He was a bit hesitant, but he got his point across in the end.Right after Bovies finished, Elder Eisler—who was not the biggest fan of the Buckner family—slammed his hand on the table and scoffed, "You really think the Triple Flair Sect should step in for some martial artist squabble? Who do you think we are?""Elder Eisler, take it easy!"Malior quickly gestured for peace, then turned to Bovies and said, "Elder Eisler has a short fuse, but he's got a point! We are an ancient martial arts sect, and we don't just dive into any martial artist's beef. Does Elder Bartolomew not understand that?""Well... that's... exactly it!"Bovies blurted out in a rush, "Sect Leader, honored elders, it's not that my Buckner family can't see the big picture, it's just... this guy isn't your run-of-the-mill martial artist.""He's not a regular martial artist? What's that supposed to mean?" Malior pressed.Bovies dropped the bombshell. "He could very well be... an Ancient Warlord!"Huh?That reve

"Just string them along. As the Sect Leader, you can just cook up some excuse. Tell 'em the Buckner kid's got chops and one of our elders is thinking of taking him under their wing. He'll be over the moon and we'll just leave him on cloud nine for a bit! Once our guys have scoped out the whole scene, we'll know how to play our hand." Eisler laid out the plan.Malior cracked a smile and said, "Eisler, you're a sharp one. That'll work like a charm. I'll get the ball rolling.""Alright, I'll head out first. We're still in the middle of recruiting new blood, and they need me around!"After saying this, Elder Eisler nodded respectfully to Malior before he strolled off......"So, you're one of the newbies that just joined us, huh?"Fred had split up from the group after they went to get their assignments from the elder with their ID tokens.Seelie, being a woman, got grouped with the other girls, while Fred was led to the mines behind Brume Peak.After all, the Triple Flair Sect got

His laid-back lifestyle came back to bite him though. When the deadline to hand over the sect's resources rolled around, Zuller was hit with a bombshell—the stash of ore he was supposed to contribute was way short of the mark!Panic set in as he broke out in a cold sweat. The Triple Flair Sect was obsessed with their swordplay, which meant they chewed through ore like it was going out of style. They had some pretty strict rules about these contributions, and coming up short could mean a world of hurt—or even getting the boot!Zuller's chances of making it as a top-tier warlord were about as good as a snowball's chance in an inferno. His only claim to fame was his gig as a disciple of the Triple Flair Sect, where he could boss around the lower ranks. If he got kicked out from the sect, it would be game over for him.So there he was, freaking out big time as he gave his Handyman Disciples a piece of his mind. If his buddy Janzen had not shown up just in time, things might have gone so

Now they found out that Fred would not even hand in the ore task himself, but left it to his Handyman Disciples. This was great news!Immediately, Zuller smiled. "In that case, then you can pass the ore to us! We are here for routine task inspection!"As he spoke, Zuller took a greedy look at the baskets filled with ore in the hands of the Handyman Disciples."Senior, I...I don’t think this is appropriate!"Perhaps because he was naturally cautious, or perhaps he saw Zuller's greedy eyes, the leader of the Handyman Disciples felt something was wrong and said, "The Ore Handover task was always sent directly to the inner hall and handed over to the elders for inspection. No senior disciples have ever come for inspection. We...we should send it to the inner hall ourselves!"Send it yourselves?When Zuller heard this, his face darkened.He and Janzen made a trip precisely to prevent them from sending the ore to the inner hall. If they sent it there, how could he steal it?Zuller s

Obviously, he was prepared to cause serious injury to Fred in one blow."Sigh… your death is on you!"On the side, Janzen crossed his arms, preparing to see the drama unfold.Neither he nor Zuller was particularly talented in martial arts—Zuller had even given up martial arts and spent all day gallivanting in Waterway Town.Despite that, the two had a long list of qualifications. They had been a part of the Triple Flair Sect for far too long!Fred was just a newcomer who recently joined the Sect!As those handyman disciples said, even if they practiced in seclusion all day long without leaving home, how could they improve their strength in such a short period?This was impossible unless Fred was a rare martial arts prodigy.However, if Fred truly was a prodigy, then he would not have remained an Ordinary Disciple.Therefore, Janzen was not worried at all about Zuller's attack. At most, he was just worried that Zuller might not hold back and beat Fred to death.Obviously, thin