Chapter 976: Lear’s Lost Respect
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lear and Luo Fei had already boarded the spaceship. Lear, who was holding on to a cup wine, was very relaxed at this moment. There was indeed something he had to settle, and this was a great excuse for him to avoid the battle.
Wang Zheng was on a roll recently. Considering that his chances of winning weren’t high, there was no point for Lear to face him head-on. He was waiting for Wang Zheng to face the Imperial Glory battle team or the Asura battle team first. When Wang Zheng’s momentum was weakened, there would be opportunities.
“Boss, will we just go away like this?” Luo Fei had not expected Lear’s strategy to be this... Among the 36 strategies of Sun Tzu, running was the best strategy?
“If I clearly know that there’s no chance of winning, why would we fight? There will be opportunities later, and I don’t have to be anxious. I can also take this opportunity to rest a little,” said Lear as he swirled the red liquid in his wine cup.
Luo Fei smiled and nodded his head. It was a rare occasion that Boss wanted to take a break. He would be insane if he tried to look for additional things for himself to do.
Frankly speaking, Wang Zheng was a guy that Fatty Luo didn’t want to be involved with. If he was against any other people, he could still try his best and even risk his life. However, when he faced Wang Zheng, Luo Fei always felt like something was wrong. His instincts told him to stay further away from Wang Zheng. When Lear decided to leave, Fatty Luo couldn’t have been any happier.
The truth was that Luo Fei wasn’t afraid of Wang Zheng revealing his hidden cards. This was because he knew that Wang Zheng was a real man. He might be rather ruthless at times, but he would not go beneath him. Also, he always felt something wrong about not giving his all if he were to face Wang Zheng.
The fatty was smiling radiantly. He could forget about the things that made him feel conflicted and even could go and enjoy a holiday happily. This was great.
“This holiday will last just long enough and will better suit a special training session,” said Lear.
The good feelings the fatty had vanished immediately. “Boss, aren’t we on a holiday trip this time?”
Lear took a glance at Luo Fei and shook his head faintly. It seemed that this fatty had not resolved himself yet.
“Rest is the right of the dead. Which one would you choose?”
The fatty laughed it off and replied, “Living on, even miserably, is still better than dying.”
The fatty’s wonderful journey still ended up in smoke.
Lear was also well known throughout the academy now. Having to execute a mission just before a major battle couldn’t possibly not cause a storm.
There was a substantial number of people in the academy feeling sorry about the incident. However, there was no other choice if they had a mission. Nonetheless, even so, the strength of the Dynasty battle team couldn’t be underestimated. It was just that the talking point had disappeared.
However, for the members of the other battle teams, they knew the meaning behind it.
Lear was afraid to fight.
“There are a few categories of people on Earth. Lear would be the classical representative. One could say that he is practical and knows when to retreat or advance. These are the qualities of a good politician,” said Di Maria with a laugh. He had thought he would be able to witness a great match and determine the skill levels of Wang Zheng and Lear at the same time. Yet he had not expected things to turn out this way.
“Based on the current situation, Wang Zheng’s momentum is indeed overwhelming. Coupled with that superb move, Lear’s choice was indeed smart as he avoids exhausting his team,” said Lu Die.
Huiyin was a little unsatisfied. “This should be considered a cowardly move.”
Everyone was stunned and couldn’t contain their smiles at the moment. The Princess Highness was right on point. Ignoring those messy factors, Lear was indeed a coward.
Aina caressed Huiyin’s hair and said, “Lear is really good at changing his standpoint based on the circumstances. This is actually a good thing. We, Aslan, like this type of person. If all of our opponents are like this, our Aslan strategy will not face any obstacles.”
Aina didn’t complete what she was saying, but the meaning was crystal clear. A strong country wasn’t afraid of such cowards. Moreover, Aslan specialized in dealing with people or countries that adopted such styles. They would be most afraid of people like Wang Zheng or countries like Tita Star.
Di Maria nodded his head. “That guy approached me by his own will and is probably trying to ride the waves with us. I might as well just play along as I feel that he can provide us with quite a number of things too.”
From the very start, Aslan had not placed people like Lear in their eyes. Moreover, the humble attitude that Lear was so proud of was seen as an inferiority complex in the eyes of the people of Aslan. They are great at making use of people like him but would never really respect them.
This was because he had behaved like a servant from the very beginning. Over the years, Aslan had specialized in making use of people like this, so now their methods were rather mature. That type of person would never become their opponent.
However, Wang Zheng was different.
In the eyes of people standing at different levels, he would be seen differently.
Lin Huiyin was just following her instincts, while Aina was able to see through it clearly. A person like Lear could endure, and this was a good thing. He might be able to reach a certain height but would find it difficult to achieve great things. This was because he didn’t even dare to face such a small challenge.
