City, and on the other hand, it can help the people who are suffering. They will not refuse and will be happy to see it happen.

It's just that the method used is different.

Not everyone has the strength like Hamut, and sometimes anti-slavery advocates would send out ronin, hide their identities, and privately teach these people martial arts or hidden assassination techniques to give them the ability to resist.

In folklore.

It does show the performance of a hermit.

The reason why Xiquan chose martial arts is also very simple.

In this way, even if a slave has nothing and is deprived of everything... he always has his fists as a weapon.

As for those who accepted help from anti-slavery activists, even if they did not know the true identity of their benefactors or who they were, most of them would still repay the favor. The remaining minority needed to be guarded against, but we should not generalize.

These people became the peripheral organization of anti-slavery forces, spread across the continent and serving as the subordinates of various city-states, towns and villages.

Otherwise, with only a few hundred core members of the anti-slavery faction, let alone competing with the regular army of the United Cities, it would be difficult for them to move around without intelligence and support.

If they want to fight against the merchant guild's trade intelligence network across the continent, they need something similar.

Even in the land of Shem.

This is also the reason why Hui can appear here safely.

After a long period of observation and testing, some of these peripheral members will be formally absorbed by anti-slavery forces and become fresh blood.

The rest either continued to maintain the status quo, or their enthusiasm waned and they gradually faded out… because they did not understand the true situation of the anti-slavery forces, and even if they rebelled, the damage they caused would be small and completely controllable.

This time, the anti-slavery forces took action.

It is also related to external organizations.

And this is actually another thing that Lu Meng and Hui need to discuss.

"...Lukin." Gray said, "I never thought that the child who escaped from the farm would grow up to where he is now."

Without the help of any official anti-slavery members, he directly assassinated a nobleman of the great lord level.

This is just the highest status.

In addition, countless slave owners, warriors, hooded guards, etc. died under his blade.

It has already caused a sensation in the United Cities.

It got to the point where even nobles like the Lord of Hengcheng would run to Long En for help just by hearing his name.

Frightened by the news.

But because he rose to prominence so quickly, and because of Emperor Tengu's personal interest, the Imperial police acted quickly and sealed off the assassin within the United Cities.

Wait until the distant anti-slavery activists react.

He was no longer able to cope with the situation on his own and was arrested and imprisoned.

Anti-slavery supporters could not ignore such talents and achievements.

And just right.

Lu Jin is one of Ji Hai's good friends in Ai Mine Town, and as a result, they were both involved in the unsolved case of the Bloody Remnants.

Some of them are fleeing, some are arrested and imprisoned, and some are under house arrest...they are really brothers in distress.

"In Tengu's dungeon, besides Lukin, there are many other of our companions imprisoned. Some of them may not have been discovered because of their hidden identities, but they must also be suffering from the torture of the perverted emperor... We have long planned to plan a prison break, and this is also a lead. The timing is just right." Hui said, "But now it seems that this 'timing' is just the bait thrown by Long En."

(End of this chapter)