Chapter 470 One Day, I Will Plant Crimson Flags Throughout the Heavens And In Every World!
At the mention of this item that carried deeply meaningful memories, everyone at the table lost their calm.
The relations.h.i.+p between foreign races and humans had previously been more like compet.i.tors. It was similar to the relations.h.i.+p between man and animals in the Barbaric Age; for one to live the other had to die.
However, in the New World, the foreign races seemed to have learned from their failures.
They had begun to take a different path.
Based on how the different races had consciously started to communicate with each other, as well as how they had openly allowed the establishment of relations with humans, one thing was abundantly clear for all to see.
Their ambition!
“The situation there may be worse than what everyone has imagined. The foreign races are now establis.h.i.+ng relations with humans, which means that our knowledge, technology, and culture will be available to them to a certain extent.
“The most problematic issue is that if humans and foreign races integrate, the enemies we have to face in the future will not only be foreign races, but also our own people. “I think that none of us want what was supposed to be a war against the foreign races to become a war between humans, right?” Chen Shen said helplessly as he put the piece of paper away. It was just as he said. Even if 95% of human beings had gone to the deep reaches of the ocean, there were still about 100 million people remaining.
On Earth, there were only 13 countries with a population of more than 100 million people.
If 20% of these people ended up joining the foreign races, it would be about 20 million people in total! “Alright, for now, let’s not think ahead of ourselves. Even if we go to the New World, our main goal is still to survive the disasters, not to engage in a life-or-death struggle against these foreign races. Given that they’ve initiated relations between the other races and they’re also trying to gain the loyalty of humans, we can see that their ultimate goal is to better survive the disasters.”
Su Mo made a gesture with his hand.
When everyone at the table quieted down again, Su Mo picked up a bowl of soup, finished it, and asked slowly, “Chen Shen, have you scouted out where we will be a.s.signed if we transfer a new territory?”
Chen Shen answered, “Yes. Although they themselves haven’t made the switch, I specifically asked them about it, and they’ve also collected information on this. The rules for transferring are like this…
“First, we cannot transfer to a place that is within 500 kilometers of the coastline. This is a fixed rule. It’s to prevent the original coastline from being destroyed, as that would cause all kinds of unnecessary disasters.
“At the same time, this restriction is also to prevent someone from transferring their territory to an area next to the coastline and then sniping at the other foreign races and humans who land nearby! “Secondly, when we transfer, we will be given a map so that we can make our choice. If the chosen territory is occupied, or if it’s not big enough, the transfer will fail. The map won’t tell us if an area belongs to humans or foreign races. Whether we’ll have humans or foreign races next to us after we transfer is entirely dependent upon luck!
“Thirdly, if we choose to transfer, other creatures aren’t permitted to attack us while we’re on our way to our territory in the New World. Likewise, we’re not allowed to attack other creatures.
“I’m a.s.suming this is to restrict people like ourselves so we won’t ignore the 50km restriction and go robbing and plundering the entire way to the new territory!
“Apart from these three rules, the remaining ones concern the area we’re going to transfer to. The larger it is, the more remote the direction we can choose, and the more complex the nearby terrain will be.” Since he had killed the initial 23 thousand foreign races and had also continuously slaughtered other marine and terrestrial foreign clans along the way with artillery, before his return, Su Mo had looked up the size of the territory he could transfer.
It was an astonis.h.i.+ng 1,800 square kilometers.
This meant that Su Mo had completely exterminated about 400 groups of foreign
races.
Now, according to Chen Shen, if he really wanted to transfer all 1,800 kilometers in one go, the destination would be extremely remote.
He would be forced to leave behind the resources already in the New World.
It was not worth it!
“Other than that, there shouldn’t be any other restrictions. There might be some hidden restrictions, but that’s not something that’s within their power to find out!”
“Good! You’ll be credited for our transfer to the New World!”
Although Chen Shen had remained on Iron Rock Mountain this entire time, he had still managed to provide so much important information.
