From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

Frost Star looked at the soup and oil dripping from between her fingers onto the ground with some regret, declined Si Ye's kindness, slowly took out a handkerchief and began to wipe her hands.

In the distance, Tallulah seemed to have another brief quarrel with the group of infected people, but the group was obviously sure that Tallulah would not take action and made it clear that they wanted to bully her.

"Well, if Tallulah had set rules for these people, could this have been avoided?"

"It's not a matter of rules. I mentioned it yesterday. Tallulah's adoptive father, Kosice, manipulated her upbringing, which made her naturally opposed to using violence to maintain her rule."

Every minute and every second on the tundra is precious. The Patriot may have only taught Froststar some basic knowledge. Things like this involving ruling politics are useless to the shield guards and snow monsters trained with military templates, so he probably didn't teach them.

"Rules need force to maintain them. This force can be decentralized public opinion or absolute violence. The optimal solution is a mix of both. But Tallulah doesn't want to use violence, so even if she establishes rules, she can only rely on consultation with everyone and compromise to gain public support. People won't compromise their own interests, so rules obtained through compromise won't be much different from no rules at all."

"Is this so..."

Shuangxing nodded. She felt that Si Ye was teaching her something, and she could only accept this kindness.

The quarrel between Tallulah and the group of infected people who wanted to leave the team seemed to be over. Judging from the happy expressions on the faces of those infected people, Tallulah finally compromised.

"Tallulah, you should understand that they are telling lies."

Although Patriot did not comment during the exchange, he expressed his dissatisfaction with Tallulah's handling of the matter at the end of the exchange.

"They are just tired and don't want to continue the operation... We shouldn't be too harsh on them."

Tallulah also looked very tired, but she was still trying to think positively about everything.

"This is betrayal."

Patriots can see through the little tricks of the infected at a glance.

It's simply that they feel that continuing to stay in the Reunion Movement is more dangerous, and they will break away from it. They can also take advantage of the fact that the Reunion Movement has too many and too bloated personnel and use them as bait in exchange for their own safety.

If this happened in the military, it would be desertion and betrayal.

"...They just want to leave, and we should respect their opinions. The Integration Movement never forces its compatriots to do anything. Everyone unites out of their own will, and that's what makes everything meaningful."

Facing Tallulah's appearance, Si Ye felt that the Patriot was about to break down.

Fortunately, time is running out and the Patriots can no longer waste time with Tallulah, as the entire camp is about to begin moving.

Chapter 96 Hidden danger breaks out

"Right here, camping nearby."

The patriot led everyone to a group of low hills, which was their new campsite.

The journey was relatively safe and sound. Although the large-scale troop movement was quickly discovered by the patrol teams roaming nearby, the Sarkaz mercenaries led by Hedley filled the gap in the combat power of the Integration Movement. He, the Yeti, and the Shield Guards protected the team on three sides and successfully destroyed several patrol teams.

The Patriot led the Shield Guards to clean up the traces of the large army's march, and Tallulah began to call on everyone to clear out the space and prepare to set up camp.

But bad news came.

Tallulah set a bad precedent by allowing the infected to leave, and giving them more supplies as so-called compensation was even worse.

When the main force was preparing to set up camp, the infected people discovered that they were missing a lot of people. Perhaps taking advantage of the chaos of the battle, or perhaps they had planned it in advance, some infected people secretly left the team during the migration and took away a lot of supplies.

This problem is very serious. After all, the first group of infected people left first and they did not know the direction of the main migration.

However, these infected people who escaped during the migration actually knew the approximate location of the migration destination. If they were caught by the patrol team and tortured, the integration movement would likely be surrounded and suppressed.

"I'll go and call the old stubborn one back."

Froststar also realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately summoned some snow monsters to go find the patriot.

Given the current situation, even if we cannot find a more suitable campsite, we should be forced to move and relocate.

But a day's migration operation has drained the energy of many infected people. Now it is approaching night, and it is extremely dangerous and difficult to force the migration.

Patriot was found by Froststar in just a moment. After checking the status of the infected people of the Integration Movement, he could only come up with a solution that was not really a solution.

"Strengthen the vigil. Move immediately tomorrow morning."

A large number of personnel were deployed to expand the scope of security, but given the level of infected warriors in the Integration Movement, this heavy work still had to fall on the shield guards.

"Hold on tight, rest."

But the shield guards were also tired after a day of work. They were the main vanguards in all kinds of battles. The Patriot could only order the shield guards to start resting now so as to accumulate some energy for alert at night.

Before one wave of bad news has subsided, another wave of bad news has emerged.

After counting the remaining supplies, Tallulah discovered that they were running low on food because the escaped infected had taken away too much food.

Fortunately, Talulah still had some brains and understood the necessity for the Yeti and the Shield Guard to maintain their status in the current situation, so she didn't force the Yeti and the Shield Guard to take out their share of food and share it equally with everyone.

But the lack of supplies was a problem that had to be solved, so she finally had to bite the bullet and go to Si Ye.

"Ask me to borrow food?"

Si Ye looked at the somewhat embarrassed Tallulah jokingly. He had just heard from Hedley that Tallulah wanted to borrow supplies from the Sarkaz.

In fact, many infected people are tempted by the rich supplies brought by the Sarkaz, but because of the identity of the Sarkaz and the powerful combat effectiveness of Hedley and others, these infected people dare not openly conflict with the Sarkaz, so they want to share some of the Sarkaz's supplies by instigating Tallulah.

Hedley could certainly see that Tallulah, the leader, had been used as a pawn because of her kindness, so he sternly rejected Tallulah's request.

With no other options, Talulah could only make one last attempt and seek out Si Ye, a man of mysterious origins.

