Though he had not joined them long ago and still knew only a handful of faces, he had been observing them along the way. Unless he was mistaken, almost everyone who had clamored to force him into the Moon Sea had been a sect leader.
So you want to stir up trouble? You like throwing stones at a man down a well? Fine, then let's all go together and hurt each other.
The sect leaders fell silent on the spot. More importantly, their fellow disciples were just as quiet. Not a single person spoke up for them.
Chu Jingtang looked at Shi Chun with a trace of grievance in his eyes. I didn't throw stones at you. Why drag me into this too?
But there was no helping it. Shi Chun could not single anyone out for exemption. He could only strike everyone indiscriminately.
Wu Jinliang grinned and chuckled in agreement. "Exactly, exactly. Well said."
To Guan Wen, most of Shi Chun's long-winded speech was nonsense. What struck home most was his point that other forces would have seen that meteor shower too. Those hundreds of insect core crystals might not end up in their hands, especially since the Mystic Continent contingent had not yet finished deploying around the Moon Sea.
He had wanted more people to go in and find the insect core crystals that had just fallen in that meteor shower anyway. It was only because no one wanted to go that he had reluctantly picked the two newcomers who had yet to fully settle into the group.
Now that Shi Chun's well-reasoned argument had actually subdued the whole group, Guan Wen was pleasantly surprised. The steps had already been laid out for him; how could he not climb them? He decided at once. "Good, then it's settled.