Chapter 179: I didn't choose him, he chose me
Evander opened his eyes wide as he asked in a shaky voice. "Repeat that once again."
Richard was taken aback by Evander's voice. Before he could open his mouth, he felt Evander's aura fluctuate severely.
He quickly raised his eyes to meet Evander's.
Evander's eyes that used to carry a spark of certainty in them were now erratic. His burly frame shook uncontrollably. He gripped the couch with a hand.
It was as if...a great flood within him.
Despite Richard's strength, he felt severe pressure under Evander's unintentional move.
A trace of blood leaked from his mouth as he smiled. "Master, you have grown up."
With those words, Evander woke up.
He hurriedly suppressed his aura and sat Richard down. It was incredibly rare for him to loose control.
But it happened twice recently.
The first when someone wanted to assasinate Sarah.
The second was when he heard Enigma slaughtered the Astor Clan. That damn...
He shook his head and fed Richard a special potion. Richard's pale face quickly turned ruddy.
"Are you alright?" He asked with concern.
Richard opened his eyes and nodded. "It's alright. I survived even the aura pressure of your father. I guess I won't die so easily."
Then he stood up and even did a few push ups to demonstrate that he's alright.
Evander sighed in relief before thinking of Richard's words. His father's, a Sovereign's pressure.
As soon as Sovereign came up, Evander's mind was quickly pulled back to the previous topic.
If he couldn't become a Sovereign, then his disciple...L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.
"Uncle Richard, did you personally verify Varian reaching Level 5?" Evander asked again. This time, his voice was a bit subdued.
Richard nodded. "I glanced at him after the little girl Anna took Sarah away. His aura fluctuations are unmistakably an entry Level 5s."
Evander slumped on the couch. He opened his mouth to say something, but didn't.
After a while, he sighed and walked to the window.
The sun had already set. He could see the red moon in the blue sky.
Evander didn't know why, but he recalled every time he promised Sarah an Earth with a white moon.
Even his own vow...
With his talent, he'd be the peak of Level 6 soon. Then perhaps in a year or less, he'd advance to a high awakener.
For such a cadet, what use were factions, news and even missions?
Richard sighed deeply. He didn't know his young master hid so much of his talent.
In fact, both he and Evander didn't know Varian was hiding his trump card. Five Divine Paths!
The hologram recording continued.
'Alright. But if you do not advance to level 5 this semester, I'll terminate the discipleship. Sarah will cut off contact with—'
"Ahem." Evander hurriedly closed the recording and coughed.
Thinking back, he just told that to push him and beat down his 'arrogance.' His actual expectation was Varian advancing to Level 5 in second semester.
"We only need to ensure we don't hinder his growth." Evander said in a solemn tone.
They both knew the implications.
This young man was destined to be a Sovereign. Perhaps, he could even break open the power ceiling and reach a state no one ever knew.
Richard asked. "Should we send a level 9 to protect him?"
Evander thought for a while before sighing. "He has a secret. What if he feels the protector we sent is for spying on him? I don't want to break the goodwill."
Richard thought for a while and proposed. "Then let him be with Anna. Even though she concealed it, I can feel her advancement. She reached Level 9."
The world would be shocked if they found out that a Level 9 Awakener was a maid.
Heck. Even Evander was surprised.
"But Anna...she only listens to Sarah." Evander knitted his brows in frustration.
Anna was deeply indebted to Sylivia. So much that she gave up her post as Athena Earth Branch head and took care of Sarah like a normal maid.
Due to the fact that he avoided Sarah, the relationship between him and Anna deteriorated.
In fact, Evander knew she downright loathed him.
As if to prove it, she never entered the Dean's block. Even when they met, all she gave was a professional smile.
When Sylvia was alive, he helped Anna in combat. Slyivia treated her as sister, so did he.
The reason he was fine distancing Sarah and not send protectors after her was Anna.
"I-I will request Anna." Evander said after swallowing his pride. "Instruct the Military Faction to support Varian unconditionally. Do not ask anything of him."
"Yes." Richard stood up and was about to leave.
"One more thing. Gather the faction heads, I'll convene a meeting. Call Varian by the way, make him a vice head of the military faction."
Richard nodded and shot towards the Amethyst Community.
The Vice heads of Military Faction—Dhruv and Mia were in for a surprise.