From the Abyss of Stars Part 1

096. Proliferative Alienation

096. Proliferative Alienation

"Contact the Rose Army, attack Abyss Humanitarian, announce it to the world."

Li Aozi repeated Jane Neria's words, each goal sounding somewhat ironic.

"Contact the Rose Army, not to mention if we can even reach them, or if they will send troops—how long will it take just for them to arrive?"

"Attacking Abyss Humanitarian is even more absurd—it's clear that doing so would stir international opinion and bring condemnation. Would the Rose Army ignore such a reputation?"

"Announcing it to the world is pure nonsense. The Rose Army can't even control its own social media and public opinion. Do you expect people to believe the words of rebels?"

"This is not rebellion, this is reform."

Jane Neria said calmly:

"This shelter holds extraordinary value and can assist our cause against the Four Nations."

"If you simply kill everyone without occupying and managing it, Frost-Plated Republic can still support a new Abyss. But if the Rose Army occupies this place, we can turn it into a bridgehead towards Frost-Plated."

"I understand your concerns—don't worry about your interests. As someone who severely damaged Frost-Plated's lackeys, the Rose Army won't be stingy with rewards."

"No, you don't understand."

Li Aozi waved his hand, shouting:

"Do you think this is about splitting the spoils? It's not. I don't care about the Rose Army, and I don't care about Abyss' assets. As for Frost-Plated—it's bound to be destroyed, but I don't want them to get off easily."

"Then according to your meaning, the Red Arrow people—"

"It has nothing to do with Red Arrow." Li Aozi disliked Jane Neria's tone. This kind of rational coldness and self-righteousness was a characteristic of the Rose Army and the fundamental reason for their failure.

"I said, Nomi was our companion, not you, and certainly not the Rose Army. Cooperation is possible, but you need to show trust."

Jane Neria's personality couldn't be negotiated with subtly. Otherwise, she'd lead you astray. However, Li Aozi's high 【Charisma】 attribute was advantageous, making his words hard to ignore.

"Trust?"

"I don't want promises; I want something tangible."

Li Aozi gestured with his thumb behind him:

"If you need the long-wave radio to notify the Rose Army—it's in the communications room over there. That's fine, no problem. But you must follow us first, kill all of Abyss, and then whatever happens, I don't care. It's not my interest, giving it to the Rose Army is fine."

Not only is it fine, if the Rose Army can push through and take Abyss, it would save Li Aozi a lot of infrastructure renovation costs. Given Frost-Plated's lousy environment, players would need to move to the outer regions.

When players arrive, the well-equipped, self-contained Abyss Humanitarian shelter would naturally become the first choice.

At that time, with his promotion and reputation, monetizing traffic would be easy.

Li Aozi was always a realist. Aside from some bottom-line issues, everything else could be discussed calmly.

Nomi was already dead—but her body had revived as Jane Neria.

From a relationship standpoint, Li Aozi saved Nomi, but Jane Neria was the one revived, inheriting the gratitude and life-saving favor from Li Aozi and Qiu Ran.