Xia Junfeng suppressed his wild thoughts and quickly looked at his son.
Integration progress: 29%.
The Steward whispered, "Young Master Xia's perseverance is quite good. As long as he endures past this point, your Yun will have an A Grade expert, which is quite rare even in the Foundation!"
Xia Junfeng was overjoyed, "Really? That's great!"
One after another, members of the Yun succeeded, and similarly, some failed.
Time slowly passed, and only Xia Qingyou and Xia Beichen were still holding on.
Xia Junfeng counted the number of people and sighed, "Excluding myself, Xia Qingyou, and Xia Beichen, among the remaining 17 people, only 5 succeeded. Even with us, in an ideal scenario, there would only be 8 people.
Only a 40% success rate, Steward, this is truly..."
The Steward said indifferently, "Be content. What you are using is already an improved serum. The original version had a success rate of less than 10%. Do you know how many people we lost for experiments?
If you are still not satisfied, I don't mind extracting your serum and cooperating with others!"
Feeling the threat in the Steward's words, Xia Junfeng shrank his neck and chuckled, "Steward, you misunderstood. I'm just distressed for my clansmen, nothing else."
From the other party's words, Xia Junfeng also understood that the Foundation's strength was still not something the Yun could shake, so he could only temporarily suppress his little schemes.
"That's best!" The Steward snorted coldly and explained indifferently, "Even if the improved serum is fatal, it won't turn your clansmen into zombie monsters. You can rest assured burying those dead clansmen; there's no need to worry... What!???"
Xia Junfeng thought something had happened to his son and quickly turned to look.
Integration progress: 31%.
Isn't this fine?
Xia Beichen also seemed to have finished his painful journey, panting heavily.
It seemed his son would at least be an A Grade expert.
Only then did he notice that the Steward was staring wide-eyed, incredulously at Xia Qingyou.
At this moment, the big star had her eyes tightly closed, her brows slightly furrowed, her body drenched in sweat, and she was biting her red lips, still struggling to hold on.
Even enduring immense pain, the young girl's beauty remained completely unaffected; instead, she looked even more pitiable.
Xia Junfeng's pupils instantly dilated, and his voice suddenly rose, "Integration progress 35%? Xia Qingyou she..."
The Steward exclaimed, "Congratulations! Your daughter's talent is extraordinary, and her perseverance is astonishing. Your Yun will likely produce an A+ Grade Awakened!"
"Really?" Xia Junfeng was incredibly excited.
Although he himself was only B Grade, with his son at A Grade and his daughter at A+ Grade, the future of the Yun was secure!
Xia Beichen broke free from the restraints, feeling the explosively strong power in his body, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Xiao Zhu! I succeeded! You wait for me, I'll bring you home right away!"
Seeing everyone's gaze fixed on Xia Qingyou, Xia Beichen turned to look, and his excitement instantly turned bitter.
Integration progress: 36%.
It's over. He originally thought he was amazing for enduring to 31% by relying on his longing and love for Xiao Zhu.
He didn't expect his sister to still be so fierce.
Now his sister's status in the clan would probably skyrocket, and she looked down on Xiao Zhu.
This was troublesome now.
Xia Qingyou was still holding on.
37%.
38%.
All the Yun members forgot their pain and watched her nervously.
Finally, the integration progress stopped at 39%, and Xia Qingyou suddenly opened her eyes.
Everyone felt as if they were being stared at by a fierce beast, and their hearts skipped a beat.
"Still couldn't break through 40%? What a pity ~"
Breaking the restraints, the young girl gently wiped the fragrant sweat from her head.
Xia Junfeng said excitedly, "Xia Qingyou, congratulations! As expected of my daughter!
The Steward said your power rating is A+, which is very rare even within the Foundation!"
Xia Beichen congratulated her uneasily, "Sis... you're amazing ~"
Listening to everyone's congratulations, Xia Qingyou showed no sign of excitement. Her cold gaze was fixed on the Steward: "I want to ask Steward, what is your power rating?"
She's planning to turn hostile!
The Steward suppressed the trepidation in his heart and sneered, "The same as you, A+ Grade. Miss Xia, what can I do for you?"
"Also A+?" Xia Qingyou sighed, "I wouldn't dare to instruct; I was just asking."
Just now, she was indeed ready to make a move. This serum was truly a good thing. If she killed the Steward and took it, her strength should be able to advance another level.
Unfortunately, the other party was also A+ Grade, and she wasn't completely confident she could take him down.
Moreover, she hadn't completely adapted to her powerful strength yet.
The Steward said indifferently, "Congratulations, Patriarch Xia. Miss Xia is a prodigy and will surely lead the Yun to continued glory in the apocalypse.
I hope Patriarch Xia can fulfill his promise and help us capture more Awakened as experimental materials.
After all, the Foundation needs these materials to develop stable ability-enhancing serums!"
Xia Qingyou was stunned. The Steward was telling her.
Attacking me is useless to you. I only have the Awakening serum here. Even if you steal it, it won't enhance your own abilities at all.
It's better to cooperate with each other; that's good for everyone!
It must be said that Xia Qingyou's powerful aura made the arrogant Steward unable to resist explaining himself.
Xia Junfeng naturally understood and chuckled, cupping his hands, "That's natural. Tomorrow, I will arrange for the successfully Awakened clansmen. I will definitely not disappoint the Steward!"
After the Awakening ended, the Steward left with his people. The Foundation had its own stronghold in Jiangcheng, and the disappearance of the Golden Boy and Jade Girl made him increasingly uneasy.
Moreover, there was one thing he didn't mention.
Injecting the serum had a side effect: it would amplify the dark side of a person's psyche, and the person themselves would be completely unaware.
Just now, both Xia Junfeng and his daughter had shown killing intent towards him. With no experts by his side, staying at the Yun felt very unsafe.
Xia Qingyou squinted at her younger brother: "Xia Beichen, how much did you endure?"
Xia Beichen hung his head like a frost-bitten eggplant: "31%. Dad said I'm A Grade."
"Useless!" Xia Qingyou was not at all polite: "If you're only A Grade, then don't even think about bringing that slut back."
"Sis! Why? Even if I'm not as good as you, I'm at least..." Xia Beichen tried to argue, but when he met his sister's cold gaze, he didn't dare to say another word.
He didn't know why, but he felt that his sister seemed to have become colder after successfully Awakening, and her aura had become even stronger.
Xia Junfeng was very happy and chuckled, patting his daughter's shoulder: "Xia Qingyou, you truly are my father's pride!
Before, I disregarded your objections and forced you to get engaged to the Young Master of the Yun. Now, thinking about it, I was too inconsiderate.
Who says women are inferior to men? My daughter can also hold up half the sky!
If you truly dislike Young Master Yun, then I'll swallow my pride and make a trip to the Yun. This engagement... let's cancel it."
A hint of mockery flashed in the depths of Xia Qingyou's eyes, and she showed a faint smile: "Then thank you, Father."