Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas
Azure Dragon Region sure was great. The beauties there were true beauties – lively yet open-minded. They had parties as well. As for Black Tortoise Region? If they were not attending symposiums, they would be dueling in combat. Of course, there were ordinary gatherings and couples that actually got together, but compared to Azure Dragon Region they were unable to let loose. The topic of their discussions were often not their feelings for one another, but rather how to mutually improve their studies instead.
To be honest, Luo Fei was in envy…
Forget about Wang Zheng – even Zhang Shan had a girl? F*ck, this was unacceptable.
Lear expressionlessly glanced at Luo Fei.
Luo Fei immediately retracted his neck, “I’m just spouting words without thinking. Boss, surely we can’t just let this slide? Bonu didn’t seem to hesitate when taking our money, but he clearly wasn’t firm in handling things.”
The Bonu that Luo Fei was referring to was none other than the military instructor at Azure Dragon Region in charge of mecha classes. It was now clear that Wang Zheng being the target of Bonu during the last mecha class was no accident – it was part of Lear’s plan after all.
“Of course not. However, a military instructor targeting a student on the pretext of protecting himself can’t be easy either. Let’s just wait and see.” Lear replied without a trace of emotion. To Lear, this was akin to tossing an insignificant pawn away. When throwing a pebble to test the waters, one would care only about the ripples formed – where the pebble ended up was irrelevant.
Wang Zheng’s performance did not disappoint after all.
Luo Fei nodded. At Elite Academy X, military instructors and professors were indeed two different concepts. While military instructors conducted lessons as well, their position of power was many rungs lower than that of the professors. This gap was around the same as that between a university professor and a teaching assistant. This was the reason that the Chronos family was able to buy over Bonu. As a military instructor, Bonu’s life was not that bad, yet it was difficult for it to get any better – especially when it came to extravagant spending. Middle-aged people often worry about getting too old and coming to regret not experiencing many things while they still had the chance. These experiences were often accompanied by large amounts of spending. Additionally, there was also the offense caused by the incident with his son, so Bonu naturally wanted to make a quick buck before leaving.
“But I still don’t understand – those four mecha were the ones that Wang Zheng had the most expertise in, so wouldn’t that have lowered our chances of success? Why?” Luo Fei was still unclear about things. If they intended to get Wang Zheng involved, they should not have let Bonu prepare those four mecha for the demonstration.
Lear smiled, “Ah, you’re still behind on things. A person like Wang Zheng would not be so easily routed. This time I was killing many birds with a single stone.”
As for these four mecha being the ones that Wang Zheng had the most expertise in, this was to give Bonu some trouble. Money should not be that easily earned after all. If they had succeeded, Wang Zheng would have suffered a soul-crushing shortfall when it came to the mecha that he had confidence in. If they had failed, it would be even better – his smug display would have created countless rivals for him, and he would also have been more thoroughly exposed. At the same time, this would have increased his confidence, … when things were going too smoothly, people tended to become blinded by their overconfidence.
There were often times when favorable circumstances were more dangerous and crazy than unfavorable ones – miserable times lead to survival but peaceful times lead to death. Wang Zheng, can you really think about other things while you enjoy yourself?
Meanwhile, in the Europe region of the Solar System stood the Chronos family abode.
This was the heart of the Chronos family. This was their place of origin, and the cradle of their glory as well. The place was tightly guarded, and even if soldiers from Earth came to their door, they would not be able to breach the gates within a short period of time.
In a bedroom filled with the latest medical instruments, an elderly man lay on a sickbed. His face was full of ash-colored liver spots, and the rotten stench of near-death penetrated the air.
The current elder of the Chronos family!
Within the Solar System, it was common knowledge that the elder of the Chronos family was suffering from a serious illness and would soon depart from the world forever. As such, the Chronos family was already operating under Lear’s control. However, this young fellow’s ideas seemed to be entirely different from that of Old Chronos. Sooner or later, the Chronos family was sure to fall under this youngster’s hands.
“Ahem, this was his latest action?”
“Yes, master.”
“The next document…”
Even though he was lying on a sickbed, Old Chronos was clearly not on the brink of death despite what the rumors implied about his condition. While his complexion was lifeless, his pupils still glimmered intensely – this was not the gaze of someone who was going to die soon.
This was a fact, and was really the case.
Smack!
Old Chronos turned over and got up from his sick bed. His actions were still full of vigor.
The investments in Arbiter are developing well. Our people are already positioned within the pivotal energy departments.
“We are facing some difficulties with the Gemini System excavation. When it comes to outsiders, the dwarves have a tendency of starting off by refusing to cooperate.”
“One must give in order to take.”
“Understood.”
Old Chronos handled these matters continuously. However, the surprising thing was that the matters that he handled were not as closely related to the Solar System as one would expect.
The severity of his illness was feigned, but the patrimony he handed over to Lear was real. The thing was that Earth was only a small part of the Chronos family.
This was distant history. In those years, the Chronos’s family rapid rise to power was the stuff of legends. However, the truth was that the family itself was a portion of the Saint Church’s divide and conquer strategy, and lay in hiding for a long time. It was indeed true that Earth’s position plummeted in the wake of the Great Interstellar Voyage, but where did the funds and manpower for the Great Interstellar Voyage come from in those days?
This vast organization was concealed within the Milky Way Alliance all along, hidden in the shadows of history.
“Young master may already have his suspicions,” Drupe respectfully said.
“May?” Old Chronos eyes held a humored gaze. “Drupe, I haven’t heard you say that word in ages – what an ambiguous answer.”
Drupe let out a slight smile.
Old Chronos nodded, “He probably doesn’t know much. He’s suspicious at best, don’t pay any attention to it.”
Every lion king had been pushed off a cliff during their younger years. Only the young cubs who managed to climb back up survived to stand on the summit in the end.
From Lear’s point of view, there was indeed a massive opportunity right before his eyes. This crucial juncture had appeared, but he had many competitors and the Chronos family was only a portion of them after all.
After these matters had been settled, a white-robed man stood at Old Chronos’s side. He bowed deeply, “Elder Chronos, the Circle of Elder’s current opinion is that we should still try our best to stay hidden at this point of time. The opportune time to confront the current rules has yet to arrive.”
Surprisingly, this white-robed man was the person who gifted the World of Saints to Lear.
Old Chronos nodded; he certainly knew this. He had lost track of how many years it had been. He originally thought that he would never live to see this day, but the time had unexpectedly come. There was even the possibility of his own grandson achieving it – for that he was willing to wait!
Alas, times were indeed different now. There were many things that could not be solved by pure grit. Lear had to suffer much more in order to attain far more. Old Chronos sincerely believed this, for Lear had the immortal blood of the Chronos family flowing through him!
