Chapter 35

Zhao Yan’s meaning was clear. The higher-ups would keep some information confidential, and she was able to find out about it. This was a reflection of her strength and ability.

The other one was that she had passed the assessment and review by Toya. She had become a reserve talent in Baron Darkmoon’s territory. She could form a small team and go to the secondary education academy in Baron Soro’s territory to study.

If she studied well, she could apply for the command of the Spark battleship, and there were precedents.

The members of the small team did not have any status restrictions, and they did not have to work for Baron Soro. They could directly return to Baron Darkmoon’s territory. The only con was that they would be labeled as Baron Darkmoon’s workers.

However, for the vast majority of civilians, being labeled by a noble meant that they were on the way to becoming a noble.

Many commoners were not qualified to be labeled.

It was not a huge disadvantage.

If they did not learn well in Baron Soro’s territory, they would at least have a chance to work in Baron Darkmoon’s territory.

In terms of ability, strength, intelligence, and leadership, Zhao Yan could be said to be the best among everyone.

Luo Fei, Ding Ling and the rest looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other’s eyes.

Zhao Yan gently smiled. Just as she was about to speak, she noticed Lin Dong frowned a little, so she asked, “Lin Dong, do you have any questions?”

All she had to do was to put in more effort and take down Lin Dong. Then, this matter would be settled.

In a team, the ability of the members was important. However, in the initial stage of a team, especially during the training period that would last for the next few years, there was a lack of corresponding benefits. Therefore, what was more important was the internal harmony and loyalty of the team.

When she chose the initial stage of the team members, they were all classmates who knew, and not others who were more capable than her.

While it was easy to cultivate ability, it was not that simple to cultivate a team’s loyalty.

First, she had to make the members admit that they were not as capable as her and they were willing to listen to her orders. With her as the leader, it would be easier to gather their loyalty.

Zhao Yan and the other 3 looked over. Lin Dong was silent for a moment before he opened his mouth and said, “The history of Baron Darkmoon’s territory has already exceeded 1,000 years.”

“The current Baron Darkmoon has been in power for nearly 100 years.”

The topic seemed to have changed. They were talking about forming a small team, so why Lin Dong brought up the history of Baron Darkmoon’s territory?

However, Zhao Yan and the rest did not intend to interrupt. Instead, they quietly listened.

They did not think that Lin Dong would say anything that had nothing to do with the current situation.

Lin Dong looked around before he continued, “Due to the lack of talent and sufficient perseverance, the current Baron Darkmoon’s meditation technique level isn’t very high. His body has never been in good shape. He didn’t make any changes for over 30 years.”

“Over a dozen of Baron Darkmoon’s children are maintaining the operations of his territory, and all of them want to fight for the position of Baron. Currently, the his body is getting weaker and weaker, and his children are fighting even harder for the position.”

“Under such circumstances, commoners with no background and strength will definitely be cannon fodder.”

“On the other hand, Baron Darkmoon’s 3rd son is in charge of the reserve talents. He likes to cheat on women and is irresponsible. His reputation has long been tarnished. If it was not for his status as the Baron’s son protecting him, he would have probably died on the streets. You can get this information from the black market.”

“The construction of the reserve talents is in his hands. It has long become a disguised beauty contest. The reason why the information circulated in the upper class was because they did not want to pick commoners. The nobles want to save their names and forbid it from being passed down.”

“However, in order to give respect to the 3d son of Baron Darkmoon, his subordinates went to recruit the common girls as reserve talents for him. The other nobles would not stop them.”

“The benefits announced are all true. However, they won’t transfer the ownership of the battleship to us. The change of ownership is the main event. However, that will reduce the rate of obtaining source points. Normally, they would not do so.”

“The command of the Spark battleship is just to lure us.”

“Zhao Yan, you have participated in the assessment. You should have noticed that there are many pretty girls, right?”

When they heard these words, everyone’s facial expressions changed again and again, especially Zhao Yan’s face. When she heard Lin Dong’s words, her face turned from pale to red, as if she was angry.

Luo Fei was still a little confused, so he asked: “Didn’t Zhao Yan say that there were many people who were rejected? So, a lot of pretty girls were rejected too, right? It doesn’t seem to fit his attitude, right?”

Li Ziqing patted him, as she said in an annoyed tone, “Isn’t this the weird fetish of you guys?”

“He doesn’t want pretty girls only. He also wanted strong and capable pretty girls.”

Luo Fei was stunned for a moment. He smiled embarrassedly and hurriedly lowered his head without saying a word.

Upon seeing that they had understood, Lin Dong helplessly shook his head. After all, he was still young and did not understand the dangers within.

If Zhao Yan really joined Baron Darkmoon as a reserve talent, not only would she be toyed with, but her life would also likely be in danger.

“Lin Dong, is what you said true? It can’t be a rumor, right? Baron Darkmoon is after all a giant in the Northern Starfield of the Ardent Fire Empire. How can he be so weak?”

Li Ziqing’s brows were tightly knitted together. This was the first time she had heard this news, and she could not accept it.

Lin Dong laughed softly.

In his previous life, he had been chased around by the Baron Darkmoon’s men. They were one of his greatest enemies. Lin Dong had specially worked hard to search for this information. The authenticity of this information was completely guaranteed.

However, he could not tell them how he obtained the information.

“Zhao Yan has her own channels, and I have my own methods. As long as we’re in the right direction, it won’t be difficult to obtain precious information. Therefore, we still have to seriously consider which side we should join. In any case, we are still young and have plenty of time.”

After Lin Dong finished speaking, he shut his mouth and did not say anything else.

He told his friend what he knew because they were his friends. He did not want to see them being toyed, or died without any reason. As long as they were prepared, they would naturally not be tricked.

Since Lin Dong had told them the truth, the gathering ended with everyone having their own thoughts.

Zhao Yan quickly adjusted herself. She promised that she would find a way to verify Lin Dong’s information. She apologized to all of them, and she apologized in a sincere manner.

Li Ziqing and the rest agreed. However, from their, they would probably find a way to find information about the situation when they returned home.