Thank You, Ying Tianlong!

When Lu Yongyi first said that reinforcements were coming, everyone took it as a consolation and no one believed him.

The second time Lu Yongyi said there were reinforcements, they still didn't believe him, thinking that Lu Yongyi was just hypnotizing himself.

Even when ammunition boxes arrived as reinforcements, everyone still only believed about 30% of it.

Before Lu Yongyi explicitly stated who would provide support, how they would provide support, and the specific duration of the support, he did not provide any details.

No one would be foolish enough to believe that, given the current state of the wasteland, anyone would be so reckless as to offer help to others.

But now, looking at Lu Yongyi, who had almost turned into a shrew arguing in the chat area, and Ying Tianlong was jumping up and down in anger on the other side.

All the captains believed it! Reinforcements!

There really are reinforcements! If there were no reinforcements, Lu Yongyi would have no reason to use this method to provoke Ying Tianlong, to deliberately bargain and negotiate the exchange price.

Given Lu Suo's previous temper, it's already a big favor that he's not attacking now, how could he possibly discuss exchanging with you!

Of course, what none of the captains knew was that the main reason Lu Yongyi's delaying tactics were successful was due to the information gap! By the time they saw Lu Yongyi, Lu Yongyi had already undergone a mental transformation and become a captain with iron-fisted methods.

However, during Ying Tianlong's time, Lu Yongyi was an extremely kind and democratic person. Given his character at that time, he would definitely have made such a sacrifice to protect the choices of others.

Furthermore, unaware that the Tundra Fleet had reinforcements, Ying Tianlong, a scoundrel who had never received proper military education, was no match for Lu Yongyi's methods.

In the midst of the wrangling, more than ten minutes had quietly passed, and it was now 10:46! At this point, there were only fourteen minutes left before the tsunami struck again.

If they can hold out until the tsunami arrives, even if the other side wants to start a war, they will have to consider how much of their fighting power they can unleash under such circumstances.

Lu Yongyi had clearly realized that the timing was right, and immediately loosened his grip in the game's Area Channel.

After some haggling, a small boat can now be exchanged for 1,600 people, while a large boat can be exchanged for 2,200 people.

In addition, Ying Tianlong made a boast: if Lu Yongyi himself sailed the Tundra over to surrender.

Then, not only would he immediately release all the people on those four Raft Ferry, but he could even restrain the alien race, allowing all the surviving humans to run for half an hour before starting the pursuit.

[Lu Yongyi: Since you agree to this price, and you have our people under your command, I can now order all the Raft Ferry to come back. Just don't hurt anyone.]

Ying Tianlong: Alright, if you bring them back, I'll tell them to treat the people on those four Raft Ferry well!

[Lu Yongyi: If it's a trade, there are only ten minutes left before the tsunami hits. I don't want you to play tricks on me. I want everyone to survive. Let's trade two small boats first and show me your sincerity!]

Ying Tianlong: No problem. Send a ship over for us to take over, and we'll release them immediately.

At this point, the phone call and negotiations between the two parties came to an end.

After Lu Yongyi announced the return of all the Raft Ferry, Ying Tianlong felt things were going too smoothly, but after thinking about it, he still closed the Game Panel with satisfaction.

During the negotiation just now, Lu Yongyi had gained the upper hand in every word and sentence, but he didn't take it to heart.

He knew perfectly well that Lu Yongyi would not sit idly by and watch these ordinary people die.

And things unfolded exactly as he had predicted! At 10:55, five minutes before the tsunami was about to erupt again, the Tundra Fleet's solid defenses crumbled once more.

Liu Neng and Zhang Long, each leading more than fifty people, drove two small boats out of the position and headed straight for the alien race.

Instead of accepting it immediately, Ying Tianlong cautiously sent a team to inspect the ship inside and out before he felt relieved.

The Tundra Fleet indeed didn't play any tricks. Although it couldn't be ruled out that they had stored weapons and ammunition in their Storage Space, judging from the current situation, the ships and the people on board were practically penniless! As if to show their sincerity, after counting the ships, the 3,200 people were immediately selected and swam back along the route the fleet had taken! Compared to the remaining 20,000 people, these 3,000 people were not many, but once they entered the water, they still formed a dense, dark mass.

