The Hero

Chapter 354 The Speech of the White Family Elder

Prominent families seemed happy to set up their base on an island, but not all families could afford it.

In fact, only a truly reputable family with great power could afford it.

Kerseys is an example. Families

Hachison were considered smaller and weaker among their ranks. They may have enough money to buy weapons and defenses, but they do not have enough status or rights to build a base on an island.

Meanwhile, los blancos themselves qualify under the standard. Renly White follows the latest developments at her family's island base when news of her latest domestic dog's death reaches her.

Yoel Hachison has been beheaded. The end of the man meant nothing to Renly. He never considered Joel highly, so the only loss he would admit was the loss of his own face.

However, it is said that Joel was not the only one who suffered that fate.

His father, Xion, along with the other direct members of the Xion family, all died the same way. Renly had never thought of Mei Hachison in the slightest. She was a weak, oppressed, and pitiful woman who seemed to be trapped in a ravine.

However, Javier has managed to use someone like that to seize Hachison's internal control, and through the rope he tied around May, the Hachison family has become followers of Kersey. Indeed, there are no formal alliances between these families, but that does not mean their bonds are weak.

If anything, the fact that Javier has made something personal out of his relationship with Mei makes the family alliance a fortress. Most of a woman's loyalty depends on the foundation of the relationship rather than the black-and-white contract..

Angelina may be the only exception. After all, he has his family's future to bear, which is why Javier changed tactics and instead fooled him.

Although los blancos, having exhausted all their channels, mediate this particular information regarding Javier's bait-and-exchange and know that Soroy's betrayal was unintentional, it cannot save the situation. Punching the king's face essentially shuts the door to future cooperation, even if their interests are in line.

Only prominent families at their level operate with dignity and reputation. These things outweighed material interests, and whites already had power and money.

Pride and reputation, however, are not always a safe asset.

Renly knows this is Javier's scheme, but he has to give it to the b* son of a bitch. Unless, of course, the white man gladly disposes of this disgusting betrayal of trust and respect and goes back to making the perpetrator work with them again.

As if that could happen! It will ask the impossible of the family. Renly was just about to counterattack when some real, much more personal problems befell her, her grandfather called.

Renly will talk to him.

What kind of discussion should be done?

Are they going to celebrate how Renly managed to encourage the two strongest families on the planet to join?

This will be their topic of conversation! That's why Renly was so frustrated. He never meant to, encouraging this to happen.

It was Javier's cunning in the way. Of course, the reality is a little different. The two families eventually join forces because of Renly. The nature of their partnership does not matter. It could be earnest cooperation or just a roommate holding hands over mutual misery. Who cares? They are a combined force now.

Renly steps into the residence of her grandfather, Piers White. He approached the old man and knelt down without asking for any explicit instructions from the old man.

The old man and the current leader of the family were gazing outwards into the bright and cloudless night, his arms folded behind his back.

“When your parents presented you to me, I looked up at the sky and saw the stars. I wonder if it was a sign. I'm wondering if you're going to be our star, someone capable of giving away his own dazzling brilliance, or you're going to use someone else's brilliance as your own. I really believe in that sign, Renly. I want you to release your splendor while combining someone else's property with yours. I want you to be the brightest star in the sky, amazing and wise.

“Your trail record is good in recent years. You rose through the ranks and defeated your family members during our family's little civil war, but that's the limit of your abilities, isn't it? You are a genius at fighting your own people but a fool when it comes to fighting with outsiders!

“I think your next move will be more brilliant than the last, but My disappointment in you is immeasurable. I'm giving you permission to meet Zephiel Kersey, but did I instruct you to force him to smoke the tobacco you gave him when threatened?

“Tell me, Renly. Do you really think that your victory during our Civil War is something to be proud of? Do you really think it is proof of above average intelligence and talent?

Please. Let me clarify the truth for you. Your Inborn Intelligence does not give you an edge, the stupidity of your own competitors gives you victory on a silver platter. All the advantages and guarantees you feel are just illusions born from your zero self-awareness!

