Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 1398: Wyatt Barnes’s Decision

Chapter 1398: Chapter 1398: Wyatt Barnes’s Decision

"Has someone been chosen?"

Jemma Clifford was startled.

"Yes."

Wyatt Barnes nodded.

Collaborating with Jemma Clifford seemed to be a spur-of-the-moment decision, but in reality, he had given it careful thought.

He was not particularly interested in becoming the disciple of Hill Mountain City’s City Lord; he only wanted to help Jemma Clifford.

Of course, he only saw Jemma Clifford as a common friend and harbored no other intentions.

The reason he did this was entirely because of Jemma Clifford’s ’reminder’ from before.

The first time he met Jemma Clifford, when he didn’t know her, it was her ’reminder’ to him.

Although, he didn’t avoid a disaster because of her reminder that time.

But subconsciously, he always felt that he owed Jemma Clifford a favor.

This time, it could be considered going with the flow to repay her favor.

Of course, this would only be considered as fully repaying the favor if it resulted in Jemma Clifford becoming the disciple of Hill Mountain City’s City Lord.

"Who?"

Jemma Clifford asked curiously.

"Edward Watson."

Wyatt Barnes said with a smile.

In the Dragon-Hiding Camp, he was only relatively familiar with Jemma Clifford... Among the others, the only one he was slightly acquainted with, after some thought, was Edward Watson.

"But... if we collaborate and bring Edward Watson, the ’points’ we obtain will be considered as group points, and they will be divided by three in the end."

Jemma Clifford frowned and said, "Isn’t that too much of a loss for us?"

"Do you think you have a greater chance to succeed in the examination by yourself... or do you think the odds are better if you cooperate with me?"

Wyatt Barnes smiled and asked.

"Of course, my chances are better cooperating with you. It’s just that, this arrangement seems to be highly disadvantageous for you."

Jemma Clifford said with a wry smile.

"As long as you think your odds are better with my cooperation, that’s enough... As for me, don’t worry about it," Wyatt Barnes said.

Wyatt Barnes and Jemma Clifford walked ahead, communicating with True Energy transmission, so no one else could hear what they were discussing.

However, behind them, a gaze filled with hatred was firmly fixed on Wyatt Barnes’s back.

"Wyatt! Barnes!"

Fenny Graham clenched his teeth, staring at Wyatt Barnes’s back.

He had been severely injured by Wyatt Barnes the day before, and his injuries had only partially healed by now... Even by tomorrow, they wouldn’t have fully recovered.

Thinking of how he had to participate in such an important ’examination’ with an injured body because of Wyatt Barnes, a flare of malicious intent involuntary rose in his heart.

He hated!

Hated Wyatt Barnes!

Wished he could grind Wyatt Barnes’s bones to ash and scatter them to the wind!

Fenny Graham’s hateful gaze was naturally noticed by Wyatt Barnes, but he didn’t care.

A defeated opponent was all it was.

Upon returning to the Dragon-Hiding Camp, Wyatt Barnes went to find ’Edward Watson’ and told him about the collaboration with Jemma Clifford and his plans to bring Edward Watson along for the examination set up by the City Lord of Hill Mountain City.

"The City Lord is recruiting disciples?"

Edward Watson’s eyes lit up. Although he knew he wouldn’t likely become a disciple of Hill Mountain City’s City Lord, he was still very interested in the examination set by the City Lord.

"Wyatt Barnes, this examination, it won’t be dangerous, will it?"

Eventually, Edward Watson considered this aspect and cautiously asked.

"Whether it will be dangerous or not, I can’t say yet... After all, as of now, neither I nor any of the other members of the Thirteen Guards know what tomorrow’s ’examination’ entails," Wyatt Barnes replied truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Edward Watson’s brows furrowed.

"Take some time to think about it... If you don’t wish to, I’ll just randomly find someone else. I heard the City Lord say that the ’points’ obtained in tomorrow’s examination can be exchanged for ’merit points’."

Wyatt Barnes said, "One point can be exchanged for one hundred merit points."

"One point can be exchanged for one hundred merit points?"

Hearing Wyatt Barnes’s statement, Edward Watson instantly widened his eyes, showing a look of shock.

He knew very well what ’merit points’ were.

They were a form of ’currency’ within the Main Mansion that could be used to borrow ’Top-grade martial arts’, and even purchase ’Top-grade Mortal Instruments’ and ’Top-grade Pill Medicines’.

"Wyatt Barnes, I’m willing! I’m willing!"

Seeing Wyatt Barnes about to turn away, Edward Watson immediately panicked, fearing that Wyatt Barnes would really go find someone else.

He knew clearly that this was an opportunity for him.

"Alright, see you tomorrow."

Nodding at Edward Watson and greeting him, Wyatt Barnes then returned to wooden cottage number six.

There was nothing special to prepare for tomorrow’s ’examination’.

Wyatt Barnes entered the Jewel Tower and continued to cultivate the attack technique ’Falling Star Strike’ from the Supreme Falling Star Arrow.

Now, the ’Falling Star Strike’ was not far from breaking through to the next realm.

At the foot of the high platform in the Dragon-Hiding Camp.

"Gideon Cruz, did your distant cousin from New South Town ask you to join tomorrow’s examination?"

Edward Watson looked at Gideon Cruz, squinting his eyes and asking with a smile.

"The examination?"

Gideon Cruz furrowed his brows, "What examination?"

"What? Didn’t your distant cousin from New South Town tell you?"

Edward Watson said with a face full of surprise: "Tomorrow, the City Lord is setting a trial to select two disciples from the thirteen protectors... In this trial, any two protectors can collaborate, but after collaborating, they must bring along a regular member of the Hidden Dragon Camp."

