Chapter 108 Conditions

  Fina's words were spoken lightly, but they had already turned into a storm.

  In the end, Guren was just provoking, but Midei almost took his life. Now, it has become a great story of how the Guardian Knights would do anything for their sworn objects, while Guren, who was stabbed in the shoulder, became an infamous assailant.

  For a moment, Gu Lie Ning was so angry that he almost vomited blood. After more than half a day, he finally managed to squeeze out this sentence: "The wound on my shoulder doesn't matter, please allow me to continue attending the meeting, it won't cause any trouble."

  Gule Ning, of course, could not go to "treat the wound", otherwise it would be equivalent to being driven out of the family meeting in disguise, and being marginalized. So he could only endure the pain, let the servant bandage him hastily, and then use the word "please" to stay in his position.

  Looking at the pale and bloodless face, with bloodstains on his shoulders, of the fencing branch leader, the eyes of the other six major branches also became serious and solemn.

  They knew they had underestimated it before.

  They were just eighteen-year-old boys and girls, and professionals who hadn't even reached level 40 yet. Moreover, they had lost the strongest backing of Iron Blood Duke. These true strongmen at the peak of the Bellmard Kingdom didn't take this family meeting too seriously.

  They originally thought that this meeting would be nothing more than a distribution of interests and disputes between the seven major branches. But unexpectedly, they were preempted by Feena from the very beginning, and even almost took the life of one of the people in charge, yet there was no place to reason with her.

  Later generations will be terrified!

  Several people in charge exchanged a look and soon adjusted their attitude.

  As the smell of gunpowder on the scene gradually faded away, Mi Di knew that this was just the first step. As the saying goes, a visible sword is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. Taking advantage of the opponent's underestimation and making a full-force strike does not mean that one can achieve their goal in front of an iron wall with strict defense.

  To truly integrate with the Hamilton family, now is just the beginning, and this is where the real fight starts.

  "As I convene this meeting as the representative of the head of the household, I suppose you all have already sensed that Grandfather is not in seclusion, but rather unwell. From the start, whether the seven people before me truly did not know or were pretending not to know, Fiona directly stated everything without hiding anything: 'Currently, within the borders of our country, monsters are rampaging everywhere and bandits are running amok, it has almost reached a critical point. In this situation, it is necessary for the family to undergo even stronger integration in order to cope with the impending crisis.'"

  "So, Agent Master, what are your plans?" Another voice rang out, spoken by a white-haired old man sitting across the round table.

  He is the person in charge of the "Golden Point" branch and is a contemporary of the Iron Blood Duke. For this red-haired lovely "little princess" in the family, the old man has always been doting on her. Now speaking out, he naturally wants to take care of his juniors.

  Seeing someone echoing in the seven major branches, Fiona's heart also relaxed slightly. She nodded and continued: "The deployment of troops and high-level professionals, alchemy, magic, planting and other production aspects need to be strengthened and selected, as well as transportation arrangements. I think it needs to be adjusted to some extent. At the same time, while making strategic preparations, we should also take into account the factor of the Falcon Team."

  "For hundreds of years, the family has been divided into seven branches, each with its own responsibilities. Who knows if a civil war will break out in the imperial court? Is the little princess already thinking about pointing fingers and drawing pictures?" The person in charge of the Book Branch, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a long robe, looked refined and elegant, but his brow furrowed as he retorted sharply.

  "Let's take a step back, even if we cooperate with the agent and adjust, how much understanding do you have of different branches at your current age?"

  Seeing Feina did not refute that branch manager of Book Volume, other managers also opened their mouths one after another.

  It's only natural, everyone present is a high-ranking member, no one likes to be pointed at and ordered around. If it were someone like Iron Blood Duke, a strong awakened being of the second tier, they might have tolerated it, but right now, the person sitting in the master seat is just an eighteen-year-old girl, not even level 40, who would be willing to lower their head?

  Even if you acknowledge Midori's overwhelming personal strength, what then?

  To grasp all seven major branches at the same time, it's not just about personal strength, but also requires a lot of technical accumulation and a huge force.

  These are responsible for people's opinions, and in the end, it all boils down to one sentence - "well water does not offend river water".

  They had already recognized Midy's power and long known about Feena's abilities, so they temporarily eliminated the idea of taking advantage of the opportunity to seize the position of the master. However, as a price for stepping back, most of these people in charge also did not want Feena to extend her hand into their domain.

  The main Gephina, branches remain still, this is the obvious meaning hidden in their language.

  In fact, this is also the core content of the family meeting's haggling this time.

