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Chapter 87 You don't care about the lives of the soldiers, but I do! (5k)

[In January of the 130th year of the Transcendental Calendar, under the call of the Abyss Lord: the Dark Dragon, large numbers of Abyss creatures and Abyss tribes began to attack the eastern defense zone of the Abyss Battlefield.]

[The thirty-second defense line guarded by the Red Heart Regiment was also attacked jointly by the three Abyssal Clans.]

[In your judgment, the scale of resistance provided by the thirty-two lines of defense has already reached the level of a medium-sized demon cave erupting at full force.]

[And the flashing warning signal lights in the eastern defense zone were only flashing yellow.]

【However, on the front line of the abyss, crisis is accompanied by opportunity.】

[With the Crucible Battle Formation operating at full power, the Abyssal Tribe before them was no match for the Red Heart Regiment.]

[In February of the 130th year of the Transcendental Calendar, you set up a teleportation array between the 2nd Line of Defense and the Red Heart Society headquarters in Cloud City.]

[This way, the Red Heart Society's guard regiment can come to the Abyss Battlefield to provide support.]

[At the same time, it can also free the Red Heart Regiment from the guard patrols of the defense line.]

[The completely liberated Red Heart Regiment began to move out of the thirty-second line of defense and explore forward.]

[With the current strength of the Red Heart Warband, coupled with the combined power of the Crucible Battle Formation, nothing can stop the Red Heart Warband unless it is a group of level 60 Abyss monsters.]

[In today's Abyssal Battlefield, Abyssal monsters above level 60 are considered high-level monsters and would never come to a remote place like the 32nd Line of Defense.]

[Of course, the Seventeenth Regiment stationed nearby wouldn't allow a high-level abyss monster to come over.]

[In March of the 130th year of the Supernormal Calendar, at your call, large numbers of Red Heart Society members began pouring into the 3nd Line of Defense.]

[As they entered, they began to spontaneously repair the various buildings along the 32nd Line of Defense.]

[With such a feng shui treasure land as the Abyss Battlefield, if you don't seize the opportunity to make money, you'd be doing yourself a disservice.]

[The thirty-second defense line began to expand rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.]

[With the influx of massive extraordinary resources, the Chixin Society also began to grow rapidly.]

In May of the 130th year of the Supernormal Calendar, the total number of members of the Red Heart Society exceeded 5 million, and the entire Nanhe Province fell under the direct influence of the Red Heart Society.

[In a regular business war, the Chixin Society, which controls the lower and middle-tier markets, is simply not something that the Shangdu aristocratic families can defeat.]

[Even during the business war they initiated, a large amount of resources flowed from the Shangdu families to the Chixin Society.]

After all, if you want a market to be active, you first need to have a sufficient number of target customers.

[In today's Shangdu, the vast majority of professionals are members of the Red Heart Society.]

If the Chixin Club hadn't upheld the principle that anyone who doesn't take advantage of a bargain is a jerk, and hadn't encouraged its members to proactively purchase heavily discounted products from aristocratic families, then the businesses under the names of these aristocratic families would have collapsed long ago.

[After all, all members of the Red Heart Society know that the aristocratic families are not on the same side as them!]

【They are one! 】

[In addition to the various excellent benefits and policies of the Chixin Club, the Chixin Club also distributes life potions worth 500,000 yuan per bottle and various basic equipment to its members during festivals.]

[Even at certain memorable moments, the Chixin Club will distribute God-given crystals to members who are given special care.]

[Under this dimensionality reduction attack, how can the Shangdu family compete? ]

[This is also something that the Shangdu family can't understand. What is the meaning of Chixin doing this? ]

[Developing power, not for making money, not for gathering resources, and even constantly throwing money away, what is the purpose of this? ]

Is it true that some people in the world, after becoming powerful, don't consider themselves and their descendants, but instead consider others?

[In June of the 130st year of the Supernatural Calendar, you reached level 39.]

[In the same month, under the covert expansion of the Red Heart Society, the Red Heart Army secretly tripled its enrollment.]

[Most of these are hidden within the boundaries of Nanyun Province.]

[Cloud City is now completely controlled by the Red Heart Society.]

[So, within the boundaries of Cloud City, the Red Heart Society can have as many auxiliary members of the law enforcement team as they want?]

On the surface, the amount of welfare and subsidy funds spent by the Red Heart Association each year is a terrifying figure.

