Absolute Choice 10
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They immediately held their breaths in nervousness.
"Don't worry."
Riko gave the duo a gentle smile as she pressed 'Answer' and placed the phone to her ear.
Despite her allaying the duo's nervousness, Riko's heart was pounding. She was extremely nervous.
In the unlikely scenario that her dad failed in the negotiations, Mozzie and Kevin's spots in the collective training would be rescinded once the rule was changed. What were they to do?
No, it was not an unlikely scenario but a high likelihood outcome. Even if she had consoled herself, she could not help but discern the cruel reality. There was the seven major organization's joint protest, the Hero Association's secret pressure, as well as the objections and discussions of the people. Regardless of how she thought of it, the changing of the rule was reasonably the final outcome. By sacrificing Mozzie and Kevin, as well as Gaia's interests, the rest would receive a favorable outcome. Why would the senate not do it?
If they lost the nomination for the collective training, Mozzie and Kevin would definitely be hurt, right? When the time comes, how was she to comfort them and counsel them so as to let them step out of the nadir of negative emotions?
"Hello…"
Riko picked up the call. Her voice sounded stiff. She was 'Violent Girl' as termed by Shi Xiaobai, not some agony aunt!
Riko was nervous and worried. She had already begun considering words of consolation and encouragement that she was not proficient at.
Yama Minamiya's deep and stable voice sounded into her ears.
"The meeting is over. The rule will not change. The spots are still the two children's."
It was simple and direct without any foreshadowing. Yama Minamiya had explained the outcome of the meeting in a narrative tone.
"Ah?"
Riko exclaimed. Her first thought was that she had heard wrong before being pleasantly surprised. She hurriedly asked, "Won? We won?"
"Yea, we won."
Yama Minamiya answered calmly. Against countless objections, they had won.
"Hahaha…well done!"
Riko immediately laughed out loudly. She blinked at the duo sitting beside her and gestured with her fist, indicating that they had clinched victory!
Mozzie and Kevin widened their eyes and were instantly filled with pleasant surprise and disbelief. They were wondering if they were dreaming.
Riko beamed and was enjoying an upheaval of emotions. She wheedled Yama Minamiya, "Dad, quickly tell me how we won!"
"It was all thanks to Chairman Jiang. He eventually held his ground against all dissent and objected to changing the rule. Hence, the result," answered Yama Minamiya.
"Just that?" asked Riko.
"Just that," answered Yama Minamiya.
Riko was surprised but quickly smiled again. Although it wasn't her father holding his ground against all objections, the outcome was already perfect. There was nothing to be disappointed about.
"Not bad. Grandpa Jiang no doubt lives up to his title as Azure Emperor. He's indeed a just hero to have entered the Hero Hall of Fame!"
Riko praised. Suddenly, she recalled Kevin's concerns from before. Hence, she asked in a whisper, "Right, I heard that the boor, Zhang Meng, had participated in it. Did he and those unreasonable upper echelons of the various organizations make things difficult for you?"
"No." Yama Minamiya used a simple word as a response. His voice was calm and stable.
"That's good."
Riko immediately heaved a sigh of relief. It seems Teacher One-Pun did not need to play a role in it.
"Yea, let's do it this way. When Shi Xiaobai comes out, let's hold a celebration. I'm busy. I'll be hanging up," said Yama Minamiya suddenly. While Riko was still in a daze, he had already hung up.
"Doo… Doo… Doo…"
Riko was surprised. Why did he hang up just like that? She still had many questions!
"Strange. Why does it feel like something is odd…"
Riko lowered her cell phone and knitted her brows slightly. However, when she turned her head to see the 'exciting' looks on the duo sitting beside her, she immediately stopped thinking further.
She also beamed happily.
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Shanghai City, First Hospital, Emergency Ward
The moment Yama Minamiya hung up the phone, he gnashed his teeth and uttered a cry of pain.
An old and experienced orthopedic was treating his kneecaps that had been shattered into pulp. Although he had been given a tiny amount of anesthesia, it was still extremely painful.
To think that Yama Minamiya was able to bear the pain through the phone call. He had feigned such a calm and stable voice.
Even the old doctor could not help but look up to steal a few glances at him.
One-Pun was standing by the side as he sighed. He said, "Couldn't you make the phone call after the treatment?"
Yama Minamiya ground his teeth and said with a trembling voice, "Those children were waiting anxiously for it…Ah…Ss…"
One-Pun shook his head helplessly as he suddenly said with a serious expression, "Those two children might not be able to keep up with the collective training."
Previously, under Riko's incessant pestering, One-Pun had taken some time out of his busy schedule to guide Shi Xiaobai, Mu Yuesheng, Kevin, and Mozzie for a short period of time.
