Absolute Resonance

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Only the strongest of all the villas, the Skypalace Villa, had an eighth-grade secret watersource.
None of the other villas had such a treasure!

That was how rare it was.

And somehow, according to Li Luo, they had made it in half a year?! Bullsh*t!

”No wonder he managed to reach 66%. ” Duze Honglian sighed.
The whole picture was clear now.
With the help of a four-star formula and the eighth-grade secret watersource, Li Luo had managed to overcome the disparity between their artificing skills.

”The Bigswamp Villa lost badly this time. ” It felt almost biblical—Suncreek David taking down Bigswamp Goliath.

Duze Beixuan slapped a chair out of sheer frustration.
The Suncreek Villa had always been a centerpiece target in their strategy against their rival, House Luolan.
It had been going well so far, although inciting Hanzhi ’s betrayal had come at a hefty price.
They had reasoned it out as a crucial step towards putting the Suncreek Villa in the coffin, but now the necromancer Li Luo had brought them back from the dead.

The bastard had to be possessed by the gods or something! 

”Well? ”

The First Princess inclined her head to look at an astounded Gui Xu.

”Well, there ’s nothing to say, ” he said with an arrested expression.
”Four-star formula, eighth-grade secret watersource…
who pulls these things casually out of the air?

”Our own Skypalace secret watersource came at an astronomical price.
You know that best, Your Highness. ”

She nodded.
”Li Luo could not have acquired it.
I suspect his parents might have left it to him. ”

The two enigmatic House Lords…
it was possible that they had left many treasures to their heir.

Gui Xu nodded.
”Regardless, now the Suncreek Villa has all the needed components to be a real powerhouse.
They might even become a threat to us. ”

He lowered his voice.
”Should we…
do something about that? House Luolan and the Suncreek Villa are plagued by vicious storms at present, and it is always easy to act in troubled times. ” The Skypalace Villa was backed by the royal court of the Xia Kingdom.
If the First Princess so chose, they could crush the Suncreek Villa easily.

”I have my own plans, ” the First Princess said coolly to him.
”Don ’t act on your own accord. ”

Gui Xu nodded hastily, chastened.

She was trying to befriend Jiang Qing ’e due to her staggering potential, so she would definitely be treating House Luolan well.
Furthermore, there was the business of Li Luo treating the emperor ’s natural illness.
That alone would stop her from doing him harm.

There were bigger fish to fry, especially in half a year ’s time, when everything would change.

It was also the time when the Regent would hand over the rulership back to the emperor.
She did not know if her uncle would do so, but she was moving in the shadows to make preparations…

…

The eighth-grade secret watersource was a trump card that blew everyone out of the water.

It had also blown Hanzhi ’s mind.

He stared at the secret watersource in Li Luo ’s hand in horrified fascination.
He had never seen such a wondrous thing before.

”Was that from the two House Lords?

”WHY! If only they had revealed it earlier, I would have led the Suncreek Villa to become the greatest villa in the Xia Kingdom.
Why would I have ever betrayed you?! ” Hanzhi howled. 

He had only abandoned the Suncreek Villa because it had no future.
If only he had known that Li Luo would pull out an eighth-grade secret watersource! 

Not even the Bigswamp Villa had such a resource!

He stood there, waves of regret and frustration coursing through him.

Li Luo ignored the traitor.
He turned to the gathered Resonance Artificers Hall students with a bright and welcoming smile.

”Esteemed senior brothers and sisters.
The Suncreek Villa did not choose to participate in this fair for fun.

”As the president of Suncreek Villa, I extend our official invitation to all of you.
Although the Suncreek Villa is small and lacks the illustrious history our friends here provide, ” he said while gesturing around, ”we do have one small advantage…

”For example… ”

He lifted the secret watersource high up in the air, and they were enthralled by the little vial of liquid diamond.
He grinned widely, like the big, bad wolf ready to pounce on Little Red Riding Hood.

”Our secret watersource is in plentiful supply. ”