Inside the Purity Faction Headquarters, Vice President Zhu waited until Zhan Jiyue had left before picking up the phone and dialing a number.
After a while, the call connected.
"President, it's me. Mm, I spoke with Old Zhan. Yes, I'll take it seriously. Please attend to your own affairs, President. Leave this place to me.
Yes, if there's any response from Advisor Chen, I'll notify you at once. All right, all right."
Only after the other side hung up did he put down the receiver. He leaned back in his chair and let out a soft breath.
Chen Chuan becoming an official member of the Advisory Council was, in his view, the best possible outcome.
To be honest, there had been voices within the faction calling for support for that Secret Diagram Bloodline bearer in competing for that position, but they were not very loud.
Chen Chuan's many past accomplishments, along with his previous experience serving in local posts, were major advantages. There was no doubt that joining the Advisory Council was the most suitable path for him.
Once he became an official advisor, he would no longer lack resources. He would not need to rely solely on support from within the faction.
The faction could then pour all its resources into the owner of the Secret Diagram Bloodline, allowing them to become a future pillar of the faction.
The only issue was that something had gone wrong in their effort to elevate Chen Chuan. The faction had failed to pull it off, and the final recommendation slot had still fallen into the hands of the other side. What turned the situation around was Tianshu's direct appointment.
Strictly speaking, then, Chen Chuan had risen by his own efforts, with little to do with the faction's contribution. Rather than feel indebted