5 The Winner and The Recruiter

"There isn't any symbol of any inscription master family, but the quality of the artifact is high. The inscription is definitely more complicated. This is the strongest ring that I have ever appraised based on the material." Mr. Fermex started his appraisal. A schadenfreude expression appeared on Trevon face.

"I will continue to check the inscription effect. Huh..." There was a pondering face on Mr. Fermex. "Why does this happen?" Mr. Fermex tried to inject his spiritual energy, but the ring artifact didn't even show any light. Most artifacts would show some aura like blue light in the brooch. He continued to check the inscription. "There is no damage in the inscription..." He continued to ponder.

"Let me try it!" Mr. Bowman also feels something wrong. He picked the ring from Mr. Fermex. He tried to inject his spiritual energy, but he also failed.

"This artifact must be either a failed one or one that needs certain rules to activate." Mr. Fermex pondered.

"I can only give a 1 spiritual stone value to this ring due to the possibility. But this kind artifact usually only accepts certain bloodline as its master. Personally, I would suggest the store not to accept it. Even the restricted artifact would still show some aura if it was injected with spiritual energy. Most likely even its beginning inscription is damaged. Perhaps we can use the material as a compound during an artifact crafting. It might be worth 1 gold coin that way since the quantity is so little."

"Let me look!" Trevon now felt so frustrated, he was close to victory, but now even at the best price he still made a loss.

"Sh*t... This thing totally doesn't respond to my energy." Trevon felt angry and threw the ring away.

"Hehehe... I won! I won!" Raina laughed happily. "Now, you need to serve me, Trevon."

"Aih... I have a stomach ache." Trevon tried to quit the store.

"Swissh!" Raina lashed a whip. "Don't try to run away! A gentleman always keeps his words!"

[I got trapped! She had planned to use the last sentences if she loses! She would just say that she is a girl and didn't need to keep the words.] Trevon could only regret his stupidity that he fell into the trap. Even if he won, there was no chance for him to order Raina. The correct words would be that he didn't dare to order Raina.

"You start by picking that ring. When I met you again, you should show me that ring. Perhaps I should force you to wear it every day. Hehehe."

[Aih, from now on, she would nag me to show her winning trophy. This will be a dark page in my life book.] Trevon could only grudgingly pick the rings. He quickly put it inside his storage rings, afraid being forced to wear it.

"Well, that is fine, keep it in your storage ring. If you lose it, you should try it." Raina gave Trevon a killing gesture.

"Glup..." Only that word come from Trevon.

"Congratulations, Young Lady Raina! What do you want to do with the items?"

"I would like to sell all of them except the brooch to you, Uncle Bowman. Also, could you help me find an inscription master who can repair this brooch?" Raina picked the brooch and gave it into Mr. Bowman hand.

"What couldn't I do for you, Young Lady Raina? I will ask my friend Mr. Anthony to repair this for you. He is the best master inscription in Redwood. I can guarantee it." He accepted the brooch and put it inside a box. "What about you, Young Master Trevon?"

"Just, sell everything and give me the money!" Trevon lost his calm, but both Mr. Fermex and Mr. Bowman showed no change in their expression. It was another unlucky fellow. Even at the worst, Trevon still got most of his money back.

Another male servant came and handed Mr. Bowman 2 small bags.

"Here is the money from this sale! This is yours, Young Lady Raina." He gave a bag to Raina, "This is yours, Young Master Trevon."

"Hehehe... Thank you, Uncle Bow!" Raina put the bag into her storage rings without counting. Trevon also did the same. For a top merchant liked Mr. Bowman, his reputation was the biggest assets. He wouldn't cheat for some spirit stones.

They departed the store and visited another store. Trevon tried to challenge Raina into another gambling box, but she rejected him.

"Wow. Trevon, this is the famous cheesecake store in Redwood. Buy it for me!"

"What? This store?" Trevon looked into the store, there were many people lined to purchase the cheesecake.

"Can you pick other things? Look that ice cream store seems very good!" Trevon picked a nearby store with a lesser queue.

"I will wait for you in that store. Just buy me the cheesecake!" Raina went into the ice cream store. She totally enjoyed ordering Trevon around.

After around 4 hours of visiting one store and another, they returned into McArthur Pavilion. There was a huge number of things in Trevon's hands. Raina bodyguards were not allowed to help him.

"I give up!" Trevon exclaimed.

"I have queued in that store for 2 hours. I have also carried for you this pile of things. I even fought with those nobodies who tried to seduce you. I can accept that!" Trevon exclaimed. "But, what was the last things you asked me? You forced me to stay 30 minutes in an underwear store without purchasing anything. Those beautiful ladies looked at me strangely. I bet I will be called Pervert Trevon started from tomorrow."

