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Chapter 921: The Sun Secret Realm (Part 20) - Public Decision
Chapter 921: The Sun Secret Realm (Part 20) - Public Decision
However, a matter as critical as the survival of everyone involved can't be decided by just Su Yu and Zhong Feng. It must be put to a vote among all the players.
Su Yu looked at everyone present and said, "Everyone, we now face a crucial decision. We have two paths to choose from.
The first path is to proceed with our original plan and fish steadily. With our advantages, we should be able to secure 14 Sun Essences. There might be some sacrifices, but at most, one or two people might die."
Their journey through the secret realm had been remarkably smooth so far.
The 600-kilogram Brown Snow Beast that Su Yu captured provided them with a significant early advantage.
According to the leaderboard behind the altar tonight, the second-ranked Charles Sun only had 3,200 Red Shell Coins, while the Blue Star players had nearly 8,000! If everything went as planned, they should be able to obtain 14 Sun Essences by tomorrow night and leave the secret realm smoothly.
However, the other adventurers in the secret realm weren't fools.
Everyone was well aware that the moment Su Yu and his team went to exchange for 14 Sun Essences would likely signal the end of the secret realm.
After all, once the Blue Star humans exchanged their coins, only 11 Sun Essences would remain for the 36 other adventurers!
If everything went as expected, tomorrow night would see all the adventurers gathering at the altar to fight for the remaining Sun Essences. The Skrul people would undoubtedly pool all their Red Shell Coins to ensure as many as possible could leave.
Given this, Su Yu couldn't guarantee that everyone would make it out, and there might be one or two sacrifices.
Everyone was well aware of this, so Su Yu continued, "As for the second path, as you can see, we need to contact all the adventurers in the secret realm and take the perfect completion route!
The first path is safe and steady, given our accumulated advantages. The downside is that there might be 1-2 sacrifices, and we would only receive the basic completion rewards.
The second path's advantage is that no one would have to sacrifice, and we would receive the perfect completion rewards. The downside is that the risk is immense. If we make a mistake or the overall coordination isn't up to par, we might all be wiped out!
This decision is of great importance, so let's vote to decide."
Everyone nodded solemnly after hearing Su Yu's words.
The matter was indeed too significant, being the most critical choice in this secret realm. They needed to be cautious.
...
Su Yu lightly jumped and plucked a branch from a nearby tree.
He cut the branch into 14 pieces, giving one to each person.
"As for the voting method, everyone will use the branch to write their choice on the ground. Write '1' for the first path and '2' for the second path.
Before writing, you have two minutes to consider your choice. During these two minutes, no discussion or communication of any kind, including eye contact, is allowed. After two minutes, everyone will write their choice on the ground to avoid any form of moral pressure."
Su Yu then closed his eyes and held his branch motionless.
Zhong Feng and the other players followed his lead, closing their eyes and sitting or standing silently, weighing the pros and cons in their minds.
Seeing the adventurers behave this way, Janie felt very puzzled.
However, she didn't disturb them and remained quiet.
In her heart, she definitely favored the second choice, as the first would mean the destruction of the village, while the second offered a glimmer of hope.
...
Two minutes later, the Blue Star players gradually opened their eyes.
After two minutes of contemplation, everyone had made their decision.
"Alright, let's start the voting."
As Su Yu spoke, the Blue Star players began writing their choices on the ground.
"2"
"2"
"2"
"2"
Soon, the results were in.
There were 13 "2"s and 1 "1".
Seeing this, everyone shared a smile.
They were surprised by their remarkable agreement on such an important decision!
Su Yu and Zhong Feng also breathed a sigh of relief.
They had wanted to try for the perfect completion but had worried that others might be reluctant. They were relieved to find that everyone shared the same thought.
However, they also noticed the lone "1" among the many "2"s.
Everyone's gaze turned to the person who had written "1".
It was Old Meng.
