Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1975

Chapter 1975: 1975

In truth, Jiang Chen had a lot of respect for Su Tong, who he’d known as Su Hong . Su Hong’s talent had been unrivaled back in Winterdraw among the youths . If not for Jiang Chen, he would’ve been the unequivocal top genius .

Moreover, the fact that Su Hong had escaped the island was proof of his uncommon luck, which wasn’t the only reason he’d survived Winterdraw .

His lucky escape had been the culmination of his judgement, personal strength, survival skills, and the ability to think on his feet .

Thus, Jiang Chen had high expectations for Su Hong . What the young man lacked was an opportunity . He didn’t know how Su Hong ended up in Tranquilcloud Island, but he must have been left with no other choices .

Jiang Chen wasn’t going to stand by and do nothing now that they’d met again . He was willing to give Su Hong a chance to truly fulfill his potential .

Su Hong was inwardly elated . This was it! A ray of hope had finally dawned in his life after the tumultuous hardships of his life .  

He became another addition to Jiang Chen’s personal guard .

The others had doubts about Jiang Chen’s choice . Although it was difficult to tell if Su Tong was as talented as Jiang Chen had claimed, the fact that he came from Tranquilcloud was enough to deter them . If there was a flaw in Su Hong’s character, he could be more trouble than he was worth .

Jiang Chen didn’t seem at all fazed . He was under no obligation to answer others’ questions .

That wasn’t the most infuriating thing that would happen during the draft .

Genius number 61 was from Rejuvenation . The Void Sacred Land had settled their eyes on him, but the young man turned their invitation down and offered his allegiance to Jiang Chen instead .

Every Rejuvenation youth knew about their young lord . The entire isles was under Jiang Chen’s command . The young genius knew he’d receive better treatment serving Jiang Chen as a servant than joining the Void Sacred Land .

If he joined the sacred land, he’d be no different from the other geniuses . With Jiang Chen, he might be given more opportunities . Therefore, the young genius chose Jiang Chen without any hesitation .

Jiang Chen was caught off guard, but he wasn’t going to turn the young man away . He accepted the Rejuvenation youth into the fold . Another genius thus joined his guard .

The competition for new blood grew fiercer .

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Jiang Chen refrained from making further moves . He didn’t want to be criticized for getting in others’ way . Besides, most of the geniuses didn’t really interest him . He wasn’t going to make them an offer to win them over .

More importantly, the higher-ranking the geniuses, the greedier they were . Some of them made ridiculously high demands . Even Jiang Chen disapproved .

No matter how talented the geniuses were, they came from second or third tier factions . One should know their place in such an occasion .

Some of them overestimated themselves and started bargaining for better offers simply because a few sacred lands were fighting for them . Fools like them would never go far despite their talents .

However, the ten sacred lands was desperate for new talent . Although some geniuses were off-puttingly greedy, it didn’t douse the sacred lands’ enthusiasm .

Every top fifty genius was greatly sought after . Sometimes there were even three to four sacred lands fighting for one .

Tension ran higher and higher, and the sacred lands made more and more outlandish promises and offers . Jiang Chen sighed inwardly .

He wanted to advise the first prime to stay calm . Once the draft became a competition, the focus would shift from winning the geniuses to winning face .

It was human nature to be vain .

Since the first prime had made up her mind to be overly generous, Jiang Chen wasn’t going to object . However, there were some geniuses that he took an instant dislike to . He made his opinions known and explicitly disapproved of recruiting them .

He couldn’t read minds, but he had a good grasp of the human heart with his God’s Eye, Boulder’s Heart, and powerful consciousness .

Those who lacked integrity and had questionable character mustn’t be brought into the sacred land, no matter how talented they were . People like them could be bought with material benefit, but once their greed outgrew what they were offered, they would be insatiable and untamable .

More importantly, they were naturally calculative and wouldn’t hesitate to change allegiances . They might end up doing more harm than good .

Jiang Chen’s insistence forced the first prime to give up on some geniuses who had piqued her interest .

On the other hand, Ziju Min trusted Jiang Chen’s judgement unconditionally . He felt that Jiang Chen had a keen eye for character .

The selection continued . Soon, the top twenty were taking the stage .

The genius ranked twentieth seemed quiet and somewhat of an airhead, but he was remarkably talented . Moreover, the young man possessed a wood spirit constitution of a high order like Mu Gaoqi, which was an exceptional bloodline .

Although there were countless geniuses in Myriad Abyss, only a selected few possessed such constitutions .

Mu Gaoqi was talented, but he had been held down by the limits of his sect, background, resources, and a lack of foresight . If not for Jiang Chen, he would’ve never met Myriad Abyss’ standards .

In comparison, this young man had been raised in Myriad Abyss and thus received a lot more resources .

“You can compete for this one, first prime . Don’t let the Flora Sacred Land get him . I believe they’ll be willing to pay a great price for him . ” Jiang Chen transmitted to the first prime .

The young man didn’t talk much . His self-introduction reflected his personality . He didn’t try to appeal to any sacred lands but instead put on a defiant look . It wasn’t the sacred lands doing the choosing . He would be the one making the final decision .

Before him, some geniuses had abstained from making a decision to increase their value, some had bargained for a better offer, and some had changed their minds several times . However, he was the first to show such arrogance .

Nevertheless, Jiang Chen was genuinely interested in the thin-faced genius with a lazy mein .

“Gongxi Hu?” He considered the young man curiously .