[However, in reality, after receiving this money, members of the Red Heart Chamber of Commerce will still make purchases at various stores under the Red Heart Chamber of Commerce.]

[Extraordinary materials and various extraordinary resources are provided by the Red Heart Regiment and the Guard Regiment on the front line.]

[The super factory that processes the materials and transforms them into extraordinary products will be funded and built by the Red Heart Association.]

[According to federal standards, the production value of a super factory is 200 Pa. If it operates non-stop for 24 hours, it can arm an army of 1,000 people in ten days.]

[And the Red Heart Club has hundreds of super factories.]

[Due to the large number of members of the Red Heart Club and the high demand, the third batch of super factories are also being selected and constructed.]

It's a completely positive cycle: more people means more factories, and more factories mean more people.

[When extraordinary resources and the economy form a perfect closed loop, the Chixin Society will only need to consume one tenth or even one percent of them.]

Even though the benefits of the various businesses under the Red Heart Club surpass those of their peers, making members of the club feel extremely happy, it actually doesn't cost much.

[Of course, since the Red Heart Society is expanding virally to other provinces, the expenses incurred in developing Red Heart branches are also enormous.]

【Lin Xue already had plans for all of this.】

[Given the current size of the Chixin Society, as long as it wants to raise funds, there will be a huge number of investors and forces willing to participate.]

[Secondly, the Red Heart Society's income is among the highest in the entire Federation.]

[Therefore, as long as Chixin wants to borrow money, all major lending institutions in the Federation will generously show their financial reserves.]

[What's more, you can go to the White Eagle Empire to harvest some leeks, go to the Winter Empire to make some money, and go to the Sunset Empire to trade futures.]

So when it comes to money, you're not in a hurry at all.

[In August of the 130th year of the Supernormal Calendar, due to the outward expansion of the Thirty-Two Lines of Defense, the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment approached you, hoping to leverage the power of the Red Heart Society to help him build the defense line.]

[Somehow, he always had a feeling that the demonic tide from the abyss would erupt violently.]

[Of course, he wouldn't let the Chixin Society's work go in vain.]

The Seventeenth Regiment has accumulated a large amount of extraordinary resources. Although most of them will be taken away by the teams sent by the various families, they can use this to offset labor costs.

【For this kind of win-win situation, you should take the lead. 】

[As a result, a large number of Red Heart Society members began to pour into the front line of defense where the Seventeenth Regiment was stationed.]

[In September of the 130th year of the Transcendental Calendar, due to the mutual interests, the exchanges between the Red Heart and Seventeenth Chapters became more frequent.]

[Your relationship with the top brass of the Seventeenth Regiment is also improving through constant communication between the two sides.]

[Especially during the peaceful times when the demonic tides were not surging, the leaders of the Seventeenth Regiment often came to the Red Heart Regiment's base in groups to chat with you about life.]

【Talking about life and ideals】

[Once you get to this point, you should start to unleash your public speaking talent and give a speech that resonates deeply with everyone around you and excites and resonates with them.]

[When the warriors of the Seventeenth Regiment learned about the Red Heart Society's theories, they were all fascinated by them.]

Especially when a Red Heart warrior accidentally told the core members of the Seventeenth Regiment that everyone in the Red Heart Regiment was practicing martial arts to improve their strength, the core members of the Seventeenth Regiment were furious.

[The aristocratic families strictly guarded their cultivation techniques, not allowing anyone outside of them to practice them. Yet, the leader of the Red Heart Regiment actually announced it directly to his soldiers for them to practice?]

【Isn’t this too bold? 】

[Could it be that the aristocratic family behind the Chixin Society doesn't care about this matter? ]

[At night, the leader of the 17th Regiment came to visit late at night. He hopes you can answer his questions.]

[You know this friend from the previous time and space very well about his temper and personality.]

[People like the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment are perfect for moral kidnapping! ]

The more you point fingers from a moral high ground, the more the other person will think deeply about it, and may even choose to obey you in the end.

[This is especially effective when you have done something and the other party is hesitant about whether to do it.]

So, you roughly explained your theory, using a statement that the other party could accept and standing on the moral high ground, that you would make the Federation great again and put it on top of the world again.

[Soldiers arrive at the front line to defend their country! ]

They used their flesh and blood as a great wall, and they burned their souls to defend the Federation.

Are we going to watch these warriors die before our eyes just for those old feudal ideas?

