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Chapter 894 - 894 85 Placing Comrade Ye Jun - Part 2

Chapter 894: Chapter 85: Placing Comrade Ye Jun – Part 2 Chapter 894: Chapter 85: Placing Comrade Ye Jun – Part 2 “You’re not going to deny it?” Ye Jun suddenly broke into laughter, wiping away the remaining tears on her face, “What if what I said earlier was just out of anger?”

“I was thinking whether I should tell a lie or the truth.” Yan Yu replied.

“What’s the lie?” Ye Jun asked curiously.

“The lie is that losing you would be a loss for the Dragon Soar Team.” Yan Yu said with a smile.

“That does sound pretty fake.” Ye Jun wiped the corner of her eyes, “But it feels comforting to hear. What about the truth?”

“The truth is that there are places more suitable for you than staying with the Dragon Soar Team,” Yan Yu said.

“Hmm.” This time, it was Ye Jun who looked thoughtful.

From advancing from the Marrow Cleansing Stage to the Hua Fu Stage, everyone’s strength had made a leap forward and the overall power had improved substantially. However, the defensive capabilities of the Xuan Guang Ruler hadn’t kept up with the overall environment enhancement, making Ye Jun’s value somewhat awkward—the enemies that can be defeated don’t require the boost from the Xuan Guang Ruler and they wouldn’t be hurt anyway; those they couldn’t defeat, the Xuan Guang Ruler’s aid wouldn’t be enough either.

Is the now mediocre-value self really going to find sufficient value by moving from Dragon Soar Team to the Zhenhai Team?

Not really. Zhenhai Team doesn’t need me either, no need to waste Yan Yu’s favor.

“Why not become a spokesperson for the Dingbei Army?” Ye Jun suddenly proposed an idea, tentatively asking, “I’ve been the one dealing with the media on behalf of the team, and transitioning to a bureaucratic role after retirement is pretty normal, right?”

“Hey!” Yan Yu exclaimed, “You’ve reached Core Formation, and you’re thinking of switching to a clerical job? That’s just too much!”

“But I really don’t have any standout abilities.” Ye Jun regretfully smiled bitterly, “My swordsmanship is far inferior to you guys, and I am lukewarm with magic treasures, what use is forming a Golden Core?”

Hmm… Yan Yu was also worried.

Brain, come on, start working!

Of course, Ye Jun has strengths. Her mind is very meticulous and serious, she’s good at jobs that require repetitive mechanical operations, uses the Xuan Guang Ruler to maximum sustainment, but such capabilities are abstract—without a suitable magic treasure, it can’t be converted into a practical fight advantage.

What about other strengths?

Well, she is also very attractive. Though her hair is a refreshing short cut, her features are bright and striking, her personality cheerful and outgoing, occasionally enriching conversations with her dry wit, possessing an utterly friendly buddy-like vibe without any distance barrier—who wouldn’t want a “good buddy” that can fulfill all your needs concerning the opposite sex?

No, no, no, that’s completely wrong, right?! Ye Jun needs a position that realizes her career value, why am I searching for her strengths from a woman’s angle? Is it that aside from being charming as a woman, she has nothing else to offer?

Stupid brain, please start working hard!

Yan Yu was deep in thought there, and Ye Jun was also quite conflicted.

Did… did he understand my hint?

When Ye Jun heard the news that she might be swapped out, she was indeed extremely sad and distressed. After introspection, she realized she didn’t have the value to stay in a frontline team, so she planned to semi-retire from the front-line combat sequence, and this was no lie.

As for where to go after retiring or wanting to become a spokesperson for the Dingbei Army, that was a complete fabrication.

Before coming here, she had talked with Li Minghu. Li Minghu, like Yan Yu, suggested she “take a good rest after leaving the team.”

And isn’t the break a perfect opportunity to close the distance with Yan Yu?

Women not in Zhenhai Team, due to day-to-day team tasks, rarely have the time to go to Zhenhai Team to bond with Yan Yu. But if she were to leave Dragon Soar Team, it means loads of free time to manage, it’d be too wasteful not to make good use of it!

