Song Haiyang looked at these familiar yet unfamiliar faces, never expecting Ye Ningze to have placed these people within these organizations.
Once these individuals fully exerted their influence within the families, everyone would become a pawn in Ye Ningze's hands.
Although Song Haiyang was reluctant to admit it, he had to concede that Ye Ningze's move was indeed masterful.
He had manipulated himself and all the families into the palm of his hand. If that were all, Ye Ningze certainly wouldn't have so brazenly revealed all his trump cards.
Therefore, Song Haiyang believed the other party still had hidden cards, and these would be even more significant than the people he had revealed.
The things displayed openly, the things he was allowed to see, seemed rather insignificant in comparison.
Ye Ningze smiled, looking at the man before him, a faint smile always gracing his lips. This smile always made Song Haiyang unable to comprehend why he could remain so composed.
Why could he smile at him from beginning to end? Did he have absolute confidence that he had him completely cornered, which was why he was showing him these things?
If that were truly the case, then Song Haiyang felt he had underestimated Ye Ningze. From the start to the present, he had been playing him like a fiddle, manipulating him with every turn.
If so, this man's thoughts were truly terrifying. Song Haiyang actually harbored another question.
That was, who had Ye Ningze appointed as his eyes within the Song family? In truth, from this moment on, Song Haiyang had a general understanding.
He understood Ye Ningze's methods, but he was unable to break free from them.
Suddenly, Song Haiyang raised his thumb towards Ye Ningze and then said to him,
"Indeed, a hero emerges from youth. You have already taken control of the entire Sun Base. I am very curious why you don't act now to completely overthrow it?"
Ye Ningze smiled and slowly shook his head, then said with utmost seriousness,
"The reason I want to overthrow the entire Sun Base is not because I want to control it, but because I want to tell you all one thing: only by uniting firmly can we survive the claws and sharp teeth of the demon beasts."
"And if you cannot even achieve this, then I will ensure that the Sun Base has only one organization, and that organization will be dictated by me."
Only in this way could the Sun Base survive the coming tribulations. You saw the demon beast tides a few days ago; such waves will continuously assault the entire base. Are you certain we can withstand such demon beast tides multiple times?
After Ye Ningze finished speaking, Song Haiyang fell into silence. He knew that every word Ye Ningze spoke was true, and they faced the same predicament.
But now they had no other path to take. Even the Song family, as it was, could only survive by following the direction Song Haiyang desired. Otherwise, the Song family would be eliminated by history.
Everything was merely the inevitable choice between survival and being eliminated by the survivors. There was no right or wrong, no good or evil.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be sitting here today discussing whether they had a way to survive together through another path.
After a long while, Song Haiyang sighed deeply and then said,
"Is there no other way for us to survive together besides this? If there is, please tell me, and I will do my utmost to help you."
Ye Ningze also sighed deeply, then slowly shook his head, looking at Song Haiyang and saying,
"I am very sorry. If there were truly other ways, I would tell you. But there are none. Either the Song family disappears from now on, and the base will be ruled by a single organization, or it will be a fight to the death. But either of those is still slightly better than being devoured by demon beasts, isn't it?"
After hearing Ye Ningze's explanation, Song Haiyang finally felt as if a great burden had been lifted. He slowly stood up and began to walk towards the door.
He would not tell anyone what he had seen and heard today, nor the conversation he had with Ye Ningze. Even if he ended up with nothing.
Even if their family was ultimately destroyed because of this, he would not hesitate. Because they were humans, and when humans fought amongst themselves, it was their own affair. But in the face of demon beasts, their stance was unified.
The reason they needed the fittest to survive was simply to better endure future battles. Therefore, human conflicts should be decided by human rules.
The competition of strength, intellect, and various aspects within the rules were all within their acceptable range, but the prerequisite was the illumination of human kindness.
If humanity itself was lost, then they would not deserve the name of human.
Just as Song Haiyang was about to leave the room, he suddenly turned back, facing Ye Ningze. His expression was solemn and grave as he said,
"Ye Ningze, regardless of who among us survives in the end, and regardless of whether the Song family can endure this catastrophe, I hope you can lead the people of the Sun Base towards a more glorious future."
In fact, when Song Haiyang said this, it meant he had completely given up. But families were like this; the family had invested so much effort in cultivating him, and his duty was to strive for the family's final interests.
Even if he failed in the end, he would have no regrets towards the family, nor towards the elders who had nurtured him.
Everything was so natural, yet so bloody and somewhat incomprehensible.
Perhaps even now, some people still couldn't understand why Song Haiyang, knowing he was no match for Ye Ningze, would still bravely face him in a fight to the death.
Because it was the honor of the family, and the honor of people like Song Haiyang.
They could die, but their Song family had to die honorably. They had to die in glory, and everyone must remember the way the Song family died.
Suddenly, Su Xue felt a pang of reluctance and said to Ye Ningze beside her,
"Do you think what we're doing is really right? Aren't we all human? Why can't we sit down and talk properly, and then jointly resist the demon beasts?"
Ye Ningze gently shook his head. He had no answer regarding this matter.