Chapter 342: Ceremony Began

Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL

“But this is also…” Eddie opened his mouth but did not say anything in the end. It was obvious that he knew the priority of the matter.

The village chief, on the other hand, had a frown on his face as he sat in the main seat, not saying a word.

Anderson observed the village chief’s expression without batting an eyelid, he continued, “Oliver obtained second place in this expedition. His results are not much different from Lugh’s, so there is nothing wrong with him obtaining this qualification.”

After saying that, Anderson returned to his seat.

He turned his gaze to Village Chief Eddie, waiting for their decision.

“Do you have any other solutions? If not, then let’s vote on it.” After a long time, the village chief finally replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, Carter and Anderson raised their hands first. The heads of the other families below also raised their hands.

Since everyone had the same idea, then it was decided.

Oliver would replace Lugh’s position.

In the end, Village Chief Eddie complied with the wishes of the crowd and decided to let Oliver replace Lugh.

Village chief Eddie turned to Berkeley and said, “Mr. Berkeley, please let Oliver prepare for the ceremony later.”

Berkeley smiled, stood up, and bowed. “My son is ashamed. Since it is the decision of the Village Chief and everyone else, I will be bold enough to thank the Village Chief.”

Village Chief Eddie nodded to Berkeley and sent off the family heads, leaving behind only his right-hand men, Carter and Hill.

Village Chief Eddie watched the family heads leave, and finally his gaze fell on Berkeley. After a long pause, he said to the head of the household, Anderson, “Head of the Household, Anderson, how much did Berkeley give you?”

The Head of Household Anderson did not show any signs of panic after being seen through by Village Chief Eddie that he had accepted the bribe from the Oliver family, instead, he smiled and said, “They are really generous. Their family’s first-grade medicinal field, three thousand Illumination Empire Federation coins, and a panacea that can allow source beasts to break through.”

“Anderson, you actually accepted the bribe from Berkeley. I really misjudged you.” After hearing the truth, Eddie glared at his former colleague.

“Brother Eddie, please calm down.”

There was Eddie who turned around to calm Carter’s emotions. He continued, “So, did Berkeley attack Lugh?”

Anderson also stopped smiling and pondered for a moment, he voiced out his thoughts. “Berkeley is a cautious person. He is careful in everything. I think the possibility of him attacking is not high. It should be Oliver who is jealous of Lugh’s higher score, so he attacked him.”

“Sigh, what you said is true. I know Oliver. He is narrow-minded and shallow-minded. He is too different from that kid Lugh. In order to protect him, our village will have one less genius.”

Eddie felt a little pained. Such a young genius was gone just like that. This responsibility was placed on him.

Eddie secretly cursed that it was all his fault.

“Village Chief, things have already come to this, and it’s not what we wanted to see. Who would have thought that Oliver’s heart would be so vicious? Now, we can only let Oliver take advantage of us. After all, we can’t touch the forces in Berkeley right now.”

Hill persuaded Eddie. In his heart, he also felt a sense of pity and sadness for Lugh, the young man who had always sought advice from him.

“This bastard is so vicious. Let me go and tear him up.” Carter was so angry that he was ready to go and settle the score with Oliver.

“Calm down. If you go now, it will only make things worse.” Anderson grabbed Carter’s shoulder and stopped him from acting impulsively.

“Go away, you bribed guy. Don’t touch me.” Carter threw away Anderson’s hand and glared at him.

Seeing this, Anderson looked at Village Chief Eddie with a bitter smile.

“Actually, I realized something was wrong on the first day when Lugh disappeared. At that time, I was suspicious of Berkeley, but there was no evidence pointing to them.

It was not until Anderson came to tell me that Berkeley tried to bribe him the day before yesterday that I was sure of this.

Village Chief Eddie patted Carter’s shoulder and explained, “I asked Anderson to accept the evidence of bribery and wait for the other day to settle it.”

After Carter listened to the village chief’s explanation, he looked at Anderson with puzzlement and asked, “Is that so?”

“Hehe, you silly man. Although I, Anderson, am greedy for money, I also know the severity of the matter.” Anderson didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the frank Carter in front of him and said

Carter patted his helmet in embarrassment and said, “I see. I’m sorry. I misunderstood you about this matter.”

