Resurrection Empire-Chapter 867 - 334: The Slow Death of the Old Era, the Breath of Freedom (Part 2)

After all was arranged, Ren Zhong turned his attention to the situation on the other hemisphere through the information system established by the tens of thousands of Starfire Town scavengers working abroad.

It was deep night in Starfire Town on the Eastern Hemisphere, while on the Western Hemisphere, it was daytime.

Most of the small towns on the Western Hemisphere completed a total shrinkage in a very short time, and then fell into an eerie silence.

The mayors of various towns issued temporary orders requiring all scavengers to immediately halt their activities and await further instructions from higher authorities.

However, each area has its own customs and conventions, and some mayors have a strong grasp of their towns while others are mere figureheads.

Therefore, without the assistance and supervision of the "Net", scavengers in different regions immediately showed different behaviors.

Some towns with extremely fierce customs were plunged into chaos, some powerful scavengers immediately began to cruelly plunder the weak, and many people died instantly in the jaws of Ruined Beasts due to equipment failures.

Hours passed, and by the time the next day dawned, many towns on the Western Hemisphere had undergone a minor reshuffle, while the scavengers of the First Continent on the Eastern Hemisphere finally broke free from the control of their biological clocks and gathered to discuss the event's developments.

Ren Zhong first convened an online meeting with eleven mayors, including Ma Dafu.

With Ma Dafu as his staunch insider and Chongyi Three Towns as his iron puppets, Ren Zhong easily established the Ren Group's absolute control during this emergency.

The reason is simple: compared to the resources owned by the town guards and the town governments, the scavenger team cultivated by Ren Group under a semi-military management structure possesses the strongest military strength.

With military strength, Ren Zhong could naturally ensure the security of his assets. By chance, Ren Zhong also holds the most land and assets in the towns, and he has stockpiled a large number of strategic resources.

While the Association's logistics system has not been repaired, the resources in Ren Zhong's hands are the supreme authority that can determine the fate of the towns.

Of course, Ren Zhong did not make any excessive demands, merely asking the mayors to keep everything as usual, and furthermore, he would enhance the internal circulation of personnel and resources to further strengthen his control.

"I've stockpiled a batch of crystal chips over here and established a communications system. In three days at most, I can rebuild the transportation system of Ren Group traveling to and from the towns. Also, although the malfunction of wrist watches has disrupted the scavengers' financial status, this is no issue. I have already established a settlement system with a new communications system which is currently only applicable to Ren Group's employees. It cannot be called currency, only tokens. Once information is restored, I will integrate Ren Group's token system back into the Contribution Points settlement system, and bear any financial losses myself."

"In short, no one knows what's going to happen next. But I won't allow any upheaval in my enterprise. I hope you all cooperate with me extensively."

After saying these words, Ren Zhong announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Each mayor had their own thoughts.

Ma Dafu knew Ren Zhong had finally encountered the opportunity he'd dreamed of.

The other mayors were mostly amazed at Ren Zhong's quicker response compared to the Association.

Of course, there is a difference between the two; Ren Zhong only needed to consider the matters of the eleven towns under his purview, while the Association had to take care of not just the globe but the entire situation within the Star System.

The greatest crisis currently isn't on Source Star, but on the Space Bases.

The various bases in space rely more heavily on the "Net", and without the assistance of artificial intelligence, some bases couldn't even guarantee oxygen circulation.

After the meeting, Ren Zhong was invited by Ma Dafu to the town hall.

The chubby old man was filled with excitement and tension, his hands couldn't stop trembling.

But even so, he still brewed a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of Ren Zhong, "My intuition tells me you know the most about what's happened, can you tell me what exactly occurred?"

Ren Zhong picked up the teacup, "Old Ma, this is both good news and bad news."

"Speak, I'm mentally prepared."

"The 'Net' is dead."

Ma Dafu: "Impossible."

Ren Zhong: "We destroyed it ourselves, why not?"

Ma Dafu shook his head repeatedly, "But the Association will repair it sooner or later."

Ren Zhong: "First, that's an extremely low probability event. Second, even if the Association repairs the Net, I will destroy it again."

Ma Dafu pondered for a long time, "So what are your plans exactly?"

Ren Zhong: "As I have told you a long time ago, and as we have continuously pursued, the scavengers on Source Star live too miserably. The correctness of the great migration is yet to be determined. We sympathize with the scavengers and understand their value. We should endeavor to change this situation, providing scavengers with relatively fair opportunities. Human technology on Source Star has actually stagnated for a long, long time. The top officials of the Association have placed all hope on being taken in by the Empire. However, from my observations, I can conclude the final beneficiaries are only nine people. Those nine frozen elders are the only ones who will benefit; the rest of the people on Source Star, including you and me, are essentially just the slaves of the nine elders. This includes the entire so-called Source Star civilization, therefore we must rise up in resistance."