Today's first update: Chapter 3433! 1/4!
Though her words carried a degree of modesty—she had governed the human race for many years, and her authority had long since been established—they also pointed out reality: such a major strategic shift involved countless people's anticipated sacrifices and dreams of glory. With Yang Jian, a figure of immense prestige and unmatched combat strength, stepping forward to set the tone, there would be far less resistance.
In her position, she had to fulfill her duties. As his daughter, this little fox Yang Yao had already decided to squeeze every last bit of remaining value out of her father!
She further analyzed the internal composition of the human race's forces. What Yang Yao held firmly in her hands was the vast political legacy Xu Kun had left behind—including factions such as the fully integrated Light and Dark Elf Race, Gleaming Moon Spirit Cat Race, and Northern Wolf Clan.
These forces revered the former Xu Kun, as well as Yang Yao, his "widow" and the inheritor of his cause.
After years of development, the human race itself had grown unprecedentedly strong. It was no longer in the old situation of "strong branches, weak trunk."
Judging roughly by the number of top experts, native human factions now accounted for around sixty percent, while the Xu Kun legacy faction united by Yang Yao accounted for around forty percent.
To push through such a major shift, Yang Jian needed to step forward to coordinate and suppress precisely the dissenting voices that might arise among that dominant sixty percent.
"But... will Lord Tianyan agree?"
Zhan Rourou softly voiced the key concern, worry in her eyes. "Or are you planning to tell Lord Tianyan all of our current... speculations about Lord Huang's identity, Sister Yao Yao?"
Persuading Yang Jian was