Try my luck twenty miles further away? No way, that’s not for Leroy Baker. I’m a huge rich second generation, and I have a long and beautiful life ahead of me. I will not take any risks.
Wayne Malvin clenched his teeth hard: "Let’s go, try our luck on the upper layer, if that doesn’t work, catch a stronger Tier-2."
The two "brothers in distress" comforted each other and went up.
Almost at the same time, Catherine and Donald Lee gave up as well. Among the Heaven’s Chosen, who had the strength to go down to the Fourth Layer, everyone except Glenn Mitchell came back empty-handed. Owen Bertram gave Glenn Mitchell a face and left a Tier-4 for him.
Glenn Mitchell was also very annoyed; my goal was a Tier-5 Spirit Insect. You knew it very well, but you didn’t leave any for me on purpose!
Owen Bertram stood on this layer, full of ambition. Because beyond the 20-mile boundary, there seemed to be countless "little beauties" tempting his Jade Cicada Responsive Object.
"No, there’s no need to take risks." Owen Bertram resisted the temptation with difficulty, gritted his teeth, and turned around and left.
At the entrance of the Sky Pit in the Zombie Cave, Evans Graham was waiting with his subordinates, as well as Colby Dominic who came to worry, and Nick Liam who came to watch the excitement.
Time passed little by little, it was almost four hours, but no one came out. Evans Graham’s subordinates were somewhat uneasy, getting up and pacing, constantly looking towards the pit entrance - it was just because they were so scared of another accident after the first test.
A subordinate leaned over to Evans Graham and whispered, "Sir, by this time, somebody should have come out."
The test in the Zombie Cave was somewhat special, and everyone actually understood that the first person to come out might not necessarily be the winner of this stage. Some cultivators should have returned quickly after catching a Tier-2 Spirit Insect.
"Be patient." Evans Graham could still keep his cool. He knew very well that the reason no one had come out yet was probably that he had said earlier that to ensure a solid entry into the Third Stage Assessment, he needed at least one Tier-3 Spirit Insect.
He said this because he had his own reasons. The higher the quality of the Spirit Insect, the more Spirit Jade he would get from the business deal with the Fifth Prince. The young cultivators were all ambitious and would naturally try to catch a Tier-3 first, so it would take them longer to come out.
Colby Dominic seemed indifferent on the surface, as if he had great confidence in his child, but in reality, he was still somewhat uneasy. After working in the Horizon Bureau for so many years, he understood that accidents could always happen... But by what right do accidents always happen to his child? This time it should be Owen Bertram’s turn!
Nick Liam seemed to be in a good mood, chatting casually with Ferdinand on the side and discussing some cultivation issues together.
Three shichens had passed and still no one came out! Evans Graham and the others finally got a little restless, and they were walking around near the Sky Pit. Fortunately, it seemed that the heavens had finally opened their eyes, and a large group of people suddenly came out. The leader was Bart, and each of them handed in only one Tier-2 Spirit Insect!
Evans Graham’s face suddenly darkened, and he scolded them on the spot: "A bunch of garbage! You want to enter the Third Stage Assessment with such gains? Dream on! No ambition, no daring to take risks, and still want to enter the Dragon and Snake List? There are no such good things in this world!"
Nick Liam watched with cold eyes and sneered again and again. Evans Graham really lost his composure, and he turned his face when he didn’t make any money.
Bart had a nonchalant smile on his face, and after handing in the Spirit Insects with everyone else, he went to the side to wait. As for the Third Stage Assessment and the Dragon and Snake List, they didn’t care!
After Owen Bertram left, Bart convinced the many impoverished Cultivators involved in the contact this time to join Owen Bertram’s side. Only a very few people, for some unknown reason, ultimately refused, and Bart did not stop them, letting them go.
However, when Owen Bertram wanted him to distribute the Tier-3 Spirit Insects to everyone, Bart changed his mind.
Bart had guessed what Evans Graham was up to after Owen Bertram had mentioned it to him a few times. Owen Bertram gave everyone Tier-3 Spirit Insects because they couldn’t treat their subordinates poorly. They had to ensure that everyone could at least enter the Third Stage Assessment with them. Otherwise, how could they talk about leading everyone through the Third Stage Assessment?
So Owen Bertram planned to pinch his nose and give these nearly hundred Tier-3 Spirit Insects to Evans Graham, as it wouldn’t affect the overall situation anyway. However, Bart felt that they couldn’t just give them away to Evans Graham! Since everyone had decided to put their faith in their master, they should share the worries for their master.
He discussed with the impoverished cultivators and decided to give up the Dragon and Snake List and not give the Tier-3 Spirit Insects to Evans Graham.
The impoverished Cultivators decided to join the Summit Metropolitan Office, so the ranking on the Dragon and Snake List really didn’t mean much to them. Besides, everyone had a clearer understanding of themselves: it would be very difficult to get on the list.
So after discussing, they decided to catch Tier-2 Spirit Insects to deal with the matter and not give any Tier-3 to the corrupt officials!
From Owen Bertram’s point of view, this shouldn’t shortchange everyone; but from Bart’s point of view, it could be more or less resolved smoothly.
The large group of people rummaged around the Third and Second Layers, and they quickly gathered enough spirit insects by working together, then came out together again.
As for the other cultivators, as Evans Graham had predicted, they were still trying to catch Tier-3s. But all the Tier-3 Spirit Insects had been taken by Owen Bertram, and they didn’t understand why. Searching for Tier-3 Spirit Insects wasted a lot of time, and only then, forced by the situation, they went to catch Tier-2s, which were not as fast as Bart’s group.