Elf: How do you cultivate immortality in the elf world?

Chapter 392 The Art of Balance: The Distribution of the Bear Disciple's Position.

To ordinary people, Lu Li is someone who is about to betray his class and even wants to turn back the clock of history.

To the aristocratic families, Lu Li was someone who came to steal their jobs and even got involved in dividing the spoils.

The cake is only so big; if there are more people sharing it, they'll get less.

Lu Li also realized this, so he simply gave up the idea of ​​developing connections.

Strength is the greatest source of confidence. As long as these people don't gang up on him alone, Lu Li has nothing to fear.

Even if they really joined forces, Lu Li wasn't too worried.

Given Milton's strength, dealing with ten level-three gods simultaneously should be no problem for him.

As the appointed time arrived, the previously noisy conference room instantly fell silent.

After glancing at everyone from his seat, the alliance president, seated at the head of the table, officially began today's meeting.

It's still a border conflict issue.

As before, the alliance leader urged the aristocratic families to take responsibility and quickly send people to confront the Indian alliance.

Nobody wants to touch this hot potato.

The Indian Alliance and the Monkey Alliance are different. The Monkey Alliance has money to be made, but the Indian Alliance doesn't.

Unless the Kyushu Alliance lifts the restrictions and allows them to invade the Indian Alliance's territory.

The problem now is that the Indian alliance has been using those disputed areas to argue, and although the two sides have already broken off relations, they have not completely broken off relations.

This is quite awkward.

Winning there doesn't bring much benefit, but losing means losing everything. Apart from the Leng family, almost no one among those shrewd aristocratic families cares about that place.

After much wrangling, the issue was once again shelved.

"Is this so-called Supreme Meeting always this hasty?" Lu Li nudged Peng Chongshan next to him and complained.

Peng Chongshan also explained in a low voice, "You may not be used to it yet since it's your first time here, but you'll get used to it after a few more times."

The Supreme Conference is inherently a place for wrangling and bickering; everyone starts arguing, and it's normal that no agreement is reached in the end.

Lu Li nodded silently.

Lu Li now roughly understood why the Kyushu Alliance was so incompetent. To put it bluntly, it was because the central government was not centralized enough and the alliance could not command the local bullies.

This gave Lu Li a sudden sense of familiarity; the Nine Provinces Alliance seemed a bit like the Republic of China era.

Then came the issue of profit distribution in the Three Monkeys region, and this time the wrangling was even more intense than the last.

Previously, they would pass the buck to each other, but this time they are scrambling to be the first to do it.

They take no responsibility whatsoever, but the greater the profit, the better, right?

Seeing that Peng Chongshan hadn't joined in the wrangling, Lu Li asked curiously, "Aren't you going to get involved, sir?"

Peng Chongshan looked kind and gentle. He just smiled honestly at Lu Li's question and then explained, "Don't be fooled by how fiercely they are arguing. These people are just trying to benefit their subordinates. The real top families don't even look down on that place."

Lu Li nodded thoughtfully.
The controversy in the Three Monkeys region mainly revolves around that large secret realm.

That's what those top-tier families want.

Unfortunately, the league persisted, and the matter eventually had to be temporarily shelved.

The Supreme Council has discussed two matters, but it seems that neither matter has been agreed upon.

Lu Li felt like he was wasting his time sitting there.

Next, some minor matters were discussed, but these matters were settled. As the meeting drew to a close, the atmosphere in the meeting room became increasingly tense.

Lu Li knew that Da Tou had arrived.

"Finally, there's the matter of the Divine Beast Cub—the Bear Apprentice. Currently, the Alliance has four Bear Apprentices. You will allocate two slots to qualified individuals or families, hoping to unravel the evolutionary mysteries of the Bear Apprentices."

Gai Lie stood up abruptly, and said with great confidence, "Leave this kind of thing to our Gai family. In the entire Kyushu region, which family is more qualified than our Gai family to adopt a Fighting-type legendary beast cub?"

There are only three top-tier fighting families in the world.

One is in the Kyushu Alliance, namely the Gai family.

The other two are in the America League and the European League. It's no exaggeration to say that, in terms of fighting style, the Gai family has almost no rivals within the Kyushu League.

This is also where Gaijia's confidence comes from.

The Gai family firmly believes that only they are qualified to unravel the evolutionary secrets of the bear apprentice.

No one in the conference room objected to these words.

It's not that they look down on Xiong's apprentice; it's simply that there's no need for them to bring shame upon themselves.

As a pure Fighting-type Pokémon, Xiong Tudi is indeed stronger than any other family or individual in the entire Kyushu region.

