Chapter 286: Chapter 286
Qian Qi was in immense pain here, and half an hour ago.
The rulers of the Seven Great Families and the Three Major Associations sat solemnly in front of the conference table.
The situation in the sealed city, Hong City, and Qing City was not optimistic, and there were ill-intentioned people stirring the pot to achieve their unknown goals, making the current public opinion situation increasingly severe.
This was not a good thing for the Reform Faction and the Conservative Faction, but for the Ambition Faction, it was a perfect opportunity to nurture their ambitions.
Sitting in his rightful place, Su Xingchen was flipping through disaster area photos on the Light Brain Big Screen, and various public opinion trends on the forum. He glanced at Ye Shi Yao and Nangong Yan, "According to the order of the Magic Beast Tide outbreaks in Hong City and Qing City, this time the disaster relief in Hong City will be handled by the Ye Family, and Qing City by the He Family, no issues, right?"
"Of course there’s an issue, I think sending troops over without first finding where the underground dungeon is, is futile." The Ye Family Master, Ye Shi Yao, opposed, "The Gong Family is an example, I don’t want to sacrifice a large batch of carefully trained Awakeners to save a bunch of... I’m not being cold-blooded, but the current situation really isn’t worth it."
"Uncle Ye saying this isn’t cold-blooded?" Nangong Yan propped his cheek with one hand, smiling with peach blossom eyes, "As a ruler, you should be responsible for ensuring the safety of the people. Don’t forget, they are the main raw materials for producing Awakeners. Without them, your Ye Family Army wouldn’t be able to form."
Ye Shi Yao glanced at Nangong Yan, he felt that rather than deeming "ordinary people’s lives less valuable than those of Awakeners", calling ordinary people "raw materials" made Nangong Yan seem more cold-blooded.
This younger son of the Nangong Family was an anomaly, whether in the Conservative Faction or the Reform Faction.
"I just want to solve the underground dungeon problem first. After all, if the dungeon issue is resolved, it will mean permanent peace, reducing our losses. Moreover..."
Ye Shi Yao chuckled lightly, his tone full of implications, "You also wouldn’t want the A-level Awakened you painstakingly trained to die in these three cities, right? We exhaust every means to train these Advanced Awakened, giving them strength, defense, and speed, even enhancing their skill attributes to ensure they have enough power to deal with S-Class Magical Beasts in the future, not to waste them now!" For origınal chapters go to 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅✦𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾✦𝗇𝖾𝗍
"To train an all-rounded Advanced Awakened requires so much effort, I don’t think I need to say more!" He sneered.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Clearly, they couldn’t refute this fact. The Seven Great Families were lining up to conquer those refreshing A-level instances, in anticipation of preparing a powerful awakened army to deal with the strongest creatures, the S-Class Magical Beasts, which was also the Conservative Faction’s thought:
Instead of seeking out those vague new methods to make Awakeners and Contracted Beasts stronger, secretly training Advanced Awakened is the safest way.
Releasing these half-finished individuals now to deal with the A-level Magic Beast Tide would be tantamount to giving up halfway, wasting all previous efforts.
"But we can’t find the underground dungeon." Tang Weicheng frowned, "That’s the most deadly issue."
"Then we should first adjust it to an A-level War Zone, let the Low-level Awakener warriors slowly exhaust them, and then have the heirs work in shifts to help," the He Family Head, He Yao Bai, suggested, "The A-level instance refreshes every five years, I don’t believe it won’t be empty of A-level Magical Beasts at any time. By the time the Magic Beast Tide downgrades to B-level, C-level, or even D-level, the problem will be solved, and our A-level military entering an A-level instance will be easier to conquer, right?"
After He Yao Bai finished speaking, he furtively observed the expressions of the group. His He family was at the bottom of the Seven Great Families, neither he nor his heir was successful, so he especially cherished his reputation, not wanting to waste his army saving ordinary people.
Everyone began to discuss. Doing this might be a good method, but the cost would be that over thirty percent of the citizens of the sealed city, Hong City, and Qing City might die. They couldn’t escape the ruined cities and were easy targets for injury or starvation.
Unlike a simple earthquake, Magic Beasts could emerge anytime here, and even an E-level Magical Beast could be fatal to ordinary people.
"No." At this time, Tang Weicheng shook his head, "It’s acceptable for the sealed city, but Hong City and Qing City are safe cities. If even these two places fall, it would mean admitting to the public that we have no ability to find the underground dungeon."
This crisis, which could erupt at any moment, would make the public increasingly panic, with unimaginable consequences, and the preparation time Su Ang had secured for the Seven Great Families would completely come to an end.
"The problem is, we indeed don’t have the ability to find the dungeon." Ye Shi Yao spread his hands, "You see, it’s a vicious cycle. Wanting to save those people without any public opinion fallout is an unsolvable problem."
"Su Ang, can your spiritual power still hold?" Wei Bisheng spoke up, "If not, could you push yourself a bit further, continue to work in shifts? These people regard you as an idol. If you’re present, it might also mitigate some negative public opinion about the Seven Great Families."
Nangong Yan also looked at Su Ang with a playful gaze, "You better not be too headstrong. If in the end, the underground dungeon isn’t found, nor are the people saved, the people’s faith in you, painstakingly built, will collapse overnight. Rebuilding people’s trust in us would be as hard as reaching the sky~"
When a villain succeeds once, it will be a century-long celebration, but if a good fails once, it would be enough to drown him in a sea of criticism.
"Su Ang, what do you think?" Su Xingchen looked at Su Ang.
"..." The silver-haired young man, who was lost in thought, returned to his senses and slowly opened his eyes, "What’s the plan to find the underground dungeon, given what you’ve done so far?"
"The same old method, using Earth Element Awakeners to dig and search bit by bit." Ye Shi Yao spread his hands, "This is already the most we can do. Actually, I think President Wei makes sense. If you work continuously across three cities, it indeed can reduce some negative public opinion..."
"What if there’s an A-level instance underground in each city?" Su Ang looked at everyone, "What’s your plan then?"
"This..." Everyone looked at each other, and Gong Qiang clicked his tongue, "We can’t be that unlucky, can we?"
"Don’t even talk about underground, even above ground, there’s a bunch of A-level instances yet to be conquered." Tang Yan chuckled lightly, "It’s laughable, simply unmanageable."
Ye Shi Yao raised an eyebrow and glanced at Su Xingchen slightly mockingly, "Su Xingchen, haven’t you and the Sikong family always been looking for ways to make Awakeners and Contracted Beasts stronger? Found it yet? If not, just restart that experiment project. I think that direction might achieve your ridiculous idea!"
As soon as Ye Shi Yao’s voice fell, the atmosphere in the conference room fell silent, and no one dared to speak.
Apparently, that project was a taboo topic.
Su Xingchen glanced coldly at Ye Shi Yao.
Su Ang lowered his eyes, somewhat tired. He hadn’t closed his eyes for four days, having spent the past month resolving the Magic Beast Tides in the sealed city, and then going to Hong City and Qing City to resolve two waves of A-level Magic Beast Tides, searching for trapped civilians. Even if his spiritual power could hold, his body was very fatigued.
Seeing no one speaking, he turned and left a sentence, "I’m going to get some fresh air," as he left the meeting room.