Published: February 12, 2025
“Why should I exchange with you!” Chen Ning suddenly stood up, glaring at Ye Zhongming.
As the leader of his clan, he held a high status. It was no surprise that he was selected as the commander of the second army. Commander Cheng Liujin held the position in the first army because he was from the Star-Eye Clan, and after him was Chen Ning. This demonstrated his original status within the Alliance of Small Races.
Now, hearing a commander from the Star-Eye Clan making such a suggestion filled him with both shock and anger, even if it was Ye Zhongming!
If it were someone from Hall Planet, Lena Planet, Gu Rui Star Clan, or Tarros Red Dwarf standing before him, Chen Ning would still show some respect. But a clan from Dark Strip City, especially a small one, didn’t concern him at all.
“Why? Because you’re so eager for achievements, disregarding the lives of your soldiers! Because you prioritize your own reputation and interests, ignoring tactics and strategies, blindly waging ruthless attacks without considering casualties! Because you have made such grave mistakes yet show no remorse, acting as if it doesn’t matter!”
Ye Zhongming retorted without hesitation, his words coming so fast that Chen Ning couldn’t react in time.
“Your faults go far beyond this. The root of your errors lies in your mindset. In your consciousness, you do not regard the lives of ordinary soldiers as lives. You believe that, for the sake of benefits, progress, and everything related to you, ordinary soldiers or common clansmen can be sacrificed. You think they should contribute to you without complaint, and even when they die, you might still act in a condescending manner when offering them compensation.”
“Do you know? It’s because of people like you that small clans become weaker and weaker. You people are willing to let ordinary soldiers make meaningless sacrifices for the so-called greater good, future, and righteousness, even bearing burdens they shouldn’t. Sometimes I really want to ask, when you talk about the greater good and future righteousness, why don’t you let your blood relatives sacrifice themselves? Why don’t you sacrifice yourself? If you were truly such a person, I would respect you, but you are not. At least you, Chen Ning, are not. Because when the military officials announce the casualty numbers, I see no trace of pity or heartbreak in your eyes, let alone regret and self-blame. All I see is indifference!”
“Someone like you should not sit in the commander’s position. Otherwise, how many people will be left in the second army fifty days later? Eight thousand? Or five thousand? Are these outstanding soldiers from various clans meant to be wasted by you like this?!”
“These people are the hope for the future revival of Dark Strip City, the amulet of life for all of us in the future. They can sacrifice, but it must be for a worthy cause, not like now, where they die in a foreign land because of your petty schemes!”
“I propose to remove Chen Ning from the position of commander of the second army!”
Ye Zhongming repeated this statement for the second time, but the impact was completely different from the first time he said it.
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“You little brat, after going out, not only have you gained a lot, but you also managed to knock one of the army commanders out. You're becoming a legend!” Pao Bai laughed while patting Ye Zhongming’s shoulder.
“If you think I'm a jinx, just say it directly,” Ye Zhongming replied.
“What’s a jinx?”
“Someone like you.”
“……”
Pao Bai was a bit speechless. After a pause, he said, “Why didn’t you assign me to the army but instead let me leave some men behind to intensify training in formation? What does that mean?”
Ye Zhongming pointed his chin toward the Half Abyss Demon Cave.
“You're going down to investigate?”
Ye Zhongming nodded, “We can’t be at ease unless we check it out. It will take a considerable amount of time for us to deal with Zimu, and if anything happens here while we’re away, it will be trouble.”