Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 384 - 80 Ye Jun’s Early Retirement Plan
Chapter 384: Chapter 80 Ye Jun’s Early Retirement Plan
I… was expelled from the team?
The Ye Jun who had just advised Yan Yu to remain true to his heart and not to be deceived by illusions was now completely stunned on the spot.
“Why?” she asked incredulously, her voice trembling slightly.
“The higher-ups have adjusted the positioning of the Dragon Soar Team,” Liu Longtao said after a moment of silence, “They need us to become a sharp sword for the country, so the output must be maximized. As a defensive and control-type Assistant Officer, you do not fit with the team’s future plans and assessments.”
Ye Jun fell silent immediately, while Yan Yu stood by, silently sighing to himself.
This phase of the Illusion Realm content was clearly derived from his own past life memories, aligning with the greatest flaw in Ye Jun’s innermost depths—if detailed, his initial encounter with her and pointing out that Liu Longtao might not get along well with her had probably already driven a thorn into her heart.
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In her past life, the reasons for Ye Jun’s ejection from the team were never publicly disclosed.
The explanation given to the public was that Ye Jun was tired and wanted to take a break from the team for a while before planning her career path again.
Within the inner circles of official Cultivators and ordinary martial artists, however, it was rumored that Liu Longtao’s brilliance completely overshadowed Ye Jun, leading the higher-ups to feel that with Lord Master in the Dragon Soar Team, there was no need for a Vice-Captain in charge of defense and control. Another output role might be more suitable.
Of course, if Yan Yu were to assess the situation, defensive roles in the mid-to-late phases really weren’t the best to mix into.
As the Spiritual Energy Resurgence progressed further, an increasingly varied range of attack methods emerged, such as some magical treasures with armor-piercing properties that Ye Jun’s Xuan Guang Ruler’s light shield couldn’t defend against, forcing her to augment her defenses further, ultimately leading her onto the path of specialized defense—after all, four of the five members of the Dragon Soar Team were pure assault types, incapable of defense and control tasks, making her burden incredibly heavy.
The role of a defender is to increase the team’s margin for error, but it’s difficult to quantify the value of this margin. As Cultivators’ personal combat experience grows and they become more adept at handling various sudden enemy situations, it’s inevitable that the higher-ups would prefer a team without defensive roles.
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In summary, it was the Dragon Soar Team’s disproportionate early career ratio that forced Ye Jun to become a unique screw, filling the team’s defensive shortcomings. Once the team members became capable of standing on their own in the later stages, and their own weaknesses were addressed, Ye Jun, that unique screw, was naturally phased out.
Alas, how tragic! Lord Master must take full responsibility for this matter!
As the Captain of the Dragon Soar Team, he failed to remind the Vice-Captain to adjust her career planning in time, and he also failed to persuade the old masters not to interfere with the team’s personnel, a fault he surely cannot evade!
“I’m sorry,” Liu Longtao said again before turning to Yan Yu, “Old Yan, could you perhaps…”
“Of course,” Yan Yu replied with a smile, “I’ve been envious of Ye Jun’s Xuan Guang Ruler for a long time. Since you guys are making personnel changes, why not let Ye Jun join my side?”
“What do you think, Ye Jun?” Liu Longtao asked.
Ye Jun was silent for a moment before she stood up and said with a bitter smile:
“Never mind. I wouldn’t fit in with the Zhenhai Team either.”
The Dragon Soar Team needed her as a defensive role to balance the four offensive players.
Does the Zhenhai Team need her? Chen Lingyun’s ghost commanding, Su Yunjin’s Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art, both could coordinate with other teammates to execute extremely diverse tactics, already having a high margin for error. Yan Yu himself is an even more versatile Cultivator than Liu Longtao, capable of strategizing, controlling, and firefighting, so indeed there is no need for a specialized defensive role.
Just as he was about to say something else, Ye Jun had already quietly returned to her room.
Yan Yu: ………..
You told me “this is the Illusion Realm,” and yet now you can’t help but get breached by the Illusion Realm’s plot, which just goes to show that despite Comrade Ye Jun’s usual poised and graceful social interactions, she’s still a sensitive and fragile soul at heart.
