“Miss Maria, as a servant, the decision Lies not within my purview, does it? The esteemed Mrs. Jenkins and the venerable board of elders shall make the final decision. Besides, not everyone can partake in the family competition. Even if they possess talent in ancient martial arts, their skill must reach a certain level or be of a rare nature, such as that of a prodigious pill alchemist.”

Doris fabricated excuses to deny Maria's request.

However, Maria smiled faintly upon hearing this. "I agree with you. One is a third-level practitioner of ancient martial arts who has the skill of physical combat, while the other is a newbie who possesses the gift of pill alchemist. They fit the bill perfectly for what you've described!"

"I " Doris almost rolled her eyes. The only thing left for her to do was to say, "I'll go to ask permission from Mrs. Jenkins!"

When Maria heard that, a small grin played on her face.

In the conference room, Mrs. Jenkins and the other elders were all present. Mrs. Jenkins’ face was grim when she received the news from Doris.

She gave Doris an eerie look, and the Latter trembled as if bitten by a snake.

It was understandable that Mrs. Jenkins got mad after hearing the report.

“Ahem!" Canaan cleared his throat.

Unlike Mrs. Jenkins, he was ecstatic to hear Doris’ news.

He was previously forced to kneel down and apologize to Mrs. Jenkins. How could he forget that?

After all, Barbara was not a member of the Jenkins family.

Mrs. Jenkins had already spent six hundred million dollars on Barbara, yet she still wanted her to compete for resources with the Jenkins family's young people?

The elders of the Jenkins family also felt that Mrs. Jenkins favored the outsider more, but no one dared to speak up.

As for the claim of attracting talents at all costs, Mrs. Jenkins would admit it without anyone's reminder since Doris had bragged.

“Maria asked us to allocate two more places to outsiders, right? One is our security guard named Grover, and the other is your former servant, Mrs. Jenkins," Canaan clarified.

"Yes, that's right..." Mrs. Jenkins averted her gaze from Canaan. She had to admit it since there was nothing wrong with his words.

With a smile, Canaan said, “In that case, we can't count both of them as outsiders. Although Grover does not have a high Level of physical combat, he has reached the third grade in strength. We won't dare to contradict you since you don't mind bringing in talents with other surnames. Just Let Grover participate.”

A fake smile was plastered on Mrs. Jenkins’ face, but her heart was filled with anger. She permitted Barbara to participate in the competition because she was her granddaughter. As for the security guard and the servant Maria recommended, they had absolutely no relation to her.

Just as Mrs. Jenkins was about to speak, Canaan spoke again. "As for Isla, I heard she has only recently begun to practice the ancient martial arts. She is ineligible to compete.” Then his tone immediately changed.

“But Maria said Isla has the talent of a pill alchemist, right? This talent type is amazing and rare. We can't disregard it. Why don’t you let Isla compete as well? She basically grew up in our household serving us. After training, she will still serve our family.”

What he said irritated Mrs. Jenkins.

Canaan had already decided to allow the two people recommended by Maria to compete before she could say anything.

Mrs. Jenkins was so enraged that she forgot to respond.