Unfortunate Hero's Retirement Life

Rustle! Rustle!

The sound of the paper brushing each other was the only could be heard in the conference room.

They had their eyes focused on the documents given to them. Everything about Heero and his deeds was written there.

Everyone was interested in a new Chief Hero Instructor of the Hero League. A new position designed for this guy. It certainly made all of them interested.

Amidst the silence, one man raised his hand up.

"But how? The money will not be enough to pull him in, right?" Jayden Duran asked in doubt.

Jayden Duran, Legendary Class Ranker - Rank 6. He was the founder of the Duran Consortium. An organization that focused on growing ranked only.

The organization that started with a tiny martial house. Now, the tiny martial house had become a giant organization that was feared by many.

Jayden Duran had seen the materials on his hand. No, in fact, he also did his own investigation about Heero. He could not find a way to tempt Heero to join his organization.

"Money? That guy could earn millions or even billions by opening his auction house. His income from the smithy and the Xing Pharmacy is also enormous. That guy does not lack money! As for authority…"

There was no need for Jayden to finish his words. Everyone knew who Heero was, Chief Hero Instructor. His authority was one of the highest in the city.

"That's why I call this meeting up. We have to discuss how to handle this guy. We need him!" Park Haneul raised a paper.

"Within a few months, he managed to teach a useless Wood Class Hero into a famed Emperor Class Hero. Not only one, but two!"

"Then this guy!" Park Haneul raised another paper. It was a paper with Butcher Wang's photo.

"This guy is a lowly hunter, but within a few months, he transformed into someone that is par to Gold Class Hero. He turned into an excellent hunter who managed to catch one of the fastest aerial beasts, Luminous Hyacinth.

"Not only that but he also easily won the Free Fighter during the Fighter Anteriority. The other two junior disciples, Kang Dong-Woo and Xu Lingxun. There's no need for me to elaborate more about their final match, right?"

Park Haneul's statement met with silence. None of them refuted him, even Jayden Duran who brought this up also fell silent.

Without a doubt, they truly needed someone like Heero. Not only to pass the current crisis they faced but also to thrive for the future.

"We need him! Money and Authority might not be able to get him on our side. But I believe that everyone has a weak spot, a weakness, including this guy!"

"Regardless of how, we must get him on our side!" Park Haneul continued with a crazed expression on his face. He was being a dead serious in pulling Heero into the Ranker Alliance.

"This is insane! Are you going to declare war against the Hero League at this time? The two Supreme Guardians might not meddle, but what about The Elder?" A yellow-skinned middle-aged with a thick beard immediately objected.

Nayan, Legendary Class Ranker - Rank 17. This guy was a ranker from Mongol House, the descendant of Mongol. One of the most influential families in the core region.

A few Legendary Class Rankers nodded at Nayan's objection.

This Xing Heero was someone the Hero League put into great importance. Touching him was the same as declaring war against the Hero League.

If they managed to persuade Xing Heero to join them, it might be worth it to war against the Hero League. If Heero joined the Ranker Alliance, they would automatically get two Emperor Class Heroes to their formation.

Then what if they failed? The risk of failure was much bigger than success. If they failed and had to face the Hero League's wrath, not only they would pass the crisis. The Ranker Alliance would sink down even deeper.

"Kuhuhu… Really? The savage Mongol is afraid of the Hero League? Are you being serious here?" Park Haneul smirked at Nayan.

"You…" Nayan pointed his finger toward Park Haneul, but no word but 'you' came out of his mouth.

"Do you think they could afford to war against us? Oh, come on, don't be stupid. We are not the only ones who suffered but the Hero League as well!"

"Even if we failed to get this guy on our side. Apology and compensation is the thing we need to do. It's worth the risk!" Park Haneul continued with a shrug of his shoulders.

After his words, the conference room fell into silence yet again. Everyone in the room was thinking of the possibility of war between the Hero League and the Ranker Alliance.

With the words from Park Haneul, everyone could not help but agree with him. Just like what Haneul said to them, the Hero League could not afford to war against them within such a situation. Apology and compensation for what they needed to do when the situation went south.

"Moreover, if this guy doesn't want to change sides, we can use his family as exchanges with his secret. We don't necessarily need him but his secret technique. I think his two wives are worth of his secret technique, right?" Park Haneul grinned evilly.

The other rankers somehow were convinced by Park Haneul. The risk was minimal, while the gain might be big.

"I agree with the plan!" Hanzo Keiji was the first one to agree.

The temptation of the secret technique was too attractive to be rejected. A force with a secret technique was bound to flourish, just like the ancient family of Bai, Kim, Musashi, and Wu.

In the end, their greed overruled their worries. Everyone agreed with the plan to get Heero to their side.

*** ***

Meanwhile, Heero was oblivious to Ranker Alliance's plan. He was occupied with the awakening.

After watching a total of twenty awakenings, Heero got a conclusion that the Awakening Elixir was a sort of stimulant to the existing internal energy in the human body.

But of course, not all elixir could bring success to awaken an ability. All of it depended on how much internal energy they had.

From the twenty chosen ones, only eight of them succeeded. Eight of them had a similarity which was they had thick colorful energy and less gray energy inside their bodies.

As for how they could use the internal energy. It remained a mystery to him. They did not have control of their internal energy, but somehow, they could stimulate it and use it to use a certain technique.

Just like the guy who could summon the wind and the guy that could change his hand into a sharp blade. They somehow stimulate the energy inside their body.

These people were using their instinct to use their internal energy. Just like a beast spat fire from their mouth, they were using their instinct to utilize their internal energy.

It was his conclusion after watching twenty awakenings. But of course, it was not the final conclusion.

He had seen once someone utilizing the internal energy without Ki Comprehension. Long Bin, the old man from The Elder. Heero saw him utilizing his internal energy during the battle against the Specter. Not only Long Bin, the Chief executive, Bai Xian Ming also could utilize his internal energy well.

"Don't you have any interest in taking one of them to be your apprentice?" Bai Xin Yue could not help but ask while the elevator went up.

They were on the way back to Heero's office after two full hours watching the awakening process.

Kang Seo-Yeon also put her ears up. She was also curious about this.

Heero did not give his reply until they reached the office.

"Nope, I am not looking for someone talented to be my apprentice," He shook his head and sat on his chair.

He put his hand on the table and looked at the two girls interestingly.

"What about you two? Do you want to learn something from me?"