“It’s okay. Those who don’t know are innocent. It’s a pity for that kid, Lugh…” Anderson’s eyes dimmed as he patted Carter’s shoulder.

The three of them fell into silence.

At this moment, a servant knocked on the door and said, “Village Chief, Lugh came to visit!”

“Say it again? Who came to visit at the door?” The village chief widened his eyes and shook the servant’s shoulder in surprise.

“It’s… It’s Lugh.” The servant had never seen the master lose his composure like this, so he answered in a panic.

Village Chief Eddie let go of the servant and exchanged a look with Carter and Anderson. They could see the incredulity and surprise in each other’s eyes.

“Quickly, quickly invite him in!”

Berkeley, who had left the village chief’s house, greeted the other masters with a kind face, accepting their initiative to express goodwill.

“Father, how was the meeting for the ceremony?” Just as he stepped into the house, Berkeley heard a slightly anxious voice of a young man.

Berkeley’s son, Oliver, was wearing a green long robe with a blue beast pattern ribbon tied around his waist.

The young man, who looked somewhat scholarly, had an impatient expression on his face.

“The village chief has agreed to allow you to obtain the qualifications for this grand ceremony.” Although Berkeley did not reveal his expression, the corners of his eyes revealed a smile that could not be hidden.

“That’s great. With such a haul, I don’t need to wait another year. Next, I will pass the town test, the city test, and in the end, let everyone know my name, Oliver.”

Oliver’s expression gradually changed from pleasant surprise to wild laughter. In front of his father, he spoke out the ambitions and ideals in his heart.

After Berkeley heard Oliver’s bold words, he nodded in his heart. Towards this eldest son, he liked him from the bottom of his heart.

Among the many children, only this Oliver’s talent and personality were the most similar to his. Hence, he poured all the resources of the family into Oliver, hoping that he could become successful and strengthen the family.

However, Berkeley still put on a serious face, wanting to give Oliver a lesson so that he could control his actions in the future, be more mature, and do things without leaving any traces behind.

“Although it’s a good thing, you’re really too bold.”

“You actually dared to commit murder in the village. You must know that our family’s growth in recent years has been too fast. It has long been the envy of many people.”

“If we are discovered by others and make a fuss about it, it will bring us great trouble.”

“Father, please don’t disturb us. That fellow, Lugh, doesn’t have any power or influence. If we don’t make a move on him, who will we make a move on? Since he blocked my path, we just need to eliminate him.”

Oliver returned to his original handsome and elegant image of a Young Master. He said vicious words that did not fit his image with a smile.

“You didn’t do it cleanly. He actually let the other party run into the Forest of Despair. Although I’ve already sent people to intercept him just in case, the slightest mistake will definitely bring fire to yourself.

“In the future, when you do things, you must first think of a way out. Plan before you act. You must not be as reckless as before,” Berkeley said to Oliver.

“Yes, I’ve learned my lesson.” Oliver bowed respectfully, but in his heart, he still did not mind.

Oliver naturally understood his father. To put it nicely, he was cautious when dealing with matters. To put it bluntly, he was too cautious when dealing with matters. He would often miss out on good opportunities. He believed that his father was still old.

Only he could take on the important task of strengthening the family.

Berkeley stroked his beard and said indifferently, “Mm, then you should get ready to set off. I will go with the other family heads later.”

“Yes, Father.” After Oliver said goodbye to Berkeley, he turned around and left.

“Sigh, he’s still too young. I still need many families to temper him before he can stand alone.” Berkeley’s eyes became deep. After glancing at Oliver’s back, he left.

Berkeley had followed his father in business since he was young. He met all kinds of people, big and small, and relied on his own strength to support the huge business of the clan

The experienced Berkeley could see through his son’s thoughts at a glance.

However, he did not point it out because some things could only be understood after breaking the wall. It was useless to just talk about it.

Very soon, the Fierce Beast Festival was about to begin.

The tables, chairs, wine, and dishes were arranged neatly below the stage. The wealthy families in the village took their seats, while the commoners stood at the periphery to watch. Three thousand people formed a huge crowd.

On the independent main table, Village Chief Eddie, Berkeley, and the others sat on the left and right respectively.

On the main seat sat a young man in a purple cloud embroidered python robe. He was smiling warmly as he accepted the toast from all directions.