The Luckiest Dumb Doctor

Chapter 554: Chapter 554: Referee_1

Jin Province, the Harper family.

“What?”

Harper Harrison looked at the butler with a shocked face, “Did you say Barry Wolfe attacked the Humphrey family?”

“That’s right, and he even forced Humphrey Wanzhou to hand over two protectors, both of whom had their necks slashed by Barry Wolfe’s men.”

The butler’s expression was somewhat grave as he said, “Before he left, he announced that he would participate in the Seven Province tournament, and he wanted to take back what belonged to him.”

“He sure has some nerve!” Harper Harrison sneered coldly, and after a moment of silence, he seemed to make a decision and hurried out the door.

…

Liángzhou Province, inside the Grey family estate, other than Humphrey Wanzhou, family heads from several other provinces, including Harper Harrison, had all arrived.

Issac Grey furrowed his brows and asked, “Doesn’t Humphrey Wanzhou have any measures to counteract this?”

Harper Harrison replied with a wry smile, “He wishes. After the death of those two protectors, the other Humphrey family protectors all cleared out.

He’s so busy putting out fires right now, where would he find the time to think of anything else?”

Upon hearing this, the Brent family head’s eyes lit up, “Does that mean the Humphrey family is finished?”

At his words, everyone else furrowed their brows.

Seeing this, the Brent family head gave an awkward smile and explained, “Hey, I didn’t mean I wanted to swallow up the Humphrey family, I was just asking.

After all, if something happens to the Humphrey family, it’s going to significantly impact us as well.”

The Barnett family head said, “Just who is this Barry Wolfe? How can he be so powerful?”

“I heard old man Humphrey was taken by surprise,” said the Brent family head.

Upon hearing this, the Wood family head couldn’t help but snort derisively, “At our level, does a surprise attack even count for anything?”

Everyone agreed with nods of approval.

By the late stages of becoming a Grandmaster, one’s bodily strength and reaction speed increases significantly. Unless it’s a lethal blow, even if one can’t fight back, escaping would certainly not be a problem.

Humphrey Wanzhou was captured alive, indicating that the opponent had the full capability to kill him, and the only reason he wasn’t slain was due to some other reason he held back.

To know, capturing someone alive is much more difficult than killing them, especially for someone like them, at the Great Grandmaster level, it’s as difficult as ascending to heaven.

At their level of expertise, as long as the opponent isn’t overwhelmingly stronger, even if one can’t beat them, escaping is still not a problem.

The teahouse fell silent as everyone thought of Barry Wolfe’s strength, and they all fell into a hush.

Issac Grey looked at everyone and said indifferently, “Gentlemen, perhaps you’ve forgotten, the Seven Province tournament isn’t just about individual power.

Barry Wolfe is indeed formidable, but no matter how strong he is, can he really challenge everyone on his own?”

The Wood family head laughed, “Issac is right, Barry Wolfe is strong but still just one man, and with just a few people under his command, even at the Seven Province tournament, he won’t achieve any distinguished ranking.”

Hearing this, everyone came to a realization.

The Seven Province tournament allocates various resources of the Northwest Alliance. Now that the Stuart family is no more, Barry Wolfe’s current power can at best only secure the Stuart family’s original resources.

For the other six families, this doesn’t really have much impact.

The only problem is, they probably can no longer divvy up the resources left by the Stuart family.

Sam Harrison hesitated, “What about the Humphrey family then?”

Issac Grey glanced at him and sighed, “The Humphrey family’s reputation is shot, and even if we wanted to help, we couldn’t.

The rise and fall of a family is beyond the help of others, let nature take its course.”

…

“Is it that simple?”

“It should be correct.”

Xavier Cooper spoke earnestly, “The rules of the Seven Province tournament are indeed very simple, five matches in total, each taking turns to ascend the stage and challenge.

The winner stays on the stage, earning one point, and the loser doesn’t lose any points.

If there is a tie in ranking, then an extra match is held to determine the victor in a single bout.”

In addition, each family has one opportunity to challenge the top three, with three points rewarded for a win and three points deducted for a loss.”

“Five rounds…”

Upon hearing this, Greg Jensen couldn’t help but frown. Those who could stand on the Seven Province Arena were at minimum Grandmasters; experts in the Dark Strength Period didn’t qualify for such a stage.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t compete, but the opponents were all Master-level experts, so it was useless for someone in the Dark Strength Period to participate.

Greg Jensen looked up at Xavier Cooper, his thoughts heavy with contemplation. It seemed he would need to help enhance Xavier’s strength quickly.

Xavier Cooper felt a tingling sensation on his scalp from being stared at and couldn’t help asking, “Boss, why are you looking at me like that?”

“It’s nothing.”

Greg Jensen smiled and shook his head, then asked, “Where is the Seven Province Arena?”

“You want to retrieve the Flame Grass?”

“Hmm.”

Seeing this, Xavier Cooper quickly said, “I advise you to give up on this idea.”

“Why?” Greg Jensen asked, puzzled.

Xavier Cooper explained, “The Seven Province Arena is located in a military camp, which falls under the Hall Family’s sphere of influence.”

“How come there is another Hall Family popping up?” Greg Jensen wondered.

Xavier Cooper elucidated, “Decades ago, there was a master in the Northwest who was a step into the Path Realm, known as the Invincible War God.

With his own strength, he subdued the families across the seven provinces, bringing an end to their infighting and establishing the Union of Seven Provinces.

That person was the ancestor of the Hall Family.

Thus, the Hall Family became the arbitrator of the martial arts competition of the seven provinces. The Hall Family is a Neutral Clan and doesn’t compete for resources in the seven provinces.

However, after the families obtain resources, they all pay a portion to the Hall Family as their means of existence.”

Greg Jensen exclaimed in surprise, “Isn’t that almost the same as paying tribute?”

Xavier Cooper shook his head, “It’s different. Even if the families don’t offer up their profits, the Hall Family wouldn’t demand it, since they have military resources and simply look down on these things.”

“So, it’s like the families are voluntarily cozying up to them?”

“Exactly.”

Xavier Cooper continued, “Although the Hall Family has always been fair and just in the distribution of the seven provinces’ resources, everyone has their biases.

Who can guarantee that the Hall Family will remain just forever?

Therefore, the seven families not only dare not offend the Hall Family but also strive to ingratiate themselves with them.

They do not ask the Hall Family to favor them, only that the Hall Family should not favor any other family.”

Upon hearing this, Greg Jensen nodded, remarking, “This Hall Family is the real clever one, huh.”

He looked up again at Xavier Cooper, smiling, “You’re now a half-step Grandmaster, right?”

“Yes, there aren’t many half-step Grandmasters at my age.”

Xavier Cooper’s face bore a trace of pride, but then he remembered that his boss was only a few years older than him and had already become a Great Grandmaster; his pride immediately vanished.

“Of course, I still fall short compared to you, boss.”

“Haha, I’m an exceptional case, you can’t compare.”

With a smile, Greg Jensen asked, “Would you like to become a Grandmaster?”

“Right now?”

Xavier Cooper was stunned, “I’ve only been in the Complete Dark Power stage for a little over a year, can I become a Grandmaster now?”

“Obviously not now.”

“Oh, you gave me a scare.”

Xavier Cooper breathed a sigh of relief. Having just reached half-step Grandmaster status a few years ago, if he could become a Grandmaster now, that would mean his boss’s abilities were absurdly heaven-defying.

However, what Greg Jensen said next completely astounded him.