  Normally, Fiona would definitely choose to accept.

  After all, time is always on the side of young people. With the Golden Branch Army and the Grand Duke title, plus this Rose Hill City, Feena can slowly digest it, and then gradually nibble away at the seven major branches. Pulling one batch, fighting one batch, eating one batch, with the charm of the Magic Bullet Queen, Midee conservatively estimated that in three years at most, she would be able to complete a peaceful transition, and by then there would no longer be any branches left.

  But now is no ordinary time, it's a turbulent era, a year of crisis, a turning point for civil war.

  So Fiona and Middy can't compromise, they can only keep moving forward until they grasp all the power in their hands and twist it into one strand. Otherwise, when the war fire breaks out, the Hamilton family will be the first to suffer a devastating disaster.

  Logically, with such a trend, these branches responsible for people should also see clearly that only integration can maintain an unbeaten situation in the face of adversity and bring the greatest benefits to the family.

  However, unfortunately personal interests are at stake, and no one is willing to make sacrifices for the greater good, so the dispute remains deadlocked.

  That's what they call human nature.

  Midi and Feena exchanged a glance with each other.

  It's about time to throw out the bait.

  "It seems that everyone has misunderstood me. The reason I want to participate in the affairs of various branches is mainly for talent assessment." Fiona took a sip of red tea and said slowly, "After all, in the next step after branch integration, my consideration is to open up awakening with conditions and targeting."

  The entire conference hall fell silent in an instant, eerily quiet.

  They remained calm and composed, after all, their experience and vision were at stake, not to the point of losing their composure. However, the fact that no one spoke up on the scene, the collective silence, already explained everything.

  Open awakening, this is what every branch dreams of.

  For hundreds of years, the ownership of Lake Light Hall has been firmly held in the hands of the main family, and only the top layer of the main family and those most loyal guards have the qualification to enter the hall for awakening. Although everyone knows that this will bring strong sequelae, and there are not a few people who die during the awakening, the temptation of breaking through the 50-level cap is enough to cover everything.

  Moreover, among the people in charge present here, those who have reached level 50 are not a minority. They understand even more the significance of awakening.

  "It seems improper to open the Lake Hall, this is the biggest secret of the Hamilton family for hundreds of years, it can't be easily leaked out." The person in charge of the branch of the book, a middle-aged man with a long gown, spoke again, but it was a cold rebuke.

  This is retreating in order to advance, disrupting Fiona's rhythm.

  After all, when one party throws out bait and the other can't help but take it, the final result is likely to be a one-sided outcome. These big shots who are old and cunning would naturally not want to follow the train of thought of a little girl.

  So at least show an attitude of being unconcerned and break out of the situation.

  But how could Fiona give him this opportunity?

  "You misunderstood, I wasn't talking about the Lakeview Hall, but the Eagle's Nest." The red-haired girl replied nonchalantly, "After all, the family's awakening environment is quite flawed. I wouldn't want a 50-level strong person to die during their awakening or leave behind too many aftereffects. They are the backbone of our future, after all."

  Does the eagle's nest have an awakening environment?

  Can a remote and impoverished place like the one where the Aslex family lives awaken people?

  How is this possible!

  This time, everyone was so shocked that they couldn't hold it in anymore, and one by one, they revealed their incredibly shocked eyes.

  Is there an awakened environment in Eagle's Nest? Of course not, and Midee and Feena knew this better than anyone.

  However, after careful observation and research on the Lake Light Hall, Midei combined with his experience from his previous life, felt that rebuilding a better one should not be a problem. The profound knowledge of the Fog Witch Alice, the superb skills of the Alchemy Master Norton, plus Midei's experience from his second awakening in his previous life, were enough to create a better awakening environment.

  Moreover, Mide knew that after the year 986 of Arad's calendar, when the Sky City on the west coast of Faro Bay revealed its true appearance, an environment of "natural awakening" would emerge.

  By then, Lakeview Hall, which is now treasured by the Hamilton family, will be worthless.

  Adventurers will spread the conditions for awakening, and the monopoly of the nobility on the land of awakening will also be broken.

  Not only that, compared to artificial awakening, natural awakening can even achieve "perfect awakening" at the right time and place, just like a "perfect career change".

  So Midei doesn't care at all and takes out these "awakening environments" that people cherish as bait.

  Anyway, it's something that will soon become outdated and devalued, so it's better to take advantage of the information asymmetry now and make a quick profit. This is where the foresight and insurmountable advantages of Reincarnators lie.

  As he watched the people in charge fall into deep thought one after another, a faint smile appeared on Mide's mouth.