Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 134: Council Of Elders (2)

Fatty Ederick, Old Baker, and Exploding Head Tyre could be said to be the three most important people in the Branch Sect.

Ederick operated a transport kingdom in Area 3 on the surface, and he had a monopoly on all freight, shipping, air transport and other businesses in the area. Even federally controlled goods were often on Edrick's shipping list. In Ederick's hands, more than a hundred thousand people were serving his kingdom, from federal dignitaries to greasy-faced workers. It was precisely these people of all shapes and sizes that formed this huge and strict transportation kingdom.

"There is no place where my hand cannot reach."

This was a phrase that Ederick used to say. He was like the uncrowned king of District 3, and was also one of the most influential districts on the surface of the Beth Cord. Of course, the reason Ederick was able to sit in his current position and live to this point in the struggle for power was because of Horn's support.

In the more than 50 years since the rise of Ederick's transportation kingdom to stability, the Bescot family had invested a lot of manpower and resources in this area. It was a long war between two generations, and as a result, Horn and Ederick had a deep friendship. It was a complex emotion that was inextricably linked by bloodline, friendship, and interests.

Old Baker was Horn's uncle, one of the older members of the Council of Elders. His territory was in District 8, where Butcher Baker's name could shut up a crying child in the darkness of the district. Beck was one of the biggest drug suppliers in the district, and the path he traveled could only be described as a bloody one. It was a truly bloody one. Every inch of the ground on Baker's path was filled with blood and mashed meat!

Beck's nickname is not in vain. Competition in the drug industry will only be more intense than Ederick's. Charlotte, the former patriarch of Bescot, was reluctant to take part in the drug business, so he did not have much support for Baker. Baker's borrowing power and resources from the main house were limited, but he had managed to slaughter a piece of his own territory in District 8.

Of course, such a person had nothing to do with honesty, so during the stormy days when Horn took over the clan, Baker even frantically tried to assassinate the successor of the main clan. After being killed by Horn and the newly established Secret Warrior, Baker's three sons all died at the hands of the Secret Warrior. Even Baker himself was beaten away by Horn himself.

After the mad dog was beaten away, it obediently chose Chen Fu. Horn had to admit that with Baker around, some things were much easier to handle.

In the end, Tyre's estate was not fixed to any district on the surface like the previous two elders. In the 22 districts on the surface, Tyre's industries cover more than half of the districts. His business cover a wide range of arms manufacture, oil refining, mine, dangerous species dealers/sellers, casinos, restaurants, etc. Judging from the depth of the industry, he was far inferior to the other two elders, but his breadth far surpassed theirs.

This brought Tyre a huge and important benefit, and that was intelligence. It was no exaggeration to say that Tyre was Beth Cod's eyes and ears on the surface. Through him, Beth Cod could accurately understand all kinds of information on the surface.

Of the three, Ederick and Horn had the deepest friendship, Baker hated them to the bone, and Tyre was neutral. The other elders of the Council of Elders also chose to live in the woods according to the three of them. They formed a unified, yet distinct, faction structure.

It could be imagined that it was not easy for a clan leader to control the complex and powerful forces of the other clans. Among them, relying solely on the status between the main clan and the other sects was not enough. The most important thing was strength!

The so-called power included the flourishing bloodline of the main clan, endless talents, a huge clan army, and top experts capable of suppressing one side, and so on. Only by possessing these powers could the main clan firmly suppress the other sects. Just like when Horn took over the clan, there were many objections. Horn simply threw away a mess of nearby sects and pulled his army into the chaotic battlefield. He charged towards the Blade Demon's planet and finally brought it back to Demon General Habib's head. All opposition disappeared overnight. This was the shock effect of power.

Even after so many years, there was no lack of elders like Baker who regarded Horn as their enemy. However, after so many years, no one dared to oppose Horn. Instead, they could only occasionally make things difficult for him from the perspective of the clan rules.

Horn's tenet towards the other sects was also very simple. As long as he could control Ederick, Baker, and Tyre, the other sects wouldn't have any ill intentions. This was his way of subduing them.

Simple, direct.

After the three most important elders arrived, the other elders also arrived. Entering the meeting hall, it was inevitable for them to have a chat. Only half an hour later did Horn declare the meeting open. According to the previous process, the first step was for the various elders to report on the family business and profit figures they had conducted over the past five years.

