Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 790 - 234: A Changed Way of Thinking_4

He was also well aware of this point.

After his old superior called him, Bai Quan gradually calmed down.

He actually knew very well that directly taking a warship to confront them was the most foolish approach.

This would only give him a momentary satisfaction but would not solve the problem, and it might even disappoint many people.

Moreover, a crucial question remained: even if he took the ship out, who could he approach?

Within the Fourteenth Legion, there was more than one faction against him.

Everyone could see how rapidly he was advancing and how solid the faction he inherited had become with Chen Ming’s support.

Therefore, anyone might target him.

And since Chen Ming arrived here, there have already been four instances of targeting him.

Of these four incidents, the first volcanic attack could basically be confirmed as Hu Yi’s doing.

The second incident of Mechanical Race malfunction was confirmed to be an issue orchestrated internally within the Fourteenth Legion, and he had already identified the culprit.

The third incident came from a government invitation, but was it really the government who did it? He couldn’t be certain.

The fourth incident seemed to be Zuo Jing, but there was definitely someone within the Legion who tacitly approved of it.

In fact, apart from the first incident where Hu Yi, the Psychic, participated, none of these incidents could be accomplished without internal assistance or approval.

This was not just a problem of other factions within the Fourteenth Legion.

There were also issues on his side.

Among the people Bai Quan recently stabilized, many were still filled with disloyalty.

No wonder when he went back to be promoted to Vice Admiral, his old superior showed the same expression as when he viewed him as still immature.

This time, calling seemed like expressing disappointment for not living up to expectations.

He was disappointed, disappointed at Bai Quan’s actions.

Bai Quan suddenly felt a bit dejected again.

Although he appeared glamorous now, as the youngest Vice Admiral in the Empire in nearly a century, attracting countless gazes.

But the stress behind the scenes was something only he understood.

Bai Quan suddenly took out a small bottle of stress-relief medication from his pocket, poured two pills into his mouth, swallowing them dry without water.

No matter what, he had to think, as only through thinking could he solve problems.

Many faces flashed in Bai Quan’s mind, but ultimately, his thoughts settled on Chen Ming, who was closest to him.

If it were Chen Ming, what would he do?

He didn’t consider how Chen Ming would think, but pondered Chen Ming’s actions.

Because the problems Chen Ming encountered were somewhat similar to his, if not even more terrifying.

He was still operating within the rules, but Chen Ming once faced Dusk, which didn’t follow human rules.

However, Bai Quan couldn’t directly substitute his thinking with Chen Ming’s.

So he chose first to adopt Chen Ming’s perspective, observing how Chen Ming used to handle things.

Back when Chen Ming was forced to run to Dusk, his situation was nearly the same, only barely able to resist but lacking the power to counter-attack.

But Chen Ming’s choice wasn’t to desperately resist and counter-attack Dusk, but instead, under the premise of limited self-security, to extract as much benefit as possible from Dusk’s actions against him.

Even later when Dusk attempted to use the Spirit Awakening Nerve Extractor to seize Chen Ming’s Enlightenment Nerve, he did the same.

Chen Ming knew what Dusk intended, but not having the ability to resist, his final choice was to risk everything, seizing the opportunity amid danger, and reverse-seizing Dusk’s Enlightenment Nerve.

Forcing Dusk to continue delaying the seizure of the Enlightenment Nerve.

Then, utilizing the growth he achieved in Dusk’s domain, he retaliated against Dusk and coordinated his escape.

Every trouble and crisis against Chen Ming was transformed into benefits he gained.

This was Chen Ming’s way of doing things.

If Chen Ming’s way of handling things were applied to his current situation, how should things be done? How would they develop?

Directly placing Chen Ming in his current position certainly wouldn’t work. Chen Ming wasn’t raised in a military environment and had virtually no understanding of the Empire’s political landscape.

So he must use Chen Ming’s way of doing things, combining it with his own ideas to approach this matter.

Bai Quan lowered his head in deep thought.

Gradually, he seemed to suddenly have a target, and his thoughts became clear.

Chen Ming had the ability to turn persecution from Dusk into his own advantage, and as a Vice Admiral of the Empire, why shouldn’t Bai Quan have the ability to turn persecution by people, at most his equals, into his favor?

He should not be thinking about thoroughly solving the problem directly and then retaliating.

He shouldn’t have such thoughts.

He should extend the problem outward.

He should transform these events, which were originally negative influences, into situations from which he can gain.