"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
"Fred's got something about him..."As Fred was taking his well-earned break in the mining area, Elder Eisler stepped out of the grand hall and wasted no time in having someone fetch the files on the new disciples who had recently arrived.He had one thing on his mind—to figure out if the Fred who had taken down Bartolomew and was the guy rumored to be an Ancient Warlord, was the same Fred who had just been inducted into the Triple Flair Sect.After looking over the information, Elder Eisler felt pretty confident they were the same.Apparently, this genius kid Fred was recommended by Hector, and Elder Eisler could have easily figured out he was from Waterway Town with a little digging. On top of that, it was the Nile family from the same town—who just snagged the reins of Waterway Town in the big five-year showdown—that put in a good word for him. Putting two and two together was a no-brainer for Elder Eisler after hearing Bovies' story. However, things got complicated when Elder
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
Going to the other disciples to make up the amount of ore? How?Zuller immediately frowned after Janzen’s words, but he was intrigued. "Please tell me in detail!""What else can I say?"Janzen chuckled and said, "Didn't our sect recruit a new group of disciples recently? Just choose one of them and take the ore they handed over!""Uh..."At first, Zuller felt a twinge in his chest upon hearing Janzen’s suggestion, but then he quickly shook his head and said, "Isn't this too extreme? What if there’s a riot?""Riot? How would they riot?"Janzen smirked and said, "How would a new disciple who doesn't even have any foothold be able to riot? Even if a riot happens, with my connections, we’ll be able to suppress it in a matter of minutes."After hearing this, Zuller was convinced.After all, just as Janzen befriended him because of the rare gadgets Zuller brought from Waterway Town, Zuller had befriended Janzen because of his connections.Hence, Zuller knew that with Janzen's con
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
Give an explanation for injuring his men?Zuller and Janzen, who had been preparing to leave with the ore, whipped their heads around with a frown when they heard the sudden voice.When they saw Fred dressed like an Ordinary Disciple like them, they burst out laughing."Oh, it’s Junior Fred? I just heard from these Handyman Disciples that you have been training and have never left your room since you started. How diligent! I guess this is the first time we’ve met? I am..."Zuller was prepared to introduce himself as he looked at Fred and laughed.As the most senior among the Ordinary Disciples, Zuller did not care about Fred, a boy who had just started his role. He introduced himself to put Fred in his place and save some trouble.Before he finished speaking, Fred had already walked past him. He completely ignored Zuller and walked to the unconscious disciple who had been slapped by Zuller. He looked at the other handyman disciples calmly and asked, "Did they hurt him?""Yes…Yes
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
"What...What…What's going on?"Janzen, still expecting to see a good show, only saw Zuller kneeling before Fred suddenly. He was startled and quickly stepped forward. "Senior Zuller! Senior Zuller, Why did you…What's going on?"Janzen's expression changed instantly.At this moment, he saw the kneeling Zuller, pale and dripping with sweat. There was no trace of the arrogance he had before."You…You did this?" Janzen paused and asked Fred.Fred turned his gaze to Janzen indifferently and said calmly, "He’s kneeling now, what about you?"“Me?"If Fred had dared to talk to him like this before Zuller knelt, Janzen would have responded sarcastically or even attacked Fred.However… At this moment, he looked at Zuller kneeling on the ground and panicked. He was scared!When Fred walked toward him, Janzen shouted, "Don't come over! Not… not a step closer!"After he said that, he fell to the ground!Perhaps being too nervous or too scared, Janzen, who had been laughing at Fred just a
Marciella walking away did not bode well with the giant snake. Marciella was its food! How could it accept that its food had escaped?Marciella had not moved far yet. She reluctantly looked back at Fred.She did not know how Fred would handle the River God. She could only hope Fred would be okay!When Fred saw that she had left, he geared up, rubbing his palms in glee. He had an eager look on his face, which confused the giant snake.It was the snake’s first time meeting a man like Fred!How strange indeed!At this time!Suddenly, Fred said with hostility etched on his face, "Hey, Big Snake, what are you going to do now?"The snake's attention was entirely focused on him, which seemed off to Fred."What I’m going to do?"The giant snake fixated its eyes on Fred. It felt that it could handle a human like Fred easily.“I’m going to kill you with one bite! How dare you look down on me like this!"The giant snake rushed toward Fred fiercely at a speed so fast that no one could
Fred was annoyed by the giant snake's arrogant tone. Fred squinted his eyes at the snake and asked in confusion, "Why are you making that face?"“Huh?"The giant snake was shocked. He thought that Fred would submit to him, but to his surprise, Fred was not shaken at all.The snake was about to lose his temper.“Dirty snake, haven't I made myself clear enough? I think you are probably sleep-talking if you want me to hand over my people to you..." Fred said impatiently.At this moment…Feeling that it was being ridiculed, the snake said suddenly, "You punk, this is the first time anyone spoke to me this way. What is your name?"“Me?"Fred was stunned subconsciously, not knowing what the snake wanted. Suddenly, he understood.“Did you want to know my name so you can remember me, bow down before me, and become my follower? Sure, I’ll give you that chance!"He was adding fuel to the fire. The giant snake almost spat out blood in anger!"What? You want me to follow an immature bei
