"Leon, I gave you the ten percent dividends not just because you increased the efficiency of the raw materials and because you developed new products, but also because you managed to secure the cooperation of the Wick Group for the company! You deserve these rewards, you don't have to split them with anyone! As for Mister Wallace, all of the higher-ups in the company have their dividends based on their position and contributions."Once he assumes the position of the manager of the second factory, he'll be a company executive. Then, we'll naturally get some as well. You don't have to worry about him!" Iris said firmly.Most of the executives in the company only had one or two percent. Even Ashwin and Ariel only had eight percent and six percent respectively.Most of those people have been with Iris for over two years. All of them contributed to the company.If Stanley got five percent of the dividends simply for helping Leon a little, she would not know how to explain it to the othe
"Don't question things that don't concern you! Just do as you're told!" Guido said unhappily."I…" Stanley looked incredibly distraught. After that, he clenched his teeth and said, "Mister Boyd, I'm sorry, but I can't do something like that!"Guido had a cold look in his eyes, "You're not doing it?""Fine, then tidy up your things and get lost! You don't have to come to work anymore!""What? How could you do that?! Mister Boyd, I've been at the company for almost ten years, I…" Stanley was shocked. He wanted to say something but was interrupted by Guido before he could finish."Do what you're told or get lost! You can make the choice yourself!" Guido said coldly."But…""There are no buts!" "You should've seen the announcement from human resources, right? You've been helping Mister Wolf out the past few days. No matter what, you've put in a lot of work, yet you haven't gotten any rewards at all! Why would you lose your job for a shameless and petty man like that?!" Guido said
"Alright," Leon nodded. He trusted Stanley quite a bit, so he directly signed his name on the document.After that, the products were put into various trucks to be sent to the Wick Group.At the Wick Group, Jenson took out a few samples from the products after they received them and handed them to the company's r-and-d department for testing.Business was business, separate from personal relationships.Even though Jenson got along with Leon, it was still the first time the Elegante Group worked with the Wick Group. He needed to perform some testing to prevent anything from happening.Not too long later, the head of the r-and-d department brought a test report over with a look of disbelief on his face. "Mister Lloyd, how are the results? There shouldn't be any problems, right?" Jenson asked.He knew of Leon's moral character. With how upright Leon was, he did not think that there would be any problems with the Elegante Group's products.He was just doing the tests as a formal
From that, it was obvious how severe the problem was!"No, this problem is too serious! I need to give Mister Wolf a call right now!" Jenson looked severe as he hurriedly took out his phone to give Leon a call.At the factory, Leon was shocked after he received Jenson's call!He never would have dreamt that such a serious problem would have happened to the products!Not only that, the matter made huge waves within the company. Iris and the other executives were quickly mobilized.The Elegante Group's total assets only amounted to a few hundred thousand. Not only did seven million worth of product go to waste, but the Wick Group might even ask them for seventy million in compensation!It was the first time the company ever encountered such a serious problem!The dangers of the situation were obvious!Right after that, Iris immediately called for an emergency meeting at the headquarters, notifying Leon and Ariel as well as the factory manager, Guido, and the workshop manager, Sta
"Mister Mercer's right!""Mister Wolf has caused the company such tremendous losses. He needs to be terminated!""At the same time, we need to make sure to keep our right to pursue this in court!"The executives were all in a furious uproar."Leon, what do you have to say for yourself?!" Iris forced her anger down."I… have nothing to say. This is all my fault, and I'm willing to bear with any punishment…" Leon said bitterly.He could still not understand how an illegal substance somehow appeared in the product. He did not know if it was due to his own mistakes or any other reasons.However, he knew something very well. This time, he was in charge of the production, so it was hard for him to avoid any responsibility!That was not the critical part. The most important part was that he felt like he betrayed Iris's expectations. He regretted it deeply, and could not face Iris.All he could do was muster up the courage to take responsibility like a man so Iris would not get angrie
"Miss Young, I know that isobutylparaben is an illegal substance, but since Mister Wolf developed the new cosmetics, he's been completely in charge of the production. Furthermore, everything in the production line was strictly done following his wishes. I had no right to interfere. Furthermore, I gave the document over to Mister Wolf before the products were sent out. He signed off on it," Guido took out the document for everyone to see, and they quickly saw that Leon signed it."Mister Wolf, the proof is right there! The workers on the production line were all working under your orders. They added isobutylparaben under your mistaken instructions! What do you have to say about that?!" Ashwin said with a cold smile.Before Leon could even respond, Ariel stood up and said, "Mister Mercer, before the matter has been investigated, you don't have to be so quick to pin the blame on Leon!"Saying that Ariel shot a sharp look at Stanley, "Mister Wallace, you're the workshop manager overseei
