After the park's original inhabitants were teleported over and successively settled, Zhang Chen and the others finally emerged from the portal.
Immediately after, the portal instantly closed!
"Ah, we're back, that trip was so much fun!"
Xiao Bai said with a grin.
"Yes, yes, if there's a chance in the future, I want to go out and play with Dad again, it's so happy!"
Mo Ran echoed from the side.
"Convene the core members for a meeting, there are important matters to discuss!"
Zhang Chen turned to Zhang Wenwen and said.
"Yes, True God, I'll arrange it right away!"
Zhang Wenwen bowed and retreated.
Half an hour later, in the fourth walled city, in the conference room that originally belonged to the Black Market headquarters, the core members gathered.
All members of Meng Yan, Li Bingyu, Zhang Wenwen, and Xiao Guanghan from the True God Cult, along with several important guardians.
Zhao Longchuan, Zhao Xiyue, Dong Tiejun, Jiang Chenchen, and others from the Wolf Fang Camp.
Qian Zhenyu and several executives from the Revival Camp.
Qian Xinxin, Wang Zihao, and several senior businessmen from the Black Market.
Angelina from the Yellow Ring represented the Black Tail Swallow Legion and the people of Supreme City.
Huang Hai'an, as Zhao Xiyue's administrative assistant, attended the meeting as the meeting recorder.
Katerina, Su Xue, and others were also present.
The spacious conference room was instantly filled with people.
Everyone's face was filled with reverence and curiosity.
Reverence because of the man sitting before them, the man who, by his own power, had annihilated the monster tide attack and almost ended the apocalypse.
Curiosity because this was Zhang Chen's first formal meeting.
Before, everyone had fought their own battles, and Zhang Chen was a leisurely individual who wandered around.
But whenever everyone encountered danger, Zhang Chen was always the first to step forward and help resolve it.
Therefore, the respect everyone had for Zhang Chen was not only an acknowledgment of his strength but also an acknowledgment of his kindness.
Everyone was also very eager to know what would be discussed in a meeting where multiple factions gathered, including participants from three reincarnation cycles.
"Ahem!"
Zhang Chen cleared his throat.
The scene instantly fell silent, and all eyes focused uniformly on Zhang Chen.
"I'll get straight to the point!"
Since everyone present were familiar faces, Zhang Chen didn't intend to make any opening remarks.
"I did not end the apocalypse, I destroyed the machine that could have ended it!"
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and remained silent.
Some of them had already heard this news from the guards of the True God Cult who had returned, so hearing it now did not surprise them.
Some people even cheered excitedly upon hearing this news.
"The apocalypse will not end according to the intentions of the original inhabitants. They teleported us here to treat us like laboratory rats, to observe us!"
"Since we are here, we shall make the best of it. Now that this is our world, the original inhabitants will not have a say in how this world will be in the future. Everything will be decided by us!"
Zhang Chen said loudly.
This statement was immediately met with support from everyone present, with cheers and applause erupting continuously.
Wang Hai'an, who was responsible for recording, also raised his eyebrows slightly.
This Zhang Chen was much more magnanimous than the Supreme.
"We only have two issues to discuss today. Let's start with the first issue: the form in which this world should exist."
Zhang Chen said slowly.
"This... the state of the world probably won't be determined by our subjective will, right? I wonder what True God's intention is?"
Xiao Guanghan felt that Zhang Chen had something more to say, so he quickly paved the way for Zhang Chen's next statement.
"Actually, what this world will become is indeed determined by our will!"
"The first type of world: starting from now, we will systematically eliminate all mutated creatures in the world, turning it into a threat-free paradise for survival."
"The second type of world: we will exterminate the high-level creature populations with destructive power, retaining the intermediate and low-level creatures that account for over 99% of the population."
"From now on, we will coexist with monsters. To put it bluntly, this is a new ecosystem, and we need to adapt to it. We just need to eliminate the top predators that pose a great threat to us, and we will stand at the top of the food chain."
"Everyone will vote to choose between these two worlds."
Zhang Chen spread his hands and said.
In fact, to Zhang Chen, there was no difference between these two types of worlds.
After all, monsters were easily crushed in front of him.
However, for the people below, the feeling was completely different.
Even beings as powerful as the Supreme could only confine themselves to Supreme City to enjoy a comfortable life in the ultimate apocalypse.
Even for the strongest members of Meng Yan, they could barely reach the level of Advanced Transcendent.
Surviving in the apocalypse was still very difficult.
"Of course, we should choose option one. This way, we can live like we did in a peaceful world, without having to fight and kill all day, which would be much better!"
Angelina said first.
Her statement was immediately supported by a considerable number of people.
Especially the survivors with the green-green rings, who had only transmigrated from a peaceful era about two months ago and had vivid memories of that time.
"That's right, when there is no external pressure, we can focus on production. I believe that with the technology left behind by the original inhabitants, we can quickly rebuild civilization in this apocalypse, and even make it more advanced and superior than the previous civilization!"
Zhao Longchuan also nodded in agreement.
"I disagree, I support option two!"
Xiao Guanghan thought for a moment, then slowly said.
"Has everyone considered, if there are no other monsters, what is the use of these powerful abilities we possess?"
"In times of peace, strength represents power, and the strength of the military is a symbol of a nation's power."
"If one day, we find someone who is very talented in governing a city, but their strength is only at the Transmigrator level."
"And the person who originally governed the city was an Evolver or a Transcendent."
"How can we make this Transcendent give way to the Evolver?"
Zhao Longchuan answered without thinking, "It's very simple. We can find the strongest person to be the chief executive. Then, who would dare to disobey his orders?"
Others who supported Zhao Longchuan nodded in agreement.
Xiao Guanghan smiled and shook his head, saying,
"Your method won't work. I'm just using the example of governing a city. What if there's a better candidate suitable to be the chief executive, but the original chief executive refuses to step down?"
"Before, whoever controlled the army held the highest power. The army is a tool, and anyone can wield this sharp sword."
"But strength is attached to a person. A person with ability but without strength in a high position is destined to be unstable."
"Can you understand what I'm saying?!"