I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 698: 694: The World Changes Too Fast
Chapter 698 -694: The World Changes Too Fast
Although the contributions of the clan members were calculated together with that of the branch clan leaders, those members who could only act as assistants could hardly compare with Tang Yao’s merit. Tang Lian and Tang Qiuyan were very confident because this merit was not just for one person, but belonged to all of them as clan students. It bore the hopes of all the students in Chengzhou, and the idea of Tang Yao becoming the junior clan leader had already become their obsession.
The clan leader Tang Zu on the stage looked at the spirited group of students in the southwest corner and sighed inwardly.
Tang Yao, the head of the clan students, was undoubtedly the finest young man of the Tang Clan in this generation. The clan leader valued him even more than Tang Luo, whose reputation had been on the rise at the time. But who could have thought that so much change would occur in these short two years.
By his own power, he brought blessings to the entire Tang Clan and gave the family the foundation to compete with the sect, boasting that even if the mission of the clan students failed, the Tang Clan could still break through the South Ridge. This increase in real power was all due to the Martial Luo guidance and Vermillion Bird Seal that Tang Luo popularized among the clan and the Undying Battle Body obtained from the Ji Clan.
Over the past two years, Tang Luo’s contributions as a Martial Hall instructor, a member of the Secret Arts Pavilion, the greatest contributor to the Minor Spiritual Realm, and the commander-in-chief of North Mountain, have all been impeccable for the clan.
The only thing that troubled this group of stewards was how to convert Tang Luo’s contributions into clan offerings. No matter how they calculated it, the merits Tang Luo had made over the past two years were astonishingly vast. The stewards of the Internal Affairs Office were greatly stressed, stating that the profits derived from the Minor Spiritual Realm far exceeded the Tang Clan’s accumulations over a thousand years. These resources expanded the power of the Tang Clan several folds, but all of them were obtained thanks to Tang Luo’s solitary effort.
Recalling the Blood God legend that had wreaked havoc on Longzhou a thousand years ago, even the Demon King, who was left with nothing but a soul, wasn’t something an ordinary Mortal Realm could handle. The Stewards once asked Tang Sen, the Sect Head, if he scattered his cultivation to the Mortal Realm and entered the Minor Spiritual Realm, would he be able to kill the hundreds of thousands of Blood God’s descendants and the Blood Dragons. The Sect Head, revered as the land spirit of the Martial Hall, pondered for a long time, and said he was only three-tenths certain.
Whether a merit is at the top or not, what matters most is its non-replicability. A task that even the most prominent warrior with dual power bloodline would find difficult to survive was completed by Tang Luo. It was needless to say the weight of such a merit. As for how many merits to count for what kind of clan offering allocation would be proper, the stewards had no bottom line in their hearts. Regardless of any discount, they could not erase Tang Luo’s contributions to the family over the past two years.
Therefore, the highest contribution on the Clan Members List was not even up for debate.
“The highest contributor on the Clan Members List is Tang Luo.”
When the clan leader Tang Zu announced the first place on the Clan Members List, those students in the southwest corner who were preparing to cheer suddenly felt like they had been grabbed by the neck. Tang Luo’s name shut up their excitement and screams back into their chests.
Ever since entering the Internal Affairs Office, Tang Yao, who had been indifferent, was somewhat lost now. He couldn’t understand how a youth who had been judged by Martial Saint Mountain’s direct lineage as having an Innate Hollow Body could do such a matchless miracle and take away the top spot on the Clan Members List. Was it because he had taught a few Mortal Realm warriors in the Martial Hall? Was that a great merit? It was too ridiculous.
Those clan members who had left Xiling and went to Chengzhou still had vivid memories of the fall of the genius two years ago. If it wasn’t for the clan leader mentioning him now, no one would have remembered the name, Tang Luo.
Now such a person appeared out of nowhere and took their first place. How could these hot-blooded young men take this sitting down!
“Wait, clan leader, I have something to say!” Tang Lian, notorious for his fiery temper, couldn’t wait for the clan leader to announce the second place before he impatiently stood up and asked angrily, “Has the position of steward of the Internal Affairs Office degenerated to such an extent in just two years we’ve been away? How much incredible feat does a mere Martial Hall instructor have to achieve to get the top spot on the contribution list? I demand the Internal Affairs Office to disclose the details of Tang Luo’s contributions!”
Youths lack many things, but they certainly don’t lack the courage to challenge authority or crash headlong into a wall. When Tang Lian took the lead, the students sitting in the southwest corner all stood up, each of them roaring, demanding the stewards of the Internal Affairs Office to immediately disclose the details of Tang Luo’s contributions.
Each of them felt they had suffered the greatest injustice. They had risked their lives undercover for the clan for two years. Dozens of students had shed blood in Chengzhou to cover Tang Yao’s secret technique. The rebellion in the New City of South Ridge had also caused more than half of the students who had managed to come back alive from Chengzhou to be sacrificed. Now the clan had finally leveled the South Ridge and defeated the Mi Clan.
But the stewards of the Internal Affairs Office simply wiped away these sacrifices, leaving only the name of someone they had never heard of at the top of the list. How could these young men handle such an insult?
Tears flowed down their cheeks. Each raging student’s heart was bleeding. They couldn’t believe that the clan they trusted had become so twisted and corrupt overnight.
Clan leader Tang Zu’s face turned blue-black. Although he had expected the students would not be satisfied with the rankings, he didn’t expect them to explode in the Internal Affairs Office. Their stupidity and impulsiveness made him extremely angry and deeply disappointed.
Just as he was about to order the judicial officers to control these students on the verge of losing control, he heard Tang Yao belting out a command.
“Shut up, all of you!” Tang Yao, the head of the clan who had stood up, was full of disappointment. He said coldly to the students beside him, “This is the Internal Affairs Office of our clan and the venue for rewarding merits. Each one present here has made great contributions to the clan. Out of a sudden anger, some of you interrupted the clan leader. Do you not think that you are humiliating yourselves?”
They had initially thought that the head of the clan was standing up to speak up against the injustice he had suffered, but to their surprise, their respected leader had been considering his clan’s order. Tang Lian, who was indignant for Tang Yao, said, “Boss…”
“Say no more!” Tang Yao shook his head and made a bow to the students in the southwest corner. “I understand the anger you all are feeling at this moment, but please think carefully. Over the years, when has the Internal Affairs Office calculated merits unfairly and shown bias? The details of merit compositions are openly disclosed in the office to all clan members. If anyone has any objections, they can inquire at the office after the meeting, rather than disrupting the venue here out of furious excitement. If you still consider Tang Yao as the head of the clan, I would like everyone to sit down quietly.” freēwēbηovel.c૦m
The students in the southwest corner looked at each other and then sat down furiously.
