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"We have reached cooperation agreements with so many leaders, and you should know that they are all native locals."

"Moreover, most tribal chiefs are at odds with local interest groups."

"The people's hearts are now with us, and our advantages are obvious."

Huang Long smiled faintly.

He was one of the team members who had followed Jiang Chen for a relatively long time, and he was exceptionally capable.

Huang Long was originally just an ordinary soldier transferred from the space city.

But after this period of fighting alongside Jiang Chen and working as a team,
He is already quite well-known within the team.

It could even be said that they occupy a pivotal position in the team.

After all, he had once led a team of twenty people.

Even after being bombed by missiles, twelve people were still able to survive.

Moreover, he himself was unharmed, which is quite an achievement.

Hearing these words, Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head.

"The situation is far more complicated than we imagine."

"These tribal leaders may have conflicts with interest groups."

"But some tribal leaders colluded with interest groups to harm the local people."

"Therefore, we must be vigilant about this situation. Currently, a dozen to nearly twenty tribal chiefs have confirmed their intention to establish cooperative relationships with us."

"But we need to find out whether they have ever worked for interest groups."

"Of course, it's too early to say anything now. We'll have to wait until five days from now."

"I will organize a joint plenary meeting of the Southeast State."

"At that time, we will discuss this matter again at the meeting and determine the future warlord structure of Southeast State."

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. Yes, this was his ambition.

Today, he has considerable influence in Southeastern State.

This also reflects his strength.

At the same time, he also wanted to take this opportunity to tell those interest groups:

“I, Jiang Chen, have already risen to power in Southeast State. You must be cautious in your future actions.”

"From now on, you will no longer be able to do whatever you want."

This is the message Jiang Chen wanted to convey to those warlords and interest groups.

"Alright, Space City has dispatched two more units, a total of fifty people."

“From now on, our scale will continue to grow. Go and make the arrangements.”

"Settle our team in and strengthen the defenses. I'm going to check on the hostage."

After saying that, Jiang Chen specially prepared a meal.
They arrived at the room where the hostages were located.

Two days have passed, and the hostage remains in a daze and silent.

Clearly, she is on the verge of a breakdown and needs psychological treatment.

But Jiang Chen could understand; it would be strange if someone didn't go crazy in a place like this.

After all, these people in the Southeast have never treated people as human beings, but rather as ants, no different from other animals.

This hostage was clearly a pampered darling of her family in China, spoiled since childhood, and had never experienced anything like this before.
Therefore, Jiang Chen could completely understand her situation.

As Jiang Chen entered the small room, he looked around.

The lighting here is dim; although there are lights, for some reason the girl didn't turn them on.

When he saw someone enter, the hostage became visibly nervous, staring intently at Jiang Chen, his legs tucked into a corner of the room.

"Don't worry, it's alright. You're safe now."

"I think your family will come to pick you up in two days at most."

"We have already contacted them, and they are on their way."

Jiang Chen placed the food in front of the woman one by one.

Looking at the meat and vegetables in the food,
The woman was extremely hungry.
However, they clearly showed strong resistance.

She wanted to reach out and take the bowl and chopsticks, but hesitated and dared not.

"What's wrong? This is a delicious meal I cooked for you myself."

"This is the best food we can offer here."

Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback, thinking that as long as the hostage could be safely handed over to the contact person,

Twenty million will be in hand.

Although Jiang Chen didn't value this money much, it was better to have it than nothing.

Moreover, money is quite scarce in Southeastern State.

After all, we need to buy a large number of weapons and equipment.

Moreover, in many cases, money is needed to smooth things over, which is unavoidable.

Therefore, Jiang Chen dared not skimp on the hostages' food in the slightest.
They served us anything nutritious.

"I won't eat this, and I won't eat that."

The hostage finally spoke, but his voice was somewhat stammering.

It seems she's been quite frightened lately, and hasn't spoken for a long time.
He can't speak very fluently now.

Jiang Chen glanced at her with a hint of helplessness.
The woman was indeed quite beautiful, despite being covered in wounds.

But her face and figure are both top-notch.

"This is pig liver, it's very nutritious."

