Doomsday Roulette

Many people suppressed their temptation for the equipment and came over to congratulate Ye Zhongming.

It wasn't that no one had other thoughts in mind, like taking down Ye Zhongming, but after rationally weighing the disparity in strength between both sides, they all gave up.

This gap was no longer something that could be compensated for by numbers; attacking Ye Zhongming at this moment would either mean they were looking for death or were simply insane.

However, those from the small power alliances did not hide their desire for the equipment on the ground at all. In fact, many began pointing at the equipment and discussing its uses.

These people had collaborated with Ye Zhongming for some time and understood him better. They knew he was an excellent craftsman who didn't place much value on gray or even white-grade items. Therefore, they knew that even if some of these pieces were to be left for his subordinates in Cloud Summit Villa, he would certainly sell off a portion of what he didn't need, such as those gray-grade weapons, which were actually inferior to the ones Ye Zhongming crafted. This would definitely benefit those who had fought alongside him for the past few days.

Ye Zhongming observed the expressions of these people and felt relieved as it saved him a lot of effort in negotiation.

When it came to handling the equipment, Ye Zhongming had a very clear plan; he would only keep a small portion to satisfy the needs of his subordinates, and sell the rest. This included the white weapons stripped from the Radiant World Army leaders, which he planned not to keep.

As for why he chose this route instead of fully arming Cloud Summit Villa, he had his own considerations.

Ye Zhongming was a craftsman himself; he could currently create gray-grade equipment, and without the need for Ghost Gold, he could already manufacture weapons like Edge of the Moon and Qianye Phosphorescent Armor. Fundamentally speaking, he didn't think highly of these Radiant World Army's pieces of equipment.

During this trip to Ying City, Ye Zhongming had obtained a large amount of materials, sufficient enough for him to create equipment even better than these.

Moreover, Ye Zhongming didn't forget the people he offended to gain these benefits.

For instance, the Zero Commerce Association and the Radiant World Army.

Also, Ying City Prison, and some forces unknown to him that harbored killing intent towards him and Cloud Summit Villa.

One could say he was surrounded by crises.

When he wasn’t strong enough to overpower these forces, sharing the danger became a necessary action.

The Radiant World Army resented him; this time Ye Zhongming had taken everything from them. Not only did they not obtain the desired roulette items, but they also lost their own equipment, namely these weapons.

If Ye Zhongming took everything, the hatred would undoubtedly focus on him. But what if other forces also took some? Even if the Radiant World Army wouldn’t harbor hatred towards them, their goodwill would cease to exist.

Even to take a step back, if the Radiant World Army were generous enough not to pursue such matters and only wanted to eliminate Ye Zhongming, what about the other forces that took their equipment? Would they feel guilty? Would they worry about the Radiant World Army trying to reclaim those items when they saw them?

In such a psychological state, would they still choose to cooperate with the Radiant World Army? Or would they choose to sell their goods to the ones who proved capable of contending with the Radiant World Army, namely Cloud Summit Villa?

The answer was quite clear.

Of course, the Radiant World Army could offer other benefits, but that would come at a price, effectively bleeding their own strength, wouldn’t it?

Moreover, in the end, the apocalypse still revolves around humanity fighting against mutated life forms. With Ye Zhongming not planning to make the magic crystal weapons public in the coming years, it would be advantageous for him to allow more human beings around him to have the capital to resist these mutated life forms, creating a more complex and chaotic Ying City.