Global Game: Ten Billion Spirit Energy Coins From The Start-Chapter 671 - : 668、Soviet-style persuasion to surrender (updated) _1

Chapter 671: 668、Soviet-style persuasion to surrender (updated) _1

Faced with such an urgent situation, Haidun Rieyang, the commander, is confronted with a difficult choice.

He could abandon the base and flee. With his abilities, the probability of a successful escape back to Skru Star is over 99%.

But the troops in the base are his direct subordinates, many of the high-ranking officers are his students who he has groomed for years.

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If he tried to take all the students above the sixth rank with him, he’d likely end up so hindered that he himself would be unable to escape.

It’s like a bystander jumping into a river to save a drowning person; if not careful, the rescuer might end up being dragged under by the drowning individual.

Beyond these two choices, the only remaining option is death in battle.

Does he want to die here?

Of course not!

As a bona fide commander, dying on the battlefield isn’t necessarily a bad thing; it’s a fitting end.

But the problem is, a death should have meaning.

Dying here like this is pointless. If he could trade his life for that of a seventh rank enemy, such as Su Yu, he would gladly do so.

But under the immense pressure from Prime Minister Cao Cao, he can’t even achieve a one-for-one trade; he might lose his life without inflicting any damage on the enemy, making it a complete loss.

…

Haidun Rieyang found himself in a dilemma.

Su Yu, who was observing the battle while resting, didn’t actually want to kill Haidun Rieyang and his direct troops either.

The reasons were threefold:

First, these people are not easy to kill. Including Prime Minister Cao Cao, the advanced cultivators were already very exhausted, killing them forcefully would likely come at a great cost;

Second, forcibly killing these powerful Skru would cause tremendous energy fluctuations, leading to the rampant rampage of spiritual energy within hundreds of kilometres, destroying everything in its path, just like in the game, Forest City;

Third, if these Skru powerhouses surrender, Su Yu could exchange them for resources in the future.

Take Haidun Rieyang, for example.

His combat power alone is equivalent to 300 fifth-rank mercenaries; Su Yu could exchange him for 1500 tons of gold or an equivalent amount of spiritual energy without being at a loss right? It’s certainly better than killing him.

With this in mind, Su Yu flew to the side of the energy shield and yelled into it in pure Skru language:

“Listen, Skru people below! I am Su Yu, and I now order you to throw away your weapons, raise your hands, and surrender right away!

I give you a two-minute window to consider; after that, we won’t hesitate to kill those who haven’t surrendered!”

Su Yu’s voice, amplified by magic, quickly spread throughout the base.

Hearing his words, the Skru forces below were clearly hesitant.

They knew that it’d be three hours before reinforcements could arrive from their headquarters, and they certainly couldn’t hold out for that long.

It was either surrender or die in battle.

But since the others around them hadn’t surrendered immediately, most of the soldiers were still waiting, ready to decide on surrendering at the last minute.

Seeing his words seemingly having no effect, Su Yu continued speaking:

“I tell you the truth, we Blue Star Humans treat our prisoners exceptionally well.

Once you become prisoners, apart from your powers being sealed, you will not be subjected to any kind of abuse!

Not only will you not be mistreated, but you will also have considerable freedom in the prisoner-of-war camp.

If your great Emperor Manina is willing to pay a ransom to get you back, I will surely let you go.”

Having no solid proof, Su Yu used a magical projection crystal to project a series of images onto the shield below after he finished speaking.

This series of images were taken when he went to visit Langqi’s brother, Lan Bo, in the POW camp. They were perfect to use for his purpose.

The Skru soldiers in the base could see the clear, colourful images projected onto the shield overhead.

The first image showed two Skru prisoners, dressed in striped prisoner’s uniforms, tending a green plant. They were chatting and laughing while tending to it, showing no signs of mistreatment;

The second image showed a Skru prisoner who looked like an officer sitting at a desk, engrossed in studying a thick book and taking notes as he read.

The book was a painstaking translation of the “Das Kapital” by the coalition government’s translation department.

The third image was from the well-known “POW Camp Sports Festival”, which Su Yu had previously shown to Langqi.

In the sports festival, Skru soldiers were playing ball games with great teamwork and camaraderie.

From their bright smiles, it was evident they were having a great time.

The fourth image… Su Yu cut off the fourth image just as it was beginning.

Seeing the puzzled expressions on the Skru soldiers below, Su Yu explained:

“The fourth image was intended for the Lunkete people. It’s a wedding between same-sex soldiers, they tend to like this sort of thing… As for you Rieyang people, there’s no need for you to see this.”

“Oh~” The Skru soldiers below showed understanding expressions.

However, these three scenes sent the soldiers into total shock.

They had always thought that being a Blue Star Human’s prisoner would mean being beaten, tormented, bled, or even subjected to human experimentation.

What were they seeing now?

No beatings, no interrogations, the prisoner camp looked like a vacation spot?

Could this be real? It seemed too good to be true!

The contrast between their imaginations and the images was so huge that the majority of the soldiers below couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

Haidun Rieyang outright questioned, “Su Yu, are these images real? You didn’t deliberately stage them to deceive us, did you?”

“I assure you they are real, and I promise that every prisoner would enjoy this kind of treatment.” Su Yu sternly promised:

“I swear on my name, Su Yu —— if any frame in these images is fabricated, I’ll commit suicide to apologize in front of your spy satellites!

Commander, are you willing to surrender and go to the POW camp to verify my words?”

Haidun Rieyang stared back at Su Yu.

After perhaps three seconds of hesitation, he said, “Alright, I surrender. I’ll go to your POW camp with you. Don’t forget your words, Su Yu!”

In saying so, Haidun Rieyang was taking the opportunity to go along with it.

Now that the Blue Star cultivators had broken through the energy shield, even his chances of escape were slim. He might as well surrender.

Moreover, he didn’t believe Su Yu’s words at all.

He was convinced that the POW camp couldn’t possibly be as good as the images suggest. Haidun Rieyang felt it necessary to personally visit the POW camp to expose Su Yu.

At their level, one couldn’t make an oath lightly.

If Su Yu’s oath was proven to be false and he was unwilling to commit suicide to apologize, then he would encounter endless interference during his cultivation, possibly preventing him from ever reaching the eighth rank.

This was evidenced by the experiences of others.

So Haidun Rieyang decided to go to the POW camp himself, determined to expose Su Yu’s lie.

…..

Seeing the commanding officer declare surrender, there was no longer any need for the Skru troops in the base to resist.

In fact, many of them had been considering surrendering for a while, and now they quickly threw down their weapons and raised their hands high.

The dropping of weapons echoed throughout the base.