Chapter 391: Let Me Be the President?

"Mr. Su Luo, the City Lord and the others have unfortunately been killed, and the President is also missing. To put it bluntly, I'm afraid the President is likely in grave danger as well..."

"Is that so?" Lu Yu asked in return: "But what does all this have to do with me? Don't tell me you want me to go find that person, kill him, and avenge your President and City Lord?"

"No, no." Hai Qiong was quite frightened and hurriedly waved his hands, saying: "Mr. Su Luo, we absolutely do not mean that. That person's strength is unfathomable; how could we dare to let you take such a risk?"

"Yes, yes, Brother Su Luo, we don't mean that."

"Brother Su Luo, we already reported this matter to the higher-ups yesterday. They will send a Hunter to capture that murderer."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Lu Yu's gaze immediately locked onto the person who spoke, and he pressed: "A Hunter? When will they be coming?"

"This..." That person shook his head helplessly and said: "I really don't know about that."

"Mr. Su Luo, the status of a Hunter is truly too high; their movements are not something people like us can know about," Hai Qiong explained with a bitter smile. "Actually, the other matter we wanted to ask for your help with is something else."

"What matter?"

"We would like to implore you, Mr. Su Luo, to stay in our Yongan City and serve as the President of our Yongan City Awakened Association." Hai Qiong looked at Lu Yu with a hopeful face, his eyes full of expectation.

That's right, the moment he learned of Lu Yu's arrival, this idea had sprung up in his heart.

Because Yan Luo and the others were all dead, there were almost no C-Class Awakened left in the entire Yongan City.

If a Beast Tide were to break out again, what would Yongan City, without the protection of a C-Class Awakened, use to fend off the surging Fierce Beasts?

Rely on himself? But he wasn't a combat-type Awakened!

But what about Su Luo? This guy's strength was there for all to see.

In Yanshi City, he slaughtered in all directions and offended the forces of the entire Yanshi City, yet he was still able to walk out of the Association safe and sound, swaggering away; this was enough to prove his extraordinary strength.

And right now, the three piles of Elite-level Fierce Beast materials laid out on the open ground were ironclad evidence, directly manifesting his terrifying strength!

If someone like this, who could be called the ceiling of combat power among C-Class Awakened, could be persuaded to stay, it would undoubtedly be a powerful force for the Yongan City Awakened Association.

"Let me serve as your President?" Lu Yu was slightly stunned.

Subconsciously, he wanted to refuse directly.

Are you kidding? His true identity was a Martial Artist, and the so-called abilities were all fabricated by him. Now they actually wanted him, a Martial Artist, to serve as the President of the Awakened Association?

Of course, on the surface, it wasn't entirely impossible; after all, on the surface, he was an Awakened.

But the key problem was that he didn't want to lead a group of people like this; it felt like dragging a bunch of dead weight.

However, upon second thought, wasn't this exactly what he had been worrying about? He had always wanted to have his own force, but suffered from a lack of suitable manpower.

To establish his own force, not to mention anything else, the first priority was needing a large amount of manpower!

Without people, no matter what he did, he would have to do it himself, even for some trivial matters.

But weren't these people in front of him ready-made manpower?

Things like buying seeds, cultivating medicinal herbs, and transportation—couldn't these be handed over to them to do?

Moreover, they weren't ordinary people; they were all Awakened who possessed various abilities!

These abilities were strange and varied; who knew, maybe there were some among them that he could make use of?

Seeing Lu Yu's expression, Hai Qiong's eyes suddenly lit up.

Because Lu Yu didn't refuse immediately, this meant that there was a great turning point in this matter, and it might actually succeed!

"Mr. Su Luo,"

Hai Qiong seized the opportunity and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, saying, "Regarding the position of Association President, you really don't need to have any concerns.

You see, with the strength you have displayed, taking this position is absolutely what everyone wishes for and is well-deserved.

Furthermore, the entire process is actually very simple; you only need to report it to the higher-ups when the time comes, and they will surely be begging for it."

Recalling yesterday, he had anxiously reported the situation in Yongan City to the Awakened Association Headquarters, earnestly requesting that the headquarters send experts to come and hold down the fort in Yongan City.

After all, after losing several C-Class Awakened, the situation in Yongan City was already precarious, like a crumbling pavilion in a gale.

However, the attitude from the headquarters was extremely cold. Aside from informing them that a Hunter would come to investigate and demanding that they cooperate fully, they didn't say a word about whether they would send anyone to take over Yongan City.

Hai Qiong understood in his heart that the reason for this was not hard to grasp.

C-Class Awakened already belonged to the high-end combat power within the Awakened group, and no matter how many there were, it was hard to satisfy the needs of all parties.

Even if the headquarters had the heart to send someone to take over Yongan City, the person sent would have to be willing.

Put yourself in their shoes: if you were a C-Class Awakened in another city, would you be willing to take over such a riddled, broken mess?

Staying in a medium or even large city, enjoying more favorable resources and security, wouldn't that be better?

Therefore, the headquarters was probably hoping that the Awakened in each small city could independently nominate a suitable candidate to solve the city defense problem.

"Mr. Su Luo, please, will you serve as our President here?"

"Yes, Brother Su Luo, as long as you are willing to stay, whatever you order us to do in the future, we will have no objections and will definitely carry it out."

"Brother Su Luo, we promise to follow your every word; please, just stay."

In an instant, the sincere pleas of the Awakened rang out from all directions.

Most of those who remained here actually had no other better way out,

Or, unless it was a last resort, they really didn't dare to drag their families away from this land where they were born and raised.

This Su Luo before them was so powerful, so powerful that they even suspected that even the previous Yan Luo might not have been a match for him.

If he could stay, the safety coefficient of Yongan City would undoubtedly be greatly improved.

They were fully willing, and incomparably happy, to follow such a strong person to protect their home together.

"Is that so?" Lu Yu fell into deep thought.

He had to admit that he was truly somewhat tempted.

If he could have such a group of people at his beck and call, at least in terms of medicinal herb supply, the situation would be greatly improved.

If the day really came when Fierce Beasts besieged the city, even if medicinal herbs from the outside world couldn't be sent in, they wouldn't need to worry too much.

Moreover, he already had the intention to protect Yongan City; in this way, it could be called a win-win situation, and there seemed to be no reason to refuse.