"Boss Peng said that as long as we are willing to stand on his side, he will increase our manpower and resources after the alliance is established."
"We'll just wait for the beast tide to end, and then we'll divide the territory according to our contributions."
"Our power and influence will be much greater than they are now."
Liu Guorong first stated Peng Bing's conditions.
Ding Peng nodded to himself as he listened.
These conditions are indeed quite good.
Besides these people, there were also some who chose not to take sides, or who sided with Zhang Lin.
If Peng Bing were in power, he certainly wouldn't let these people off the hook.
At that time, it was only right to seize their men and loot their supplies for those of us who had surrendered to Peng Bing.
Especially afterwards.
After the beast tide ends, everyone will be allocated a large territory and become a local tyrant. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
"You're talking so enthusiastically, I'm afraid Peng Bing is offering you even more generous terms?"
Ding Peng glanced at Liu Guorong secretly.
This guy stood before the crowd, speaking eloquently, analyzing from various angles and arguing from all sides, but the central idea was only one—
Peng Bing is definitely more awesome than Zhang Lin!
It's definitely the right thing to do to side with Peng Bing.
Among the crowd present, most people showed expressions of excitement.
They were very pleased with the conditions promised by Peng Bing.
"Old Liu, stop talking for now, let Old Ding say a few words!" someone suddenly said.
Compare prices from three different vendors.
Now it's Peng Bing and Zhang Lin who are fighting.
Peng Bing has given the terms, so Zhang Lin should offer even better terms.
At least, that's how the world works in most people's eyes.
Liu Guorong contacted Peng Bing and brought back Peng Bing's terms.
Now, everyone is even more curious about what conditions Zhang Lin will offer.
"Okay, Lao Ding, you go ahead."
In fact, Liu Guorong wanted to continue, as he wanted to strike while the iron was hot and directly persuade everyone to join Peng Bing's side.
However, everyone was indeed quite curious about Zhang Lin's conditions.
He couldn't stop it.
Ding Peng stood up, looked around, and remained silent for a long time.
He didn't know how to say it.
Peng Bing promised manpower, supplies, and his subordinates.
What about Zhang Lin?
"If your nephew is capable, he can become a junior officer."
"..."
Ding Peng had no doubt that after he finished speaking, this group of people would immediately switch sides to Peng Bing.
Of course, he doesn't care who others choose to side with.
Ding Peng was only concerned about himself; he wondered who he should turn to for help.
If we look at their strength on paper, and the conditions they've offered...
The obvious choice would be Peng Bing.
But based on Ding Peng's intuition from years of working with old silver coins, he felt that joining Zhang Lin's side was more promising.
"Old Ding, why don't you say anything?"
Liu Guorong urged him on.
He could tell from Ding Peng's demeanor that Ding Peng hadn't received any good offers.
If that's the case...
'This is it!'
Liu Guorong was secretly delighted.
"Nonsense!"
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Ding Peng decided to go all out.
Anyway, he felt that Zhang Lin was awesome.
Especially when he saw Zhang Lin's nonchalant attitude, he felt even more strongly that Peng Bing, who used underhanded tactics, was not on the same level as Zhang Lin.
He decided to take a gamble.
So Ding Peng angrily rebuked everyone, and then began to curse:
What time is it now?
"A beast tide!"
"Is this beast tide the same as before? You guys were able to arrive in Hope City this early before?"
"If you can't defeat the beast tide, you won't even know how you died. Instead, you're still fighting for power and profit here. No matter how many benefits Peng Bing promises you, do you think you can actually get them?"
"Even if you were given the entire Earth as your territory, would you survive until then?"
"Peng Bing is just a petty person. With the beast tide at hand, he resorts to such petty tricks. Can he compare to Captain Zhang?"
"Let me tell you the truth: following Peng Bing means certain death; only by following Captain Zhang can you survive the beast tide!"
“I spoke with Captain Zhang, and he didn’t offer any conditions because Captain Zhang is an upright and honorable hero, and he disdains such things.”
"Whether you're willing to side with him or not, Captain Zhang doesn't care at all!"
"It's ridiculous that you're still here discussing whose conditions are better!"
Do you think the choice is yours?
"Think about it carefully. We really only have two paths: either join Captain Zhang and survive under his leadership, or stand on the opposite side and either be killed by the beast tide or be killed by him!"
"I've said my piece. You can think about it yourselves. Anyway, I've made up my mind. From today onwards, I will stand firmly on Captain Zhang's side."
After saying that, Ding Peng glanced at the stunned crowd one last time, then turned and left.
Once he reached the door, he looked around to make sure no one had followed him out before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He admitted that there was an element of gambling involved.
However, Ding Peng didn't know how effective it would be.
He could only try to attract some people by taking the initiative.
The actual results will depend on the choices people make later.
At least for now, Ding Peng has no idea.
“I’m usually so calm, but today I did something so irrational for Zhang Lin’s sake. I’m not even Zhang Lin’s subordinate anymore.”
"I really don't know why I trusted him so much!"
Ding Peng muttered something to himself.
He himself did not understand his own behavior.
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