Chapter 97 Coercion
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"What should we do?"
A man looked at the withered crops, and a large group of people behind him looked desperate. Only a few crops survived. They looked at the situation in the shed desperately. This was the best shed, but the crops still died.
The previous land nutrient solution technology, no one here knew what it was, and some advanced planting and breeding technologies, these things are missing in this town.
This town is still under the control of the Hillman family, but the previous civil war destroyed a lot of things, and some technicians ran away with their families.
Only a few people are left, and many people can't stand it anymore, because if this continues, many people will starve to death.
The current Hillman family patriarch Pollock is extremely cruel. He requires each town to pay something every week. Obviously, everyone can't make a living, but if they don't pay, the disobedient will be executed.
Only the town where the Hillman family is located and the three nearby towns have enough food and clothing, while some other towns have become difficult to survive.
Many people could no longer tolerate Pollock, but they could not resist. Anyone who resisted Pollock would be brutally executed.
Cannibalism had already occurred on the grassland, and such a thing was appalling.
The situation had been getting worse and worse, and no one could clean it up.
The people in the town were completely desperate this time. The Hillman family had just come, and they would come again next Monday. Many people gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
But soon some people chose to leave, because if they handed over their things again, they would really starve to death, either starving to death or being executed by the Hillman family.
But with such a large grassland, where could they escape to? They could not go anywhere.
At this moment, a truck came not far away. The truck looked a little old, and many people watched vigilantly. After a while, the people on the truck got off. It was a group of exiles. After they entered the town, they began to look around with weapons.
Soon they threatened some people to hand over their things. Many people cried and shouted, but their things were still taken away. The army of the Hillman family would not come to such marginal areas because it was easy to be attacked. The army was the favorite of many exiled gangs because they could get a lot of supplies, whether it was food or weapons and ammunition.
Soon the group left, and some people were unwilling to hand over their food and were shot directly.
Many people were helpless. The relatives of the deceased cried and shouted, accusing others of why they were unwilling to stand up.
Many people went home helplessly, and some people had given up on themselves and said that they just needed to wait for death.
This world is hopeless, and many people think so.
2 o'clock in the afternoon
In the main town of the Hillman family, a singing competition is being held. Many people on the street are dressed brightly and energetically, and the streets are clean, tidy and beautiful.
Many people live very well here. Most people don't pay attention to the misery outside, because they just need to continue to enjoy and survive.
Everything now doesn't matter to most people, because it is already very difficult to survive.
Behind the stage is the Hillman family's mansion, and this event was held by the Hillman family.
Because it is still during the Chinese New Year, such activities are very common, and the streets and alleys are in a festive atmosphere.
At this time, in a large office on the third floor of the Hillman family's mansion, there is a young-looking man sitting. He looks only in his 20s, with a handsome face and a gentle smile.
Pollock Hillman, he is the 17th son of Allen Hillman and the youngest son, but Pollock killed his 16 brothers and married his sisters and elder sisters.
Pollock has been quiet since he was very young, but he is extremely smart. Even his father Allen didn't know that his youngest son would be so smart and extremely cruel, spying on the throne of the family.
And Pollock himself is also an extremely powerful mutant. In the family civil war a year ago, Pollock first helped several brothers who were fighting for the throne to solve their competitors.
Jumping back and forth among the five brothers, as a multi-faceted spy, he finally planned everything, eroded everything step by step, and finally successfully killed all of Allen's sons.
"That's the way the world is, isn't it, father?"
In the corner, Alan sat in a wheelchair and nodded. He had completely approved of his youngest son Pollock's actions, because he really didn't expect to see such a monster being born.
Pollock's actions shocked Alan. He seemed to be the evil result of the Hillman family, controlling everything.
He even violated the bottom line of morality and trampled everything under his feet. He was crazy and frightening. Now the entire Hillman family was firmly controlled by Pollock.
No one dared to oppose Pollock, and Pollock adopted extremely cruel management, letting other towns to support them. Such an approach would only make towns disappear one by one, and the Hillman family's territory would become less and less.
"Father, there is no need to worry about the territory. I think it's almost done. The gods will definitely come out to clean up everything in person, and we will become the supreme existence of the city built by the gods."
Alan nodded. He had almost no strength to speak, but his eyes were excited. At this time, the door of the room opened and several wives came in. Alan went over and hugged them affectionately.
"Take Dad back to rest."
Alan looked at his daughters with horror. They did not dare to resist this brother, because once they angered Pollock, they would die miserably.
After watching his father go out, Pollock sat quietly on the edge of the office, looking at the current situation. Only the strong are worthy of survival. Now it is a huge survival elimination game. It is luck to survive. Those who can survive as always are strong.
Recently, Pollock has been thinking about one thing. How can the gods come out of that base to clean up everything in advance? Finally, Pollock thought of letting people gather near the base.
In order to survive, people will definitely launch an attack, because as long as they enter the base, there will be food and drink. Hunger will make humans fall into the final madness.
Pollock has spread rumors that there are very rich food reserves in the gods' base, and there will be food in the past.
The hungry people will only slowly approach the base of the gods. Faced with such a threat, what will the gods do? Pollock wants to see this.
