Terra Martial God and Merit System

Although the cost is one hour a day, Luo Chen is very satisfied with it.

Tallulah obviously didn't expect her request to be granted. She nodded happily, "Then... let's get started... shall we?"

Although it's called work, in reality, Tallulah is busy alone.

Luo Chen just needs to answer her questions from time to time.

Although it sounds troublesome, Luo Chen's mental strength is so strong that he has learned to do two things at once without any guidance.

While thinking about martial arts moves in his mind, he answered Tallulah's questions.

Plus, you can just read the system's answers to the questions. This is the best of both worlds!

But before the hour was up, someone appeared to interrupt their work.

It was Lin Yuxia calling.

The things that Luo Chen had robbed have been transported here by the convoy and now need to be unpacked and put into storage. Lin Yuxia wants Luo Chen to come over and do a careful inventory.

At least avoid the loss of some goods.

So Luo Chen said goodbye temporarily and went to the warehouse.

Chapter 197: Northern Expedition

Kamsco's main warehouse

Many vehicles were coming in. Many were stumbling and stalling. Some had tires burst while driving.

"What's going on?" Luo Chen asked, pointing at the trucks.

"There were too many things packed," Lin Yuxia replied, "They didn't fall behind and made it back... To be honest, it feels like a miracle to me."

"More is better." Luo Chen nodded slightly, "There are good things in it."

All the trucks drove into the warehouse and started unloading.

The crane lifted the silver safes and placed them on the ground one by one.

The process looked very steady, but Lin Yuxia could see that all the crane operators were concentrating, as these safes were not light.

"How did Luo Chen get so many things out of Kosice's warehouse?" Lin Yuxia thought.

There were a lot of these safes, and they were so large and heavy that they required a whole fleet of cars to transport them.

It is impossible for Kosice to place them somewhere convenient for transportation. It must be some key place heavily guarded.

How did Luo Chen get them out quietly?

According to the team, these safes suddenly appeared in their cars... It was like magic...

Lin Yuxia glanced at Luo Chen.

The other party didn't seem to want to explain, so she didn't ask.

But everything in front of him did indeed increase the sense of mystery surrounding Luo Chen.

Every time when Lin Yuxia thought she understood Luo Chen, he would always say something incomprehensible.

It's not just this 'robbery', but also the meeting that just ended not long ago.

That meeting determined the future political situation of the Terra Union.

Luo Chen gave the most important position to Tallulah.

This makes many people very confused.

Lin Yuxia even thought that Luo Chen was just pretending and the seat would definitely be his in the end.

Lin Yuxia was still very clear about the allusion of "three refusal and three decline".

After all, the rule set by Luo Chen himself is that the top leader must be elected by voting.

According to his prestige, Luo Chen must be the first.

Unexpectedly, Luo Chen directly removed his name from the voting candidates.

This authoritarian approach is consistent with his usual style, but the results are puzzling.

He did this, and in the end, Tallulah undoubtedly received the highest vote and became the top leader.

To be honest, Lin Yuxia didn't understand all these actions.

Lin Yuxia herself originally did not believe that there was a "clear stream" in the world.

The word "Qingliu" is a word from Yan country, which can be understood as people who are not greedy for power and money. Most of them do not care about their reputation.

But according to Lin Yuxia's understanding, the reason why these so-called "clean streams" procrastinate in the face of appointments is simply for greater benefits.

The world is bustling with people, and everyone is here for profit.

This does seem to be some kind of truth.

But this truth does not seem to hold true when it comes to Luo Chen...

He really didn't seem to care about any of it.

Power, money, fame...seems to be nothing in his eyes. Luo Chen doesn't care about these things at all...

So what exactly does he care about? This is what Lin Yuxia is most curious about.

"Wow!!!" The exclamation from below brought Lin Yuxia back to her senses.

Looking down, I saw that it was the worker who opened the door of the safe.

The red gold inside shines with an alluring light, making one's heart beat faster.

"Take inventory." Lin Yuxia gave the order immediately.

Under Lin Yuxia's command, the unpacking progress was very fast.

The final list was delivered to Luo Chen, who took a look at it and handed it to Lin Yuxia.

Lin Yuxia glanced over and frowned, "Not good..."

"what happened?"

"There's a lot of red gold, but too little pure source stone." Lin Yuxia sighed, "I can understand that... Pure source stone is an industrial product, and there's a risk of explosion, so it's impossible to pile it up in large quantities."

"Are we short of Originium?" Luo Chen asked.

"Yes, in fact, our Originium reserves have always been very small." Lin Yuxia explained, "Part of the western part of Ursus that we occupy is Casimir's land."

