"Oh? What information?"
Lin Wanli showed interest.
"Brother, do you know Ye Tian?" Lin Ze asked.
"Ye Tian?" Lin Wanli recalled, "Somewhat. Lin Mingzhi mentioned him before. Ye Tian's talent is very high. He apparently reached Elite Martial Artist level before 17, likely High-grade Cultivation Talent or higher. Maybe he advanced quickly due to a special opportunity."
"Brother, Ye Tian's Talent must be above High-grade Cultivation Talent. If not, low Talent limits how much one can improve, no matter the resources. Because Ye Tian is so talented, Mo Family previously paid attention. During the day yesterday, Mo Family sent Mo Yuan to invite Ye Tian. According to Mo Yuan, Mo Family wanted to control Ye Tian, but Ye Tian refused flatly and crippled Mo Yuan on the spot! Mo Yuan's injury explains why he didn't participate in last night's battle and survived by chance." Lin Ze said.
"Interesting!" Lin Wanli was intrigued.
"So Mo Family suffered defeat at Ye Tian's hands and likely planned follow-up action. But Ye Tian seems fine, yet Mo Family was destroyed! Ye Tian couldn't have done it alone, but the incident might be related to him."
"Should we capture Ye Tian?"
Lin Ze asked.
"Foolish!" Lin Wanli scoffed.
"Do you think because Ye Tian is talented he threatens Lin Family? Want to recruit or destroy him early?
Talent is never short in this world. If we destroy every gifted person, missing just one could doom the Lin Family. For such geniuses, either recruit or ally with them.
Do you know about the Hai Family that ruled Seaside Base fifty years ago? They were stronger than us with ten Great Martial Artists but were wiped out overnight."
"Hai Family!"
Lin Ze's eyes widened in realization.
The Hai Family supposedly killed a High-grade Cultivation Talent genius from a major base, attracting a Grandmaster who destroyed the Hai Family.
"Brother, I understand!"
Lin Ze shuddered.
"Good," Lin Wanli was relieved.
"But also investigate Ye Tian. We should have known about such a talent earlier, but we hadn't until this Ferocious Beast clearing mission. Ye Tian often hunts and sells Ferocious Beast blood at Martial Pavilion. Martial Pavilion knew Ye Tian could kill Intermediate-grade Ferocious Beasts but kept quiet since they only care about business, not local politics.
When I investigated Ye Tian, Martial Pavilion's head warned us not to offend him!"
"What? Has Ye Tian joined Martial Pavilion?"
Lin Wanli was surprised.
"Not quite. Martial Pavilion tried to recruit Ye Tian, but he refused. Yet a core genius from Martial Pavilion's major base once visited Seaside Base and told the local martial halls to look after Ye Tian!" Lin Ze said.
"A core member from Martial Pavilion's main base? Could it be…"
Lin Wanli guessed someone.
"Yes, likely Yue Ling'er from the Yue Family, a powerful family with many Grandmasters. Just sending one expert could dominate Seaside Base. Yue Ling'er seems close to Ye Tian, which means anyone targeting Ye Tian might face the Yue Family's wrath!"
Lin Ze trembled thinking of this.
Thanks to his brother's advice, Lin Ze refrained from plotting against Ye Tian.
Suddenly, Lin Ze recalled Mo Family.
"Brother, could Mo Family's situation be related to—"
Lin Wanli interrupted, "Forget it, that's none of our business. Let the surviving Mo Family members fend for themselves. Seaside Base doesn't need another Mo Family!"
"Yes!"
Lin Ze agreed.
At this moment, Lin Wanli sighed:
"Our real trouble is Iron Tooth Base, a medium-sized base with two Grandmasters and 600,000 people. They control abundant resources and promised Lin Family many benefits to open this trade route. Their motives aren't simple. We can't refuse or offend them."
"Could Iron Tooth Base attack us?"
Lin Ze frowned.
"No. No base dares fight openly; it's against the rules. Even large bases obey this. Iron Tooth Base isn't reckless, but who knows their real intentions? I've sent spies there; news should come soon."
"Hopefully no accidents happen!" Lin Ze hoped.
A week passed.
Ye Tian noticed nothing unusual—no one from Lin Family came.
This was good; no troubles meant he could focus on training.
Also, he bought many supplements from the black market that promote youth growth, allowing boys and girls to begin training months or even a year earlier without harming their foundations.
Many families used this method to help their gifted youths start early.
Ye Tian gave many to Ye Yu, who had now finally passed the test and could begin training.
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