"I want to see how long you will hide."
Pollock laughed. He knew the problem very well. Everyone was about to collapse. If the gods did not come out, people would gather in front of the base of the gods and launch a final attack.
Pollock wanted to see what the gods would do. Pollock had arranged for people to walk on the grassland day and night. Many people had already brought the last food to the base of the gods.
Many towns in the mountains were also destroyed because of years of war.
Pollock stood up, looked at the lively crowd outside, and then laughed.
"Enjoy the last feast."
At this time, many people knocked on the door. They were all members of the Hillman family. One of them stood up and said.
"Pollock, if this continues, there will be problems. The towns outside have begun to resist."
Pollock laughed.
"Then suppress it immediately and execute the people who started the rebellion. If that doesn't work, I will personally lead people there."
Among them was Kramer, the teacher who taught Pollock all the mutant fighting skills. Kramer couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and said.
"What you are doing is equivalent to a slow death of the entire Hillman family."
Pollock stood up crazily, opened his hands and laughed.
"Survival or destruction does not depend on us, but on God."
Pollock's words shocked the people present. He told his plan, and Kramer looked at Pollock in astonishment.
"If the gods really want to crush us, it's the same as stepping on ants."
Pollock asked back.
"Then why don't the gods spare any effort to study artificial sun technology?"
This made Kramer unable to refute, and then Pollock laughed crazily.
"Because the gods want humans to continue to survive, and this time it is not like the past, but it will allow humans to continue to survive in a long and stable manner."
After Pollock finished speaking, everyone present fell silent, and he looked at Kramer and said.
"Teacher, you should know more about the gods' affairs than I do, so just watch quietly. When the sun rises, everything on this grassland will change."
Time passed by minute by minute, and the cold began to fall. At 5 pm, the temperature was already very low.
People in many places returned to the house, and the cold wave swept again.
Many people are looking forward to the appearance of light, as long as the light appears, it will dispel the cold, but in the past, when the temperature at night drops too much, the light will appear, but now it still has not appeared.
In the territory of the Angus family, Tuk stood on the city wall, just as his father often did in the past, and Avano beside him was already 10 years old.
Tuk was uneasy in his heart, because he heard the news recently that there was a rumor that a large amount of food was stored in the base of the gods, and he could be saved as long as he went there.
Although he didn't know who spread such rumors, Tuk knew that the matter was definitely not simple. Now the Angus family only has 7 towns left, and the food consumption has long been greater than the output, and many of the stored food has been eaten up.
In recent years, due to the war, the output of food has been unstable.
The worst moment on this grassland is coming. Now many people know that survival is everything.
The Angus family can no longer withstand the war, but facing the alliance of some small and medium-sized families, the Angus family must suppress them, otherwise they will definitely show their fangs.
There are naturally other big families behind this. Everyone is holding on. Whoever can't hold on first will be eliminated early.
"Father, what should we do now?"
Avano asked, and Tuke smiled and shook his head.
"It's okay, Avano, you study with peace of mind. You don't like inventions very much, so you have to focus on studying. Our family will hold on. As long as we continue to hold on, the gods will definitely come out."
Avano was still a little worried, but at this moment, he couldn't calm down to study.
Avano's grades are very good, and Tuke is very proud of his son. His son always has some strange ideas and is very interested in inventions.
Seeing that his son is still a little uncomfortable, Tuke encouraged him.
"You can only change everything if you study hard. What this grassland lacks most is scientists. Avano, study hard. No matter what happens, I will do everything I can to keep the Angus family going."
Avano looked at his somewhat thin father. Recently, he often saw his father in a daze and often got up at night. His health was not good. He was sick a while ago.
At this time, a soldier ran up and said with a serious face.
"A grain field on the eastern edge of ours was attacked, and our grain field has been destroyed."
Tuke coughed violently in an instant, and he asked angrily.
"How many people did you send to garrison?"
The soldier said with his head down.
"Only about 200 people were sent. The other side had a premeditated plan. The number was several times more than ours. All the food was taken away by them, and they also destroyed the fields."
Tuke slapped the handrail on the edge of the city wall. He was completely angry now. It was fine that they robbed the food, but they also destroyed the farmland. Don't they know how important a mature farmland is for survival?
"Track them down immediately. We must kill them when we find them."
The soldiers seemed a little embarrassed. After a while, Tuke calmed down. He also knew that it was too difficult to track them down, because the periphery of the territory was full of exiled gangs, and it was unknown who did it.
But Tuke knew that there must be some family members behind it. Tuke immediately let his son go back first, and then went directly to the military. Tuke summoned some commanders and spoke directly.
"In the future, open fire directly when you encounter someone approaching our territory, no matter who it is, no warning is needed."
Many people nodded and acquiesced. This is the current situation. Some mutants disguised as hungry people came and suddenly launched attacks. It was not once or twice. The Angus family's army had suffered too much loss due to such sudden attacks.
Most people have broken through the bottom line of being human. They no longer believe in anything. The only thing they believe in is the weapons in their hands and the food they can see.
Tuke is extremely sad at this moment. The situation has deteriorated to this extent in just one year after his father's death. The last moment of this grassland is coming much faster than Tuke thought.
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