Opportunities and Risks Coexist

Chapter 66 Opportunities and Risks Coexist

Generally speaking, warlords like General Anthony, whose backers or colonists would send a demigod and five or six Sequence 5s to protect their interests in the colonies.

The existence of demigods is more of a deterrent; Sequence 5 and Sequence 6 are the ones who actually handle the affairs of the colonies. The ambush that resulted in the loss of two Sequence 5s and several Sequence 6s caused chaos in the colony's management system.

In each country, the Sequence 5s were basically in positions of real power, and for the time being, the Fusak Empire and the Church of War could only transfer one Sequence 5 to the Southern Continent.

The Balk family, being the local power brokers, had also learned of this news.

This is an opportunity; if we can send a Sequence 5 member of the family to help the Fussac Empire maintain its position, we can gain some colonial benefits in return.

This deal is very profitable; everyone gets what they want, since nobody wants to make money from the assassin industry forever.

Of course, the risks are also great. The Fussac Empire may welcome the Balk family now, but once the Fussac Empire has enough manpower, it may very well want to take back the interests they have lost.

During the council meeting, five elders disagreed with sharing the spoils with the Fusak Empire, because the family's extraordinary characteristics were too precious for the family members to be lost in any way.

Leaving the non-existent town means facing enormous risks and losing one's unique characteristics.

The current operating model followed by the family is more stable.

Before initiating the final vote, Elder Calvin said, "Before we make our final decision, I have something to tell you all. There is a junior named Elliott..."

He briefly recounted Elliott's recent experiences, and Elder Bowen, who was in his thirties, said, "There must be something wrong with this abnormal luck. Elliott should be taken into custody immediately and interrogated thoroughly."

The demigod elder Chester, who was in his forties, said, "Doing so might reveal that he has no problems at all."

"I think so too," Calvin said. "We'd better observe Elliott discreetly, and if the opportunity arises, we can test him, but we must never interrogate him without being certain of our success."

Calvin then changed the subject: "The reason I mentioned Elliott is to remind everyone that the Balk family may be facing a new test, just like the extraordinary 'savage' characteristics that Elliott suddenly brought back. Is this a test for us?"

"We can't use the same methods we used to think about problems to solve the problems we have now. In addition, we have increased our strength dramatically over the past twenty years by using Rex's methods to fight the curse."

"The original five Sequence 5s have been replaced by three Saints, with the clan leader still being a Sequence 3 and seventeen Sequence 5s. With such strength, they can completely control the warlords of the two Southern Continents."

"It's time for us to show the world our strength. As long as the Fussac royal family knows that we are a demigod family, they won't be able to turn against us so easily."

"Please allow me to quote Russell: 'Opportunity always comes with risk.' It's time for us to abandon some of our conservative strategies."

After these words were spoken, the elders fell into deep thought.

……

Backlund, in Hugh and Fors's rented room.

Early in the morning, Fors was already lounging in her armchair: "Are you sure? Was Hobart referring to his 'elders'?"

Hugh, eating breakfast, said, "I'm sure! Fors, you've asked me three times already!"

"This is important," Fors said seriously. "Didn't your investigation say that he was the son of a brigadier general? It's not surprising that his father was an extraordinary being."

"But he didn't say 'father,' he said 'elder'! This means that there must have been more than one extraordinary person in his family! We guessed right, he comes from a family of extraordinary people!"

Hugh nodded: "Otherwise, he wouldn't have known so much extraordinary knowledge."

"Hugh, you've completely missed the point." Fors' eyes suddenly flashed with wisdom as she lit a cigarette. "He drove away the spirits from the spirit world! Such an operation requires strong inspiration and corresponding extraordinary abilities."

"If I'm not mistaken, he must have another mysterious item on him that he hasn't told us about!"

She exclaimed, "It's so great to be born into a family of extraordinary people! He actually has two of those magical items that are beyond our reach!"

After finishing breakfast, Hugh suddenly said, "Maybe he got all those amazing items by himself."

Why would you say that?

"I just felt that he wasn't someone who liked to rely on others."

"Say what you will." Through her interactions with Hobart, Fors discovered that Hugh and Hobart had a friendship more like that of comrades-in-arms. She had basically come to trust Hobart and was no longer worried about him "playing with a young girl's feelings" or anything like that.

She said, "No matter what, having such a friend will definitely bring us many opportunities."

For example, she had been searching for so many years without finding the potion recipe for the "Master of Tricks," but on her first mission with Hobert, she obtained a clue to the potion recipe.

……

In the morning, Hobart took a horse-drawn carriage to the western suburbs again, intending to visit the Henry family once more.

He knew that this visit would definitely carry some risks, but after a little thought, he would realize that these risks were manageable.

Henry's family had lived in the town for so many years that they would certainly not expose themselves unless absolutely necessary.

Therefore, Hobart believed that as long as he didn't go crazy and try to steal their sealed artifacts, he wouldn't be in any danger.

Of course, more importantly, Hobart decided last night that since the Henry family was attracted by the "law of convergence of extraordinary characteristics," there must be a reason for their appearance.

Actively reaching out to them and turning risks into opportunities is a way of utilizing the rules and also a form of role-playing.

If we ignore the potential risks, they may actually manifest as a greater risk at some point due to the "law of convergence of extraordinary characteristics".

Since we can't avoid it, we might as well embrace it proactively, as opportunities and risks usually go hand in hand.

Thinking about this, Hobart suddenly became curious, wondering if Emperor Roselle had ever said something similar.

Hobart first went to Mr. Polly's house, and after a brief conversation, he left Mr. Polly's backyard to visit Mr. Henry again.

Polly and Airley were in their backyards, watching the daring young man enter Henry's yard.

Hobart's intrusion immediately triggered a chorus of barking dogs, and even Polly began to wonder if he had really seen wrong and that it was Henry's dog that had broken into his yard.

He then shook his head, because many people had seen that the giant dog had escaped from the basement of the Ellie family's house.

Just as Hopper was about to knock on the door, he immediately sensed an aura of death and decay. He activated his spiritual vision and found that there was no living thing left in the entire house.

Did Henry and his family die of the plague?

Call the police?

Should we explore it first?

Hobart quickly made a decision. He kicked the door open and saw two highly decomposed corpses in the living room.

Hobart immediately felt a chill run down his spine; judging from the appearance of the corpse, it had probably been dead for more than a week.

So here's the question: who was talking to him through the door the day before yesterday?

Please vote for me!

(End of this chapter)