[I don't need to tell you how much the skills can improve a professional.]

[The warriors of the Red Heart Regiment, you believe in me so much, you are so fearless in your faith and follow me.]

How could I disregard their lives?

【I am responsible for their future! 】

If I pass on this technique to them, and they can survive the brutal wars of the future, then I believe the value of this technique surpasses everything else!

[In your heart, are the thousands of soldiers who have entrusted their lives to you less important than the broken technique in your head?]

If you truly can't bear to part with them, or if you believe the lives of your soldiers are less valuable than the so-called clan rules, I have a way to satisfy both parties.

[You ask the soldiers of the Seventeenth Regiment to change their identities and join my Red Heart Regiment.]

[I will pass on the skills to them! ]

[You don't care about their lives, but I do! ]

I absolutely don't want to see my comrades, who were happily chatting together just a few days ago, die tragically at the hands of abyssal monsters or other professionals two days later because they lack the amplification of their skills.

The leader of the Seventeenth Regiment was shocked by your words. He stared blankly ahead, his mind in a state of confusion.

Your words shattered all his previous perspectives. Isn't it the custom for all children of noble families to keep secret valuable information like cultivation techniques, which will benefit future generations?

【People can die! 】

【But the technique must not be leaked! 】

【Otherwise, it would be a betrayal of the family! 】

If you don't pass on the skills to your soldiers, they will think you are fooling them and that you are not a good person.

[But you did this, and then you scolded him from a higher perspective.]

He had nothing to say about this.

The leader of the Seventeenth Regiment remained silent for a moment, then said he needed to calm down.

[Three days later, the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment led a thousand-man team to the Red Heart Regiment's base.]

[This thousand-man team consists of at least three-level professionals, with hundreds of fourth-level professionals as well.]

[Among them, there are two fifth-level professionals.]

The leader of the Seventeenth Regiment was filled with guilt. After thinking for a long time, he concluded that what you said made a lot of sense.

[The technique can indeed enhance the survival rate of soldiers on the battlefield.]

Although he couldn't do this, he could send these most loyal soldiers to the Red Heart Regiment.

[They all work for the Federation, so there's no need to make such a clear distinction.]

[He assured you that he would take care of your transfer to the military.]

[He even promised to arrange ten large energy beam cannons for you. Even a sixth-rank professional would be seriously injured if fired from this one.]

[Ten energy beam cannons fired simultaneously. Even a rank seven professional couldn't withstand it for long.]

[You silently chose to accept the gift from the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment.]

[Since these members of the Seventeenth Regiment have come to the Red Heart Regiment, you are not going to let them go.]

[In the near future, the Seventeenth Regiment will go out to fight against the White Eagle Empire and suffer heavy losses.]

[In a sense, you have saved the lives of these members of the regiment.]

[In October of the 130th year of the Supernatural Calendar, you reorganized the members of these seventeen regiments and arranged them into the various formations of the Red Heart Regiment.]

[As for the two fifth-level professionals, you will assign them honorary positions and place them on standby.]

[After all, they haven't pledged their loyalty to you, so you can't just give them command.]

After thoroughly understanding all aspects of these members, you fulfilled your promise and selected appropriate techniques for these Seventeenth Regiment members to practice.

[Such a precious technique, just give it to them.]

[This deeply touched the hearts of the Seventeenth Regiment members, coupled with your recent speeches and promises.]

[Most members of the Seventeenth Regiment pledge their loyalty to you.]

[In November of the 130th year of the Supernatural Calendar, the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment gave you a level 40 epic accessory: the Sky Crystal Necklace.]

[Blessing ①: Ignore 10% of the target's physical defense.]

[Blessing ②: Ignore 8% of the target's energy defense.]

[Blessing ③: Increases your own Dou Qi damage by 15%.]

[Blessing ④: Increases the refining speed of God-Granted Crystals by 20%.]

[When you saw the four attributes of the Sky Crystal Necklace, your eyes widened.]

[Level 40 accessories, with four entries.]

[And the four items of the Sky Crystal Necklace are truly the best of the best!]

[As long as it's a percentage of neglect or enhancement, it's all top-notch.]

[Not to mention the three percentage-based blessings in the Sky Crystal Necklace, all of which are perfectly suited to the Warrior class's attribute blessings.]

[The last one increases the speed of refining the God-given crystals, which is even more amazing.]

