CHAPTER 179: CHAPTER 179: THE SHOCK OF THE YOUNG MEN

Looking at everyone’s eyes filled with incredulity.

Ye Chen’s lips curled into a satisfied smile, it seemed today’s experiences had completely overturned their perception of the Cyan Alliance.

A young man swallowed, his dry throat opened to ask, "Is everything you said true?"

"Of course it’s true, and not just that, we also have many factories, all manned by ordinary people over forty years old. You should know, people over forty are considered worthless."

"But we’re different, we gave them food to eat, made them work for us day and night, to earn Gold Coins for us! This way, our Cyan Alliance grows stronger by the day. Wouldn’t you say, with this approach, everyone will fear us?"

"Whenever you go out and say you are with the Cyan Alliance, everyone will be afraid of you. Isn’t that a wonderful feeling!" Ye Chen sneered wildly at the crowd.

This behavior from Ye Chen frightened the young people into silence!

One young man suddenly stepped forward and said, "That’s not right! We should earn respect, not instill fear! Those ordinary people should have their own lives, not become tools for us to make money! This approach is wrong! The Cyan Alliance shouldn’t act like this!"

Once one person spoke up, a second person followed.

"Yes! The Cyan Alliance shouldn’t be like this. Since the Cyan Alliance is like this, we won’t join. We want to be Pet Tamers who punish evil and promote good, fighting for the country and ordinary people."

"We want to be Pet Tamers who protect them, not demons who exploit them!"

"In times of chaos, defending our homes and fighting monsters is our unshirkable duty, not regretting death on the battlefield! We would rather die fighting monsters for humanity than survive by exploiting ordinary people!"

"That’s right! This kind of Cyan Alliance is not the one we want! I don’t care if you’re Elder or Alliance Leader, we hereby announce our official departure from the Cyan Alliance!"

Ye Chen looked at the defiant youths and coldly said, "Defying the Cyan Alliance is a capital offense!"

"So what! Kill us then!"

"Kill us then! Bah! How could a true man mix with dogs!"

"Elder Ye, you’re just a piece of trash! A running dog! A traitor, I curse your ancestors for eighteen generations!"

Everyone vented their dissatisfaction and resentment toward Ye Chen.

For a moment, curses filled the air!

Ye Chen showed no anger, in fact, he was very pleased, as this was the effect he wanted, these passionate young men.

He burst out laughing.

The youths watched Ye Chen’s laughter, thinking he was mad with anger.

Ye Chen stopped laughing, looked at them appreciatively, and clapped while saying, "Good, very good, this is what true men are made of, you are our future hope!"

The crowd was puzzled by Ye Chen’s words.

Ye Chen dropped the act and revealed the truth: "Actually, I’m not an Elder, nor am I with the Cyan Alliance. I am Ye Chen, the leader of the Star Alliance, here to dismantle the Cyan Alliance and establish a safe zone."

"The Cyan Alliance has plagued Qing County, while the Aggregation District’s Law Enforcement Alliance colludes with them. I’m no great hero, just an ordinary Pet Tamer, but like you, I hold lofty ideals!"

(An ordinary Pet Tamer? I guess.)

The crowd’s expressions suddenly changed, filled with disbelief and a hint of doubt.

Ye Chen called out to Lin Nuoyi, and as the doors opened, more than fifty ordinary people walked in.

As soon as they entered the room, among the hundred youths, some shouted loudly.

"Mom!"

"Second Uncle!"

"Old Liu!"

"Wang Ziqi!"

...

Ye Chen had Lin Nuoyi send these people’s photos to the War Alliance Group for Zhang Haonan and the Star Alliance members to identify the rescued ordinary people.

Sure enough, there were acquaintances among them.

So Ye Chen had Zhang Haonan bring these people over.

Without Ye Chen needing to speak, these individuals would explain the situation to the youths.

Half an hour later, the youths fully believed Ye Chen’s words.

The youths knelt uniformly on the ground, facing Ye Chen, shouting loudly: "Thank you, Leader Ye, for saving us. Please allow us to join the Star Alliance!"

Ye Chen responded loudly: "Good! Granted, from now on, you are part of the Star Alliance. I hope you stay true to your original intentions, swearing to protect your homeland and everyone around you!"

"Yes! It is our unshirkable duty!"

Moments later, Ye Chen led the youths out of the meeting room into the hall.

Without Ye Chen needing to speak, these people would tell the rest of the youths.

Ye Chen sat behind the roller door, waiting quietly.

Lin Nuoyi had completely admired Ye Chen by now.

An hour later, one thousand and eighteen youths together expressed their willingness to give their lives for the Star Alliance!

Ye Chen looked at the crowd of young people, showing a satisfied smile.

At the same time, Ye Chen knew clearly that as the power grows, so does his responsibility.

Currently, the number of ordinary people in the Star Alliance was no longer in the hundreds but in the thousands.

Far more than the Pet Tamers.

The immediate task was to find a most suitable base of operations.

Yu Nian, seeing the concern in Ye Chen’s eyes, suggested, "In the county city, it’s certainly not safe. Better to go to the countryside. There are many empty villages with houses that can accommodate thousands of people, surrounded by fields, so there’s no worry about food."

Ye Chen looked at Yu Nian, and they both smiled knowingly.

Yu Nian understood Ye Chen the best and had thought the same as he did.

Ye Chen opened the map, searching for a suitable location.

Fifteen kilometers north of the county city, on the north side of a large river, there’s a village of considerable size.

It’s called Shuangba Village.

This area is surrounded by fields, and to the south is a hundred-meter-wide river, with the Taiping Mountain Range not far to the north, making it an ideal location.

Ye Chen looked at Shuangba Village and decided to establish there first.

He sent the location to the War Alliance Group, instructing everyone to bring ordinary people and head there after dark, to converge at Shuangba Village.

In the War Alliance Group, everyone responded one by one with ’Received!’

By seven o’clock, night had fully fallen, and Ye Chen and the others set out.

Due to the presence of many ordinary people, the pace was significantly slower.

Ye Chen was well aware that monsters above LV20 would soon arrive.

LV20 is a clear dividing line, unlike monsters below LV20, the difference in strength with each level is significant.

After all, the experience required for LV20-LV21 is enough to level from LV1 to LV10.

The Cyan Alliance had to be dealt with and a safe zone established before the arrival of monsters above LV20.

Otherwise, just defending against those monsters would be a major problem.

Ye Chen understood that the greatest future threat still came from those monsters!