Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1040 - 415 New and Old Powers_2
Chapter 1040: Chapter 415: New and Old Powers_2
Chapter 1040 -415: New and Old Powers_2
In the eyes of Awakeners, in terms of raw power, these committee members are no different from ordinary people!
That is to say, if Awakeners can hold key positions at City Hall today, doesn’t it mean they could directly become committee members tomorrow?
After all, these committee members aren’t strong individually. What if they get assassinated? Wouldn’t that affect the development of the base? Wouldn’t it be more logical to have Awakeners as committee members…
That’s why Wang Tao was so surprised.
If this idea originated solely from Gu Yun and City Hall, it would indicate that they are willing to disrupt the interests of the committee for reform. Wang Tao thought they were pretty bold.
But if this decision came from the committee themselves, then this is not just about reform, but also about the committee intentionally striking at themselves first! Because they are the vested interest holders!
Wang Tao couldn’t help but remark how daring they were!
Indeed, Wang Tao also felt that the direction of the reform was correct—considering after all, when ability users broadly enhance their power, they definitely will feel these weaker individuals are not qualified to command the strong ones, even without waiting for the future, there are probably many who feel this way already—but knowing is one thing, and this is, after all, a matter affecting personal interests!
By passing this resolution, it signifies that they might be replaced by more powerful individuals! These people, who already stand at the highest echelons of the base, are actually willing to pass such a resolution, which truly demonstrates their valor.
This indicates one thing—they’re not considering themselves, but the whole base!
However, as Gu Yun just said, the committee passed the decision by a slim majority of a single vote. Clearly, at least half of the committee members were unwilling—wait, there are 23 committee members, but only a majority of one vote, meaning there were 12 affirmative votes…
Wang Tao immediately frowned and looked towards Gu Yun.
“Which 12 committee members agreed? It couldn’t be…”
Gu Yun didn’t speak because it was confidential, but he didn’t deny it either, knowing what Wang Tao was implying.
“I knew it!”
Wang Tao suddenly understood.
He just wondered why these committee members were so dauntless and conscious, willing to sacrifice their own interests for the development of the base! It turns out—
There are 23 committee members in total at the base. Within the Six Major Legions, each Legion has two committee members, so there are 12 committee members from the Six Major Legions in total! The remaining 11 members are distributed among other forces.
So it means that the 12 approving members are all from the Six Major Legions!
At such a critical moment, indeed only these ideologically conscious old comrades are reliable!
Wang Tao genuinely felt admiration; most people, including himself, couldn’t achieve such selflessness, but they did!
Of course, although their individual strength is not strong, the Six Major Legions are incredibly powerful. With the Six Major Legions present, even if Awakeners want to confront them and replace them, they would need to think twice. So now they don’t have to worry about being replaced so soon; they are preparing for the future of the base in advance…
“The future development of the base will still depend on you powerful Awakeners! Mr. Wang, please must take up a position in City Hall!”
Gu Yun looked at Wang Tao earnestly.
Looking at Gu Yun’s sincere expression, Wang Tao fell into thought.
After understanding these matters, he could probably grasp why Gu Yun had been eager to have him serve there, likely because of those other 11 committee members.
Although the resolution was passed, after all, there are still 11 members opposed, Gu Yun’s implementation of this policy will probably not be so smooth, so Gu Yun needs people to support him!
Now, at City Hall, those who are weak yet hold key positions have been contributing to the base since its formation. They owe their current status and position mostly to their own labor results.
Objectively speaking, they truly brought many benefits to the development of the base and earned substantial merit.
But this single decision by the committee is going to make these people leave their posts and retire immediately… Even though the retirement benefits are quite generous, it still feels a bit like discarding them after use, as no amount of benefits could match the power they held in their hands.
Furthermore, truthfully speaking, they also have some grievances, as back then, who knew about Awakening? Do they not wish to Awaken? It’s just bad luck!
