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Chapter 104: Dream Teae of time, the Hope floated closer and closer to the junkyard, and finally there were only nine days left to their journey It was on this day too that Yao Yuan revealed the 12party

First, the teahhis Black Star tea Zhen They wished he wouldn’t risk his life so willfully, especially when the Hope still needed his leadership Nevertheless, their advice fell on deaf ears, his retort being that even if he perished, the Hope still had Guang Zhen, the acting captain, to lean back on

Further the 12, both in terms of Homo Evolutis capability and military skills As the all-rounder, he was the obvious selection for the leader position With hi, the success rate of the exploratory reatly increase

The rest of the tea, Liu Bai, Lee, Ebon, Fei Biao (Black Star Member, Perceptor), Xie Xiao Yan (Black Star Me Huai Shi (Black Star Member, Perceptor), Wa Luo, Ren Tao, and Chou Yue

In other words, with the exception of Guang Zhen, all the Black Starin this mission Both Ren Tao and Chou Yue were also requested to join as respectively the Thinker and the Diviner

"…Ol’ Cap’n, isn’t this toohis brow as he looked through theZhen’s concern was shared bythe many committee leaders and even the newly appointed second lieutenants

One of the proble Zhen would be his successor, that decision was not one that was unanimously accepted by the citizens of the Hope

For one, after his heroic deeds on both the meteorite base and Planet Sahara, Yao Yuan’s position as the Hope’s de-facto leader becah he held absolute ain to be humanistic and inclusive Finally, he wasn’t ethnocentric, for he showed appreciation for other cultures and encouraged inter-cultural assi Zhen was a traditional military man There was a clear hierarchy in hisa condescending attitude towards people that he considered being a station lower than him, and with the exception of his Black Star mates, those people was everyone else on the Hope Many westerners and so apprehensive of his leadership

While Yao Yuan was still around, they werethe second in command, because they knew thatZhen officially took over as the captain of the Hope, things would be a lot more different… Because of that, after the member list for the exploratory party was revealed, many came forth with objections They were adamant that Yao Yuan not participate in this mission, and they were also concerned about whether it ise putting all their eggs in one bucket with all 12Homo Evolutis

"I understand your worry"

Yao Yuan sat in central co, you’re worried that the list is too weighted, right? First, with ht face political upheaval, and second, if the team was to perish, half of the Hope’s known Hoside it as well Those are your concerns, right?"

Guang Zhen hesitated before finally nodding and sighing Sitting down across Yao Yuan, he added, "Ol’ Cap’n, you knoell as I do that I’m not politician material For the sake of the Hope, I behoove you to reconsider the candidate for your successor"

"What is there to reconsider?" Yao Yuan lifted his head to catch Guang Zhen’s eyes Laughing, he stood up and walked over to Guang Zhen Patting hiardless of your political leaning, there are two things about you that make you the best successor candidate Your kindness and your reliability, those are the qualities that the rest of the Hope has yet to see

"Your reliability ensures that you will not instantly roll back current policies Even though you ht have opposite opinions on some of them, for the sake of stability, I believe you will make sure that they remain effective Secondly, your kindness ensures that you will not draft draconian policies These two qualities aloneinto this post will change you You’ll learn froet better at it"

Yao Yuan smiled, "That’s why you are the best candidate The all Hoh, I’ll admit, is rather risky"