“You have gone to great lengths to research your contemporaries in other families, thinking this will be your enemy in the future. But have you ever tried so hard to get to know Javier Kersey? He never involved himself in the internal conflicts of his own family. He didn't even care enough to undergo his maturity ceremony. You know why? It was because he knew lightning always struck the tallest tree!

“That's why he didn't ask for anything! Want nothing! Zephiel practically admired his talent and wanted to give him his seat. So why did he refuse to take on the role of a patriarch? Ever wondered why?

“It was because he knew what kind of fate awaited the leader of the entire family. He knew what kind of annoying tribulation awaited anyone who wanted to become a leader! That's why this kid never takes the first shot. It seemed like he was only acting in self-defense. The internal conflict between William and Arthur? You're blocking the Chinese? He only solved this problem after it happened, yet you thought you had won, didn't he? You act, he reacts, and you think you win.

“But have you ever noticed that the rest of your plans have been effectively blocked by your opponents? Your first step is to create a crisis that Javier Kersey has solved very well and expertly, and that just raises his profile and increases his support!

“Then, you make another step. This time, Javier reacts by taking control of the Hachison family. Did you see him? He doesn't need you to cause any trouble or use your family's power to force his hand. He just has to wait for you to make a move and then drag Soroy into the battlefield, charging them with enough pressure to force them into an alliance with his family. He does it right in front of your face as well instead of behind you. Can you understand, Renly? He rubbed it on your face!

"Seriously so. Do you think the Kersey family managed to prosper for so long because they were headed by a moron like Arthur? Do you really believe that? Oh, dearGod. Answer this: Why else would Javier not see the advantage of militarizing a hydrogen-fueled system if it wasn't for him seeing greater rewards if he didn't pursue that line? Do you think Zephiel won't recognize him either? Ha! The cunning old fox did not do so because he knew someone would try to snatch that advantage from him!

“You're smart enough to take advantage of that. Shit, you scramble after that and you've made it. You come out of feeling arrogant and proud of yourself. But have you ever wondered about the perspective of your actions? Next time if the Soroy family or another family develops some kind of technology, what do you think will come to their mind? 'Will the tyrants from the White Family rob us of our own technology and research?'

“You didn't hear wrong! Tyrants. That's what they see in us now, and it's all because of you! You are a bully to them. You make it seem as if everything should be ours! The cunning old fox did nothing but let his granddaughter play you like a violin. Javier swung the bait, and you bit him like a goldfish. You are so full of yourself that you even visit a cunning old fox to show off and then force him to smoke your tobacco. Now, tell me, what would you do if she refused to budge, huh?

“But he complies with you. Wh why? Because it reinforces your stupid perspective, nimrod! Poor kersey! A junior from the White Family approached an old man and snatched the hard-earned research from the family. Oh, the tyrants from the White Family! Oh, poor Kersey! And you, you, you're a little smart, had the courage to call me when you left the Merseys to show off about parental bullying! Ha!" Piers scolded him, moving his hands furiously.

"Go from before me! You were sentenced to two years!” he rumbles.

“People will hope that you will take care of your eyes during your sabbatical so that you can see how much damage is caused by your stupidity towards our family!”

Renly's worst fear is losing her grandfather's trust over Javier's intrigue. But now, it seemed like it had become a reality as well. Two years washed up on this island? That means Piers has lost faith in Renly's competence.

His grandfather's speech made Renly realize that all his achievements during this time were just a f*ck. He was a loser who accomplished nothing but dragging the family name through the dirt. The family's reputation continued to plummet, and at this point, the whites were considered to be a cabal of secret tyrants and mafia societies. They had looted what belonged to the Kersey family and oppressed a poor old man.

On the surface, these things did not seem to harm his family. But reputation could make or break an entity, and in that case, everyone started to be wary of the White Family.

Of course they will!

Every prominent family has something very desirable. Every family has a poor old man. And everyone was afraid that their precious treasures were robbed and their senior members were intimidated.