Mrs. Legend Chapter 371

Chapter 371: Are You Still Not Satisfied?

After three days and three nights of voting, the voting for officers at the level of Lieutenant Colonel and above was completed.

Currently ranked first is Mei Zhenqiu, with a total of 256,218 votes. Second is Gu Yuan, with 253,794 votes. Third is Wang Yuan, with 99,845 votes.

Mei Zhenqiu and Gu Yuan's vote counts are now far ahead. During this period, their rankings constantly shifted between first and second place. In the end, who will be able to obtain the position of Grand General is still unknown.

Next, the voting for officers at the Major level begins. The number of Major-level officers present reaches 601,022, almost the same as the number of officers at the Lieutenant Colonel level and above. Therefore, the Majors' votes are extremely important for the three candidates.

After the voting for Majors began, the vote counts for Mei Zhenqiu and Gu Yuan continued to soar. However, after their votes rose to 330,000, the speed gradually slowed down.

Wang Yuan's vote count, however, suddenly skyrocketed at a speed comparable to a high-speed spacecraft, constantly changing, and finally surpassed the votes of Gu Yuan and Mei Zhenqiu, surprising many people.

Gu Yuan and Mei Zhenqiu became increasingly nervous. There were fewer and fewer people who hadn't voted yet. Once Wang Yuan's votes exceeded 400,000, it would be very difficult for them to surge back to first place.

Mei Chuanqi, who was resting in a reclining chair, heard the noisy commotion. He opened his eyes slightly and asked in a hoarse voice, "What stage has the voting reached?"

Mei Zhengjun, sitting beside him, glanced at him. "It's nearing the final stage. Wang Yuan's votes have already surpassed General Mei and Grand General Gu. If you're still tired, get some more rest. I'll call you when it's almost over."

He knew Mei Chuanqi was now pregnant and shouldn't overexert himself. The voting assembly had already been going on for six days and six nights. In another half a day, the assembly would conclude.

Mei Chuanqi stretched lazily. "My bones are aching from all this sleeping."

Although the chair could be used as a bed, after all, it was still a chair, not as comfortable as a real bed.

Mei Chuanqi adjusted his seat and looked again at the vote counts of the three candidates. Wang Yuan's votes were already approaching 400,000. "I only slept for a little while, and General Wang's votes have surged past Grand General Gu and General Mei. This is a complete reversal."

Mei Zhengjun said, "You slept for a whole day and night."

He had heard that pregnant people sleep a lot, and seeing it now, it seemed true.

"Sleeping in this chair here is very uncomfortable. I was just dozing on and off."

Mei Chuanqi took a sip of nutrient fluid. "This voting assembly is such a time-consuming process."

"400,000! General Wang's votes have passed 400,000!" A Major General from the Mei family sitting behind them suddenly exclaimed. "It seems our Mei family has no hope of seizing the Grand General position."

Mei Chuanqi and Mei Zhengjun exchanged a glance and silently took another sip of their nutrient fluid.

He felt that the patriarch never really intended for Mei Zhenqiu to become Grand General. It was merely to let Mei Zhenqiu experience the thrill of being a Grand General candidate.

The person truly meant to be pushed forward should be this Wang Yuan. Otherwise, how could someone from an unremarkable background see their votes skyrocket like that?

Time passed bit by bit, and the voting assembly neared its end.

The vote counts of the three candidates also grew slower and slower. Currently, the lowest was Gu Yuan, with just over 390,000, not reaching 400,000, while the other two had already surpassed 400,000.

Gu Yuan's expression was extremely grim. With his vote count, there was no chance of a comeback. Even if everyone left voted for him, he couldn't surpass the two ahead.

Suddenly, a beep sounded: "Voting has ended."

Everyone looked towards the three candidates.

"First place is General Wang Yuan, with 408,712 votes. Second place is General Mei Zhenqiu, with 408,503 votes. Third place is Gu..."

The announcer paused for a moment, then continued, "General Gu Yuan, with 393,664 votes."

Since Gu Yuan was no longer Grand General, his rank naturally reverted to his original position of General.

Gu Yuan clenched his fists, a flash of viciousness in his eyes.

Mei Zhenqiu stared at Wang Yuan in disbelief. He was only a little over two hundred votes behind Wang Yuan.

How could this person with no background have so many votes?

A flicker of surprise crossed Wang Yuan's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

Mei Chuanqi smiled faintly. Mei Zhenqiu and Wang Yuan were only separated by a little over two hundred votes. This was surely done intentionally, to prevent Mei Zhenqiu from feeling that the Mei family hadn't put enough effort into the voting.

"From today onward, General Wang Yuan assumes the duties of Grand General. We hope Grand General Wang will make Planet Diluoya even more prosperous and powerful... Next, let Grand General Wang put on his Grand General shoulder boards."