"And I've also gotten you the pig intestines and chicken butts."

"There's also snake meat and dog meat; these are the best things we have here."

"If you won't eat this or that, then you'll only be able to eat white rice."

In the Southeastern State
If you want to eat a whole chicken or a whole pig, that's basically impossible.

We have to spend a lot of money to buy it from outside.
And whether they can bring it back is another matter.

Animals that are common in the country are all rare finds here.

You simply can't buy it unless you're willing to pay a high price.

In many cases, even if you have the money, you can't buy it.

Jiang Chen originally intended to enjoy the chicken's rear end himself.

However, considering the hostage's frail health, they gave her the hostage.

She was still picky.

"Do you have any pickled vegetables? I'll just have some with my meal."

The girl's stomach finally couldn't take it anymore and started growling.

She then ate a bite of rice, but dared not touch any of the meat.

Because the animals' internal organs were still covered in blood, it was disgusting to look at.

Especially snake meat,
How could a girl possibly eat something like that? She wouldn't even dare to eat it cooked.

"Little girl, you are very weak right now, you need to eat something nutritious."

"These things are very nutritious, much healthier than what you eat in China, and they're all wild."

"If we don't eat this now, we won't be able to eat such good food next time."

"Alright, I'll help you with some more processing."

"While you're at it, see if you can get me a chicken."

Seeing that the girl wasn't eating anything and was getting weaker and weaker,

This cannot continue.

Jiang Chen finally gave in.

Mainly, he didn't want to waste such a good resource on hostages.

Having grown accustomed to the high-tech and physically demanding food in big cities

There's really no right to criticize such natural delicacies.

So Jiang Chen decided to keep these for himself.

The girl is now in extremely poor physical condition and has also developed psychological problems.

In addition to being physically weak, if they don't get proper nutrition,

Whether we can get the ransom or not, and whether we'll make enemies, is uncertain.

I searched for more than two hours.
Jiang Chen finally managed to get a rooster from another tribe.
It was the only one from that tribe. Jiang Chen went to other tribes to look, but he didn't even see a trace of it; most of them only had wolf and dog meat.

After obtaining this precious rooster,

Jiang Chen killed her on the spot and made a pot of chicken soup for the girl.

Jiang Chen put a lot of effort into the seasoning to make sure the girl could eat it.
The taste is comparable to that of a five-star hotel.

Don't let Jiang Chen's background as a scientist or special forces soldier fool you.

Cooking is actually one of his specialties.

Which man doesn't have some cooking skills?
When the large pot of chicken soup was placed in front of the girl, its enticing aroma immediately broke her guard.

She didn't care about her image anymore and started eating with relish on the spot.

She hadn't tasted anything this delicious in so long.

Meng Tianxue felt that today's chicken soup was the best and most flavorful chicken and chicken soup she had ever eaten in her life, and it was unforgettable.

"You people are really hard to please. You only eat when it's cooked like this."

Jiang Chen muttered a helpless complaint.

"Alright, just put your bowl and chopsticks here after you finish eating, and then get some rest."

"Your family will be here the day after tomorrow, so I won't bother you anymore."

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes and slowly turned to leave.

After walking only a few steps, the girl's voice came from behind.

"Don't go, can you stay here and talk to me?"

“I haven’t spoken to anyone in a long time.”

In an instant, Meng Tianxue seemed to realize something.

She stared intently at the person in front of her, and a strange sense of familiarity welled up within her, growing stronger with each passing moment!

"You, you're Jiang Chen?"

Jiang Chen was quite surprised that the other person actually recognized him. But then he thought about it, and it was normal, since there were probably very few people in the world who didn't know him.

"How did you end up in a place like Southeast State? This isn't a place just anyone can come to. The government should have warned us about this, right?"

"This is a country frequently embroiled in war. You've got some nerve. You'll regret it this time."

"You're lucky you ran into me. Murder and kidnapping are commonplace for the Hailey Group. You almost lost your life here. Do you think this place is as peaceful as other places? You're so naive."

Jiang Chen said with a hint of reproach.

After hearing these words, Meng Tianxue lowered her head in shame.

