Chapter 1027 Negotiation

Chapter 1027 Negotiation

Upon arriving at the sect's Records Center, Vicente walked through an area he already knew, until he reached the upper level of Stonewall's grandiose government building.

There, he inspected his surroundings, but there was nothing special to observe too closely. Soon he was in a conversation room, where one Elder invited him to sit down.

"Disciple Fuller, I'm sorry about what happened earlier. Fortunately, you are talented and dealt with the assassins before we arrived in the area," said the first of them, looking seriously at Vicente.

He sat down next to his fellow Elder, facing the spot where the black-haired young man sat with a funny look on his face. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Sure," Vicente muttered, looking at these two and admiring the ability of one of them to speak such things as if they were sincere. But he wouldn't confront these two.

The other Elder said, "Rest assured that we will deal with this as a matter of urgency and punish heavily all those involved. We will increase security in the city and be on the alert for further attempts against your life."

"I appreciate that." Vicente continued in his position, while Prisiche stood quietly in the corner of the room.

One of the two men then changed his tune by touching on a subject that mattered more to them. "In any case, the necessary investigations and measures on this matter will take time to take effect. But what we know for now is that you intend to leave the sect, is that right?"

"We've heard some rumors about your intention to join a foreign group and leave the island, Disciple Fuller," the other added.

"So you've heard about this?" Vicente said in a questioning tone, but he wasn't expecting an answer. "I can't deny my intentions. I've never hidden my desire to meet Anicane and now, with this opportunity, I can't deny my willingness to go ahead with the adventure.

"I don't doubt that there is plenty on the island for me. But I'd like to speed up my journey to areas with greater potential," he said before correcting himself. "I'm not necessarily looking for a place to grow faster. I merely want places that are more compatible with my interests.

Unfortunately, Light Cay is not that place, even though it is formidable and has many things that have helped me and will still be significant to me in the future."

"So there's no negotiation? You know you'll have to become a Core Disciple to pursue your interests?"

"I am aware of that fact." Vicente nodded affirmatively, ignoring that second Elder's threatening tone. "What I can negotiate, I've already said, I can remain a member of the sect and represent Stonewall wherever I go. The sect can certainly benefit from that.

In return, I would like support on this trip, but also protection from my enemies during these last years in Light Cay."

The two Inner Elders looked at each other in doubt. They still weren't sure if they should negotiate with Vicente about something like that. The best thing would be to make this young man change his mind, making it harder for him to become a Core Disciple, showing him that he'd better take it easy.

But as they looked at each other, they both realized that making Vicente's journey in the sect more difficult could have an adverse effect. Vicente already looked as strong as some low-level Grand Magus, possibly with powers close to theirs!

How could they put Inner Disciples, or even Core Disciples, to compete against this boy?

Seeing that they had no advantage and that they still risked losing a future high-potential Grand Magus to one day challenge the 9th stage, they saw no other option but to consider what he wanted.

"I still think you should stay, but if you insist, we can consider what you have in mind," said one of them after a moment of silence, accepting defeat. "We can't make an agreement on that now, since we don't know exactly where you'll go. But if you join the Diplomacy Center and delve into the external affairs of the sect, maybe the Core Elders will accept an agreement as you wish."

Vicente smiled as he stood up and showed one of his hands to the men.

"That's good enough for me. I'll join the Diplomacy Center and keep abreast of the sect's affairs in the little over two years until I leave. I'll represent the sect after I leave Light Cay."