Before the other Raft Ferry returned, no one was allowed to enter the defensive line. But it was precisely this cautious approach that dispelled some of the suspicion in Ying Tianlong's heart, who was sitting calmly on the sidelines.

The tsunami arrived at 11 o'clock.

At this point, Lu Yongyi proposed again: until the other rafts return, the fleet does not have enough space to accommodate these people, and the exchange can only continue when there is room available.

Ying Tianlong readily agreed.

At 11:06, the first Raft Ferry sailed back in a grand procession from afar.

They were banging gongs and drums, making a great show of it.

Furthermore, to reassure the alien race and Ying Tianlong, they even boldly piloted the ferry and circled the alien race's territory "completely" before leisurely returning to the vicinity of the fleet to ferry the three thousand people underwater.

"This isn't a suicide mission; it's more like a triumphant general returning home!"

When one of Ying Tianlong's clansmen said those words, Ying Tianlong clearly sensed something was amiss.

Unfortunately, their brain capacity and logical ability were simply insufficient to understand in a short period of time why these people who were previously fearless of death had suddenly changed their character.

Just as the three thousand people were being picked up, the next large exchange ship slowly sailed in through the tsunami, proposing to make the exchange.

Their newly formed train of thought was immediately interrupted, and they had no choice but to rush back onto the ship to conduct another inspection.

The familiar poverty, the familiar honesty—nothing had been done to this large ship.

Watching the 2,200 people being led away by Zhang Long, who came to hand them over, they slowly swam towards the Tundra Fleet.

As night fell, two more Raft Ferry sailed in, seemingly swaggering around the alien territory.

Ying Tianlong couldn't figure out where the sense of crisis in his heart came from.

But he still made a choice:

He pulled an old-fashioned pocket watch from his pocket! In wars that break out on Earth, whether in ancient or modern times, when faced with the enemy's potential conspiracy, there are basically no other options besides outsmarting them and using brute force to overcome all obstacles.

But in the wasteland world, with the presence of magical games, the situation is slightly different.

Ying Tianlong seemed to feel a pang of heartache as he opened the pocket watch, but after thinking for a moment, he resolutely took out another item from his Storage Space.

This is a single hair.

A single hair from Lu Yongyi.

He gently pressed his hair against the surface of the pocket watch, but the next moment, he could hardly contain his shock and cried out.

"What?! Old Dog Lu's lifeline has actually been extended!"

Three hours ago, after the great battle between the alien race and the Tundra Fleet, Ying Tianlong had taken a test.

When the hair was attached, the hour hand inside the clock face stopped at 11:50.

Having used it many times, he knew that this represented Lu Yongyi's lifeline, which would end at this time of night, without any accidents.

Therefore, he chose to step forward and confidently tell the foreign tribes:

"If I can't take down Lu Yongyi and the Tundra Fleet before midnight tonight, I'll offer my head!" But now, looking at the clock hand that had spun more than ten times and was still running forward without slowing down, Ying Tianlong was dumbfounded! Lu Yongyi's lifeline had been extended by something! This had never happened before in previous uses! However, the next second he seemed to realize what was happening and quickly pulled Lu Yongyi's hair off.

With a quick tug on his head, Ying Tianlong plucked a hair from his own head and stuck it on.

As expected, the time on the pocket watch had only moved a little before stopping at 4:46 a. m. the next day.

Ying Tianlong immediately put away his pocket watch and, still shaken, opened the Game Panel! In the area chat, he made a new request: [Ying Tianlong: Your exchange speed is too slow. I now demand that Tundra and Lu Yongyi come to exchange within ten minutes, or I will immediately start killing people!]

[Ying Tianlong: In the first minute, one person per second; in the second minute, two people per second, and so on. Old dog Lu, if you can bear to watch these innocent people die, then stay within your defensive perimeter and don't come out.]

[Ying Tianlong: By the way, I know all about your plans. If you want to stall for time, then keep stalling!]

Unaware of Lu Yongyi's true intentions, Ying Tianlong chose the simplest option, "Zha Hu," after learning the outcome.

Since Lu Yongyi's lifeline could be rewritten, Ying Tianlong believed that his own could definitely be rewritten as well! A moment later, it was 11:20.

With only two minutes remaining before Ying Tianlong's ultimatum expired, new messages appeared on the regional chat panel.

