Chapter 37: Returning to the City with Honour

“Andre, what do you mean by this? I was too lazy to attack you on the Zerg Planet back then. Now, you had better be careful that I don’t teach you a lesson!”

“Hmph! I’m sooo scared of you! If you’re not convinced, let’s have a competition now. The loser has to kneel on the ground and call the other ‘daddy’!”

In front of the teleportation array, Garen and Andre, who had just returned, began to argue in front of everyone. They were both eager to go at each other.

At that moment, a military personnel walked over and pushed their heads with a smile. He said, “You two boys have passed the adulthood ceremony’s assessment and obtained A-rank evaluations! If you really want to fight, it’s not too late to fight after you become cultivators! Hurry home and wait for news!”

After Andre and Garen received the certificate of evaluation for their coming-of-age ceremony, they left everyone’s sight while cursing at each other.

Jayce, who was still presiding over the welcoming ceremony, frowned at the backs of Andre and Garen, as if embarrassed.

If these two people are the subordinates that Anthony groomed on the Zerg planet, why would they act like enemies? Moreover, they didn’t intend to stay behind and wait for Anthony to come out. Could it be that these two good-for-nothings completed their missions on their own? Maybe they were teleported to a place with relatively abundant resources this time! But that is also good. Maybe Anthony will have a chance of obtaining an S-rank evaluation! Jayce thought happily.

Swoosh!

The teleportation portal flashed again, and Colin and Angus walked out one after another. They also handed in their mission list. After obtaining their A-rank evaluation certificate they swaggered off without communicating with each other the entire time.

Then, Bob and Jose also walked out of the portal and received their A-rank evaluation. Similarly, they pretended not to know each other and left after that.

At this moment, Archmage Jayce’s face was about to scrunch up. If not for the fact that the homecoming ceremony was not over yet, he would have rushed forward to stop those people and asked them how they were able to complete the missions and whether they had received Anthony’s help.

However, the members of the Glorious Association had already discussed the sequence of their return, and each of them had chosen a different route to leave. After receiving their mission evaluation, they immediately fled far away, not giving anyone the chance to track or question them.

“Anthony! What did you do on the alien planet? You are the son of the Wester family. You won’t return empty-handed, right?” Archmage Jayce was looking forward to it.

Swoosh!

A figure appeared in the teleportation portal again, and Vivian emerged with a weary expression on her face. With her head lowered, she handed in her mission list and materials in silence.

“Miss Vivian has obtained the S-rank evaluation. All ten missions have been completed, and more than the required materials have been handed in!”

The military personnel exclaimed excitedly, after checking against the mission list. The onlookers around the teleportation array, who had come to watch the ceremony, applauded and cheered for the Kevin Family.

Upon seeing this, Archmage Jayce immediately felt more relieved. He eagerly walked forward and said, “Miss Vivian, it must be Young Master Anthony who completed the S-rank evaluation for you, right? Where is he now? Did he also complete the S-rank evaluation?”

Right now, the only reasonable explanation Jayce could think of was that Anthony did not support any subordinates but instead helped Vivian and himself obtain an S-grade evaluation!

“Uncle Jayce, Cousin is already dead!” Vivian said with a dejected expression, and even shed tears of grievance.

“What?!”

Jayce felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He staggered two steps back and nearly fainted on the spot. Clutching his chest, he asked, “Who was it? The Zerg realm is a realm where high-level combatants have already been wiped out. How could Anthony possibly die? Who did it?!”

Vivian was just about to speak when she saw the teleportation portal flash again, and Adams strode out from it. She immediately shut her mouth in horror.

“Uncle Jayce, I still have something to do. I have to go back to my Family immediately!” Vivian said to Jayce before turning around and sprinting off.

“Huh?” Before Jayce could react, Vivian had already disappeared from his sight. He could only turn back to look at Adams, who was handing in his mission list.

“Quick, look! Someone has completed the difficult mission list and obtained an S-rank evaluation!” The military personnel who was checking the mission list suddenly shouted loudly and called for his colleagues to come forward to take a look.

On the difficult mission list, each mission required a large amount of S-rank materials and each S-rank material was extremely valuable.

The difficulty of collecting these materials aside, the value of the materials that Adams had handed in was enough to cover the entire Lion City military’s expenditure for a month!

One of the low-ranking military officers did not forget to ask Adams even while in shock, “Excuse me, are you interested in joining the army? I’m talking about joining the Empire’s army without affecting your acceptance of the legacy of a high-level cultivator!”

Adams looked at the soldier in front of him and asked, “May I know what is the name of your military unit ?”

The soldier suddenly stood upright and said proudly, “Inoyad Empire, Dawn Army!”

“The Dawn Army? Let me think about it! Hurry up and handle these mission materials. I painstakingly collected those Evil Blood Springs. Don’t lose them!” Adams smiled profoundly.

“Don’t worry. We have already recorded that you’ve completed your missions. Regardless of whether these materials are lost, it will not affect your evaluation. This is your evaluation certificate. Please keep it properly!” the officer solemnly promised Adams. At the same time, he presented him with the evaluation certificate for the coming-of-age ceremony.

After receiving the certificate, Adams did not linger on any longer and turned around to leave.

“Wait a minute!”

At that moment, the Archmage Jayce suddenly stopped Adams. He stormed forward and asked angrily, “Where’s Anthony? What did you do to him?”

Adams frowned at Jayce and said indifferently, “He’s already dead! Furthermore, many people died because of him. You people don’t have to wait anymore. There are no other survivors from this coming-of-age ceremony!”

With that, Adams spun around and left.

“Stop right there!” Archmage Jayce still wanted to stop Adams, but the military personnel held him back.

“Mr. Jayce, this particular coming-of-age ceremony in Lion City has resulted in heavy casualties. Originally, this would have resulted in punishment from the Empire. Fortunately, two geniuses who have attained the S-rank evaluation appeared. Your status in the city is extremely high. You should be the one to personally hand in a report to the Empire to explain the situation at the coming-of-age ceremony. We can’t let Lion City’s contributions be buried. Don’t you think so?”

The military officers of the Dawn Army kept pestering Archmage Jayce. Only after confirming that Adams had left, did they let go of Jayce’s hand.

“D-don’t worry! Of course, I won’t let Lion City’s credit be buried, but I have to make a trip to the Wester family right now!” Jayce looked around and saw that Adams was nowhere to be seen. He couldn’t help but stomp his feet and let out a furious roar.