Enforcer Manual
Chapter 1045 - 920: The Value of Life_2

Chapter 1045: Chapter 920: The Value of Life_2

Lu Xiang once again demonstrated her work ethic. As Song Lan entered the room, she was discussing with Ricochet how to find all the cultists who had infiltrated the survivors’ ranks.

The situation in other cities wasn’t optimistic, after sacrificing a number of willing individuals, they seized control of the narrative by exploiting people’s fervor.

In fact, as long as she was away from Song Lan, Lu Xiang could give her 100% at work.

"The biggest difficulty now is that we’re seriously short-handed and completely ignorant about the situation in other cities. Rash actions will only put us in danger,"

Ricochet analyzed the current situation.

The followers of "Corruption" had seized this point to recklessly spread photos of their sacrifices in groups, flaunting their spoils to him.

This time, he suffered a heavy loss. Although "Corruption" couldn’t kill him, it could restrict his movements in many ways. And for those people whose wounds couldn’t heal, once the cultists killed them, they had no chance to start over.

Even if some brave souls actually traveled to other areas, the most likely outcome would be falling into the cultists’ traps and ultimately being sacrificed in a cruel way.

He was baffled, "Why would they so readily believe those cultists, when clearly the God of Life will save this nation?"

The sudden emergence of Lira’s massive tree was the best evidence, experts confirmed that the fruit borne by the tree could cure the plague. All they needed to do now was to keep themselves safe and trust that Lira’s top medical team could develop a cure from the fruit, or distribute the picked fruit to every survivor.

Yet many people chose to believe in the cultists’ proposed Ceremony, thinking that only through the sacrifice of innocents could everyone’s interests be preserved.

Song Lan chimed in, "Actually, it’s quite understandable. Let’s say you are someone with a terminal illness, and suddenly someone tells you that an apple can cure a disease that even the nation’s top doctors can’t cure. Would you believe him?"

"...If it was guidance from the God of Life, I would believe."

"But in reality, just one day before, they were not followers of the God of Life."

Maybe Ricochet genuinely believed in the existence of the God of Life, but now those people outside shouting in the name of the God of Life were just placing their hopes on a deity that they believed could indeed bring them benefits.

"So what if it’s put another way, what if someone told you that after round-the-clock research by the medical team, they successfully extracted a trace element from the apple that can cure the disease. Due to limited manpower and resources, however, each dose of the cure would cost 15,000 watts. How believable is that?"

"The wealthy would buy up all the cure."

15,000 watts was enough to create a divide between different social strata.

To the rich in Oasis, it was barely pocket change, yet it could easily crush a family living in a border city.

"And the story version provided by the cultists is that the severity of the plague has reached a point where it cannot be measured by money alone, that only a noble and fearless sacrifice might just catch the attention of the God of Life, perhaps compelling Her to bless the people of Oasis."

Ricochet fell silent.

He had to admit, had he not encountered "Corruption" and learned of their conspiracy, he too might have chosen to believe.

When he climbed the bell tower, he was ready for sacrifice; if Whisper told him that his sacrifice could save Oasis, he would do it without a second thought.

"It follows the principle of equivalent exchange."

Even though the Dark Ages were long past and the Church had vanished from history for countless years, the ideologies they left behind were still deeply rooted in everyone’s heart.

To gain the Deity’s attention, one had to pay a price, and that price was often steep.

The greatest news the cultists brought to the Believers was telling them that this steep price could be paid by someone else, and all they had to do was to symbolically chant the name of the God of Life a few times.

"Trading life for life, thus the transaction seems a lot more reasonable."

The culture and people of Oasis ensured that no one believed in a free lunch. The populace here deeply understood that those who claimed to offer free medical services to anyone with a terminal illness were most likely eyeing your body parts.

Song Lan shrugged his shoulders, "These days, no one believes there are good people in the world anymore."

But Lu Xiang was precisely such a person.

When she used the relic to create the massive tree, she didn’t even consider the pricing of the apples, and this business trip had no bonuses or subsidies.

There were no personal gains, yet she still risked her life.

So, being a companion of justice wasn’t exactly a prime career choice.

But she had said before that if she vowed to fight evil, she would fight against the forces of evil to the end, and this was the case even before she met him.

"Everyone hopes to find a deity or a Law Enforcer that is resolute, but few wish to become one themselves."

Once, in District 17, there was a haloed, single-minded Law Enforcer.

Doug’s adored Captain Kate had become a name on the missing list, long before Lu Xiang arrived in District 17.