Ye Jun fully agreed with this, so before finding Yan Yu, she had devised a “retreat to advance” plan:

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Pretend to be heartbroken and seek comfort from Yan Yu, then lure him into saying “Why not come over and relax at my place?”

This isn’t a shot in the dark, as previously while cultivating Divine Consciousness Residence, she had once suffered from Dao Heart shattering due to experimental side effects, spending a long time in melancholy at Zhenhai Team’s villa—so even by previous examples, Yan Yu should think of inviting her to rest at his place.

But he ended up saying nothing, why?

Ye Jun pondered for a moment, wondering if she hadn’t appeared pitiful enough to evoke Yan Yu’s sympathy?

So she tried again to act recklessly and picked up the bottle of alcohol, gulping it down fiercely.

“Hey, don’t drink too much,” Yan Yu hurriedly advised, “Although alcohol doesn’t pose a threat to cultivators’ health, the habit of numbing your mind with alcohol is dangerous! It can shake your Dao Heart!”

“Forget it, leave me alone.” Ye Jun slightly lifted her hair, revealing her beautiful, sorrowful eyes, “After leaving Dragon Cavalry Team, there’s a high chance no other top team needs me. If I don’t become a spokesperson for the Northern Army, then joining some second-tier team and continue to shine doesn’t matter.”

“Who says no top team wants you?” Yan Yu quickly said, “I want you!”

No matter if Ye Jun has flaws or not, in the end, she is a Golden Core real person supported by my Dual Cultivation, how could I bear to let you go to a second-tier team? That would be a waste of talent!

Ye Jun was somewhat speechless. I want to stay at your house, not join Zhenhai Team! You are now Lu Country’s Sword Holder, and it’s unlikely you’ll go on missions with the team routinely. Joining the team would mean even less time together, and I don’t want that!

“No need.” She insisted and shook her head to refuse, “Zhenhai Team doesn’t need me. Forcibly placing me there would just cause public outrage and would be of no benefit to me or the team.”

I really don’t want to fight anymore! I want to be a full-time housewife!

Yan Yu couldn’t help but face-palm. There was no way around it; this girl was simply too clear-headed, and ordinary excuses no longer fooled her.

The problem with Ye Jun was that she had invested too many “experience points” in the defense role at an early stage, partly because it wasn’t her strength to take other paths and partly because the team needed her to do so. Now encountering the Hua Mansion Stage’s “defense role version disadvantage,” transforming her role would be quite difficult.

But if he directly admitted the truth, telling her to move to a secondary role or simply rest, her pride would definitely not allow her to step down. This girl was already the sort who felt insufficiently appreciated… Hmm?

“Ye Jun, would you be interested in transforming into an Array Master?” Yan Yu suddenly smiled.

“Ah, Array Master?” Ye Jun was slightly confused.

Of course, she was absolutely unwilling inside, but on the surface, to maintain her desperate persona, she had to force out an expression of grabbing onto a lifeline.

“You know about the Shroud Barrier from Europe, right?” Yan Yu said with a smile, “Currently, the domestic scene is also researching formation techniques, but besides the basic geomancy theory, an array setter also needs enough cultivation and mana.”

“Your thoughts are meticulous and focused, and formation crafting requires a lot of mechanical operations, where even a slight mistake could lead to failure. Right, the arrays can also select from magic treasures for the chief array device, it seems like being an Array Master is a profession made just for you!”

Ye Jun: ……

No, I don’t want to be an Array Master! I want to retire!

“This formation technique, I have never touched it before, it won’t work with zero foundation, right?” She said with a bitter smile, showing a very unconfident rejection expression.

“You can definitely do it!” Yan Yu grasped her hands firmly, trying to inject her with courage, “Currently, no one in the country really understands formations; only Teacher Mei has done some research, so you don’t have to worry about starting from zero… Ah, right, I need to talk to Teacher Mei!”

He immediately stood up, and quickly made the phone call:

“Hello, Teacher Mei! It’s like this, our exploration team has a cultivator named Ye Jun, you know? I’m thinking of having her transform into an Array Master after her Core Formation… Mm-hmm, she’s definitely qualified…”

Ye Jun watched his back, weakly opening her mouth.

Is it still appropriate to say outright “I just want to retire and be with you”?