[A1 Camp]
The soldiers ranked after one hundred were all a bit dejected at this moment.
It wasn't that they didn't work hard, but all the profit they earned was taken away by the general, and only a small portion of essential survival items could fall into their hands.
And this was still the result of them working desperately.
If they didn't work desperately, or if they offended the people above them.
They would be made to work while starving, with no basic guarantee of life at all.
They had worked so hard for so long.
They even thought that at the final moment of the ranking, the general would help them out just a little.
But unfortunately… The result was cruel.
No one helped them. And because they were about to be eliminated, all their essential supplies were confiscated, not even giving them a single sip of water.
Many soldiers came back after a whole day of work with cracked lips, yet couldn't even drink a single mouthful of water.
This made them feel extremely disappointed with the general's so-called "leading them out of here," as if such slogans would always just be slogans, impossible to ever become reality.
"I'm telling you, we should have rebelled a long time ago."
"If we had overthrown Shakun's dictatorship from the start, we'd at least have a chance to fight for it. At least we might have made it into the top one hundred. It's all because you didn't listen to me!"
"Number 666, what you're saying now is pointless!"
Number 233 sneered, "You don't know how many people who wanted to resist General Shakun have already been secretly silenced."
"You think that many people are really killed by monsters every day?"
"I'll tell you the truth. Most of them are killed by Shakun's lackeys!"
Number 666 refused to accept this and retorted, "If we had united, how could Shakun's hundred something lackeys possibly stand against us! We have several hundred people. If…"
"If? How many ifs do you think exist?"
233 shook his head helplessly, "Have you thought about our families?"
"If we really do return to the real world one day, our actions might implicate our families. Do you understand?"
"The entire Golden Four Corners belongs to Shakun's people. If you betray General Shakun, do you think your family can still survive?"
"Hehehe!"
Number 666 gave a sorrowful cold laugh, and 233 sighed again before asking, "666, what do you plan to choose?"
"I… plan to commit suici*e!", Number 666 said coldly, "Even if I die, I don't want to be enslaved by a tyrant anymore!"
"666, I think you should think more about your family!"
"In this hellish place, we don't even know if we can go back. Why should I think that far ahead?"
However, just as 666 finished speaking, 233 suddenly raised his hand high, "Reporting, sir! Number 666 intends to commit suici*e!"
666 stared at his friend beside him in disbelief.
But soon he was dragged out by two of the deputy general's men, and his throat was slit on the spot.
The deputy general said coldly, "This is the fate of betraying General Shakun! And once we return, the family of Number 666 will receive the same treatment."
"If you don't want to bear the crime of treason, then choose to become citizens at once!"
"General Shakun has already promised!"
"He will definitely find the mastermind behind this game, defeat it, and bring all of you safely back."
"At that time, you will all be heroes of this country."
"Even if you sacrifice your lives for this, General Shakun will remember your names, take your ashes and your dog tags back to your families, and let your family enjoy the treatment of heroes."
"Do you all understand?"
"Understood!"
The nearly one hundred remaining soldiers responded in unison.
Though their mouths obeyed General Shakun's orders, many of the soldiers' eyes were still filled with disbelief and anger.
From having their materials taken away, leading to their elimination.
Till now… they couldn't even choose their own death and were being threatened with the safety of their families.
This chilled them to the bone.
And General Shakun had already treated them as inhuman laborers while they still had self-awareness.
If they became citizens who lost their consciousness, the soldiers couldn't even imagine what kind of abuse they would suffer.
Some soldiers thought of this and began to shed tears without realizing it.
Who wants to be a corporate slave for life.
If they could choose, when the countdown on the announcement reached zero, countless soldiers quietly chose [1].
[Eliminated players must choose within the time limit; countdown over.]
[Oho~]
[A District (Districts 1 to 10 combined) has 56 people who have not made a choice.]
[Is it because you lack courage?]
[Since that's the case, the system will make the choice for you.]
[Round it off!]
[Woohoo, only 50 people left!]
[Now how should these fifty be arranged? Normally they should be evenly distributed, 5 per sub-district, which would be the most reasonable.]
[But I have always disliked the word "reasonable," because it sounds unreasonable.]
[Therefore I have decided to give more to the one who already has more, and take everything from whoever has less.]
[Seventh District, Lord Ethan, who has received the most citizen pledges, will be awarded 20 more citizens.]
[As for the lord who received the fewest citizen pledges, First District, Shakun, I will strip you of the right to receive additional citizens.]
[The remaining 30 people will be evenly distributed among the eight districts.]
[Huh?]
[It can't be evenly divided? Then we will just have to eliminate 6 more people, so each of your districts can receive 3.]
[Alright, distribution complete. Have fun!]
General Shakun was stunned.
"How did I become the lord with the fewest citizen pledges?"
"That makes no sense!"
He should clearly have had the most citizen pledges. After all, his soldiers were very "loyal".
"How could this…"
But then he saw the citizen pledge count and it was only 17 people.
"Deputy general, what on earth is going on!"
"Why would my soldiers rather commit suici*e than become my citizens…"
[Did you think I left?]
Just when everyone thought the pinned announcement would no longer update, that guy suddenly appeared again.
[Actually I didn't leave, because I forgot something very important.]
[It is about the reward for this world's first place.]
[Guess what it is?]
[Tadaaaa!]
[Full Attribute Double Coupon +1]
[Congratulations to the world's number one, Lord Ethan, tadaaa!]
[Huh? He's actually asleep! What a disappointing fellow!]
———
On the other hand, Ethan.
In his sleep, he somehow gained 40 citizens.
If he were awake right now, he would probably be scared out of his mind by suddenly gaining forty more people.
And his warehouse suddenly had a full attribute double coupon as well.
If he were awake, he would probably be very happy.
But right now Ethan, what was he doing? He was having a great time in his dream.
Because he dreamed he had become a king, surrounded by many beautiful women feeding him grapes.
But just as Ethan was enjoying his sweet dream.
He suddenly heard a loud noise outside, as if something had been broken.
Bang!
Ethan instantly snapped awake from his dream and rushed to the window to look outside.
But unfortunately, it was nighttime. Other than fog and darkness, he couldn't see anything unusual.
But he noticed the wind outside the villa seemed absurdly strong.
Whoo~
A huge gust of wind flipped over a section of the fence around his villa.
And the broken fence immediately displayed a red exclamation mark.
[Damaged by a Red Dragon, part of the fence has been destroyed. Repair?]
[Repair requirement: Poison Thorn 50/90]
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