Old Man Lin liked Luo Zhen very much and always admired this young man. Luo Zhen was also very grateful to him for his great help. Without Old Man Lin who had taken care of him, the helpless angel with insufficient ability would not have been able to stand on his own in Lungmen to this day. Not to mention just him and Lemu, even for others, the old man still went out of his way to help them without expecting anything in return. After the past period of time, Luo Zhen owed Old Man Lin a great deal of gratitude, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the other was one of the few people in the world that Luo Zhen could respect. But the problem now was, he didn't know if it was a symptom of an elderly person who was worried about their only child, Old Man Lin tried his best to sell his daughter to Luo Zhen every time they met. Of course, Luo Zhen and Lin Zexia had heard this kind of talk hundreds of times, but Mr. Lin never gave up his efforts, which made him think that this was the predicament of an old man who wanted to have a grandchild so badly, to the point that he was willing to be thick-skinned and force Luo Zhen at every opportunity he could.
Just like now, the old rat's face was almost touching his from across the table, while speaking in a seductive tone as always: "What are you not satisfied with about my Zexia, Ah Zhen! She is both beautiful and lovely! She should be the most popular among young people your age! Since she was a child, I don't know how many legs of the little boys who came to court her have been broken, and yes! It was my doing! The daughter I have taken care of so well and raised with all my love, think of her slender figure and melodious voice! My Zexia is an easy to raise and very loyal child! Those things are no reason for me to give her to those disgusting and evil bastards who only want her body!"
"That's the problem, Uncle Lin... you're too possessive of your daughter," Luo Zhen leaned back with difficulty, avoiding Old Man Lin's bloodshot eyes with despair. It was because of her father's attitude that Lin Zexia, who was still in her teenage years, rebelled and made her want to be alone. When Luo Zhen heard that they went to see a movie together, he thought their relationship would improve. But on second thought, in that Syracuse gangster movie, in the end, the father and daughter were separated by the villain, and the father ended up dying in the end. Taking a mafia father to see a movie like that, was Zexia trying to tell him something?
Whatever it was, Luo Zhen had to avoid this landmine. He quickly said: "Let's skip Miss Zexia for now. I came here to report something. Recently, many extremist Infected groups have come to Lungmen. Do you know about this, Uncle Lin?" "—Hmm? Tell me the details." The moment the old man heard that it was related to the slums, Old Man Lin immediately changed from an old father selling his daughter to a cold Rat King. This attitude was very suitable for someone who was the shadow emperor of Lungmen, Luo Zhen praised in his heart.
Luo Zhen continued: "Uncle Lin, have you heard about the [Integration Movement] in the city of Chernobog? I'm here to tell you that yesterday I met their people. They are recruiting the Infected in the slums into their group, hoping to use that to build a reputation for themselves." Old Man Lin raised his eyebrows: "What's that? You're saying they're thinking of targeting Lungmen next by recruiting the Infected in the slums? No... if they're recruiting the Infected, there must be other sponsors. Sigh... what are those organizations thinking? Are those Ursus people thinking of starting a war all over the world?" Old Man Lin's words were reasonable and sharp as always.
With the cruel attitude of Ursus towards the Infected, it was not strange that there had been many riots in history, and no peace had lasted for more than a decade. Outsiders only knew that the Infected in Ursus had a very difficult life. Their lives were worth no more than pigs and dogs. Even if they were angry and suffered, it was difficult for them to rise up in resistance with only a few hundred people. That was because it was always true that most of the Infected were just poor commoners who lacked education, food, and clothing. But from the perspective of a third person like Luo Zhen and Old Man Lin, that Integration Movement organization seemed no different from the above. Even if the Integration Movement gathered all the Infected from Ursus into an army, they still couldn't compare to the powerful soldiers of the Grace Empire. The reason why the chaos in Chernobog could still happen was because the Ursus Empire had no intention of sending people to deal with this matter. But this point would be different when an organization like this started to consider recruiting other Infected from all over the world.
