Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 255: Choice of Interests
Being a leader is difficult, and being a good leader who is conscientious and responsible is even more difficult. Not only must you protect your own interests and not want to suffer losses, but you must also take into account the feelings of those who are dependent on you. You cannot be arbitrary and damage their interests too much, so as not to lose people's hearts and lead to the disintegration of the power. On the surface, you can get a lot of support from everyone, but you are also under tremendous pressure and need to bear many responsibilities, and you can't act as you please. Different interest groups have their own opinions, which puts the leaders of several major forces such as Qiu Shui Chang Tian, Tian Xing, Qing Wu Fei Yang, and Ye You into a rather embarrassing situation - they don't want to take too much risk to challenge the deputy chief judge Ye Buladuo, so as not to become the main force in the battle, pay a heavy price but not get an equal return, and dare not openly express their attitude to refuse, so as not to hurt the hearts of the core members of the dependents who have strong strength and constantly clamor that they must not retreat and are unwilling to give up the interests of "Yin Feng Gu", affecting their own prestige and image. I stayed quietly in an inconspicuous corner, watching from the sidelines, watching Qiu Shui Chang Tian and the others hesitate, in a dilemma, most of them with bitter faces, being forced into a mess by different factions within the power, dodging and evading but never daring to make a clear statement, struggling to cope with it, I felt a headache just thinking about it, it was really difficult for them. I couldn't help but secretly rejoice that being a lone ranger also has its corresponding advantages, being "without support" and not having so many scruples, everything is up to you, many times, it will be more efficient, and there won't be so many problems that easily lead to arguments.
After three or four hours of arguing and making a fuss, they still haven't come up with a definite choice - no one in the different interest groups is willing to sacrifice their own interests, hoping to make a decision that is beneficial to their side. They have always insisted on their own opinions. At first, it was still fun to watch, but after hearing too many clichés, I got annoyed and couldn't hold back my temper. I was not interested in messing around with them. Choosing to challenge Yebulado, don't joke, the deputy chief judge with the "Heavenly Punishment" skill must have the tyrannical strength of the Holy Angel Almati who once invaded the "Dead Soul Space", or even more. How much manpower do we need to invest and how much does it cost to kill it? By then, the weak undead wizards will definitely stay away, and we "tall ones" will have to charge forward and make the most of it. The reward of improving the basic spiritual power attribute obtained by killing the "law enforcer" is also equally distributed. Even if Yebulado is the deputy chief judge, the accompanying reward will be even more generous. If it is distributed among a hundred people, I am afraid that there will not be much profit. Others can only wave their flags and shout and wait for the advantage, and they can't play a big role. For the dozen of us who are the most powerful and need to be the absolute main force of the undead wizards, the cost and benefits of challenging Yebulado are extremely disproportionate. It is definitely a losing business and we definitely cannot agree to it. Especially for me, Feiying has also successfully transformed into a "demon spirit". With it and Xiaobai, it can basically meet the needs, and it is estimated that I will not have time to develop in the "Yinfeng Valley" in the future and cultivate a third "demon spirit". I just need to try my best to maintain my existing interests in the "Yinfeng Valley". Without the temptation of greater benefits and full confidence, there is no need to take the risk to challenge the super strong man at the level of the deputy chief judge. Maybe I will have such an idea after my strength is further enhanced, but not now. There is no reason to let so many undead wizards who can't play a big role to share my interests. Speaking of it, Yebulado is really cunning. After giving the ultimatum, it turned around and ran away without saying anything to us. We didn't have a chance to ask it about its specific abilities. If we can know exactly how strong the deputy chief judge is, perhaps we can dispel the greed of those "war faction" undead wizards who intend to fish in troubled waters, and also make Qiu Shui Changtian and others make up their minds to "compromise".
With a helpless look on her face, Qingwu Feiyang quietly withdrew from the increasingly noisy crowd and found me hiding aside, almost falling asleep out of boredom. "A-Dai, why are you hiding here alone and not expressing your opinions? Don't forget, you are the spiritual pillar of our Northeastern Dead Alliance!"
I smiled calmly and waved my hand, "Forget it. I am just a figurehead now. You are in charge of all the specific matters. You don't even participate in general tasks. How can you have a say?"
"You are underestimating yourself by saying that. Just based on the title of 'the best master in the world', which undead wizard would dare not give you some face? Even Qiu Shui Chang Tian, Tian Xing, Ye You and the others probably wouldn't easily and openly oppose you. I can't say that your words are final, but your attitude at least carries more weight than ours."
I squinted my eyes and looked at the group of people who were arguing so fiercely that they were almost about to fight. I couldn't help but curl my lips, "Everyone is trying their best to protect their own interests. Neither side is willing to give up easily. What's the use of my opinion? Almost everyone is blinded by interests. Qiu Shui Chang Tian, Tian Xing, and Ye You are all powerful leaders, but they are helpless and unable to control the situation. How dare I wade into this muddy water without knowing my own limitations?"
