Chapter 118
It was only because Qi Yang convinced everyone that the humans on Zhongwu Star had the next ten years of study and development.
However, when everyone was convinced by Qi Yang's decision, he began to doubt himself.
In private, Qi Yang asked Rong Yuan: "Mr. Rong, I... I don't know, did I do something wrong?"
"Why do you say that?" Rong Yuan asked.
Qi Yang was silent for a long time before he said, "They were not like this in the past."
“They feel tired because of the long journey, they hesitate because the people around them are injured, they are full of complaints because they don’t have more and better things... The people I know are not like this originally.”
"In the past, we would feel happy even if we harvested a handful of extra beans. As long as we and our families were still alive when the sun went down every day, we would be grateful to God. We helped each other and relied on each other. No matter how difficult the situation was, we could support each other and get through it."
"But now, I see that no matter how much they get, they are still not satisfied, and they feel it is unfair if they give a little more than others. Our lives have become much better than before, but the harmonious, tacit understanding and trusting relationship we once had seems to be gone."
"Now, the way they talk sometimes makes me feel scared." Qi Yang said, "Sometimes when they talk about how to deal with the Moon Wolf Clan in the future, they seem to be more brutal and cruel than the Wolf Riders, and their expressions are so casual and happy... It's as if they have forgotten how scared and hateful we were when we were treated like that."
"Although they seem to be joking, I can feel that... they are serious. If given the chance, they will not wait to inflict the methods they imagine on others."
"I sometimes wonder...are these still the friends I know? When did they become so hideous and frightening?"
Qi Yang murmured, and the air around him seemed to grow colder as he spoke.
"Class transition, poor people suddenly become rich, and the huge change in environment makes people's mentality unbalanced. This is not surprising." Rong Yuan said: "Your leapfrog development lacks a gradual transition, which is bound to cause various problems, but do you have any other choice?"
"...Yes, we have no choice." Qi Yang murmured, "If we don't want to become slaves, we have to fight to the end... No matter what the result is, it won't be worse than before."
Qi Yang seemed to have made a decision, but before leaving, he couldn't help but ask Rong Yuan: "Mr. Rong, is there no solution to our situation?"
Rong Yuan thought for a moment and said simply: "In theory, there is no perfect social form, but sometimes, the reason why problems do not become problems is because there are excellent leaders, fair executors, relatively complete systems, and... when changes are needed, the interests of the majority are exchanged with the smallest possible cost and sacrifice."
Rongyuan has always adhered to a concept - if you fail, don't blame the enemy for being too strong, but reflect on your own weakness.
He has always thought so and done so.
Perhaps it is because of this that Rong Yuan rarely fails, but when failure comes, he will be more painful than the average person because he will not shift the resentment or responsibility onto others, but choose to bear everything alone.
Since that conversation, Qiyang has allocated more resources to the young people who call Rong Yuan "teacher", and there are more heavy expectations in their eyes when looking at them.
Rong Yuan knew that he was placing his hopes on these young people who were absorbing knowledge like a sponge absorbing water. In order to train their abilities and cultivate their prestige, Qi Yang gradually let these young people participate in more and more affairs.
Gradually, these young people, most of whom were under the age of twenty, had their own followers and gained more or less power.
This also laid the hidden danger for subsequent betrayal and division.
But at that time, there was nothing wrong with this approach of cultivating successors. The only mistake was that Rong Yuan gave them knowledge and cultivated their abilities, but no one paid attention to whether the thoughts and character of these young people were sufficient to match the growth of their abilities and status.
The people of Zhongwuxing have no concept of "adolescent psychology", and Rongyuan is too lazy to pay attention to these people and things in the outside world.
In fact, in Rong Yuan's opinion, Qi Yang is the most suitable leader. Knowledge and ability can be improved through acquired efforts. Even if it is impossible to improve too much, it doesn't matter. A good leader does not need to be omnipotent and omniscient. He only needs to know what people to use in what place.
Qi Yang is calm and strong inside. He is not swayed by personal emotions. He is also wise enough to always make correct judgments, to decisively seize fleeting opportunities, and to properly organize and coordinate everyone to work together for the same goal. Even when he is in a high position, he does not lose himself and has a good sense of the overall situation and long-term vision.
These qualities were initially shown when he was still a child who couldn't even write his own name and didn't know how vast the world outside his village was. As a result, people around him were willing to risk their lives to follow him, and even some of the wolf riders who were enemies admired him. These abilities were the most important and were also very difficult to learn and cultivate.