"Wyatt Barnes and Jemma Clifford are collaborating and have invited me to join... At that time, I can get one-third of the group’s points. One point can be exchanged for a hundred merit points."

As Edward Watson spoke, a brilliant smile spread across his face, his eyes filled with pride.

Gideon Cruz’s face darkened.

At this moment, if he didn’t realize that Edward Watson was deliberately showing off in front of him, then he had lived his years in vain.

Only, faced with Edward Watson’s boasting, he was at a loss for words.

"Hmph! I’ll go ask my cousin Jan Clark."

Gideon Cruz snorted and leapt onto the platform, heading to cabin number five to find Jan Clark.

Seeing this, Edward Watson’s smile grew even brighter, feeling utterly triumphant and elated... With his goal achieved, he also returned to his dilapidated cabin to practice diligently.

Inside cabin number five, Jan Clark opened the door and walked out, frowning at the person outside, "Gideon Cruz? What do you want with me?"

"Cousin Jan Clark, I heard that tomorrow the City Lord is setting a trial to select disciples?"

Gideon Cruz asked with a sycophantic smile on his face.

"Yes."

Jan Clark nodded indifferently, seeming not to care much for this distant cousin.

"Cousin Jan Clark, I heard you are looking for someone to collaborate with, and you have to bring along a member of the Hidden Dragon Camp... and that member of the Hidden Dragon Camp can also receive a certain amount of points, which can be exchanged for a lot of merit points, is that right?"

Gideon Cruz asked somewhat eagerly.

"Who told you that?"

Jan Clark’s brow furrowed, he asked in a deep voice.

"I heard it from Edward Watson... that Wyatt Barnes will collaborate with Jemma Clifford and plans to bring him along."

Gideon Cruz said, a hint of jealousy in his voice.

"Wyatt Barnes, to collaborate with Jemma Clifford?"

Jan Clark’s face suddenly became stern, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "It seems that Wyatt Barnes has no confidence in himself at all... Truly a waste of space!"

In his opinion, Wyatt Barnes’ choice was purely self-destructive.

Although Jemma Clifford was also a Martial Artist in the late Transcending Mortal Realm, joining forces with Wyatt Barnes would be strong... However, she was, after all, not as strong as Wyatt!

Moreover, they had to bring along a burden and still share the points evenly with that burden.

At that time, the points that Wyatt Barnes would get would definitely be less than what he would get alone.

Therefore, he felt that Wyatt Barnes lacked confidence in himself, and only to curry favor with Jemma Clifford would he make such a choice.

"Hmm?"

Jan Clark’s words, however, Gideon Cruz did not understand at all, "Cousin, why do you say that?"

"Hmph!"

Jan Clark snorted coldly, "In tomorrow’s trial, the City Lord will take the two people with the most points as disciples... Anyone who is confident in their own strength would not seek collaboration."

"If it were just bringing along a ’burden,’ not sharing points evenly with the burden, that would still be okay... Now, not only do you have to bring a burden, but you also have to share points evenly with them, only a fool would seek out collaboration."

Jan Clark explained.

Hearing Jan Clark’s words, Gideon Cruz was momentarily stunned; it seemed to make sense.

He asked himself if he were in Jan Clark’s position, he would also not seek collaboration.

What a joke!

Bringing a burden was already bothersome enough.

And to share points with a burden?

"So that’s how it is. But, that Edward Watson is really lucky... Even if Wyatt Barnes and Jemma Clifford don’t become disciples of the City Lord in the end, they will likely get a lot of points."

As Gideon Cruz spoke, his face fell completely dark, "By then, Edward Watson will also be able to share one-third of that."

He and Edward Watson had always been openly and secretly competing ever since their days in Wind-Rain Town.

Having come to Hidden Dragon Camp, he naturally did not want Edward Watson to step on his head... Thus, his heart was filled with jealousy, jealousy towards Edward Watson.

"He’ll need to be alive to get those points,"

Jan Clark sneered, "In tomorrow’s trial, if there’s a chance, I will take out that Wyatt Barnes... and since Edward Watson is your rival, I’ll take care of him too."

"Thank you, cousin."

Hearing Jan Clark’s words, Gideon Cruz instantly beamed with joy, and the jealousy towards Edward Watson dissipated from his heart.

"Edward Watson, this time, even if you manage to get the points, you won’t live to exchange them for ’merit points’."

Gideon Cruz thought coldly to himself.

A day’s time quickly passed.

Early the next morning, the leader of the thirty-six guards of Hill Mountain City’s Main Mansion, the ’Heavenly Guard’, appeared once again.

At once, except for the chief of the thirteen protectors ’Wyatt’, the rest of the twelve figures from the thirteen protectors left their cabins and respectfully saluted the Heavenly Guard.

"Let’s go!"

Under the command of the Heavenly Guard, the twelve protectors followed.

"Edward Watson!"

With a reminder from Wyatt Barnes, Edward Watson also followed them.

"Hmm?"

Edward Watson’s participation caught the Heavenly Guard and many others off guard, unsure of why he was following.

"Wyatt Barnes asked me to come,"

Under the gaze of the Heavenly Guard, Edward Watson spoke with a bit of timidity.

"Wyatt Barnes?"

Instantly, not just the Heavenly Guard, but everyone else also turned to look at Wyatt Barnes, "Wyatt Barnes is planning to bring a Hidden Dragon Camp member to participate in the trial set by the City Lord?"

"Is he planning to collaborate with someone?"

"Has he gone mad? Collaborating means saddling himself with a burden, and moreover, he has to share points evenly with that burden."

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