The middle-aged man showed no sign of surprise at the orders from his superiors.
Weighing the pros and cons has become almost instinctive for them, these managers!
Everyone wants benefits, but the premise is that the benefits must not be lower than the costs!
If the benefits and risks do not have a positive correlation, they would not have gone ahead with something……
Now, the risks of helping the Dongyin village are significantly higher than the potential benefits.
It can even be said that it far surpasses!
In this situation, any choice other than the obvious would be brainless.
"Additionally, prepare some gifts. I'm going to make a trip to Long Village!"
After taking care of the Dongyin village's matters, the manager of the Arctic Bear village once again spoke up.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was momentarily stunned, but quickly nodded in agreement: "Understood, I will immediately start preparing..."
......
On the other side, the Black and White Eagle Village --
"Once again, I reiterate that we must now exercise restraint. We absolutely cannot continue with any extreme actions against Long Village!"
"Especially those clandestine actions! Otherwise, all consequences arising from such actions will be borne by the individuals themselves! Take the consequences at your own risk!"
In the circular conference room of the Black and White Eagle Village, Yarst spoke solemnly while looking at the group of somber Octopus Race members in front of him.
"Yarst, are you suggesting that we retreat and let the world laugh at us? Do you know what this means? If we don't strike back strongly, the whole world will think we are weak, that our throne has fallen apart!"
"Who will bear the cost and consequences of that? You?"
Facing Yarst's voice filled with warning, the Octopus Race members in front of him had a stern expression and coldly replied.
The tone was filled with dissatisfaction towards Yarst, and even the most basic title had been replaced with his name!
Addressing him by his name directly!
"Mr. Field, I know what you want to say, but before we fully understand the situation in Long Village, any actions and plans against it must be suspended!"
Facing the Octopus Race members' unfriendly voices, Yarst didn't hesitate to respond directly.
Without waiting for a response, Yarst shifted his gaze to the remaining members of the round table and said again:
"I think everyone knows about what happened last night. I don't want to say any more words, but I just want to ask, if we really anger Long Village, how should we deal with those armed men last night?"
"Do you all think that our End of Days fortress can withstand the attacks from those armed men last night?"
Upon hearing this, the entire round table conference room fell into silence.
Even the Octopus Race member who had just spoken didn't say anything else.
A trace of fear involuntarily appeared on the faces of everyone.
Hold on?
The people present, especially the Octopus Race members of the round table, they are much clearer about the fortress's defense capabilities than anyone else!
However, the fortress capable of withstanding mushroom strikes was easily destroyed by the mysterious force last night!
In other words, if that mysterious force from last night had been aimed at them, their own fortress could have been easily destroyed as well!
Their lives could be in the hands of the other side at any time!
Thoughts of these things made the fear in their hearts grow stronger.
Just then, a voice echoed once more:
"Yarst, you are changing the subject!"
"Octopus Village was easily breached because the main force of Octopus Village was detained by Camel, and only a small part of the strength could be used to protect those bases. What's more, most of the heavy weapons and high-end equipment such as missiles owned by Octopus were already destroyed and exhausted by Camel"
"If it weren't for that, those people would never have been able to breach those fortresses!"
"We are not Octopus Village, and we cannot allow those mysterious forces to sneak into our sight unnoticed. Moreover, we wouldn't be able to react so slowly after being attacked!"
Following the sound, the speaker turned out to be the Octopus Race member who had just spoken.
"So, Mr. Field, your intention is to use lives to test whether those mysterious forces can break through your security line?"
"Or are you saying, Mr. Field, that the security level around you is higher than those End of Days fortresses?"
Facing Field's unfriendly voice, Yarst didn't hesitate to retort.
Upon hearing this, Field was momentarily at a loss for words.
Try?
This is not a game. If you fail, all you need to do is restart.
If things really go south, you can always delete the account and create a new one.
There is no 'do over' in real games. If there is anything truly fair in human life, it is life itself!
