Resurrection Empire-Chapter 936 - 360: Long-Awaited High Rank Combat Power 2

After about ten minutes, Ren Zhong walked out, grinning. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Before he could speak, Ju Qingmeng spilled everything from last night to now, as if pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

Ren Zhong nodded after listening, then said, "I was closely monitoring yesterday's Changjin Lake ambush. Because the enemy we faced last night had an average strength above the Second Level, and there were quite a few experts, some of our elite warriors used the newly developed Comprehensive Frenzy Potion. It worked well but produced some side effects. Sun Miao and I have just been discussing improving the formula to reduce these side effects. The next batch of products should be much better."

Ju Qingmeng responded with a hum, "Why didn't you have Wang Jingcai and other key captives brought back to Starfire Town, and instead had the frontline troops keep them?"

Ren Zhong sighed, "Recently, I've learned a new principle: mercy doesn't command soldiers. The grassroots wilderness people forced into the battlefield can receive my forgiveness, but the decision-makers in power must pay the price. So, when the Northern Expedition Army takes over the first town, Wang Jingcai and others will be publicly executed."

Ju Qingmeng nodded.

She also felt Ren Zhong's arrangement was very reasonable, but somehow, she heard a hint of reluctance and helplessness in Ren Zhong's seemingly cold-blooded tone. It is said that mercy doesn't command soldiers, but knowing is easy, doing is hard.

After a few seconds of silence, Ju Qingmeng couldn't help but ask, "Speaking of which, I still don't understand. We did know that the remaining family members of the Chongyi Wang clan fled to Jianghao City, but why are you sure Wang Jingcai would find a backer and rally troops to attack last night? If you were wrong, the potential loss of having a hundred thousand elites hiding underground for a week would be significant."

Ren Zhong smiled, "When I first released these people, you might have wondered about my intention. I just didn't explain much then. In fact, from that moment, I was waiting for this day."

"As for why, the reason is quite simple. I released many of the Wang clan members but personally killed Wang Jingcai's father, Wang Dingyuan, creating a life-and-death vendetta. It's the strategy of releasing the tiger back to the mountain. Though Wang Jingcai became penniless, she still holds the status of a Seventh Level Citizen. Her status is her only remaining core resource. Sooner or later, she would use that resource to find a new backer. After all, there are many wealthy forces on Source Star whose Citizen Level has never advanced."

"Coincidentally, our intelligence personnel informed us in advance that there's a sizable subsidiary of the Mengdu Group, a Third Level subsidiary, in Jianghao City. The Steering Man of this company holds a Level Six Citizen status, has been operating for many years, and is quite powerful, with an extensive network rooted throughout Jianghao City. At least four resource recovery companies from several towns are edge industries of this clan. Wang Jingcai indeed sought their asylum."

"After the Association promulgated the autonomy decree, a Seventh Level citizen can privatize a county town. Wang Jingcai's value suddenly surged. The boss of that company will certainly, like us, use their resource advantage and attach themselves to the Mengdu Group to rapidly expand their influence. Considering the time, they should have almost unified Jianghao City by now."

"The contradiction between us and the Mengdu Group is irreconcilable. So, whether from Wang Jingcai's needs, the Mengdu Group's requirements, or that subsidiary boss's desire for expansion, war between us is inevitable. Previously, they hadn't attacked; they were just waiting for the right moment."

"Right now, we are sieging lands in Zhan Sha County, and last night I already instructed Zheng Tian to boast publicly, declaring to capture Zhan Sha County. With the Mengdu Group's intelligence capabilities, they would surely catch wind of it. It stands to reason they would attack; doing nothing would be unreasonable."

After hearing Ren Zhong's detailed explanation, Ju Qingmeng realized, feeling embarrassed, with her face flushing red, she laughed softly, "I see. If I had known you thought it through so clearly, I shouldn't have asked you and wasted your time."

Ren Zhong shook his head, "If it were anyone else, it would indeed be a bit of a waste of time to explain. But you, Qingmeng, are different. You're one of the people I trust the most, my wise helper. By explaining more to you, you can quickly grow and provide me with more help. I know this may sound a bit utilitarian, but it is indeed the most genuine thought from the bottom of my heart."