203: Chapter 147, Exuding a Clear Stupidity!
203: Chapter 147, Exuding a Clear Stupidity!
“First place in the White Crane Academy’s new student examination—I must co and congratulate you in person, right?”
The old man watched Tang Fei with a grin and spoke up.
“You watched it too?” Tang Fei asked.
“How could I not pay attention to such a big event?” The old man raised the glass in his hand towards Tang Fei and said, “Co on, I’ll toast to you.
You perford exceedingly well, and your cultivation realm has improved significantly since before.”
“Where did you get the alcohol?”
Tang Fei eyed the bottle and glass in front of the old man; they seed sowhat familiar.
“Of course, I found it in your storage room.
Such good booze, why would you chuck it in a corner?
That’s just wasteful…”
The old man defended the quality of the drinks, saying, “This booze wasn’t bought by you, right?
With your miserly ways, you’d sooner split a penny in half than spend it…
Did Phoenix give it to you?”
“There was a cellar in the basent before, filled with batches of wine.
I converted the cellar into a training room, and since there was nowhere to put the wine, I just tossed it into storage…
Where else could I put it if not in the storage room?”
“I went downstairs to look; the training room isn’t bad.
You can tell you’ve really put in hard work.” The old man looked at Tang Fei, his face filled with satisfaction.
“Don’t look at with that expression.” Tang Fei said grumpily: “That ‘I think very highly of you, you must keep it up and strive for extraordinary achievents’ benevolent elder facade doesn’t suit you…”
Back in the Old Land, the two of them would bicker all the ti.
Little Fatty was a pushover, wouldn’t retort when scolded or hit back when struck, the only ti he seed fierce was when eating…
It was sort of a retaliatory tactic.
“Hehehe, just give it a try…
I also want to make a breakthrough in my personal image.”
“Also, don’t go wandering around in people’s houses, what if you discover their secrets?
Moreover, every room is locked, how did you get in?”
The old man said with an arrogant expression, “These kinds of security locks are as if there’s no lock at all to , it’s like the doors are wide open inviting in…”
“You make feel very insecure.” Tang Fei said.
“Aren’t you studying chanical knowledge and skills in the chanical Departnt?
Soon you’ll be able to do the sa as .
What I can do, you can too.”
“Really?” Tang Fei’s eyes lit up as he asked excitedly.
“Of course.”
“I like giving people a sense of insecurity.” Tang Fei said.
“To reach my level, I’m afraid it won’t be a short and easy task.
However, if you can learn Lu Siyu’s techniques, more than ninety percent of the locks in the world would beco ineffective against you.”
“You’re an Advanced chanic?” Tang Fei asked.
“No.” The old man shook his head.
“You’re not even an Advanced chanic, and you can pick people’s locks and enter their doors at will…
How skilled must those Advanced chanics be?”
“Advanced chanics, what are they?
They’re not even fit to carry my shoes…” The old man was visibly annoyed by Tang Fei’s belittling, and said, “If we were to compare it to Martial Arts realms, I would be considered a Great Grandmaster of the chanical world…”
“Bullshit!” Tang Fei didn’t believe it.
“You still don’t believe it?
Go out and ask around…
Forget it, better not ask, I’m afraid they might nab you.”
“Look, a chanical Master whose na can’t even be ntioned…
In that case, I am the father of chanics…”
“The father of chanics is my Lu Family’s ancestor.”
“…”
Tang Fei was rendered speechless.
He knew the old man was telling the truth; Lu Ban truly was the father of chanics, defined as the phenonal figure who founded the discipline and significantly advanced it.
The more into the era of intelligent technology it got, the more one could appreciate the prowess of Lu Ban.
Moreover, the Lu Family had always been quietly pushing technological progress in the world from behind the scenes.
Before the great catastrophe, humanity’s migration to New Star was also closely related to the Lu Family…
The old man looked at Tang Fei and said, “Getting into the White Crane Academy brings us one step closer to our goal.”
“Our target is?”
“Shen Xinglan.” The old man said coldly.
“You want to kill him?” Tang Fei asked.
Yet inwardly, he was weighing the possibility of the task; Shen Xinglan’s strength was unfathomably deep.
If it were a head-to-head fight, he definitely wouldn’t stand a chance against him.
Assassination?
Poisoning?
After killing him, how would he escape?
Would he even be able to leave the White Crane Academy alive?
“If you could manage it, that would naturally be best.” The old man squinted and chuckled, “Shen Xinglan is the exemplary figure the Shen Family has put forward, and he’s at the core of their next generation…
If you could kill him, that would be a crushing blow to the Shen Family.”
“Of course, that still wouldn’t touch the foundational strength of the Shen Family, since they have an exceptionally strong base.
The direct descendants of the Shen Family are spread throughout the elite armies, and Shen Wuxiang even holds the central power as the Military Minister…”
“After the extermination of the Tang case, the Royal Family reford the military governance of the Empire.
There was no longer a position of Grand Marshal overseeing the entire military, but instead, it was managed by the Military Minister and several vice-ministers, working together and keeping each other in check.”
“Do we have people in the Military Departnt?” Tang Fei asked.
“I’ll try to reach out.” The old man said, “The purge back then was too severe.