After Liu Longtao bid him farewell and left, Yan Yu stood quietly in the living room and counted to 300, estimating that she should have calmed down by then. He then leisurely approached the door to her room and knocked.
“The door’s not locked,” came the reply from inside.
“Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t you say ‘please come in’? What’s with ‘the door isn’t locked, enter if you wish’? Are you tsundere too?”
Yan Yu pushed the door open and saw Ye Jun sitting at the edge of the bed, staring blankly out the window.
There were no tear stains on her face, so at least no tiny pearls had fallen. That’s good, her mood seems stable.
“I’ve given it some thought, and if you join the Zhenhai Team, you wouldn’t be entirely out of place,” Yan Yu sat down beside her and said, “Chen Lingyun’s reaction time is crap, and Xie Ruoxi is a scaredy-cat who gets rattled when someone gets close.”
“With the help of the Xuan Guang Ruler, their combat environment would definitely improve a lot…”
Yan Yu was speaking comforting words when he suddenly heard Ye Jun ask:
“If I didn’t have the Xuan Guang Ruler, would I be completely worthless?”
“Huh?”
For a moment, Yan Yu was at a loss for words. No, Comrade Ye Jun, an Assistant Officer’s strength is not solely based on magical treasures, why do you insist on ‘excluding magical treasures’?
“I know this is an Illusion Realm,” Ye Jun continued, speaking to herself, “but I had actually anticipated this. When the Dragon Soar Team was first formed, and the instructor asked me about joining, there was already a hint—I was chosen because I’m patient and meticulous enough to serve as the bodyguard for the whole team.”
“But you’re a Cultivator, you can’t be someone’s bodyguard forever,” Yan Yu said.
“That’s true,” Ye Jun paused briefly, sighing, “but if not a bodyguard, what else can I do? My abilities in other areas are quite average; patience and meticulousness are my only strengths. If I abandon this path, let alone the Dragon Cavalry Team, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even be able to stay in a first-rate battle team.”
Yan Yu was once again at a loss for words.
It’s not the foolish ones you fear, but those who are too aware; they are harder to console and deceive.
Now, to join a first-rate battle team, a Cultivator must not only meet the talent requirement but also have at least one or two outstanding strengths.
Those good at seizing the moment, like Chen Lingyun; those with an excellent overall strategy, like Su Yunjin; those with a quick enough reaction, like Lin Ning; those with meticulous thoughts and good at calculating, like Li Minghu; and of course, those who are simply talented enough, like Xie Ruoxi and Liu Longtao… There are exceptions, such as Li Zhaojiang, who doesn’t have any particularly prominent strengths, but also has no weaknesses, performing above the average level for Cultivators. With Li Minghu’s assistance, he too can secure a first-rate position.
If Ye Jun set aside her patience and meticulousness, the rest of her skills—like reaction speed, talent, and calculating ability—were probably a bit inferior to Li Zhaojiang’s. She was enough to lead a second-rate team, but wouldn’t cut it in the first-rate league.
Now, it seemed she was well aware of these things, which is why she focused on the Xuan Guang Ruler, opting to take the specialized defensive route.
It’s a pity that path was particularly difficult, and in the previous life, she ended up retiring from the first-rate league and went to serve as the spokesperson for the Dingbei Army.
Seeing Yan Yu unable to respond, Ye Jun smiled and in turn comforted him:
“It’s fine, I was prepared for this and should let go. While I can still shine and contribute, I’ll work hard for a few more years, save up a substantial amount of money, retire when I can’t do it anymore, find a man to marry, settle down and have kids. The standard of living would already be better than 99% of the world.”
“That’s true,” Yan Yu thought about strategies internally, but temporarily agreed with her, “Marriage and children are also a path. Life doesn’t have to be grand; peaceful days can be a pleasant experience too.”
“What about you?” Ye Jun suddenly asked.
“What?”
“Regarding marriage and children, what do you think?” Ye Jun tucked her hair behind her ear as if asking casually.
“Me?” Yan Yu couldn’t help but laugh and thought, do I even have a choice?
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