The Birth of the Yeti Enforcement Squad.
Apologizing to Luo Chen, a guy with no moral bottom line, is a very painful thing.
But being unwilling to sacrifice face won't bring peace of mind.
Just apologize to yourself.
You don't need to apologize.
Luo Chen has always appreciated those who are humble and eager to improve.
Moreover, he didn't feel that Big Bear had done anything offensive to him yesterday.
"Listen to me, I think your suggestion is very constructive." Luo Chen said with a clean smile. "We need to bring some people over to work as laborers."
Big Bear's heart tightened, and so did FrostNova's.
It's no wonder they reacted so strongly.
Rather, the ugly truth behind the forced labor arrests was all too familiar to these Infected.
"Luo Chen, are you serious?"
"If we conscript ordinary people as laborers, how are we any different from the empire we oppose?"
Big Bear chimed in:
"Yes, although those villagers were misled by the cult, they were also victims themselves."
"Their experiences are already painful enough, and you're taking them here. That's not right. What will others think of our Reunion Movement?"
"So, you've misunderstood." Luo Chen smiled and waved his hand.
"Ordinary people abide by the law, why would I arrest them and force them into labor? Don't you agree?"
FrostNova and the other nodded, but Big Bear's expression still showed some hesitation.
It wasn't that he questioned Luo Chen's character, but rather that he had never trusted Luo Chen since Luo Chen swindled all the villagers out of their wealth.
"Big Bear, you still seem a little distrustful of me?" Luo Chen frowned slightly, clearly displeased.
But she quickly started laughing again.
"How about we sign a guarantee?"
"I promise I won't arrest ordinary people, and Big Bear has agreed to fully assist me in fighting crime."
"That's great!" Big Bear smiled as he heard that Luo Chen was going to sign a guarantee.
He believed in someone as important as Luo Chen.
They certainly wouldn't risk their reputation by violating the terms of the guarantee.
So, with FrostNova as their witness, Luo Chen and Big Bear jointly signed a guarantee.
Luo Chen's rule is to never arrest innocent ordinary people who have not broken any laws.
Similarly, ordinary people will not be arrested on trumped-up charges.
On the other hand, Big Bear is required to resolutely crack down on evil lawbreakers as agreed.
If anyone breaks the law and intentionally injures someone, Big Bear will lead the charge.
Looking at the guarantee in his hand, Luo Chen smiled.
It was a genuine smile of joy; he stood up and shook hands with the Big Bear.
"Let us work together for fairness and justice, and uphold the authority of the law."
Chapter 176: Questioning Luo Chen, Believing in Luo Chen, Becoming Luo Chen.
Early morning.
The weather was unusually gloomy.
The northern mountainous region of Chernobog.
Although the area is protected from Catastrophes by mountains, due to the empire's long-term harvesting, each village, including the elderly and children, has an average population of only four or five hundred.
Most of the houses in the village were dilapidated, with broken roof tiles and rotten wooden doors and windows that swayed precariously in the wind.
Logically speaking, this impoverished village shouldn't have many able-bodied men to spare, nor should it have been able to extract much wealth from.
But despite this.
Harry, the leader of the True God Church, still gathered a thousand-strong army of protectors from the dozen or so core villages under his control.
He relied on his deep faith in the True God that resonated with believers.
And by guaranteeing that they would eliminate the heretics of the Reunion Movement, they would receive the eternal protection of the True God and never have to suffer the exploitation of the empire again.
After three consecutive days of mobilization, the fervent emotions of all believers were successfully stirred up.
Now all the villagers wish they could hang this group of Reunion Movement.
Thus they would receive the blessing of the True God and would no longer need to pay taxes to the empire.
Looking at the thousands of friars he had organized, Harry narrowed his eyes slightly, a perfect and elegant smile always on his lips.
He has now gathered thousands of followers, and is capable of fighting even against hundreds of imperial patrols.
Even if the Reunion Movement were to launch a surprise attack on him at this point, they would be doomed to failure.
However, it doesn't matter whether the Reunion Movement launches a surprise attack or not.
Because I'm about to set off to teach them a lesson.
However, to awaken the fighting spirit in the villagers before going into battle, some blood must be shed.
In other words, it's a flag-raising ceremony.
While raising flags has limited effect on boosting morale in regular armies, it is quite effective for this religiously-based militia composed entirely of villagers.
