Chapter 646 - 260: Commanding the Dragons, Savage Expansion!
Chapter 646: Chapter 260: Commanding the Dragons, Savage Expansion!
"That’s right! This is the king we should follow!"
[Ding! The Shadow-Stealing Wing ’Badak’ has accepted your Pact of Dominance and become your minion!]
[Ding! The Shadow-Stealing Wing ’Fiona’ has accepted your Pact of Dominance and become your minion!]
...
[Ding! A total of 893 Shadow-Stealing Wings have become your minions!]
Lin Ye raised his hand, motioning for the dragons to be silent.
"Just now, one of our brothers made an excellent point." Lin Ye’s voice rang out once more, this time laced with a bewitching power. "What does Belashen matter? He is nothing more than a watchdog kept by the highborn Dragon Race."
"Our goal has never been to overthrow him."
He paused. Within his blazing golden draconic eyes, an ambition powerful enough to set the heavens ablaze ignited!
"What we want is to overturn the entire class structure of the Celestial Dragon’s Nest!"
"Who says we of the Ink-Shadow Clan were born to be watchdogs?!"
"Who says we must be condemned to a lifetime outside the Nest, forever barred from setting a single foot inside?!"
"Are kings and nobles born to their station?!?"
He roared out that final line—an ancient Eastern proverb—in the most majestic draconic tongue, and it struck like a thunderclap, exploding deep within the soul of every dragon!
BOOM!
A tempest raged in the mind of every Shadow-Stealing Wing!
’Overthrow the entire Dragon Race!’
’To become the new elite among dragons... or even their rulers!’
This was a grand vision they had never dared to imagine, not even in their wildest dreams!
’So... their new king’s ambition was this vast!’
In an instant, every dragon’s breath quickened, and an unprecedented, fervent passion ignited in their eyes!
"ROAR—!!!"
The earth-shattering roar of dragons seemed powerful enough to tear the very sky asunder!
However, Lin Ye’s tone shifted again, his voice growing calm and low.
"But, our numbers are still too small."
"In the face of true royal authority, we are but a spark."
He surveyed his fervent minions.
"However, a single spark can still start a wildfire."
"My fellow clansmen, I need your strength."
"Go and convince your closest friends, your brothers, your children, and all the clansmen oppressed by Belashen to join us!"
"But remember, I will not force a single one of them."
"I respect the free will of every living being. There will be no coercion."
"Also, I expect you all to keep this a secret. Until our great work is complete, we must bide our time."
...
「In the conference room.」
Zhu Mingyi watched the screen, where the flock of dragons that had been hostile and poised to strike just minutes ago were now completely turned, kneeling in frenzied worship. The corner of his eye twitched as he shook his head.
"This kid... I never thought he’d be capable of something like this."
"Don’t tell me he sweet-talked that entire Alien Race Legion of his into joining him the same way?"
Yan Che, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"It wasn’t all just sweet-talking."
His eyes, which usually seemed devoid of interest in anything, now gleamed with the light of rational analysis.
"His methods are very clever."
Yan Che slowly analyzed, "First, he identified their pain point. He used Lektorn’s personal tragedy to expertly stir the entire clan’s resentment over class ossification and the unfair distribution of resources."
"Second, a show of force. He brutally slaughtered his opponents with swift, decisive action, establishing absolute authority and showing every dragon the price of defiance."
"Third, a promise for the future. He pledged to solve their two most fundamental problems: hunger and old age. Then he dangled the grand promise of ’forging a glorious future.’ For a group of beings that have struggled in despair for centuries, it’s an irresistible lure."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the almost invisible black mist on the screen.
"Beyond all that, he had external help."
"That black mist is strange. I’m willing to bet it’s some kind of ability that directly affects their Spirit and mind, erasing their will to resist at the source."
After hearing Yan Che’s analysis, the way everyone in the conference room looked at Lin Ye grew even more complicated.
This was no longer simple strength.
When someone possessed not only overwhelming power but also a terrifying intellect...
...then who could possibly stop him?
Yan Che took one last look at the figure on the screen being worshipped by the draconic multitude, leaned back into the sofa, and offered his final, deadpan conclusion.
"That kid, even if he doesn’t become a Martial Artist..."
"...would absolutely excel at starting a cult."
On the screen, the dragons looked as if they had been bestowed with a sacred mission. With frenzied eyes, they took to the air one after another, flying off to recruit their own converts.
After a long moment, Zhu Mingyi shook his head and let out a dry laugh.
"Are kings and nobles born to their station..."
"I really never saw it before. To think that kid had this level of eloquence and talent for stirring up a crowd!"
On the screen, Lin Ye hadn’t let all the dragons leave.
He had kept fifty of the fiercest, most able-bodied Shadow-Stealing Wings behind.
"You," he said, his voice calm as he looked at them, "are the elite I have hand-picked from nearly a thousand of our brethren."
"You have one mission: supervise our other brothers and sisters."
"During the recruitment period, should you find any dissenters or informants, or if someone hesitates to act because of kinship..."
"...you will strike in their place."
"Kill them on the spot. No report is necessary."
"Lektorn."
"Yes, Master!" Lektorn replied, lowering his head respectfully.
"You are their commander. You will be responsible for coordination and command. Only report to me if you have critical intelligence."
Finally, Lin Ye’s gaze swept across these fifty elites, and he made a promise.
"When our legion grows strong, each one of you will be a new Centurion, or even... higher!"
"You will have priority access to all resources!"