Volume 5 Chapter 7: The Battle for the Leader
After Xuehai Wuya said this, everyone felt a little uncomfortable. They originally thought that Xuehai had gone to so much trouble to hold this alliance, and he must have intended to seek the position of chief leader. They had already discussed outside how to refute Xuehai's self-nomination, and then try to make the position of chief leader in the hands of themselves or their staunch allies. They didn't expect that he recommended me, so they couldn't say the rebuttal for a while.
The Thunder Alliance is a little special among the many gangs in the Cang Continent. It doesn't have many members, but its reputation and strength make any organization look at it with awe. The most important thing is that the Thunder Alliance's ally, the Brothers Alliance, dominates the north and is one of the most powerful gangs on the continent. Although the Tianshui Pavilion is slightly smaller in size, it is rich and its gang members are well-equipped, which is also enviable. Due to the relationship between these two and the Thunder Alliance, any matter related to the Thunder Alliance cannot but take these two powerful forces into account. In this way, it is reasonable that the Thunder Alliance is stronger than the gangs in Pojun City. With the support of the Blood River Sect, one of the local big gangs, it is not easy for other gangs to find reasons to oppose it, and they also have to risk offending the four major forces at the same time.
I had said almost nothing in the previous discussion, but now I spoke up: "Brother Xuehai, why did you nominate me? The position of the chief leader is very important. I am young and inexperienced, how can I take on the responsibility? It must be an older senior like De Shao who takes the position. I think Brother Zi Buyu is the right person."
Xuehai Wuya was a little confused for a moment. I had already declined when he came to invite me, but he thought it was just a polite remark from me. But now seeing my surprised expression, which didn't seem fake, Xuehai couldn't figure out what I was thinking.
Hehe, am I really not interested in the position of the chief leader? No! I am very interested! It's just that I am here at the wrong time. It may be thankless to sit in a high position now. Secondly, Xuehai underestimated my ambition. I do intend to integrate the forces of Pojun City, but it must be under my absolute control. What do I want to do with a big alliance like this that is only in name? And even if the alliance under my leadership successfully expands outward, the Thunder Alliance can only get one-tenth of the final profit distribution. My appetite is more than just this little bit!
Ever since I was invited by Xuehai Wuya, I have been thinking about what is the purpose of Xuehai holding this meeting? After the meeting started, I just watched from the sidelines. Now, I have basically seen through Xuehai's thoughts.
It seems that after I summoned a group of close allied gang leaders for a secret meeting last time, the issues I raised at the meeting attracted everyone's attention. After the meeting, Xuehai may have developed a sense of crisis, so he was a little impatient to integrate the forces, but he was not a meticulous person and did not know that he had committed the mistake of overdoing it.
However, Xuehai was definitely not a fool. He knew very well that it was impossible to unify Pojun City with the power of Xuehe Sect. The only hope was the Jinglei League with infinite potential, especially when he knew that I had brought back two promotion NPCs and Jinglei League was about to gain strong economic support.
Then the next best thing is to tie myself to the chariot of the Thunder Alliance and get a share of the spoils. It becomes a natural decision. But how to maximize my own interests? The result of the plan is to hold this alliance. If a grand alliance can be successfully formed and I can be promoted to the position of the chief leader, the Blood River Sect will have made a great contribution and won my favor. Of course, in the future distribution of benefits, it will take more advantage than other gangs.
More importantly, it is better to form a big alliance now than to wait until the Thunder Alliance is fully grown and shows its fangs to wipe out all the gangs in Pojun City one by one. As an ally of the Thunder Alliance, the Blood River Sect can only obtain the spoils of each war (the territory can only be obtained by the gang that declared war, and it cannot be divided). Even if it makes a lot of money, it will not help expand its own power. In addition, when the Thunder Alliance finally unifies Pojun City, it will inevitably establish an unshakable strong position. The Blood River Sect can only exist as a small gang attached to the Thunder Alliance, or even a subsidiary gang of the Thunder Alliance, and its status will be much lower than it is now. At the same time, the big alliance can also become a constraint on the Thunder Alliance.
Xuehai's plans went well, but things did not develop as he expected. If I had been deceived by the false reputation and responded to his proposal, then it would have been a natural thing for me to become the chief leader. However, I pushed this hot position away with a slight move, and also put Zi Buyu on the table, using his age to make my words sound more convincing, completely hiding my own thoughts.
Moreover, I have another reason for recommending Zi Buyu. From the usual behavior of Qingfeng Pavilion and the intelligence gathered by Lemmings, I know that Zi Buyu does not have if a strong leader really comes to power and the plan goes smoothly, how can my Jinglei League make a name for itself in the future?
However, I didn't expect that Zi Buyu was so wise and mature. When he heard my proposal, he immediately shook his head and said, "No, no, this world belongs to the young. I'm old and don't have that kind of drive anymore. I feel tired of managing Qingfeng Pavilion, let alone leading everyone to do great things. I see that the leader of the Pojun Iron Blood Alliance, Tieti Ta Tianxia, is young and strong, ambitious, and has 100,000 soldiers under his command. He is the best candidate!"
