"No, no. I should be the one thanking you for standing up for my group." Theo smiled. "Everything depends on his talent, I'm simply pushing him forward."
"I know that my Arthur is a talented child. But I know that without your help, he might not be able to reach this stage. After all, if it's so easy to reach, there's no way there are only around one hundred people in this world that can reach this level." Rick shook his head.
He paused for a moment and asked, "I know that I am a bit shameless here, but I would like to ask for another favor from you, Sir Theo. Can you let him stay here? At the very least, until he wakes up?"
Theo knew what he was thinking about. Rick knew that if he brought Arthur back right away. They might get ambushed.
After all, Arthur was in a vulnerable state. There would be a lot of parties that were interested in him. So, it was better for him to stay here under Theo's protection until he woke up.
With his current strength, he doubted there would be a lot of people that could stop him.
So, Rick asked for Theo's help once more.
Theo thought for a moment and nodded. "Sure. I can host him until he wakes up. I can assure you that he will be safe here. If you don't mind, you can also stay here to look after him. Though, I have to ensure fairness, so I can't give you any lesson."
"…" Rick hesitated. On the one hand, he had a company to handle. On the other hand, Arthur was the most important asset of the company if he looked at the situation objectively. He could ask for his subordinates to handle the company for a few days while he was here.
Even if he went back now, there might be some ambushes hiding on the way home. So, it was a really good offer.
Rick politely bowed to him. "Then, I shall take that suggestion. Thank you for hosting me, despite the short notice."
"No problem. Then, I shall leave you all alone." Theo smiled before leaving the room.
He had a few things to do. With Arthur's advancement, the base would surely become lively for multiple reasons.
Theo and Rea immediately returned to the office while asking Felix to handle the protection.
"It seems that the plan has worked in our favor." Rea smiled. "The government side will start questioning whether they have made the right choice or not. There will be many people interested in the training camp as well, including people from outside this base like the union and United Asia.
"We are going to be busy in the next couple of days." Rea seemed to have regained her energy after being stressed out by the problems.
Theo's absence was truly one of the disasters that couldn't happen in Theo's group. It wasn't that the group was too weak, but because Theo's existence was simply that significant.
Theo nodded. "We'll proceed according to the plan."
"Got it." Rea paused for a moment. There was a little thought stuck in her mind. "Say, Master… Is there going to be another person breaking through in the training camp? Tomorrow will be the last day, right?"
"Hmm. I am not very sure. That Arthur might not be the strongest, but he is truly one of the people who are the closest to Order. There are some who are qualified, but I don't know if they will achieve it tomorrow or not. All I can say is that there will be one more person who can get it before the upcoming battle.
"That's all I can say after observing those people." Theo shook his head helplessly. It wasn't that he didn't want to answer her, but this matter was very hard to predict even for him.
"I see. Who is that person?"
"Imelda from Melibe."
"Melibe… If I'm not wrong, they are helping us spread information about our good deeds… They can be said to have helped us restore our reputation."
"There you have it." Theo shrugged. There were some more people who were close to the Order, but their influence was not on good terms with Theo.
Although he didn't mind helping them, he had to make those who harmed his people suffer first.
After all, a few more people breaking through here wouldn't bring a huge impact in the next battle. They hadn't even finished assimilating with their new power yet, so their strength was still far away from the real Transcendent Level Expert.
Theo waved his hand and continued walking back to his office.
…
As expected, the news reached the ears of people beyond the continent.
"Hmm?" The Heavenly Sovereign heard the news while having a smirk on his face.
"Why are you that excited when hearing about the news, Master? You should know that it's a big matter to reveal the information to the public, right?" Zhao Jia, his disciple, glared at him, trying to make a serious conversation.
"Well, it shows two things. First, Theo is desperate right now, desperate for allies. There will be a lot of people flocking to him after this. Secondly, the enemy this time is extremely strong to the point he thinks that everything in his possession is not enough to beat the current enemy."
Zhao Jia paused for a moment. "Still, you should have heard about—"
"About me asking a favor from Theo to teach the younger ones, right? There are already a few people calling me…" The Heavenly Sovereign sighed. "Just tell them that they should show goodwill to Theo instead of me."
"Goodwill? Are you talking about the upcoming battle that you have been telling me a lot about recently?"
"Yes." The Heavenly Sovereign nodded.
"I see. I'll tell them about that. But what kind of goodwill does he need? I mean, he already has the Star Group with him, so there's no way he needs money…"
"I already told you. He needs allies!" The Heavenly Sovereign sighed, giving a sentence to simplify it. "Just infiltrate the goddamn base already. Their government has stolen the airplanes, right?"
"Ah!"
