"Colonel Xu Min, we are aware of the situation. The higher-ups are taking the actions of the first group leaders in New World very seriously. The relevant personnel have been held accountable, and there will be corresponding punishments in the future."
Xu Min remained silent, offering no reply. This was merely a way out; he had no expectation that those who had stolen others' opportunities would receive any real punishment. At most, they would receive a minor, insignificant penalty. He couldn't even be bothered to put on an act with these people.
Seeing Xu Min remain silent and indifferent, the Laosan of the Hou Family smiled. He knew that these seasoned veterans were not new recruits; they were now very knowledgeable about the ways of the world and would not compromise because of this official rhetoric.
So he said, "Don't worry, something like this won't happen to you again. The organization guarantees that."
"A guarantee?" Xu Min's expression finally shifted. "Does that mean, starting today, everyone will be treated equally when it comes to acquiring resources in the New World?"
Hou San looked at the other party with amusement upon hearing this, saying nothing, but that expression alone extinguished Xu Min's last glimmer of hope.
Yes, how could these guys really give up their family interests? They're just being too greedy and exploitative, so they're compromising a little bit.
"Just say it, what do you mean?" Xu Min was too lazy to play games with the other party.
"Colonel Xu is quite a man of character." A cold glint flashed in Hou Three-Eyes. He disliked these people who took advantage of his kindness, but the current situation forced him to win over these grassroots leaders first. But once the storm passed, he would show these dogs how to treat their master.
"We will relinquish some good reincarnation slots for Colonel Xu and some outstanding talents worthy of our cultivation, but not everyone is suited to such resources."
Xu Min sneered upon hearing this. "Not everyone is suitable. According to your thinking, you probably want to take advantage of everyone and leave the rest to eat dirt, right?"
This is only because the internet is so developed now, and data life forms have a certain ability to overthrow rule. Otherwise, according to the nature of these ancient aristocratic families, even if they had so many resources that they couldn't hold them all, they would not be willing to share them with their subordinates. For many people, living a luxurious life is just one aspect of satisfying their spiritual needs, while they would prefer to see others living in poverty.
Otherwise, how can the differences be shown?
"Colonel Xu, what do you have to say?" The other party was furious at Xu Min's sneer, but he didn't lash out. Xu Min had a high reputation, and now was not the time to turn against him.
Xu Min: "You want me to be the target of everyone's anger? To let the anger of the subordinates be transferred to me?"
"We're all smart people, so let's be frank." Hou San dropped the pretense and sat down lazily. "Colonel Xu should know how much resources this New World has consumed. If you want to acquire resources for nothing, you have to pay a price, right? Besides, once you're in the New World, you'll have a completely different life. What will happen to those people down there? They won't be able to find you, will they? People should think more about themselves."
Listening to what the other party said, Xu Min was now certain that these scions of powerful families truly treated the resources of the entire Data City as their own.
Did their descendants accumulate all those resources bit by bit in the barren land?
Isn't it the result of those hardworking migrant workers and maintenance workers toiling day and night, working twenty hours a day?
They can't just take things for free, so why are these people able to waste them so carelessly?
What came next was even more foolish: if you go to that world, do you mean you're not coming back?
Even if I don't come back, just because I've been used by you now, does that mean I won't be schemed against by you in the future?
Without the support of my subordinates, how convenient it is for you to make trouble for me again. Do you think I don't know that? In fact, if such a major class conflict arises again in the future, you can just push him out to take the blame and say that he was the cunning person who secretly swallowed the benefits and deceived his superiors.
Do you really think he never saw this?
Is this all the tricks the Laosan of the Hou Family?
Xu Min sighed inwardly. Indeed, each generation was worse than the last. But the Hou Family was ruthless; their most capable member was now gone.
We can't refuse directly now, otherwise the other party will get angry and will definitely target us relentlessly. If they increase surveillance, that would be troublesome.
So he put on a conflicted look and remained silent in his seat for a long time.
Hou San was patient, though a hint of disdain lingered in his eyes. These common folk were indeed as he had predicted, only concerned with short-term gains. Indeed, if these people had a long-term vision, they wouldn't have caused this commotion. Once the Federation establishes its presence in the New World, would they be shortchanged in terms of benefits?
The better the Federation is, the better you will be. If these troublemakers could understand such a simple and easy-to-understand principle, they wouldn't have to go through all this trouble.
"I need to think about it." After hesitating for a long time, Xu Min still looked like he couldn't make a choice.
"Okay, we'll give you time to consider." Hou San nodded, showing no displeasure this time. In his view, if the other party hesitated, the deal was already done. If they really had the guts, they would have refused immediately. In the end, they were just waiting to see if he could offer more benefits.
Ha. You overthink it. Don't you know your own limitations? If it weren't for the current public outcry, would you even be qualified to negotiate with me here?
"However, I urge Colonel Xu to provide a reply as soon as possible. After all, the progress of the New World cannot be delayed. The Federation needs to be united and work together to exert its strength abroad. We must not allow outsiders to take advantage of any loopholes. Do you understand?"
Xu Min lowered his head, and finally nodded slightly. "I will give you an answer as soon as possible."
His expression carried a hint of regret, a sense of disappointment at not getting more benefits, which immediately made Hou San sneer inwardly.
After leaving the meeting room, Xu Min saw several other people who had been summoned for questioning, and they all nodded to each other without saying much.
Whether they can turn their lives around depends on this day!
"The location where the Disintegration Program is stored can't be random." Wang Ye understood immediately after learning a little about the mechanism here, and said, "Unlike that deadly place that can shut down movies, that place is too dangerous for any single family to control alone, which is why there's that random space and infinite password setting."
"But this is different. The Federation high command needs to activate this Disintegration Program at any time to intimidate you. So when they want to get rid of someone as soon as possible, they need to get their hands on it immediately. If it's as complicated as a shutdown procedure, it doesn't fit its purpose. Therefore, these powerful families can definitely pinpoint the exact location of your Disintegration Program."
"But how do we get the intelligence?" one of the soldiers frowned. "Those guys are very wary of us. They never give us a chance to get this kind of information through proper procedures, and the aristocratic families never intermarry with commoners like us. There's absolutely no way to obtain crucial intelligence."
"The intelligence will arrive soon. All you need to provide me is a list of people who have entered and exited those locations once the intelligence arrives," Wang Ye said.
Now his Flying Star can mark more than a hundred teleportation marks on a moving human body at once, and as long as the locations are not too scattered, he can completely control the situation.
"Where did you get this intelligence?" This time, everyone was puzzled. They were all mid-level military officers in the Federation, and they didn't have any intelligence. How could an outsider like you have such crucial information?
Perhaps this place has already been infiltrated?
Thinking of this, many people broke out in a cold sweat. Just how much had that Chen Qing infiltrated Data City?