"You seemed to like it there. I have this crystal recording of you. Look! This is a huge smile on you. Now, this! You even tried to read the girl underwear number size. Pervert!!!" Raina started to hit Trevon.

"Murder! Murder! Where is my father?" Trevon ran into the pavilion.

He ran into the Moon Pavilion, where the four men still talking about something.

"This is the last report from the meteor site. I have sent some people to the area there, but there are mysterious attackers around the area. Some people reported a new type of strong demon beast. This is why the family needs you. We need to be faster than other families to get the benefit. Let's hope there are lots of rare Star Stones in there." Charles gave a thick set of paper to Alvaro.

"I will go there tomorrow. The location is a bit deeper into the forest. I will bring the elite team. I expect 3 to 4 days to travel. You should prepare a support party. What about Redwood family? I believe they had already sent their main forces into the forest." Alvaro spoke after a quick read of the report.

"They had tried to enter, but there were numerous roque cultivators, around. They currently created some encirclement of the site..."

"Help! Help!" Suddenly Trevon entered the pavilion.

"What happens?" Cyde asked Trevon while the rest of people looked into him.

"Nothing happens!" Raina came from the outside. "It just Trevon is a pervert."

"Mind your manner!" Alvaro grunted at Trevon, it was nothing strange about his son. "Also, I didn't remember to teach you to show disrespect to your elder. First, this is your elder uncle, Elder Charles McArthur. Greet him!"

"Uncle Charles, your nephew greets you." Trevon bowed to Charles.

"Well, you are now already big, the last time I saw you were in Bluestar. You were only 9 years old back then." Charles looked into Trevon. "Also, You! Raina why don't you act like a proper lady."

"Yes, Father!" Raina showed a different manner. "Raina greets Uncle Alvaro, Uncle Cyde, and Uncle Darvis."

"Now, listen to father arrangement!" Alvaro told Trevon. "I have made an arrangement with your uncle. You will start apprentice under him from tomorrow. Until you reach basic recruiter, you are not returned to the home. You'll need to work to get your allowance."

"What?" Both Raina and Trevon were shocked. There was a big happiness on Raina's face, but a big scared smile on Trevon face. To reach basic recruiter was not easy.

For a job, there were usually 6 ranks. They were Apprentice, Basic, Great, Master, Grandmaster, and finally Sage. Sage was often legendary figures who was very famous. Charles was a Great Recruiter and he was the head of Redwood branch.

"Father, do I have to stay in Redwood until I become a basic recruiter?" Trevon with a big eye full of shock wanted to check what he heard.

"Yes, you haven't progressed even a tiny bit in these 7 years. Every day I only heard about your debauchery actions in Bluestar. While I understand the youth indulgence, I didn't find a slight chance that you would change for a better person." Alvaro started his lecture to his son.

"I have talked with your mother about it. As a cultivator, there is always a possibility I can die today or tomorrow. I can't always support you. You have to walk your path as a man. Since you have no interest nor talent in cultivation, you have to walk in the family management. A recruiter is one of the most rewarding occupations in a family. I won't accept no for your answer." This was not an easy arrangement that Alvaro needed to make. Even when Charles was his brother, there were some family procedures that he had done.

"No... No... Wait... Wait..." Trevon started to panic. "Look! I still have the talent for cultivation." He took a spirit stone from his purse.

Other than the spirit stones in storage rings, some young master also brought a purse for their little expense. If they needed to use storage rings to buy items here and there, that would be an inconvenient thing to do. Also, there was a trend in the young master community in Bluestar to compete in who had the best and latest purse.

After Trevon took the spirit stones, he absorbed the spirit stone.

"Boom!" Suddenly his aura increased. Trevon now was a Middle Rank 1 warrior. "See? I have lots of talent to be a cultivator. Don't force me to become a recruiter, Father! Please! Pretty please! I still have lots of things need to be done in Bluestar."

"Aih..." Cyde couldn't control his action. While normally being a Rank 2 warrior, he acted dignified even as a servant. Currently, his eyes bulged and his finger pointed to his young master. Not only Cyde, even Darvis, Alvaro, Charles, and Raina shocked by what happens.

Normally, people needed life and death battle or risked their lives in dangerous locations to have a slight chance breakthrough. Trevon only needed to be forced into a management to have a breakthrough.

Was being a management personnel equal to a life and death battle? If that was true, then there would be numerous warriors experienced breakthrough every year.

Numerous warriors would compete to be put into management duties. Normally, most warriors preferred to be assigned to dangerous duties. Whether it was to open a new area, to kill the most powerful demon beast, or to be a hero in the war. All those warriors looked for a chance to battle in danger. They looked for a chance to increase their cultivation further. However, this young master only needed to be forced a little and he had a breakthrough.