"I can provide you with supplies, but let me be clear, this is sponsorship, not free aid. You need to come up with a plan that will convince me that the Integration Movement can still be saved."

Si Ye did this first because he wanted to see if Tallulah still had a chance to turn things around. After all, diodes are prone to problems even when used as mascots, and he really couldn't use them.

Second, Tallulah is also a human being. She is just suppressing her negative emotions, not that they don't exist. Si Ye can already feel the emotions leaping in Tallulah, and the black snake is about to hatch. Si Ye plans to stimulate it again and add fuel to the fire.

“…what kind of plan do you want?”

"You believe that everyone is equal, so let everyone work equally, so that everyone can have food to eat. How about that?"

As long as the infected person does not suffer from an attack of oripathy, it is rare for him to be unable to work. Because of the oripathy infection and the subsequent physical disability or other problems, such people usually die early and will not have the chance to struggle to survive in the tundra.

Therefore, the conditions that Si Ye proposed according to Tallulah's thinking were not harsh at all, and could even be considered free. The only difficulty was that Tallulah needed to force everyone to be busy, instead of relying on voluntary participation.

Tallulah might be able to mobilize followers who are inspired by her charisma, but these people are actually the backbone of the Reunion Movement. Needless to say, they will also contribute to the Reunion Movement's lofty ideals.

The trouble is those guys who come to the Integration Movement with the original intention of just to get by. They join the Integration Movement just for the sake of the shade, and it is common for them to cheat and act cunningly in the camp.

These people cannot be persuaded by Tallulah's words at all. They will only think that Tallulah has changed and no longer provides them with convenience. She will set rules for the infected people like those noble lords.

In this situation, if Talulah wants to meet Si Ye's requirements, she either needs to drive these people away or force them with force.

Neither of these options was something Tallulah was willing to accept.

Because her adoptive father Koschei believes that human nature in this world is inherently full of malice and violence, and only more violent malice and violence can be suppressed and people can be put on the right path.

If Tallulah made the above two choices, it would be equivalent to her exercising violence and agreeing with Kosice's actions and will.

"...I will try, but I firmly believe that all the malice in this world is nothing more than the choices made by people who are desperate. If others can be given the power of choice, I believe everyone would like to be a good person."

Talulah obviously knew that she couldn't do what Si Ye asked, but she still refuted Si Ye with her own ideas.

"Is it my fault that they have no choice?"

Si Ye raised his eyebrows as he listened to Tallulah's words.

Torturing idealists is so much fun, especially torturing incompetent idealists. Si Ye couldn't bear to bring out Black Snake.

"You gave them a choice, but they chose to be sneaky when the camp was busy, and chose to betray and run away when everyone was in danger. This... they didn't choose to be good people either."

Si Ye's words hit Tallulah's sore spot. The rift between reality and ideals was a hurdle that Tallulah could not overcome.

Negative emotions arose, and Si Ye could clearly see that the source stone power that formed the black snake on Tallulah's body had increased by another circle. It was almost there, maybe he could pull the black snake out and torture it tomorrow.

"Well, considering your funny face, these are my tickets to this farce."

Looking at Tallulah's somewhat distorted face, Si Ye raised his hand slightly, and some supplies were neatly placed aside.

"you!"

Tallulah really didn't know what deep hatred Si Ye had against her that made him want to humiliate her like this, but she looked at the supplies on the ground and chose to endure it after taking a few deep breaths.

"Come here, a few people, gather these supplies together and take good care of them, so that nothing goes wrong again."

There is no wind in the tundra now, so it is relatively easy to set up a tent. However, there are not many trees near this low hill, so it is more difficult to collect the fuel needed for the campfire.

Although fuel was difficult to obtain, food supplies were provided, and the morale of the integration movement, which had been low due to the day's migration, was finally relieved.

"I'm really worried that you'll piss Tallulah off to death. Are you coming to the tundra to find her because you have a grudge against her?"

Frost Star was happily fiddling with the bonfire. After all, in the past, simply being too close to the bonfire would cause her to get burned.

Seeing Si Ye coming over, she kindly handed him another piece of spicy candy, with a hint of laughter in her tone.

Frost Star was really afraid that Si Ye would make Tallulah angry and cause her harm. The Reunion Movement was in such a mess that it was really a headache to look at. Only Tallulah could keep up the fighting spirit and persevere.

"It's just to stimulate her. Maybe the shock therapy can make her normal again."

Si Ye laughed it off. Although the Black Snake could be lured out almost tomorrow, telling Frost Star about it now would likely arouse the Patriots' vigilance, so there was no need to do so.

"Tch, forget it if you don't want to say it."

Seeing Si Ye's perfunctory response, Shuang Xing stopped asking questions, turned back and continued fiddling with the fire in front of her.

Chapter 97 Attack

“In this direction?”

"Yes, sir, just as the infected we captured said, the drone has seen clear traces of cooking smoke."

The Ursus officer in a heavy military coat nodded and put down the binoculars.

"Go ahead and get ready. The Duke's mine needs more infected people."

As the order was passed down, the Ursus troops that had been lined up in the surrounding area, together with the pickets, began to advance towards the Reunion camp.

...

bang bang bang!

A quick noise was heard in the camp, and the sharp-witted Sarkaz mercenaries finished dressing in a moment and walked out with their weapons.

Si Ye was already waiting outside. It was pretty much as he expected. Those infected people who slipped away secretly during the migration had no plans or goals, and it would be easy for them to run into the patrol team's encirclement. By then, perhaps there would be no need for a large-scale memory recovery technique, as those infected people would expose the location of the Integration Movement.

Sure enough, the attack came.