Qingwu Feiyang couldn't help but let out a bitter smile. "From a personal perspective, challenging Yebulato is definitely not feasible. Choosing the second option should be the most beneficial to us, and it can effectively maintain the existing interests obtained in the 'Yinfeng Valley'. Anyway, our development focus has been shifted to other places, and we don't plan to expand our influence in the 'Yinfeng Valley' anymore. Promising not to enter the 'Yinfeng Valley' in the future will basically not cause any losses to us. It's just that as representatives of our respective forces, we still need to consider the opinions of other members, and we can't decide things only from the perspective of our own interests. Many times, we are helpless, and we can't be as free as you are and act according to your own wishes."
"Don't complain. Having more people has its advantages. You have many followers. You can get help from many people. Your development speed in many aspects is faster than mine. I am a little envious! I am not good at management and don't like it. There are too many things involved. It is difficult to handle them perfectly, which may affect my own development. I have to be a loner. Otherwise, I would like to be a leader and would not choose to fade out of the Northeast Dead League."
"Are you planning to remain silent and waste your time here?" Qingwu Feiyang vaguely revealed her intention of looking for me. It should be as I expected, she wanted to push me to come forward and protect her own interests by agreeing with me, without causing too much resentment from those who depend on her.
I looked at Qingwu Feiyang with a half-smile. She was a very calculating woman. At least I didn't have the ability to control her. I had to be more careful when dealing with her and not get too close to her, so as not to be used for nothing. For this reason, I suffered a lot of complaints from Afeng in private. I didn't act smart enough and was taken advantage of by her. "I am alone and have no ability to overcome the opposition. What can I do? I don't want to argue with them and convince them to agree with me? This is a thankless task that can easily offend many people. I don't want to do it." I was too lazy to cover up with Qingwu Feiyang's false words and evade responsibility. That would only make me more confused. I simply made it clear. Although my attitude as the "world's number one master" would have a greater impact, compared with Qingwu Feiyang, Qiu Shui Changtian and others who do not advocate challenge and hold compromise opinions, I am the most suitable candidate, but I can't be the first to stand out. It won't do me much good. As the conflicts of interest become more and more direct and frequent, the relationship between each other has become increasingly tense. In such a sensitive period, I have directly offended too many Undead wizards from various alliances, all of whom are expert players and backbone members with a certain say. This may bring more trouble to my future development. A hero cannot stand against a crowd. Even if I am the "number one expert in the world" and have great power in the "Dead Space", I do not have the ability to fight against so many Undead wizards, and I do not want to become the "public enemy of Undead wizards."
"But if we can't break the deadlock, not only will we waste time, but if a decision is made that is unfavorable to us and we choose to challenge Yebulato, you will not be able to stay out of it. Wouldn't you also be in trouble and suffer the "heavenly punishment"? The strength of the deputy chief judge must be above level ten, at least equivalent to the level of a holy beast. With the help of the "heavenly punishment" skill, not only will a large number of our undead subordinates be killed, but our own situation will also be extremely dangerous. Once we die in battle, we will lose all our devouring ghost subordinates, and even the "demon spirits" that have been subdued will not be spared. You don't want to face such danger, do you?"
"I don't want to take such a big risk, but it's hard to go against the will of the crowd. I don't want to stand on the opposite side of so many elite undead wizards. Anyway, the danger is not just for me. We face it together. As long as Qiu Shui Chang Tian, Tian Xing, and Ye You are willing to sacrifice, I can afford this price and will be happy to accompany you. It's better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. I will sacrifice my life to accompany you!" I said in a joking tone. It's clear that I don't want to take the blame and come forward to help them out, which will cause a lot of complaints. I have made up my mind to watch from the sidelines and sit on the mountain to watch the fight between the tigers. I am willing to spend a few days here to see who loses patience first.
Qingwu Feiyang, whose hopes were dashed by my polite refusal, did not show any disappointment on her face. She nodded and said, "It's a smart choice. Things are different now. It's getting harder and harder to take advantage of you. Qiushui, Tianxing and Yeyou wanted to use you to achieve the purpose of 'compromise', but they were too embarrassed to come forward and forced me to come and talk to you. I took the opportunity to extort some benefits from them as 'opening fee', and resolved the disputes that had been there, saving some trouble. It's also a good opportunity to leave that noisy place and get some quiet time. Anyway, the initiative is in your hands. No matter what decision you make, it's your freedom. If you are willing to hide aside and not express your opinion, and waste time with them, they can't do anything to you and won't take the initiative to cause trouble for you."
I was saying, with Qingwu Feiyang's wisdom, how could she use me so blatantly, not only for herself, but also to help Qiushui Changtian, Tianxing, Yeyou and others take advantage of me, openly betraying me, her own people, and she must think I'm too "stupid". Although I directly subdued the two most "demon spirits", and I also have the wind attribute destruction knight Yibo La who can perfectly cooperate with the "demon spirits" and exert stronger strength, the interests of "Yinfeng Valley" have a great influence on me, but it is not enough to prompt me to play the "good guy". With Qingwu Feiyang's familiarity and understanding of me, she should not do this to provoke my disgust.
