Chapter 1433 - 1146: Targeted_2

"It’s thirty percent," La Sang said, trying to maintain a calm tone, but beneath that calm was an undeniable pride and boasting.

"What! Thirty percent!" As these words spilled out, all the Elders began to feel a bit restless in their seats.

"La Sang, you must be aware of the consequences of bearing false witness at a Family council of Elders meeting," spoke up an Elder of relatively low status, threatening tasks such as these had always been his specialty.

"Yes, my lord, that’s why this time I have specifically brought a piece of Energy Alloy that has been improved by him!" La Sang said, taking out an irregular chunk of metal from his personal space, which seemed to be made at random. He handed it to an Elder who walked by, it was his responsibility to ensure the safety of inspection items, but the moment he infused energy into it, his whole body started trembling with excitement.

"Bring it to me quickly!" the Great Elder raised his voice.

The Elder hurried over to the Great Elder, respectfully placing the metal into his hands.

Control over Energy Alloy was something almost etched into the bones of the Forgotten Clan; from birth until death, they were dealing with Energy Alloy, so no one understood its properties better than they did. The moment this piece of Energy Alloy was in hand, he knew that an increase of thirty percent in its properties was no mere exaggeration, it was real!

The Elders passed the alloy among themselves, murmuring in low voices, unable to contain their excitement!

"La Sang! Why didn’t you immediately report such an important matter to the council of Elders!" the Great Elder asked himself.

"Because there’s a little problem," La Sang said with difficulty.

"What’s the little problem? Just speak up, the Family will help you resolve it!" the Great Elder thought La Sang wanted to negotiate a higher status for himself.

"In fact, this is something the Family might not be able to solve, it’s a problem with Henki," La Sang said.

"What’s wrong with him?"

"The honorable Elders must have already investigated Henki’s life. He has been labeled a fool from a young age and hardly communicates with anyone. Now that we know he possesses special talent, although Henki can create this improved Energy Alloy, he doesn’t speak about it!" La Sang said.

"You mean he can make it, but he won’t teach others how to do it?" the Great Elder asked.

"Exactly," La Sang said, "So right now, I’ve been continuously training Henki. I hope to get him to communicate normally with others, at least figure out the recipe for the improved alloy, and then report to the Elders."

This indeed was a problem.

The Elders also started to scratch their heads.

"Now, what’s your relationship with this kid named Henki?" the Great Elder asked in a low voice.

"We’re very close; he’s like family to me," La Sang said.

"Good! You must take good care of him, and also designate some people from within the Family to protect him in secret. He’s been too conspicuous lately, we can’t guarantee others won’t covet his secret. It absolutely must not fall into the wrong hands!" the Great Elder said.

"Rest assured, I have made thorough preparations, all of this is for the Family’s resurgence!" La Sang said.

"As long as you understand! For the resurgence of the Family!"

After leaving the council of Elders, La Sang immediately reported everything that had just happened to Elsa, who at this point had taken control of La Sang’s artificial persona; he was completely under Elsa’s command.

And Elsa then immediately conveyed this to Long Yi.

"So, it means we are considered to have a backing now," Long Yi said with a smile.

"It’s hard to say about the backing, but at least for now, theoretically, their Family would stand with us," Elsa said.

The next day, the promotion competition began. When Henki stood there, almost everyone felt a headache coming on. Actually, in this boot camp, the disparity in strength between people wasn’t that evident. Especially now that the nearer to the front the warriors were, their ranking depended more on their performance in battle and a bit of luck, rather than their real strength.

So now, Henki had become a big mountain in their eyes.

But even if it was a mountain, the battle ultimately had to proceed. Long Yi’s first opponent had learned his lesson this time, he didn’t dare to make any grandiose statements and fought earnestly, and then lost.

Yes, he lost without a hint of anger; if this guy named Henki had shown any clumsiness before, now his fighting style had matured considerably. Be it offense or defense, he managed to leave almost no significant openings.

Then, one after another, warriors were defeated, and the hearts of the members of the sixth squad sank. From the current situation, it seemed almost certain that Henki would join the sixth squad. According to various rumors, Henki had an extremely close relationship with the sixth squad’s instructor La Sang, meaning La Sang would inevitably continue to help Henki advance further, making it seem like they were destined to become stepping stones for someone else’s success.

The national character of the Forgotten Clan filled them with an inferiority complex, which would transform into immense disdain for the weak and excessive flattery towards the Powerhouses. Therefore, when Henki was weak, almost everyone took joy in mocking him, using it to show their own superiority. But now, Henki had become one of the strong, and they suddenly found themselves without a way to respond; this conflict immediately caused a great deal of distress in their hearts.