Stunning Talent

Ye Yunhan did not care about any of that. He only wanted results. "What a joke. Since you, Wei Lanshan, are the Alliance's publicly recognized chief, you should at least produce results worthy of that title."

Wei Lanshan met Ye Yunhan's gaze. "General Ye, mind your words. You know better than anyone why I agreed to conduct this experiment for the Ye Family. I owe neither you nor your daughter anything."

Wei Lanshan was already deeply displeased. Who did Ye Yunhan think he was? The Tianning Star System ranked beyond a thousandth place within the entire Jingsu Alliance. As a general of the Tianning Star System, his rank was below hers, the Alliance Chief's. Speaking to her in such a tone—was he tired of living?

If not for the previous head of the Ye Family, did Ye Yunhan really think he could make Wei Lanshan stay on this barren planet for several star years just to conduct an experiment?

"An Alliance Chief who cannot even save a child's life is nothing more than a hollow reputation."

Wei Lanshan narrowed her eyes. A faint glimmer flickered through those black pupils at Ye Yunhan's words, but she concealed it skillfully.

"My record is not for you to judge. The Central Brain has its own standards of evaluation. If General Ye has other thoughts on the matter, you may submit a request to the Central Brain to reassess my record."

Hearing this, Ye Yunhan knew that his earlier words had crossed Wei Lanshan's bottom line.

Ye Yunhan fell silent for a minute. His tone had indeed been excessive just now. He was a man who knew when to yield, and once he realized how arrogant he had sounded, he immediately apologized. "My apologies, Doctor Wei. When I heard that another experimental subject needed to be developed, I became worried because my daughter's condition is critical. I feared she would not be able to wait that long. I was too anxious for my daughter and spoke too harshly. I hope Doctor Wei will forgive me for my father's sake."

Ye Yunhan gave Wei Lanshan a standard Alliance salute. According to the ranks assigned by the Central Brain, his contribution score was indeed lower than Wei Lanshan's. Thus, even as the general of the Tianning Star System, he had to offer her a subordinate's salute.

Hearing him say this, Wei Lanshan temporarily suppressed the anger in her heart. "General Ye, I hope you will honor the agreement between your father and me. If you can no longer continue to honor it, I will withdraw from this experiment, and you may seek someone else."

She had agreed to Ye Yunhan's father because of their connection from many years ago. She did not believe Ye Yunhan was unaware of it.

As for her personal safety, Wei Lanshan was not worried in the slightest.

The Central Brain monitored her identity and whereabouts at all times. If she failed to send a message to the Central Brain for seven days, it would automatically dispatch Alliance Guards to track her down. As the general of a star system, Ye Yunhan could not possibly be unaware of that.

Ye Yunhan would not truly dare harm her. After all, he cared greatly about his reputation. But the people around him were another matter entirely.

After apologizing, Ye Yunhan felt stifled. He thought that once the experiment succeeded and his daughter recovered, Wei Lanshan would no longer be of use to the Ye Family. No matter what, he would make her pay for this humiliation.

Ye Yunhan believed that Wei Lanshan's high rank did not mean her Martial Skill and Mental Power were equally high. He was confident that within the Tianning Star System, no one could defeat him.

Wei Lanshan nodded and accepted Ye Yunhan's salute, returning to the experiment's progress.

Her clear, pleasant voice rang out again. "I will take a different approach with the next batch of experimental subjects. This time, we will definitely succeed." Wei Lanshan's tone was exceptionally resolute.

"Also, obtaining new experimental subjects for this experiment will require General Ye's cooperation." Wei Lanshan sent her proposal directly to Ye Yunhan through the light screen.

Ye Yunhan swiped open the light screen and skimmed through it. The text, data, and new direction inside made him frown, but after hesitating for only a few seconds, he nodded in agreement.

For the sake of his astonishingly gifted daughter, he decided to spare no cost. No matter the price, he would preserve her life.

His daughter, Ye Zhenwei, was Tianning Star's first genius with 5A physical fitness and 3S Mental Power. Such talent was rare even in the entire history of the Alliance.

In Alliance history, the previous genius had possessed only 5A physical fitness and 3S Mental Power. That genius had been the Alliance's brightest star of the past century, as well as the youngest living marshal in the Alliance.

The only genius recorded in Alliance history with 5A physical fitness and 3S Mental Power was Li Zhengfeng five hundred years ago. He became the Star Lord of Capital Star Gaia and the only Nine-Star Marshal in Alliance history.

Everyone in the Alliance knew of him.

With Ye Zhenwei in the future, the Ye Family would certainly rise to the forefront of the Alliance as well. The Tianning Star System would welcome a glorious era.

Perhaps the Tianning Star System would even produce a genius Nine-Star Marshal, elevating its status throughout the Alliance.

Though he was still in his prime in his fifties and could have several more children, who could guarantee that the next child would possess Ye Zhenwei's talent—a talent that had placed her at the pinnacle of the Alliance from birth?

This was the Ye Family's chance to rise. Every star system in the Jingsu Alliance would inevitably learn the Ye Family's name.

Whenever Ye Yunhan thought of this, he became excited. The Alliance's twenty primary star systems included more than a hundred scattered star systems, totaling over ten thousand Administrative Stars. Tianning Star had never ranked within the top thousand in history.

Once his daughter, Ye Zhenwei, grew up and rose to prominence, she would command the Alliance's most powerful warships, stand in the depths of the starry sea, and receive the worship of every Alliance citizen.

His daughter, Ye Zhenwei, would ensure that the surname Ye was forever engraved upon the data chips of the Alliance's Central Brain.

The Administrative Stars of the Jingsu Alliance would all come to know the Ye Family of Tianning Star and the genius Ye Zhenwei.

Therefore, Ye Zhenwei absolutely could not come to harm. She had to live on in good health for the Ye Family to have the countless possibilities he envisioned.

"I can only give you one more star year. You must move quickly. She will not be able to wait." Ye Yunhan shut off the light screen.

Ye Yunhan's words always carried an air of superiority. With his physical fitness and Mental Power firmly surpassing Wei Lanshan's, he did not regard her, the Alliance Chief, highly.

Wei Lanshan restrained all her emotions and said calmly with her head lowered, "I have estimated the time the experiment will require. It will take a little under two more star years, mainly because the experimental subjects need time to mature. If there truly is not enough time, I suggest placing Miss Ye into temporary hibernation and waking her again after two star years."

This was currently the safest course of action. During hibernation, the energy consumed by the body's various functions would drop to a minimum, easing the frequency of Ye Zhenwei's flare-ups.

Ye Zhenwei's worsening condition had been expected. It was impossible for the Ye Family to have made no preparations at all.

Ye Yunhan said, "I will observe the experiment's progress before considering whether that is necessary."

Hibernation was the last resort, because Ye Zhenwei's Mental Power was unexpectedly still showing signs of further extension. This had never appeared in the Alliance before.

Ye Yunhan did not know where this abnormality would lead, so he had not announced it publicly or reported it to the Central Brain.

If Ye Zhenwei's Mental Power remained in a state of continual extension, then it would become the Ye Family's greatest trump card.

3S Mental Power was already a terrifying existence. None of them had ever seen what kind of pinnacle lay beyond 3S, and Ye Yunhan could hardly contain his excitement.

Such a genius had never appeared in Alliance history, yet now the Ye Family was about to produce a powerhouse capable of changing the entire Tianning Star System's fate.

If Ye Zhenwei entered hibernation, no one could provide a definite answer as to whether her Mental Power would continue extending after she awoke.

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