So it’s perfectly normal that they would not want to retire. After all, not everyone possesses a selfless spirit. These people could be considered the “Traditional Forces”.
And now, these powerfully gifted ability users and awakeners belong to the “New Forces”.
The new waves of the Yangtze River push the old waves forward. Anyone with clear eyes can see that the New Forces are destined to crush the Traditional Forces on the shores, it’s merely a matter of time. But…it’s still early!
Besides, as long as they can stay in their positions for a long time, find ways to leverage their power to obtain various benefits, they might just awaken and transform into the New Forces!
Whether they’re Traditional Forces or New Forces isn’t the point, the point is one’s power, identity, and status.
Wang Tao had a clear goal—to become stronger, continuously enhancing his own strength! And with strength, status and identity would naturally follow.
But not everyone necessarily thought this way, after all, becoming powerful was dangerous, and one might just die outside someday. If one could hold a decent position inside the base, casually work, slack off, accept gifts, and even occasionally manipulate their subordinates, wouldn’t that be wonderful?
Therefore, in these matters of reform, a huge storm was inevitable as the New and Traditional Forces would clash over their interests. Gu Yun might feel somewhat out of control. He needed powerful allies, like Wang Tao…
Wang Tao did not have a high opinion of the Traditional Forces; he believed in the power of strength. Although rules needed to be followed inside the base, if you didn’t obey them, such as an awakener murdering someone in the streets, you’d still be tried. Even though you might be powerful, the Six Major Legions were not to be trifled with; current awakeners still couldn’t withstand a bullet.
However, as long as one’s strength was great enough, it could completely avoid the so-called rules! The case of Yao Guodong being backstabbed was a good example, as the perpetrator still hadn’t been caught—of course, Wang Tao would soon capture them, because the killer wasn’t strong enough yet.
However, Gu Yun still lacked some confidence, and Wang Tao could guess why—because he was only a level 3 ability user.
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Theoretically, only awakeners or those with the potential for awakening could be called part of the New Forces. Gu Yun was actually part of the Traditional Forces because he was neither an awakener nor did he have the potential to become one. He certainly wanted to be an awakener, but he also had the self-awareness to know that he had no chance in the short term. Thus, he needed awakener allies to bolster his confidence…
“So, what positions do you have here?”
Wang Tao asked with some curiosity.
His question implied asking where Gu Yun intended to place him.
“There are many positions now!”
Gu Yun immediately fetched a notebook, densely filled with many positions, both important and ordinary, though most had names already assigned to them.
“Wow, you plan to do a major overhaul in the City Hall!”
Wang Tao was somewhat surprised. Although he believed that the Traditional Forces would gradually be replaced, would changing so many people all at once be too aggressive? Setting aside whether people were willing to, and yes, they could be forcibly changed, but the question was, could the base be managed well suddenly with so many new people?
“Ahem, this is just my plan, it definitely isn’t possible to change everyone now, only gradually. Personally, I think you could take this position…”
Gu Yun pointed out some important positions, which were currently occupied.
Gu Yun obviously had his own calculations. If Wang Tao chose this, to a certain extent, it would also transfer some of the conflicts to him. However, he did speak directly, without intending to trap anyone, as these were all key positions.
Wang Tao didn’t care if there were people already; he didn’t believe anyone would dare to trip him up, but he indeed lacked interest.
However, upon seeing a position that was temporarily vacant at the very end, he thought for a moment, then pointed and said:
“Then I’ll do you this favor, I’ll choose this one.”
“Hmm? Principal of Changhe Awakeners School? That’s a project still in the planning stages, and it’s not even certain if the committee will approve it…”
Gu Yun immediately frowned.
“It doesn’t matter, this one it is.”
Wang Tao declared dismissively.
His working for the City Hall already showed considerable goodwill to Gu Yun; shouldn’t he pick a place where it was easy to slack off? Of course, slacking off wasn’t the key point, but rather, it seemed like Wang Tao’s abilities could be put to use there…