But Qiyang himself did not understand how excellent and precious these qualities were, and neither did other people. Due to past experiences, everyone had a blind worship of knowledge, making the settlement like a large school. The student with the best grades was often respected , without considering whether he was so incompetent that he couldn't even wash his own socks, or whether his character was worthy of people's trust and reliance.
Rong Yuan watched coldly, he did not interfere, did not question. In fact, most of the time, he was too lazy to even look.
The second conversation between Rong Yuan and Qi Yang took place in a dim and small tent.
At that time, humans and the major indigenous races of Zhongwu Star had already gone to war, but Rong Yuan didn't know that although most of the spaceships that landed on Zhongwu Star were shattered and disintegrated, there were still some things that were preserved relatively intact, and then were happily picked up by the indigenous races of Zhongwu Star as treasure fallen from heaven.
Among them is a small star destroyer cannon.
It was just a car-sized object with an inconspicuous appearance, but its attack at maximum power could directly destroy an asteroid with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers.
However, such a dangerous thing was accidentally discovered by a tribe of Zhongwu Star's natives. Because these natives, who had not yet left the primitive slave society, did not know how to recharge the Star Destroyer, they only knew that they had to put it in the sun for a long time before it could be restored. Therefore, the tribe did not rely on this thing to unify Zhongwu Star, but only worshipped it as a "national treasure", called it "God-killing Gun", and dared not use it easily.
But even if such things had not been used for hundreds of years, there would be more or less similar legends passed down. After the local human slaves were rescued by the troops led by Qidan, Kalumbi and others, this legend would inevitably be brought to their troops.
They were all very smart students, and they always kept Rong Yuan's teachings in mind. Even though their military strength was overwhelming, they always adhered to the principle of "knowing yourself and the enemy, and fighting a hundred battles without danger", and paid great attention to the collection of information during the war.
However, before the bloody battle began, Rong Yuan did not receive any reminders or hints.
On the final battlefield, when the battle reached its most critical and intense moment, the pitch-black muzzle silently revealed its hideousness.
The muzzle of the gun was aimed at the man who was like a god in the legend.
Of course, there are inevitably many fighters from both sides fighting in between.
The muzzle of the gun, which was blocked by some people's bodies, made a sound like the low roar of a wild beast. Terrifying energy gathered in it, and the color of the light changed from light red to darker and thicker, and then to faint blue, and then became lighter and lighter, and finally seemed transparent.
boom!!!!
After a huge roar and flash, the whole world fell silent.
Some people even forgot to continue chopping when their weapons were only one centimeter away from the enemy's neck. Their opponents also forgot to fight back and forgot that they were in a war. Everyone stared blankly at the empty battlefield with their minds completely blank.
There was almost no blood, no corpses, no broken limbs, and not even any large stones on the ground. A gully with neat, smooth edges stretched for thousands of meters on the ground, crushing all objects in its path, and then stretched obliquely to the sky, shattering the white clouds floating in the air.
Dust mixed with broken bones and silver-gray ashes flew all over the sky, obscuring everyone's vision.
In fact, due to insufficient energy, aging equipment, poor maintenance and improper usage, the Star Destroyer Cannon has not yet exerted one-tenth of its true power. But even so, the power that seems to be able to destroy the world is enough to terrify everyone.
Many people were frightened to death on the spot.
For some people, this scene was something they had expected and even waited for. On the battlefield that had temporarily become quiet, many people stared intently at the battlefield where the smoke and dust were rolling. Although they felt that no one could survive such an attack, they still stared nervously and anxiously, their burning gazes seemed to want to pierce through the cloud of smoke and dust.
After a long time, the dust spread and fell, and the vision gradually became clear.
Gradually, I could see... a black figure.
Countless people shouted in surprise at that moment.
Countless people's eyes darkened, and they unconsciously sighed in disappointment, their hearts filled with great fear.
When the smoke and dust cleared, the lone figure standing on the pale wilderness could finally be seen.
His body was charred black, with flesh and blood rolling around, almost like a skeleton. He stood shakily, but seemed like he would fall down at any moment.
He is indeed still alive, but he has lost his once perfect and invincible image.
No one had ever thought that they would one day see this man in such a miserable state. It was like the idol they had always believed in was crumbling before their eyes. Some people were terrified, while others had strange lights flashing in their eyes.
After being stunned for a while, a crazy voice was heard on the battlefield: "Kill him! I killed that devil! Hahahaha..."
The indigenous tribal leader with animal ears and a long tail danced, cried and laughed, and countless people looked at him as if they were a monster.
Amid the scolding and shouting of the native generals, the sound of fighting resounded on the battlefield. However, this time, the human army, which had been unstoppable, suffered repeated defeats. Something... became different at this moment.