No matter if you are a person of authority or a beggar and vagabond.
Everyone's life is only one.
The result of a 9mm handgun bullet to the head and a 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullet to the head would be the same.
Likewise, no matter if you are a vagabond or a billionaire tycoon, your head can't stop a bullet!
In such a situation, who would dare to test it?
High level of security?
How high?
How about the security level of those imaginative administrators in the Black and White Eagle Village before?
Even a sniper rifle could still make them think big!
Even though some of them have higher security protection than those imaginative administrators.
After all, they are tycoons, more life-loving than anyone else. They have so much money that they can't spend it all, so it's normal for them to use some of it to strengthen their own defenses.
But can your strongest defense compare to the defense of those Octopus Villages from last night?
Each fortress had hundreds of armed personnel guarding it, surrounded by endless concrete bunkers.
With an endless number of light and heavy machine guns, even tanks were present.
However, such defense is still unable to withstand it, let alone them.
Let's assume for a moment that their defense is stronger than Octopus.
Could they hide inside their fortresses every day?
Could they go out every day with hundreds or even thousands of security guards?
Clearly, this is impossible!
As Field fell silent, Yarst spoke again:
"Everyone has seen the photos I just showed. Putting aside other considerations, the gunfire of those mysterious forces is simply terrifying! The bodies of those Octopus armed men, besides those blown apart by bombs, were almost all shot in the head or through the heart!"
"What does this mean?"
"This shows that either all the people who carried out the action last night were top-notch snipers, or they had some kind of high-tech assistive device that could help them aim accurately even at night!"
"I personally lean towards the latter. A top-notch sniper depends not only on training but also on talent. It's difficult to cultivate a top-notch sniper, and even we can't mass-produce them. It's even less possible to deploy all the top-notch snipers at once to carry out a mission!"
"And last night's armed force was all composed of 'top-notch snipers'! This can only mean one thing: they have mastered special high-tech equipment! Both of these indicate that if that mysterious force wanted to, they could deploy that equipment on a large scale at any time!"
"What does this mean? I think everyone can guess..."
Upon hearing this, everyone present changed color.
A top-notch sniper is a profession that is enough to make people shudder anywhere. In fact, even an elite sniper is enough to strike fear into people.
Particularly in special circumstances, such as on the battlefield, or in assassination missions.
If even top-notch snipers can be "wholesale," the consequences would be unimaginable!
Imagine a battlefield where every enemy is a "top-notch sniper," and any of your own troops who show their heads are instantly shot down. What does that concept entail?
In the S2 season's battlefield, an elite sniper can directly make an enemy's whole platoon, or even a company or a battalion, too scared to show their heads!
As long as everyone knows there's a sniper on the enemy side, they all have to shake inside!
Even if the sniper is just one person, and they can only kill one person at a time!
Of course, if it were just these things, they wouldn't need to worry so much. After all, the dead on the battlefield are just some low-level people for them, and they consider those people as cannon fodder!
They don't care about how many deaths there are.
It's just a matter of spending a bit more money, at most.
But if these snipers are put to assassination, if they are targeted for assassination...
Just thinking about these, everyone's heart can't help but shiver.
"I agree with Mr. Yarst's view. Pause all special operations against Long Village!"
After a long time, a voice finally echoed once again.
Following the sound, this time the speaker was not an Octopus Race member of the round table, but the remaining other members of the Black and White Eagle Village.
With their own vital interests and even life safety at stake, they dared not continue to act foolishly any longer, nor could they afford to let the Octopus Race continue to go wild.
The Octopus Race may want to die, but they don't!
They possess wealth, fame, and status that almost no one in the world can match. They haven't enjoyed life enough to seek thrills and excitement.
"Agreed! I also vote for stopping all special operations against Long Village!"
"Seconded..."
"Seconded..."
"..."
As the first round table member opened their mouth, the other non-Octopus Race members also started to speak one after another.
None of them want to die!
Even if this "death" is just a possibility, they don't want to test it.
