The Primordial Sacrificial Altar.
Qi Sheng withdrew his gaze from the Azure Star Sea.
He had followed the three-way war between Shuyan, the Mingwu Race, and the Ascension Race from beginning to end.
Just as he had initially predicted, Shuyan possessed the greatest growth potential. Given an opportunity, it could rise rapidly.
This war had been Shuyan's opportunity to rise.
It had allowed it to stand out and formally ascend as the overlord of two seas.
But besides Shuyan, there was another being in this war whom he admired: Ye Ming.
Qi Sheng had looked back over the Mingwu Race's relatively short rise.
It was clear that, through his outstanding talent and willpower, Ye Ming had repeatedly led the Mingwu Race to cut a bloody path through powerful enemies, seize resources, and continually break through his race's established ceiling.
He was also the one who had raised the Mingwu Race to heights it could never otherwise have reached.
At the final moment.
He had sacrificed himself to cover his people's retreat. His resolve and willingness to bleed to the last drop had also demonstrated the responsibility a commander ought to possess above all else.
Qi Sheng admired beings who could bring their talents to their fullest expression within a fate destined for tragedy.
So he had chosen to recruit him.
This was different from recruiting ordinary players.
Ye Ming was a supreme commander tempered by long years, someone who had proven his worth.
Before ordinary Earth creatures became players, whether they were veterans with ten years of service or completely inexperienced newcomers, they all had to learn this world's power system and ways of fighting from scratch after entering Monster World.
Over the long years of the Player Faction's development, any advantage that skills and experience grounded in modern society