Chapter 345 (1/2)
Chapter 345: Gathering
Translator: Yukidaruma Translations Editor: Yukidaruma Translations
At the gathering of the Westerners, there were plenty of Westerners who had yellow skin and black eyes.
Wang Tiangang, who had gone into seclusion for over ten days, also took this rare opportunity to come out for a breather. Back then, he had wanted to fork out 500,000 gold to borrow Fang Xingjian’s Sacred Land, but he had been rejected. After seeing the Rebirth Sword Technique, he had went into seclusion for his training until now.
As a top expert in the Western region, his appearance at the gathering naturally attracted quite a lot of attention.
A Western youth walked over and said,”Young Master Wang, it’s been awhile. Have you been training in seclusion of late?”
“That’s right, Young Master Li. I happened to have some inspirations for my training.” Wang Tiangang smiled. Although this youth was still a Knight, he came from a family of wealthy merchants for five generations. They were so rich that their wealth could match that of a country. So, Wang Tiangang was very willing to maintain a good relationships with them.
Within a few short minutes, a few other people walked over. They were clearly from the same circle as Wang Tiangang. The others in the area looked upon them with envious gazes, placing Wang Tiangang and his circle at the center of attraction.
The youth who was addressed as Young Master Li took a sip of wine and said softly,”Have you guys read this morning’s newspaper?”
“Of course. Fang Xingjian has soared into fame. Lord Holy Orison is full of praises for him, and even His Majesty has also praised that the Rebirth Sword Technique is a revolutionary work. Many Knights have all changed to pick up sword arts instead.”
“Of course. With a gap of over ten times in the potential points, even the old guys at home are forcing me to change to pick up the Rebirth Sword Technique.”
“His fame has really spread across the world. This Fang Xingjian is only 17 years old… With this, it’s certain that his name will be written down in history.”
Wang Tiangang frowned slightly. His mood seemed to have changed for the worse.
Suddenly, Young Master Li turned to ask him,”Young Master Wang, you’re also an expert in sword arts. How is it? Are you going to cultivate the Rebirth Sword Technique?”
Wang Tiangang looked at his Stats Window with the level 1 Rebirth Sword Technique. He then smiled and said,”I’m considering. I still need to give it more thought. After all, the Rebirth Sword Technique will require one to take very long to learn.”
“It is a bit hard, but the efficiency is really high. Didn’t you guys hear? After Lord Holy Orison reached level 10 in this technique, he’s now able to get 8,000 potential points daily. I’m decided on learning it. In the future, those who don’t will all end up lagging behind.”
Just then, a commotion broke out amongst the crowd, and Wang Tiangang turned to look over. However, his frown deepened. Fang Xingjian and Zhou Xingwen had actually come together to attend the gathering for the Western Society.
A bit displeased, Wang Tiangang said,”Fang Xingjian didn’t join the Western Society, right? How is it that he’s able to attend?”
Young Master Li also spoke with a hint of jealousy,”He’s Mr. Popular now. Who would stop him? I heard that over 20 academies have successfully gotten the authorizations for the Rebirth Sword Technique at 10,000 gold yearly. This means that even if Fang Xingjian were to lie there and not move, he would get an income of over 200,000 gold every year.”
Hearing his words, everyone around them drew in a cold gasp, then they looked at Fang Xingjian with envious gazes.
Wang Tiangang’s lips could not help but twitch as he said,”He’s just lucky.”
The others chimed in a little bit when a youth suddenly said,”Hehe, I’m off to say hello.”
“I’ll go too.”
“Haha, I haven’t seen Young Master Zhou for quite a while. I’ll go over and have a look as well.”
When he saw the people around him leave one by one while everyone’s gazes turned from him to the upstart, Fang Xingjian, a great sense of disappointed plunged down on Wang Tiangang.
He threw a glance at Young Master Li who was beside him and said,”This group of people really just sail with the wind. What’s the point of gathering over there like that?”
Young Master Li was stunned for a moment before he said,”That’s true. There are too many people. I better wait till the event is over before I approach Fang Xingjian for a talk.”
He turned, only to discover that Wang Tiangang had already left.
“Young Master Wang? Why did you leave? You’re schoolmates, right? Can you help introduce me to Fang Xingjian?”
Wang Tiangang then turned back to say coldly,”We aren’t close.” As he walked out, he looked at Fang Xingjian, who was now the center of attention. He could not help but let out a sigh in his heart,’If only the Rebirth Sword Technique was created by me.’