Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 1703: Negotiating On Greyʼs Behalf

”Heʼs not interested?” Lord Dante didnʼt expect such a reply from Faction Leader Bertram. He was looking forward to Greyʼs performance, but for some reason, heʼs finding out that Grey, probably one of the brightest sparks from the outside world, has refused to show them what he was made of.

Faction Leader Bertram gave a weak nod. He has gotten used to Grey by now to understand that he didnʼt want anything to do with this competition currently ongoing. In fact, thereʼs a good chance that if he were not here, Grey wouldʼve wanted to leave a long time ago. Coming here wouldnʼt even have been possible, if not for the fact that he had a way to make Grey come in the first place.

”Isnʼt there a way to make him fight?” Lord Dante asked.

Faction Leader Bertram thought for a while before replying, ”Well... he might be interested in a good reward.”

Grey clearly isnʼt one who does things that might not be of any interest to him. Since the allure of cultivating in the essence vein wasnʼt enough for him to want to participate, then the only chance is to see if any of the rewards is enough to entice him.

”Only those in the top ten can get a reward.” Lord Dante explained to Faction Leader Bertram. ”I know, Iʼm suggesting that if he knows what some of these rewards were, he wouldnʼt mind participating.” Faction Leader Bertram noticed that Lord Dante was insinuating that he was trying to get him to give Grey a reward just for participating, so he cleared the air.

”You do know that we have multiple Eighth stage Sovereigns, and there are even a few in the Ninth stage, yeah?” Lord Dante understood the meaning behind Faction Leader Bertramʼs words and couldnʼt help but point out.

Grey might be outstanding, but saying that thereʼs a chance for him to enter the top ten while being a Sixth stage Sovereign in a place that had multiple Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth stage Sovereigns is quite unbelievable.

”What are the possible rewards, maybe thereʼll be something he wants among them.” Faction Leader Bertram knew just how Lord Dante and the other Elders from the Pyro Faction felt as they heard his words, but he didnʼt care. He has seen what Greyʼs capable of right from the days of the battle against the Syphilis Faction, so he knew that Greyʼs strength shouldnʼt be attributed to his cultivation level.

Not just that, but he knew for a fact that in terms of battle experience, Grey is superior to these guys. Heʼs been fighting with his life on the line for countless years now, thereʼs no way these guys who have been kept in this prison-like world will be in the same category as Grey. They might be powerful, but Grey can close the gap with his battle knowledge.

Lord Dante was amused, and decided to list out the items that could be rewarded if Grey were to get into the top ten.

Hearing them, Faction Leader Bertram had a thoughtful expression on his face and couldnʼt help but wonder if Grey would have any interest in any of these items. He paused for a while, silent. Lord Dante, and the rest of the Elders had their eyes on him, seemingly waiting for him to get back to. They could tell that he was currently communicating with Grey, possibly informing of the rewards he could stand to gain if he was part of the top ten.

The other Elders from the Pyro Faction looked at Faction Leader Bertram with some apprehension. From the group of forty youths brought by the Pyrmond Faction, only three of them managed to get into the top hundred, and other than Keithʼs performance, the rest were decent at best. One has to know that all three were from those in the Late stages of the Venerable Plane. No one from the Sovereign Plane has managed to get into the list.

On the stands.

Grey was thinking of what he would have potentially been doing outside when he received a voice transmission from a familiar voice.

ʼArenʼt you going up?ʼ Faction Leader Bertram asked, just to be sure.

ʼNah.ʼ

ʼWhy?ʼ

ʼAm I obligated to?ʼ

ʼNo, not really.ʼ

ʼAlright.ʼ

ʼI wonder if youʼd be interested if you heard what the rewards for the top ten are.ʼ

Greyʼs interest was piqued when he heard this, and his ears perked up.

ʼOh... Iʼm listening.ʼ

Grey listened to Faction Leader Bertram tell him about all the rewards, and for a few seconds, Grey didnʼt respond, he seemed to be assessing the options he was given. He replied shortly after.

The area where the Faction Leader and Elders were seated.

”Lord Dante, I wonder if thereʼs a darkness elemental treasure present here?” Faction Leader Bertram asked with a straight face.

”Oh, he requested that?” Lord Dante was taken aback that Grey even made a request.

ʼJust how confident are they?ʼ He couldnʼt help but wonder.

The fact that Grey was asking if there was a darkness elemental treasure means that he was confident that he would be able to get into the top ten.

Getting into the top hundred, or even top forty might not be too difficult for Grey, but the top ten is basically unachievable from Lord Danteʼs perspective.

Seeing Faction Leader Bertram nod his head, Lord Dante laughed and couldnʼt help but play along, ”I have a variety of quality darkness elemental treasures. If he truly is able to get into the top ten, then Iʼll personally take him there and let him pick anyone of his choosing.” ”Alright.” Faction Leader Bertram knew that Lord Dante didnʼt believe Grey could get this, and he was even more excited at the potential reaction of these guys when Grey blew them away with his breathtaking performance.

He relayed Lord Danteʼs words to Grey, to which Grey received with a positive feedback. Seeing that he had finally gotten Grey to fight, he was visibly more relaxed.