Reincarnation Of The Strongest Spirit Master

He didn't promise them anything. However, with his little words here, he managed to shift the attention of many disciples towards the ongoing war between the academy and good clans on one side, and the dark spirit master community.

Doing this would give a little boost to the ongoing battle, helping the academy and clans to bring more harm to the enemy.

William also wanted to slowly grow his authority in the academy. If a few disciples followed his words and started to help, then their achievements would always be linked to him.

Like this, he'd not only help the academy in the current war, but also create a name for himself.

As for adding up the other conditions, or hints, he did it to cover up his true goals. So, anyone thinking about his words later on wouldn't be able to guess his true aim correctly.

Only those knowing him quite well, like the academy headmaster or the Long clan's patriarch and elders, would realise his true goal from saying these words.

"Damn! I got a bad record in this year's class!"

"I never went outside to do missions! Always attending classes!"

"I need to start forming teams and go outside more often."

"He said at least, and that means the ones with higher mission records will have a higher chance!"

"Ongoing battle? Never heard about such a thing before!"

"Were you hiding under a rock or something? The academy is starting a massive war against dark spirit masters around!"

"I will go and ask the academy to issue missions at the Mercenary department to help in this fight. Like this, I'll hit two birds with one stone!"

"Yes, let me help as well!"

"I'll also go and ask them with you!"

Just as he said these words, most of the disciples around broke in different discussions, speaking about things William never thought about before.

Seeing all this escalating in front of his eyes made him grin. 'Human's imagination is indeed quite scary!' he muttered to himself, while watching many started to flood back into the academy.

The earlier crowded place at the main gate of the academy changed in less than half an hour, as most of the disciples here vanished inside, trying to either form teams, suggest the academy to issue missions, or even asking about their records in different classes!

"Tsk, you are indeed quite capable in dealing with masses," and after the departure of many, the space around William was cleared. Sara led others to arrive at his place, while saying these words.

"I just got a talent in doing so," William laughed, "at least they left without getting disappointed."

"And yet there are still too many left around," Lang looked around, referring to the many disciples who were still waiting around.

They didn't come towards them or try to annoy them with questions and such. They were the ones who were here to just watch the show, not interested at all in joining.

"Let them be," William could guess why these folks were standing here, "let's start our business… Are these the ones you invited?"

Behind the four, there were sound forty disciples. William saw that the strongest ones were silver grade, while there were few white grade spirit masters in the mix.

His eyes stopped over those white grade spirit masters as he slightly frowned.

"Well, you asked for good and capable kids, ones we can trust, and with great potential, right?" Lang, who was the one who brought these kids here, spoke up to clarify things and defend himself.

"But they are all seven and eight years old!" William turned to Lang, acting as if he was blaming him for bringing them here.

"They need to see the world," Peter spoke up as well, to support his friend.

"It's not going to end badly for them," Berry moved her eyes between Lang, her young clansmen, and William, "this mission won't result in anyone's deaths, right?"

"I don't like going around and babysitting others," Sara's stance was clearly against these three. As for John, he stood there without speaking at all.

He brought a bunch of bronze disciples; all were much older than William.

"They are spirit masters like us, and they deserve to see what the true world is like," Berry took the mission of contending against Sara, while the latter didn't show any sign of weakness at all.

"Humph! Then let me ask you this," Sara ignored everyone else, focused her eyes over William, "is it safe to bring these kids over? Is our task this easy?"

William felt like Sara already got the wind of what he selected back at the Mercenary department. And he got to admit to himself, she got a good point here indeed.

However…

"In times of turmoil and chaos," he slowly spoke up, "even kids won't get spared or shown mercy by death!"

"This…" his words didn't just startle Sara, but also the ones who brought these kids over, and the kids as well.

"Don't get me wrong," William moved his eyes among the white grade spirit masters, then over others as well, "I don't plan to safely escort anyone on a trip outside. Don't take it wrongly, we aren't going to a nice place, nor going to have a smooth and easy mission."

"..."

"I won't move to save anyone's life, nor will I lead you away from danger. We are going to fight a scary enemy, and death will come at us for many occasions. Mark my words, whoever comes with me, is going to sign his death sentence and leave his will behind before setting a single step out with me."

His eyes looked so damn cold and merciless, as if he was the scary enemy he was referring to. William didn't say these words just to the white grade spirit masters, but to all, even to the five he initially selected.

"So… If you deeply treasure your lives, go back, return and live in peace among your people and friends, don't come with me. The last thing I'd like to see is the eyes of yours showing their unwillingness to leave this world in the middle of the hard battles we are going to face."

"..."