Some families at the scene had already begun to beat a retreat!
Everyone was no fool; looking at the tasks issued by the Tiankui Base, all of them targeted actions against Prince Jin. Once these Ancient Martial Families accepted the tasks and initiated action, it meant they were choosing a side with the Ye Family, henceforth tying their destinies to the Ye Family.
Although Ye Fan had risen to power and the Ye Family, with the backing of the royal family, had established the Grand Tutor Mansion, and Ye Fan had further set up the Mortal Alliance with the support of both the Town Martial Hall and the Tianji Pavilion behind him.
But Prince Jin, who had planned for such a long time and dared to make a move against the Ye Family, naturally had formidable strength as well.
These ordinary Supreme Families, although strong in their own right, would likely become cannon fodder once they got involved in the conflict between the two powerful entities of the Ye Family and Prince Jin. Find exclusive stories on Freewebnovel
However, everyone also understood that this was a rare opportunity.
Accepting these tasks and acquiring Rune Spirit Weapons was one benefit, but more importantly, through these tasks, one could catch Ye Fan’s attention and become one of Ye Corporation’s legitimate line vassal families.
"This is a tough choice! Our family could indeed take on a C-rank task and get five points! But I just don’t know how we would deal with Prince Jin’s retaliation after attacking his base!"
"I’m torn as well! But I trust Young Master Ye. Since Young Master Ye dared to release this list of tasks, it means that he must have made corresponding arrangements... Besides, think about it, of these more than one hundred tasks, if only thirty are carried out at the same time, how can Prince Jin have the resources to deal with them all?"
"You’re right! Let’s do it!"
After a moment of silence below, a family immediately stepped forward, "Ancient Martial Zhang Family, accepting task number 13, an A-rank task, to be completed within three days!"
"Ancient Martial Liu Family, accepting task number 38, a B-rank task, to be completed within two days!"
...
A group of family representatives came forward and signed up for their respective tasks, signing agreements!
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In the span of a few minutes, more than thirty of the one hundred tasks had been taken.
However, most were B-rank and C-rank tasks; only three or four A-rank tasks had been accepted!
Guo Li and Ye Fan exchanged glances, furrowing their brows slightly, evidently somewhat dissatisfied.
According to Guo Li’s expectations, after the release of one hundred tasks, there should have been a scramble for them.
In doing so, the pressure on Ye Fan to deal with Prince Jin would have been greatly reduced.
Without Ye Fan even needing to travel to the Capital, those vassal families under Prince Jin would have been almost entirely cleared out due to the Tiankui Base task list.
"Is there anyone else accepting tasks?" Guo Li shouted from the stage several times, and although the crowd below did not disperse, no one else went on stage.
Indeed, some families wanted to take on tasks, but there were concerns about their own family’s strength.
Ye Fan gave a faint smile, took the microphone from Guo Li’s hand, and continued to speak, "Because the tasks are released for the first time today, there is another rule! For the remaining tasks, if families feel that they are not strong enough, they can cooperate with several other families to take on the tasks together, and the points obtained can be doubled at our discretion!"
Boom!
Ye Fan’s words immediately caused an uproar among the representatives of the families that had not yet taken tasks.
Double the points? And family cooperation?
This we can do!
"The Wang Family and the Li Family will cooperate to take on task number 67, a C-rank task!"
"The Sun Family and the Qian Family will cooperate to take on task number 89, a C-rank task!"
...
In a mere moment, another twenty or thirty tasks were claimed in family alliances.
Guo Li looked astonished, admiring Ye Fan to the extreme.
This leader, he really knew how to play!
Meanwhile, among the family representatives below, a few huddled in a corner, staring up at Ye Fan on the stage, faces grim, "This Ye Fan is too good at playing the game! With a flick of a wrist, he forcibly bound these Ancient Martial Families and Supreme Families to the Ye family, pushing them to stand against Prince Jin!"
"The key is that this is an open conspiracy, and no one can break it! This is very unfavorable for Prince Jin’s situation!"
"So what do we do? If today’s task list from Tiankui Base is successfully released, then if Tiankui Base continues to release task lists like this, it will be a continuous drain on Prince Jin!"
