CHAPTER 413: 0411 RUNNING WITH THE WIND, FREEDOM IS THE DIRECTION

In the valley, a group of resistance organization members are undergoing very formal military training. The leader of the resistance organization, codenamed Haiyan, has received some international recognition for their cause, which has provided them with a lot of material replenishment, and quite a bit of money.

Their overseas accounts increase with each battle, but Haiyan hasn’t told anyone that apart from the organization’s accounts, he actually has a private account where the numbers are also constantly increasing.

Overall, this resistance organization has money now, and they don’t live as hard as they used to. They’ve found a good location on the border of the Amelia Region to build a military base.

Using the money from the organization’s overseas accounts, they hired some retired officers from other countries to guide them in receiving formal military training.

Everything is on track, and the members of the resistance organization have collectively elected Haiyan as the leader. To make more people aware of the situation faced by the Amelia Region, to let more people know about the atrocities of the Gafura people and the suffering of the locals, they must raise their banner high.

These things might sound like... they have no connection, but that’s not the case.

Only when the resistance organization gains fame will they have a reputation in the region, around, and internationally, and only then will the words they speak attract attention.

A shepherd on the roadside might gouge out his eyeballs and at most make it to entertainment category breaking news, but a resistance organization leader, even if he just releases some footage or some documents, appears in political news.

The weight between the two, the consequences brought about, and the influence caused are decidedly different.

To quickly create enough cohesion, this originally very loose organization was named "Light of Freedom Amelia" by the young man from the White Pigeon. Listen, Light of Freedom, what a desirable thing.

He hopes his organization can be like the Light of Freedom shining into the dark lives of people, allowing them to find the direction of freedom.

And he, to protect himself, completely replaced his true name with "Haiyan." It’s no longer just a simple codename; it’s a spirit, a courage to rush into the sky through a storm and tear apart all dark clouds!

"Haiyan!"

The sound from outside a wooden cabin made the already charismatic resistance organization leader, Haiyan, stop his conversation with others. People’s eyes turned to the door, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old half-grown boy hurriedly ran in, carrying a gun.

Besides Haiyan, there were also the chief instructor of the base, the accountant, the logistics minister, and several combat team leaders in the room.

Being watched by so many big figures at once made the half-grown boy a little nervous, and after a brief mental blank, he suddenly straightened up and saluted, "Sir!"

The chief instructor is a military man, he is very particular about hierarchy and rules, if caught by him, it’s likely to be punished.

The half-grown boy soldier saved himself from running circles before dinner.

Haiyan smiled at the young man, nodded and said, "Alright, come on in, is there something?"

He likes this atmosphere, everyone is striving towards the same goal, and he also believes that they will definitely drive the barbaric and violent Gafura robbers out of their homeland!

Look at what those Gafura people have done; they’ve stopped water, stopped electricity, and in the sultry weather, elderly and frail have died from excessive heat.

But the Gafura people just coldly watch, sometimes killing innocent locals for various reasons.

Only by driving these Gafura people like demons from this land can people here welcome hope, and that is the common ideal and goal of him and everyone here.

The increasingly formalized camp gives him a sense of strength, he believes, as long as they keep working hard, they will surely succeed.

Of course, this cannot be mentioned without the help of an international friend, it was the help of the international friend codenamed "Robin" that broke the situation and found the opportunity.

More and more people are joining the fight against the Gafura robbers, resisting tyranny, this is the will of the people!

Everyone here, every base in this mountain area, every resistance organization, is a companion.

"Leader, the communications department just detected a coded message..." The half-grown boy reached into his pocket and handed a piece of paper to Haiyan.

Haiyan took the note and patted the boy’s shoulder, "Alright, go do your thing..."

Watching the young man leave, only then did Haiyan unfold the paper. After a look, his face was filled with a kind of joy.

"What’s the matter?"

The speaker is the chief instructor, from a small place called Balatan; he used to be one of the elite of the local Knight Order.

