Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 1070 ’Elder Barnes

Chapter 1070: Chapter 1070 ’Elder Barnes

A young man who seemed only in his twenties made the upper echelons of one of the strongest forces in the Northumberland area, the Gagnon Family, bow and lean forward.

Just to invite him to join the Gagnon family and become their "First Honorary Minister"!

Facing the sincere invitation from the high-level members of the Gagnon family, Wyatt Barnes appeared calm and composed, unmoved even as mountains crumbled before him.

It was as if the invited person was not him at all.

Now, the words of the Family Head Gagnon, Randy Gagnon, still echoed in Wyatt’s ears.

"... in the future, should Master Wyatt ever need anything, the Gagnon Family will do everything in their power to procure what Master Wyatt seeks!"

Hadn’t he come to the Gagnon family for exactly this reason?

"Since Family Head Gagnon and the elders are so sincere, and also considering Jadiel Gagnon is my friend, it would be somewhat unreasonable for me to refuse..."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wyatt Barnes finally began to speak slowly. What was initially just a casual remark inadvertently owed Jadiel a favor.

He accepted.

Indeed.

As soon as his words fell, the high-level members of the Gagnon family turned their heads to look at Jadiel Gagnon, making him the center of attention momentarily.

"Jadiel, you have done well."

Family Head Gagnon, Randy Gagnon, looked towards Jadiel and nodded slightly, his eyes showing a trace of admiration.

For a moment, Jadiel couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy.

Although he was the Second Young Master of the Gagnon family, in reality, he was only ranked second among the direct descendants of the Gagnon family’s young generation.

As for relations, the family head was just his uncle.

The ranking among the young descendants of the Gagnon direct line was by age, and so far, it had reached those in their early twenties... Jadiel was precisely in second place, as the ’Second Young Master’ of the Gagnon family.

The successor to the next generation’s family head would be chosen from these twenty individuals.

So far, the ones most likely to inherit the family business were none other than Jadiel, the Second Young Master, and the eldest young master, Kartier Gagnon.

Now, Jadiel receiving praise from the family head undoubtedly meant he was one step closer to becoming the next generation’s family head.

"Even when the Second Young Master was very young, I could see that he was extraordinary, a born leader... It seems my judgment was correct. This time, he has indeed won a ’great benefactor’ for our Gagnon family."

"With the relationship between the Second Young Master and Master Wyatt, if he were to inherit the position of the family head in the future, why would our Gagnon family not flourish?"

"You’re right."

...

At this time, many of the Gagnon family elders began to ’kiss up’ to Jadiel.

The elders who were already on Jadiel’s side now eagerly followed suit, openly speaking of the ’benefits’ Jadiel would bring as the next family head.

As for those elders on the side of the eldest young master, Kartier Gagnon, they looked at each other and exchanged wry smiles.

Normally, upon hearing these staunch opponents flattering Jadiel, they would not hesitate to mock and deride him, but now, they dared not.

Who knew whether Master Wyatt might leave because of their ’unawareness’.

After all, he was a friend of the Second Young Master, Jadiel, and they seemed to be on good terms.

Not wanting to become the eternal sinners of the Gagnon family, they could only obediently shut their mouths.

At the same time, some of them broke out in a cold sweat, their thoughts swiftly turning as they contemplated whether they should abandon their old masters and pledge allegiance to the Second Young Master, Jadiel.

After all, now that the Second Young Master, Jadiel, had formed an association with a Grade One alchemist, his status within the Gagnon family was destined to rise significantly.

Even the family head and the three Protector elders of the Gagnon family, who held the highest positions, would pay more attention to him, who had been in a weaker position before.

Hearing the previously neutral elders who neither supported him nor Kartier now kissing up to him, with words that hinted at offering their fealty...

Jadiel couldn’t help but bitterly smile to himself.

He had never anticipated that a single sentence from Wyatt Barnes would prove more useful than his ten years of effort.

He had worked for ten years to sway some of the Gagnon family’s elders to his side, and now they were helping him.

Upon further reflection, Jadiel felt relieved again.

After all, Wyatt Barnes was a ’Grade One alchemist,’ a revered and untouchable presence within the Gagnon family.

One could only imagine.

If he were a ’Grade One alchemist,’ not to mention no longer having to compete with Kartier, even if he wanted the current family head to step down and assume the position of family head immediately, the Gagnon family would definitely have no objections.

Within the Gagnon family, no matter who it was, once someone broke through to become a ’Grade One alchemist,’ that person’s status would surpass everyone else’s.

He would say one, and no one in the Gagnon family would dare to say two.

Including the family head and other Martial Emperor powerhouses of the Gagnon family, without exception.

The Gagnon family, with a heritage lasting for thousands of years, had this as one of its earliest ancestral teachings:

A Grade One alchemist, whether a direct descendant or a collateral, holds the highest status, above all members of the Gagnon family.

The descendants must not disobey.

Perhaps it was for this reason that the people of the Gagnon family, upon seeing a ’Grade One alchemist,’ reacted like mice seeing a cat.

