Harvey York’s Rise to Power

Chapter 6427
When Prince heard Madden's self-righteous speech, he replied coldly, "You make it sound like you're in the right, but have you ever thought of one thing? Once the pride of our country's martial arts community has been broken, we won't have any chance to have our revenge anymore. We should learn from our mistakes and fight the good fight. There's no future in begging for mercy!"
"Enough! No more talking!" Gaspar said when he saw the Elder Group once again falling into turmoil.
As the seneschal of the Martial Arts Alliance, Gaspar was a veteran within the Alliance. He was greatly respected among his peers. All sides would need to show him some respect. When he started speaking, everyone else turned to look at him.
Compared to his usual prideful self, Gaspar looked a little tired today. They could even see a faint mark on his face. However, no one mentioned anything about it. There was no need to expose everything under the sun.

Gaspar didn't care what the others were thinking. He felt respected when even someone troublesome like Prince didn't say anything else to oppose him.
After thinking a little, he turned to Madden and said, "Madden, you're the organizer of the tournament. You know how powerful the participants are. Tell me, how many of them do you think have a chance against the Islander?'
Madden took a deep breath and shook his head. "None. There's none! The reason we're having this tournament is to choose a youth with great potential to replace Harvey as the representative.
Those who are slightly older, infamous, or aren't obedient didn't join the tournament at all.
"Everyone that joined this tournament is people we can keep under our control, but this also means that none of those who are truly prodigious didn't join the tournament at all. If the remaining 24 really do fight against the elites from Shinto Way, they would be easily defeated. I'm willing to give up my own last name and join your household if they win."
Prince rolled his eyes when he heard what Madden had said. Both Madden and Gaspar shared the same last name, so what was the point?
"It's not that I'm scared of the Islanders, but I know there's no chance against them. If the top ten prodigious youths or the four kings are part of the 24, I'm willing to give it a go. But from how things look right now? There's a ghost of a chance we'll succeed."
When Gaspar heard what Madden had to say, he started to mumble to himself, "What should we do now, then? Can't we send other elites to fend him off?'
Madden shook his head. "We can't. From the letter the Shinto Way has sent us, all the youths that came have just finished joining the Island Nation's Sword Saint Tournament. They're among the best in their generation.