"Let us fight for the great True God."
As Harry's shout faded, the traitor Mair was mercilessly hanged from a nearby tree.
His body swayed in the wind, as if warning everyone present: the consequences of betraying one's faith are so terrible.
"Fight for the True God."
At that moment, the emotions of all the believers were ignited, and they shouted fervently.
Their voices were filled with anger, determination, and power, as if they could tear the sky apart.
The True God Church followers were fanatical, but Harry remained remarkably clear-headed.
Although the activity trajectory of the Reunion Movement suggests that the Reunion Movement's headquarters should be located in a river valley.
However, he did not choose to gamble all his resources on launching an attack against the Reunion Movement at once.
Instead, they sent a group of only fifty followers to attack the camp that the Reunion Movement was recently building.
There were about forty people from the Reunion Movement in the camp.
However, in this evenly matched conflict, the Reunion Movement was caught off guard by the fanatical followers of True God Church.
Not only were the supplies not moved, but the villagers who had been newly recruited just a few days ago were also taken prisoner without any regard for them.
The various aspects of the Reunion Movement directly gave Harry a lot of confidence.
After destroying several other newly built camps of the Reunion Movement, Harry led all his followers to the valley where the Reunion Movement was located.
At the same time.
At the temporary headquarters of the Reunion Movement.
"Our No. 2 outpost was destroyed by cultists, and our brothers have evacuated ahead of schedule as planned."
"Our stronghold number 3 was destroyed by cultists."
Hearing that all the new outposts he had built in the past few days had been destroyed, Luo Chen was not worried at all; instead, he laughed.
Because he knew that although some supplies were lost today.
But tomorrow there will be a small team determined to uphold the law, as well as a large labor camp.
"Big Bear, what do you think about this?"
Luo Chen tilted his head at the Big Bear and the other Yeti, even winking at them:
What are your thoughts?
Damn it.
The rage in Big Bear's heart was like molten lava, burning fiercely, almost bursting out of his chest.
He felt an unprecedented surge of anger, an anger that nearly drove him to madness.
At that moment, the other Yeti were thinking the same thing.
Either they don't recognize this land anymore, or the villagers have all gone mad.
Luo Chen hadn't even gone to cause them any trouble, yet they dared to come and die.
Their actions at this moment made their previous attempts to beg Luo Chen seem utterly ridiculous.
He earnestly advised Luo Chen not to use violence to arrest and force the misled villagers into labor.
She even used her older sister's influence to sign a guarantee with Luo Chen.
As a result, Luo Chen behaved himself and focused on development.
But the villagers banded together and overturned their pots and pans.
Is it wrong to be a good person?
"Aren't you wondering why those of you who do good deeds don't receive good rewards?"
As if he could see through their confusion, Luo Chen asked with a smile.
Big Bear and the others remained silent.
But their silence proved that Luo Chen was right.
The answer to this question is simple: you're using the wrong method.
Luo Chen likes good kids, and he likes good kids who are capable even more.
Luo Chen patiently began to teach these yet-to-be-enlightened Yeti.
"A good person doing good deeds, if they use the wrong methods, is no different from a bad person."
"It's like when Big Bear came to me and told me not to capture cult members to use as laborers, but what was the result?"
"As a result, they chose to band together and eliminate us."
"You yourselves know our strength. If we go all out, it wouldn't be difficult for us to skin them alive and dismember them all in one night."
"Now think about it again, did your act of kindness help them or harm them?"
"Originally, after a period of labor, one could come to terms with reality and start anew, but instead, we're hanging them up, skinning them alive, and turning them into a spectacle."
"At this point, do you still think you're doing a good deed?"
Cold sweat slowly trickled down the Yeti's foreheads.
They were drenched in sweat.
Especially Big Bear, who even tied up his older sister to beg Luo Chen to sign a guarantee.
Now, everything he's done has only harmed the villagers.
Now, the only thought left in their minds is regret.
I feel incredibly regretful.
Upon realizing this fact, Big Bear's pupils trembled slightly. He forced himself to calm down and took a deep breath.
He finally understood why his older sister trusted Luo Chen without a shred of doubt.
If we had listened to Luo Chen's arrangements earlier, none of this would have happened today!
But what could he do now that things had come to this?
Just then, Luo Chen pointed him in the right direction.
"Big Bear, do you remember the guarantee you signed with me a few days ago?"