[Honestly, this is the first time you've seen such perfect jewelry attributes. Even the jewelry on the front page of the military and the Administration's logistics department pales in comparison to the Sky Crystal Necklace.]

If such a treasure were put up for auction, it would probably make people outside beat their brains out.

【But now, the other party just gave it to you like this. 】

The leader of the Seventeenth Regiment smiled faintly. "I have no use for this Sky Crystal Necklace anymore. It's just gathering dust in my hands."

【Since this is the case, it would be better to give him to someone in need. 】

He didn't emphasize the preciousness of the Sky Crystal Necklace, nor did he mention how much he and his family had spent to acquire it.

【For truly intelligent people, a brief mention is enough. 】

【As for gathering dust? 】

[This exquisite necklace is extremely useful.]

You feel the other person's sincerity and understand what they mean.

[The thousand-man team he sent over could be said to be the most loyal to him among the Seventeenth Regiment, a pure force of his own.]

So he wants you to treat this loyal unit better, at least not deliberately suppress or target it, or even deliberately send it to its doom on a future battlefield.

[This kind of thing happened too often on the battlefield, so he had to prepare for it.]

【But it's obvious that he still doesn't know you well enough. 】

[The moment this thousand-man team arrived, you had no intention of letting them go.]

[From the moment this team pledges their loyalty to you, you have already regarded them as your true family.]

[Of course, since they've already given me the gift, there's no reason to refuse it.]

If I refuse, I'm sure the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment won't be able to sleep well after returning.

[But generally speaking, the more you interact with him, the more you feel that the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment is a good person!]

[Send soldiers first, then weapons, and then the best treasures.]

[It's been a long time since I've met such a nice person. ]

So you hinted subtly that if the White Eagle Empire invades in the future, it would be best to stay on this side of the Abyss.

【Don't get involved in wars between nations.】

[Regarding your hint, the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment waved his hand, not caring at all.]

【A real man should do something while he is alive! 】

If I can expand the Federation's territory and leave my name in history during my lifetime, then my life will be worth it!

[In December of the 130th year of the Supernormal Calendar, thanks to your dedicated efforts, the First and Second Guard Regiments of the Red Heart Society have become Class A combat groups.]

[According to your test, the current Red Heart Regiment is already able to defeat the bottom of the numbered regiments.]

[However, before the national war breaks out, it's best not to be too conspicuous.]

[In Cloud City, you continued to expand the Red Heart Army and purchased fifteen different military formation cores through high-level channels within the Seventeenth Regiment.]

[In the same month, you reached level 40 and began to devote yourself to the process of honing your golden fighting spirit.]

After receiving this news, the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment hastened to advise you not to cultivate your Golden Dou Qi.

[Even with the assistance of cultivation techniques and the acceleration of the Cloud Slash Crystal, even if Dou Qi reaches the Gold Rank, it is still a long-term project.]

[There was an old veteran in the military who was originally a gifted young man, but because of his high aspirations, he decided to hone his golden fighting spirit in order to have a more perfect future.]

[As a result, after ten years of fighting, the battle was still not complete.]

[Finally, under the persuasion of the family elders, I reluctantly gave up on honing my Golden Dou Qi, wasting ten years in vain. It was truly a pity.]

[You ignored the advice of the Seventeenth Regiment's leader.]

[You want to see how much effort it takes to polish this golden fighting spirit?]

[In January of the 131st year of the Transcendental Calendar, when the Red Heart Regiment pushed the Thirty-Second Front 180 kilometers outward, preparing to destroy the Silver Monster's lair 220 kilometers away and seize the Mithril mine beneath it, something unexpected happened.]

In the early hours of the morning, the White Eagle Empire declared war on the Federation, alleging that the Federation had plundered its property.

[When this news reached your ears, you were slightly stunned.]

【Isn’t this something that will happen next year? 】

[Such a major national war, will the White Eagle Empire also start it early? ]

【In this situation, you are the only variable.】

So you can't help but wonder, could it be that because the Chixin Society was short of money and you went to the White Eagle Empire to harvest, this national war broke out prematurely?

[Compared to the vast size of the White Eagle Empire, you haven't harvested much, have you?]

[According to your plan, if I give you another six months, both the Red Heart Society and the Red Heart Battle Group will surely flourish.]

[By then, you will have greater power to gain advantages in the upcoming melee.]

[As a result, the White Eagle Empire's sudden declaration of war completely disrupted your plans.]

(End of this chapter)