Published: February 8, 2025
While watching the Asian Champions League match where Jeonbuk Hyundai defeated Shanghai SIPG, I saw that Korean foreign player's throat-slicing gesture and heard the coach's post-match interview. Anger welled up in my heart, so I spent a considerable amount of time writing this chapter during the Mid-Autumn Festival to vent some of the frustration and rage I felt. I just want to say that I'm an ordinary person. I know my country has its flaws, but I still love it. I'm being sentimental during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so please don't mind me.
Whether the Sea King Disk is straightforward or a test of intelligence, humans and other mutated lifeforms are ultimately just playthings.
It was this feeling of being manipulated that made Ye Zhongming decide to seek answers and avoid being a pawn at the mercy of others.
This process would undoubtedly be incredibly arduous, but Ye Zhongming never gave up.
The first round of challenges became somewhat dull due to the analysis by Ye Zhongming and Guangyao. The Japanese contestant, a two-star evolver, was quite strong. Judging from Ye Zhongming's perspective, this Japanese individual had a background in martial arts even in peacetime.
This aspect had some similarities with Mo Ye and Xia Lei.
This undoubtedly gave him many advantages, and his strength was even approaching that of a three-star evolver.
Such a person would definitely be considered a strong contender in this challenge.
Many sea beasts had already adapted to this type of challenge and took action, but without exception, they all failed. The golden light that fully restored their state after each challenge allowed this Japanese contestant to persist for fifteen rounds.
In the end, he even managed to kill a level 3 mutated lifeform, after which no one dared to challenge him again.
Even though he had taken one chance to rotate, there were still forty-eight chances left, making it unnecessary for others to fight desperately for just one rotation opportunity, so the other lifeforms gave up.
The Japanese contestant won and was very pleased with himself. He turned and entered the metal rotation chamber, spinning twice. His luck was quite good; he failed once but succeeded once, landing a useful reward for humans, and he left the chamber with a smile.
Given the opposition between the human and sea beast factions, even the somewhat strained relations between the Chinese and South Korean regions in peacetime felt pleased. After all, it was a victory for humanity, preventing the sea beasts from obtaining magic crystals and limiting their chances to spin the wheel.
However, things are always full of surprises and dramatic events. As the Japanese contestant walked back, he passed through the Chinese region, wearing a sinister grin and openly mimicking a throat-cutting gesture.
To be honest, Ye Zhongming is patriotic. He received the most orthodox education in China and, due to his independent thinking and good command of English, he has read extensively about his country's history online. He has genuinely understood the horrific truths of the war that took place last century and how that small land launched an invasion that made all of Asia detest it due to its ambition and desire.
Thus, Ye Zhongming is not a blind nationalist; he understands the strengths and weaknesses of his country and does not act blindly arrogant or self-deprecating. However, inevitably, because of the tragic experiences of his compatriots decades ago, he harbors little fondness for Japan.
Usually, Ye Zhongming wouldn’t say or do anything that would please enemies and hurt his own people online, but seeing some comments still brings a smile to his face.
Like countless others from his homeland, Ye Zhongming is filled with love and expectations for this country and this nation.
He firmly believes that our country and nation will eventually reach the pinnacle of the world!
But this rationality does not mean he will choose to ignore or retreat in the face of provocation. On the contrary, in the apocalypse, after going through a baptism of blood and fire, Ye Zhongming absolutely will not tolerate such provocations.