Chapter 507
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Chapter 507: Rescue in the Blizzard (3)
“When he wakes up, he might wish he were dead, or even try to commit suicide. But regardless, he shouldn’t die by your hands now!”
After saying his piece, Luo Yong waved his hand.
“Send him to the hospital.”
As soon as he spoke, a Xuanjia Army soldier behind him immediately carried the severely injured man and rushed towards the hospital.
The timely arrival of the Xuanjia Army and the city guard soldiers was undoubtedly a huge boost.
Seeing this, Jie Zichuan quickly stepped forward, cupped his fists, and said.
“Since the two generals have arrived, I’ll leave things here to General Luo and General Zhou. Your humble servant must hurry back to report the situation to His Majesty.”
Luo Yong naturally nodded.
“Yes, go ahead. We’ll handle things here.”
Jie Zichuan let out a long breath and quickly rushed back to Luo Ji’s residence, reporting the events that had transpired outside.
Upon hearing that it was residential buildings that had collapsed, and two of them at that, Luo Ji’s mood instantly grew extremely heavy.
However, Luo Ji knew very well that what he needed to do now was not to wallow in sentiment, but to make a decision!
“All injured individuals are to be transferred to the hospital for treatment. Those who are unharmed or only lightly injured should be temporarily settled in the military barracks! The military provisions in the barracks’ warehouse should be sufficient.”
In this blizzard, Jie Zichuan, acting as a messenger, clearly had no time to rest.
However, after one trip out, Jie Zichuan returned again, bringing back a report that was enough to torment Luo Ji’s spirit.
News from the hospital indicated that many survivors’ injuries were already severe enough to cause permanent disability.
The most critical case had both legs almost crushed to pulp.
It was questionable whether he could even survive, let alone save his legs.
Hospital resources were currently limited.
Just treating the sick patients consumed a massive amount of manpower and material resources daily.
In this emergency report sent by the head of the Medical Department, the sender subtly inquired whether resources should be used on more deserving patients.
What good would it do to save those severely injured to the point of disability?
Given the current development of Luo Ji’s Myriad World Civilization, over 90% of jobs had no place for them.
And among the remaining less than 10% of jobs, there were plenty of people who could do better than them.
In other words, they had essentially lost their value.
Going all out to treat these people who had lost their value would only lead to two outcomes.
The first outcome was that the hospital would exert its full effort, investing a large amount of resources to save them, but the person would still die.
In this case, the invested resources would instantly become meaningless, a complete waste.
The second outcome was that the person was saved.
But as mentioned above, what good would it do to save them?
They would only continue to consume resources without being able to provide corresponding labor.
To put it harshly, they would lose their value and become a parasitic burden.
Looking at this matter from a rational and cold standpoint, saving them held no meaning.
According to the head of the Medical Department, using resources on more deserving patients was the correct approach.
But if Luo Ji agreed, it would essentially be telling those injured people to die.
When such things happened, the people’s hearts were already exceptionally desperate.
And now, was he going to deliver another blow?
The decision awaiting him seemed to constantly question his humanity, tormenting his spirit and leaving him in agony.
“Hoo—”
A heavy breath escaped Luo Ji’s mouth.
He leaned back in his office chair, one hand on his forehead, unable to make a decision for a long time.
This wasn’t a simple multiple-choice question.
Whichever choice he made, he would have to pay a corresponding price.
If he wanted to save them, merely saying so wouldn’t be enough.
If he saved them, he would also have to consider how to settle them afterward.
Otherwise, what was the difference between abandoning someone who had largely lost their ability to live and work to fend for themselves, and simply killing them?
At the same time, whether he chose to save them or not, it would inevitably displease some people.
This was a choice where it was impossible to satisfy all parties.
Or rather, most things in this world couldn’t have it both ways.
He would have to make difficult choices again and again.
On one side was value, and on the other, humanity.
In front of enemies, he could be a cold-blooded executioner, ruthlessly ordering the slaughter of thousands of soldiers.
But for his own citizens, he found it very difficult to utter that word.
At this moment, Luo Ji felt as if a scale was before him, constantly swaying back and forth.
He didn’t have much time; he had to make a decision quickly.
After taking a deep breath, Luo Ji gave his answer with a determined expression.
“Spare no effort in rescue!”
Jie Zichuan didn’t know what was written in that emergency report, but he had already guessed some of it.
After acknowledging, he quickly took Luo Ji’s handwritten order and rushed to the Medical Department.
Upon receiving Luo Ji’s order from Jie Zichuan and reading its contents, Zhou Jingsheng, the head of the Medical Department, first showed a hint of surprise, then a faint, unconscious curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He then respectfully responded.
“Your humble servant Zhou Jingsheng accepts the order!”
Meanwhile, on the other side, with a decision made, Luo Ji was destined to become busy.
Because of this decision, he had to make a series of arrangements and deployments.
At the same time, regarding the acquisition of medicinal materials, although the current quantity was sufficient, Luo Ji couldn’t guarantee that there wouldn’t be a shortage later.
Thinking of this, after making some arrangements, he decisively led his troops to launch a new round of invasion.
The accumulated pressure on him made his tactics in subsequent invasions increasingly aggressive and brutal.
He also began to extensively plunder various resources to sustain his civilization’s various expenditures.
It could almost be said that he further solidified his infamous reputation in the Bronze tier.
However, at this point, Luo Ji didn’t care anymore.
A few more enemies were just a few more enemies.
“As the saying goes, ‘Many debts cause no worry, and many troubles are just another day.’”
Since he was going to make enemies either way, he might as well offend a few more.
He would take advantage of not having to worry about city defense right now to “roll the snowball” further, allowing his strength to grow even more.
At worst, when spring came and the ice and snow melted, he would simply defend his city and not engage with players seeking revenge.
He could fight defensive battles for months, or even years.
When it came to defensive battles, he truly wasn’t afraid of anyone!
