Today, Lin Wang experienced a brutal battle on his return journey, and his team suffered casualties!
He must be in an extremely foul mood right now.
He will definitely hold a grudge!
With his team’s strength diminished, he will seek an opportunity to kill and make a statement!
Many of the lower-level Scavengers familiar with Lin Wang’s character and style were instantly chilled to the bone.
The Scavengers who were originally blocking the gate of Starfire Resources in layers retreated to the sides like a receding tide, making way for Lin Wang and his three companions to proceed directly to the gate.
With each step back, the hard-won momentum of the protest weakened a little.
Ren Zhong saw everything clearly.
His face bore the same expression as Lin Wang and Bei Lihui, but in his heart, he thought, this is indeed a completely different social atmosphere from the 21st century, where under the absolute intimidation of power, the spark of resistance is so fragile.
The "bit of reputation" Lin Wang bragged about must refer to infamy.
Finally, Lin Wang led Ren Zhong and the other two to the doorway.
Then he suddenly turned around to face nearly three thousand people.
He activated the Anti-gravity Engine, slowly rising into the air.
He suddenly pulled out the silver Short Spear from behind him.
On the other side, Ma Xiaoling’s pupils narrowed, and she quickly reached behind her, tightly gripping the Big Gun slung on her back.
A spark of excitement flashed in Ma Xiaoling’s eyes.
Even though Lin Wang noticed, he pretended not to see, and then suddenly flicked his wrist, and the silver spear plunged straight into the ground from above.
Next, fine electrical sparks danced on the ground, crackling continuously.
The Scavengers closest to the gate only felt a tingling in their feet and instinctively retreated hastily.
Ten seconds later, a semi-circular area with a twenty-meter radius was cleared outside the gate of Starfire Resources.
Ma Xiaoling, disappointed, released her grip on the Big Gun, glanced aside disdainfully, and muttered, "Pah! Afraid of death yet pretending to be a big shot. Boring."
Ma Xiaoling’s reaction was disdainful, but Lin Wang’s move was highly effective in intimidating the Scavengers.
Lin Wang pointed to a spot in the crowd, "You’re Li Gaocai, right? When are you going to repay the three hundred points you owe me?"
Lin Wang’s fingertip moved again, pointing at over a dozen people in succession, all of whom he had debts with.
"Among these two or three thousand people, at least hundreds owe me money. Who gave you the courage to block Mr. Yang’s gate?"
Ren Zhong didn’t need to guess to understand how these people’s debts came about — bad luck running into him during a hunt, unable to pay the encounter tax due to lack of spoils, and equipment not worth much, forcing them to write IOUs.
Under Lin Wang’s gaze, whether they owed money or not, they all lowered their heads.
The debtors felt anxious, while those not in debt were afraid of being remembered and targeted in the future.
Lin Wang continued, "The boss once told me to clear debts thoroughly when moving, and I’ve thought it over carefully. I don’t have the time to collect debts one by one, so I planned to generously forgive them all. But with what you did today..."
As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of people stepped back a few steps, as if planning to leave right away.
"Wait, I’m not finished. Let me ask you, has Mr. Yang ever mistreated you in the past? He’s the one supporting Starfire Town; no matter how low the ranking of the Ruined Beast carcasses you bring back, has he ever refused to receive them? You have to understand that dismantling these small First Level remnants and extracting usable parts often costs more in labor than the profits. Mr. Yang has been subsidizing you at a loss, yet you don’t appreciate it."
Ren Zhong continued his internal criticism.
The fully automated production line in the submarine building has negligible labor costs!
Even if there’s only a penny of profit, Yang Bingzhong would pinch it tightly!
Moreover, does taking a 30% cut from wandering Scavengers selling goods not count as exploitation?
Starfire Town is at least a town. Under normal circumstances, even without Yang Bingzhong, there would always be someone else to set up a resource recycling company here.
Lin Wang’s trick of twisting the cruel exploitation into an act of mercy was simply stunning.
The captain is indeed a good dog, quite capable.
He’s good at fighting and deceiving, no wonder Yang Bingzhong both relies on him and fears him.
"The output from the abandoned mines is declining every day, and the Descending Demon Baby has appeared in Bone Valley. We are reluctant to go in and die. What else can we do if we don’t move? What? Do you expect us to stay in Starfire Town and starve with you? Business is not charity."