The engagements of Edmund Campbell's two sons were now in danger of being cancelled, and both of their engagements were with commanders of armies. This was undoubtedly a big news that shocked the federation. Reporters swarmed into the Campbell family mansion like locusts.
Edmund felt ashamed of being broken off from the engagement and hid himself away. George also didn't want to see anyone. Only Myrna, a socialite in the upper class, stood up to answer the reporters' questions.
"Mrs. Campbell, what are your thoughts on General Percy's proposal to break off the engagement with your son?"
Although Milna was mentally prepared, she couldn't help but twitch her eyes slightly when faced with the reporter's pointed questions. She maintained a polite smile and replied, "I'm not entirely clear on the specific situation right now. I wonder if there's some misunderstanding. We're still trying to contact General Percy."
At this point, Milna practically gnashed her teeth in anger. George and Ivan had always gotten along very well. Ivan had even made a special trip to their house, appearing incredibly pleased with their family and fond of George. How could it be that only a few days had passed? As soon as George was eliminated, the captain of that lousy team kicked him out, and Ivan stopped answering his calls. She had a bad feeling then, and it had come true!
Even if George was eliminated, was it all his fault? It also had something to do with the poor quality of the Alvin emblem, right? For a freshman in the Mecha Department like George, making it all the way to the third round was already quite a feat! Why are these people so harsh?!
However, no matter how dissatisfied Myrna was, she didn't dare to say it out loud. After all, General Arnold Percy was not a good-tempered person, and she couldn't afford to offend him.
"Then why are you proposing to break off your engagement with General Williams' son?" Isn't that strange? Having just been slapped in the face by General Percy's request to break off the engagement, why are you turning around and proposing to break off the engagement with General Williams? Are the Campbells trying to offend both sides?
Myrna sneered inwardly. Her son's engagement had been broken off, but why was that bastard Auckland's engagement still going? Why was everything so easy for him?!
That ungrateful little ungrateful bastard. They'd spent so much money raising him up and even sent him to the First Federal Military Academy. Now, he'd grown so powerful that he was giving them the cold shoulder. Somehow, he'd managed to coax Hall Williams into submission! What a clever trick!
But she couldn't bring herself to say what was on her mind, so she revealed a slightly melancholic expression and said, "I don't know if it's because Auckland has always had an inferiority complex, but he's never been very close to others. His initial test showed a D-level physique and an E-level mental strength. He couldn't even get into the top military academy in the Federation, let alone the third-rate academy on the most remote colony. His father spent a lot of money and used all his connections to get him into school, but he almost had an accident during the final exam. His father was extremely worried and went with me to Nemira to bring him home, but the result... well, let's not talk about it... Now the school has been on vacation for over half a month, and he hasn't even returned home or answered our calls. We're so heartbroken..."
The reporters' eyes lit up when they heard this. This was a big gossip!
"I didn't expect Auckland to be such a person?"
"Well, you can't blame him... His mother died right after he gave birth to him. Although I raised him as my own son, he is not my biological son after all. You can't blame him for not being close to me..." As Milna spoke, her eyes became red. Looking at me with a pitiful look, she was quite sympathetic.
De Lagar, who was watching the live interview, angrily waved his fist at Myrna's image. What a shameless woman! When Auckland's mother had just passed away, Edmund Campbell had married his new lover and had a son two months younger than Auckland, becoming a laughing stock in high society. But he had heard from his mother that at Edmund and Myrna's wedding, she wore a beautiful, form-fitting dress, but her belly wasn't visible at all. And looking at George and Auckland's body shapes and looks, it was unclear who was the older brother!
This whole drama of a vicious stepmother and a mistress taking over, and yet she has the nerve to play it off as a loving mother! This woman is such a good actor, her words are always evasive and ambiguous, giving people vague hints and letting people make up their own minds. With her smear campaign like this, I wonder how many people will think Auckland is an uneducated, ungrateful, useless idiot. If he hadn't known Auckland well and knew some of the gossip from back then, he would probably have been fooled by this woman!
If it weren't for Auckland's mental power undergoing a second evolution and his amazing talent in heraldry, he would have been bullied by this family and would have died by now!
"We are really worried that with his personality, he won't get along well with that kid Hall. It would be terrible if they end up having an unpleasant argument." Milna sighed again, looking as if she was doing this all for Auckland's good.
In reality, she was simply trying to annoy Oakland and Hall. If Hall's parents saw the interview, became displeased with Oakland, and agreed to break off the engagement, everyone would be happy! Without the Williams family's backing, wouldn't that little bastard have to bow down and come back?!
"Ahhhh! I'm so angry!" Dragal was so angry that he simply turned off the video and stopped watching. He called Oakland again, but Oakland turned on Do Not Disturb mode. He had no choice but to hold back his anger and go to Starnet to bully his opponent in the arena.
Auckland, who was still unaware that he was being slandered, was still practicing. He had just broken through to the eighth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and it was the time when he needed to repeatedly consolidate his cultivation. Without the help of elixirs, Auckland could only rely on absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy from the surroundings to widen his meridians, consolidate his Qi Sea, and strengthen his flesh and blood meridians bit by bit to lay a solid foundation for the next advancement.
Breakthroughs in cultivation become increasingly difficult as one progresses. However, Oakland, having been given a second chance, possessed a high level of spiritual awareness. Coupled with the abundant spiritual energy of this world, his cultivation became more and more efficient. In just a month or two, he had already reached the late stage of Qi Refining—a remarkable speed of cultivation! Hall and Joey, both orcs, also stumbled upon opportunities to cultivate thanks to Oakland.
But this is not enough. Auckland wants to build his foundation quickly so that he can have the ability to protect himself as soon as possible. He no longer needs to be timid and carefully conceal his identity.
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This was the third day that Ivan had been studying a new magic pattern in his studio. This time, the pattern his father had given him was incredibly complex, and simply depicting it with his mental power was beyond Ivan's capacity. He endured the stabbing pain in his brain, logged off, and took a bottle of high-grade soothing agent, which finally brought some relief.
This high-grade soothing agent was truly useful. Not only could it alleviate the pain of mental exhaustion, it could also accelerate mental recovery. The only problem was that it was a bit pricey. However, that didn't matter. As long as he could create high-quality emblems, he could afford as many high-grade soothing agents as he wanted!
He didn't believe the Berkeley family had any descendants. He thought Lancelot might have been lucky enough to have obtained some ancient inheritance, which made him jealous to the point of madness! He absolutely couldn't let Lancelot outdo him!
A strong sense of crisis made Ivan return to his personal studio. His hand holding the magic crystal pen trembled slightly, not from fear but from excitement. The fluctuations of this magic pattern were so powerful, and its attack power must be extremely high. If he could successfully create it, he believed it would definitely surpass Lancelot's emblem!
The author has something to say: Please look forward to the next chapter "Hall's Counterattack"... Yes, in this chapter, let Myrna jump around a bit, and then immediately slap her back in the face!
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