Discussion and a Visit

Zhao Nan watched as Ace finished greeting the five Barker brothers, then spoke up, "Alright, now that you've all met, go get some rest. Tomorrow, I'll go contact the Saber Organization and have them reach out to Cesar to get your hands on the battle qi manual for you five brothers!"

"Yes, Teacher!" *5

The five Barker brothers responded in unison.

After watching the five brothers leave, Zhao Nan prepared to get Ace settled in.

While Zhao Nan was busy with Ace, the five Barker brothers had returned to their quarters, though they didn't head to their individual rooms; instead, they all gathered in Barker's room.

"Big Brother, what do you think the teacher actually meant?"

Once inside, Hazer was the first to speak, asking Barker.

Indeed, the five brothers had gathered specifically to discuss Zhao Nan's true intentions.

After all, it was quite strange for a Saint-level powerhouse to suddenly seek them out to take them as disciples.

If it were just a normal apprenticeship, they might have assumed Zhao Nan simply saw potential in them, but the way he had established a hierarchy of ranks made it impossible to fathom.

Barker listened to Hazer, fell silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "I think it must have something to do with our identity, right?"

As soon as Barker finished speaking, Hazer still looked confused. Just as he was about to ask something, Gates spoke up, "Big Brother is right. Look at our two senior brothers, Linley and Ace—one is a Dragonblood Warrior, and the other is a Violet Flame Warrior."

"And us?"

"We five brothers are all Undying Warriors!"

Once Gates finished, Hazer and the other three brothers nodded one after another, indicating they understood.

But then Barker added, "I also know the teacher took us in because of our identity as Undying Warriors. I just don't understand how the teacher determines our potential."

After Barker said this, he suddenly noticed the Boone brothers looking at him as if he were a fool. He realized they had misunderstood his meaning and hurriedly explained, "No, I mean, what level of potential does a personal disciple have? What realm can they reach?"

"Although I don't know what kind of progress one makes after practicing the battle qi manual, I imagine we should at least be able to reach the ninth rank! Even so, that only qualifies us to be outer disciples or named disciples. So, what realm can Linley and Ace reach?"

The four Boone brothers fell silent after hearing Barker's words.

At that moment, the four of them were plagued by the same doubt.

However, the four brothers were currently thinking that Ace and Linley could probably reach the peak of the Saint-level.

It wasn't that they didn't believe in the potential of Linley and Ace, but they simply didn't dare to imagine anyone becoming a god.

One had to know that in the entire Yulan Continent, not a single new god had been born in five thousand years.

Time passed bit by bit, and in the end, the five brothers couldn't come to any conclusion, so they eventually dispersed.

The next day!

After Zhao Nan woke up, he first woke Ace, then led him out of the room, only to see the five Barker brothers sitting in the pavilion outside, waiting for him.

Once Zhao Nan walked out, Barker hurriedly had someone bring breakfast.

After finishing his meal, Zhao Nan said to the five brothers, "Go resign from your positions today. I will go help you find the Undying Secret Manual. Once the manual is in hand, I will take you to train; we won't be staying in these Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory for long."

The five Barker brothers nodded in acknowledgment of Zhao Nan's instructions.

Afterward, the five brothers went off to resign from their posts. Once they had left, Zhao Nan told Ace to stay home while he headed to the Dawson Chamber of Commerce.

This time, the person he met at the Dawson Chamber of Commerce was a newcomer, not the same person he had seen last time.

Although this person didn't recognize Zhao Nan, after Zhao Nan stated his identity, the man bowed respectfully and asked about the purpose of his visit.

Zhao Nan did not ask the Dawson Chamber of Commerce to find Cesar.

After all, Cesar was a Saint-level powerhouse, and the Dawson Chamber of Commerce did not possess such strength.

Therefore, Zhao Nan simply asked for the location of the Saber Organization's stronghold.

As a world-renowned assassin organization in the Yulan Continent, the Saber Organization had branches in every major city.

Naturally, the Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory had a branch as well.

After obtaining the location of the Saber Organization's stronghold from the Dawson Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Nan headed straight there.

The stronghold of the Saber Organization was not in any particularly hidden place; instead, it was located on a bustling street, inside a shop that sold bread.

Zhao Nan walked into the shop and found that it didn't feel gloomy at all; rather, it was quite bright. If he hadn't had reliable information, he was certain no one would ever believe this was the stronghold of an assassin organization.

"Customer, what would you like?"

As soon as Zhao Nan walked in, a clerk approached him and greeted him.

"I'm here to see your person in charge."

Zhao Nan said directly, while simultaneously flicking a golden leaf onto the clerk.

Although Zhao Nan had only used this Golden Leaf once, he was certain that the Saber Organization would definitely recognize it.

After all, the most important asset for any major power was its intelligence network.

As a newly emerged Saint-level powerhouse, Zhao Nan was surely already on record within the Saber Organization.

Sure enough, the moment the clerk saw the Golden Leaf tossed over by Zhao Nan, he recognized it immediately.

"Greetings, Lord Zhao Nan."

"May I ask what business you have with our person-in-charge?" the clerk asked Zhao Nan.

Zhao Nan spoke directly: "While I say I am looking for your person-in-charge, I am actually looking for your Old Instructor. Since you want to take responsibility for this matter, go tell your person-in-charge to inform Cesar and ask him if he still remembers Amanda?"

The clerk was stunned for a moment after hearing Zhao Nan's words, then replied: "Please wait a moment, my lord, I will go notify our person-in-charge!"

After saying this, the clerk hurried into the depths of the shop.

Watching the clerk's actions, Zhao Nan smiled slightly. Without saying anything else, he simply found a stool and sat down.

Not long after Zhao Nan sat down, a somewhat portly man came jogging out.

"Greetings, Lord Zhao Nan, my name is Simon Yate!" Upon seeing Zhao Nan, Simon Yate hurriedly greeted him.

Zhao Nan nodded casually. Not wanting to waste time with pleasantries, he said directly: "Enough, I don't feel like talking much with you. Go and send word to your Old Instructor."

Simon Yate was taken aback by Zhao Nan's words, clearly not expecting him to be so blunt, but he quickly nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Simon had agreed, Zhao Nan nodded and walked straight out.