Matteo Wooler spent about ten minutes explaining the situation.
The general content was roughly what everyone had guessed.
After Kole Wooler was attacked, Gerardo Wooler took over as acting president, giving him an opportunity to eliminate dissenters.
Some neutral members of the chamber couldn’t tolerate Gerardo Wooler’s actions and left one after another.
Among those in Lydia Wooler’s camp, some were coerced or bribed by Gerardo Wooler’s people and defected. Others were expelled from the chamber on various trumped-up charges.
Now, in the Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce, aside from Lydia Wooler and a few loyalists, Gerardo Wooler essentially had full control.
Of course, there were still a few die-hard supporters of Kole Wooler, but they didn’t involve themselves in the conflict between Gerardo and Lydia Wooler.
Matteo Wooler had originally been under house arrest with Lydia Wooler. Today, he took advantage of a lapse in the guards’ vigilance to escape, but was pursued by Gerardo Wooler’s men. He only managed to escape thanks to an old friend who sacrificed himself.
“Elder Matteo, do you know who attacked your president?” Harleen asked Matteo Wooler.
“I don’t know!” Matteo Wooler shook his head. “The chamber is investigating, but there’s no result yet.”
“Your president should at least be in the late stage of the Perceiving Dao Realm, right?” White Tiger asked.
“With his strength, there shouldn’t be many people in the Akabuchi star domain who could hurt him.”
“Under normal circumstances, there are fewer than a handful of people in the Akabuchi star domain who could harm the president,” Matteo Wooler nodded. “And none of them have a motive to attack him.”
“You mean the attacker might not be from the Akabuchi star domain?” White Tiger pressed.
“Yes,” Matteo Wooler nodded. “Most likely from the Great Blue Star Domain.”
“Why would someone from the Great Blue Star Domain attack him?” Casey frowned slightly.
“That I don’t know,” Matteo Wooler shook his head again.
“What is your president’s current condition?” Casey continued to ask.
“I haven’t seen him, so I don’t know the specifics,” Matteo Wooler added. “But I heard he’s been in a coma for over ten days, and even the royal physicians at Domain Lord’s Mansion are helpless.”
“What about Miss Wooler’s situation?” Billy asked with a slight frown.
“She’s been under house arrest without any major issues so far, but Mr. Wooler’s patience with her will only last another day,” Matteo Wooler replied.
“What do you mean?” Bob asked. “Is your Mr. Wooler going to kill her?”
“If Miss Wooler still refuses to hand over the Black Flame Token tomorrow, Mr. Wooler might not kill her, but he won’t let her off easily,” Matteo Wooler responded.
“Black Flame Token? What’s that?” Bob asked further.
“The Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce has a powerful force called the Black Flame Army, aside from its Elder Pavilion members and vice presidents,” Matteo Wooler explained. “To mobilize the Black Flame Army, there are two ways: either the president orders it directly or through the Black Flame Token.”
“Previously, the president split the Black Flame Token into two halves and gave one to Mr. Wooler and one to Miss Wooler. Only by combining the two halves can the Black Flame Army be mobilized.”
“Is that so?” Ian Blade was slightly surprised. “The Black Flame Army is strong, but is it strong enough for Mr. Wooler to consider killing Miss Wooler?”
The group had seen the Black Flame Army’s strength in Canyon View City. Objectively speaking, it was impressive; at that time, twenty members were in the mid to late stages of the Otherworldly Realm.
But such strength shouldn’t be enough to attract Gerardo Wooler so much.
“Don’t underestimate the Black Flame Army,” Matteo Wooler replied. “The Black Flame Army consists of hundreds of members, all above the Otherworldly Realm. This is a force that can’t be ignored by anyone.”
“Moreover, within the Black Flame Army, there’s a special squad called the Black Flame Squad, which is the strongest unit.”
“The Black Flame Squad has only twenty members, but their weakest is in the early stage of Entering Dao Realm, and the strongest has reached Perceiving Dao Realm!”
“So strong?” Bob and Ian Blade exclaimed in surprise.
Casey and others also showed a hint of astonishment on their faces.
The depth of Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce’s foundation was truly unfathomable!
Just the strength of this so-called Black Flame Army was enough to sweep away all other forces except for Akabuchi Star Palace and Holy Ghost Tribe!
“Yes,” Matteo Wooler nodded. “So for Mr. Wooler, he will do everything possible to control the Black Flame Army.”
“Otherwise, he would always feel a thorn in his side!”
“Understood,” Ian Blade nodded.
“Mr. Billy, tomorrow is Mr. Wooler’s deadline for Miss Wooler to hand over the Black Flame Token. If she still refuses, Mr. Wooler will not let it go!” Matteo Wooler looked at Billy and spoke.
As he spoke, he bowed to Billy. “Please, Mr. Billy, for Miss Wooler’s sake…”
“Who is the strongest person around Gerardo Wooler now?” Billy interrupted him.
“It’s an elder from The Hall of Supreme Authority named Amari Wooler. He was also the previous vice president of the chamber and is a seventh-rank Perceiving Dao Realm expert,” Matteo Wooler paused before continuing.
Casey and others thought to themselves, ‘You want Boss to save someone from a seventh-rank Perceiving Dao Realm expert? Are you overly confident in Boss?’
“What is The Hall of Supreme Authority?” Billy asked with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.
“The Hall of Supreme Authority is where those who have made special contributions to the chamber reside. Most are former Elder Pavilion members,” Matteo Wooler explained.
“Besides Amari Wooler, how many other Perceiving Dao Realm experts are there around Gerardo Wooler?” Billy continued to ask.
“There are five more,” Matteo Wooler replied. “Another elder from The Hall of Supreme Authority is a sixth-rank Perceiving Dao Realm expert, while the current vice president Flynn Wooler is a fourth-rank Perceiving Dao Realm expert.”
“Flynn Wooler is that strong?” Azure Dragon and others couldn’t help but respond upon hearing this.
They were familiar with Flynn Wooler.
During the Prodigy List ranking competition not long ago, Billy had intended to spare an elderly ninth-rank Entering Dao Realm member of Holy Ghost Tribe, but Flynn Wooler killed him instead.
No one expected Flynn Wooler to have fourth-rank Perceiving Dao Realm strength!
“Yes,” Matteo Wooler nodded before continuing. “Besides them, Mr. Wooler’s side has two third-rank Perceiving Dao Realm experts and one second-rank Perceiving Dao Realm expert.”
“Your Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce is too exaggerated!” White Tiger exclaimed.
Others also showed expressions of amazement.
This was just Gerardo Wooler’s side. If you counted the entire chamber, there were probably at least a dozen Perceiving Dao Realm experts.
This didn’t include Kole Wooler, who was likely an eighth-rank Perceiving Dao Realm or even stronger.
In other words, the overall strength of Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce might surpass that of Holy Ghost Tribe!
“The Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce has been around for over ten thousand years and rarely engages in large-scale conflicts with outsiders. Its foundation is naturally far beyond other forces,” Matteo Wooler nodded slightly.
“Alright,” White Tiger shrugged his shoulders before continuing. “But Elder Matteo, aren’t you overestimating us?”