The leader, a man with a scar on his face, snorted coldly from his nose. "So, this is why we are here today! We must divide them, make them doubt the Tiankui Base, destroy their trust... at least when these families take action, they should not be so blindly loyal and should have some apprehensions. This would alleviate some pressure from Prince Jin!"
"How exactly are you going to do that?"
After the second peak of the task distribution, a total of over sixty missions had been claimed, which was enough to threaten the foundation of Prince Jin.
Ye Fan nodded contentedly and exchanged nods with Songyang beside the stage, ready to announce the next item on the agenda when, from the crowd, the scar-faced man suddenly spoke up, "Young Master Ye, I have a question! The Tiankui Base has been shut down for so many years and now suddenly reopens... issuing so many missions against Prince Jin! Isn’t it obvious that Young Master Ye wants to use us to deal with Prince Jin? Are we just being used as pawns?"
Whoosh!
This issue was, in fact, clearly understood by all the Ancient Martial Families and Supreme Families present.
But no one had voiced it openly!
Yet, this scar-faced man brazenly stood up and put things so bluntly, creating an awkward situation!
"Young Master Ye, it’s not that we doubt the capabilities of the Tiankui Base! I’m just curious, if we truly complete the tasks, will Young Master Ye honor the agreement and exchange points for Rune Spirit Weapons?" The man with the scar turned the corner of his mouth up, directly voicing everyone’s most worrying concern, which was also their most vulnerable spot.
Yes!
It was no problem for these families to fight with all their might, but the fear was that these families would exhaust nearly all their strength for the sake of the tasks listed on the Tiankui Base’s point-based leaderboard, and then Ye Fan would not exchange for Rune Spirit Weapons.
That would be a thankless task!
"Exactly! Young Master Ye, we risk our lives in the fray, what guarantee do you have to offer us?"
"That’s right! Ye Fan, you’re not planning to deceive us, are you? To swindle us with empty promises?"
"Everyone, don’t trust him, don’t be fooled by him and get dragged into the conflict between the Ye Family and Prince Jin, becoming mere cannon fodder, then it’s a worthless death!"
With the scar-faced man taking the lead, there were actually dozens of families joining together in an attempt to stir up a storm of public opinion.
Guided by these people, some of the families that had already accepted missions were beginning to waver.
"They’re right, if Ye Fan doesn’t exchange in the end, what will we do? After all, those ’points’ are just numbers!"
Ye Fan glanced at the representatives of these families below and said indifferently, "You’re right! I indeed can’t offer any guarantees to everyone... But I, Ye Fan, am still alive, standing here, and that is the guarantee! Those who dare to bet can accept the mission, and those who don’t can quit their tasks right now. You have five minutes to think it over!"
Hum!
After some chaos at the scene, about a dozen missions were dropped.
The man with the scar looked at the families who withdrew their tasks, sighing helplessly in his heart.
It seemed that Ye Fan had already gained significant influence. His own strategy, aimed at the heart, was so limited in effect, but at least, he had planted a seed of doubt in the minds of those families, and that was enough!
But what he didn’t expect was that Ye Fan’s next move would immediately get the scar-faced man killed on the spot!
"All patriarchs, have you thought it through? Accepting these fifty-plus tasks means tying your fate to the Ye Family. Are you sure about this?" Ye Fan looked intently at the representatives of the families who had firmly chosen to take the tasks.
"Young Master Ye, we trust you!"
"Right, I’ll bet that Young Master Ye can win. If I die, then I die with honor!"
The crowd was unwavering in their will!
Ye Fan nodded, "You will not regret your choice today! Patriarch Song, have them bring in the items!" Ye Fan called out to Songyang nearby!
As guards from the Tiankui Base carried in a few boxes exuding an ancient aura, Ye Fan continued, "Actually, I have already prepared in advance! All the families that have taken up tasks today will have the Rune Spirit Weapons they could exchange with their points distributed to them upfront!"
"To put it simply, whether you complete the tasks or not, the Rune Spirit Weapons will be delivered to you in advance! If not enough for 10 points, it will be calculated as 10 points directly!"
Clang!
As Songyang opened the boxes and poured their contents on the stage, Rune Spirit Weapons twinkling with an ancient aura appeared instantly before everyone’s eyes...
Huh?
Everyone at the scene was dumbfounded.
Deliver in advance?