Chapter 103: The Amazing Ruler
This was undoubtedly a damned world.
He knew this before even arriving, and thus he was mentally prepared.
In this apocalyptic world, most people suffered from diseases, radiation sickness, and it was difficult for them to live long. Even when they did live, it was often accompanied by suffering.
Therefore, Jake agreed with Immortan Joe's method of control. Faith was a very powerful thing, and Immortan Joe used faith to make these War Boys, who were already suffering from radiation sickness, fight for him. Although there was an element of using them to achieve his own goals, it made these War Boys live with purpose. Although they became even less self-aware as a result.
"You, yes, it's you," Jake pointed to a War Boy at random.
This was still a fanatic covered in white paint, but he was emaciated and walked with a limping gait, probably not living more than a year.
"Me?" He was clearly skeptical.
Approaching Jake, the new leader, with some doubt in his eyes, the War Boy was still somewhat uneasy.
"What's your name?"
"Nux." He didn't show the same fervor as when facing Immortan Joe; clearly, in this War Boy's mind, Jake couldn't replace Immortan Joe.
"Okay, Nux." Jake could easily see the disloyalty in the other's eyes, but that didn't matter.
He waved him closer to about two feet away.
"How much longer do you have to live?"
His question was blunt, but to this War Boy, it wasn't sarcasm, but an acknowledgment.
Nux grinned, showing his discolored teeth. "I don't know, probably not many days left." Suddenly, he lowered his head, seemingly disappointed. "But Immortan Joe is dead, and I've lost my chance to enter Valhalla."
"That's not necessarily true." Jake said, walking to his duffel bag and taking out a bottle of spray.
"Open your mouth," he said.
The War Boys had faced this scene countless times. Every time they risked their lives, or when Immortan Joe wanted to encourage them, they would spray something in their mouths.
But it was just ordinary chrome spray paint, which did nothing but make teeth shiny and throats dry.
But the War Boys believed this was their qualification to enter Valhalla.
Although Nux didn't trust his new leader, and didn't even believe that spraying something into his mouth would have any effect, he still opened his mouth.
Then, a cool, transparent spray entered his mouth.
In an instant, in that very instant, Nux felt himself being transformed!
His condition rapidly improved; his hunched back straightened, and the tumors on his neck, back, and chest quickly deflated!
He jumped up twice and was astonished to find himself healed!
A miracle!
He suddenly knelt on the ground and said to Jake, "Thank you, Father."
The surrounding War Boys hadn't yet grasped the situation and were whispering among themselves, but Nux, who had instantly become Jake's loyal follower, was unhappy. He jumped up from the ground and argued with them one by one, sometimes even resorting to physical confrontation.
In just a moment, to make a dying person instantly healthy again—besides the healing spray from the world of The Host, could anything else do that?
Although Jake didn't have much of this spray, he knew it would be useful when needed.
Jake stood there watching them, and more and more War Boys discovered his power, kneeling one after another to declare their loyalty.
A few minutes later, only Furiosa remained standing besides Jake.
Feeling the hostile gazes from all the War Boys, Furiosa stopped standing and knelt on one knee.
She felt it was all so unbelievable. Based on her experience, she could tell at a glance that the War Boy was about to die, but now... he was full of vitality.
About a hundred War Boys knelt, and tens of thousands of slaves were already kneeling.
The slaves didn't know what had happened among the War Boys during this time, but the fact that Jake had killed Immortan Joe was enough for them to offer their respect.
At this moment, Jake felt the awe and respect from everyone. He had never experienced such a view from such a position of power.
"Don't call me leader, call me Father." Since he was going to rule this world with faith, Jake decided to be decisive.
"Nux," he called softly.
The white-painted War Boy instantly sprang to his feet, his eyes blazing with devotion.
"Lead a hundred War Boys; I have some things to move."
"Yes, Father!" Nux nodded fervently. At this moment, Jake had transformed in his eyes from someone who relied solely on force into a god.
Then, Jake vanished in an instant before the eyes of the many War Boys, reappearing beside a heavily armored tank!
While the combat prowess of this world was brutal, it was still somewhat insufficient in the face of a tank.
After briefly instructing a few War Boys, the tank that Jake had purchased and which had been idle finally came in handy.
Of course, he also bought a lot of food to bring to this world.
Immortan Joe's mother's milk operation was directly canceled; just thinking about drinking that stuff made Jake feel nauseated. The obese women were granted their freedom by Jake, but given their condition, it was hard to imagine what they could do.
The food, however, was taken to the storage room.
"Get me a few War Boys to guard this place," he told Nux. "I don't need idiots who steal from me."
It would take a long time to completely stabilize this world, and he wasn't planning on eating its food.
A large truckload of vacuum-sealed food came to a stop in the rock cave.
"Who exactly are you?" Furiosa had followed Jake the entire time, watching him disappear or produce different things.
Could he really be a god? Even Furiosa, who had no faith, couldn't help but have this thought.
"Take this," Jake picked through the supplies and stuffed a lot of things into Furiosa's arms.
There were toiletries, changes of clothes, body wash, soap, towels, and so on.
"Go back and take a good shower before you talk to me. You're not doing yourself any favors."
Although Furiosa didn't care about her appearance—in this world, anyone who cared was undoubtedly a fool—she still inexplicably accepted the toiletries when she saw Jake's slightly disgusted look.
It seemed that for the first time, Furiosa had awakened something dormant, something called feminine pride.
Jake hadn't thought that far ahead, not even about having anything happen between him and Furiosa. Even with a buzz cut, the character was striking, but he wasn't so desperate as to pursue someone in such rough condition. He simply felt that it was a waste seeing a recognizable face covered in grime. Cleaning it up would be more pleasant to look at occasionally.
Perhaps one day her hair would grow long?
He turned to the loyal Nux standing guard beside him and asked, "Where are Immortan Joe's wives?"
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