The teenagers' shock

Looking at the incredulous gazes of the crowd.

A satisfied smile played on Ye Chen's lips; it seemed that what they had seen and heard today had already subverted their understanding of the Azure Alliance.

A youth swallowed hard and asked with a dry throat: "Is everything you said true?"

"Of course it's true. Not only that, we have many factories. They are all ordinary people over forty. You should be clear that people over forty have no value."

"But we are different. We give them food to eat, make them work for us day and night, and help us earn gold coins! This way, our Azure Alliance will grow stronger day by day. Tell me, in this way, won't everyone be afraid of us?"

"As long as you go out and say you are from the Azure Alliance, everyone will be in awe of you. Isn't that feeling wonderful!" Ye Chen said with a ferocious expression, laughing maniacally at the crowd.

Ye Chen's actions stunned the many youths!

A youth suddenly rushed out and said: "It shouldn't be like this! We should earn people's respect, not make them feel fear! Those ordinary people should have their own lives, not become tools for us to make money! This approach is wrong! The Azure Alliance shouldn't do this!"

Once one person spoke, a second person followed.

"Right! The Azure Alliance shouldn't be like this. Since the Azure Alliance is like this, we won't join it. We want to be Pet Masters who punish evil and promote good, fighting for the country and for ordinary people."

"We want to be Pet Masters who protect them! Not demons who exploit them!"

"In these troubled times, protecting our home and country, and fighting against monsters is our duty, and we wouldn't regret dying for it! We would rather die on the battlefield fighting monsters for humanity than survive by exploiting ordinary people!"

"Well said! This kind of Azure Alliance is not the Azure Alliance we want! I don't care if you are an Elder or the Alliance Leader, we now announce that we are officially quitting the Azure Alliance!"

Ye Chen looked at the many resolute youths and said coldly: "Defying the Azure Alliance is a capital offense!"

"So what! Kill us then!"

"Kill us! Bah! As true men, how could we associate with dogs!"

"Elder Ye, you are just trash! A lackey! A traitor, I curse your ancestors to the eighteenth generation!"

The crowd vented all their dissatisfaction and resentment towards Ye Chen.

For a time, the sound of curses was endless!

Ye Chen was not angry at all; on the contrary, he was very satisfied. This was the effect he wanted—these hot-blooded, good young men.

He laughed out loud.

The youths watched the laughing Ye Chen, all thinking this was the mania before his rage.

Ye Chen stopped laughing, looked at the crowd appreciatively, clapped, and said: "Good, very good. This is what true men are, our hope for the future!"

The crowd was a bit confused upon hearing Ye Chen's words.

Ye Chen stopped pretending and told the truth: "Actually, I am not some Elder, nor am I from the Azure Alliance. I am Ye Chen, the Leader of the Star Alliance. I came here, firstly, to dismantle the Azure Alliance, and secondly, to establish a Safe Zone here."

"The Azure Alliance is plaguing Qing County, and the Aggregation District Law Enforcement Alliance is colluding with them. I am not some great hero; I am just an ordinary Pet Master, but like you, I have noble ideals!"

(An ordinary Pet Master? I suppose so.)

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the crowd changed drastically. Besides disbelief, there was also a hint of doubt.

Ye Chen called out to Lin Nuoyi, the door opened, and over fifty ordinary people walked in.

As soon as the fifty-plus people arrived in the conference room, someone among the hundred youths shouted loudly.

"Mom!"

"Uncle!"

"Lao Liu!"

"Wang Ziqi!"

...

Ye Chen had Lin Nuoyi send photos of these people to the War Alliance group, so that the Star Alliance members with Zhang Haonan could identify the rescued ordinary people.

Sure enough, there were people they knew.

So Ye Chen had Zhang Haonan bring these people over.

Without Ye Chen saying a word, the people brought over explained the situation clearly to these youths.

Half an hour later, the youths completely believed Ye Chen's words.

The youths knelt neatly on the ground, facing Ye Chen, and shouted loudly: "Thank you, Alliance Leader Ye, for saving our lives! Please allow us to join the Star Alliance!"

Ye Chen shouted loudly: "Good! Granted. From now on, you are all members of the Star Alliance. I hope you will uphold your original intentions, protect your home with your lives, and protect every single person around you!"

"Yes! It is our duty!"

A moment later, Ye Chen led the youths out of the conference room and arrived in the lobby.

Without Ye Chen speaking, these people told the rest of the youths about the matter.

Ye Chen sat behind the rolling shutter door, waiting quietly.

Lin Nuoyi was thoroughly impressed by Ye Chen.

One hour later, one thousand and eighteen youths all expressed their willingness to serve the Star Alliance until death!

Ye Chen looked at the many youths and revealed a satisfied smile.

At the same time, Ye Chen also knew clearly that while his power was growing, his responsibilities were also growing.

Now, the number of ordinary people in the Star Alliance was no longer a few hundred, but thousands.

Far more than the Pet Masters.

Now, the priority was to find the most suitable base.

Yu Nian saw the worry on Ye Chen's mind and said: "In the county town, it is definitely not safe. Why not go to the countryside? There are many empty villages in the countryside, and they are all buildings; accommodating thousands of people is absolutely not a problem. There are fields all around, so there is no need to worry about food."

Ye Chen looked at Yu Nian, and they smiled at each other.

Yu Nian still understood Ye Chen the best; she was thinking the same thing as Ye Chen.

Ye Chen opened the map and searched for a suitable location.

Fifteen kilometers north of the county town, north of a large river, there was a fairly large village.

It was named Shuangba Village.

This place was surrounded by fields, and to the south was a hundred-meter-wide river, while not far to the north was the Taiping Mountains. It was a good location.

Ye Chen looked at Shuangba Village and decided to establish the base there first.

He sent the location to the War Alliance group, telling everyone to bring the ordinary people, set off after dark, and meet at Shuangba Village.

In the War Alliance group, everyone replied one by one that they had received the message!

At seven o'clock, night had completely fallen, and Ye Chen had already set off with the crowd.

Because there were many ordinary people, their speed was much slower.

Ye Chen also knew clearly that monsters above LV20 would likely descend soon.

Level 20 was a clear watershed. Unlike monsters below Level 20, for every level difference, there was a huge gap in strength.

After all, the experience required from LV20 to LV21 was enough to level up from LV1 to LV10.

He had to deal with the Azure Alliance and establish the Safe Zone before the monsters above LV20 descended.

Otherwise, just defending against those monsters would be a big problem.

Ye Chen knew clearly that the biggest threat in the future would still be those monsters!