At that time,,
When duke talked Albert who is standing to the side, after hearing the conversation between two of them he become depressed.
when Ron left the hall with a confused expression, he knew what his master wanted to do. He wanted create pressure for him and control his decision in the future.
So, he kneel down in front of the duke immediately. He knows that his master isn't bad person.
"Master ,I know you care about his well being ,"
The duke frowned after seeing his sudden action. He wanted to scold Albert. But Albert didn't give him any time bang his own head on the floor.
"Master young miss already died because of your stubborn I raised him as my own daughter ,For god sake talk to him properly. You will become a loner because of your behavior and stubbornness .What will you do with this much wealth if their is no one to use them."
After hearing Alberts rage duke stopped frowned, after some time -
"okay i will talk to him"
But this time the voice is calm without any anger. He become happy after hearing that. When he looked above the duke is already gone.
'Finally he listened my plead.' Albert quite happy inwardly.
In the room
I am standing in front of the window looking at the moon and thinking about the earlier conversation with grandpa.
I have taken the life easily, Though grandpa told me harsh i can find the truth in it. Without proper resource and backing I couldn't live in this world.
Then i open the window look towards the peach tree and
Teleport ..
Next moment i am standing in front the big tree i sat side of the lake low wind is blowing my hair. The moon is so beautiful. Then i suddenly looked beside me found that grandpa is standing there.
We didn't talk for some time then grandpa started talking -
"Your grandma was the sister of the current emperor. We fall in love when we both are studying in the academy. Though we able to got married because of her stubbornness. She died when she was giving birth. Because of that trauma the relation with your mother was not good with me. Because of the conversation gap Or father daughter relation was not normal.
I always tried to fulfil her every wish.
After her engagement was finalized with the crown prince I was pleased I thought she would be happy. I didn't know that she loved that barons son. If i knew that earlier i wouldn't agree with the king proposal.
Because of the conversation gap she thought i will be angry and kill your father that's why she ran away. She didn't even said anything to me before leaving. After learning that i thought she will be happy and come back after some time .I didn't want to disturb her and let her be. I also made sure nobody tries to find her .
But today after you come back with pendant i learn that she passed away . After learning that you will also leave that's why i reacted like this ,''
so that's why nobody tries to find her.
I listen to him quietly i don't know what is right for me to say in this situation. But i can say he is quite shaken by my mothers death.
I waked towards him give him a light hug .
"Grandpa I will be staying I don't want to leave you and have any regrets ."
Though i said that cliche line ,I am thinking something else ,
' Who want to leave is resources that come at my door beside his statement is quite true i can do all the thing i want openly with out fear when i become the duke heir , I can do anything if the backer is the kingdoms second strongest '
Then we talk something that i have to do in upcoming days. The relation become normal . I think he is trying to make me comfortable in front of him.
"What are thinking of doing right now?"
"Become 5th rank as soon as possible, Learn about the world, study information about beast, dungeon then visit many dungeons for actual combat power after that start my journey visit the world. I want to conquer the black abyss in my life" I talked to him .He is quite happy by my ambition.
"Then you can go to the Royal academy of our Netheria kingdom there you can get everything. Training facilities are top notch, you can leave the academy after second year or before you turn 19 go to the world academy. world academy is build by a half immortal force"
After hearing his word my world view crumble I thought divine relam is the highest mankind has ever step in.
"Grandpa how is the power of the kingdom?"
"The current kings grandpa is a divine rank though he only left with 100+ lifespan oh..
semidivine can live for 300 year, divine rank leave for 500 years ,for half immortal i read from the kingdom records that they can live up to 1500 year and immortal are likely to become immortal and ascend the immortal relam.
okay so the current king is a semidivine rank mid or may be late stage. there is other 2 semi divine rank though they are early stage. One is the dean who is the dean and he also adoptive son of the previous emperor who died in the hand of demon emperor other is the kings mother who is also your mothers maternal grandma .
Besides you don't have to worry Kingdom are not allowed to send divine stage powerhouse for attack other kingdom because of the peace treaty, If any kingdom violate the treaty the world university will destroy those kingdom.
That's why semidivine rank is the strongest."
After hearing all of this then realized i am a fish in the bucket water there is a ocean outside the world. Thera are more powerhouses in the kingdom.
After some conversation he left.
Pondering some time I stand up went to room for some sleep .
The morning sun is rising to the east ..
First ray of the sunlight spread around he world a 15 years boy sitting blue under a peach tree and cultivating.
Yes.. its your favorite Ron.
I practicing the breathing technique 'blue pearl' after practicing for one year it will began run atomically in the body , It will help mana recover in battle except green mana crystal.
Then i use teleport and enter the room,, i am using it regularly because this way mana in my body will deplete regularly. This way mana node will produce more mana compare to normal day ,The mana will increase. That's a good way of training.
I went in the bathroom took a refreshing bath wore some casual cloths then walk towards the living space.
"Good morning Albert."
