After the wave of Aberrant Beasts receded, the dire situation at Crook Manor was completely resolved.
Despite the heavy losses of the militia; despite the manor being severely damaged by biochemical cannon fire, with vast areas of corrosion left unresolved, at least the crisis of extinction was lifted.
Then, the next evening, Major Perbov—oh, now he’s a Colonel—led his Wind-Extinguishing Brigade to Crook Manor.
Jason Morgan and Perbov were old acquaintances; before the liberation of Rubbish Town in the eastward advance, during the bandit suppression operation within the two hundred kilometer expanse between Revival City and Rubbish Town, he collaborated with Perbov, who was then a Major and company commander.
At that time, the gap in their statuses was quite large.
Of course, it’s not small now either, but it has decreased since then. Although Perbov’s promotion to the most important Wind-Extinguishing Brigade commander and his rank increased by a level, Jason Morgan’s promotion speed was even faster. Although his rank isn’t high, currently a D4, he has already become the main person in charge of the Mutual Aid Society on behalf of the Alliance.
The Wind-Extinguishing Brigade’s rapid march and assault required material support, which still depended on him.
And after a brief exchange of pleasantries, Perbov revealed his next plan to attack the jungle.
This shocked Jason Morgan, who felt that Colonel Perbov must be out of his mind, indulging in an impossible fantasy.
The main continent of Rage Owl Star can generally be divided into six major regions: the Central Region, the Eastern Provinces, The Northlands, Green Valley, the Western Desert, and the Western Continent.
Among these six places, the Green Valley Region is known for having the most population, with over ten million people.
However, for this fertile and vast land, the number of humans is still too few. Far from being the owners, the vast jungle is the true master here.
Humans merely opened up one plantation after another on the clearings between the jungles and connected them with roads.
The war between humans and the jungle in the Green Valley Region has been going on for a very long time.
The jungle breeds Aberrant Beasts. When their numbers become too great within the jungle, they will surge out, attacking humans, trying to expand their territory and the jungle area; this is the so-called wave of Aberrant Beasts of the Green Valley Region.
But when humans recover, they will counterattack and reclaim the land that has not yet become jungle.
Overall, the jungle is extremely dangerous; it lacks the things humans need to survive and is filled with terrifying monsters instead.
In the jungle, humans have no advantage. The numerous thick trees, muddy ground, swamps… these natural environments all form obstacles to human conquest of the jungle.
Not to mention the sheer number of monsters bred within it.
In the Green Valley Region, to venture into the jungle is akin to seeking death.
This is a fact that everyone in Green Valley has been taught from childhood.
And now, Jason Morgan hears that Colonel Perbov wants to lead his troops into the jungle to their death.
Feeling Jason Morgan’s astonishment, Perbov only laughed after the other man expressed words of dissuasion.
“Of course, of course, I understand that the jungle of Green Valley is hell. But before I set out, I had already studied it for a long time; no one understands the jungle better than I do.”
After boasting, Perbov continued, “We have a secret weapon in our hands now.”
Jason Morgan didn’t take the bait, “What secret weapon can enable us to easily conquer the jungle?”
“This is the Governor’s arrangement.”
Jason Morgan immediately fell silent.
Nonetheless, Perbov could tell that Jason Morgan wasn’t completely reassured.
He didn’t explain further but simply patted the civil officer’s shoulder and said, “You’ll be able to see it with your own eyes soon enough, don’t worry.”
…
While “soon” was mentioned, in reality, Jason Morgan waited several days before he saw what that secret weapon actually was.
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In fact, the Wind-Extinguishing Brigade began their operation the very next morning after arriving at Crook Manor. The soldiers, driving armored vehicles and tanks, had come to the edge of the jungle and started their clearing operation.
Yes, the cleansing of the entire jungle.
Jason Morgan was full of curiosity, wondering how this was going to be accomplished.
However, he still managed to suppress his own curiosity.
He had many tasks of his own to attend to.
Continuing the meetings of the Mutual Aid Society, providing supplies for the Wind-Extinguishing Brigade and for other units of the Central Group Army that would later join them, these were his most vital tasks.
At the same time, he had also received a directive from the Alliance’s Civil Affairs Department to undertake the restructuring of the population in the Green Valley Region.
The historical mission of the Mutual Aid Society was nearing its end. The Alliance’s system would be fully implemented in the Green Valley Region.
Following the guide materials directly provided by the Civil Affairs Department, Jason Morgan understood what he had to do.
He was to transform the Mutual Aid Society into the Alliance’s managing agency for the Green Valley Region, which would become the fourth direct-administered province of the Alliance: the Beiqing Valley Province.
The manor lords would become local administrative officers, just as with the restructuring of the central three provinces. They would, subsequently, enter the Wind-Extinguishing Loyal Heir Academy in batches for training; meanwhile, their own manors, in a sense, were also thus confiscated. They no longer held ownership over their former properties; instead, they only maintained managerial rights.
This was of course not a thorough reform, bearing deep compromises. Manor lords turned Alliance officials were unlikely to change much about the management of their original manors, and the life of the public was not expected to change sufficiently.