Huh!?Putting aside Marciella, even Fred could not hide his shock as a giant snake appeared from under the water!A giant snake!How could it be!?Fred's eyes widened at the sheer size of the snake. "A Giant Snake… Is this the so-called River God?"Moreover, the size was humongous. The snake must be at least ten stories high!What a huge snake!Fred finally understood why he felt a powerful force under the water!There was a sharp glint in the giant snake’s eyes! That was the blinking light from time to time!"Who comes here? Are you from the village? Who do you plan to sacrifice to me this time?" As soon as the giant snake spoke, Fred realized that this was not the first time it had done this.The snake seemed familiar with the ritual process. Obviously, the villagers had witnessed this giant snake before. This was the meeting between the two sides! Fred felt uncomfortable at this. As for the giant snake, it felt bemused when it saw Fred. The snake had never seen Fred befo
Fred was going to risk it all to open this girl's eyes!The force from the punch was extraordinary! As soon as the tree was hit by the seismic fist, it fell immediately and the whole tree split neatly in two!Marciella was dumbfounded!Although she knew how powerful Fred was, to witness his power was a different thing entirely!"Master Fred, your power is insane!"Marciella could not help but applaud.Fred seemed indifferent, as though he had no feeling at all about this."Is it? Why do you think so?"He looked so indifferent.For Ancient Martial Arts, things did not get any simpler than this!"You’re so strong. Anyway, I don’t doubt you anymore..." Marciella sighed, suddenly feeling very sad. "This is the reward of being educated. If we were more knowledgeable, we wouldn’t be so clueless.”"Haha, if you can't solve your issues, your descendants can work harder," Fred said with a wink.Marciella said, "Mr. Fred, I needed to ask you something! What if our luck was changed ju
What Fred said aroused her curiosity."What does it look like when you offer a sacrifice?"Fred knew he could not speak of this matter. Sure enough, Marciella felt a little downcast after Fred said the words. She did not know why Fred would say such a thing. Suddenly, Fred felt bad about it.He coughed and said, "Don't think too much about it... I just want to find a clue. Maybe we could find a solution. Why does it never rain in your village?""Huh?"Marciella's eyes, which were still a little dejected, suddenly realized what was important and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Fred, are you saying that the reason why it never rains in our village is because someone is behind it?"Although Fred was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but nod. "Yes, this is exactly what you thought!""For real?!"Marciella felt hopeful again when she heard this. She said hastily, "The thing you asked about is pretty simple. You can just check out that place!""That place?"Fred turned around to see w
Marciella found herself nodding in agreement with Fred's harsh assessment. "You're spot on," she said. "That woman is nothing but vile!"Seeing Marciella's reaction, a rare smile crossed Fred's face as he nodded back. "Glad you see it my way," he said.What caught Fred off guard was the villagers' reaction. One by one, their faces turned ashen with despair.It seemed to them that nothing could be worse than the predicament they were facing. The absence of the witch spelled doom for the village—it was like their last shred of hope had vanished. They had all put their faith in her to charm the River God into blessing them with rain, which would have brought some peace to their troubled lives. However, now their chances seemed to have dried up just like their fields. Fred stood there, his face a mask of serenity amidst the chaos.In the moments that followed, the village chief was a picture of despair, his only option was to send everyone home while he racked his brain for a backup pl
"What?"Fred did not even have time to blink before the witch suddenly made a move.It was like a bomb went off.Kaboom!Then, she was dead!Fred dusted off his hands, even surprising himself with his lack of tolerance for the witch.Now, though, he had a real headache. He had planned to clear the air with the witch and lay out the past so everyone would know the full picture.He thought that might just turn things around.The situation changed when she vanished, and Fred's plans were completely derailed. Then again, changing the villagers' minds was not going to be a walk in the park anyway. They were pretty set in their ways, thanks to all the stuff they had been fed.As such, just talking it out might not cut it. Heck, it could even mess with history!With the witch out of the equation, Fred figured he might as well try a different tactic. Maybe if he took out the guy in the cloak and worked his own magic to bring some rain, it could save a lot of hassle. The more he thoug
"No way!"The witch bristled with defiance. She could not accept that she was no match for Fred.As she noticed Fred's focus was locked on her, a sly idea popped up in her mind.Before she could act on it, though, she found herself pinned against the wall by Fred in a flash...Her face contorted in disbelief. She was pinned so tightly that she could not even move!The witch was completely overpowered, her heart racing with panic.How could he be so much stronger than her?Fred, on the other hand, seemed unfazed."What's going through your head? You don't seriously think you can take me on, do you?" Fred asked, his voice laced with skepticism.The witch felt utterly trapped, as if at any second, Fred might just finish her off."Look, I messed up, okay? Can we not do this? I'm old, just a pile of brittle bones—I can't take this kind of rough treatment!" the witch pleaded with Fred, trying a new tactic to get through to him.Fred was not falling for it. He looked at her with a
"Heh, I caught on to you a while back, you know. You've been tailing me, and I'm pretty sure you're here for me. Plus, you don't have the look of someone from our village. That means you are an outsider, and I'm your target, right? Listen, man, we don't have any beef with each other, so why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?"The witch had sensed the raw power rolling off Fred, and it was enough to send shivers down her spine!At that moment, she knew that challenging Fred was not going to be a walk in the park! If she had spotted him earlier in the forest, it would not have been good news for her. For starters, she had no clue how many tricks Fred had up his sleeve, and if he took her down, she and her buddy would be toast.However, the witch was not about to let Fred take her out without a fight! She racked her brain and finally settled on one strategy!She would try to sweet-talk him, hoping Fred would fall for her words just like everyone else, and fall into he