Invincible Copy System
Chapter Summary
While chatting with Sandy, Liu Ning had basically concluded that this guy was like Wei Xiong, wholeheartedly dedicating himself to the entire settlement, but we are different from you; we cannot dedicate ourselves to the settlement. It's better to let them go now so that everyone saves face." What Liu Ning said was the truth. Then their final outcome will be even more tragic—they will be merged by other settlements, and we won't even have basic human rights." What Liu Ning said was the truth.
While chatting with Sandy, Liu Ning had basically concluded that this guy was like Wei Xiong, wholeheartedly dedicating himself to the entire settlement, but we are different from you; we cannot dedicate ourselves to the settlement.
"Can you save my settlement?"
Sandy asked, a little scared, as they were about to reach the settlement.
"I'm afraid not. We can pick out the useful people, and they will join a new settlement. As for the rest, I can make them all free people. They can choose to join other settlements in the future, or they can choose to make their own living. This settlement must be disbanded. This is non-negotiable."
After Liu Ning finished speaking, Sandy's face showed some sadness. Sandy really wanted to save this settlement.
"You should understand that it's difficult to save this place. Look at these people on the street; they should all be from your settlement, right? They can't even get enough to eat. What's the point of keeping them tied here? Can you hunt fierce beasts? If not, then let them go out and find their own way! Besides, according to my estimation, in half a month, you won't have the relief from the Garrison Office. At that time, they will all leave you. It's better to let them go now so that everyone saves face."
What Liu Ning said was the truth. The reason these people were still in the settlement was because the Garrison Office distributed some resources every month. If the Garrison Office didn't distribute resources, these people would have left long ago. Don't think these people have much conscience.
Sandy knew that what Liu Ning said was true, and he also knew that Liu Ning's method was the best, but Sandy just felt uncomfortable. This was the settlement his father had created, and now it was going to be disbanded before his father's bones were even cold.
Liu Ning's voice still echoed in Sandy's ears. Was this already the best outcome? Sandy thought carefully, perhaps Liu Ning was right. Even if these people became vagrants, it would be better than being sold to other settlements. If they were sold to other settlements, they wouldn't even have a chance to return from outside the city. After becoming vagrants, at least they had a chance to choose.
Sandy sighed and gathered everyone in the open space. There wasn't even a square here, let alone a so-called community martial arts hall. Liu Ning finally understood what poverty was. Compared to this place, Wei Xiong's place was considered to have scale.
When Liu Ning announced the new order, these people cried and wailed. Liu Ning didn't have the time to argue with them, so he started calling out names. Those whose names were called could go to Wei Xiong's side.
Liu Ning chose people between the ages of 15 and 40. These people were all capable of labor. As for the others, he could only say he was sorry.
In addition, there were some people over 60 years old. These people had raised the registration fee for Sandy. They were all old brothers of Sandy's father and wanted to contribute to Sandy. Since these people had paid, they couldn't be left homeless, so they could also go to Wei Xiong's side.
"Can't I bring a few more people? In the future, I can follow you out of the city to hunt fierce beasts. I don't want any of the money I earn; I can use it all to repay the debt."
Sandy said pitifully. In Sandy's eyes, these people were still his father's subjects, and abandoning them here would be Sandy's fault.
"I regret to say that's impossible. The settlement we are going to is not wealthy either. These people will also need to start working after they arrive. If those who are not capable of working go, then that settlement will also become like this. Do you want both settlements to become like this? Then their final outcome will be even more tragic—they will be merged by other settlements, and we won't even have basic human rights."
What Liu Ning said was the truth. Among the more than 1,000 people selected, most of them were capable of working. They could also find work nearby and bring vitality to Wei Xiong's settlement. As for the remaining more than 4,000 people, either their identities were problematic, or they were habitually dishonest, or they didn't help when Sandy was in trouble. For such people, Liu Ning would absolutely not take them.
Sandy was also a sensible person. After listening to Liu Ning, he nodded heavily. Sandy also knew that this big brother had helped him a lot, and they were strangers. For him to do this was already quite good. Moreover, Sandy had heard when Liu Ning made the call just now that even to accommodate these more than 1,000 people, Liu Ning needed to donate 20 million.
Sandy wrote down all the money, determined to repay it someday. His father had once told Sandy that they should not owe others money.
From Wei Xiong's perspective, he was absolutely unwilling to let these people come. The settlement had just started to improve, and how could he know what kind of people these were? If they were all diligent and willing to work, then any number would be fine, but if there were some who committed crimes, the settlement would be in great trouble.
But this matter was personally requested by Liu Ning, and Liu Ning also donated 20 million. 20 million to settle more than 1,000 people was quite good, so Wei Xiong could only agree. However, these people did not have a fixed residence and could only set up tents in the square.
These people didn't complain about such living conditions. Their previous living conditions were even worse. Their original tents couldn't even shelter them from wind and rain. At least now they were given new tents, and someone would feed them for two weeks. This was three meals a day, whereas they used to only eat one meal a day. They felt like they were almost in paradise here.
Seeing the smiles on these people's faces, Sandy finally felt a little relieved. This might be the last resort, but at least it would allow these more than 1,000 people to survive, which was much better than being merged by other settlements. If they were really merged, probably few people would survive.
Sandy also told Liu Ning that he would follow Liu Ning to earn money in the future to repay Liu Ning's money. For this naive child, Liu Ning immediately handed him over to Sun Qiang, telling Sun Qiang to train him well. With his small physique, following Liu Ning would just be going to his death.