328 Goodbye (3)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Tong Baiming looked at Ning Shi with a serious expression and slowly said, “Ning Shi, there are some things that can’t be taken lightly. Is your so-called surprise to help us immune people obtain normal citizenship?
“This is impossible.”
Tong Baiming shook his head and sighed, “We are not radioactive people, and we cannot completely expel the radioactive elements in our bodies. To radioactive people and ordinary humans, we are all aliens.
This is a natural barrier and standpoint that cannot be integrated.”
“Of course not.” Ning Shi smiled and said, “I’ve never thought of letting you guys completely integrate with the republic. The leader of your immune group also doesn’t want to integrate, right?
“After all, you’re used to being a local tyrant, and you don’t want anyone to step on your head.
“My goal is to make the republic recognize the legal status of the immune people and allow you to build a city for the immune people in a relatively safe area in the wild.”
Ning Shi had previously learned from Tong Baiming that there were more than a dozen cities like Yuan City in the wilderness where savages lived. Yuan City was the largest and most prosperous.
The living conditions in other cities were not as good as those in Yuan City. The living conditions of the savages as a whole were more miserable.
In order to defend and hide, most of the cities were built according to the terrain. In total, there were about 3.7 million immune people.
Because the relatively safe areas with fewer radioactive creatures were basically in the hands of the Norse Republic, the savages had to build cities in different directions and survive in small groups.
Tong Baiming frowned and said, “We’ve thought of the method you mentioned long ago. We immune people also want to be like the radioactive people and build our own city on the sunny land. We can have a legal and fair trading status and living environment.
“We have accumulated the funds and resources to build the city, but without the approval of the republic, everything is just a dream.
“I’ve looked for the higher-ups of the republic many times, but no one was willing to acknowledge us, let alone give us land to build a city. Even if I spent a lot of money to bribe those higher-ups, this matter was not discussed.”
Tong Baiming’s words gave Ning Shi a new understanding of his status. He was able to represent the immune people to negotiate with the higher-ups of the Norse Republic, which meant that he might already be the leader of the immune people.
‘There’s no harm for the Norse Republic government to accept the group of people who are immune. Why haven’t any republic officials been willing to push for it?” Ning Shi asked.
Tong Baiming sighed and said, “It’s all about benefits. On the one hand, it’s because of historical reasons. When we broke off relations with the Norse Republic, it was very unpleasant. Both sides had an unexplainable blood debt.
‘The main reason is because of the radioactive people’s New Star City. For their own benefit, the radioactive people resolutely opposed us building a city. The republic had to choose between the radioactive people and the immune people. Of course, they chose the radioactive people with more numbers and stronger abilities.’
Although Tong Baiming did not say it directly, Ning Shi instantly understood the stakes.
The biggest source of income for the radioactive people was the helium ore trade with the Norse Republic.
They took advantage of the fact that they were not afraid of radiation to mine helium ores in places with dense radiation elements.
This kind of advantage was also available to people who were immune to radiation. They were not afraid of radiation elements and could also mine helium ores in the wild.
This was a threat to the radioactive people’s advantage in the helium ore trade.
Therefore, New Star City would never allow anyone to build a city that was for immune people. They wanted to monopolize the helium ore trade.
Coincidentally, the republic’s policy had always been to unite with New Star City to fight against the noble forces. Therefore, because of New Star City’s tough attitude, they directly rejected the immune people.
“If you trust me, we can cooperate. I will let the immune people have their own city under the sun.”
Tong Baiming looked at Ning Shi and felt that this young man who had just turned 18 was indulging in wild fantasies. If Ning Shi had not just taken out 600 portions of meat essence, he would have thrown Ning Shi out.
Thinking of the meat essence, Tong Baiming forcefully suppressed the impatience in his heart and said gently, “Mr. Ning Shi, let’s introduce ourselves to each other again. I am now the chairman of the Alliance of the Immune Cities.
‘May I ask in what capacity are you discussing cooperation with me? Can you represent the collective will of the republic?”