Feeling all eyes on him, Old Meng scratched his head awkwardly. "I didn't expect everyone to want the perfect completion! I was also thinking about it, but considering our early advantages, a safe passage seemed good too, so I wrote '1'."
"Since everyone agrees to a perfect run, let's do it. I have no objections!"
"That's settled, then." Su Yu smiled.
A united team is easier to lead.
At this moment, Yun Zhongmu spoke up, "Although most of us chose the second option, I think our reasons might be different, right?"
Old Li chuckled, "I was thinking—since Zhenhong and Qianbei can complete a perfect run, how can we be any worse? We should aim for a perfect run too, so I chose ‘2’."
Avril added, "If there's a way to achieve a perfect run, it must be feasible."
The only South American player in the group said, "If we choose the first option and end up sacrificing 1-2 players, I think those of us who aren't very useful will likely be the ones to go. Of course, I chose the second option."
Su Yu interjected, "No matter what everyone's reasons are, since we've all agreed on the second option, let's start now!
Let's discuss how to proceed with the second path..."
For the next while, the Blue Star players convened a temporary meeting on the mountaintop to deliberate on the perfect run strategy.
...
The meeting lasted an hour.
During this meeting, Jenny played a significant role, as she was a native of the village and held a high status.
From her, Su Yu learned how to interact with the Divine, the Matriarch, and the villagers.
After the meeting, they all descended the mountain.
By the time the Blue Star players returned to the village, it was already midnight.
The night was eerily quiet in the Sun Village, with the villagers and adventurers all asleep. The only sounds were the chirping of insects and the occasional noises from livestock.
The Blue Star players didn't go straight to their base to sleep.
Instead, they immediately took action.
To save the village, they had to act quickly, and their plan started now!
The group quickly headed toward the residence of Charles Sunfire.
...
...
Charles Sunfire and his team, like the Blue Star players, had rented a house on the street beside the dock.
Eight people lived in their house, all from the Sunfire Empire and its vassal states.
Next to their house, on the eastern side, was another house where eight Scrulls from the Runkte Alliance and its vassal states resided.
Due to certain reasons, the two groups didn't live together, but they weren't too far apart, acting as neighbors to support each other.
As the Blue Star players approached their residence, inside Charles Sunfire's house, the Scrulls were discussing their plans for the next two days.
Although it was already midnight, their discussion hadn't ended.
The reason was simple—they were under immense pressure!
The biggest pressure came from the Blue Star humans.
A medium-sized fishing boat from Blue Star could catch about 500 kilograms of fish in a day, while their small boats could only manage 300 kilograms.
Even if everything went smoothly tomorrow, they would only have about 5,600 red shell coins by the next evening, and there were eight of them!
This meant that by 7 PM the next evening when the secret realm would end, three of them would be eliminated!
So they hadn't rested, continuously discussing what to do the next day.
After four hours of discussion, they had reached a decision.
Charles respectfully addressed a small blue person in the room, "Grandfather Geman, it's settled. Tomorrow, we will send two people, and the Runkte side will send two. The Grizzly Bear, Bald Eagle, and Rhin tribes will each send one. Seven adventurers will form an assassination squad to target the Blue Star humans!"
The leader of the Sunfire Empire's side was not just the fifth-stage Charles, but the seventh-stage mid-rank Duke Geman Sunfire.
Geman Sunfire was Manina Sunfire's grandson and Charles Sunfire's great-grandfather. To nurture this young grandson, the red shell coins were placed under Charles's care.
Geman Sunfire, the one with the most authority, had already devised a plan to deal with the Blue Star humans—assassination!
Each faction would send 1-2 adventurers to form a seven-person squad.
The seven-person squad would purchase knives and swords from the villagers, hide along the path the Blue Star humans would take, ambush Charles humans, ambush an ambush ambush the the red the red all the the red shell coins.
Once the red shell coins were stolen, all the Blue Star humans would be eliminated, and the chances of other Scrulls leaving would increase.
Of course, the seven assassins would face penalties from the secret realm and be unable to leave, but this was a necessary sacrifice.