Seeing that no one objected, Gai Lie pressed his advantage, saying, "I hope to adopt two bear disciples. I will personally take those two little guys to pay homage to our ancestral god."

The alliance leader was indeed tempted upon hearing this.

If the Gai family can truly unravel the mystery of the Bear Apprentice's evolution, then the League won't ultimately lose out, since the League still has two Bear Apprentices.

But smart people know not to put all their eggs in one basket, let alone two mythical beast cubs.

The main concern is fear. If the Gai family really solves the mystery of the Xiong apprentice's evolution, then the Gai family might even have a divine beast clan.

This would be too unbalanced. For example, the Alliance doesn't want to see this happen, and even the Clan Alliance doesn't want to see this happen.

Therefore, these two bear apprentices must never be entrusted to one person.

Thinking of this, the alliance leader looked at everyone in the conference room.

Although the other representatives from prominent families were tempted, they all tacitly remained silent.

At this moment, a bald, muscular man stood up.

"I have served the League, I have shed blood for the League, so I think I should be qualified to train a bear apprentice, right?"

After the bald, burly man stood up, a sharp glint flashed in Gai Lie's eyes.

The bald, burly man is called Big Fist.

Born into a commoner family, he had no surname, so he was only given a name that could hardly be called a name.

"Da" means huge, and "quan" means fist.

Big Fist is a typical orphan who has worked in gangs, as a dojo apprentice, and even as a mercenary. He entered the realm of gods at the age of 57 and is now 65, but looks like a middle-aged man.

Big Fist is also the only Fighting-type trainer among the commoners, and after he stepped forward, many commoner representatives rallied to support him.

The alliance president breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"Thankfully, the most embarrassing thing didn't happen," the alliance leader thought with relief.

"Apprentice Xiong? I'm interested too, but I don't know how to win him over?" Lu Li's casual voice rang out.

The previously noisy conference room fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at Lu Li, who had suddenly joined them, with strange expressions.

"No wonder he attended the Supreme Meeting; he must have come for Xiong's apprentice."

"I heard he even sent people to the Crouching Dragon Secret Realm, but unfortunately they were too late."

"This young man discovered that the bear apprentice was a divine beast cub even before the Alliance. If it weren't for the dark web, this guy might have actually wiped out all the bear apprentices in the Crouching Dragon Secret Realm."

Everyone was whispering among themselves, marveling at Lu Li's luck. To say he was lucky was certainly true.

When no one knew anything about the bear apprentice's background, they unexpectedly gained a bear apprentice trainer for free.

If you say it was bad luck, then it really was.

Lu Li could have gained more Xiong disciples, but unfortunately he found out too late; the alliance had already taken back the Xiong disciples in the secret realm ahead of time.

Seeing Lu Li's seemingly casual attitude, the alliance leader's expression became subtle.

You must understand that the person in front of you is a genuine god-level trainer. If the members of the Supreme Council were ranked, then Lu Li would undoubtedly be at the top of the pyramid.

No one can ignore his opinions and words.

Just like the current league president.

Originally, he planned to build one Gai family member and one Big Fist member.

In this way, both commoners and noble families were included, achieving a perfect balance.

After all, his ability to control the league was based on his perfect art of balance.

But Lu Li, an unexpected guest who joined halfway through, disrupted this balance.

He didn't refuse, and even if he did refuse, it shouldn't be up to him to say so. So the alliance president turned his attention to Gai Lie and Da Quan.

“Patriarch Lu, aren’t you being too greedy? Your Lu family already has a treacherous disciple,” Gai Lie warned in a low voice.

This was both a warning to Lu Li not to be greedy and a reminder to everyone in the conference room that Lu Li's power had already exceeded the limit.

“That’s right! The Alliance assigned bear apprentices to crack the mystery of evolution. The Lu family already has a bear apprentice, so there’s no need for them to interfere, right?” another family representative said.

A representative from the civilian side also spoke up: "Such a valuable spot should not be wasted. The Lu family is indeed not suitable to adopt a new disciple."

Lu Li remained expressionless; he had anticipated this scene the moment he realized he was being isolated.

Lu Li said indifferently, "We were supposed to have nine bear apprentices, but now the Dark Web has taken six of them. This is a disgrace to the Alliance."

The people in the conference room didn't know why Lu Li suddenly brought this up.

After all, this incident seems to have served no purpose other than bringing shame to the league, since it has already happened.

“I’ll adopt a bear apprentice, and then I’ll lead a team to crack down on the dark web,” Lu Li proposed succinctly.

Upon hearing this, the president of the Kyushu Alliance was tempted.

