Published: February 10, 2025
Chapter Title: "Dual Unity, Wishing Everyone a Happy Lantern Festival!"
"Join us? Have you made your decision?"
These past few days, Ye Zhongming had been sitting inside the Jingjue Floating Sphere crafting equipment. Today, when he heard that the Torch Chamber Tribe wanted to see him, he wasn’t particularly surprised by the chief's decision.
"Yes, I've decided to join the Cloud Apex Falling Alliance and serve you and your tribe."
The chief of the Torch Chamber Tribe, Afo, thought he would feel humiliated after saying this, but in fact, he only felt slightly uncomfortable.
This surprised him, but he quickly came to terms with it. No one understood the situation of his tribe better than him, the chief. While the tribe wouldn't perish in the next few years, decline was inevitable.
Once, Afo believed that this situation would never happen to his tribe, but as the bitter seasons continued to arrive one after another, and after years of devastation in the secret realm, everything began to change.
The harsh reality had awakened Afo.
He knew he had to find a way out for his tribe; otherwise, the result awaiting him was extinction.
Previously, he hadn’t considered that an opportunity could come so soon; the situation was too sudden that he hadn't come to terms with reality.
But now that he understood, he decided to join this group led by a man who had everything—abundant resources, top-tier equipment, and the ability to create miracles.
He knew this man would accept him because in the days they had marched together, he had never concealed his background.
Afo was quite intelligent; he knew that the man’s lack of concealment meant not only indifference to Afo's thoughts but also a deliberate attempt to convey a message to him.
The purpose was to inform him that the man came from another world.
Yes, another world—something that Afo had been unable to imagine before.
But he quickly accepted it, as he noticed too many characteristics in these people that differed from those of posthumous children.
"You know my relationship with the Royal City is quite poor, right? You still want to join us? Just one nod from you will mean that you have betrayed the beliefs you’ve held for so many years. You need to consider this carefully, because we have double standards when it comes to friends and our own people; the latter will be treated much more harshly."
Ye Zhongming put down the battle armor in his hands and looked at Afo, slowly speaking.
Afo's eyes flashed with hesitation, but it quickly disappeared as he firmly stated, "I have no regrets. My tribesmen will understand my choice because I am showing them a bright path."
Ye Zhongming looked deeply at the chief and nodded, "Good, welcome to join us."
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Demon Sovereign Hong Xiang disdainfully tossed aside a corpse that had just breathed its last and looked toward the depths of the passage.
The tenacity of the resistance here was something he had not anticipated.
They had set out from the Royal City before the bitter season had even ended, using the 'crystal ignition coal' they had accumulated over the years, summoning the 'Skyward Hunting Birds' that rarely mobilized. Yet, even with this, the harsh weather had still caused more than ten percent casualties in the team.
These were elite forces under his command, along with some elite soldiers from the Royal City.
All of this was merely to catch the Cloud Apex Falling Alliance off guard and to capture that guy named Ye Zhongming, bringing him back to Wang Cheng for judgment, and ultimately burning him at the Sacred Pool!
As the survival of the posthumous children became increasingly difficult, the rule of the Royal City began to waver! No one spoke, yet everyone felt it clearly.
These kings had no good solutions to resolve these issues. They were too entangled in various matters, making it impossible to focus on the problems, allowing the posthumous children to decline bit by bit.