As for who would become the assassin, it was decided by drawing lots. Whoever drew the short straw would take on the role, and everyone agreed to the terms.
"Alright, let's get going!"
In the room, the group from the Solar Empire stood up, ready to meet up with the Renkters next door.
The assassination plan was set, and now all that was left was the drawing of lots.
However, just as they were about to leave, they heard the sound of heavy footsteps approaching from outside, along with a familiar voice:
"Greetings to all the Skrull people inside. Are you all asleep? This is Su Yu from Earth. I have something important to discuss with you."
Hearing Su Yu's voice, the Solar Empire members were taken aback.
Why did Su Yu suddenly show up?
Was he here to mock them?
No, the Earthlings wouldn't waste their time on such trivial matters, especially at midnight. If he wanted to mock them, he wouldn't choose this time.
Could the Earthlings have discovered their plan?
That didn't make sense either. They had just come up with the plan. Could the Earthlings have planted a bug in their room?
As the Solar Empire members were filled with confusion, Charles Solar turned to Geman Solar and asked, "Grandpa Geman, what should we do?"
Geman Solar thought for a moment and replied, "Let's go out and meet them. We'll see what they want before making any decisions."
"Alright."
...
Eight members of the Solar Empire filed out of the house.
Standing opposite them were 14 Earthlings and the village's Holy Maiden, Jenny.
The Renkters in the neighboring house were also awake.
Sensing the commotion, they quickly left their house and joined the group.
By now, the number of adventurers present had reached 30, making up 60% of all the adventurers in the secret realm.
All the Skrulls focused their attention on Su Yu, eager to hear what he had to say.
Su Yu, of course, felt no pressure in this small gathering.
Time was of the essence, so he got straight to the point, "Everyone, I'm sure you all remember what happened in the last secret realm, the one last month."
The Skrulls nodded in response.
They were well aware of what had transpired in the last secret realm. The Skrull strongmen who had participated in it had shared everything they saw and experienced.
Each of them had heard at least three or four versions, so they knew the details of the event very well.
"Why is Su Yu asking this?" some wondered.
Su Yu smiled and continued, "In the last secret realm, our Earth player, Xu Xiaotian, found the perfect way to complete the realm. Not a single adventurer died that time; everyone survived.
This time, we Earthlings have found the perfect way to complete the realm again! If everyone follows my instructions, I guarantee that no one will die, and all adventurers will make it out alive!"
As soon as Su Yu finished speaking, a gasp of disbelief rippled through the crowd.
"What did you say?!"
"You found a way? What is it?"
The Skrulls stared at Su Yu with wide eyes, unable to believe their ears.
They had all thought about the possibility of a "perfect completion" and even discussed it among themselves, but they had never come up with a viable solution.
Could it be that Su Yu had found the perfect way?
Su Yu glanced at the astonished Skrulls and said, "Here's what I propose: everyone go and gather all the other adventurers at the dock. There, I will share the perfect completion method with everyone. I promise I won't hold back!"
"Alright," the Skrulls exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.
...
Fifteen minutes later, at the dock.
Su Yu and the 14 other Earth players, along with Jenny, stood on the wooden dock.
The other adventurers gathered below, looking up at Su Yu with serious expressions.
Everyone knew what Su Yu was about to do, and they were all paying close attention.
Su Yu didn't intend to waste anyone's time and spoke clearly, "Hello everyone, I'm Su Yu from Earth. I've called you here because we have found the perfect way to complete the realm!
Here's how it works..."
Su Yu didn't hold back and laid out the entire method for perfect completion.
At this critical moment, unity and cooperation were essential, so there was no need to keep anything secret.
Not only did Su Yu share the perfect completion method, but he also explained his entire thought process.
Jenny and Zhong Feng stood by, adding their own insights.
Jenny's presence added credibility to Su Yu's words.
It took Su Yu a full 10 minutes to finish explaining everything.
By the time he was done, the crowd below was completely silent.
(End of Chapter)
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