The Great Flood of the End of Time: Female Neighbor Comes to Borrow Food

Chapter 734 Negotiation collapse
About an hour later, Zhang Yujiang sent someone to invite Liang Yuan and Feng Jiangong over.

Liang Yuan and Feng Jiangong immediately went to the conference room together.

Dozens of people were sitting in the military's conference room.

All of these people were wearing military uniforms, and their expressions ranged from grief and indignation to blankness and disgust.

They all looked at Liang Yuan as he entered.

Liang Yuan glanced at it briefly and then paid it no further attention.

This group of people should be high-ranking military personnel, but it seems that apart from a few people with powerful superpowers, the others are just ordinary superpower users.

Liang Yuan was somewhat surprised. Among the high-ranking personnel, there were not many powerful superhumans, but rather many ordinary superhumans.
How is this going?

Zhang Yujiang stood up and said, "Everyone, this is Mr. Liang. Welcome."

He led the applause, while the generals below clapped half-heartedly.

Zhang Yujiang looked somewhat embarrassed. His face darkened, and he snapped, "Did you all just ignore what I said?"

Among those present, a young man who appeared to be in his thirties couldn't help but say, "Commander, he's an outsider. Just because he awakened superpowers, he can directly seize our military power. What gives him the right?"

Once he spoke up, the others seemed to have found an outlet for their frustrations and began to complain.

"You, surnamed Liang, were you just an ordinary person who shed blood and sweat for the country? Now that you've awakened superpowers by chance, how dare you treat us soldiers like this? Where is your conscience?"

"You, surnamed Liang, when Yangshan was besieged by the three major sects, have you forgotten who helped you settle things? Now you actually want to seize Commander Zhang's military power and expect us to agree to your leadership? You really dare to dream!"

In the crowd, Zhang Wenjing had a cold smile on her lips. She wanted to see how the man surnamed Liang would subdue this group of unruly military representatives.

If it were just a matter of force, none of the soldiers present would be afraid of dying.

Liang Yuan's expression was extremely cold as he looked at Zhang Yujiang and asked, "Is this the result of your meeting?"

Zhang Yujiang immediately shouted at the others, "Shut up! You bunch of bastards, shut up!"

He turned to Liang Yuan and said, "The time is too short, and they will have difficulty accepting it in a short time. Mr. Liang, please bear with us."

Liang Yuan narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhang Yujiang, and then shook his head: "I originally thought you were someone important, willing to give up your power and find a way out for your people."

"Now it seems I overestimated you."

Zhang Yujiang's expression changed slightly; he hadn't expected Liang Yuan to be so disrespectful to him.

Liang Yuan pointed at the officers and said, "How could these people become high-ranking military leaders?"

"These guys, and those who just cursed me, haven't even condensed their genetic material yet. What makes them think they've become high-ranking military leaders?"

Zhang Yujiang opened his mouth and explained, "Mr. Liang, they were already our military leadership before the great flood."

"They made great contributions before the flood came. Our military does not assign positions based solely on strength."

Liang Yuan scoffed: "What time is it now? It's already the end of the world. The mutated beasts outside are constantly evolving and following the law of the jungle."

"Only powerful mutant beasts can stand out from the crowd in generations. You are still using seniority to determine who is the best? With this kind of thinking, it's no wonder that you are still so useless. You haven't even been able to unify Linjiang City."

Liang Yuan went all out, showing them no mercy and directly cursing them to their faces.

In an instant, many high-ranking military officers present turned pale.

Bang!
One of the middle-aged officers lost his temper, slammed his fist on the table, and roared, "You little brat, when I was serving the country, you were just a little animal playing in the mud. What right do you have to talk to us?"

"Others may be afraid of you, but I, Lao Qi, am not. You think you're so powerful just because you've evolved into a monster? Our greatest strength as humans is intelligence, not personal brute force!"

"Someone like you wants to lead the military? I don't agree!"

As he spoke, he turned to the others and asked, "Can you agree to this kind of person serving as a military leader?"

"I disagree! Absolutely disagree!"

"We don't agree either!"

"Commander Zhang, it's not that we don't respect you, but this kid is simply not fit to lead soldiers!"

"Commander Zhang, our 24th Brigade would rather withdraw from Yunwu Island and leave Guangfu than accept this kind of person as our leader!"

"Yes, Commander Zhang, we'd rather leave Cloud Mist Island!"

Immediately, many people started to jeer.

Zhang Wenjing stepped forward and quickly said, "Uncles and elders, please calm down."

"You are all pillars of our military. Back then, we all shed blood to build up Cloud Mist Island and fight against those hawks."

"How could we force you to leave, Dad? Say something!"

Zhang Wenjing turned to look at her father, Zhang Yujiang. Although she looked anxious, her eyes glanced at Liang Yuan intentionally or unintentionally, and a cold smile appeared on her lips.

She wanted to see how the man surnamed Liang would take over Cloud Mist Island under these circumstances.

It wasn't that she didn't want to cooperate with Yangshan, but she didn't want her father's power to fall completely into the hands of the Liang family.

That's why we're in this farce now.

Zhang Yujiang looked grim and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, you are all my old brothers, my old buddies. Saying these things is too hurtful to our feelings."

"But as I mentioned in the meeting just now, you are all aware of the difficulties we are currently facing."

"The people at Mengya Company won't give up easily. If we don't cooperate with Mr. Liang, I'm afraid we really won't be able to hold on with our strength."

Zhang Wenjing immediately interrupted Zhang Yujiang, saying, "Dad, we're not refusing to cooperate with Yangshan; we just can't accept being led by an outsider."