The "old man" winked at me secretly while he was talking, which clearly meant: "You are smart, not stupid. You can do things by transplanting flowers and trees, so why can't I go with the flow? You want to put me in trouble? No way!"
Everyone was a little stunned. They thought that this chief leader, who seemed to be a popular candidate, would have to go through a life-and-death battle to decide the final outcome. Unexpectedly, the two nominated people pushed away desperately, as if they were afraid of getting involved. Was there something mysterious going on?
In fact, those who can become the boss of a region all have extraordinary brains, but they are just confused by the illusory prospects of benefits. After Zi Buyu and I pushed and shoved each other, those with quick brains have already vaguely realized the mystery. Even those who still don't understand have become more cautious and are not in a hurry to speak out to fight for themselves, but first see what Tieti Tatianxia has to say.
After hearing what Zi Buyu said, Tieti bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, brother. Although I am not talented one of the best in Pojun City. I am confident that I have some ability. It is not difficult for me to lead the coalition forces to capture the nine cities. Since we can make a fortune together, why not do it? You all have no objection to my becoming the chief leader, right?"
But... this Tieti is really rude, climbing up the ladder, and he is too arrogant, isn't he? Besides, he can develop the gang to such a scale, so he doesn't look like a fool. Why is he so eager to become the chief leader?
My brain started working rapidly, analyzing Tieti Ta Tianxia's intentions. As far as I know, the Pojun Iron Blood Alliance has always been tyrannical and overbearing, and its reputation in Pojun City is not very good. However, due to the large number of members, although there are many complaints, no gang really dares to compete with it. However, it is probably a little afraid of the Jinglei Alliance, and has always been at peace with our alliance.
Tieti should be an ambitious person, but with the image of Pojun Iron Blood Alliance, if he really attacks a gang in Pojun City, it is easy to provoke all the gangs to join forces to deal with him. Even if the Iron Blood Alliance is the largest gang in Pojun City, it is definitely no match for four hands. Therefore, the path of military expansion is not feasible for Tieti.
But this alliance is a great opportunity for him. If he can seize the position of chief leader, he will nominally complete the unification of Pojun City. In the subsequent external expansion, since the Iron Blood Alliance has the greatest power, it will definitely send the most troops at that time. In addition, he himself is the chief leader, so he will definitely get a great advantage in the distribution of interests. In this way, the power gap between the Iron Blood Alliance and the other gangs will become larger and larger. When he has enough power to fight against the combined forces of the other allies, whether through upper-level manipulation of the Grand Alliance meeting or direct threat of force, or even turning against the allies and going to war, he can finally dominate the world and turn the Grand Alliance into his own one-man show. Wouldn't that be great?
Haha, it's a good idea, but will everything go as you wish? I will watch the development of the situation with great interest .
Sure enough, as soon as Tieti said this, many voices of opposition arose. Little Demon Kuku was the first to say, "You, Tieti, are selfish and narrow-minded. It is difficult to guarantee fairness and justice if you are the chief leader. I, Little Demon, am the first to disagree."
Tieti said angrily: "The alliance has not yet been officially established, how do you know that I am unfair?"
Someone immediately said, "Xiao Yao is right. The style of the Pojun Iron Blood Alliance is obvious to all. Do we need someone to say it out loud?"
Tieti was furious and said, "What's wrong with the style of the Iron Blood Alliance? I..."
Before he could finish his words, another person interrupted him and said, "I have experienced the style of the Iron Blood Alliance. Last time, our gang finally caught a C-level Boss and seriously injured it. Suddenly, your members attacked from behind, killed most of my brothers, and took away the spoils. I went to you to argue, but you turned around and said that you found the Boss first. Is this fair?"
Tieti said anxiously: "You are talking nonsense, that time it was clearly..."
Another person interrupted him, "I don't know about other things. A few days ago, I went to the mountains with a few brothers to level up. Unfortunately, we ran into a group of Qiangliang (a powerful monster of level 82). We finally killed all the Qiangliang, but we ran out of medicine. There were more monsters on the way back. We had no choice. Your Iron Blood Alliance happened to pass by, so we asked to buy some medicines. If we want to help them in an emergency, we should give them some hard work fees. But they saw that we had no choice and extorted twenty times the price from us. I have never seen someone so greedy for money. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Your subordinates are like this. As for your character, Tieti... hehe, it's better not to say."
Everyone was attacking them one after another. As the saying goes, the law does not punish everyone. If they had said this to Tieti alone at any time, it would have angered him and probably would have wiped out the whole family. No one had the courage to do so. But this was a rare opportunity. Could Tieti still settle accounts with everyone afterwards? Everyone vented their resentment towards the Iron Blood Alliance.
