Chapter 338 Common Language
Jack said to Wei Biao, "Although you are not a member of our tribe and therefore do not have the right to vote, today is a special situation and everyone present should have one vote. I have no problem with you voting for Zhang Nianzu."
Li Erhu was stunned and said, "You are obviously a defeated general, why are you bringing up a vote?"
Li Changgui said: "That's right, this is not a matter of voting. If someone comes out every day to compete for the position of the Grandfather, won't the Strongman Clan become a joke?"
Jack said, "Tiantian? How many descendants are there besides my grandfather? If there is only one person in this world who can compete with Zhang Nianzu for this position, that person is me - you Golden Guards should remain neutral until the candidate for the grandfather is finally decided."
Ah Si pointed at Du Heng and said, "It's easy for you to say that. Why would this person be willing to give you the money? In addition, I only have one question for you. If you become the grandfather, what will you do with this traitor?"
Jack said, "I was just about to say this. I was only a teen-year-old when Du Heng fled to the United States. I didn't instigate his embezzlement of public funds. Later, he was afraid of retaliation and was eager to find a backer, so he cooperated with me. We are mutually beneficial. He wants to save his life and I want to become the ancestor. There is no denying this, but one thing is one thing. Don't vent your anger on me. As for how to deal with him..." Jack said suddenly, "Now that things have come to this, it is necessary to let him return the money, and then we will deal with him as we should. In fact, he doesn't have much time left. If he is willing to return the money, we will still recognize him as a member of the tribe, and it will be a grace not to let his name be infamous for thousands of years. Du Heng, do you agree with this way of dealing with it?"
Du Heng nodded woodenly.
The warriors below looked at Jack and then at Zhang Nianzu. Many of them were really embarrassed. The Strongman Tribe had always been a group of people who believed in bloodline and had a very clear hierarchy. So even though they had never met the uncle and nephew of the Li family, they immediately looked favorably upon learning of their golden guards' bloodline. They never considered women as tribe members, but after learning of Asassin's assassin identity, they sincerely accepted her. Call them ignorant or snobbish, it was this ignorance and snobbishness that allowed the Strongman Tribe to maintain their worship of power for thousands of years and run rampant. Jack also had the bloodline of the ancestors' descendants. They could not respect Jack, but they could not respect his bloodline.
Mr. Bai held up his right arm and said coldly, "Voting is a fair method. Otherwise, these two people are both qualified to inherit the title of Grandfather. Should we let them kill each other and the one who survives will be the Grandfather?"
Ah Si said: "You are the least qualified to talk about qualifications - are you speaking as an ant or a strongman?"
Mr. Bai said sternly, "We, the 17 marquises, have always been treated as a laughing stock by you, but for hundreds of years we have followed Jack's ancestors wholeheartedly because we believe that our choice is right. I have been working hard to infiltrate the Ant Tribe for many years, so that I can eventually bring it down and even use it for the Strongman Tribe. In the final analysis, Jack and I are also working for the Strongman Tribe to become stronger and more prosperous. I am now speaking to you as a warrior. I am no different from everyone present here, but we have different positions. The loyalty and bravery of our 17 marquises is not inferior to yours. If having fewer people is an original sin, then you can just rush up and kill Jack and me. After many years, can you guarantee that your hearts will still be at peace?"
Lei Tingting said: "That sounds nice. In order to avoid exposing your identity and kill Asasin, are you calm inside?"
Mr. Bai said, "I can only do this for the sake of the overall situation. As for my heart—" He suddenly bowed deeply to Asasin and said, "I apologize to you."
Asassin flashed behind Lei Tingting and said with a smile: "Jack and I have long severed our friendship, but I don't mean to add insult to injury. I am helping him by keeping silent for a long time. You want me to forgive you just by bowing to me, but that's impossible. Don't provoke me again in the future!"
Lao Guo said impatiently, "What are you going to do after talking so much?" He then said, "I think we should just vote. Voting is fun."
Yang Jie's hands were too weak to move, so he pointed his chin at Zhang Nianzu and said, "I think this grandfather is pretty good. I've been with him for two days and I've developed some feelings for him."
Jack said, "If you stay with me for two days, maybe you will develop feelings for me."
Yang Jie shuddered and said, "I don't have the time."
Lao Guo said: "I heard that Tibetan mastiffs can only remember one owner in their lifetime because they are too mentally retarded to remember a second owner."
Yang Jie asked: "Then what ?"
Lao Guo said: "When I'm with you guys, I'm just a troublemaker."
Yang Jie looked at Zhao Qing beside him, and the two of them laughed at the same time. As they laughed, they felt something was wrong...
Jack said, "I have something to say before the vote."
Liu Laoliu asked, "Why, you still need to give a campaign speech?"
Jack said, "Even if it is so." Jack looked at the people below and said, "I could have run away before you came. Even if I run now, no one of you can stop me."
Lao Guo was dissatisfied and asked, "How much is your 100 meters?"
Yang Jie said speechlessly: "Can you please stop interfering and listen to him?"
Jack closed his eyes and was silent for a moment. Then, Er opened his eyes and said, "The Strongman Tribe was destined to fight since the day it was born. We were not able to witness the power and glory of our ancestors, but the existence of the Ant Tribe is proof of that. What does the Ant Tribe do? They are nothing more than parasites that live by selling information about where we are active and what plans we have."
Liu Laoliu said hesitantly: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't slander us."
Jack said, "Wherever the Strongmen pass, places that were once at war will become peaceful. Why? Because we are so powerful that we can cause panic in the entire human society. Fighting among the Strongmen is tantamount to self-destruction. But have you ever thought about why the Strongmen, who have a good hand, have been wandering around all the time?"
Lao Guo said, "Why?"
Jack said, "The answer is the question itself, because we are too strong. When jackals and dogs are fighting for a piece of fresh meat, they can only give up the fresh meat when they see a lion coming. In the era of warring princes, if we pass by two warring princes, they will first stop fighting and then pay us to leave. After this kind of thing becomes the norm, it causes the strongman race to become lax and arrogant in the long history, and also misses the greatest opportunity to make achievements. China in the Ming Dynasty has become a centralized empire. What does this mean?"
Lao Guo asked: "What does it mean?"
Jack said, "It means that it is very difficult for us to establish ourselves as kings now. My ancestor Wang Letian saw the scattered territory of Europe, so I said that if your ancestors had followed Wang Letian, they might all be princes and nobles now."
Lao Guo nodded seriously and said, "If we act early, it is indeed possible. As for the Industrial Revolution... well, the technological innovation brought about by the Second Industrial Revolution is not enough to defeat us. In the end, we can only evolve peacefully, so it is possible for us to become nail households."
Jack looked at Lao Guo in surprise and said, "I didn't expect there is a master like you in the Strongman Clan. I have so much in common with you."
Lao Guo gathered his hair and said, "It's normal, because I'm a psychopath."