"Cooperation is fine, but we only accept you leading us. Uncles and elders, is that what everyone means?"

The other high-ranking military officials nodded in agreement.

"That's right, we only accept Commander Zhang's leadership, no one else can even think about it!"

"Commander Zhang, I, Lao Qi, only trust you. As for the others, haha, what kind of bullshit are they? They haven't even grown their first hairs yet, and they dare to point fingers at us?"

“Commander Zhang, we agree with what we said before: we only listen to you, and we don’t recognize anyone else.” Zhang Wenjing’s eyes revealed a hint of joy. She wanted to use this method to force the man surnamed Liang to compromise.

Yang Shan can cooperate with the military, but her father's power cannot be touched, and their position in the military cannot be changed!
Even if Liang Yuan gets his hands on Cloud Mist Island, everyone on the island will still listen to them.

Hearing this, Liang Yuan understood.

He couldn't help but reveal a hint of mockery, looking at Zhang Yujiang and asking, "Was this your idea?"

Zhang Yujiang quickly replied, "How could that be? Mr. Liang, I sincerely want to cooperate with Yangshan."

"But, but this situation... well, how about this, come with me, and we'll discuss it again."

Liang Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need, I don't think it's necessary."

He looked at Zhang Yujiang and said, "The core is in your hands. I only ask you, Commander Zhang, if you really intend to cooperate, then leave these people to me to deal with."

Zhang Yujiang's expression changed slightly, and he said, "You promised me you wouldn't make things difficult for them."

Liang Yuan said calmly, "Do you think I'm the one making things difficult for them, or they're the ones making things difficult for me?"

Zhang Yujiang frowned and said, "They are wholeheartedly devoted to Yunwu Island and have no malicious intent. It's just that the incident happened so suddenly that we can't accept it yet."

“Mr. Liang, could you give them some time? How about this, I can hand over the core to you first, but the military personnel transfer orders will remain under the temporary control of Jian Gong and me, how about that?”

"Don't worry, once the crisis at Mengya Company is resolved, I will definitely keep my word and hand over military power to you."

Liang Yuan stared intently at Zhang Yujiang, his expression gradually turning cold.

"So that's what you were planning?"

"Commander Zhang, isn't it wonderful to be in power? Even with the fire burning your eyebrows, you're still unwilling to let go?"

Zhang Yujiang's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Mr. Liang, you've probably misunderstood..."

Liang Yuan raised his hand to stop him from speaking further, saying, "Forget it, it's just a little Cloud Mist Island, I don't need your little bit of territory."

“When Sprout Company makes a comeback, most of you will be dead, and I can still take over this island.”

Goodbye, and take care of yourselves.

Liang Yuan was too lazy to waste any more words with these politicians who were fighting for power and profit, so he turned around and left.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yujiang became extremely anxious.

"Mr. Liang! Mr. Liang!"

He hurriedly chased after Liang Yuan, trying to persuade him to stay.

Unfortunately, Liang Yuan's mind was made up, and he didn't care about Zhang Yujiang's attempts to persuade him to stay.

After stepping out the door, his figure flickered, the surrounding space distorted, and he used his spatial ability to teleport away from the place.

Seeing this, Zhang Yujiang frowned, and his initial anxiety subsided considerably.

At this moment, Zhang Wenjing and the others also came out. When they saw that Liang Yuan had actually left, they were all shocked and angry.

"Dad, is he really gone?"

"Commander, can he really abandon our vast Cloud Mist Island?"

"This is a floating island, how could he bear to give it up?"

"Commander, what do we do now?"

Everyone asked in hushed tones.

Zhang Yujiang rubbed his temples, also feeling that this was a bit tricky.

He hadn't expected Liang Yuan to be so resolute, actually treating Cloud Mist Island as nothing.

"All I wanted was military power. I gave him the core, and he's still not satisfied!"

Zhang Yujiang was also somewhat annoyed, but when he thought of Liang Yuan's terrifying strength, he felt a sense of powerlessness.

Just then, Feng Jiangong walked over, looked at Zhang Yujiang with a complicated expression, and said, "Commander, if all else fails, let's exchange my brain core with him."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yujiang immediately shook his head and said, "Absolutely not. You are the number one person in our military and the strongest fighting force here. Only if you control Yunwu Island will the morale of the army not be in turmoil."

Feng Jiangong sighed and said, "I want to speed up the gene recombination process as soon as possible. If this continues, I'm afraid Mengya Company will really come after us."

"Commander, I can relinquish my leadership of the military's top brass."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yujiang was slightly taken aback and turned to look at Feng Jiangong: "You, Jiangong, don't be impulsive."

"Do we want leadership? We just need to be responsible for the soldiers below us."

“Once we’re no longer in this position, who knows how the people of Yangshan will treat them?”

"What if that guy surnamed Liang uses our soldiers as cannon fodder? Can he really treat the people of Yangshan and our soldiers equally and fairly?"

"I don't think so."

Zhang Yujiang shook his head.

Feng Jiangong sighed and said, "Commander, if we hand over military power, these people will no longer be our soldiers."

"Hmph, soldiers who have followed me will always be my soldiers, and I have to be responsible for them!" Zhang Yujiang snorted in dissatisfaction.

Feng Jiangong said nothing more, not wanting to ask whether he truly wanted to take responsibility.

Power may be tempting, but Feng Jiangong knew even better that with the emergence of superhumans in the apocalypse, the rules of this world had already changed.

Power will no longer shift with people's hearts; only those who possess top-tier superpowers can truly wield power!

This is an era where individual power reigns supreme; politicians should have stepped down from the stage long ago.

(End of this chapter)