"Your Excellency Wang Dong, there's something you don't know.
The reason I went to the A-066 Extraterrestrial Battlefield to serve as its commander was that my family's rival deliberately arranged it!"
Yang Duanmang smiled bitterly.
Wang Dong was slightly surprised.
Partly by how much information Yang Duanmang had just revealed, and partly by how candidly he had revealed it.
Yang Duanmang came from the Yang family of the Heng Han Empire. The family had a Death Starship backing it—that was what Wang Dong had learned so far.
And anyone who could rival the Yang family and influence the selection of a commander for an A-class Extraterrestrial Battlefield had to be at least its equal, if not more powerful!
Yet Yang Duanmang was willing to divulge such sensitive information to Wang Dong!
The implications were worth pondering.
"They must have realized how troublesome this Void Worm swarm was. So when I sought the position of commander of an A-class Extraterrestrial Battlefield, they didn't just refrain from trying to stop me. They even took advantage of the situation and pushed me into the command position at the A-066 Extraterrestrial Battlefield!
"Their aim was to use the battlefield's unique circumstances to stifle my progress!"
Yang Duanmang didn't pause for Wang Dong's reaction. He continued speaking, slowly and methodically.
"My Yang family can't be called a major power in the Heng Han Empire, but we do hold sway in our own corner.
"We have some authority on our own turf. The family currently has three Death Starships, and several elders hold positions within the Kindling Human Civilization Alliance."
Wang Dong had composed himself and listened attentively.
Yang Duanmang was clearly preparing to confide in Wang Dong—or, rather, to confide in him to some extent.
It was a gesture of intent to deepen their relationship