"Status?"
"If our status rises, will that affect our ability to fight the beasts?"
"Aren't people like you forbidden from intervening?" Chen Changan asked.
"Don't worry. The restriction is on cultivation, not status."
"If we don't raise your status, I don't think anyone here will agree to it."
"That's right. Absolutely not."
"We have to promote you. Heroes deserve a sincere show of appreciation."
"Please don't refuse. You must accept."
With everyone saying the same thing, Chen Changan saw no reason to keep up a show of refusing.
"All right. Your generosity is hard to turn down, so we won't stand on ceremony."
"What status are you planning to give us?" Chen Changan asked.
The Alliance Leader hesitated. He had been so focused on raising their status that he had not decided what positions to give them.
"What status do you think would be appropriate?"
"Elder doesn't seem quite right."
"Agreed. Elder doesn't fit, but anything else feels too low."
"None of the existing positions in the alliance seem suitable. Why don't we create one just for them?"
"That makes sense. What should we call it?"
As they talked, everyone turned to Chen Changan. He looked helpless.
"Seriously? You're promoting me, and I have to come up with the title myself?"
"Take your time figuring it out. We're going back to cultivate."
"Just let us know when you've decided."
With that, Chen Changan left with Mu Yunyao and the others, leaving everyone staring at one another.
How could he be so carefree? Did he care about nothing except the beasts?
"Look at them. They're already so strong, yet they still work that hard. Then look at yourselves, wearing long faces day after day."
"Stop standing around watching and get back to cultivating."
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