Tieti Tatianxia's face turned red and white. Actually, although the style of the Iron Blood Alliance was not good, it was not so bad. It was just that everyone was exaggerating in order to prevent him from becoming the chief leader. In this situation, Tieti had no way to defend himself. He was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. Finally, he suddenly shouted, "Forget it, forget it. Since you don't like me, just pick another chief leader who can convince everyone! I want to see who this great and virtuous person is!"
Everyone's goal had been achieved, forcing Tieti to give up the fight for the throne, so they decided to stop while they were ahead. Some recommended themselves, while others nominated others. After a long time of excitement, they still could not reach a unified opinion.
Xuehai Wuya was a little anxious. He knew that if other gangs took the lead except Jinglei League, the success rate would be greatly reduced, and Xuehe Sect would not get the greatest benefit. So he clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, if we continue to argue like this, when will we get a result? Please listen to me. I still insist on my point of view. Xuese Tiankong is the best candidate for the chief leader. Jinglei League has strict rules and members of high quality. We all know this. Everyone knows what kind of person Brother Tiankong is. Has he ever had a conflict with anyone present? And Brother Sky is the top master of Fantasy. His appointment as the chief leader can improve the morale of our alliance. As for leadership, if it weren't for Brother Sky's call, how could Pojun City be defended during the siege? If there were more heroes like him in other places, our Cang Continent would not have failed and been relegated! Not to mention that the Jinglei League has many friends, even if we talk about the strength of the gang itself, even though the Jinglei League has a small number of people, if we really fight, my Xuehe Sect is absolutely inferior. If anyone doesn't accept this, they have to pass my Xuehai Wuya first!"
Xuehai's words were almost a desperate gamble, risking offending all the gangs at the same time and placing all the bets on me.
However, there was a lot of truth in Xuehai's words. If we really compare image and reputation, both the Jinglei Alliance and I personally are better than these bosses. In addition, his last sentence was a naked threat, and no one in the field refuted it for a while. Everyone began to consider whether they could accept the result of me becoming the chief leader.
I said sternly, "Brother Xuehai, what you said is inappropriate. We agreed from the beginning that no force should be used to threaten others. We should let everyone fully express their opinions. We still need democracy in today's society! I think we can also have a secret ballot. Each of the leaders present can write down their choice of chief leader on a piece of paper, and then count the votes together. Whoever gets the most votes will be the chief leader. Isn't this better than arguing with each other, which is a waste of time and hurts the harmony?"
When everyone saw that there was still hope for the situation, they cheered loudly and agreed with my opinion. In fact, the growing strength of the Thunder Alliance has also caused considerable pressure on the gangs in Pojun City. Most people may not want to see me become the chief leader and further expand my power. Who knows, by then, I might be abandoned.
Xuehai Wuya thought about it and decided that he would definitely vote for Jinglei League. Besides, he and Xiaoyao had discussed it in advance. Although Xiaoyao was not optimistic about the success of the alliance, he also promised that if it really succeeded, he would stand on his side and vote for Jinglei League. From my tone, I no longer insisted on refusing to be the chief leader. It seemed that I just didn't want to have a bad reputation for seizing the throne by force. I just wanted to establish a memorial arch through voting. I thought he would vote for me. With three votes in hand, I would have a chance of winning. Judging from the reactions of the crowd just now, his words should have touched many people. As long as two or three more bosses voted for Jinglei League, the chance of winning would be perfect, because the remaining votes must be very scattered. So he nodded and agreed to the voting method.
At that moment, everyone elected three people as ticket inspectors. These three people were subordinates of Xuehai, Zibuyu and Tieti, and they would monitor each other, so there shouldn't be any malpractice.
Each boss turned around, wrote down the name of the chief leader they nominated, and then handed the slips of paper to the three vote checkers one by one.
After the vote inspector collected all the papers, he unfolded them all and read out the names of the people who were selected. The result was quite unexpected!
I got three votes, Tieti got one vote (most likely he voted for himself), Zi Buyu got one vote... a total of six people got eight votes.
The remaining nine votes were all cast for Beibei, the boss of "Pure Land in Troubled Times"!
Among the 17 gangs present, Pure Land in Troubled Times is the weakest one. Their leader Bei Bei is not a well-known figure. Moreover, the purpose of establishing this gang is "to seek a pure land in troubled times and to play games happily with all like-minded friends."
How could such a gang with no ambition to dominate be chosen as the chief leader? Not to mention Beibei himself, most of the bosses were surprised. They looked at each other and finally sighed: "Why are there so many smart people in this world?"
I sneered in my heart and cast my vote for Beibei. Hehe, in fact, most people have the same idea. No matter whether they choose themselves or their allies, there is no guarantee of winning. It is better to choose a puppet. In case it succeeds, they will have no actual leadership ability. They have the final say in everything. If things go well, they can use it to secretly manipulate the alliance and serve their own interests!
To put it bluntly, the game is the same as reality. Aren’t most UN Secretaries-General from poor and weak countries?