Your father’s closest and trusted followers were the first to be cleaned out, followed by those with old ties to your family or who had been promoted by your father…
They purged wave after wave, so many years have passed, how much of that loyalty remains?”
“I understand.” Tang Fei nodded and looked at the old man, “Your identity is rather sensitive; you must be especially careful.
Without sufficient confidence, don’t even try to test the waters…”
This kind of probing was like the two sides of a silver coin, sotis heads, sotis tails…
If it wasn’t the side you wanted, it would be better not to casually toss the silver coin you held.
The consequences of that would be unimaginable.
But if anyone wanted to claim credit with the Royal Family, the old man would be finished, and he and Little Fatty wouldn’t be able to escape either…
Don’t test human nature lightly.
Because human nature can’t stand the test.
“I understand,” the old man nodded and said, “Right now, we are just in the preparation stage; the key will be the speed of your growth…”
“…”
Tang Fei looked speechless at the old man.
Was he pushing the pressure onto him now?
“If you can kill Shen Xinglan, then do so; if you can’t…” the old man looked at Tang Fei and said, “Then use this favored son of heaven’s reputation to boost your own.”
“Rise to power on soone else’s shoulders?”
“You have to give people hope,” the old man said.
“Otherwise, who would want to engage in such a risky business with you?”
“Don’t talk about them; I don’t even want to…” Tang Fei said.
“You have no choice,” the old man shook his head and said, “How long do you think you can hide your identity?
Three years?
Five years?
Or a lifeti?
A slight carelessness, and it’s an irreversible disaster.”
“You really…
picked a dead end for .”
“Without trying, how would you know if you can’t fight your way out to a chance of survival?”
“You want to give them hope; why don’t you give a little hope?”
“Your survival is the hope.”
“…
”
“I’ve dealt with Shen Xinglan before; he’s not an easy guy to handle,” Tang Fei said.
He’s strong and cautious, and such people are hard to find a flaw in.
“If it were soone else, I would have no hope at all.
But if it’s you, I think we could give it a shot…” the old man said confidently.
“You always manage to do what others find difficult.”
“I really don’t want such praise.”
“That’s life.”
“Life sure is hard enough.”
“Alright, stop complaining.
Do you need anything urgently?” the old man asked.
“I’m short on money.” Tang Fei said, “I want to install a Gravity Chamber at ho, but I found out I don’t have enough money…
A Gravity Chamber actually costs tens of millions of star coins…”
The old man looked at Tang Fei and said, “I have money, and I can support you to buy the Gravity Chamber…
but how would you explain the source of that money?”
Tang Fei thought for a mont and said, “Then let’s not buy it for now.”
The old man couldn’t transfer money to him, for any account he used to transfer money to him would eventually leave traces that could be tracked by those with the intention, and that would be hard to explain.
The more complex and covert the thod of transferring money, the more it would arouse others’ suspicions.
He could also give him gems or other antiques that could be exchanged for money, like Shen Boyu gave him a Luminous Pearl, but where did those things co from?
They had been checked by the Star Disc upon their arrival.
The best way would be like Phoenix, who transferred a large sum directly with his own account…
Simple and straightforward, clear for all to see.
Even if the people of the Royal Family found out, they could only watch in dismay…
“Right, for now, a Training Room is enough; soon you’ll be entering White Crane Academy, where there are far more high-tech facilities than outside…” the old man said.
“Then can’t you give so of the Lu Family’s high-tech stuff?” Tang Fei asked.
“Whether it’s for killing or for self-protection, I could use it…
If I find the opportunity, maybe I could use it to deal with Shen Xinglan.”
The old man shook his head and said, “We can’t pull the Lu Family into this ss for now; nor can I provide you with those more advanced weapons and equipnt.
Because once sothing appears that isn’t on the market, the first suspect would be the Lu Family…”
“If you want sothing, go learn from Lu Siyu…
She will definitely teach you with care…”
“But if I enter White Crane Academy, how can I learn from her?”
“There’s sothing called video calls, you know?”
“…”
“You’ve found the secret watchers near your house, right?”
“To be an old Hunter for more than a decade and lack that alertness?
What kind of hunter gets ambushed by their prey?”
“Good that you’re aware, but don’t alarm them yet.
They are sent by the Royal Family; they must not have enough trust in you…”
“I understand.” Tang Fei nodded and said, “I’ve got that kind of patience.”
The old man finished the whiskey in his cup and said, “Alright, I’ll be leaving if there’s nothing else…
Rember what I told you, kill Shen Xinglan if you can, cripple him if you cannot.
We can’t give him more ti to grow.”
“I understand,” Tang Fei nodded.
“Right, as for the Shen Family, this big tiger…
As long as either Shen Boyu or Shen Wuxiang remains, it’ll be hard for us to shake their foundation…”
“Just wait.
We’ll pluck their teeth one by one, until he can only roar in anger without being able to harm anyone…
That’s the ti to uproot him completely.”
“There will be a day like that,” Tang Fei said.
Seeing the old man getting ready to leave, Tang Fei said, “Aren’t you going to see Little Fatty?
He’s been missing you…”
The old man hesitated for a mont, then said through gritted teeth, “Better not see him for now; he doesn’t understand how to lie or disguise…
His face always reveals an innocent stupidity, I’m afraid he might accidentally reveal sothing…”
“…”
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