370 The Second Crusade (2/2)
”And your wise decisions,” Jiang Chen mocked.”
”Haha, it is your wise promotion,” Chu Nan said humbly.
”Haha, don't give me that, your achievement is your achievement.”
Chu Nan didn't reply, but the smile on his face indeed showed proudness.
Chu Nan cleared his throat as he continued, ”After the good news, there is the bad news.”
”Oh? What's the bad news?”
”The survivors that escaped from Jia city to the Sixth Street brought information from the west. This spring, the mutated humans attacked the Defenders from the Seventh Area. With the funding of the Dusk Church, they captured Jia city. Because of this, the number of trade routes decreased by 60% from Hang city, and the routes entering Wanghai from the southwest were practically blocked.”
After he listened to Chu Nan's report, he raised his eyebrows.
Jia city lied in between Wanghai and Hang city. If the mutated humans captured this area, the merchants between Wanghai and Hang must be affected. Compared to the bandits without an organization, the organized mutated humans were obviously more concerning.
”And your opinion is?”
”Organize the second crusade with the goal of freeing Jia,” Chu Nan said succinctly.
A rather aggressive proposal.
”The second crusade? What's there to take away from the mutated humans?” Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised by the proposal.
”Do you still remember their equipment?” Chu Nan with a smile looked at Jiang Chen.
Equipment?
Other than heavy machineguns, and the armor on their body…
D-grade steel!
Jiang Chen suddenly realized.
”There are ample amount of steel reserves in the mutated humans' head. There was enough to turn them into armors and treat them as moving fortresses. The last crusade for the source of bacteria brought crystals here and ignited the fire of industrialization. And this crusade will bring the steel that will be necessary to fuel the flame of industrialization.
Needless to say, it was an attractive proposal.
Although Jiang Chen could solve the problem of iron ores, C-grade steel required more than just iron; there was a high requirement for rare metals. The mutated humans' C-grade steel was there and available; it was undoubtedly a good choice.
”When are you planning to act?” Jiang Chen asked in an undertone.
”Departing in the fall, finishing by winter,” He answered quickly.
This guy clearly has been planning this as he even had a strategy in place. Departing in the fall and finishing by winter, it would leave an ample amount of time to prepare while finishing the battle before the mutated humans gain the advantage during winter. It was also the perfect timing to eliminate the obstacles before the next spring for the trade routes.
Even excluding economic reasons, the mutated humans were a big concern. Even if the Sixth Street didn't send out a force in the fall, there was no guarantee that they would not invade during the winter.
But it was approaching June, was there enough time to prepare the crusade?
Jiang Chen began to deliberate this in his mind.