"Good morning young master." We talk for some time he talk to all the thing i need to know. From him i learn that my grand father is a an fire mage He also good at lighting magic.
Then i told him about entering the royal academy he become excited then inform me that my mother was also an student of the academy when she was young.
Then he give me the tour of the castle. In the whole castle there is only 3 servant including him . Only he has the access to go up the second and third floor besides grandpa.
He also told there is shadow guard around the castle though my grandpa live in the border this is the main heritage of the inkstone duchy .
"Albert what is the heiress pendant that my mother left for me." i asked confusedly because yesterday heard about it.
"Young master if you have the blood of the inkstone and you hold the pendant then after master died you can control the contracted beast of the master Which is also a late stage void rank black Lion. its the symbol of the heir .If something happen to the family head heir can command the beast. In other family, heir token can ensure that after something happen to the family head the situation of the house will not be in turmoil till the next head become strong"
then i understand the i have to calculate everyone with their contracted beast.
"Albert what is the contracted beast ?"
I didn't know anything about it.
"After every one step in the void stage a space appear in their abdomen ,people call it beast space contacted beast can reside there ..
If you contact same rank beast as your contact beast, The cultivation of both will increase at the some time. Like your grandfather now that he already reach the semi divine rank, until his beast step in the semi divine he can't improve his rank again.
it may take 5/10 years because mental energy of the beast is low compare to their mana and physical strength.
People contact beast because if they don't get high rank mental technique their mental energy will increase with beast because its a symbiotic relation, like think though the mental energy of the beast is low if beast give all the mental energy he is producing to the host the host will be able to breakthrough. after stepping in the stage host can whole heartedly help the beast to breakthrough otherwise he will not be able to breakthrough future.
But most of the people contact beast because this way attack power will increase . Noble houses mainly royal house and duke house capture void rank beast and make them contacted with the heir of the house forcefully.
This way they ensure the younger generations safety with a void rank guardian beast ,,make the relation with them good .
But the beast don't want to become the contacted beast of the younger generation because they will not be able to improve their cultivation until heir step into the void rank(When contact is made there will be a seal in the mental energy ) it may take 100 years and if some reason heir dies in the meantime beast will never be able to increase their cultivation will die at old age which is 100 years older than human normally.
Also if the beast is quite old when then they can share life force from the host , but noble house don't want old beast, talent of the contacted beast is also important for future."
after saying all of it he smile at me he gave some time to digest.
"Also noble house mainly find opposite sex for the host because after void rank, beast can transform .This way if the heir and beast become couple they will fight with the host wholeheartedly .
And the beast may even give birth but the birth rate is quite low between human and beast.
I can tell you a secret The current kings mother is a water dragon "
I am quite surprised after hearing that .Though my grandma didn't have much dragon bloodline but it still there.
I am quite curious,
"Then albert is the beast of my grandfather is a female?"
"No young master The black lighing lion is a male beast and your grandpa subdue it when he was in the late 9th stage .
Your mother also wanted to subdue her beast herself that's why your grandpa didn't catch one for her.I become her guardian in early stage .
And for younger generation, only allowed rank 5 or above to contact a beast because this way the health of the heir will not affected because excess mana consume because of contract."
"oh."
Then i come to senses and looked at the old man
"Albert what rank are you now?"
"I am mid void stage "
I become astonished after hearing that , I didn't expect albert is void stage power house .After seeing that surprised look albert smile at me.
"Besides me there is two void stage powerhouse in the duchy
one is army commander who is in the border and other in the capital who is the shadow guard captain who is your grandfathers slave ,whom he take in when your mother is born. He bought her as same age as your mother to become a playmate. She is an early void stage."
He also inform mw about political situation of other duchy.
"A duke house control the other noble house because they don't want another competitor who will compete for resources ,that's why its unspoken rules for other noble house to never practices void rank breathing technique . Though earl houses practice it. That's why every 100 years earl house can declare war once where all the member except head will participate .
But if the earl house lose the war the earl have to become slave of the duke "
Then i learned there are many void rank powerhouse in the kingdom and cruelty of the powerhouse because this war is only hope how can an earl house develop to the point where they can compete with duke house like in inkstone house except grandpa there is 3 void rank and their contacted beast(they can contact their own beast) , with duke house wealth they will also have void rank weapons, Besides there are many late 9 th rank who haven't step in the void rank because lack of mental energy but have eich combat power .
So the strength is must to ensure a peaceful life.
"Did any earl house attack one of the duke houses last 100 years ?"
"Yes a earl house declare war on the Jostons but the war only last one week and Joston got one mid void rank expert as a slave "
Hearing that i laughed at the stupidity of the earl house whose brain is damaged because its well known that except absolute strength in this world money solve 99 percent problems of the life . Joston is the well known merchant in the whole world.
They do business in other kingdom as well.
Besides central merchant and their business chain that do business in the whole world ,,Joston's are very famous and other duke houses dependent in their territory taxes ,Dungeons and merchant who want to do business in their territory .
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