Resurrection Empire

"What happened earlier? Was it already like this when you got here?"

Ren Zhong stood beside a crashed airship, frowning, and asked those around him.

Chen Hanyu replied, "At that time, we were conducting training drills with the hunting team divided into ten-person squads. One squad heard a loud explosion as they neared here. Several Hunters were still hovering in the sky. They didn't dare to go closer. They only approached after the Hunters dispersed. They saw Black Armored Soldiers ascending from the ground to board the Hunters."

Ren Zhong nodded, "I see."

After speaking, he walked around, scrutinizing the area carefully.

The airship was not large, although it was severely damaged, its streamlined shape was still discernible.

There were many blast holes and scorch marks on the paintwork, with the undercoat being white.

Ren Zhong was very familiar with this white; it was the "medical white" commonly used by trucks and flying devices of the Mengdu Group.

The airship was split into two halves.

Observing the break point, it was evident that high-explosive munitions had first penetrated the airship's armor, embedding halfway inside, and then exploding from within.

The terrifying internal explosion force had torn the airship in two.

However, the crew cabin structure of this airship seemed to have undergone special modification, as it was very sturdy and showed no obvious deformation.

The crew cabin, which had fallen forward, was slowly cut open by another method.

He stopped at one point, removed his gloves, crouched down, and gently touched a headless, humanoid blackened mark on the ground. It felt like charcoal and was still slightly warm.

Ren Zhong moved to another corner.

Here too were two black marks, one large and one small.

The small one was just a palm-sized piece of charcoal, while the large black mark looked elongated, with a shape resembling a head. It wasn't lying flat on the ground with limbs spread out, making it hard to discern the shape of the arms and legs.

"These people should have died from the impact of high-temperature weapons. The battle occurred about an hour ago, right?"

Chen Hanyu nodded, "Yes."

Ren Zhong: "Which direction were those Hunters flying?"

Chen Hanyu: "The squad said those Hunters were flying northwest. Here's the footage."

Ren Zhong nodded, "Got it."

The Floating Island that took Sun Miao away also headed northwest.

He had a vague suspicion in his heart, but he couldn't be certain and didn't dare to jump to conclusions.

Ren Zhong led the group as they scoured the airship inside and out for a long time.

He very much wanted to uncover the identity of the deceased, but found nothing.

The scene was thoroughly destroyed, aside from those three charcoal marks, there were no traces of human activity.

The Recovery Company's boss personally inspecting the site seemed somewhat unusual, but he was cautious and reported his investigation and the anomalies he discovered directly to the Liao Yuan Resource Recycling Company.

On his way back to Starfire Town, Liao Yuan Company sent him a notification, telling him not to make a fuss.

As for the airship wreckage, according to the rules, since it crashed within his jurisdiction, the retrieval rights were his, but ownership belonged to the original owner of the airship, which was the Mengdu Group.

Recovering usable wild resources was originally within Ren Zhong Company's business scope.

Ren Zhong had the responsibility to recover them.

Therefore, he instructed Wang Zhaofu to arrange transportation vehicles and have people bring the airship back to Starfire Town, and transport it along with other goods back to Liao Yuan County tonight.

Depending on the grade and condition of the airship, Starfire Resources would receive Contribution Points ranging from one million to two million.

Ren Zhong didn't care about the money, only about the identity of the people on the airship.

Unfortunately, Liao Yuan Company did not tell him.

He could only keep his suspicions to himself.

In the afternoon, in the manor, Ren Zhong sat in the main hall on the lower level, sipping tea slowly.

Zheng Tian, Chen Hanyu, and others were also nearby.

The noise outside the courtyard rose and fell.

Many wastelanders gathered outside.

These people did not storm Ren Zhong's manor, but came here together of their own accord.

Ren Zhong had mentioned previously that he would accept the Cold-blooded Butcher's challenge in Starfire Town.

Though his reputation in the town had always been good, when it came to matters of life and death, the wastelanders wanted a definite answer a day in advance.

They didn't make a loud commotion, just gathered in groups, discussing endlessly.

The atmosphere in the manor's hall was somewhat gloomy.

Ren Zhong had just notified everyone that they would leave tonight for Chromium Carbon Town.

During the last battle with the Cold-blooded Butcher, Ren Zhong found that these people had disobeyed his orders and returned again.

If he truly had guaranteed victory, it wouldn't matter.