Though called Knight Order, it’s actually a modern army, they still call themselves the king’s knights nonetheless. Although militarily they don’t compare to such military powers as Gafura or Federation, they are world-renowned for personal qualities.

Many retired soldiers from the Knight Order receive invitations from various countries, organizations, and forces. Haiyan entrusted Robin’s relationship to think of a way to find five retired soldiers from the Balatan Knight Order to train them.

Whether it’s military standards or anything else, the chief instructor has significantly higher judgment than the others here, so he was included in the management of Light of Freedom.

Sometimes Haiyan even thinks, once they drive out the Gafura robbers and reclaim their hometown, then they declare independence, he’ll appoint the chief instructor as the Chief of the Army.

He handed the paper to the chief instructor while explaining to others, "The day after tomorrow night, Gafura’s new batch of military supplies will be transported through railways, this is a good opportunity!"

His eyes sparkled. If they can disrupt this batch of Gafura’s military supplies, not only would they have a better chance to grow further, hire more people, but also weaken Gafura’s power while striking their morale.

After reading, the chief instructor expressionlessly returned the note to Haiyan, Haiyan watched him but he looked down.

After about ten seconds, he frowned, Haiyan immediately asked, "What is it? Is there anything wrong?"

The chief instructor hesitantly nodded, "Too detailed..."

Yes, too detailed, the content on the note is excessively specific, the day after tomorrow night around what time, what supplies, from which road entering Amelia Region, this information is too detailed.

Being a regular soldier of the Ministry of Defense, the chief instructor knows well, during wartime, it’s generally not said in such detail, it’s like telling others "we have good stuff here, come hit me", it’s very abnormal.

They can’t hide fast enough, why would they say it so specifically?

Haiyan and other cadres frowned after listening, but they frowned mostly to show a kind of "no wonder I also have a similar ominous feeling but don’t know where the problem lies, it turns out to be like this, but how to solve it" confusion.

Simply put, it’s to not look incompetent.

Whether Haiyan or other cadres, most of them were ordinary people before, what do they know about military stuff?

Haiyan’s expression also struggled, "Then... forget it if it doesn’t work!", he said while sighing.

Humans are strange creatures. He clearly said "forget it", but everyone knows that what he wanted to convey is the exact opposite, he is telling people "why don’t we take a look".

The chief instructor thought for a while before nodding slowly, "Actually, what I said may not be right, we can let others go and scout first, if we can intercept this message, others can too!"

"Alright, we’ll go with your suggestion, the chief instructor indeed thinks through things thoroughly and safely!", Haiyan immediately agreed.

Actually, Haiyan also has his difficulties. Their development can no longer do without supporters like Robin; sometimes he feels very awkward, he and the whole organization are being controlled by Robin.

The other party arranges tasks for him from time to time, either blowing up certain public facilities, damaging some production equipment, or demolishing some roads.

Only by doing it does the other party provide him with more supplies and funds. Once Robin is lost, they’ll lack a stable supply direction in the short term.

He contacted some arms dealers wandering in the Amelia Region, the prices quoted by these people left him speechless, even an ordinary rifle was sold at three times the price in other regions.

Some tight supplies prices even increased tenfold!

If he can shake off Robin, or if the dependence on Robin is not so strong, he’ll qualify to negotiate with Robin, no longer the dominating and dominated parties, but equals.

This transportation of Gafura’s supplies is an opportunity, as long as they can capture a part, they won’t lack supplies in the short term, he’ll also have the foundation to resist Robin.

Moreover, as he recruits more people and the equipment becomes more sophisticated, he may eventually achieve self-sufficiency and balance of income and expenditure without contacting Robin!

Robin indeed provided him and the warriors of Light of Freedom a lot of help, but Robin is ultimately not a local, nor a companion devoted to the resistance cause, he doesn’t trust Robin.

He is Haiyan, a warrior of freedom. He is not just resisting the violent rule and exploitation of the Gafura people, he’s also an opponent of the fickle fate, even Robin!

No one can bind Haiyan’s freedom, even the raging storm has never lowered his proud head!