Sun Jack ignored the panic in their eyes and after a quick scan, he said over the local network, "Bring the airship over, I've found 279 Wild Men!"
Just then, Sun Jack saw a young girl on the ground clutching her throat. Although she had killed the wolf herself, its fangs had easily torn through her throat and snapped her spine.
Wood let out a cough, and while trying to say something to Plastic beside her, she couldn't utter a word. She desperately stared at the ceiling, knowing the moment she felt teeth sink into her neck that she was doomed, yet she truly didn't want to die.
Right at that moment, Wood saw a man, glowing all over, come to stand before her. Then she felt a gentle touch on her forehead. "Don't be afraid, it's alright."
The moment she felt herself being picked up, a strong sense of security instantly enveloped her heart.
Suddenly, Wood felt a pain in her wrist as if something had bitten her, but soon after, something miraculous happened: Her ghastly wound swiftly healed, and the bleeding vessels quickly repaired themselves.
Before long, she felt no more pain. Astonished, she reached out and touched the wound, only to find it had healed just like that.
Wood got up from the ground, staring unblinkingly at the man before her. He had saved her life, and she etched his face deeply into her memory.
Not just her, everyone on the scene almost regarded Sun Jack as a deity, with quite a few people prostrating themselves on the ground.
At that moment, the dim sky outside suddenly brightened, and Wood saw a massive mechanical monster with four glowing eyes descend from the sky, startling everyone once again into a state of tension.
Sun Jack walked to the entrance, stood under the open hatch bathed in white light, and turned to look at the Wild Men.
"Let's go, I'll take you to a better place, a place where you can eat your fill, dress warmly, and live with dignity!"
Without any hesitation, Wood followed him, and Plastic, after a moment of thought, followed at his command, with everyone else trailing behind.
Although they did not know where they were going, the fact that he could kill the wolves meant he could also kill all of them, so they dared not go against his will.
Soon, the airship filled with Wild Men ascended and sped toward Metropolis. When the door opened again, the completely unfamiliar environment made everyone huddle together in shock.
However, it didn't take long for the tempting aroma of delicious food to lower their guards, especially since they realized they were not the only ones being brought over.
The Floating Port worked like a conveyor belt, continuously transporting Wild Men to various places.
When Wood crammed the yellow bread with meat into her mouth, the inclusion of sugars and fat sent her depleted, shell-like body into a frenzy, and she mindlessly stuffed as much food as she could into her mouth.
She didn't know why she was doing it, but her body uncontrollably gorged itself, as if trying to fill up her skinny frame completely.
Just as an auxiliary AI was about to intervene, Sun Jack, who was smoking nearby, stopped it, "It's fine, she's undergone DNA modification, she won't burst."
Wood was so stuffed that she could hardly move. This was her first time feeling truly satiated. So this was the feeling of fullness her grandmother had spoken about. She was truly happy now, wishing it could be like this forever.
Before long, they bathed and were disinfected, and finally, they changed into new clothes, and all their pains and injuries were quickly treated.
By this point, there was no need to say anything. Every time they saw a Sun Jack clone appear, they eagerly pledged their loyalty.
At this moment, Sun Jack was their god, what Sun Jack said, they believed.
Feeling the warmth of her own body and stomach, she carried the Warm Stone, her most valuable possession, to Sun Jack with near reverence.
"Damn it," Sun Jack was startled, quickly snatching the stone and throwing it away, "Hurry up and take them to decontaminate first! Every single one of them is a biohuman."
Seeing the other party take the Warm Stone away, Wood happily approached the chairman and excitedly said, "Chairman, he accepted my gift!"
"Just wait, the cleaning room is full again."
"Then keep building, the more the better!" Sun Jack looked out the window at the Metropolis, with all its might.
Finding Wild Men had become a task for everyone in Metropolis, he offered a bounty of 5,000 Dogcoin for every Wild Man captured, ready cash for the taking.
Upon hearing this high reward, everyone went insane and Metropolis fully launched the era of the great Wild Man hunt.
With Metropolis as the center, Wild Men were being scoured layer by layer, even those hiding in caves were being dug out from deep underground.
With the massive influx of Wild Men came the massive demand, allowing the excess production capacity to fully release—weapons, equipment, neural systems, clothing, and even food; capital began to very adeptly respond to market demands.
Capital, driven by its profit-seeking nature, started to shape an economic cycle centered around Wild Men.
When Wood and the other tribe members walked out of the cleaning room feeling refreshed and comfortable, they had never imagined that water could actually be hot and cleaning their bodies could feel so pleasant.
Just as she thought she had been brought to paradise, the sneering laughter nearby made Wood turn her head.
They then saw a black man with yellow teeth laughing loudly, accompanied by a group sitting inside a huge iron beast, pointing at them mockingly.
"Family! Look at how badass mybro is! Using Wild Men as cannon fodder, that's damn brilliant! Hahaha."
Old Six, along with a bunch of streamers, began to live stream, scoring the Wild Men based on their various deformities and appearances, hoping to catch a wave of popularity.
Although they didn't understand the words being said, that grating laughter let everyone know what the attitude was.
Anger appeared on everyone's faces, yet seeing how the others could easily control those mechanical beasts, they couldn't help but feel inferior.
But soon, the black man was driven away, and they were once again brought into a spacious, well-lit room.
At that moment, the wall beside them lit up, and the figure of Sun Jack appeared within it as he waved to the Wild Men inside.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Sun Jack, the ruler of Metropolis, and the former leader of the Rat Alliance Battle Line," he proclaimed.
"For millennia, you have been the overlooked majority, living in the wilderness like animals, uncared for by anyone. They mockingly call you Wild Men, looking down upon you from their high positions, but I know how powerful you truly are when you awaken!"
"I know you don't understand what I'm saying right now, but don't worry, if you don't understand, we'll learn. This doesn't mean you are ignorant! Nor does it mean you are any less than anyone else!"