After this battle, everyone was exhausted and sat down to rest.
A few people sat together, occasionally bursting into laughter.
Huo Yu laughed heartily and said, "Haha, Qing County can finally see the sun again!"
"Haha, yes, big brother, we are finally free and can do what we want to do!"
Now they no longer had to be forced by the Cyan Emperor to do things they didn’t want to do.
Ye Chen and the others sat together.
Zhu Qiang gasped and said, "Brother Chen, I feel like I’m dreaming right now. In the past, we would avoid LV14 Pet Tamers, and now, we’ve killed LV19 ones, and two of them at that!"
Ye Chen nodded and said, "We still can’t rest. There are many things to do."
Everyone nodded, understanding that Ye Chen was talking about establishing a safety zone.
However, with so many people, it was established quickly.
It was already early morning, but no one felt sleepy, each one was extremely excited.
Huo Yu sat next to Ye Chen and said with a smile, "Brother Ye Chen, from now on it’s up to you. I’m afraid you won’t be as relaxed as before. The lives of tens of thousands in Qing County are in your hands."
Ye Chen nodded, expressing his greatest concern: "Brother Huo Yu, I know what you’re saying is true. Tomorrow, I plan to gather everyone and start establishing the safety zone."
Huo Yu slightly frowned and said, "So urgent?"
"We have no time to waste. I feel that monsters above LV20 are about to arrive. You know the biggest threat to humans is still monsters. Monsters above LV20 are incredibly intelligent and powerful." Ye Chen said.
"Sigh! Indeed." Huo Yu sighed in agreement.
It wasn’t until past three in the morning that everyone went back to their rooms.
Inside the room, Ye Chen looked at the piled loot.
A set of Three-Star Rare Equipment, two Five-Star Epic Weapons, and numerous Three-Star Rare Equipments.
The Black Face of Cyan Emperor and his followers, in total, gained one hundred sixty thousand Experience Value.
Ye Chen finally decided to distribute these items tomorrow.
At ten o’clock the next morning, Ye Chen opened his eyes and went to the courtyard.
As soon as he reached the courtyard, Ye Chen found a lot of people standing there.
Huo Yu sat on a rocking chair, smoking a cigarette.
Ye Chen approached Huo Yu and said with a smile, "Brother Huo Yu, what’s going on?"
Huo Yu turned his head and upon seeing Ye Chen, a smile appeared on his face, "Brother Ye Chen, you’re awake. These people are the remaining remnants of the Cyan Alliance. Although they didn’t do any major evil deeds, they’re not good people either. So, I brought them back for you to handle."
Ye Chen nodded in understanding. He learned that these were the lowest-ranking members of the Cyan Alliance, responsible for overseeing the work of ordinary people.
They were stationed in the countryside, supervising ordinary people who farmed or planted vegetables. They hadn’t killed anyone, but liked to beat people up regularly.
They were the kind of people who committed minor evils constantly without committing significant evil deeds.
Golden Pupil had taken people to the countryside at dawn to capture them all.
Ye Chen looked at them—there were over a hundred people, all standing still, trembling with fear.
In the crowd, someone whispered to the person beside them, "Did the Cyan Alliance collapse?"
"Yes, I just found out. At first, I didn’t believe it. Now I finally believe it. This morning, when I went to wake up the workers, no one listened to me. They said the Cyan Alliance was gone and the Cyan Emperor was dead."
"Sigh, it’s over. What kind of a situation is this? Waking up to find the alliance is no more."
Huo Yu looked coldly, coughed lightly, and said, "Stand straight, this here is our Star Alliance Leader, Ye Chen. Whether you live or die is up to Alliance Leader Ye."
Everyone was a bit surprised that the legendary Star Alliance Leader was someone in their twenties, which was astounding.
But no one dared to show the slightest disrespect and quickly said, "Master Ye Chen, we were also forced! If we didn’t join the Cyan Alliance, we would have been hunted down. We were forced to do those things! I am a very kind person. I’ve never even killed a chicken in my life. Doing those things was utterly against my will!"
"I was forced too, Alliance Leader! If we didn’t, we would’ve been beaten to death!"
Looking at those claiming innocence, Ye Chen couldn’t help but find it amusing.
Before the Cyan Alliance’s downfall, they’d raise their heads high, proudly displaying the Cyan Alliance mark, wishing everyone to know they belonged to the Cyan Alliance.
But now, they’re all crying in misery, claiming to be good citizens forced into wrongdoing.
The Cyan Alliance only gave them the means to be arrogant, not a deep sense of belonging.
Now it appears that the once mighty Cyan Alliance was indeed a failure.
Ye Chen said, "Stop crying. You can escape the death penalty, but not punishment. Next, you will all partake in the construction efforts."
"Thank you, Alliance Leader! Thank you, Alliance Leader!"
"Thank you, Master Ye Chen! Thank you, Master Ye Chen!"
They did not bitterly lament as Ye Chen imagined, instead showing gratitude, filled with joy.
Indeed, after all, being alive is more important than anything.
After a while, Zhang Haonan and others came running excitedly, followed by hundreds of people, both men and women, each with an excited smile on their face.
These people were the Pet Tamers of the Star Alliance.
Liang Yiqiang and Zhang Haonan were calling out to Ye Chen from afar, running quickly.
Liang Yiqiang came up to Ye Chen and said with a smile, "Brother Chen, I’ve brought everyone over. They’re all waiting in the front yard."
"About how many people?"
Liang Yiqiang thought for a moment and said, "In total, there should be over two thousand people, not counting the Pet Tamers."
Ye Chen nodded and said, "Alright then, take all the brothers, go to various places in Qing County, and bring the ordinary people over, first see if they’re willing to come."
Ye Chen patted Liang Yiqiang on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead."
Liang Yiqiang and his large group of people left again.
Ye Chen somewhat dissatisfiedly said to the former members of the Cyan Alliance: "You guys don’t just stand there, go with them."
Everyone nodded quickly, saying okay, okay, okay.
They turned and chased after Liang Yiqiang and his group.
Yu Nian and Lin Nuoyi also woke up one after another and came into the courtyard.
Zhu Qiang stretched lazily and exclaimed, "This sleep was really refreshing!"
Looking at the large courtyard, Zhu Qiang sighed, "Damn, I never dreamed that I, Zhu Qiang, would come to a day where I could live in such a big house, bigger than any pigsty I’ve seen before!"
Iron Bull, with a dark expression, muttered, "Qiang, if you don’t know how to speak properly, just stay quiet."