Doctor, I'm really strong!

Section 12: Confucius said, "Persuade people with reason."

Chernobyl—sorry, wrong channel, it's Chernobyl—that's where hell on earth has become.

The collapse of order led to chaos and instability, which in turn caused problems with the city's electricity and water supply. With basic survival issues no longer guaranteed, it truly became a place of simple, honest people and hospitable, immortal villages.

Currently, the Shield Guerrilla Team, led by Patriot, is responsible for maintaining internal order within the Reunion Movement. However, they are too few in number, have limited capabilities, and lack experience in managing an entire city. Moreover, Patriot supports the Reunion Movement but has not joined it, so he has little say in many matters and is constrained in his actions.

It's not that he lacks the ability, but if he forcibly suppresses the movement without any legitimate reason, the Reunion Movement will collapse and disintegrate, and the situation will only become more chaotic than it is now.

The surviving Reunion cadres are trying to control the situation, but very few are truly willing to do so properly. For example, Mephistopheles deliberately indulges his subordinates, Faust tries to clean up his messes, and the others are fighting their own battles. The situation is so chaotic that it's as if the Soviet Union is about to collapse.

“Now…the Reunion Movement…needs…unity…Chernoborg…needs…order…”

Patriot had some difficulty speaking due to the Originium crystals in his throat, and his speech was intermittent, but he still firmly stated his position at the cadre meeting.

As Frostnova's adoptive father, his biggest concern right now is his daughter's safety, but for the sake of the bigger picture, he has to stay behind at Reunion to prevent the situation from getting worse.

"Our most important task right now is to save our leader!"

Despite his questionable character, Mephisto, a staunch supporter of Talulah, believes that's what matters most.

"The problem is that we don't know where Talulah was taken."

The sound of bones breaking came from the mask, which was the most difficult thing for everyone right now.

Everyone knows that rescuing Talulah is important, but the question is, where is Talulah?

So everyone turned their attention to the Kingslayer, a professional in the field of reconnaissance, who was very suitable for finding Talulah.

Just as the agile and supple kingslayer was about to speak, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Reunion Movement, your boss is back!"

Liu Jiuli appeared at the meeting with Talulah and stood in front of all the Integrative Movement cadres.

"Talulah!"

"leader!"

"who are you?"

The cadres of the Integration Movement were somewhat excited when they saw Talulah, but Patriot looked at Liu Jiuli warily.

This person gave him a very dangerous feeling.

At this point, everyone calmed down. The stranger next to Talulah was indeed someone to be wary of, but since he was here with Talulah, he must be one of their own.

"First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Liu Jiuli, and I come from Rhodes Island. I was the one who took Frostnova and Talulah with me before."

As soon as he finished speaking, Patriot stood up, walked up to Liu Jiuli, and asked, "Where...is...Frost...Star?"

Standing three meters tall and fully armed, Patriot exuded immense pressure simply by standing in front of Liu Jiuli, but Liu Jiuli still said casually, "She's doing well now, receiving treatment on Rhodes Island. By the way, here's a picture of her."

Liu Jiuli took out several photos of Froststar receiving treatment and handed them to Patriot.

Patriot took the photo and saw Frostnova receiving treatment in it; his hostility lessened considerably.

Besides the photos themselves, there were also the people in them. Liu Jiuli specifically took several photos of Kal'tsit treating Frostnova. If the real-life Patriot knew Kal'tsit just like he did in the game, it would definitely reduce a lot of hostility.

As Liu Jiuli had predicted, the patriots' attitude softened considerably, but they remained vigilant.

A true warrior will only fully unleash himself after he has determined friend from foe, and Patriot is such a true warrior.

"You're the one who kidnapped our leader!"

Mephisto had no reason to team up with Liu Jiuli, and Originium Arts began to condense in his hands.

However, Liu Jiuli simply snapped his fingers, causing Mephisto's Originium Arts to vanish into thin air. Some violent force forcibly interfered with the operation of the Originium Arts, causing the activation of the Originium Arts to fail.

