Apocalypse Gachapon - Chapter 1936: Setting the tone
The two Lords were silent for a long time.
Perhaps White Robe was right; because of the pressure of survival, the Star-Eye Clan had a strong will to survive. They tried every possible way to ensure the race’s continuation.
Self-preservation was a deeply ingrained concept in every clansman.
But Ye Zhongming was not like that. In his mindset, there seemed to be no conservatism; there was only offense.
He admitted the weakness of the Star-Eye Clan, and he also admitted that his own current strength was very insignificant among the cosmic races. But this did not hinder his philosophy of attack.
So what if a snake tried to swallow an elephant? If it couldn’t swallow an elephant, couldn’t it swallow a small elephant!
Therefore, Ye Zhongming had no intention of maintaining the status quo at all. After obtaining the Novice number one position and deciding to stay with the Star-Eye Clan, he intended to lead the people here to attack.
“So, do you have a specific target? Or, an excuse?”
The Eye Lord finally spoke. Hearing this, Ye Zhongming knew in his heart that the two Clan Leaders probably agreed.
“Yes.”
“Who?”
“Early-stage target, mid-term target, or ultimate target? I’ll talk about all of them. The early-stage target is…”
The two Clan Leaders looked at each other, once again shocked by the ‘ideas’ in Ye Zhongming’s mind. They finally realized that although their strength might be much greater than this person who had just arrived from his home planet not long ago, in terms of character, or more precisely, in their way of doing things, he was so radical that the entire Star-Eye Clan couldn’t see his back.
The ultimate goal of this man from Earth was not even worth mentioning; just the mid-term target was already enough to scare people to death!
That was…
Another period of silence followed, so long that Ye Zhongming jokingly wondered if the two Clan Leaders had some way to communicate silently.
After a good while, the two Clan Leaders stood up.
“Perhaps you are right. Perhaps some of our long-held concepts are no longer suitable for the current era. Since that’s the case, then the two of us will gamble with you!”
“Even if it means the clan’s destruction, let it be a spectacular one!”
The Star-Eye two Lords made their final decision.
Before leaving the room, Ye Zhongming suddenly asked, “Aslan is the successor you cultivated. Why does she show her true face? Won’t that make it impossible to maintain the awe-inspiring sense of mystery after she takes the position?”
You yourselves have thousands of faces, yet you let your daughter run around the universe with a bare face?
The two Clan Leaders looked at each other and then laughed together.
The Eye Lord said with a half-smile: “How do you know the face Aslan has now is her real face?”
The Star Lord followed up, adding, “Rejecting my daughter, you might regret it.”
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Ye Zhongming had been back in the Star-Eye Clan for three days but still hadn’t gone to take over the Bronze Camp. This made the entire Star-Eye Clan highly focused on this matter.
Many people had speculations, which mainly boiled down to two points. One was that he simply looked down on the Bronze Team, considering it a motley crew that didn’t match the status of the Novice number one.
This speculation had a basis. As the Novice battlefield ended, the conditions that many races had offered Ye Zhongming, which he had no chance to disclose, gradually came to light.
These conditions were absolutely something this nearly extinct race couldn’t offer.
Faced with these temptations, everyone felt that Ye Zhongming’s mindset would inevitably fluctuate. Using this three-day ‘absence from duty’ behavior to express dissatisfaction and thereby strive for more benefits was the main reason.
Another theory was exactly the opposite. It stated that Ye Zhongming did this to properly put these future subordinates in their place, as a demonstration of authority to let them know who was in charge.
This one was also described vividly because the Bronze Camp had sent people to pick up this Novice number one for three consecutive days, but all failed to meet him; they were all turned away.
Regardless of which speculation, both created a sense of alienation and even antipathy towards the yet-unseen Novice number one within the Bronze Camp.
The upper echelons of the Star-Eye Clan all supported Ye Zhongming, but at this time, no one spoke up. Whether it was the two Clan Leaders, Cheng Liujin, or Aslan, White Robe, they all silently observed and waited to see how he would handle all this.
Ye Zhongming indeed had not gone to take over the Bronze Team. The reason wasn’t either of the above, but because he was summarizing the gains from this stage and steadily improving his own strength.
He didn’t want to go to the Bronze Camp, look around, and find himself, if not at the bottom, then at least below average.
At the same time, he was also formulating a development plan for the Bronze Camp.
What he discussed with the Star-Eye two Lords was only the ultimate goal. To achieve these goals, the Bronze Team needed to mature and become capable of standing on its own, just like the Gold and Silver Teams.
On the fifth day after returning from the Novice battlefield, he finally appeared at the Bronze Camp.
He went there by himself, strolling leisurely. By the time the managers and squad leaders received the news, Ye Zhongming had already finished touring the not-very-large camp.
When a group of people stood before him, he was sitting in what should be his Order Leader’s room, looking with interest at a few decorative plants.
These people all recognized Ye Zhongming; after all, they had all watched the live broadcast of the Novice battlefield. They also recognized the Bronze Order Leader mask; it was the token of the Bronze Camp. Often, the Star-Eye Clan recognized the mask, not the person.
“Introduce yourselves.”
Ye Zhongming returned to sitting on the chair, his finger lightly drawing a line on the desktop, leaving a faint mark.
That indicated there was a layer of light dust on it.
Ye Zhongming sneered inwardly; it probably hadn’t been cleaned for five or six days. It seemed someone had tidied this room when they knew he was coming, but since he never came, no one had cleaned it since.
Seeing Ye Zhongming’s action, some people felt awkward, some didn’t care, and some took pleasure in his misfortune.
“I am the First Thousand-Person Commander of the Bronze Camp, Zhong Hongke.”
“I am the Second Thousand-Person Commander of the Bronze Camp, Zhi Chaka.”
“I am the Third Thousand-Person Commander of the Bronze Camp, Leng Jiao.”
“I am the Bronze Camp…”
“I am the Logistics Officer of the Bronze Camp, Wu Qian.”
“I am the Medical Officer of the Bronze Camp, Zi Bing.”
After everyone finished introducing themselves, Ye Zhongming actually didn’t speak. He remained silent for a full two minutes, then looked at everyone with a surprised expression and said something that could infuriate people.
“That’s it?”
The dozen or so people in the room collectively rolled their eyes. Can’t you count yourself?
“Really, that’s it?”
Ye Zhongming asked again.
This time, everyone caught on.
Were these people the entire leadership of the Bronze Camp?
Of course not! The deputy Thousand-Person Commanders hadn’t come, but that wasn’t important; those people weren’t qualified to meet the newly appointed Bronze Order Leader immediately.
Apart from the deputies of these Thousand-Person Commanders, the ones qualified to come but hadn’t were only the two Deputy Order Leaders of the Bronze Camp.
One position was temporarily vacant. What Ye Zhongming referred to was probably the other one.
Leng Jiao coughed at this time, then looked at the newly appointed Order Leader and said: “Deputy Order Leader Ka Lan Ka has matters he cannot get away from. Before coming, he found me and asked me to apologize on his behalf and request that you move to his room.”
The atmosphere in the room instantly froze.
Ka Lan Ka, this was a direct embarrassment to the new immediate superior.
Ye Zhongming coldly stared at Leng Jiao for a long moment, then suddenly smiled: “Alright, then let’s all go together.”
