Chapter 61 - Secret but not Secret Weapon. (1/2)
Krune felt that something is wrong, why would they ask him to teach the contestants? He found this situation to be a little surreal.
”I think supervisor Lu is asking the wrong person, the people participating in the selections that you said are all at the late Foundation Establishment Realm, I don't think they would want to learn anything from a lower stage cultivator, right?”
Lu Ganan shook his head.
”The Mercenary Guild had been looking at your progress ever since you joined the Guild as a Four Stars Mercenary, but what really caught our attention was Yusa Shen and Ao Sulian, they were just two normal Mercenaries before but look at them now, in a short period of time they are at the 6th and 7th stage of the Foundation Establishment, we investigated their past, they have no background, but not only had their cultivation soared, their combat prowess was even more so, we don't know how much stronger they became after this last year you were out in training, but before you even left, the two of them could already complete the Three Stars Mercenary test with easy, I refuse to believe that their progress don't have anything to do with you.”
Krune was surprised that they kept so much attention on himself and even his team members.
”So, you want me to help the other contestants to achieve the same effect and at the same time teach the Mercenary Guild how to do that for it to be used in the future by you, that way you wouldn't have problems training future loyal members by yourselves, right?”
Lu Ganan nodded, that is what the Guild Head and Kassius from the reviews office are really looking for.
”I know very well that such thing is bound to be a huge secret, and the mercenary guild has no intention what so ever in getting it for free, so if you decide to teach our participants how to increase their combat prowess in this short amount of time and at the same time show how it is done to the guild, the guild is willing to pay you handsomely. Once the guild learns how to do that, you will be free again to do whatever you want, but the method of training that you have is something that our Yule Continent Mercenary Guild is in dire need for.”
Not only Krune, even Shinja and the others shook their heads, it isn't that they don't want to tell the way how, it's just that there is no way he can pass this knowledge to the others, no one in their group other than Krune can do what he does, at least not to his extent.
”Supervisor Lu Ganan got a wrong idea here, if it is just to help your selected contestants to improve their combat ability, then that won't be a problem, but I can't teach how it is done to the guild.”
Lu Ganan wasn't surprised, he thought that Krune would try to keep the secret anyway, so he was prepared to start giving him a lot of benefits, just as he was about to talk, Krune continued first.
”Do not misunderstand me, it's not that I want to keep it a secret, it is because it is not something that can be learned to start with, this is basically me giving pointers to Yusa and the rest, I have to see they using their abilities first, and only then can I give them some ideas on how to improve that. I have an extremely high sensitivity for elements control and manipulation, so I can see what is wrong in their cultivation, skills and elements usage, it was through a long time together that I came to understand them.”
There was also the Myriad Energies Technique as well, but that is something he wouldn't talk about even if god descended in front of him, Yusa and the others knew as well so they didn't say anything.
Lu Ganan was taken aback.
”So you can only help the people beside you, but can't help them understand how to teach it to others.”
Krune nodded.
”If it is only helping them improve their abilities, I can spend a few months with them as long as the payment is good, the mercenary guild can in the meantime send some people to take part of the training and observe how it goes, you will come to understand that this is not something that can simply be copied.”
Go Gao, who had been listening so far, decided to leave now.
”Since you have no intention of put Krune in the Martial Gathering anymore, then I won't stick around, as for if he decides to train your contestants or not, that is his decision to start with, I will be taking my leave. But your Mercenary Guild is better not have any funny ideas about him.”
And before anyone could answer, he left, he knew that from now on they would enter in the details of the selection itself, it was already a good thing that they let him listen so much until now, Go Gao isn't shameless enough to stick around any longer listening about another guild's problems.
Lu Ganan saw that but didn't say anything, he turned back to Krune and the others and said.
”In that case I will have to talk with the Head Quarters, they might not believe it though.”
Krune shook his head.
”Whether they believe or not, it isn't my problem, right?”
As long as the Myriad Energies Technique real form isn't found out, Krune has nothing to fear.
”I guess you are right about that, anyway, let me enter the next topic.”
Lu Ganan then turned to Shinja.
”The Furiu Realm has closed already, so there is no need for you to protect Krune anymore, you can leave anytime you want, the guild will still pay what was combined for this protection time.”
Shinja shook her head.
”No need for payment, I decided to Join Krune's team, since I found something I wanted in the end, I won't take anything from it.”
Lu Ganan was really surprised this time, he had also heard the people commenting that she might have joined Krune's group, but he didn't believe that, he knows Shinja reputation much better than the others, she would never join a group doesn't matter what, so what is happening here now?
”Are you speaking the truth? You have never joined any team before doesn't matter what we did, why did you change your mind all of sudden?”
Shinja smiled brightly and answered truthfully.
”I found a few friends.”
Lu Ganan was taken aback, is that Shinja Avril? The famous Ice Block Shinja? No one has ever seen she smiling since she entered the cultivation world, but that smile was really touching, supervisor Lu couldn't help but take a better look at Krune and his friends. But anyway, it was very good news, the guild has always tried to make her join a team, now that she has joined one it is one thing less for the guild to care about.
”That's great! As for the payment, you will receive it whether you want it or not, this is the Mercenary Guild reputation on the line, you protected Krune until the end the Furiu Realm as stated in the blood contract, the guild has no intention in going back on our word, please understand.”
Since he put it that way, she didn't say anything anymore.
”I will arrange for the ice shard to be delivered to you by tomorrow, now I have another thing to talk to you.
Lu Ganan took a deep breath and said
”Shinja Avril, the guild expects that you take part in the selection and then in the Martial Gathering later, since the Furiu Realm couldn't help you enter the Core Formation Realm, the guild is willing to gift you an instant soul recovery pill once the gathering is over, you have a Pure Yin Body and a Universe Foundation as well, you are definitely one of our best candidates this time in the Foundation Establishment.”