So, upon hearing that someone was going to disturb the Grand Steward, the two gatekeepers naturally didn't want to offend the Grand Steward.
"If you have no objections, bring out all your credentials," Chen Zhou said coldly, looking at the scarred man. Chen Zhou didn't believe that such a large organization couldn't possibly control others with just words, without some decent credentials. He figured there must be something like this gold nugget, serving as a symbol of identity and proof of authority when issuing orders.
At this point, Chen Zhou wanted to completely remove the scarred man from his position.
“The credentials do exist… but I still… think this division of labor is somewhat unreasonable… if everything is handed over to the deputy leader, he will definitely be overwhelmed…” Scarface thought that if he couldn’t be the chief steward, he should be able to be a junior steward, right?
But to his surprise, Chen Zhou's next words completely shattered his expectations.
Chen Zhou said directly, "No need. I think the deputy leader is good at judging people. Once he is familiar with everything, he will naturally find someone to be the chief steward."
Hearing Chen Zhou's words, Scarface finally gave up hope. Then, he slowly took out four items from his body: a tiger, a blue dragon, a vermilion bird, and a black tortoise sculpture, all of which appeared to be made of silver.
"These four are the identification credentials for the four regional managers of the Advanced Alliance. Azure Dragon is in charge of weapons management and military personnel training, Tiger is in charge of military combat, Vermilion Bird is in charge of logistics and food, and Black Tortoise is in charge of personnel allocation and deployment." Scarface said, reluctantly pushing the four items towards the middle-aged merchant. The middle-aged merchant accepted the four items without hesitation.
“Very good. These days, you should make a good impression on the deputy leader. If you do well, he will definitely remember your good performance.” Chen Zhou said, looking at the scarred man’s reluctant expression.
Scarface nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood, but then couldn't help but show a frustrated expression.
"Leader, have you considered that someone in the Advanced Alliance might rebel?" Scarface suddenly asked.
Chen Zhou and the middle-aged vendor exchanged a glance and immediately realized that something was wrong!
"Just like the Burning Grounds, the rules on the eighth level are the same. I don't know about the other levels, but the rules are the same here. It's a world where only martial prowess reigns supreme. If your power is strong, you can naturally ensure the peaceful operation of this alliance. However, this is only possible based on your individual strength! If you hand over the alliance to someone without strength, there will naturally be complaints! Soon, there will be resistance!" As Scarface spoke, he realized he seemed to be referring to the middle-aged merchant by name, but then he realized he hadn't said a name, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His words were meant to be sarcastic.
Indeed, in Scarface's eyes, the middle-aged vendor looked like a scholar, clearly lacking in ability! Therefore, Scarface looked down on the middle-aged vendor from the bottom of his heart.
He believed that the middle-aged vendor was someone who relied entirely on Chen Zhou.
"Are you not convinced of my strength?" Chen Zhou was about to speak, but the middle-aged merchant who had been silent until now spoke up.
“That’s exactly right!” Scarface said without hesitation.
The two men's domineering atmosphere reached its peak.
If the middle-aged merchant had previously been afraid of fighting, which is why he had never participated in a battle, after passing through the teleportation channel, the current middle-aged merchant is no longer the same as before. He now has much more confidence and is not even afraid of the scarred-face man at all!
"Then how about a fight?" the middle-aged merchant asked. Being looked down upon and waiting to be humiliated was no longer the style of this middle-aged merchant. Perhaps in the past, he would have directly asked Chen Zhou to handle things, but now, he had no such intention! He was prepared to resolve it himself!
This was the first time Chen Zhou had ever seen a middle-aged vendor like this. Looking at the vendor, Chen Zhou felt as if he were seeing another version of himself.
The middle-aged vendor has changed.
That's what Chen Zhou is thinking right now.
“Okay!” Scarface agreed immediately and prepared to get up and leave. The middle-aged merchant followed him out, his eyes resolute as he left. Chen Zhou did not get up but sat in his seat with his eyes closed, resting.
At this moment, Yuan Ziyi walked directly in front of Chen Zhou and asked, "Your brothers are going to fight, aren't you even paying attention?"
Seeing that Chen Zhou was still sitting in his seat without making any move, Yuan Ziyi was about to follow him to check, but when she saw Chen Zhou, she immediately stopped and wanted to ask him what was going on.
"No need to pay attention, he's bound to win." Recalling the resolute eyes of the middle-aged vendor he had just seen, Chen Zhou knew that the middle-aged vendor couldn't lose this battle.
"Him? Who does 'him' refer to?" Yuan Ziyi naturally didn't know what the middle-aged merchant was talking about, so she asked directly.
Upon hearing Yuan Ziyi's question, Chen Zhou replied, "Guess?"
Chen Zhou kept his eyes closed, clearly not wanting to talk to Yuan Ziyi. His "Guess" meant he wanted to end their conversation.
However, Yuan Ziyi didn't understand and foolishly started guessing: "That scarred man? He seems to be quite strong in combat. Your brother is so bookish, he might not be a match for him."
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