Chapter 795 - Black Robe (2/2)

Ren Xiaosu looked at the map and felt that Liang Ce, Wang Jing, and the others might not have realized the danger of going on this medical exchange. Although Stronghold 31 was located in the core of the Kong Consortium, there would surely be some stray deserters and wounded personnel escaping after the troops at the front lines were defeated.

Ren Xiaosu had already been through several wars, so he knew full well that if these deserters and wounded wanted to avoid being court martialed by the Kong Consortium, they would have to flee south to somewhere that the Kong Consortium could not reach them.

With the war going on in the North, it would not only be deserters who would be forced to head southwards, but a large number of refugees and stronghold residents would do the same as well.

After all, the entire history of human migration was basically linked to wars.

While Ren Xiaosu and the others were making their way to the Kong Consortium, that unknown group from the north finally crossed the vast grasslands and was now standing at the boundary between the grasslands and the Central Plains.

A man who was nearly two meters tall and holding a huge axe in his hands said to the black-robed person beside him, “Our advance troops have already arrived at the predetermined location. But, Black Robe, how am I to believe that your subsequent plans will succeed when there were so many deviations earlier? Our expeditionary army has not come south to die but to seize this fertile land in the South.”

This person was a muscular man with light brown hair, and his physical features made him look very different from the Central Plains people.

It was early spring now, and the weather in the North was still rather cold. But even though this person was topless, he did not seem to feel cold at all. The hair on his chest was so thick he almost looked like a brown bear that walked upright.

According to their plan, they were supposed to engage in close combat with the nomads and then conquer the grasslands with their expeditionary army’s strong physical advantage.

Right after that, they would seize the nomads’ livestock and use them as supplies for their army. Then they would enslave the nomads to build a forward operating base for them so their expeditionary army’s main forces at the rear could pass through without any obstructions.

But the nomads ran away after encountering them just once. This truly was a bit unexpected. They had fled so swiftly the expeditionary army did not even get to see which way they went.

The man who looked like a brown bear said, “And, Black Robe, you’ve never mentioned that there was someone who could control wolves here. If our advance troops had encountered the wolves, they might not even have defeated them.”

As he spoke, he did not seem threatened by the nomads at all. They had only retreated that day because of the wolves’ sudden appearance.

Black Robe remained silent as he looked out towards the Central Plains. It seemed like he was thinking about something.

After a while, he stroked his gold-laced sleeves and said with a hoarse laugh, “There’s nothing to fear about the nomads. When the main forces of the expeditionary army arrive, will we have to fear the wolves? If they really come and provoke us, I’m sure you all can rip off their skin and make it into boots.”

“What about the Central Plains?” Someone asked, “I’ve observed that the Central Plains is vast in territory and abundant with resources. You’ve also said that their technology is much more advanced than ours.”

“But the Central Plains people are not united.” Black Robe said with a laugh, “You all might not know this, but when I left the Central Plains, it felt like a great war was going to break out there. Some time ago, I trekked across the lands and made some secret observations. As expected, the Pyro Company has started fighting with the Kong Consortium while the Wang Consortium eyes them hungrily from the sidelines. So we’ve arrived at the exact right time. Normal firearms are no threat to you at all, and weapons like heavy machine guns can be handled with some simple tactics.”

“Moreover,” Black Robe continued, “when our advance troops take over their border towns during the chaos, their weapons will become our weapons. The vast territory of the Central Plains was actually meant for our expeditionary army to take over.”

As he spoke, Black Robe pointed at the Central Plains. When his arm was raised, his grayish skin was revealed under his sleeve.

The bearish man turned around and walked off toward the advance troops. “Don’t be making empty promises. When the war starts, you better watch out for your own back. With that small body of yours, you’re gonna get killed really easily.”

The group of Northerners started laughing. Black Robe’s expression was shrouded within his hood.