"However, didn’t I just kill the Third Young Master of the Gagnon family? Now that I’ve become an honorary elder of the Gagnon family, I shouldn’t be punished, right?"

Just as the Gagnon family members were incredibly excited, Wyatt Barnes suddenly threw out this statement as if dousing the joyously bathing Gagnon members with a bucket of cold water.

Causing them all to shiver, snapping back to their senses one by one.

"Of course not!"

Family Head Gagnon, ’Randy Gagnon,’ was the first to recover his wits and shook his head to express his position.

"That young Damari Gagnon, he has always been a tough nut to crack... I think, had he not provoked ’Elder Barnes’ himself, you would have definitely not killed him," added Damari Gagnon, standing next to Randy.

As Kylen Gagnon spoke, he had already addressed Wyatt Barnes as ’Elder Barnes.’

From the moment Wyatt Barnes agreed to become an ’Honorary Minister’ of the Gagnon Family, he had been one of their elders, a revered Honorary Minister.

Just as Family Head Gagnon, Randy, had said.

He was Gagnon Family’s ’Foremost Honorary Minister’!

In terms of status,

Even Randy treated him with utmost respect and dared not neglect him.

With his current status in the Gagnon Family, to a certain extent, he clearly ranked above everyone else.

"Exactly! That Damari, I have always seen him as no good with his sneaky look; Elder Barnes, you did well to kill him, ridding our Gagnon Family of a hazard," another Protector Elder, ’Kaizen Gagnon,’ followed up.

"Yes, Elder Barnes, you are cleaning up our family; we are too grateful to even think of punishing you," said Protector Elder ’Elio Gagnon,’ who had previously clamored to personally eliminate Wyatt Barnes and avenge Damari but had now completely changed his tune.

His about-face was so quick, it left everyone present dumbfounded.

However, no one dared to mutter a word.

What a joke!

They were not like Wyatt Barnes, a Grade One alchemist.

If they dared to gossip about this Gagnon Family Protector Elder, although he might refrain from acting due to saving face, once he found an opportunity, he would definitely not let them off.

"If we were to compare the Cloud Skies Continent to the ’celestial space’ and its people to the stars in that space... Young Master, no doubt, would be the most dazzling of them!"

Fill Bear stood at a distance, his face revealing a thick smile, proud to follow such a Young Master.

However, upon further reflection, considering his insignificant strength, he couldn’t help but feel discouraged.

With his current strength, he could hardly help the Young Master at all, only hold him back.

"I hope that by relying on the Gagnon Family, I can rapidly enhance my strength... According to what the Young Master said, besides using spirit fruits to pile up my cultivation, I can also use something called ’Mysterious Array’ to improve my comprehension of the ’realm of the sword.’

At that moment, Fill Bear remembered what Wyatt Barnes had told him not long ago.

"This Gagnon Family should have spirit fruits and that ’Mysterious Array,’ right?"

Thinking of this, Fill Bear felt somewhat uneasy.

"That’s good."

Although he had already guessed that the Gagnon Family’s top-tier executives wouldn’t deal with him after he revealed his identity as a Grade One alchemist, hearing them say it made Wyatt’s heart secretly thrilled.

He hadn’t expected.

The identity of a Grade One alchemist to be so useful.

"Of course, this is also because the Gagnon Family is an ’alchemist family’... Had it been any other family like the Gagnons, they might not have been so polite to me."

Wyatt was well aware of this.

"Elder Barnes, having traveled all this way, please come into the mansion to rest," Randy Gagnon warmly invited Wyatt, then looked at Jadiel Gagnon, "Let Jadiel take you there."

"Not in a hurry... I still want to watch this ’Alchemist Competition,’" Wyatt Barnes shook his head and said.

Although he could no longer participate in the ’Alchemist Competition’ held by the Gagnon Family, he was still very interested in watching from the sidelines, as this was his first encounter with an alchemist contest in his life.

He was curious and anticipated.

Curious about how the Alchemist Competition sorted out the winners and also curious about the level of alchemists from the outside territory.

Eager to see the group of alchemists in action, as it was his first time seeing so many alchemists.

"Since Elder Barnes is so interested, then we shall accompany you," Randy Gagnon said with a smile to Wyatt.

The other senior members of the Gagnon Family nodded one after the other, having no objections, nor daring to have any.

"Family Head, elders, I’ll just have a casual look... you should go back and rest," seeing the group of senior executives, led by Randy Gagnon, the family head, being so enthusiastic, Wyatt momentarily felt a bit overwhelmed and hurriedly said.

"Elder Barnes, the main reason we wish to stay is to see you comment on the young ones’ alchemy skills... I think, since you are here, the position of ’chief judge’ at this Alchemy Competition naturally belongs to no one but you," Kylen Gagnon also said with a smile to Wyatt.

Only, the smile on his face, in Wyatt’s eyes, somehow looked like the grin of an ’old fox.’"

"Yes, Elder Barnes, we all want to see you comment on these youngsters."

The group of Gagnon Family elders followed suit eagerly.