Almost everyone laughed at and looked down on Ethan Brooks for his act of observing the pills, but Owen Brooks, looking at his son, was clearly surprised to find that, when faced with such precious pills, Ethan Brooks was actually studying them very seriously, without a trace of greed or disappointment. He looked just like an alchemist carefully examining the pill, which was very strange.

Was he seeing things? Why did he feel that his son today seemed like a completely different person compared to before—more confident, more domineering, more composed, no longer the timid and self-abased son he used to be?

Another mysterious elder from the The Harris Family looked at Ethan Brooks, and he had a feeling that this youth, regarded as a good-for-nothing, was not so simple.

James Harris saw that Ethan Brooks had been looking for quite a while, having examined almost every Foundation Establishment Pill, and sneered, “Ethan Brooks, Young Master Ye, after looking for so long, did you figure anything out?”

“You’re right, I did see something.” Ethan Brooks looked up and smiled at him, then turned to the elder of the The Harris Family and said, “May I ask, Elder Harris, are these five Foundation Establishment Pills of the highest grade?”

Pills are also divided into upper, middle, and lower grades, and to be more precise, there are ten ranks, with upper, middle, and lower being the three levels within each rank.

The lowest is first rank, while the tenth rank is supreme.

Seeing Ethan Brooks ask, Elder Harris shook his head and said, “Young friend Ethan Brooks, you’re mistaken. The Foundation Establishment Pill is only a second-rank pill, and since the art of alchemy has been lost in the world, it’s not easy to refine a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. But these are of middle grade. I think, even as an apology, they’re not too bad.”

Although he said this, there was clearly a self-satisfied smile on Elder Harris’s aged face.

Even if they were only middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, these five were still priceless treasures. Their value was almost equivalent to that of a single Clear Spirit Pill.

At this moment, a trace of coldness flashed across Ethan Brooks’s face as he said, “Second-rank, middle grade? In my opinion, the The Harris Family still isn’t sincere in their apology. You should take these Foundation Establishment Pills back and bring a Clear Spirit Pill instead.”

“What do you mean?”

Upon hearing this, the elder of the The Harris Family’s expression changed, and everyone looked at Ethan Brooks, especially James Harris, who shouted coldly, “Boy, what did you say? Do you dare question our The Harris Family? Or do you think a cripple like you can actually tell—”

Before he could finish, a terrifying pressure swept over the hall. From the main seat, Owen Brooks released a dreadful aura, his true essence swirling visibly around him. The overwhelming might of an innate expert pressed down like a mountain, making James Harris’s face pale and leaving him unable to bear it.

“City Lord Brooks, wait!” Elder Harris immediately stepped forward, blocking in front of James Harris and dispersing the innate pressure, though his own face turned slightly pale. He hadn’t expected that Owen Brooks had reached this level over the years and was about to make a new breakthrough.

On the other side, another elder from the The Harris Family also made a move. He appeared very mysterious, dressed in a black robe that obscured his face, but with a wave of his sleeve, he dissipated Owen Brooks’s pressure, causing everyone’s expression to change. He was definitely a formidable figure.

He looked at Ethan Brooks, and a hoarse, indifferent voice sounded: “What exactly do you mean by that?”

Ethan Brooks glanced at this mysterious elder a bit longer. After awakening memories of his past life, his perception had grown much stronger. Although he was still far from matching his previous life, he was not weak, but he sensed that this mysterious elder was even more unfathomable than his own father—a truly terrifying figure.

He cast a curious glance at the people of the The Harris Family, wondering where they had found such a helper. Most likely, these five Foundation Establishment Pills were also related to this person.

But Ethan Brooks’s expression didn’t change. Holding a Foundation Establishment Pill between his fingers, he spoke slowly, but his words shocked everyone present—

“If I say that these five Foundation Establishment Pills are not so-called second-rank, middle-grade pills, or even second-rank, lower-grade—they are, at best, defective Foundation Establishment Pills. Am I right, honored guests of the The Harris Family?”

He gave a cold laugh and looked at the members of the The Harris Family.

The whole hall was shocked!

Chapter 6: I Forgive You

All five Foundation Establishment Pills are just defective products?

Everyone was astonished, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly grew much more tense.

Everyone in the The Brooks Family looked grim. The The Harris Family had come to apologize, yet had only brought five defective Foundation Establishment Pills. If what Ethan Brooks said was true, the The Harris Family was going too far—this was simply bullying.

Although five Foundation Establishment Pills were precious, for a family, reputation was often more important than material things.

If they really brought defective pills as an apology, the The Brooks Family would lose all face.

A look of shock flashed across the pure and charming face of Olivia Harris. She thought to herself, how could Ethan Brooks possibly know this? He was just a cripple; there was no way he could tell.

But after seeing the confident and resolute look in Ethan Brooks’s eyes, for some reason, Olivia Harris instinctively felt that he really had seen through it, which surprised her even more.

What on earth had happened these past few days? This cripple Ethan Brooks seemed to have undergone some kind of change.