Chapter 699 (1/2)

Chapter 699: The Eight Great Paragons

Lan Jue’s heart jumped “You es of Lalou Bize and Aubert de Villaine

Those two Gods of wine had been the source of a great deal of trouble for the Avenue

The Wine Master nodded “Their planet is verdant, and will likely be abandoned by the west since it’s primarily a tourist destination It has a small population so evacuations will be quick and easy If the aliens show up, they won’t let a planet so full of life pass theround world to soh to convince theood would their vineyard serve?”

Lan Jue gave hi there are selfish ulterior motives involved?”

“What do you mean, ulterior ood of humanity”

Lan Jue pointed out the obvious “But they’re Westerners What ree to defect?”

The elderly sommelier waved a hand dismissively “The West doesn’t even know they exist At any rate, do you think they care about national loyalty at their age? I suspect their grapes are their biggest concern”

“No harons, after all So you want me to make the trip?”

But the Wine Master shook his head “No, I’ll go I need you to stay here and look after the Avenue while I’ons that are part of it now, are yours to command”

All of a sudden Lan Jue felt like he’d been caught in a trap “No way At the very least you’re going to be the worst kind of back-seat driver!”

This earned a chuckle “I’ve been chair already The Clairvoyant had always intended for the position to go to you It’s also a spot well-deserved Everything’s been decided – you have a lot to do, so you better get started”

“You…” This old fox is too da a moment of rest in the last few months had been a herculean task he’d only acco Star Division’s day to day with Su Xiaosu Thankfully she was good at it

Now that the Wine Master was leaving, the pressures of leadershi+p fell squarely on his own shoulders Telling a bunch of Paragons what to do was easier said than done – hoas he to expect any commands to be followed?

The Wine Master chuckled at Lan Jue’s crestfallen look “Oh don’t pull that face, I know you’ll be great In fact I think you’ll do a better job than I did You have a fine relationshi+p with all of our Paragons, and Star Division will become a part of the Eastern army We’ve been in contact with the ed them to An Lun’s forces Can you think of anyone more qualified for the position?”

The Wine Master’s insistence only ? He did have a decent standing aons

Altogether, Skyfire Avenue had eight powerful Paragons as its rapher; the Wine Master, Cosuard; the Keeper, Arcane Magnate; the Bookworon; and finally the newly ascending Pharhter

Luo Xianni he didn’t need to worry about He didn’t know her Paragon title but it didn’t matter – he called her mother The Wine Master was an insufferable busybody, but also an old drinking buddy Lan Jue’s relationshi+p with the Clockmaker wasn’t especially close, but the Wine Master and she were intimate She was also a confidante of the Clairvoyant, and Lan Jue didn’t have to worry about her support

The Gourmet was an old friend and their roots ran deep, not toThe Keeper and Bookworm looked at him like a nephew, and a protector to the Accountant The Pauper and he had ether As for the Pharmacist, Lan Jue called her sister

After thinking it over he could say that it was true, he had good connections with each of the Paragons despite not being one himself It would continue to be true for the Driver when he eventually broke through

“Your main job will be to coordinate everyone’s efforts Don’t worry, I’ll be back before you know it I’ve also spoken with the Keeper and he’ll help you where he can With that psychopath in your corner what else do you need? The Eastern governed its full support to the Avenue, so you don’t have to fret over theood about Star Division, we’ll link them up with An Lun’s army, and one of their main tasks will be the protection of this planet”

Lan Jue frowned at nothing in particular “An Lun’s ar Skyfire? What about An Lun itself? That’s one of ourthe border Besides, what are two fleets going to accomplish if an alien planet appears in local space?”

Grinning, the Wine Master responded “Now you’re getting into national secrets Once Star Division is ready and on its way to An Lun, you’ll see Ah, right – I’ve ive you an official rank What do you think, Rear Admiral?”