"Most of these occupied lands, together with Ursus's original territory, are suitable for farming. That's why there are so many landowners."

"The land is fertile, but there are few mineral veins."

"Most of them are metal ores, while Originium veins are relatively scarce..."

"Our industry consumes a large amount of Originium every day. The original situation was almost stable. However, the recent opening of the military factory has increased the consumption of Originium."

“So that’s how it is…” Luo Chen nodded slightly.

Even though the gun he wanted to design didn't need Originium to attack, this kind of gun was still closely related to Originium.

Its manufacture requires various metals, and the smelting and manufacturing of these metals require the support of the Originium industry.

Not to mention the so-called gunpowder inside...that was also extracted using Originium techniques.

Although it consumes much less Originium than other weapons, it still exists.

Of course, Luo Chen could also choose to rebuild an industrial system that does not rely on Originium. But... it is really unnecessary.

It might take more than ten years to build a prototype. With this time, Luo Chen would have already "ascended" to the high-level martial arts world.

The current technologies are still being explored, and the Yodel brothers need more Originium to explore new materials. The city's factories also need a lot of Originium to operate.

The situation of Terra Union is indeed as Lin Yuxia said - there is a shortage of Originium.

So where in Ursus are there more Originium?

Northern tundra!

Luo Chen already had some ideas in his mind.

A large part of Ursus' industrial system relies on the mineral veins in the northern tundra. The reason why these mines can continuously produce ore is that they rely on the continuous exploitation of infected miners.

These miners lived a miserable life every day, and many of them were sold by slave traders.

Luo Chen had killed many slave traders, from the Viscount at the beginning, the Sixth Army, the landlords in the countryside, the Count of Naik... and even the noble lady recently. But this was only a temporary solution, not a permanent one.

As long as there is demand, there will be human trafficking.

The western part of Ursus is suitable for farming and has a dense population, but Originium is scarce. This is naturally a hotbed for the slave trade.

The only way to completely solve all this is to bring the tundra of Ursus under your control.

Luo Chen felt it necessary to ask Tallulah about the situation of the integration movement.

How well are they penetrating the tundra?

And Hellagur...

If I remember correctly, he had a 'comrade' who was leading a guerrilla force wandering in the tundra north of Ursus.

"Northern Expedition!" Luo Chen muttered, "Northern Expedition!"

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Chapter 10: Butt Theory [Reward plus ]

The Northern Expedition must be carried out.

At least for Luo Chen, he couldn't tolerate so many damn guys existing so close to him.

But he couldn't accomplish this task alone.

Luo Chen has realized that the bulk of the merits come from the masses. If everyone provides one, a small amount will naturally add up to a large amount and great merits will be born.

If I were to rashly march north now, the result would be just like what Lin Yuxia said...

The quality of life of the people in his territory will decline, which indirectly leads to a decrease in their sense of happiness, and Luo Chen's merit income will also decrease.

So...this matter still needs to be taken slowly.

At least we have to wait until Lin Yuxia uses this batch of finances to completely complete the economic reform and get rid of the original economic constraints of Ursus...

Then, there will be enough strength to mobilize the army...

Of course, Luo Chen could go to the tundra alone and kill all the bad guys one by one.

But not to mention how much energy this would waste, Luo Chen couldn't split himself up and kill at the same time. There would even be a situation where he had just cleared a mine, and then a search team would take over and recapture the people Luo Chen had just rescued.

It seems that merit can be quickly earned in this situation, but Luo Chen has already asked the system.

Although there is still merit for rescuing someone, the pain they suffer will deduct merit to a greater extent. This is not a bug that can be fixed.

In short...the army is the key to the success of the Northern Expedition.

Thinking of this, Luo Chen thought of the two military geniuses he brought with him. He didn't know how their research was going now... He could go over and take a look.

Thinking of this, Luo Chen said hello to Lin Yuxia and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yuxia pulled him back.

"What's going on?" Luo Chen asked.

"I have something I want to consult you about..." Lin Yuxia looked a little strange, as if she wanted to say something but was reluctant to do so. "About Longmen."

"What happened to Longmen?"

"After we were officially listed as terrorists by Ursus, there was no major reaction from other countries - after all, everyone had internal issues to deal with."

"But you know...I'm from Longmen...originally."

"Besides, most of us in Longmen have parents. I haven't received a reply to the letter I wrote before...but I guess the attitude of Longmen officials towards our group is very ambiguous."

"Commander Wei, he is a very shrewd ruler, accustomed to seize every opportunity. So..."