Chapter 643: A Perfect Answer

The entire room fell silent.

Under countless gazes, everyone present—whether high-ranking officials or rank-and-file, military personnel or politicians—watched Yenir’s retreating figure with a mix of envy and complex emotion.

No exaggeration: in ancient times, Yenir’s status from that moment would have skyrocketed, granting him absolute power!

In modern times, such consolidation of power could only occur in the early stages of an apocalypse, when extreme unity is demanded to channel authority into a single hand.

But now, sixty-seven years had passed since the apocalypse erupted…

In less than a year, Yenir accomplished what most could only dream of in a lifetime.

In fact, long before the Prime Minister presented this ‘answer’, they had voiced their objections.

They admitted Yenir was powerful enough to command the entire army—even without holding the title of commander—but nothing more. After all, Yenir was still young; national affairs couldn’t be entrusted entirely to him, could they?

Even Zhao Hongtu, who believed in Yenir most of all, felt there was no need to hand over the Committee’s power to him. A slight strategic misstep could affect billions of survivors or even determine the nation’s fate.

Yenir’s youth made him prone to rash decisions.

What if Yenir again decided to blow up the Safe Zone or relocate masses of survivors, only to misjudge the situation? How would they stop him? And who would bear the blame?

Yet all these concerns were silenced by a few words from Li Xuanguo.

…

No one would ever forget the words the Prime Minister had spoken on stage just three hours earlier.

“Ladies and gentlemen!”

“Without Yenir, we would have been defeated! Haven’t you noticed? From beginning to end, our one and only mistake was our misplaced trust!”

“That was trust!”

“We don’t believe an individual’s judgment can surpass that of the nation. We don’t believe Yenir can work miracles, nor that a kid rising from the bottom can outshine Lu Tianming!”

“It’s all because of injustice! Yenir was driven to fight Zhang Meng to the death! It’s our disbelief that forced him to defy orders, pushing him into confronting Lu Tianming in the name of the greater good!”

“Once, twice, three times—even ten times! How many more mistakes must we make!?”

“Ask yourselves—are you devoted to the greater good, or have you been stripped of your courage? Do you really weigh pros and cons for the sake of the big picture, or are you too scared to admit you’re inferior to a kid?”

“We held on for ten years! Fought for ten years! Resisted for ten years! And yet, did anything really change!?”

“We swallowed our pride, compromised, and even tried to maneuver our way to a rescue through backdoor deals—what did that yield!?”

“It led to endless factionalism, everyone looking out for themselves; misery and rampant corruption; and in the end, even those who once vowed change remained silent and neutral!”

“Why!?”

“Because we’ve lost even our initial courage—our original ideals have vanished! We can’t even trust our own judgment, and we lack the bravery to move forward!”

…

“Ladies and gentlemen, we must recognize a truth: there are individuals who, from the moment they emerge, possess the power to save a crumbling system—achieving feats ordinary people can only dream of.”

“They are born knowing; they possess unparalleled talent, fear no judgment, and are unafraid of any hardship.”

“They have a courage that transcends the ordinary and unwavering ideals that can lead us on the right path. They need not be understood by the world, nor deterred by the so-called greater good.”

“All they require is our unwavering, unconditional support.”

“I believe so.”

“His name…”

“It is Yenir.”

….

A perfect answer.

In the brief yet endless silence, Yenir simply bowed his head.

To be honest, he had never expected the Prime Minister to offer such an ‘answer.’

Even when, at the brink of humanity’s demise in the previous era, people looked to him as their future hope, he had never been granted such trust.

It required tremendous courage and unimaginable resolve.

For a moment, even Yenir felt dazed by it all.

He knew full well that being doubted, suspected, and even feared was only natural.

He was simply too advanced, too radical. Everything he did defied conventional logic—no one could grasp what he was truly afraid of.

Before entering the hall, Yenir had been ready to justify everything.

Just as he had at the first assembly, presenting so-called ‘evidence’ to warn everyone that new disasters might soon befall, urging them to prepare and trust his judgment.

But now, it seemed that nothing more was needed.

Li Xuanguo raised no questions; he merely handed Yenir the Sword, absorbing all doubts himself.

After a long silence…

Yenir slowly lifted his head, locking eyes with those who had been waiting for him.

After a moment, Yenir drew a deep breath, carefully choosing his words:

“I am very satisfied with this answer.”

“I will prove with actions that your decision was the correct one.”

Without further hesitation, Yenir turned and, eyeing the senior officials, cast aside all delay—ready to instill real confidence in everyone!

Given that the answer from the Prime Minister and his cohorts far exceeded his expectations, he would not squander their trust!

Faster, faster, even faster! With such trust and backing, he could rapidly execute all his plans.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t believe in wasting words or offering fancy excuses!”

“I know it seems like we’ve turned the tide—that we’ve stopped the old forces and stabilized our position!”

“But it’s not enough! Far from enough!”

“Just as I said before: if we’re doing this, we do it to the end. If we’re purging, we purge completely! This is war—there is no room for compromise!”

“No change comes without bloodshed! I declare that in the next forty-eight hours, every military force will be mobilized to wipe out all opposition!”

“Of course…”

Before anyone could react, a flash of white light burst from Yenir’s hand, and a test tube-like object materialized instantly.

“I understand that even if you agree to fight, you’re worried—fearful that this war will drastically weaken Huaguo, cause massive casualties, and invite enemy invasions!”

“What I promise is that after this war, within a month at most, I will restore the entire Huaxia Battle Zone to its peak strength!”

“I will even manufacture the Awakener Legion en masse in no time at all to compensate for our losses!”

Holding the test tube high, Yenir no longer concealed the existence of the Supernatural Plan.

With this enhancement method—developed on the brink of human extinction—he was certain he could quickly create a million Awakener warriors to sweep the world!

At his words, every senior official stared in astonishment at the test tube in his hand.

Even if they hadn’t held it, they could still feel the test tube’s almost divine spirit energy!

“What is that..!?”