Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Chaos Society’s evaluation went very quickly.
In the first category, reputation, the Aurora Clan won without any suspense.
The second category, combat power, did not require actual battle. The members of every clan had records in Chaos Society, and the clan with the more high-level warriors would win.
However, nobody had expected for the Laz Clan to win so cleanly, such that Aurora Clan Patriarch Wistful Heizus slightly frowned. In these last few years, the Laz Clan had gradually come to surpass his own clan, It was clear that the other party had not been sitting idle and had been building up power all
this time.
Lazaha’s smile made Wistful Heizus very uncomfortable. Everyone knew that the final category, soul weapons, was the Aurora Clan’s greatest weakness. The situation was taking a very unfavorable turn for them.
However, Wistful Heizus did not know that Garde 83 could only have one second-tier clan, so he was still very optimistic, feeling that his clan had not fallen so far as not to be able to maintain its second-tier position. At worst, they would be on par with the Laz Clan.
Li Jindou, Ding Qingrui, and Tong Duoduo conversed quietly, and then Ding Qingrui turned to the three patriarchs and said, “Next is the last category: the soul weapon evaluation. This is an important matter that concems the tier of each clan, so don’t hide any soul weapons and take out everything you
have.”
Ding Qingrui shot Wistful Heizus a profound glance.
Li Jindou was protecting the Laz Clan, but the other two did not have such thoughts. It appeared that the illustrious Aurora Clan was about to lose its second-tier evaluation, and Ding Qingrui could not help but try and signal Wistful Heizus just how important this evaluation was.
Wistful Heizus smiled. “I wanted to inform the three of you about this. Several days ago, our Aurora Clan sent off nearly half of our soul weapons for repair, and they have yet to return. I hope that all of you can be a bit understanding of my Aurora Clan’s situation.”
Ding Qingrui sighed and grumbled, “What an unlucky coincidence! Unfortunately, we can’t hold up the evaluation just for your clan. Since we’re already here, we must give a proper report.”
Li Jindou suppressed his delight as he coldly chuckled. “Patriarch Heizus, are you worried that we’ll find out about the secret treasures of your clan, so you hid all your soul weapons to prevent us from looking at them?”
These were rather hurtful words, and Wistful Heizus’s expression chilled. Everyone knew that the Aurora Clan’s soul weapon storehouse had been robbed, yet Li Jindou was still making fun of the clan.
Even his two colleagues could not watch this, the two of them shooting him resentful gazes.
“Of the three evaluations, the soul weapon category uses the most time. I’ll give you thirty minutes to prepare. When the time is up, you will have to open your boxes for our inspection,” Ding Qingrui waved his hand and said.
The Garde 83 branch office of Chaos Society had already prepared a room, which contained three treasure racks. The three clans would place their soul weapons on the racks and then let the evaluators judge them.
The three patriarchs began to take out soul weapons from their spatial rings and place them on the racks. The Ping Clan had always been the weakest of the three major clans, so after putting up about two hundred soul weapons, it stopped. The Aurora Wist had about the same number.
While Wistful Heizus and Peng Xiaowu had stopped, Lazaha was far from finished. He was putting more and more soul weapons on the rack, the number going past five hundred!
Li Jindou had said before that if he wanted to win a clean victory, he needed to win by a large gap in the soul weapon category, so Lazaha held nothing back, taking out every soul weapon the clan had.
“Seven hundred eighty-five?” Tong Duoduo frowned and said in surprise.
‘The Laz Clan had not simply taken out a lot of soul weapons; these were also graded, not like the Aurora and Ping clans, which mostly had gradeless weapons.
Lazaha chuckled as he took out another soul weapon from his spatial ring. “Sorry, it’s actually seven hundred eighty-six. The lowest is grade 1, while the highest is grade 4! 1
I’m different from these fellows who took out even lousy goods just to fill in the number. If one didn’t know, they might take this place for a street market.”
*Whoosh!*
Wistful Heizus and Peng Xiaowu both scowled. It was clear that Lazaha was making fun of their clans for being weak!
As a former first-tier clan, the Aurora Wist Clan naturally had some foundation. Putting aside everything else, Xia Fei’s White Dragon’s Screech alone was a peerless treasure! Forged from dragon bones, it was unsurpassed in the universe!
Alas, past glories still belonged to the past. Ever since they were robbed, the Aurora Clan had been unable to replenish its reserves.
“Since all the clans have taken out everything they have, shall we begin?” Li Jindou asked. He was anxious to end this evaluation to avoid any unexpected mishap.
Ding Qingrui said solemnly, “Alright, then. Duoduo, soul weapons are your speciality, so you judge. We will support you.”
Tong Duoduo nodded. While she was not that old and still was not married, she was a professional at judging soul weapons.
The Tong Clan had held important positions in Chaos Society for generations, but in her generation, there were no boys, so she had taken over her father’s duties in Chaos Society, and she handled matters as smoothly as ever, a sign of how powerful and rich the Tong Clan was.
Tong Duoduo nodded and swept her gaze on the three treasure racks. “Elder Ding, Elder Li, the difference in the number of soul weapons between these two clans is very large, and even the quality isn’t on the same level. In my view, there’s nothing to compare here. The result is obvious.”