This year was no exception, so it started with Ederick. The fat man shifted his butt, but didn't get straight to the point. Instead, he said, "Everyone, I've discovered something interesting recently."

The council of elders took a long time. Occasionally, elders would bring up unrelated matters at the council, and no one would stop them. Hence, Horn did not interrupt Fatty. He just smiled and looked at him. Ederick leaned forward, his upper body almost on the table. Even with the sturdiness of the lightning rock, the stone table was crunched by the fat man's tonnage.

"Recently, I found a list of the Origin Jades of the Black Twilight King Snake in my controlled goods transportation channel!" Fatty laughed.

Baker revealed a row of yellow teeth and sneered, "Even though rank ten dangerous species are rare, they aren't enough to cause you such a fuss, are they?"

"What do you know? The head of a person who stepped into a grave is probably half rotten." The fatty nodded his head and continued, "What's interesting is not this Origin Jade, but this Origin Jade was given from Babylon and sent to an old fellow in the 11th District of the Earth's surface." "This Origin Jade was auctioned off by that old thing at a secret auction through Babylon's representative. As for the holder of the Origin Jade, the names of Leon and Allen were written on the column."

"Leon? Isn't that a William family kid?"

"Who is that Alan?"

"Alan sounds a little familiar."

Tyre looked up at the elders and smiled, "I think you're all old fools. Isn't Alan the kid our great Horn Patriarch has been nurturing in recent years?"

Horn spread out his hands and smiled, "Since it's with Leon's name, it should be our little Alan. Hey, good boy, he actually hunted a king snake."

After returning to Babylon, Allen and Horn mentioned that they had hunted a group of dangerous species and worked with Leon to deal with the matter on his behalf. Horn didn't ask further, but encouraged him to make more friends like Leon. He hadn't thought that Allen and the other two would actually kill a king snake. Now that he heard about it, he was a little surprised.

'"No, no, that's not the most interesting thing. I know that the Williams recently held a autumn hunt and had someone investigate. The Williams' Young Master Leon has always been ranked second on the list. Our little Alan fell out of the top ten on the afternoon of the start of the autumn hunt and his name was not seen the next day." Edrick pretended to be mysterious.

An elder standing on Baker's side shouted, "So this is the person raised by Patriarch Horn? Ha, it's fine if you can't make it into the top ten, but you didn't even make it into the rankings. This is truly disappointing. I suggest that we cancel the subsidy to his family because he doesn't have the qualifications!"

Baker smiled and declined to comment.

Ederick looked at the elder with an idiotic gaze. Just as he was about to speak, Tyre turned a ruby ring on his hand and said, "I don't think you understand what the fatty said." Leon actually appeared on the list all the time, which meant that he had been busy hunting during the autumn hunt. If I remember correctly, this autumn hunt was held in the Whispering Forest. "There is indeed a king snake there, but I heard that its nest is far away at the forest border, at the border with the Snow Revolving Cloud Mountain."

"The kid named Leon wants to maintain his advantage. I don't think he has time to go hunting all the way to the Snowy Revolving Cloud Mountain. Looking at our Alan, he fell off the list. I remember that he was the winner of the death arena. If a person like him can't defeat a few dangerous species, I wouldn't believe it even if I were to beat him to death. So there's only one possibility, and that's that our little Ellen didn't obediently hunt, but went deep into the forest. "The truth is that our little Ellen hunted a king serpent alone and used the name of the William family's young master to attack it."

Horn nodded and said, "Alan has indeed gone deep into the forest, as evidenced by the bear skin of a tyrant in my study. But let's say the King Hunting Snake "

'"Perhaps it just so happened that the king snake was in weakness, because there was also the Snow Giant's bone in the controlled item sent down from the secret auction. That's right, their holder is also these two little fellows." Ederick waved his fat hand and said, "It must have been the king snake and the snow giant who fought, and our little Alan took advantage of it. But I have to say, the little guy's luck is amazing."

Baker, who had been silent all this while, finally opened his mouth and said, "Even so, this little thing is worth your time at the council of elders. Ederick, you're making a big fuss about it, aren't you?"

Fatty smiled and said, "I don't think it's inappropriate to talk about our family's future stars at the meeting. It's you, Old Baker. I suggest you pay more attention to the family's affairs. If you make any wrong judgments because of insufficient information, you'll regret it in the future."

"What are you trying to say, Ederick?" Baker's eyes glowed coldly.