Wasteland's Only King - Chapter 310 - 65: Who Approves, Who Opposes? Nasha’s New Attribute! The Opportunity for Tier Twenty?
Tower of the Sky, 17th floor hall.
Ding Zhen stood there, dumbfounded.
The other ten thousand examinees were all equally clueless.
Especially those who ranked in the top ten—just moments ago, they were basking in pride about being assigned to a large fortress, but now all the smiles froze on their faces.
After a brief silence.
The hall erupted into chaos.
“Wait, what…”
“Why?”
“How come he gets to be directly promoted to Super Large Fortress Commander?”
“Even the very best top scorers in the last two exams, I’ve never heard of anyone ever assigned to a super large fortress!”
“That’s a super large fortress—super large!”
“…”
The ten thousand examinees in the hall exploded with noise.
One after another, all eyes turned to Ye Ye, who was standing at the center of the hall just as dumbstruck.
“Why him?”
Everyone had the same thought in their minds at this moment.
In fact…
Only a handful of candidates who were close to the center had heard Tang Yunxuan’s earlier words in full.
The vast majority were drawn in by Ding Zhen’s shout.
So—
They didn’t know that Ye Ye’s promotion was because Lord Yu Jin had personally named him.
Otherwise…
No matter how dissatisfied these ten thousand might be, they’d absolutely never dare show it.
Yu Jin’s authority in Dawn Fortress had reached legendary levels from the very first day he took over Dawn City.
This authority, as time went on, had even grown into a near-religious fervor.
At this moment—
The protesting examinees all thought it was Tang Yunxuan abusing his power for some internal deal.
“Hmm?”
Center of the hall—
Tang Yunxuan gave a cold snort.
The noisy, chaotic hall instantly quieted down.
Everyone’s gaze shifted to the Commander-in-Chief, waiting for an answer.
Tang Yunxuan smiled slightly, speaking lightly—
“Ye Ye’s promotion was personally decided by the Lord.”
“Who approves, who objects?”
As soon as those words landed—
The massive hall with ten thousand people turned completely silent.
All eyes left Tang Yunxuan, shifting to Ye Ye.
The doubts, anger, and jealousy in their expressions vanished in an instant, not a trace left behind.
In their place…
Was awe, bootlicking, and sycophancy!
Before this, none of them knew Ye Ye.
Even now, they had no idea why the Lord was giving Ye Ye special treatment.
But…
No matter the reason, just this result alone was enough for Ye Ye to instantly become the focus of everyone’s flattery!
What they envied wasn’t Ye Ye’s title as Super Large Fortress Commander…
But the special favor Lord Yu Jin had shown Ye Ye beyond that position!
The value of this favor…
Words couldn’t describe it!
After all—
Dawn Fortress had developed ridiculously fast.
It probably wouldn’t be long before Super Large Fortresses became more common, no longer as rare and valuable as today.
But…
People who could catch the Lord’s attention wouldn’t multiply with time, or as the fortress expanded.
“What the hell…”
“With your kind of backing, why the hell were you just worrying yourself sick earlier?!”
Center of the hall—
Ding Zhen, standing in the crowd, was utterly numb by now.
…
…
Tower of the Sky, first floor hall.
Whoosh—
Rustle—
Over ten thousand examinees came down from the 17th floor to the hall.
Their anxious relatives and friends waiting in the lobby all hurried forward to greet them.
“How did it go? How did it go?”
“What did the fortress officials say?”
“Did you get officially promoted to Commander?”
“…”
Family and friends were relentless with their questions.
The examinees—or rather, the freshly promoted commanders—were all grinning from ear to ear.
They showed the special mark in their palms, explaining its meaning to their loved ones.
“Warship privilege? A key?”
“We already got assigned a warship?”
“Huh?”
“We can actually board the warship now?”
“We can even take our family and friends for a brief tour? That’s one of the benefits for new commanders?”
“…”
The hall was filled with screams, cheers, and shouts, almost nonstop.
Family, friends, lovers—hugging each other tightly.
But in the corner—
Laya nervously twisted her clothes, tiptoeing to look for Ye Ye among the crowd.
“How could this be…”
“Why hasn’t Ah Ye come down…”
Laya stared anxiously at the now-empty Tower of the Sky elevator, her baby-fat face full of worry.
She didn’t envy the ’commander’ title or the ’tour of the warship fortress’ the others were talking about.
She just wanted to see Ye Ye…
Time ticked by bit by bit.
The once-crowded hall gradually emptied.
The newly-promoted commanders left the Tower of the Sky with their loved ones.
The plaza outside was already surrounded by a sea of onlookers.
They gave the commanders envying looks, and became even more determined to join the fourth round of the Commander exams—never giving up until they passed.
“Hello!”
“Excuse me…”
“Have you seen my Ye Ye?”
“He looks quite young, not very tall, a little shy…”
In the first floor hall of the Tower of the Sky—
Laya, who still hadn’t seen Ye Ye, kept grabbing passersby and asking.
“Ye Ye?”
Quite a few people’s expressions changed noticeably when they heard the name.
“Who are you to Ye Ye?”
The crowd around Laya grew larger and larger.
Yet no one volunteered any information about what had happened on the 17th floor.
The official lists and warship assignments were classified information, not to be leaked—especially when they weren’t sure who this girl really was.
These rules were clearly recorded in the Commander exam guidelines.
“I…”
“I’m Ye Ye’s friend—a very, very close friend!”