"Ariel, could you be mistaken?" Leon said with uncertainty.After working together for a few days, Leon trusted Stanley quite a bit.However, thinking about how Stanley looked over the documents before Leon signed them, Leon started to be a little unsure.After all, it was suspicious that Stanley did not notice any problems with his skills."Miss Summers, this has nothing to do with me. I'm innocent," Stanley never expected that Ariel would point right at him. He started to panic a little as his palms started to sweat anxiously."You know yourself if you're innocent! As the manager of the workshop, how could you not notice anything at all faces such huge problems in production?! Similarly, if anyone wanted to harm Leon, they would need your help. Otherwise, there's no way it would escape your eyes! In other words, even if you weren't the one sabotaging Leon, you know the details!" Ariel sneered."I-I didn't…" Stanley paled, already in complete panic.He was never a good liar nor
"And what did you do? Did you feed your heart to the dogs?!" Ariel got angrier as she spoke, voicing out the injustice for Leon."What? He recommended me, and wanted to share the rewards with me? H-how is that possible!?" Stanley was shocked. He looked like he was struck by lightning as he stood in place."There's nothing impossible about it! If you don't believe me, you can ask Miss Young!" Ariel said coldly.Iris nodded, "Miss Summers is right! Both she and Leon said that you were quite capable. I considered that Mister Lennon from the second factory was retiring in a month, and planned on having you take over his position as the factory manager!"As for the Leon wanting to give you half the dividends, it's true as well. It's just that the dividends aren't something to be played around with, so I didn't agree to it!" "That…" Stanley was stunned.He thought that Leon took all the glory for himself. Yet, he never expected that he misunderstood Leon!Not only did Leon not do any
"Miss Morrison, I would like to thank you for saving my life," Iris said as she approached Renee's bed. She meant to thank Renee for having saved her so narrowly from death during their encounter with one of Brahma's clones, which was why she lingered in Renee's room even after everyone left. "Miss Young, if you would truly like to return the favor, there is something you can do for me," Renee said, biting her lip as though what she was about to say was an excruciatingly difficult decision to make."What is it?" Iris asked, although she felt like she already knew what was the answer. "I would like to join you in being Leon's companions," Renee said with an expectant look. She harbored feelings toward Leon for some time now but refrained from competing against Iris and Cynthia, knowing there was no way she could win. However, she had an epiphany after her narrow escape from death and realized that there was so much more to life than competing with other women over a man. Therefor
"Nothing is impossible! It's high time you accept your fate, you old git! Take this! The Phoenix Sky Fist!" Leon merely scoffed at him. The next moment, he directed one last attack at Wulfric in the form of his most powerful move—the Phoenix Sky Fist, a sage technique belonging to the Heavenly Class!A cloud of pulsating energy charged straight toward Wulfric, without any mercy toward his cries of horror!Its sole intent was to destroy him and put an end to this battle!"No—" Wulfric let out a bloodcurdling scream as he watched, defenseless, as the Phoenix Sky Fist soared toward him. His first instinct was to leap out of harm's way, but Leon was far too powerful for him and anticipated this beforehand. Not to mention the Phoenix Sky Fist was one of the most powerful moves belonging to the Heavenly Class, and there was no possible way he could escape from its wrath.Wulfric's limp body only left a few feet off the ground when the Phoenix Sky Fist crashed into him, rendering his body
"Haha! I've finally attained the Saint State! Now it's time for you to die, you old git!" A glimmer of malice flashed through Leon's eyes. When he fixated his gaze on Wulfric's face, it sent a shudder down Wulfric's entire body, for Leon's eyes were like two pits of deep, dark, sinister hatred. "How cocky of you to say that, you twat! So what if you attained the Saint State? You haven't even got time to harness your powers yet, so you're no match for me! Take this!" Wulfric scoffed, taking no notice of Leon's threats at all. Then, without another moment's hesitation, he sent a powerful surge of energy pummeling Leon's way, intending to destroy Leon while his defenses were low!"He's right. So what if he's attained the Saint State? He can't even control his powers properly," the rest of the Chanters all agreed, and felt rather relieved by this. The glimmer of hope that ignited briefly within Pierre, Zach, and the rest was immediately doused after hearing the Chanters' words. Wulf