Tong Duoduo was well-known for her sharp tongue, and this was when she was already being generous to the Aurora Clan and Ping Clan.
Lazaha was very smug, but Chief Evaluator Ding Qingrui frowned and asked, “Duoduo, is there really no need to do a proper evaluation?”
Tong Duoduo smiled and shook her head.
Patriarch Ping Xiaowu was very calm. His clan, which had always been the weakest of the three major clans, had no plans on fighting with the Laz and Aurora, but Wistful Heizus felt very sullen. He had taken out everything his clan had, but Tong Duoduo did not even bother to look at them. This was just
too hurtful.
The three evaluators began to talk. With nothing to do, Ping Xiaowu stood next to the window and admired the blooming plum blossoms. He was a side character regardless, so he was particularly relaxed.
Smiling, Lazaha came up to Wistful Heizus and bowed. “Brother Heizus, let me congratulate you.”
Wistful Heizus was startled, asking, “Patriarch Laz, what is there to congratulate me about?”
Lazaha looked around, and then he softly whispered, “Patriarch Heizus, do you still not know? Our Garde 83 only has one second-tier spot. Your Aurora Clan will fall into the third-tier clan circle. Isn’t this something worth congratulating about?”
Such an insidious and petty person!
Lazaha narrowed his eyes; his scornful attitude and petty expression was something that no ordinary person could stand!
*crack!*
Wistful Heizus clenched a fist, the joints cracking, and his eyes instantly tumed cold and harsh.
As a member of a clan known for being good people, Wistful Heizus rarely got angry! As the patriarch, he should be the most refined member of the clan. The Aurora Clan had never revered martial strength, and it chose only the best-behaved of its descendants to be patriarchs, but Wistful Heizus’s
attitude just now seemed to be slightly different from how the patriarchs of the past acted.
Lazaha cared only about his little victory and failed to notice this detail. He continued to jeer. “Are you unhappy? Everything has already been settled, though. Are you going to bite me?”
*zing-*
His eyes spitting flames, Wistful Heizus had truly gotten angry this time!
In the Aurora Clan, anger was something extremely rare; it was so rare that even Lazaha felt surprised. He had interacted with Wistful Heizus no small number of times, and in each of those instances, he had always been quiet and polite. He had never imagined that this man would also have a savage side.
Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside: “Logistics Manager Wistful Northgaze of the Aurora Clan requests an audience for an urgent matter!”
The three conversing evaluators raised their heads. Ding Qingrui asked, “What’s so urgent? Why come now?”
Wistful Northgaze responded, “The soul weapons that the Aurora Clan had sent out for repair were done and are now waiting outside.”
Everyone was surprised. In only a few days, the two hundred or so soul weapons had all been repaired? It seemed like that Spiritualist had a pretty good cultivation.
Li Jindou frowned, worried about this unforeseen development. “Elder Ding, Duoduo, the testing time has passed. Isn’t sending over more soul weapons at this point against the rules?”
Ding Qingrui frowned. He himself had said that he would give the three clans thirty minutes to prepare, but before the time was up, he had begun the evaluation. Moreover, the evaluation had also ended quickly, with Tong Duoduo deciding things with a glance. It truly was hard to accept additional soul
weapons at this point.
“This truly won’t do. Adding more soul weapons after the evaluation time has passed is unfair to the other two clans,” Tong Duoduo said. Though she was a woman, she was extremely sharp when it came to reading people and immediately voiced what was on Ding Qingrui’s mind.
suddenly, Lazaha chuckled and said, “Lady and gentlemen, I think that it’s best to accept the Wist family’s request, or else they won’t be able to accept the result.”
Ding Qingrui found this amusing, asking, “So you’re saying that you don’t mind the Aurora Clan adding more soul weapons after the fact?”
Lazaha nodded. “It would be quite interesting if the Aurora Xiao Clan could turn the tables like this. I truly want to see what else the Aurora Wist can take out. Patriarch Heizus, please don’t disappoint me and the evaluators.”
Lazaha already knew everything that the Aurora Clan had. He had agreed to allow Wistful Northgaze to bring in the soul weapons so that Wistful Heizus would accept his loss! Lazaha had been made very unhappy by Wistful Heizus’s brief show of anger. For so many years, the Aurora Clan had beaten down
the Laz Clan, and now that the Aurora Clan was about to die, Lazaha was happy to dance on the body!
Li Jindou’s face turned cold as he mentally cursed Lazaha for bringing himself trouble, and Lazaha shivered and did not dare to look directly at him. As for Ping Xiaowu, he did not care about the result, so after some brief discussion, the Aurora Clan was allowed to bring in the soul weapons.
“Interesting. Very interesting,” Ding Qingrui stroked his beard and said. “Alright, take out your remaining soul weapons and let Duoduo have a look.”
The Aurora Clan soon added two hundred-some soul weapons to the treasure rack. They were extremely ordinary in both grade and form, but for some reason, when these soul weapons were taken out, the room became filled with a warmth that everyone could sense.
Lazaha frowned and looked at Tong Duoduo, whose eyes were getting brighter and brighter, her jaw dropping so far as to reveal her canines.
“This… is a soul weapon of your Aurora Clan?!” Tong Duoduo trembled in shock as she asked in a raised voice..