"Why, don't you want me to come forward to break the deadlock? After all, compared to the rest of you, I don't have to worry too much about the interests of others, so I should be the most suitable person to come forward in a strong manner."
"Didn't I say it before? Although you don't participate in daily affairs, you can be said to be the spiritual leader of our Northeast Dead League. As long as you maintain a little relationship with us, you have a reason to intervene in the dispute. Other forces cannot help but be cautious. When measuring the overall strength of our Northeast Dead League, your factor will also be taken into account. Your existence and the good relationship you maintain are of great significance and value to the Northeast Dead League. Qiu Shui and the others probably hope that you and I will become enemies and sever ties with the Northeast Dead League. If I offend you for a little profit and lose your possible support, wouldn't that be exactly what they want? That's not worth the loss, and it will make them look down on me. Anyway, as you said, we should shoulder the disaster together, and we are not the only ones suffering. As long as Qiu Shui, Tian Xing and the others are willing to sacrifice, I will accompany them."
After chatting with me for a while, Qing Wu Fei Yang left slowly, and casually responded to me. I don't know what advantage she got from me. With Qiu Shui Chang Tian and the others' shrewdness, I guess they won't give her too much sweetness. However, Qing Wu Fei Yang is a person who will take advantage of any advantage, no matter how big or small, and will not let go easily as long as there is a chance. What I brought to Qiu Shui Chang Tian and the others was the bad news that I rejected them. Their plan was difficult to succeed. Unless they were willing to come forward and be the "bad guy", they could only continue the stalemate. I still chose to watch from the sidelines to see what resolution they could discuss.
The matter was delayed in the constant quarrels, and it was always unresolved. Fortunately, Yebuladuo had said in advance that the "collective responsibility" system would not be implemented. During this period, the undead wizards who violated the rules would only be punished themselves, and we innocent people would not be implicated. There was no need to worry that some undead wizards with sinister intentions would intentionally violate the relevant taboos and force us to be dragged into the water. There was no need to deliberately prevent them from taking radical actions and dragging us to death. This was also the main reason why they insisted on making the choice to safeguard their rights and interests and tried to tie all of us undead wizards to the chariot. In the face of the interests of different classes within the power, out of the basic requirements of promoting unity and avoiding disputes, Qiu Shui Chang Tian, Tian Xing, Qing Wu Fei Yang, Ye You and other leaders have not made a clear statement under the pretext of "respecting the will of the majority of people". They just tried their best to coordinate the relationship between the various interest groups within the power, hoping that they can reach a consensus on the basis of mutual understanding, control the situation from deteriorating, and avoid disputes within the power. Unfortunately, these efforts have had little effect. The necromancers on all sides are unwilling to give in and are willing to sacrifice their own interests, resulting in more and more fierce quarrels and a gradual trend of getting out of control. If they continue like this, once resentment arises among many core members of the organization, it will be difficult for these leaders to manage the situation.
In desperation, the leaders of Qiushui Changtian, Tianxing, Qingwu Feiyang, Yeyou and other forces came to me together. They finally chose to put their own interests first and were unwilling to sacrifice too much. They proposed to unite with several other "demon spirits" who had already conquered them, as well as those undead wizards who had ghost demon kings and were undergoing the tempering of the Yin wind in the holy land "Wind Cave" and waiting to be transformed into "demon spirits" to choose the second plan proposed by Yebulado. After all, facing a super strong man like the deputy chief judge, they all agreed that the strength of the undead wizards at this stage would not be its opponent. If they challenged rashly, the risk would be too high. Even if they succeeded by chance, they would pay a huge price. It would not be worth the loss. It would be better to retreat and wait for a more suitable time in the future. As for other undead wizards whose interests were damaged due to the withdrawal of all of them from the "Yinfeng Valley", those who did not suffer much losses would provide certain compensation in other aspects, try to calm their resentment, avoid internal conflicts and even lead to further intensification of conflicts. Although we, the joint proposers, account for less than one-third of the total number, we can almost be said to be the most powerful Undead wizards. Once we challenge Yebulato, we will definitely be the main force in the battle. Now that we have made our attitude clear and decided to choose the second option, the remaining Undead wizards have basically lost the strength to challenge the deputy chief judge, and they have no choice but to agree.
In this way, I am just one of the initiators of the proposal. I am not conspicuous among the twenty or thirty necromancers including the leaders of several major forces. As long as I pay attention to my words and attitude, I should not cause too much resentment. Moreover, the support is only nominal. I am alone and have no one to rely on, so I don’t need to pay anything. I can give it to other necromancers whose interests have been damaged as compensation. I don’t want to listen to their quarrels here all the time and waste five days in vain. If I can solve the problem and make a choice earlier, I will naturally agree.