Although it wasn't a long period of time, One-Pun had a basic level of judgment of the four.
From his point of view, Wen Hezheng had a good attitude but her natural endowment was too poor.
Kevin was somewhat talented, but he was still greatly inferior to a real genius. Furthermore, he was an arrogant person and biased in his thoughts. Certain thoughts were ridiculous but he did not heed the advice of others. He was the person One-Pun thought the lowest of among the four.
Therefore, although he had accepted Riko's request to appear at the meeting, it was only to ensure that Yama Minamiya was fine. He was not concerned with the outcome of the meeting but he was surprised to find Yama Minamiya working so hard.
From his point of view, even if the spots of the collective training were held by the two children, it was very difficult for the two of them to keep up with the rest. They might very quickly be eliminated or abandoned.
When Yama Minamiya heard that, his expression immediately turned solemn. He looked at One-Pun and said sternly, "Those two children are completely different from how they were in the past. I believe that the present them will not disappoint anyone!"
One-Pun faltered slightly as he pondered for a moment before saying, "Then it seems I'm the one that has been superficial…"
Yama Minamiya said with a grin, "No, if not for me witnessing it with my own eyes, I would never believe that a single trial can result in such a tremendous change in the two children. Do not belittle the potential of young people!"
One-Pun nodded and said approvingly, "At least that child, Shi Xiaobai, has completely exceeded my expectations."
"Heh, that child is a rookie of my Annihilation division!"
Yama Minamiya grinned. He looked rather proud when he suddenly thought of something. He asked softly, "Speaking of which, One-Pun, do you think that child, Shi Xiaobai will have a chance at reaching the eighth level?"
One-Pun faltered as he fell into a moment of silence. He said, "Back then, I was young and rash. I entered the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower at the seventh level of the Psionic Mortal Realm.”
“At the fifth level, I had taken the initiative to search for the Level Lord and ended up being wrecked and was forced to use the exit command. Therefore, I do not have much concept of the difficulty of the seventh level. However, I know very clearly how strong a Level Lord is. They at least have the strength at the mid-stages of the Psionic Might Realm. To defeat them at the Psionic Mortal Realm would require shocking and unprecedented talent!”
“Perhaps only amazing figures like Overlord Ji Feng, Sword Immortal Xu Taibai, Conquest King Chu Tianqi a
re able to accomplish it. As for Shi Xiaobai being able to conquer eight Level Lords, it proves that he, at the very least, he possesses a shocking talent regardless of how he did it! With such talent, there is a very high possibility of him clearing the seventh level.”
“But the Hero King, a person who history deems as the most likely person to reach the eighth or even ninth level for the first time, had stopped at the seventh level for some unknown reason. It shows that talent and strength might not be sufficient to clear the seventh level. Therefore…I cannot be sure that Shi Xiaobai would be able to reach the eighth level."
One-Pun gave a thorough analysis but eventually gave a vague answer which supported both possibilities. Yama Minamiya could not help but rolled his eyes as he said in a fuming laugh, "I believe Shi Xiaobai has a hundred percent chance of reaching the eighth level, and even the ninth! Do you dare to make a bet with me!?"
One-Pun was surprised. He never expected Yama Minamiya to have such blind confidence in Shi Xiaobai. After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "What do we bet on?"
A 'strange' smile suffused his lips as he said softly, "If Little Shi were to reach the eighth level, you have to…"
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Chapter482 The Frog in the Well that Looks Forward to the Mighty Eagle
Auditorium
When Riko saw that Mozzie and Kevin's expression looked extremely 'interesting', she was exhilarated but also filled with disbelief. Mozzie had even pinched herself in her delicate cheeks, afraid that she was dreaming.
Riko smiled. She understood their euphoria.
She too never expected for the miracle to truly happen. The victor of the meeting was Gaia who had stood alone!
She had been considering the methods to console and counsel Mozzie and Kevin after the failure of the meeting, but she never expected that they won at the meeting!
"We won! It's not a dream. The spots to the collective training are yours. They’re still yours!"
Riko announced the result in an affirmed manner to the duo who still found it unbelievable.
Kevin looked up suddenly as he clenched his constantly shaking right hand. His mouth opened up slightly. He had planned to roar and release the nervousness in him but he swallowed it back down when he realized that it wasn't the right place to do so.
They won!
He could participate in the collective training!
Heavens, is this really a dream or not?
"Oh yeah! It's awesome. I can fight alongside Lord Shi Xiaobai again." Mozzie held Riko's hands as she jumped and danced joyfully. A brilliant smile beamed on her face. Compared to Kevin, it was easier for her to accept matters with such great impact. After all, she was a fat chick that had no ulterior motives or will. Compared to others, she had a heart that was free from care or worries.
