It took a long while before the senior figures of the Honggang Civilization finally recovered from their envy and jealousy.
Council Speaker Kai coughed. "This is a good thing. With these suits of armor, the people aboard that ship have a better chance of escaping the Abyss."
"A bond forged through life and death is a friendship that transcends species!"
"Oh, right. How is everyone aboard that ship doing mentally?"
"Hard to say. Not very well... A lot of the soldiers have developed some mental issues. They follow that Transcendent out to hack and kill every day. They don't even use ranged firearms anymore. Whenever they see a monster, they just hack away wildly, and they don't stop even after it's turned into pulp." The white-haired elder's face twitched several times.
"According to Gangduo, the soldiers' mental state is drawing closer to that Transcendent's. There's a brutality to them that's hard to describe."
"But at least they haven't gone mad yet... Ahem!"
The Macrosteel People in the meeting room were once again... To be honest, they were rather shocked.
They simply couldn't imagine a group of people running out to slaughter monsters in a bloodthirsty frenzy in an extremely dangerous environment where they could be wiped out at any moment!
"If you're my brother, come hack monsters with me!"
Shouldn't they have been racking their brains to cling to life?
Something was off about this whole picture!
Council Speaker Kai's face twitched. Finally, he nodded. "This matter is beyond our reach. There isn't much we can do to help. We can only wish them a safe return."
"Then that's settled. During our next trade with the Snake People, prepare the goods for trading with the humans. Send some extra gifts along. Consider it an investment."
"Make sure you maintain communication