Chapter 146: As Long as You Can Survive

"How do your combat capabilities compare to theirs?"

"If it's one-on-one, we are guaranteed to win."

Even after losing two races, they still dared to utter these words.

"Go to the plaza, let 001 spar with them."

"Understood, Master."

Everyone headed to the plaza, as Lin Mu wanted to see for himself what their combat strength was truly like.

The Cat-ear tribe did not participate in combat; they were responsible for reconnaissance, and their inherent combat prowess was relatively low.

Those responsible for combat were a few members of the Human and Orc tribes.

Though it was unclear how they had managed to band together, these two races had successfully survived within this city.

Regardless of whether it was magic or battle qi, the damage inflicted upon 001 was extremely limited.

Seeing this, Lin Mu gained a general understanding of the giant city's overall strength.

They had strength, but it was quite limited.

That fifty percent share of the resources was firmly within his grasp.

Lin Mu issued instructions for the upcoming operations.

"You will continue to search the cities and plunder resources, nothing else is needed. Shuyi and Shuxin, your squad will be responsible for forging weapons; their cold weapons are far too poor, so replace them with a new batch."

The weapons used within the giant city were handcrafted, and their quality varied wildly.

They were nowhere near as effective as the items crafted from their workstations.

This clearly demonstrated that every race had its own distinct characteristics.

However, anyone who assumed that people from Blue Star were living a wonderful life would be gravely mistaken; after all, not everyone possessed Lin Mu's war machines.

As for the rest of the people, Lin Mu arranged for them to go and reclaim wasteland.

The seeds he had acquired previously had long since borne fruit, and he had preserved a considerable amount of seeds.

There was plenty of uncultivated land outside the city.

It would be somewhat of a waste to leave it sitting idle.

There was still half a year until the battle for the giant city, and by the time the battle concluded, the plants should be fully matured.

The timing was just right.

Upon receiving their orders, vehicle after vehicle drove out of the city.

Twenty necromancers were also dispatched by him.

Watching the departing convoy, Lin Mu nodded in satisfaction.

Their vehicles not only carried the necromancers but also the residents of this giant city; each vehicle was loaded with more than twenty people.

It could be said that the personnel in each convoy had reached over two hundred people.

With the addition of their weapons, they would have no problem whatsoever, even if they encountered elite forces.

Returning to his vehicle, Lin Mu opened the chat channel, which he had not checked for a long time.

Aside from the last time when he needed to increase the size of his convoy, he had never looked at it since.

After all, back then, far too few people wanted to join his team.

Upon opening the channel, Lin Mu immediately checked the total population.

220,000?

Lin Mu was stunned when he saw this figure. Last time, it seemed there were still around 60 million, and it hadn't even been a full year yet, had it?

Was this rate of decline a bit too fast?

"It's over, it's over. The medium-sized city I joined has been attacked, I'm dead for sure this time."

"Hahaha, I told you long ago to join a large-sized city, but you guys wouldn't listen."

"Heh, you're just being someone's dog, what's there to be happy about?"

"So what if I'm a dog? As long as I can survive, that's all that matters."

"..."

The chat channel had undergone a slight change, with a demographic bar chart of countries added to the side.

Currently, the Chinese population was the largest, accounting for 70%, followed by the Cherry Blossom nation at 20%.

Seeing this population ratio, Lin Mu was somewhat surprised.

He wasn't particularly surprised that the Chinese population was the highest.

After all, having endured so many adversities, the adaptability of the Chinese people remained exceptionally strong.

However, he hadn't expected the Cherry Blossom nation to account for such a large share.

[Giant City Lord] Lin Mu: "How on earth does the Cherry Blossom nation still have so many people?"

Lin Mu was momentarily dazed as he looked at the text he had just sent out. Gold lettering?

And it wasn't anonymous?

There were even a few extra characters prefixed to his name; what was going on here?

Weren't everyone else's messages anonymous?

"Crap! There's actually a Giant City Lord in our Blue Star! Big bro, do you still need people? Give me some food and I'll do anything."

"A golden legendary! Big shots, do you still need people? Our convoy has 20 vehicles and 260 people."

[City Lord] Xu Wei: "Now this is a true big shot. A large-sized city lord like me really doesn't amount to much."

"Both of them are big shots, but the Giant City big shot is way more awesome."

"..."

Lin Mu rubbed his chin. Now he finally understood: the moment one became a city lord, they naturally became distinct from everyone else.

That Xu Wei fellow hadn't been anonymous either.

Judging by appearances, however, it seemed that only lords of large-sized and giant cities possessed this status.

Exiting the channel, he saw that his inbox had exploded, with unread messages constantly refreshing.

Lin Mu glanced at his convoy's level; perhaps it was time to recruit another wave of people.

He picked up the walkie-talkie: "Shuyi, Shuxin, and Anna, you three come over here for a moment."

Soon, the three of them arrived at Lin Mu's location.

"I have a task for the two of you: recruit people through the channel. Our convoy can now accommodate 1,000 vehicles, try to fill it to capacity. When you send messages, don't use anonymity; use your real names. I remember it can display your current convoy and location—make sure to turn that feature on."

Displaying the name of his convoy alongside the location of this giant city, those people would surely come.

"Understood."

After the two women left, he turned his gaze to Anna.

"Are there any city lords in your chat channel?"

Anna nodded: "There are some, but most of them are lords of large-sized cities. Not a single one is a giant city lord. The people from our planet arrived only a few years earlier than you did."

"Does your chat channel display the ratio of surviving races? Or countries?"

After all, planets differed from one another.

Lin Mu's planet was centered around nations, whereas judging by Anna's race, it was highly probable that theirs was centered around races.

"It displays them. Currently, the survivors with the largest population are humans, accounting for 60%, followed by our Demon race at 15%, Elves at 15%, and the rest belong to other races."

Lin Mu nodded.

It seemed that no matter the planet, human adaptability was always the strongest.

"Judging by that, the strength of your Demon race is still quite formidable, isn't it?"

Anna shook her head: "Demons are also divided into many races. The most powerful are the Greater Demons, and they are utterly devoid of conscience. That's the only reason they managed to survive. Compared to them, we Succubi are practically a kind-hearted race."

At least from her perspective, when she killed someone, she still left behind an intact corpse.

As for the Greater Demons, leaving you with just a pile of white bones would already be considered a mercy.

"How many people are left on your planet right now?"

"Let me check... a little over 80 million."

Huh?

"How come you have so many left?"

"Is that a lot? I remember when we were first pulled in, our total population was 16 billion."

Lin Mu twitched the corner of his mouth. Your planet really did have a lot of people.

Looked at this way, Blue Star actually had the smallest population.

Whether compared to Anna's people or to other races, it was the absolute least.

After all, Lin Mu only acknowledged the Chinese people.