NOVEL WEB Chapter 55: Letting Loose
Hua Zhong Base City.
Yanfeng Martial Hall Headquarters Building.
The news of Shen Ping severely injuring Councilor Falr and killing two Iron Wolf Mercenary Group Gods of War had already spread, and all martial artist members within the martial hall naturally knew about it. Qin Shan was currently leading all members, waiting on the lawn.
As an intelligent fighter jet appeared in the sky,
the martial hall members all erupted in excitement, "It's the Hall Master, the Hall Master is back!"
Whoosh.
The fighter jet landed.
Qin Shan and the other supervisors hurried forward to greet him, "Greetings, Hall Master."
Their voices were filled with excitement and respect.
Shen Ping smiled and shook his head, "Why such a grand reception? It was just a small matter. Alright, everyone, quickly return to your posts and work."
Qin Shan couldn't help but say, "Hall Master, this is no small matter. Your severe injury to Councilor Falr has greatly boosted our martial hall's reputation. On the forums and even within the War God Palace, many people are saying you're the Third Councilor."
A supervisor quickly chimed in, "That's right. After this incident, no one will dare to secretly say that our martial hall members are all weaklings anymore."
Shen Ping's gaze swept around, seeing admiration and respect in the eyes of many members. Before, these members, though respectful when they saw him, it was merely the politeness and respect due to a Councilor-level expert. But now, their respect came from the heart.
The attitudes before and after were completely different.
"Indeed, in the eyes of all martial artists, strength is the most fundamental."
He thought to himself.
Since the Great Nirvana, the Global community has revered martial artist strength, and martial arts have flourished. Even ordinary people admire and respect the strong. Although he had established a martial hall and sold genetic agents that greatly aided martial artists, his prestige wasn't very high before. But now, it was different.
After the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group
his prestige within the martial hall had rapidly surged.
Taking the elevator to his office,
he hadn't even sat down yet when his communication wristband vibrated.
It was Jia Yi calling.
After connecting,
Jia Yi's hearty laugh came from the wristband, "Councilman Shen, you've kept me in the dark! If I had known you were so formidable, I never would have offered to help."
Shen Ping quickly explained that he hadn't intentionally concealed it, but simply didn't want to be too high-profile.
"Understood, understood."
Jia Yi chuckled and continued, "How do you plan to deal with the HR Alliance?"
Seeing Jia Yi proactively bring up the HR Alliance,
Shen Ping guessed that the other party was likely there to mediate, so he asked, "Does Councilor Jia have any suggestions?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, then he said, "The Mountain Fire Squad incident was driven by several high-ranking HR Alliance members. The Iron Wolf Mercenary Group was just a pawn they used to test the waters. However, the nine core family consortiums of the HR Alliance have intricate relationships and also exist in competition. Councilor Isadora just called me and said that this matter was the idea of Councilor Falr's family consortium. They have already convened a top-level meeting to mete out the most severe punishment to his family."
"From now on, Councilor Falr's faction will essentially lose their say in the European Union. Additionally, Councilor Isadora will personally visit to apologize."
At this point, he lowered his voice, "Councilman Shen, the underground alliance is deeply involved and has a huge impact on the economies of the Five Great Powers. I hope you will consider this carefully."
Shen Ping understood the meaning behind Councilor Jia's words, "Councilor Jia, as long as the masterminds behind this incident receive their due punishment, I will not expand the scope of accountability."
Upon hearing this, Jia Yi felt a sense of relief. The number of sea and land monsters was increasing daily, and the Five Great Powers were under immense pressure. If infighting between Councilors were to occur at such a time, it would not be a good thing for all of Global humanity.
The restrictions set by the five Councilors of the War God Palace back then were for the sake of humanity's future.
He ended the call.
Not long after, his wristband vibrated again.
It was other Councilors.
For the next half an hour, his wristband didn't stop. After displaying formidable strength comparable to Hong and Thunder God, the attitudes of Global Councilors towards him had greatly changed. All these calls were for well-wishes.
Knock knock.
The office door was knocked.
"Come in."
After Qin Shan entered, he quickly said, "Hall Master, Councilor Isadora of the HR Alliance has arrived and is in the reception room."
Shen Ping was quite surprised; he hadn't expected her to arrive so quickly. So, he got up and went to the reception room to meet this legendary underground empress. Her ability to lead the spokespersons of the HR Alliance's nine core consortium families indicated her extremely strong capabilities.
"Councilman Shen."
"Madam Isadora."
The two exchanged a few simple pleasantries.
Councilor Isadora, with her silver hair, smiled and said, "Councilman Shen, to be comparable to the First and Second Councilors in such a short time after becoming a Planetary Level expert is truly astonishing."
Shen Ping humbly replied, "I was just lucky and happened to obtain some things from an ancient civilization ruin."
"Luck is also part of strength."
Councilor Isadora said, "My main purpose for coming here today is to apologize to you. This time, our HR Alliance acted improperly by not properly restraining our internal members, causing losses to Yanfeng Martial Hall."
As she spoke, she stood up and bowed to Shen Ping.
It must be said that for an underground empress to adopt such a low posture truly required great courage.
Shen Ping looked at the elderly lady and slowly said, "The cooperation between Yanfeng Martial Hall and the HR Alliance will not cease. However, for the future establishment of branch martial halls in the European Union, I will have to trouble Madam Isadora."
Upon hearing this,
Councilor Isadora smiled, "This is an honor for our HR Alliance."
Watching her leave,
Shen Ping knew that after this incident, Yanfeng Martial Hall had completely established itself Global. Its future development would no longer face any obstacles, and the Five Great Powers and other Base Cities would cooperate in establishing various branch martial halls.
"With resources like genetic agents, essence of vegetation, and mu ya crystals, my Shen Family's foundation can finally develop rapidly!"
Previously, the family's development had to consider various influencing factors, but now he no longer had any concerns and could implement his plans without restraint.
Back in his office,
he opened the virtual frame.
New text appeared on it.
[You have severely injured Councilor Falr, and your family's prestige has surged Global, taking a strong and firm step towards prosperity]
[Reward: Martial Artist Secret Technique "Shadow Blade", 10 mu ya crystals, Blazing Seventh Blade, Prairie Fire Movement Technique Seventh Level]
[Additional Reward: Three C-grade Bloodline Evolution Agents (Improved Version), one Virtual Training Ground]
Seeing the evaluation displayed by the text,
Shen Ping's face showed contemplation. Since establishing the martial hall, he had gained great fame Global, becoming a household name. However, this display of strength led to a surge in prestige, indicating that fame and prestige were likely two different concepts.
As his gaze swept downwards,
his eyes gradually lit up with pleasant surprise.
Another good item appeared in the additional rewards: a Bloodline Evolution Agent! Such items were relatively rare even in the universe, and the main reason why genetic martial artists on Earth improved slowly was their low bloodline. Now, with the Bloodline Evolution Agent, reaching Astral Rank was no longer difficult.