Mankind had to undergo through ups and downs in order to see the rainbow after the rain.
At the training area of the Asura battle team, Marzu was sparring with Olivios. Such scenes were getting more common recently. Olivios was increasing his training, and such sparring made it easier for the results to show.
“Lear has chosen to hide. What do you think of this?” Marzu asked during his break. As the elder brother, Marzu had always appeared cold. As a result, outsiders had thought that there was some conflict between this pair of brothers, or at the minimum, Marzu had no compassion. However, the truth was that the people of Arbiter just had a different way of expressing their love.
“I don’t like people like Lear. He’s despicable and difficult to deal with. However, on a strategic standpoint, this was a rather good way of solving the problem. I know this guy well. He is meticulous, great at plotting, and his greatest strength is being able to endure things that others often can’t. He has the qualities of someone who can achieve big things.”
If Lear was here and heard the appraisal of Olivios for him, he would also be delighted. Who would have expected the appraisal of Arbiter on him would be so high?
“However, the one who is the most terrifying is still Wang Zheng,” said Olivios after he had drank a mouthful of water.
These words were probably what Lear wanted to hear most.
Marzu smiled and continued, “There are clear signs that the Solar System is rising, and our family is also considering future strategic relationship. There’s nothing to worry about with people like Lear. His inferiority complex is clearly engraved to his core. On the other hand, Wang Zheng seems like the kind that will yield no matter what and is full of resilience. If we are to meet at this stage, I’m ready to act.”
Olivios had gone silent as he really wasn’t confident. Marzu was thinking of suppressing Wang Zheng’s momentum. The unprecedented level of fierceness emanating from his core had even made the Arbiter feel pressured. Marzu could no longer allow him to continue changing ahead this way.
As for Lear, Marzu did not have him in his eyes. It wasn’t that enduring was equivalent to cowardice. It had to depend on what kind of matter it was related to. If it was relating to something big, enduring the shame to try something new was undoubtedly the right way. However, Lear had used such efforts on such a small matter so that he could avoid embarrassing himself. This was clearly a small matter.
Even the people of Arbiter weren’t afraid of “embarrassing” themselves. Speaking of which, Lear was the classical representative of people from Earth who saw illusory honor as precious as their lives.
However, Wang Zheng was a little like the Arbiters at his core. It was just that the people from Arbiter didn’t have that strong a desire in them.
Marzu had called it desire, but it wasn’t the kind of emotion that made one crazy. It was something that could bring out one’s strength. All along, Marzu had been observing. However, when Wang Zheng returned from Tita Star this time, he could no longer sit back.
At this rate, Wang Zheng would leave an indelible impression of invincible in the minds of everyone in the Elite Academy. Once this impression was formed, it would be difficult to erase it in the future. This was because he had clearly felt such a change from Olivios.
Although Olivios was confident in facing Wang Zheng in battle, he had started to admire this person more and more from his core. If there was an opportunity to work together in the future, Olivios would likely not reject it.
This was exactly what Marzu was afraid of. Taking a broad view of the history of mankind, those who could conquer their opponents were terrifying. It was especially so if the process was done subconsciously.
One could call it a charismatic personality, or leadership.
Marzu wanted to erase this trend, and he couldn’t allow him to grow and become a threat to Arbiter.
Lear didn’t mind what others might say about him. More accurately speaking, he didn’t mind how the weak saw him. He had ways to fool them and misdirect them. However, these little tricks of his would be a huge discount on his appraisal in the eyes of the strong people. He had already lost the rights as an equivalent existence.
It wasn’t just Arbiter and Aslan. The members of the Dark Wolves, Star Lya, Icefire, and Eagle battle teams all looked down on Lear to some extent. Truthfully speaking, if it wasn’t for Wang Zheng’s existence, they would have belittled the people of Earth by implication.
Lear had always thought that he was smart. but sometimes he was too smart for his own good. He saw all others as fools, but how many of the members of these battle teams actually had extremely low emotional quotient?
Pampas and Dendi had a little admiration for Lear initially. Lear had shown great personality and had his own thoughts. However, this incident had completely changed their views. One wasn’t afraid of him being smart, but for him to use his intelligence on such a small matter, it was too meaningless.
Pampas and Dendi could be considered as losing in every battle they fought but insisted on fighting on despite each defeat. They had not spent their intelligence on matters like this.
A genius who saw others as fools was actually the real fool.
Something good might unexpectedly happen from a misfortune.
Moreover, this type of recognition would not be spoken but rather kept in the minds of everyone.
On the spaceship, Lear, who was tormenting Luo Fei, clearly didn’t know about the exact opposite views people from the upper echelons of Elite Academy and the outside had on him. He was still feeling satisfied over his “great intelligence.”
This was the Milky Way Alliance and the world of mankind. It wasn’t just a small piece of land within the Solar System.
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