"Brother, should we talk about this..." Charles seemed to want Alvaro to be focused as a cultivator in the family. While reaching Middle Rank 1 in his 15 is only a bit better than a normal cultivator. This nephew of him was never cultivating all these years. [He must have reached the rank 7 years ago. This talent was definitely one of the tops in the family history.] Charles thought.

"No. My decision is final. Now, go to your room! Uncle Darvis will show your room. Tomorrow, you have to start as an apprentice." Alvaro put his aura and pressed into everyone in the room. He even cut Charles suggestion. "Raina, please stay in the room, we need to talk."

Darvis then stood from his chair and guided Trevon into his room. "This way, Young Master Trevon."

"Sigh..." Trevon could only follow uncle Darvis into his room. There was no way his father would change his decision. Once Alvaro decided, that was final.

That was also one of the reasons why being a genius of the family, Alvaro managed to have a non-cultivator first wife. Most non-cultivator could only become a concubine to a genius member of the family. It was impossible to become the first wife. This was as difficult as forcing a camel into a needle hole.

For cultivator family's members, there would be a careful decision in marriage. Often it would be with other powerful cultivator families. Sometimes it would be with vassal families. Even for the untalented members, there was a chance that one of their children inherit their ancestor's genes.

There must be huge turmoil in the McArthur family after Alvaro decision. Perhaps some blood might have been shed during that turmoil.

"Brother, I think we really need to talk about this. Even the main member of his generation is still in Top Rank 1 warrior. If the family knows this ranked up, Trevon definitely will be allowed to enter the family village. He would also get lots of resources for his cultivation." Finding Trevon had gone from their eyesight, Charles couldn't prevent himself from suggesting to Alvaro.

"This talent, not even our father had it back then. He might be the character to hold the family in the future. To put him into a management role was totally wasting the heavenly talent. He might even allow our family to have a connection with our ancestral family." Charles wasn't a stupid person. There was no way to have such easy breakthrough. Especially since he hadn't heard Trevon cultivating in these past 7 years. [That kid must have intentionally stopped his cultivation just before Middle Rank 1.]

"I know your concern elder brother. But, don't you see? The only reason why he ranked up was his desire not to lose allowance. I will make this gamble for him. I bet if we forced him to work hard for himself, he would grow into a real man. If he doesn't have the motivation for cultivation, even the heavenly talent would be a waste. Even if the gamble is a failure, he can still join the management."

"I also want to add about our suspicion that year." Cyde added some words.

"Yes, that is also my concern. We need to keep this matter to ourselves. Raina, your uncle hopes you could keep this rank up as a secret from anyone else." Alvaro talked to Raina.

"Of course, Uncle Alvaro. But, don't you think you should give me something for your niece?" Raina exhorted his uncle with her sweet smile.

"Aih... This daughter of mine." Charles could only sigh. The problem with these young masters or ladies was that they would get lots of love and attention from the family.

Sometimes they turned into spoiled children. For the family of Douglas, Trevon was the youngest talented young master, while Raina was the youngest talented young lady. So, their uncles and aunts adored them. This was especially for Raina.

"Hahaha... Do you think your uncle will forget about you? This is what your uncle got during my last mission. This is a martial art from a small female sect, but the sect itself had already been destroyed by our family. While the sect itself wasn't that strong, this martial art is suitable for a Peak Rank 1 warrior." Alvaro got a scroll from his storage rings. In this world, there are lots of importance in martial art. A cultivator without a martial art equal to a tiger without claws. Giving a martial art was the greatest present in the world.

"Raina, what had you done with Trevon? He looked so afraid of you." Charles asked his daughter.

"Well, this is the story..." Raina then explained about their bet and their box gambling. "He should be my servant until he returned into Bluestar, but I don't believe he can be a Basic Recruiter in 1 year. However, for you uncle Alvaro, I can release him. Hehehe."

"No need for that, he needs extra pressure. I declare Trevon as your servant until he reached Basic Recruiter. Cyde you should tell this to the rest personnel, they should not meddle in this kid roleplay." Alvaro told Cyde. This information would be shared with the group under Alvaro.

"But you must not disturb him during his apprentice time! I don't want my training disturbed by your little games." Charles ordered Raina.

"Yes, father. Hehehe. I promised won't disturb him during your training. I will need to check my servant right now. Raina begs your pardon uncles." Raina soon left the pavilion.

"Look at what you have done! Her uncle and aunt spoiled her. See what kind of woman, she would turn into!" Charles complained.

"It is not like you didn't indulge her. Look at our brother and sister! Who didn't get indulged when they are little. Now we are the pillars of the family. As you say, they are still young kids. They should have the time for the play. At least Raina is not like my kid. All he did was either in a gambling den or in a pleasure house. He is far more mature than what his mental age should be, unfortunately in the wrong way."

What will Trevon do as an apprentice? Would he get the famous 3 words? You Are Fired!!!