"We are a neutral and friendly commercial convoy. At present, due to severe humanitarian crises in certain regions, we have been commissioned by the Eastern Kingdom Red Cross to conduct commercial operations in the name of the Salvation Church while providing a certain degree of humanitarian aid."
The first priority was to make their objective clear.
Lu PingAn—or rather, the Rebirth Merchant Guild—sent formal notices to every surrounding faction and nation.
We're done pretending. We're here to do charity work. It sounded a little absurd, but that was essentially the meaning.
Would it be useful? It would.
These days, weren't there plenty of people waving the banners of rescue, humanitarianism, and human rights while committing atrocities against humanity? They had even tainted words that had once carried positive connotations, such as humanitarianism and human rights.
Yet the same words depended on who said them.
If certain Western nations said them, not even ghosts would believe it. People might even see it as a prelude to an attack. But Lu PingAn was, after all, an East Country Person, and the Salvation Church was one of the True God Churches newly recognized by the Eastern Kingdom government. In a sense, it represented the Eastern Kingdom's reputation and intentions.
When judging a person or a country, there was no need to look at what they said. One only needed to look at what they had done—or at least, what they had done in the past.
The Eastern Kingdom's past conduct had been remarkably consistent with its words. Some might view that as stupidity, but to victims who had endured deception and threats, being an "honest person" was instead the most trustworthy label.
"They should be a little less hostile, right?"
Lu PingAn estimated that such a declaration would at most earn them a