Chapter 317 (1/2)

Chapter 317: Absorbing

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations  Editor: Yukidaruma Translations

“Is there really a need to prove whether ]the Rebirth Sword Technique is harmful?” Hoppes shook his head. “This is just an excuse. Since someone started the first step, there would naturally be people who are driving the rest of the events.

“Do you know that when I first saw the Rebirth Sword Technique, what I felt wasn’t just excitement but more so of terror?

“If the Rebirth Sword Technique is really able to increase one’s potential by ten times or more, then how much more powerful would all the Knights, Conferred Knights, and Knight apprentices become?

“If it is real, then what is going to happen to the Nurturing sword techniques from the other factions? What would the other factions do? Would they give up on their own Nurturing sword techniques? Then would they still have any apprentices? What if they don’t give up on their own Nurturing sword techniques? Then would their apprentices be gradually surpassed by the others in the Empire?

“And from the point of the government, what would they think when they look at the people from the middle and lower levels and when they think about all the Knights and Knight apprentices who would go through great improvements in their abilities? Would they really hope to see that the other factions would also be able to get their hands on this sword technique? Will it be to the extent that even the Church of Universal Truth is going to get their hands on this sword technique? Would they really wish to see their subordinates suddenly becoming stronger and see even apprentices, who were not previously in the system, also become stronger?”

When Hoppes said till this point, Leon’s back was already completely drenched in sweat. “You’re saying that this time around, we’re going up against…”

Hoppes simply stood up, looked out of the window to see the people passing by, and said, “Five hundred years ago, in order to forbid commoners from picking up martial arts, the Khstan Empire had even disseminated a theory that if commoners were to practice martial arts, they would experience signs of premature aging.

“Two hundred years ago, in order to allow the tobacco trade to flourish, the Northern Trade Association had propagated to the Empire the absurd theory that the consumption of tobacco can increase one’s attributes.

“In this world, the right to speak has always been in the hands of the strong. That is, unless there’s someone even stronger who breaks their control.”

“But if that was the case, why would the association publish the Rebirth Sword Technique in the Knight’s handbook?”

Hoppes laughed out loud, “It’s because they don’t believe in it. They knew how amazing the Rebirth Sword Technique was, but they didn’t believe at all in the ten times efficiency of the Rebirth Sword Technique. With 5,000 points potential points… who would believe that it’s real?

“And right now, the reason they have gone so far only proves that someone from the central governance has succeeded in learning the Rebirth Sword Technique.

“But, Teacher, why are you doing this? If His Majesty and the heads of those factions don’t prepare to accept the Rebirth Sword Technique…”

“They should accept it.” Hoppes said calmly, “I only hope that all of the Empire’s younger generation can get to cultivate the most outstanding sword techniques. I hope that all powerful martial techniques can be disseminated and not just be in the control of a small group of people.

“I wish that when I had started picking up sword arts at the age of five, I was able to learn a sword technique like this.”

“Does Xingjian knows?”

“He doesn’t have to.”

In another place, Fang Xingjian opened the door to the research room and walked in. He saw that majority of Sasa’s subordinates had already fallen asleep. They were really too tired, having slept for only one to two hours a day. Working endlessly on deciphering the Ancient Era’s language for Sasa had caused their brains to be overworked, sapping them fully of their energy.

When Sasa saw Fang Xingjian come in, he put up a forced smile. “You’re here? Then we’ll leave. You can continue.”

When Sasa passed by Fang Xingjian, he heard Fang Xingjian say softly, “If I tell you the secret to the dragon’s scale, will you stop?”

Sasa stopped in his tracks, and at the next moment, he asked puzzledly, “What secret? What stop?”

Fang Xingjian smiled slightly and said, “It’s nothing. I’ve also reached a bottleneck in my research. I reckon that in the end, you’ll be the one to successfully resolve the mystery to the dragon’s scale.”

Sasa left the research room with his subordinates, but when he was walking along the corridor, the expression in his gaze changed. ‘This guy already suspects me? But it’s useless now. I only helped to push for the first step. Right now, even if I want to stop it, I won’t be able to.