Beast Taming Star Journey

Chapter 384 The Initial Moment of Boosting Morale: The Power of the Speech

Chapter 384

His lips trembled, his eyes flickered, and finally, he lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice, "I..."

“I…I admit, what you said…makes some sense.” The beast tamer uttered these words with difficulty, his voice low and deep, as if squeezed from the depths of his chest. I saw his shoulders tremble slightly, as if he were under immense pressure. The surrounding beast tamers let out a low cheer, the sound not loud, but surging like a tide, full of power.

I felt no relief at his concession; I knew it was only temporary. I had to strike while the iron was hot and completely turn their morale around. I took a deep breath, my gaze sweeping across every face in the square, and said in a low voice, "I know many of you still have doubts. You might wonder, can we really defeat the enemy? Can we really protect our homeland?"

I paused, giving them time to think, and then continued, "I know this war is brutal, and we have lost a lot. But have you ever thought about how many times in the history of the Beast Taming World have we faced such desperate situations? How many times have we been pushed to the brink of death? But did we give up? Did we surrender?"

My voice grew louder and louder, like a thunderclap exploding across the square. "No! We never gave up hope! We never bowed to the enemy! Time and time again we fought our way out of desperate situations, time and time again we created miracles! Do you remember the beast tide a hundred years ago? Back then, we had less than a thousand beast tamers, facing millions of ferocious beasts. Everyone thought we were doomed. But we ultimately won! We protected our homeland with our blood and lives!"

I walked up to the young man with the metallurgical equipment, gently patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Your family sacrificed themselves to protect this city. Their heroic deeds will be remembered forever. Their sacrifice was not in vain; they gave their lives for our hope, and we cannot let them down!"

I turned to face the crowd and continued, "Fifty years ago, there was the demon invasion. We were trapped in an isolated city, our supplies were cut off, and reinforcements were slow to arrive. At that time, we couldn't even summon beasts; we could only rely on our weapons to fight the enemy hand-to-hand. But we persevered, we waited for reinforcements, and we finally repelled the demons!"

With each story I told, the atmosphere in the square grew more enthusiastic. The previously dim light in the eyes of some beast tamers gradually brightened, and their breathing became rapid, as if the dormant power within them was being awakened.

I walked up to the rhenium drummer and said, "Drummer, please strike the war drum again. Let us use the most stirring drumbeats to awaken the courage in our hearts and the hope in our hearts!"

The drummer nodded emphatically, raised his drumsticks high, and struck the war drum with all his might. Boom! Boom! Boom! The drumbeats thundered through the sky, shaking the hearts of everyone present.

Looking at the hopeful faces before me, I felt a surge of strength. I knew my speech had worked; I had successfully boosted their morale. I turned to the somber-faced Beastmaster and slowly said, "Now, do you have anything else to say?"

He took a deep breath, a sinister glint in his eyes. "What you're saying is nothing but... nothing but luck! A hundred years ago, during the beast tide, if a powerful Beast Taming Master hadn't happened to be passing by, we would have been trampled to pieces by the ferocious beasts! Fifty years ago, during the demon invasion, if reinforcements hadn't arrived a day early, we would have starved to death! None of this was due to our own strength; we were just..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a chorus of boos. The beast tamers in the square glared at him angrily, some even shouting curses at him. I raised my hand to signal the crowd to be quiet, then looked at the metal-clad beast tamer and said calmly, "Luck? You're saying we survived because of luck?"

I walked up to him, looked him straight in the eye, and said, word by word, "It's true, in the history of the Beast Taming world, we have indeed survived many times by luck. But luck is also a part of strength! Do you know why that Beast Taming Grandmaster happened to be passing by? Do you know why the reinforcements arrived a day early?"

I paused, my gaze sweeping across every face in the square, and said in a deep voice, “Because we never gave up hope! Because we kept fighting! It was our persistence that attracted the attention of that Beast Taming Master, and that made the reinforcements speed up their march! If we had given up hope long ago, if we had given up resisting long ago, do you think that Beast Taming Master would still have come to save us? Do you think the reinforcements would still have risked their lives to come?”

The square was deathly silent; everyone was pondering my words. The Beastmaster of the Metal-Piercing Blade was ashen-faced, his lips trembling, yet he couldn't utter a single word. I saw a flicker of panic in his eyes; he knew he could no longer refute me.

At that moment, I felt a warm gaze upon me. I turned to look and saw Su Yao standing in the crowd, looking at me with unwavering eyes. That gaze was full of trust and encouragement, as if saying, "You can do it!" A warm current surged through my heart, and a powerful force welled up from the depths of my soul. I knew I wasn't fighting alone; I had Su Yao, and so many other supportive partners!

I took a deep breath and continued, "I know this war is difficult, we will face even greater challenges, and we may even have to pay a greater price. But we cannot be afraid! We cannot back down! We must fight to the end! For our homeland, for our loved ones, for our future!"

My voice grew louder and louder, like a thunderclap exploding in the square. "I believe that as long as we unite as one and work together with one heart, we will surely defeat the enemy! We will surely protect our homeland!"

A thunderous cheer erupted in the square as the beast tamers raised their weapons, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit. I looked at them, my heart filled with hope. I knew I had successfully rekindled the flame of hope within them! I had successfully boosted their morale!

I looked at the pale-faced Beast Tamer and slowly said, "Now, do you have anything to say?" He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, seemingly making a final struggle. Suddenly, a fragrant breeze wafted by, and Su Yao slowly stepped forward, looking at everyone with a firm gaze... "I..." The Beast Tamer had just begun to speak when he was interrupted again.