All the officers stood up and applauded warmly, watching as two soldiers carrying a tray with the shoulder boards walked up to Wang Yuan and replaced his insignia with the Grand General's badge.

"All personnel, salute!"

All officers stood at attention and saluted Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan returned the military salute to everyone and announced, "The voting assembly is officially concluded."

Gu Yuan, his face dark, walked out of the candidate room and saw a group of Generals walking towards them. Among them were several Generals who had been quite close to him.

He raised a slight smile and was about to step forward to greet them when he heard them say cheerfully, "Grand General Wang, congratulations, congratulations on assuming the post of Grand General. We hope for your guidance in the future, Grand General Wang."

That group of Generals acted as if they hadn't seen Gu Yuan, all crowding around Wang Yuan instead, filling Gu Yuan with rage until his eyes burned red.

Even the Generals from the Che family, who came out later, greeted Wang Yuan one after another.

Now, everyone on the entire 30th floor revolved around Wang Yuan as the protagonist. Gu Yuan was like an extra, pushed aside to the periphery.

"If we had known Gu Yuan wouldn't be elected, our Che family should have pushed someone forward to take the Grand General position. Now it's been taken by someone else. What a wasted opportunity."

A General from the Che family muttered quietly, but Gu Yuan, who was intently eavesdropping on their conversation, still heard it.

Gu Yuan's expression grew even uglier.

Right after he heard he was going to marry Che Xiunan, everyone in the Che family came to curry favor with him. Now that he was no longer Grand General, they were kicking him when he was down.

Gu Yuan really couldn't bear to stay any longer. Just as he was about to leave, he heard someone call out, "Uncle."

Seeing Feng Jingteng, he immediately resumed his usual affable smile. "Jingteng, what are you doing up here?"

His nephew was truly thoughtful. His uncle had lost the election, and he came up personally to receive him.

"I have some matters to discuss with Grand General Wang. There's some work that needs to be handed over to him."

Gu Yuan's expression shifted slightly.

Having been Grand General himself, he naturally understood that the handover work Feng Jingteng referred to concerned the Shadow Unit. Once this unit was handed over to Wang Yuan, then all the officers who had come out of the Shadow Unit—the subordinates who had been loyally following him—would all fall under Wang Yuan's control.

This meant that most of the power in his hands would be stripped away, and his past efforts would be destroyed in an instant.

No!

He absolutely could not allow this to happen.

Gu Yuan quickly recovered and said with a smile, "Everyone is congratulating Grand General Wang. Handing over work now would just spoil everyone's fun."

As he spoke, he led Feng Jingteng into an empty elevator. Just as the elevator doors were closing, he saw Pang Rongli, Han Shen, and others walking cheerfully towards where Wang Yuan was standing.

Gu Yuan couldn't help but clench his fists.

Feng Jingteng glanced at Gu Yuan, whose eyes were dark with anger. "Uncle, don't lose heart. It's just one failed election. There will be opportunities to become Grand General again in the future."

Gu Yuan roared in anger, "There won't be another chance!"

There was no one else in the elevator now, so there was no need to suppress the fury inside him.

The Che family supported him in this voting assembly, firstly out of respect for him being Che Xiunan's partner, and secondly because he still had connections within the military circles, making his chance of regaining the Grand General position very high.

But he had lost the election. The connections he had gathered would gradually drift away from him, just like Feng Jingteng having to hand over the Shadow Unit to Wang Yuan.

Therefore, people from the Che family wouldn't vote for him again like they did this time. If they were to choose someone, they would only choose someone from the Che family. And now that he had fallen out with Mei Feichen, it was simply impossible to gain widespread support again.

Feng Jingteng frowned. "Uncle, even if you didn't get elected as Grand General, you're still a General now. Your authority is still considerable."

Gu Yuan's face was filled with suppressed anger. "What do you know!"

The authority of a Grand General was far greater than that of a General. Moreover, many Generals would come to suck up to him. But after reverting to General, he would lose many privileges.

Besides, the Gu family was only a small clan; they would be suppressed everywhere by Generals who had major families backing them.

"I don't know." Feng Jingteng said flatly.

He didn't understand why his usually affable uncle had suddenly become a person so obsessed with power.

As if struck by an idea, Gu Yuan hurriedly grabbed Feng Jingteng's sleeve. "Jingteng, I need you to help me with something."

A flicker of mockery crossed Feng Jingteng's eyes. "Uncle, what more do you need me to help you with? I've already done as you asked. I had my people vote for you, and I used the authority of the Shadow Unit to get the officers who had served in the unit to vote for you. After all this, are you still not satisfied? "