220: Chapter 216 Dissatisfaction

"Fishing Light Song (Yanhuang Civilization): Alright then!"

The comments were still refreshing frantically. Then, someone noticed the list of specially invited attendees.

"Justice Executor (Yanhuang Civilization): Wait! Look at the special invitation list! President Shen Qing, Gu Qingyi, Little Luck Technique Yang Hang, Yang Yue, Captain Ye Shuang, plus the original members of the Revival Society who will definitely attend, Director Zheng, Captain Haotian... — — The entire Absolute Defense Squad!"

"Scooping the Moon from the Sea (Yanhuang Civilization): And President Lu Xingye! My Goddess Xingye, the greatest beauty in the Universe!"

"Iron Straight Man (Yanhuang Civilization): Qin Lie is there too! Shadow Assassin Qin Lie! The number one enforcer of the Deep Sea Hunter Alliance. I heard he now has Gold Tier equipment and talents to back him up?"

"Wind-Chasing Youth (Yanhuang Civilization): Zhao Kang, Lin Zhaoyang, Chu Ning... Every single person on this list is a badass!"

"Little Noodle Shop Owner (Yanhuang Civilization): My goddess Su Wanqing is there too! Ice Crystal Domain! Oh my god! I'll be able to see the goddess speak on the livestream!"

"Old Smoker (Yanhuang Civilization): Master Blacksmith Meng Haoran! The forging master from the Iron Anchor Workshop! I bought a blade he forged in the Trading Realm before!"

"Salted Fish Turnaround (Yanhuang Civilization): Any person pulled from this list is someone capable of solo-killing high-tier sea beasts. Fifty-two people gathered together for a meeting... This lineup is too luxurious."

"Storm Eye (Yanhuang Civilization): It's not just luxurious; these are the pillars of the Yanhuang Civilization. Top of the merit leaderboards, top of the Sequence War leaderboards, core members of major organizations — these fifty-two people represent the strongest combat power and the most influential leaders of the Yanhuang Civilization."

Some people also started to question it.

"Fish at 3 AM (Yanhuang Civilization): I have a question. I'm ranked forty-third on the personal Sequence War leaderboard, and I have over twenty million merit points. Why wasn't I invited?"

"Scooping the Moon from the Sea (Yanhuang Civilization): Don't be anxious, upstairs. The list says "a total of fifty-two people," so it must be the result of comprehensive consideration. It might not just be about strength; it also depends on influence, organizational affiliation, combat style, and so on."

"Iron-Faced Ruthless (Yanhuang Civilization): Right, and this conference will be livestreamed on the entire Fate Platform. Everyone can watch and vote. Just because you weren't invited doesn't mean you don't have a say."

"Fish at 3 AM (Yanhuang Civilization): ...Fine. I'm just a bit unconvinced."

Then — the mood in the comment section suddenly shifted. Because everyone saw the second-to-last part of the announcement. Specially invited representatives of powerful individuals from foreign civilizations. Twenty names. Twenty faction logos.

"Wait... foreign civilizations?" "The Revival Society invited Survivors from foreign civilizations to attend?" "Victoria, Solomon, Igor, Jack... I know these people! They are all top powerhouses on the foreign civilization leaderboards!" "Holy crap. The Revival Society's vision is truly grand this time."

"I understand now. The Revival Society is signaling to foreign civilizations — the Yanhuang Civilization isn't trying to just save itself, but is willing to lend a hand to everyone in the face of disaster." "This isn't just signaling; this is fighting for dominance. Think about it, if this conference can produce a concrete and feasible response plan, and they are willing to open up some resources to foreign civilizations — then the status of the Yanhuang Civilization among the Earth Star civilizations will be firmly solidified."

"Correct. This isn't charity; this is strategy. After the Acid Rain Season, the landscape of Earth Star civilizations will be reshuffled. What the Revival Society is doing now is laying the groundwork for the post-reshuffle landscape in advance." "I only want to say one thing now — The Revival Society is awesome! Old Zheng is awesome!" "As expected of someone with a soldier's background. This kind of big-picture view, this kind of execution, I'm truly impressed."

The Survivors of the Yanhuang Civilization were still discussing it. However, the communication among the Survivors of foreign civilizations paused for a few seconds. It wasn't because there was no information, but because the volume of information was so massive that the System processed hundreds of millions of browsing requests in that instant.

The final paragraph of the Revival Society's announcement, those twenty names of specially invited foreign civilization representatives, were like twenty matches thrown into the dry, desperate firewood pile of the foreign civilization Survivors.

"Ivna (Gaul): I... I didn't misread that, did I? Specially invited foreign civilization representatives?"

"Francois (Gaul): They invited Ms. Ivna! The joint conference of the Yanhuang Civilization is allowing us, Gaul, to attend!"

"Maria Sousa (Samba): Oh my God! My daughter is saved! Yanhuang is willing to take us along to discuss countermeasures for the Acid Rain Season!"

The dam of emotions instantly burst. From disbelief, to electric ecstasy, and then to tearful gratitude.

"Jessica (Stars and Stripes): I thought that Magic Sea announcement was our death sentence. Although we haven't been able to receive the favor of Fate Master for the time being, the Revival Society! Thank you, Yanhuang Civilization, for giving us a glimmer of hope once again!"

"Andrei Popov (Polar Bear): The Polar Bear Camp pays tribute to Yanhuang! Willing to devise plans for us to survive the Acid Rain Season; from now on in the Magic Sea, Yanhuang's ships shall be our flagships!"

"Tanaka Misaki (Fusang): I don't want to commit suicide for the time being. I am willing to believe in the Revival Society, willing to believe in Fate Master. My ancestors were people from the Yanhuang Civilization... Thank you, really, thank you."

The screen was filled with gratitude. Different languages, different factions, under the translation of the Myriad Worlds Textual Book, converged into the purest desire for survival and gratitude.

But inside the Symphony Realm, there was another part of the discussion among the Yanhuang Civilization where the atmosphere was completely different.

"I reserve my opinion. We are barely keeping our own heads above water during the Acid Rain Season, and we're still looking after them? Isn't this aiding the enemy?"

"We really need to be cautious. Resources are limited; if we help them, what will happen to our own bottom-tier Survivors? Are there not enough stories about the farmer and the snake?"

"What I don't understand the most is the quota! We only have fifty-two invitation seats, why give twenty to outsiders? Isn't this squeezing out our own spots? I have twenty-five million merit points and am in the top hundred of the personal Sequence War, yet I don't even have the right to listen in and speak! Has the Revival Society become a bit too fawning over foreigners this time?"

"Agreed with the person above! This is a joint conference of over three thousand organizations of ours in Yanhuang; why let outsiders sit at the table? If these spots were given to our own people, how many more constructive suggestions could there be?"

Once the rhythm was set, there were countless followers. Those Yanhuang powerhouses who considered themselves strong but failed to make it onto the special invitation list all jumped in.

"The quota allocation is unfair!" "The Revival Society's decision needs to be reconsidered carefully!"

Just as the internal debate within Yanhuang was becoming heated, a well-known account on the visitor system with a Teuton Faction logo posted a message.

"Hans Weber (Teuton): The Revival Society's list is simply a huge joke!"

"Hans Weber (Teuton): I, Hans Weber, am number one on the real-time personal Sequence War leaderboard! Over nine hundred victories! You invited that barbarian Igor from the Polar Bear Camp, you invited Fritz who only knows how to bang on scrap metal, yet you didn't invite me? I am the strongest Survivor of the Teuton civilization, the strongest on Earth Star! Revival Society, I demand that you reconsider the candidates immediately, otherwise, this is an insult to the strong!"