This also proved that he was more capable compared to before.
Su Mo paused. Looking down the table at everyone, he said, “This time, the 1,035 new people on the s.h.i.+p will all be incorporated into Hope Village.
“The village will keep the same organizational structure as before. Chen Shen, you’re still the village chief.
“I’m counting on you not to disappoint me!” Taken together, the s.h.i.+p’s crew and Hope Village’s current population came up to roughly around 1,400 people.
On Earth, a village with over 1,000 people would be considered a large village.
Furthermore, the awarding of such a decision represented not just a promotion in the simplest sense of the word, but also…
Su Mo’s trust!
Chen Shen raised his right hand excitedly. He looked around at all his “colleagues”, then affirmed calmly, “I promise to live up to your trust, Leader Su!
“If I can’t do it, I, Chen Shen, will hand you my head on a platter!”
Chen Shen had changed. Before Su Mo’s departure, he had still been a little short-tempered, but now it was obvious that something extraordinary had befallen him the past month.
However, Su Mo did not pursue the matter now and instead picked up a meat bun once more. This made the atmosphere jubilant all over again.
The humble feast ended.
The crew had also used up all the energy they had suppressed during the 10-day voyage.
Seeing that it was still early in the day, the loading of supplies onto the s.h.i.+p was moved ahead of schedule by Chen Shen’s command.
Right now, the game had not yet been updated to the survival version.
Since they had their storage s.p.a.ces, the loading process was not laborious at all. After two hours, 80% of the supplies had been transported on board.
The remaining few large items were also moved up to the s.h.i.+p before 8 at night, thanks to everyone’s concerted efforts.
Iron Rock Mountain, which had been abundant with resources for more than a month, had now been stripped bare almost entirely, returning to its original barren state again. The cave where the villagers had stayed for more than a month was now also empty.
In this place, liveliness arrived fast and departed even faster.
However, unlike what Su Mo had imagined, there was not a single hint of wistfulness on the villagers’ faces as they gathered at the foot of the mountain.
They rubbed their hands in excitement and came forward excitedly as their names were continuously called. “Chen Kai, Su Yuan, Zhang Liang, Xi Shaoliang, Lu Benwei, Zhai Li, Ke Fu, the eight of you will live in a dormitory, dormitory number 135. You have no problem with that, right?”
At the front of the crowd was a table set up on a raft.
Behind the table sat three people-Chen Shen, the village chief, Zhang Long, who was responsible for managing data, and Shen Ke, who coordinated the management staff.
As their names were called, 8 people came out from the back of the crowd with eager faces.
“No problem at all, the 8 of us can live together with no trouble at all!”
The one who answered Zhang Long was Chen Kai, Chen Shen’s cousin and former gatekeeper of Iron Rock Mountain.
He was now the fourth captain of the guards. After more than a thousand people joined the village, the previous leaders.h.i.+p of the village immediately rose in authority. Forty people were a.s.signed to manage Chen Kai’s subordinates alone. Zhang Long nodded. “Very well, please hand in your resident cards in exchange for the doorplates!”
Once Zhang Long finished speaking, the 7 people behind Chen Kai hurriedly handed to him their wooden plaques with the word Su engraved on the back. Chen Kai then handed them all to Shen Ke for inspection.
After checking, Shen Ke nodded. “No problem!”
It was Chen Shen’s turn to nod. “Good, registration is successful. Everyone, start reciting the s.h.i.+p’s rules!”
This boarding ritual was different from before.
However, all of them, starting from Chen Kai, recited the rules aloud without any complaints. “The first rule—no matter what conflicts there are on board, there shall be no armed fights, no secret retaliation, and any problems shall be handed over to the security team for evaluation and treatment.
“The second rule-obey the Shelter Leader in all things after boarding the s.h.i.+p. The Shelter Leader’s words are the highest level of authority!”
“The third rule-individuals may not use an open flame on board the s.h.i.+p, nor explosives …”
There were a total of 19 rules.