The forced interruption of Originium Arts caused Mephisto great discomfort, causing him to stumble back several steps until Faust helped him up.

"Children shouldn't play with such dangerous things."

Liu Jiuli's gaze swept over everyone present, and he continued, "Since everyone is here, let's cut to the chase and get straight to the point. From today onwards, I, Liu Jiuli, am the war boss of your Reunion Movement. I will lead you into a new era. Where's the applause?"

Applause? The room fell completely silent. Everyone was either dumbfounded, amused, or looking at the idiot's expression.

"What do you want to do?" the kingslayer asked.

"To put it simply, starting today, I am the leader of the Reunion Movement. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"

At this moment, Red Blade Bro, who was sitting in the corner as the original Nightmare of the Crisis Contract, stood up and said, "I object!"

No sooner said than done, with a loud bang, Red Knife Bro turned into a sticker on the wall, stuck there in a large, unreadable shape, the kind that couldn't be peeled off.

The atmosphere instantly fell silent, like the Ice Age at -150 degrees Celsius.

Liu Jiuli smiled and withdrew his fist, then said, "Alright, now the number of opponents is reduced by one. It's the same question as before: Who's in favor? Who's against?"

The regicide shouted, "This is nothing but tyranny!"

The next second, the King Killer also turned into a hanging painting. However, considering that she was a girl and had provided him with a lot of joy in the game back then, Liu Jiuli had the power to control her and only knocked her unconscious.

"Might? As if the Reunion Movement isn't powerful. Didn't you rely on might to create such a big commotion? Look at Chernobog now. Don't try to glorify yourselves. Since you chose might, you should be prepared to be beaten back by other powerful forces."

With two cadres eliminated by physical means in quick succession, everyone had to consider whether they had the right to remain standing before they could finish speaking.

"The Integrated Movement is not a terrorist organization."

Patriots stood in front of Liu Jiuli, making their stance clear and indirectly warning him not to act recklessly, as this was not a place where one person could have the final say.

"This isn't something you can decide. Right now, your reputation outside is pretty bad. The reputation of the infected in Ursus has declined, and they're suffering even more persecution. You have to bear at least half the responsibility. Don't talk about righteous resistance; that's just what you think. Others don't see it that way."

“Our resistance was not wrong.”

"Yes, yes, but when it comes to execution, failure means you're wrong, and the enemy can stand on your corpses and shout about love and justice. It's awful, but that's reality."

As he spoke, Liu Jiuli activated his power, and his entire body slowly rose up. When he was a hundred meters above the ground, he raised his right hand, clenched his fist, and swung it to the side.

A powerful force roared out, like an unstoppable flood breaching a dam. The terrifying explosions and roars made the entire city of Chern tremble. This was not a power that mortals could possess; it was divine punishment brought down by the gods.

All the buildings along the attack path vanished, as if nothing had ever existed there; only the drifting smoke and dust proved that something had once been there.

"From this moment forward, I, Liu Jiuli, will take over the Integration Movement. Who supports it? Who opposes it?"

Section 13: Paradox Interactive's War Criminal Operations

Extremes beget their opposites. If you possess one nuclear bomb, you are a peacebreaker. If you possess ten nuclear bombs, you are a regional destabilizing factor. If you possess one hundred nuclear bombs, world peace cannot exist without you. If you possess one thousand nuclear and hydrogen bombs, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council will be vacant. If you are an invincible humanoid nuclear bomb that can be used without limit, you can decide who to expel from the five permanent members.

Violence cannot solve problems, but it can solve the people who create them. As the most basic logic of human civilization, absolute power can overcome everything, especially when this power is concentrated in a specific individual, then that person is truly a god on earth.

Liu Jiuli's punch quelled all discontent and protests, and the motion for him to lead the integration movement was passed unanimously.

Even Mephisto raised his hand with a wronged look on his face. However, everyone looked at Talulah with a bit of awkwardness, since the former leader was also there. But after seeing that Talulah had no objections, everyone's psychological pressure disappeared.

