Chapter 141 Harmonious Cooperation

"You don't need to thank me. I'm not taking care of an Apostle of the Earth; I'm taking care of my sister." Chen Hao suddenly smiled, his tone light as he said, "I won't treat this as a favor and demand resources from you as compensation."

"Although Rampant Tides Island isn't as technologically and resource-rich as the Tri-Tower, we're not so poor that we'd use emotion as a bargaining chip."

Hearing Chen Hao's words, Nila Song's smile grew even brighter, blooming like a flower.

"We were right about you. You are a very benevolent leader... We feel very secure with the King residing in your territory!" As Nila Song spoke, he waved his hand, and a young follower behind him brought forward a crystal storage device, handing it to Chen Hao.

"This is the information you need! It's the experience our Tri-Tower clan has accumulated over countless years of war..."

"We will also send a thousand followers to stay on Rampant Tides Island to help you complete your combat training and breakthroughs in biotechnology as soon as possible!"

"We hope we have a pleasant cooperation!"

After Nila Song finished speaking, he extended his aged hand towards Chen Hao, its chilliness self-evident.

Chen Hao was silent for a moment, then took the crystal storage device and shook Nila Song's hand.

This scene was witnessed by everyone present and would quickly spread throughout the world.

This was the first collaborative effort between human civilization and an ancient civilization, and the link between the two civilizations was Han Han. Although it was unknown how long this harmonious collaborative relationship could last, it was predictable that in the short term, the strength of Rampant Tides Island and human civilization would experience explosive growth!

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"Buzz! Crack!"

A violent electromagnetic burst sounded in the special training ground.

A follower of the Apostle of the Earth was surrounded by materialized brainwaves, his posture like that of a celestial being. His gaze shifted slightly, and a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm crashed down, striking an Explorer who was wielding a knife and slashing down.

The anti-magnetic helmet on the Explorer's head shattered directly, and he instantly lost consciousness, falling straight to the ground from the sky.

There were still six Explorers surrounding him from different angles, but frustratingly, the squad was quickly defeated one by one, while the Apostle of the Earth's follower was unscathed, not even appearing to have expended much energy.

"Damn it, how is this possible? Even if the Governor removed all the suppression effects on them, we shouldn't be losing so decisively!" One of the Explorers in the squad staggered to his feet, wiping blood from his nose and eyes with extreme reluctance. "According to our previous tactics, a team of seven, even if unable to kill a follower, should at least be able to inflict mutual damage!"

"Today, we didn't even touch the hem of his clothes?"

Such a crushing defeat was clearly unacceptable to the proud Explorers.

Even if the Apostles of the Earth's followers were stronger than other followers, this level of strength was too outrageous!

After defeating the seven-man squad, the Apostle of the Earth's follower did not attack again, but stood in place expressionlessly, quietly waiting for them to recover from their injuries and replenish their strength.

A few minutes later, the seven-man squad launched another attack on the Apostle of the Earth's follower.

This time, they lasted a dozen seconds longer than the last time, but that was all. When they were defeated again, they still failed to inflict any damage on the Apostle of the Earth's follower.

"These guys are too abnormal! Their strength is at least twice that of other Apostle followers!" The captain of the seven-man squad panted, his face pale as he held his head and stood up. In the previous battle, his brain had suffered several heavy blows, almost completely shattered. If the opponent hadn't temporarily withdrawn their strength, he would probably be reborn with a new consciousness occupying his body, just like Han Han…

The seven-man squad looked at the Apostle of the Earth's follower standing in front of them, and a sense of despair welled up in their hearts!

Could someone like this really be defeated by seven Explorers?

Similar scenes were visible everywhere in the vast training ground. The training exercise began immediately two days after Chen Hao reached an agreement with the Tri-Tower.

In these two days, the Apostles of the Earth's followers had fully imparted the weaknesses and targeted tactics of other races to the Explorers, and engaged in combat training with the Explorers, substituting themselves for the followers of other races.

However, the results of the battles were not satisfactory. For two consecutive days, not a single seven-man team was able to defeat an Apostle of the Earth's follower.

The Explorer Legion of tens of thousands, and over a thousand seven-man teams, had lost nearly a hundred thousand times in these two days!

This was an incredibly humiliating record, making the Explorers, the strongest human legion, feel despair for the first time!

Moreover, this was only the Apostles of the Earth displaying the battle prowess of imitating other Apostle followers and holding back in every way. If they were allowed to simulate training using their own combat methods and styles, the Explorers would probably lose even faster and more miserably!

"If we keep losing like this, the morale and spirit of the Explorer Legion will be crushed!"

"The strength of the other Apostle followers they're simulating even surpasses the followers themselves! The Explorers have fought against Gale and Star followers before, but it wasn't this difficult!"

Qin Yiming stood outside the training ground, watching the situation inside, and asked worriedly, "Such high-intensity, high-difficulty training may cause irreversible psychological trauma to the Explorers, causing them to lose confidence in war!"

"The followers of other Apostles aren't this powerful at all. Why deliberately make the enemy so strong in training? Could it be that the Apostles of the Earth are deliberately using this method to打击 (daji - undermine) the morale of the Explorers?"

Qin Yiming spoke, his voice filled with dissatisfaction.

Lu Chi stood beside him without speaking, while an Apostle of the Earth near them in the training ground suddenly turned around and strode towards Qin Yiming.

"Are you confused by this?" The Apostle of the Earth frowned, and said in a very calm tone: "I will tell you why we are using such high-intensity and high-difficulty training methods!"

"Because the higher we raise the difficulty now, the easier your soldiers will feel on the battlefield, and the stronger their chances of survival will be!"

"Your seven-man squad, after receiving our information, can indeed kill a follower of another race in a frontal war, but at the same time, this seven-man squad will also suffer injuries or even casualties! What we need to do is to change your seven-man squad's victory from a *pyrrhic victory* to a *flawless victory* when facing other followers!"

"As for what you said... if your soldiers lose confidence and morale because of this losing streak, it can only prove one thing: it can only prove that your soldiers' psychological quality is not good enough and they are not worthy of stepping onto the battlefield!"

Qin Yiming raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and said with gritted teeth, "Isn't that a bit too much?"

"Too much? I think what you said just now seems a bit more much." The Apostle of the Earth's follower looked at Qin Yiming expressionlessly: "You think we are using this method to crush your morale and crush your confidence, but in fact, we can completely act weaker, and always let you win, so that your confidence swells to the extreme and reaches the point of arrogance! Then you will be beaten back to your original form by other Apostle followers on the battlefield!"

"This is very simple for us, and you can't find any problems with us, because after all, we are just imitating the battle power of other followers, and it is normal for the battle power we show to be weaker! And we can also make you very happy, both sides are relaxed and happy."

The Apostle of the Earth's follower stared at Qin Yiming, who was silent, and finally said: "But we won't do that."

"Because we are not scheming humans, nor are we followers of other Apostles. Don't use your despicable mentality to guess at us!"

"We are proud Apostles of the Earth's followers. Our clan values promises and never goes back on our word, nor do we play tricks. We will do our best to do what we promise others!"

"This is our glory, and it is also why the Tri-Tower is the strongest clan in ancient civilization!"