NOVEL NEXT Chapter 508: Most Powerful Organisation
Arthur smiled as he observed the three S-rank awakened, their expressions still carrying the shock of meeting someone they had believed to be dead. The reverence in their eyes was unmistakable—these weren't just talented individuals, they were people who understood exactly what his survival meant for the global balance of power.
"I'm here today to extend an invitation," Arthur began with his usual direct approach. "I want to recruit all three of you to join the Power Guild as valuable members."
Li Wei's eyes widened immediately. "The Power Guild? You're offering us direct membership in the organisation that's been reshaping global politics?"
Zhang Ming added with obvious excitement. "We've heard reports about your guild, but experiencing an invitation personally..."
Chen Yu leaned forward with intense interest. "The Power Guild's reputation precedes it. Every awakened worth their rank has heard about the opportunities you provide to members."
President Feng chuckled with satisfaction as he watched his champions' reactions. "As you can see, Arthur, your organisation has quite the reputation among our elite forces."
Arthur nodded with appreciation for their immediate recognition. Arthur then explained the benefits of his guild.
"Epic-rank equipment?" Li Wei repeated with enthusiasm.
Chen Yu's expression carried calculating interest. "And the protection aspect? Supporting fellow guild members when they face overwhelming opposition?"
"Exactly," Arthur confirmed. "When any member faces threats beyond their capabilities, the entire organisation mobilises to provide assistance. No one fights alone. We already have a few S-rank awakeners across the world, and we have a few joining soon."
Li Wei exchanged glances with his colleagues before speaking with firm conviction. "I accept without hesitation. The honour of joining the Power Guild directly is beyond anything I had imagined possible."
Zhang Ming nodded enthusiastically. "The opportunity to serve alongside the world's strongest awakened while maintaining our commitment to China's defense? There's no question about my answer—I accept."
Chen Yu smiled with obvious satisfaction. "Getting a direct invitation from Arthur Fate himself is the highest honor any awakened could receive. Of course I accept."
President Feng clapped his hands together with obvious pleasure. "Excellent! China's partnership with the Power Guild continues to flourish!"
Arthur's smile carried satisfaction as another successful recruitment added three more S-rank awakened to his expanding network. "Welcome to the Power Guild. Oliver will coordinate your orientation and equipment distribution when you visit our Caldera headquarters. As for you, Zhang Ming, you are not a player. I will take you to the guild myself once I'm done with the recruitment of others; you will all go as a group."
Zhang Ming nodded. "No problem, guild master."
The recruitment of global champions was proceeding exactly according to his plans, building the force necessary to reshape humanity's response to the dimensional crisis.
Arthur then spoke with the president for a while before leaving and heading to his next destination.
As teleported to the next destination, Arthur couldn't help but think about his sister. He asked Neko that was laying next to his sister.
Neko responded immediately, saying that Jasmine was still in the process of preparation.
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Arthur proceeded to gather the remaining S-rank awakened from his priority recruitment list, utilising Aether's space talent to traverse continents.
An hour had passed since beginning his recruitment campaign, and Arthur had successfully recruited seven additional S-rank awakened beyond the initial Australian and Chinese champions. His approach and offers had yielded the results that he predicted.
These seven individuals represented diverse geographical origins and cultural backgrounds, unlike the clustered concentrations found in Australia and China, where multiple S-rank awakened operated within the same national framework. Most countries did not even possess an S-rank individual operating at such elite levels, making S-rank awakened extraordinarily rare assets that nations protected with absolute priority.
Australia, America, and China represented exceptional cases where multiple S-rank awakened had emerged within single national boundaries—statistical anomalies that reflected either unique environmental factors or simply luck.
Arthur made the decision to personally teleport each recruited S-rank awakened directly to the Power Guild headquarters in Caldera rather than delegating their initial orientation to Oliver's administrative oversight. Such personal attention served multiple strategic purposes beyond simple courtesy.
First, these individuals deserved respect commensurate with their capabilities and the significance of their recruitment decisions. S-rank awakened represented the pinnacle of human supernatural development, and treating them as merely another administrative processing requirement would establish inappropriate precedents for organizational culture.
Second, Arthur's personal involvement provided opportunities to identify and address anyone who might attempt to infiltrate his guild through false recruitment acceptance or concealed hostile intentions. He would have the power to deal with anyone who had tried to infiltrate and serve as an example to those joining him.
Eleven S-rank awakened now stood before Arthur in the Power Guild's main assembly hall, their combined presence creating an atmosphere of concentrated power that made the air itself seem electrically charged with supernatural potential.
The Australian contingent consisted of Leroy, Sarah Windcaller with her atmospheric manipulation abilities, and Marcus Stormforge, whose legendary metalworking talents had proven invaluable during their nation's defensive operations.
The Chinese representatives included Li Wei with his swordsmanship talent, Zhang Ming whose earth manipulation provided unparalleled defensive capabilities, and Chen Yu, who controlled water.
The remaining five S-rank awakened represented unique geographical origins and specialised talents that would provide tremendous diversity to the Power Guild's operational capabilities.
From Poland came Seliora Dusk, whose plant control abilities operated across both healing and combat applications with remarkable versatility. Her talent allowed for battlefield medical support while simultaneously providing offensive capabilities through accelerated plant growth that could entangle or poison opponents as situations required.
Austria had contributed Tavric Bane, whose superhuman enhancement talent provided comprehensive physical improvement across all attributes—strength, speed, durability, and reflexes all operated at levels that exceeded normal S-rank parameters. His balanced enhancement made him extraordinarily effective in close-quarters combat situations.
Iceland's representative was Nysera Light, whose light-based healing talent provided healing capabilities that exceeded Seliora, as she was heavily focused on healing. Her abilities could potentially address injuries that medicine considered permanently disabling.
From Egypt came Adel Ain, whose sand manipulation abilities provided both offensive and defensive use.
Last but certainly not least, the S-rank awakened known as Red Ice had come from Antarctica. The young man in his twenties standing before Arthur was arguably the most naturally talented individual Arthur had encountered in this world, with the possible exception of Charlotte's mysterious capabilities.
Red Ice possessed dual elemental control that operated across both S-rank ice manipulation and B-rank flame abilities. A combination that made him the first dual talent wielder with S-rank talent that Arthur had ever seen. The complementary nature of opposing elements within a single individual made him even more powerful, espsecially considering that both of his talents were high.
His youthful appearance, combined with extraordinary talent reminded Arthur of his own developmental.
In Arthur's eyes, Red Ice was the most powerful awakened after him. His talents were both offensive, and very high in ranking. The opposing talents also allowed him to be very versatile.
The assembled S-rank awakened represented a concentration of power that most nations would consider impossible to achieve, yet here they stood united under Arthur's leadership through voluntary alliance rather than coercion or political manipulation.
The Power Guild had just become the most formidable organization in human history.