Warhammer: Starting with Industrial Revolution

Chapter 116: Fools Only Harm Others

"Go to hell, you beast!"

A furious shout suddenly rang out, and a young man sprang up, clenched his fists, and rushed towards Luo Ning without regard for anything else.

Without needing to consciously use his skills, Luo Ning's ingrained fighting instincts allowed him to easily dodge the suicidal attack by sidestepping slightly.

He twisted it with his hand, and a crisp cracking sound rang out as the boy's arm dislocated instantly.

Before the other person could struggle to get up, Luo Ning stomped heavily on his back, pinning him firmly to the cold metal floor.

It was only then that the guards in the room realized what was happening and were about to take everyone down when Luo Ning raised his hand to stop them.

Although his body had not undergone any enhancement, the various top-notch fighting skills ingrained in his bones were not something a child like him could easily fake.

"Am I a beast?"

Luo Ning's icy gaze swept over the remaining slaves, who trembled and lowered their heads, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire of his anger.

He lowered his head, looking down at the struggling boy at his feet, his tone laced with biting mockery: "I unlocked your chains, and I'm considered a beast? Then what are you, so utterly pathetic? A fool, even less than a beast?"

"Let me go! You despicable scoundrel! If you've got the guts, fight me one-on-one! Don't resort to these underhanded tactics!"

The boy screamed and twisted his body, his dislocated arm throbbing with excruciating pain, yet he remained silent and even tried to resist.

Luo Ning secretly admired the boy's patience, which far exceeded that of ordinary people.

"You've already lost. There's no second chance. Now answer me, why did you suddenly go crazy?" Luo Ning asked with interest.

The boy gritted his teeth, turned his head, and glared at him, saying through gritted teeth, "You beast, what do you want to do to Hana? Make her sleep in your room? Don't think I don't know what dirty ideas you're plotting!"

"Oh? So it's just a cliché hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress plot?"

Luo Ning couldn't help but laugh, stomping his foot down even harder. He looked up at the girl, a hint of mockery in his eyes: "Didn't you say you didn't have a name? Hana, meaning flower? Interesting, you lied to me?"

The girl looked at the boy being trampled under Luo Ning's feet and instantly showed a look of heartache. She knelt down in panic, her forehead pressed against the ground.

"Master, that's not how it is. It's just what we children call each other, but we really don't have names. I'm not lying to you."

Luo Ning smiled knowingly, but he didn't really care whether the girl called Hana was lying or not.

He beckoned to Hana with his finger, and the girl, trembling, slowly stepped forward, only to be pulled into Luo Ning's arms.

The boy at his feet, seeing the scene before him, struggled frantically in anger, but to no avail and could only let out low growls in vain.

Luo Ning looked down at him, his voice cold and cruel: "Do you know? Almost all the misfortunes in this world are caused by the incompetence of those involved."

The boy stared at him, his eyes wide, not understanding the weight of those words.

"If you're really strong enough, and you kill me along with all the guards in this room, then you might actually be able to save this girl."

Just then, the office door was violently pushed open.

"Sir! Are you alright?"

Harlan rushed in in a panic. Clearly, Harlan, who had just returned, had heard the boy shouting outside the door. Not knowing what had happened, his first instinct was to be nervous and dutiful.

But when he saw what was happening in front of him, he was completely stunned.

Behind him, Colonel Fisher rushed in. Seeing Ronin holding the girl and the boy in front of them who was cursing and roaring but unable to move and could only watch everything happening in front of him, Fisher was also stunned and embarrassed.

"The master seems to be having a great time? Shouldn't we stop him?" Colonel Fisher put away his nervousness and patted Garland, who was still standing there in a daze.

Clearly, as a high-ranking officer, he was already accustomed to the behavior of nobles in the Warhammer 40 world, who treated slaves, the poor, and even ordinary citizens as playthings.

Upon hearing this, Luo Ning slowly released his grip.

As if all her strength had been drained, Hana rushed to the boy, hugged him tightly, and burst into tears.

The guards released their grip in unison, and the two desperate teenagers embraced and wept. The insurmountable barrier of power made them no longer dare to resist in the slightest.

"Let's stop playing around and get down to business."

The guards waved their hands, and then took the twenty children into the inner room and locked them up.

Luo Ning quickly put away his playful mood and got back to work.

"Colonel Fisher, I need your help. I don't know much about the nobles on this planet. Do you know about their power distribution, their profit chains, and the size of their private armies?"

Fisher nodded, quickly took out the data panel, and began to slowly explain it to Ronin.

Although Karon II is just a mining world, the conflicts of interest here are actually more serious than imagined.

The Walker family, who practically wielded absolute power, monopolized the industries of the entire planet, and most of the nobles below them were essentially the Walker family's subordinates, working for them.

The Walker family's private army was even more powerful, a force of three thousand men, armed with formidable weaponry through traveling merchants and various black market transactions.

More importantly, they also have their own protection in the sector, and no one has ever come to cause them any trouble.

Luo Ning listened and nodded. It seemed that if he wanted to get rid of this man, he really needed to be more careful.