Kevin was immediately infected when he saw Mozzie's cute jumping and cheering. His somewhat stiff face gradually suffused a smile.
He had once felt disappointed and hurt by everyone's mockery and doubts. He had even nearly lost the courage to vie for it. He began to have cowardly thoughts of giving up. But at that moment, Yama Minamiya had patted him firmly on the shoulders and said, "Child, the collective training spot is rightfully yours. The present you absolutely has the qualifications to enjoy this privilege. You also absolutely have the ability to shoulder this obligation. So do not be discouraged or dejected. Be brave and fight for it. Bravely prove yourself!"
After that, Yama Minamiya had stood forward in front of them. He bore the brunt of everyone in order to fight for their collective training spots. It made him reignite his hopes of participating in the collective training!
He did not give up nor could he give up. It was because even though he felt despair from trying to win the nomination, he absolutely did not wish to disappoint the great division minister who stood in front of him.
Words could not fully express his gratitude towards Division Minister Minamiya. At that moment, he felt from the bottom of his heart how honored he was to be a member of Gaia.
Kevin gradually lifted his head. He felt his eyes turn sour. If he did not lift his head, it was as if something strange would drip down his eyes. He had once thought himself as a genius but he later discovered that he was only a frog in a well. After seeing the soaring mighty eagle, he was jolted awake.
It was not easy for him to climb out the well to discover that the world was so vast and that the sky was so infinite. He wanted to go far and soar high but he was shocked to realize that he was surrounded by marsh and that he did not have a pair of wings behind him.
A boat had fallen from the sky one day in front of him.
Countless toads were eyeing that boat and there were countless swans that believed that he was not worthy. They had mocked him, scolded him and 'advised' him to scram back to the bottom of his well.
The world in the well was not necessarily bad. At least it was warmer than the cold marsh.
There had been that instant when he had such a thought.
But finally, he decided to bid a final farewell to that desolate well.
It was partly because the marsh would bloom untainted lotus flowers. Also, he wanted to see and he had the desire, an insatiable desire to see with his own eyes, even if it were just a glance, the scenery as seen from that mighty eagle.
"Eh? You're crying. Kevin, you are crying!" exclaimed Mozzie, who was free from care or worries, while she suddenly pointed at Kevin.
Kevin blushed immediately as he raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes. He hurriedly said, "It's only sand in my eyes!"
Mozzie smacked her lips and said, "It's just tears of joy! Why do you need to blame the sand!?"
The blushing on Kevin's face intensified as he opened his mouth in the hopes of 'giving an explanation'.
Suddenly, with the sound of a ping, an exclamation was heard suddenly. It gave Kevin a fright.
"Shi…Shi Xiaobai has entered…entered the eighth…eighth level!" A suited reporter who had been sitting in front of the stone monument had suddenly leaped up from his stool. He had cried out in excitement while staring at the trial tower's stone monument.
Riko and company were first shocked before they reacted. They hurriedly turned to look at the trial stone monument in the middle of the auditorium.
They saw the three words, 'Shi Xiaobai', on the stone monument. It was covered with a layer of gold and was shining resplendently. It was surprisingly located at the stone monument's eighth level!
"Hea…Heav…Heavens!" Kevin drew a gasp. He was completely flabbergasted. If it was possible, he wished he could flood a series of thumbs-up in the form of '666' in the novel's comment section.
"Too cool! Lord Shi Xiaobai is just too cool!" Mozzie leaped up in joy. She was even happier than before when she heard that she had obtained the nomination for the collective training.
Riko gulped as she stared at the trial tower's stone monument in a dumbfounded manner. From the rookie evaluation test, the little pervert had continuously created all sorts of miracles. He had been able to give her all sorts of pleasant surprises and inundated her with shock. She never expected that…it was even more exaggerated this time. He had reached the eighth level that only three historical figures had ever reached.
The suited reporter glanced at Riko and company and realized that he had spoken too loudly. He hurriedly covered his mouth, but after he confirmed that Riko and company were not reporters as well, he heaved a sigh of relief.
What a relief! Thankfully they were not competitors or this shocking news would have been 'shared' with others.
The suited reporter recalled the domination the experienced reporters had on him. He could not calm down even after a long time. It was all the fault of his loose tongue. He was easily tricked into providing information to others. Every time he found a piece of important news, he would be tricked and leaked the news. Therefore, over all these years, it was not easy for him to
become the exclusive news agency to break the shocking news. Eventually, he would always submit to his President exclusive news that was not popular, to the reprimanding of his boss.
Hence, he had to guard his piece of news regardless of anything. No, it should be his mouth.
He surveyed his surroundings and confirmed that his peers were resting. He was elated that he was the first reporter to receive the news. He hurriedly took out his cell phone and made a call!
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