"Hahaha! This ends here—once and for all!" Wulfric broke out into a manic cackle of laughter upon seeing Pierre's defeat. The defeat of Pierre, Zach, and his two lackeys had no doubt instilled a newfound triumph in him, for the four of them combined were his greatest opponents thus far, and now that he rendered them powerless, there was no longer anyone in his way!Not even Leon, Percival, Alastair, or the rest of their comrades could defeat him! He and the Chanters would go on, unstopped, to dominate the world!One could only imagine his ecstasy at finally fulfilling his dream at long last!"All hail Master Chanter!""All hail Master Chanter!""All hail Master Chanter!" Aiken and the rest of the Chanters erupted into thunderous applause and cheers of sheer elation. "Oh no!""We can't possibly stand a chance!" Percival, Alastair, and the rest on the good side felt their hearts sink at the thought of their impending doom. Although they outnumbered the Chanters by a significant m
Gulp!Taking advantage of the moment, Leon decisively took out a Holy Spirit Pill and swallowed it. Initially, he intended to use an Essential Detox Pill to help Pierre, Zach, and the other two Semi-Saint State fighters counteract the poison. However, with Pierre injured by Wulfric and Zach along with the other two severely wounded and out of combat, even if he cured them, their side was still doomed to defeat.In this desperate situation, he could only take a gamble. He hoped that, with the breakthrough signs he felt in his martial arts bottleneck, the Holy Spirit Pill would help him break through the sage arts barrier or raise his power level to the Great Crossing Phase. This might be their only chance at victory."Mister Wolf, as long as there's life, there's hope. I'll try my best to hold off Wulfric. You must escape now and find a way to avenge us later."Pierre, enduring his injuries and the poison, stood up with a determined look on his face. He knew that their side was alre
"You're courting death!"Wulfric, enraged by Leon's fierce attack and the slaying of Central Boss, had no choice but to halt his assault on Pierre and the other three momentarily. He turned and unleashed a powerful palm strike, its overwhelming force aimed squarely at Leon's Phoenix Sky Fist.Boom!The collision between Leon's Phoenix Sky Fist and Wulfric's attack was explosive. In an instant, Wulfric's strike shattered Leon's Phoenix Sky Fist, and its residual force hurtled toward Leon."Not good!"Leon’s expression changed drastically as he rapidly tried to evade. However, with Wulfric's Saint State power level, evading was futile. No matter where he ran, he was unable to get out of the attack range. The residual force of Wulfric's true energy struck Leon, sending him flying and crashing heavily to the ground.Cough! Cough!As Leon hit the ground, a wave of intense pain surged through his chest, causing him to cough up two mouthfuls of blood. It was clear he suffered significa
Whoosh!Compared to Percival and Alastair's heavy hearts, Leon remained relatively calm. In the past, he killed Poisonwielder and specifically crafted a potent antidote, the Essential Detox Pill, to counteract Reaper's Breath.He happened to have a few dozen of these pills on him. Though Pierre and the others were poisoned by Reaper's Breath, as long as Leon could get the antidote to them in time, they still stood a chance to win.With this in mind, Leon did not waste any time. He stopped fighting with Central Boss, leaped up, and quickly rushed toward Pierre and the others to deliver the antidote."Leon, are you planning to run away? Well, do you think it's going to be that easy?" Central Boss misunderstood Leon's actions, thinking he intended to escape. Given how much he hated Leon, he was not going to let Leon get away so easily.Without a second thought, Central Boss dashed forward, resolutely blocking Leon once again. With Wulfric having reversed the situation and forcing Pie
"Pierre, you have pushed me to this! Since that's the case, don't blame me for what I'm going to do next! You all can go to hell!" Wulfric's expression turned grim when he saw the Chanter fighters in a dire and dangerous situation. He knew he had to end this battle quickly to avoid significant casualties among the Chanter descendants.Thus, he decided not to hold back. He waved his two hands, releasing two clouds of white mist that surged forward, engulfing Pierre, Zach, and the other two. The white mist transformed into a flurry of powder, like a shower of flowers, enveloping the four of them."What's this?""This is bad, it's poison!"Realizing the unusual nature of the white powder, Pierre and Zach were alarmed.Immediately, the four of them held their breath and swiftly retreated, trying to escape the range of the white mist and powder. Unfortunately, it was too late! The white powder and mist seeped everywhere, and being too close to Wulfric, they already inhaled a signific
"How dare a loser like you be so arrogant? I'll teach you to be humble!"Leon sneered contemptuously. Central Boss clashed with him twice before, each time ending with Central Boss being injured and fleeing. Thus, Leon did not take his attack seriously at all.Without hesitation, he pointed a finger and unleashed the Advanced Earth Class sage technique, Earthly Plunder. Sharp and fierce energy condensed at his fingertip, roaring as it met Central Boss's attack head-on!Bang!Leon's Earthly Plunder clashed solidly with Central Boss's Soul-Piercing Claw in a violent collision. However, unlike previous encounters, this time Leon's technique did not break through Central Boss's attack; instead, it was shattered by it!Not only that! The Dragon Pill he recently took did not fully manifest itself yet, so not only did Central Boss's Soul-Piercing Claw shatter Leon's Earthly Plunder but also sent him staggering back.Leon struggled to regain his footing, retreating three or four steps be