Universe’s Ultimate BOSS

Wang Hao stepped forward and shouted, "Could everyone please quiet down and let me say a few words?!"

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent instantly, and everyone turned to look at Wang Hao.

Wang Hao nodded in satisfaction. His self-directed rescue drama had not been in vain; at least it had earned him the initial respect of these veterans.

"Ahem!" Wang Hao coughed lightly. "We agreed that after the rescue, we would all go our separate ways. I would not stop you from leaving or staying. But I would like to try to keep all of you here, even if it's just one person, because I am really short of manpower right now."

Upon hearing this, some veterans showed conflicted expressions. In the past, they would not have hesitated and would have immediately refused Wang Hao's invitation.

But after Wang Hao took the initiative to rescue them and take them back to their families, they felt indebted to him.

It should be noted that although their combat strength is not weak, rushing to Night Sin Star to rescue people would not be a problem at all.

But what if the Seven Demons return?! What about the Martial Saint's reputation?

Even if there were a million more veterans like them, it wouldn't be enough to wipe out the Seven Demons.

Now that Wang Hao is in charge, the blame is entirely on him, relieving them of any worries.

Such a great favor—how could these straightforward soldiers not feel it?!

Moreover, Wang Hao needs them now, and it would be difficult to know what to do if they just left like this.

Wang Hao waved his hand, and the twenty-eight inheritance crystals from the ancient ruins floated in mid-air. "My method of winning you over is very simple. As long as you obey my orders and gain enough military merits on the battlefield, you will have the opportunity to use these twenty-eight inheritance crystals. Moreover, I only recognize military merits, not people."

Qian Wanyang, Chen Yao, Gu Yang, and Qin Feng were stunned. There were actually twenty-eight inheritance crystals. Wasn't that too many?

What on earth is that huge one in the middle?! Could this be the legendary divine inheritance crystal?!

Thinking of this, the four of them suddenly felt dizzy. They really didn't expect that Wang Hao would have obtained such a great opportunity in the ancient ruins last time.

The moment he finished speaking, the entire venue erupted in cheers.

"What does it mean to only recognize military merit and not personal connections?!"

"That means anyone can use the Inheritance Crystal as long as they have military merits."

"Doesn't this mean that if I accumulate enough military merits, my son can also use the inheritance crystal?!"

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean."

"Look at those twenty-eight inheritance crystals, there is even a legendary god-level inheritance crystal among them."

"I never expected that Marshal would have twenty-eight inheritance crystals."

"I heard that the Presidential Palace only has forty, the Qiu family of Tianhuo Company has ten, and the Guan family only has eight, but the Marshal actually has so many."

"I'll give it my all. I have to fight for my child's better future."

"Why do we continue to fight after we've been discharged? Isn't it to support our families? Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, we must fight."

"Sigh, we've followed the Commander for half our lives, but we've never even seen what a heritage crystal looks like, let alone used it."

"Stop talking. The Commander and his men are all bloodsucking nobles. He only treats us as his subordinates, or even a bunch of obedient dogs."

“That’s right. In the eyes of the nobles, we commoners are just their dogs.”

"The Marshal not only saved our families, but also gave us the Inheritance Crystal. Without a doubt, I would give my life to the Marshal."

"You bunch of ingrates, how dare you betray the Commander-in-Chief!"

"Brother, wake up! The Guan family only has ten inheritance crystals, but the Marshal has twenty-eight. Don't you have any self-awareness about whose future you'll have if you follow them?!"

"That's right, even if you follow the Commander-in-Chief, do you think he'll let you use inheritance crystals!?"

"We are soldiers who defend our country, not the commander's private army. We are free men. Don't talk as if we owe the commander anything."

"

"As long as we continue to defend our country, who can say anything about us?!"

"That's right. Since we're all fighting to protect our country, why don't we choose to follow a leader who has certain conditions?"

"Now that we're following the Marshal, we can use the Inheritance Crystal. Don't you want to have dual attributes?!"

"Well... I won't betray the Commander-in-Chief!"

"This person is beyond saving!"

"I think it's you guys who are hopeless!"

“…”

Qian Wanyang approached Wang Hao and whispered, "Boss, out of 990,000 veterans, only about 200,000 have chosen to support you. It'll be difficult to win over the rest. Should we send them all away and have Principal Su Mu help recruit new soldiers?"

Wang Hao raised his hand to stop him, "These veterans are all treasures, much better than those greenhorns. We should try to recruit as many as we can."

Chen Yao asked in confusion, "Boss, these people can even ignore inheritance crystals, what method are we supposed to use to try and get them?!"

Wang Hao chuckled and said, "The reason these people refuse me is mostly because they know they are getting old and can't keep up for many more years even if they try. Rather than following a new master like me who knows nothing, they would rather follow a familiar old master and be content with the status quo."

Gu Yang nodded in realization, feeling that what Wang Hao said made a lot of sense.

These veterans are no longer young and dare not make reckless bets, because if they make the wrong bet, they won't even have a chance to regret it.

Therefore, more than half of them chose to accept the status quo and continue to obey Guan Xinxiong.

Of course, a small number of people are also willing to take a gamble and fight for a better future, since Wang Hao's trump cards are indeed much stronger than Guan Xinxiong's.

Qian Wanyang suddenly realized and said, "Then, boss, you're planning to use the Lesser Life Potion!?"

Wang Hao smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right. The little life potion I concoct can not only increase lifespan, but also make people younger. Even restoring combat power to its peak state is a piece of cake."

"Hiss..."

Qian Wanyang and the others gasped in astonishment. They couldn't imagine what kind of fighting power these veterans would unleash once they regained their peak combat strength.

It should be noted that while the four elite legions of the Interstellar Federation are very strong, their combat experience is certainly not as strong as that of these veterans.

Veterans have rich combat experience, but their combat effectiveness is certainly not as strong as that of active-duty soldiers.

But if Wang Hao were to use the Lesser Life Potion on these veterans now, they would gain both combat power and experience. Just imagine how terrifying their unleashed combat power would be!

They are even stronger than the four elite legions, truly worthy of being called the ace of ace, the elite of elites...