[Lu Yongyi: Okay, don't kill anyone. I'll pack my things and come over right now. These people are innocent; they shouldn't be dragged into this.]

As if he had thought it through carefully, Lu Yongyi's words were filled with a hint of sadness.

As two or three minutes passed, the Tundra lost connection with the other large ships.

At that moment, even as the tsunami continued to crash and roar outside, the sea was still raging.

Across the not-too-distant sea, all the humans and other races were imprisoned on Raft Ferry.

They could still clearly hear the howling and shouts coming from the Tundra Fleet! "Lord Lu, don't go! Let's fight them to the death!"

This is the "in unison" shout of the fleet's survivors.

"Let me go and exchange with them. If I, Lu Yongyi, can exchange my life for 20,000 people, my life will be worth it!"

This is the sound emitted by Lu Yongyi using three loudspeakers.

"Commander Lu, I can't let you go!"

"Zhang Long, if you don't let me leave, you're putting me in an unjust position. Even if I live, it won't mean anything to me!"

"Commander Lu, we can't let you go."

"Haha, ah, waah, let me go, let me go and change people!"

Like a theatrical performance, listening to these sounds coming from the other side of the river, all the hostages trapped on the Raft Ferry couldn't help but feel sorrow from the bottom of their hearts.

Director Lu, you must sacrifice yourself to save us!

Lu Suo, he could have lived, he could have lived a good life to the New Continent, but he chose the worst path.

Although Lu Suo seemed to be laughing wildly just now, he must have been furious to have such a violent emotional outburst!

Like the survivors on the other side of the fleet, the hostages felt increasingly distressed the more they thought about it.

After a few seconds of emotional buildup, they also started crying and shouting, begging Lu Yongyi to abandon them and lead the others to survive.

"Shout! Shout it all! If they don't shout, how will Lu Yongyi come over!"

Surprisingly, Ying Tianlong, who was standing above, did not stop everyone from shouting. Instead, he nodded with a hint of pride, stopping the others below from interrupting the hostages' cries.

Only those without morals can use moral blackmail so skillfully!

Against other people, such a method might only have a 30% chance of success, but against Lu Yongyi, Ying Tianlong believed that the success rate would be 100%!

At 11:33, the Tundra broke away from the fleet and began to slowly sail towards the alien territory.

The hostages, held by the foreign race, continued to cry and shout. Some of them had even cried until they were exhausted and their voices were hoarse.

They looked at the Tundra and at Lu Yongyi at the bow.

Despite Lu Yongyi's hunched back and relieved smile, at this moment, in their hearts, Lu Yongyi, with his mortal body, was on par with Gods! On par with the Su God!

"Calm down, everyone. Since Lu Yongyi chose to come here on his own, as fellow countrymen, I won't make things difficult for you. You can leave after you've inspected the Tundra!"

At 11:40, the Tundra had already advanced to the front line.

Upon seeing Lu Yongyi's familiar old face at the bow of the ship, Ying Tianlong was overjoyed and walked down while shouting.

He couldn't wait to inspect the Tundra and deal with Lu Yongyi.

But to his surprise, a strange smile appeared on Lu Yongyi's face as he stood at the bow of the ship.

The smile was a mix of smugness and amusement.

From Lu Yongyi's smile, Ying Tianlong saw neither panic nor helplessness! However, before Ying Tianlong could utter a word of questioning or mockery, shouts erupted from within the fleet's defensive line behind the Tundra:

"Thank you, Ying Tianlong!"

Thank you~~~

"Ying Tianlong, you are a good person!"

"You're a good person~~"

Thank me?

Why are you thanking me?

"Thank me for letting all the hostages go back?" When this strange thought arose, Ying Tianlong looked at Lu Yongyi's face and didn't react for a moment.

But the next second, all the hostages also changed their worried expressions. They all laughed and thanked him repeatedly, just like "Brother Sun's face change". Then Ying Tianlong seemed to think of something, and his expression suddenly changed drastically!

With a thought, he instantly summoned the Game Panel and entered the Area Channel.

The update did not affect the smooth rotation of the screen, and the messages in the Area Channel began loading immediately after he entered.

But after waiting for about a second, the latest message came in, and instead of Lu Yongyi, it was a familiar name that only appeared in his nightmares. Ying Tianlong felt as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant, and he collapsed helplessly to the ground! The clown was actually himself!