Uncle Lin stroked his beard and said seriously: "Lungmen and Chernobog are the closest right now. If the military forces there are defeated, in order to escape from Chernobog to a safe place, Lungmen would undoubtedly be the first choice for them. In that case, Ah Zhen, what do you think they plan to do next? Invade Lungmen by using the Infected in this slum to start a rebellion?" Luo Zhen shook his head: "Definitely not. I think they plan to deal with the matter in Chernobog next, and soon when they achieve their goal there, they might think that once they conquer Chernobog, they will be able to attract the attention of the whole world, and that will make all the Infected aware of this. Even though this is just my guess from eavesdropping on their conversation, I think they might have a more concrete plan... and Uncle Lin, please don't call me Ah Zhen, call me Luo Zhen."
Old Man Lin didn't pay any attention to Luo Zhen's protest at all. He was engrossed in his own thoughts before saying like a bored person: "Ursus, Ursus... for those war-mongering machines, there was never a time when they were satisfied with what they had. When there is resistance, there must be crushing. Sigh... why did those fools let things get so chaotic? It's been more than ten years, and they've never learned anything from the past to the present, even after losing so much... but well, it's impossible for the entire empire to change in just ten years." Luo Zhen did not disturb the old man's thoughts. He just quietly raised his tea to drink. He just did his duty as a good citizen by coming to warn Old Man Lin to pay attention to this matter. As for how to deal with the Integration Movement in the future, let it be Old Man Lin's duty. As for Luo Zhen, he had no intention of getting involved in this matter at all. Moreover, Old Man Lin seemed particularly worried about the Ursus Empire. Luo Zhen only mentioned the Integration Movement, but Old Man Lin immediately brought up the entire kingdom. Rosen, who had just left Laterano a few years ago, it wasn't strange that he didn't understand the situations in the various countries that had occurred. He knew that the Ursus Empire was a very fierce country, and the wars they waged had never stopped for many decades. For him, this was just basic knowledge. But for an elder like Old Man Lin, the threat of Ursus was something he could guess almost immediately.
Not long after, Old Man Lin, who was organizing his thoughts, looked up and shouted at the door: "Lin'er! Get me a real-time map of the city! I want to see the positions of Lungmen and Chernobog!" Luo Zhen blinked: "Uncle Lin, if you want to see a map, I have one here. You can check it from your phone." Luo Zhen took out his mobile phone and opened a real-time map app from a search engine.
In this world, there are all kinds of natural disasters caused by Originium stone with volatile energy, which causes devastating natural disasters that are beyond human power to resist. That is why the creators of the mobile city gave birth to the [Natural Disaster Messenger] app, which is similar to a weather forecaster, observes celestial phenomena and geomorphology, predicts the formation time and scale of natural disasters in advance, and recommends the route of the mobile city to a safe point. In such an environment, knowing the location and terrain of each city in real-time is extremely important. Because it is related to everyone's life, there are many special APPs to monitor natural disasters. The messengers from natural disasters are all good people, and they are willing to create this thing without expecting any reward.
Old Man Lin looked at the clear image on Luo Zhen's mobile phone with a complicated expression: "The development of technology these days is really fast—hmm?" Halfway through his sentence, Old Man Lin frowned and grabbed Luo Zhen's hand. His face was almost glued to Luo Zhen's phone screen before he pointed his sharp claws at the location of Chernobog: "Ah Zhen, do you see this city of Chernobog? How long has it been there?" "Let me see." Luo Zhen turned the phone back to look before replying casually: "Oh, that city hasn't moved since last week. They should be refueling or resupplying, I think?" Old Man Lin shook his head: "No, that's not it. I mean that desert over there." Luo Zhen looked puzzled: "Is there a problem?"
Luo Zhen, who had never been through a war like the old man, didn't smell any gunpowder from looking at that thing. But for Old Man Lin, the city of Chernobog, the Ursus Empire, the Dragon's Gate, the appearance of the Integration Movement, and other... seemingly unrelated things were like a signal of an impending explosion. "Am I getting too old, or do I feel like that poisonous snake is slithering around my neck right now..." Old Man Lin narrowed his eyes and didn't say anything else for a long time.
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