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Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) Chapter 2656

After exchanging a few words with them, Andrew suggested they should head to the Grand Medicinal Hall first. Milo smiled and agreed, “In that case, let’s go to the Grand Medicinal Hall now. Although it’s supposed to be the big negotiation between Koda and Corbin, without my voice in the hall, nothing will move forward.” Andrew inwardly scoffed, now even more convinced that Milo was a hopeless fool who was beyond help. The guy had no clue about his own capabilities. He actually thought he could influence the negotiations between Koda and Corbin. It was ridiculous.

If Milo had any real power within the Advanced Medical Institute, he would have entered the competition for Director long ago. Why would he still have zero presence now? Without Jerome’s arrival and Andrew’s involvement, Milo would be nothing more than a clown nobody paid attention to at the Institute. The Grand Medicinal Hall was already packed to the brim. The Institute had hundreds of disciples, and including those who were away, their total number reached nearly 800.

—- Now, the entire hall was split cleanly into two factions facing each other with open hostility The moment Andrew arrived, he felt the sharp, naked killing intent and animosity coming from both sides. The chair in the dead center of the hall was empty, and that was the seat of the Director. At its left and right stood two men: one wide-shouldered, with a massive sword resting at his side and a rebellious expression, while the other was calm and unreadable, with eyes that revealed deep schemes.

Andrew knew immediately that these two must be today’s main players: Koda Dawson, the senior apprentice of the Advanced Medical Institute, and Corbin Easton, the Grand Elder. Besides these two heavyweight figures, eight other elders sat in the hall. Without exception, they were all elders of the Advanced Medical Institute. From their seating positions, it was clear each had chosen their allegiance. Some stood with Koda; others were in Corbin’s camp As soon as Milo arrived, he laughed heartily and took his seat with confident strides.

His choice of seating was quite particular, neither left nor right. He sat right in the center at the end, directly facing the Director’s seat at the far end of the hall. —- Andrew and Jerome exchanged glances, both finding it absurdly funny. Milo had inflated his ego to the point of announcing neutrality. Yet, in a moment like this, neutrality required strength. If you had no power and still pretended to stand alone, you were simply the first to die. Milo clearly had no idea that one of his feet was already stepping past death’s door.

The hall was crowded, so Andrew blended in among the lower- ranked disciples without worrying about being spotted by Lorenzo or Mikayla. Lorenzo, that old fox, sat calmly behind Corbin, looking completely at ease. Meanwhile, Mikayla was exchanging flirtatious glances with Corbin’s son, Lennox. In contrast, Koda’s side had far less outside support. Besides a few loyal junior apprentices and some hired muscle he had made connections with in the martial world, he only had the Institute disciples who followed him “Silence!” Corbin’s voice boomed through the hall!

The noisy chamber immediately fell quiet. After all, Corbin was still the Grand Elder of the Advanced Medical Institute, nominally the most powerful person after the Director. —- When he roared, it still carried weight. This did somewhat dampen the morale of Koda’s side. A junior apprentice standing behind Koda sneered sarcastically, ” Grand Elder, what impressive authority and tone you have there. Just because Mr. Quentin Livingston has passed away doesn’t mean you are now the Institute’s top leader. Throwing your weight around like this…

You don’t actually think you’re already the Director, do you?”