As always, life only comes once!
Try it, and it might really be "one life lost."
Not only the non-Octopus Race members of the round table, but even some of the Octopus Race members showed signs of hesitation.
They may be members of the Octopus Race, but...
But Octopus Race and Octopus Race are not entirely one.
When their interests are aligned, they can sit together, laughing and talking grandly about the world.
Now that their lives are involved, how can they sit together and chat?
With a glance at each other, some of the Octopus Race members also began to speak slowly:
"We agree with Mr. Yarst's view and we should halt all special operations against Long Village. Additionally, I believe we should repeal some of the targeted laws and regulations within our village, as well as the discriminatory actions against Long villagers, and establish necessary protective clauses. At the same time, we should warn those who like to stir up trouble, the cotton gin, to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings..."
Upon hearing this, all the members of the round table, including Yarst, were taken aback.
"Pierce, is it really necessary for us to do this?"
After a brief silence, one of the round table members couldn't help but speak up.
Halting all special operations against Long Village is already their limit.
After all, Long Village has caused them so much trouble now. If it wasn't for their own safety, they would never have stopped those actions.
And now, Pierce is even asking them to cancel those discriminatory laws and regulations targeting Long Village people and establish protective clauses, what is this?
So who are the white and black eagles, the people from Long Village who come to their territory, or are they the white and black eagles?
It has always been them who made the rules to elevate themselves and belittle others.
Now, they are reversing the situation and elevating others while belittling themselves.
Reversing the heavenly constellations?
What was even more astonishing to everyone was the person who made this proposal.
Pierce, an Octopus Race member of the round table!
Moreover, it was Pierce, an Octopus Race member of the round table, who had always maintained a very strong stance against Long Village!
If someone with good feelings towards Long Village had made such a suggestion, they wouldn't be surprised. But now, the person who made the suggestion was Pierce, of all people!
For a moment, some of the people even suspected that the Pierce in front of them might have been replaced by someone else.
Facing the skeptical gazes from everyone, the Octopus Race member who had just spoken again said:
"It's a special time, so we have to treat it differently. The situation is unique now, and we must temporarily stabilize Long Village. After dealing with the matters in the desert, we can then handle the issues with Long Village..."
"Now we cannot let Long Village find an excuse to get involved in our affairs with the desert. As Mr. Yarst just said, if Long Village really gets involved now, it would be a nightmare for us!"
Upon hearing this, the group exchanged a glance with each other and then fell into silence.
"No! I cannot agree to this proposal! This will only lead to our total collapse!"
Just as the group fell into silence, Field's voice, filled with intense anger, suddenly rang out.
"That's right! If we do that, it will make other villages think we have already surrendered. At that time, the unstable throne we already have will collapse even further! The villages that are already planning to betray us, and those that are wavering, will definitely turn to Long Village! That would be a disaster for us!"
Just as Field's words were finished, another voice suddenly rang out.
It was another Octopus Race member of the round table, who, like Field, was filled with anger at the moment.
His gaze at Pierce was almost fiery with anger!
It was extreme dissatisfaction with Pierce, the Octopus Race traitor, to the point of almost spitting fire!
Not only him, but the other Octopus Race members who had stood alongside Field earlier were also glaring at Pierce with anger.
But at this moment, Pierce's voice rang out again:
"Mr. Field, I think you may have misunderstood something. Our current situation is already very critical, and adding some negative factors is actually irrelevant to us."
"Now, with negative impacts from multiple factors like economy and military, our own people are very dissatisfied with us. In the previous mobilization efforts, we encountered significant difficulties in our mobilization efforts. If we continue this way, we might end up in a great turmoil within ourselves. Our people are like a bomb waiting to explode, needing a place to release pressure."
"At this time, if we publicly elevate the status of Long Village people and force our own people to respect them even to protect them, once they were completely looked down upon, and then hint that it's an unavoidable choice forced by Long Village, what do you think our people will think?"
(Chapter complete)