They had had the whole afternoon to memorize them. Just like those who had boarded before them, Chen Kai’s group smoothly recited all the rules and regulations without faltering.
After they recited the last sentence where they pledged allegiance to the village and the chief, Chen Shen nodded in satisfaction and handed over 8 wood-burned doorplates.
“Reviewed and approved, welcome on board!”
“Great!”
After a glance at the envious look on the faces of the remaining villagers, the 8 people quickly exited the line, athletically jumped onto the raft next to them, and quickly paddled toward Hope One.
Order could only be created with the establishment of rules.
Even though the reboarding ritual for 1,400 people was tedious, Su Mo did not refuse Chen Shen’s request nonetheless but encouraged him instead.
After all, it would only take a few hours. Not only was everyone registered and doc.u.mented again, but this ceremony also served to cement Su Mo’s prestige in the entire group.
Chen Shen’s growth once more renewed Su Mo’s perception and allowed him to feel completely at ease.
“Su Mo, this leader of yours is good. He has potential. Do you want to consider letting me train him for the next couple of days?”
Initially, Su Mo had been the only person looking down from the main deck, but now the robot that Su Deben had taken control over slowly glided up from the lower deck with a clicking sound.
“Hahahaha, Uncle Su, you can’t resist any longer, huh?”
Su Deben scratched his head. “Ah, Su Mo, I’m not going to lie to you. I’ve rested my old bones enough these last few days. Now that we have the chance, we must prepare in advance. I heard that the New World has changed a lot compared to previously. We can’t take this lightly. Now that everyone’s here, I suggest that we open up the virtual reality world and train there for some time!
“It will consume energy, which will cause the s.h.i.+p to be slower, but I think that arriving one or two days late isn’t a problem. The people here are all scattered and have not had any military training. If we go in rashly, serious casualties are more likely to occur in just one or two enemy attacks!”
If the scene was not complex and other characters were not constructed, a virtual reality world that could contain one person would consume about 10 kWh of energy per hour.
Based on this, one that could contain 1,400 people would consume more than 10,000 kWh of energy per hour.
By the standards of the Underground Shelter generator, this was an exorbitant amount.
However, taken altogether, the actual amount of power consumed would not be so outrageous.
According to Lu Kuan’s previous model, the more people there were, the easier it was to construct a virtual reality scene, and the more energy efficient it would be.
For example, a training scenario that Su Deben had just mentioned would only require 1,600 kWh of power to support 1,400 people for an hour.
If Su Mo had been using the generator in the Underground Shelter, this would be an astronomical figure.
However, Hope One had a Matter Conversion Engine. If it was used to generate electricity, 1,600 kWh was about 95% of its load, which was well within the range of what it could bear.
Out of the 24 hours every day, the s.h.i.+p would stop for 6 hours so people could undergo training
As for the remaining 18 hours, 2 hours would be reserved for the engine to rest, and the s.h.i.+p would sail for the remaining 16 hours. There would be no great delay in reaching the New World.
“Good, Uncle Su, that’s exactly what I’m thinking. After we leave early tomorrow morning, we’ll officially kick off the training sessions!”
Su Mo nodded. Now that a development plan for the future had been settled, he felt relieved.
According to Chen Shen, the New World would be an unprecedented challenge.
Most likely, the basin would become a target for the foreign races after it was transferred there, and they would be besieged by thousands at the first opportunity.
However, looking down at the villagers, Su Mo had complete confidence once again.
“I’m no longer a lone wolf. I have 1, 400 villagers, dozens of scientific researchers, and a commander who’s a general!
“I’m armed with all kinds of new technologies, and I’ve got books of knowledge stacked up 10 meters high! “All I need is a little time, and then in this New World…
“Everyone will know what a human’s super territory looks like, and what it means to have truly cutting-edge technology!
“One day, I’ll plant crimson flags all over the heavens and in every world!”