“A relative brought me here, saying they were going to show me a new project. I didn’t think much of it and just came along. I never expected to get arrested. It turns out what they said online was true; this place is not only chaotic but also frequently unstable!”

It wasn't until this personal experience that Meng Tianxue finally woke up from her dream.

Here, they don't treat her like a human being at all; she's nothing more than a walking money bag.

The metaphor was so apt; she had never imagined that such a cruel place existed in the world.

Perhaps it was seeing Jiang Chen that made Meng Tianxue's mood improve significantly. Her eyes, which had been listless before, gradually became more lively.

She never imagined that after experiencing such a hellish life here, she would actually meet her idol, Jiang Chen.

Previously, she only knew that Jiang Chen was conducting experimental research in the Space City, but she did not know that he had come to Southeast State.

This is truly a pleasant surprise.

Of course, Meng Tianxue had also heard about the rumors circulating online that Jiang Chen was a powerful mercenary.

But she never expected that he, a top scientist, would actually come to such a dangerous place.

Moreover, Jiang Chen really doesn't look that old; he's very young.

He's about the same age as her.

Why is there such a big difference between young people?

At such a young age, he is already a world-leading scientist and a new hope for humanity's future.

He was also a top-notch special forces soldier.

The stark contrast in their identities is hard for people to accept quickly.

And what about myself? I'm nothing more than a flower carefully nurtured by my family.

Meng Tianxue herself admits this, so there's nothing wrong with saying it.

Besides spending money, traveling, and having fun,

She doesn't seem to be very good at anything else.

The two chatted briefly for a while longer.

At this moment, Meng Tianxue's mood finally calmed down completely, and the previous tension disappeared.

She never expected to see Jiang Chen in such a place.

This is indeed a rare honor.

But for Meng Tianxue, that was all.

She doesn't follow celebrities, no matter what kind of celebrity they are.

After all, what hasn't a pampered woman like her seen?

Therefore, Meng Tianxue was only somewhat curious about Jiang Chen.

Now that I've finally met the real person, this regret has been made up for.

"By the way, why did you come here? This place is often the site of war."

"One wrong move and you could lose your life."

Soon, Meng Tianxue became curious again.

After all, in her opinion, someone like Jiang Chen should be staying in the laboratory to continue researching new technologies.

But he ended up in Southeastern State, which is truly puzzling.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen smiled faintly.

"Of course I'm short of money. I don't have any money to spend back home, so I came here to earn some."

"You know, mercenaries like us are very poor."

"The only way to make money is to risk your life in such dangerous places."

"You're our God of Wealth now."

"As long as you are safely delivered to your family."

"We can get 100 million."

Anyone with eyes to see could tell that Jiang Chen's words were just a perfunctory response; he had no intention of telling the truth at all.

However, Meng Tianxue seemed to suddenly understand, nodded, and believed it to be true.

"So even someone as capable as you can be short of money."

"Then you can be my bodyguard, you're so capable."

"How about I offer you an annual salary of ten million?"

Ten million is the highest price Meng Tianxue can offer.

She also had to tell her parents, but she felt that ten million was definitely worth it.

After all, people like Jiang Chen are quite famous all over the world.

Although she didn't know why he was broke, Meng Tianxue was still willing to do her part.

A ten million annual salary just to hire me as a bodyguard?
For the first time, Jiang Chen realized that being a mercenary could be so lucrative.

"Ten million is indeed no small sum."

"Haha, okay, I'm not kidding anymore."

"Just relax and rest here."

Jiang Chen was too lazy to waste any more words with the other party.

As long as the woman is healthy, gets adequate nutrition, and her mood gradually calms down, that's enough.

That's all Jiang Chen can do.

Sure enough, two days later, Meng Tianxue's family finally arrived.

However, the person who came was a woman who was also tall.

This woman bears a resemblance to Meng Tianxue; she must be her older sister.

"Sister, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you here for so long."

After enduring such a long and agonizing time, Meng Tianxue was overjoyed to finally see her family and didn't care about the occasion.

She rushed over, crying, and hugged her sister tightly. (End of Chapter)