Chapter 4988 — A Bit of a Surprise
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"Quite so. After all, the Heavenly Dao Walker has only just left. If we were to hand his Vice Island Lord seat to someone else right now, it would likely draw criticism—but if it is merely an acting Vice Island Lord, then it is entirely reasonable." Wu Che stroked his long beard with one hand, full of confidence. "You are the Vice Chancellor of the Cultivator Academy, and last time you competed for the Vice Island Lord position against the Heavenly Dao Walker. You are the best candidate for acting Vice Island Lord. I believe that once I put the proposal forward, the others in the Island Lord's Pavilion will raise no objections. Among them, only Chu Wentian is on somewhat close terms with the Heavenly Dao Walker, but once a man is gone, his tea goes cold. I trust he will not be so foolish as to oppose me."
"Mm, I have also had people look into it privately. Chu Wentian and the Heavenly Dao Walker only appear to be on good terms; the two are not truly close. He is, after all, a man who moves in circles of power—he would not offend you, the Standing Vice Island Lord, for the sake of a Heavenly Dao Walker who has gone off to the Eastern Continent. Unless his brain has water in it." Nan Tian Liuguang nodded again and again.
"The others are nothing to worry about. The only one who might possibly object to this matter is that acting Island Lord. Given his strength and background, if he were to say one word against it, Brother Nan Tian, I fear even I would be powerless to help." Wu Che frowned.
"An acting Island Lord is not the real Island Lord after all. And he has only just arrived—in terms of real authority, I doubt he has more than you, the Standing Vice Island Lord. Does he truly wield such influence?" Zheng Dongyang could not help asking in puzzlement.
"Master Zheng, you do not know. Though that man is only acting Island Lord, both his strength and his background are extraordinary. We vice island lords can only bow and submit in his presence. To put it bluntly, the position of Central Island Lord seems to us a post of great weight and power, but that man may not truly hold it in his heart. This time he has merely come out to discharge his duties and go through the motions. If you truly expected him to settle down and serve as Central Island Lord for a few decades or a century, I suspect he would not even agree." Wu Che smiled bitterly.
"Could he be someone from one of those top-tier clans?" Zheng Dongyang was startled at the words.
"Quite so—and moreover, someone from the Central Island Elders' Council! But we dare not inquire too closely into the specifics. He does indeed have a top-tier clan background—otherwise, how could the position of acting Island Lord have been assigned to him directly, without even giving us a chance to discuss it?" Wu Che shook his head.
As Standing Vice Island Lord, he had originally been the one with the best chance of becoming acting Island Lord. In the end, he had never expected such a ruthless figure to drop out of the sky, leaving several vice island lords, Wu Che included, without even the opportunity to maneuver. They could only obey meekly.
"In that case, it really comes down to luck. Since he is a figure from a top-tier clan, even I may not be able to get a word in." Zheng Dongyang shook his head and sighed. Never mind him, the second alchemist of Morning Star Academy—even Qing Xuanzi, the chief alchemist, would not catch the eye of a top-tier clan.
"What is to be done, then?" Nan Tian Liuguang's heart sank. This opportunity was exceedingly rare. He had to seize the Vice Island Lord seat while the Heavenly Dao Walker was away—otherwise, once the Heavenly Dao Walker returned, there would again be nothing for him. That was why he was determined to have it, and why he had lowered himself so far as to flatter and curry favor with Wu Che.