Just because those powerful families don't care about your reputation doesn't mean that the alliance leader doesn't care either.

The dark web is indeed going too far. After all, the Wolong Secret Realm appeared in the Kyushu region, and as a result, they stole most of Xiong's disciples.

It's fine as long as the bear apprentice remains a divine beast cub. But once the secrets of the bear apprentice's evolution are revealed, the Kyushu Alliance will definitely be dragged out by other alliances and repeatedly ridiculed or mocked.

The Lei family representative sneered, "What about the intensity of the crackdown? You can't just sweep up one or two small bases and call that cracking down on the dark web, can you?"

Lu Li said meaningfully, "I will lead a raid on their headquarters and their important research base."

"Do you know where the headquarters of the dark web is?" a disbelieving civilian representative questioned.

Even the Alliance doesn't know the exact location of the Dark Web's headquarters, so why does Lu Li act like he knows so much about it?

The people couldn't help but think of the gods.

In the minds of these people, the gods are omnipotent, so it's not surprising that they know where the headquarters of the dark web is.

The alliance leader, having considered this, was tempted. He glanced apologetically at Big Fist and said in a low voice, "Alright! As long as you bring honor back to the alliance, I can give you Xiong's apprentice as a reward."

“The other bear apprentice can be handed over to the Gai family.” The alliance leader then looked at Gai Lie.

Upon hearing this, Big Fist was filled with righteous indignation. Having already reached the pinnacle of mastery, he desperately longed for a divine beast to help him ascend to the level of sect leader.

The alliance leader certainly wouldn't choose to sacrifice the interests of his own people, since Big Fist is considered one of their allies.

"Old Master Big Fist has also made great contributions to the alliance, so he naturally deserves to have a bear disciple," the alliance president added.

Upon hearing this, the fist that was about to overturn the table finally suppressed its anger.

Even so, it's a happy ending for everyone.

The most balanced factions of noble families and commoners have regained the League's reputation and even found a way to command god trainers.

As long as we can offer something that interests Lu Li, we have no worries that he won't work hard for the alliance.

Thinking of this, the alliance leader felt a sense of pride.

Lu Li was also very happy.

Anyone would be happy to get a bear apprentice for free.

As for cracking down on the dark web?

Does the claim that he led a group to rob Xiong's apprentice from the dark web damage the dark web?
After the Supreme Conference concluded, Lu Li returned to Lu Family Village with his newly adopted bear apprentice.

Before the appearance of Martial Arts Master Bear, it seemed that all Bear disciples had similar aptitudes.

The only pity is that this bear apprentice is not in egg form.

Lu Li decided to temporarily keep the bear apprentice in the manor, and then see which bear apprentice had the highest comprehension when he had more bear apprentices.

After all, both comprehending the scroll of evil and martial arts require a high level of comprehension. For an elf like the bear apprentice, comprehension may be more important than aptitude.

Lu Li handed the bear apprentice to Wei and then instructed, "Don't let this bear apprentice learn the Flowing Water Rock Shattering Fist yet. I have other plans for it later."

When Xiong has more disciples, they can choose their own schools of martial arts.

The reason why Xiong's apprentice initially chose the combo-based strategy was because he had no other choice. In order to allow Xiong's apprentice to evolve faster, Lu Li hopes that future Xiong's apprentices will have more options.

Although Wei was a little confused when she heard this, she nodded.

"Can I tame this bear disciple?" Wei asked expectantly.

Hearing this, Long Ying's lips twitched slightly.

This tomboy is really bold! This is a mythical beast cub, and you already have one and you're still not satisfied?

“Okay, but it’s best not to let him touch the water scroll I gave you, and also not let it touch your bear apprentice.” Lu Li nodded.

The reason for not allowing the bear apprentice to have contact with it is because they are worried that the bear apprentice will be contaminated by the combo-style bear apprentice.

Although she didn't understand why Lu Li had made this arrangement, Wei still obediently nodded.

Long Ying, who had been listening to the interaction between the two, was dumbfounded.

You just agreed like that?
This is a mythical beast cub!

Long Ying was completely numb.

Are mythical beast cubs so worthless in the Lu family? I should have spoken up too.

Long Ying glanced at Yao Yifei beside her, signaling him to say something, preferably to step forward and stop Wei from getting the divine beast cub again.

But both Yao Yifei and Freya chose to ignore it.

It's not that Lu Li looks down on Xiong's apprentice, but Wei is indeed more suitable to take care of Xiong's apprentice.

As his strength grew, Lu Li became more and more confident in his future. He believed that sooner or later he would find a divine beast with attributes suitable for other people.

(End of this chapter)