Regardless of the circumstances, everyone acknowledges the new leader's capabilities. With sufficient strength, one can accomplish many things; this is a principle everyone understands. Perhaps starting today, the Reunion Movement will usher in a new spring for its endeavors.

Sitting in the main seat of the conference room, Liu Jiuli began to assign tasks.

"Calculate the current population of Chernobyl, everyone, not a single one can be missing."

I need to know the quantity and management of the materials in the warehouse.

“Restrain your men and restore order to Chernobog. I will speak with anyone who has a problem personally. I don’t want to hear the words ‘I can’t do it.’”

Liu Jiuli was in charge of grasping the overall direction, while Talulah was in charge of selecting suitable people. The two worked together so smoothly, just like veteran partners who had been working together for many years, which made everyone look on with surprise.

I have a feeling there's more to this story than meets the eye.

Liu Jiuli did all this to find out the current situation of the Integration Movement, especially how much wealth it had. They couldn't start from scratch. Burkina Faso was so poor back then, yet Compaoré was able to extract a lot of money from it. How much more so for an industrial city like Chernobog? They should at least have something usable.

Indeed, but what happened next caused Liu Jiuli's blood pressure to spike.

First, there was the inventory count in the warehouse. It was done thirteen times, and the results were different each time. They managed to come up with something new every time, as if the warehouse itself could multiply.

The same applies to population statistics. The statisticians' math skills are like those honed by a PE teacher in a swimming pool – either too much or too little. Are you all KMT officials, always able to come up with imaginative ideas from some unknown position?

The Reunion Movement was the simplest to deal with in terms of security. Liu Jiuli directly used violence to suppress them. Anyone who dared to disrupt the order was hung on a street lamp on the spot, enjoying the treatment of a capitalist. After hundreds of ornaments were hung on the street lamps, the whole city became much quieter.

But the problem still exists.

The Reunion Movement is, after all, an organization of resistance against infected individuals, which directly divides the population into infected individuals and ordinary people. Infected individuals are inherently wary and hostile towards ordinary people, and ordinary people are in the same situation. Everyone is clearly from the bottom class who can't even get enough to eat, yet they insist on fighting to the death for the smallest bit of resources for survival, while the noble lords above are laughing happily.

Liu Jiuli immediately realized that his approach was flawed. The most urgent task was to find some administrative staff who could quickly take action, and at the very least, they could not be illiterate.

Then he received the "good news" that 90 percent of the Reunion Movement members were illiterate.

"At least the problems are now on our minds."

Liu Jiuli flipped through the documents, which had been reprinted countless times, fully demonstrating how terrible the internal management of the Integration Movement was. Black Serpent Talulah, however, didn't seem to care. After all, these people, including Chernobog, were just cannon fodder for her grand plan. Since they were all cannon fodder, there was no need to manage them too much. As long as they were willing to charge in the direction she indicated, that was enough; otherwise, she could let them run wild.

"You don't think these rioters, lowly people, and troublemakers have any additional value, do you?" Black Serpent Koschche asked with a smile.

"I happen to have a question for you about this issue as well."

"What is it?"

"In your eyes, are nobles simply people of high social standing?"

"Of course, is there a problem?"

"Alright, may I ask what the Ursus Emperor's father did?"

"Of course, he was also the emperor."

"And what about his grandfather?"

"Same."

"And what about his great-grandfather?"

"Still the same."

"And what about his great-great ...

It sounded like arguing and rapping, but the black snake Talulah remained silent.

It wasn't that she couldn't answer; rather, she knew very well what the Ursus Emperor's ancestors did.

A slave who herded livestock for the chief of a small tribe called Kiev.

The so-called sacredness and nobility collapsed at this moment. Only then did Kosiché realize that the so-called nobles were just a class that was differentiated from the common people. Everyone was the same at the beginning. Until some time, a group of people separated from these people and possessed more resources. Then, through force or other means, they eventually became the most powerful ones until the day they were crowned.

He had been there since the founding of the Ursus Empire, and he had witnessed it all unfold.