Ryan's birth was not a drunken affair as Thor said, but a long-planned rape.
Thor had long coveted his ex-wife's maid, so he took advantage of his ex-wife's pregnancy.
After the incident was exposed, Ryan and his mother were driven out of Azara City by Thor's ex-wife.
Over the years, Thor has never looked for them.
There is only one reason to bring Ryan back this time, that is, Thor has no son.
Thor's eldest son is named Arnold, born to his ex-wife, and is nineteen years old this year.
He studied at the Imperial Academy and was sent out for training during the summer vacation, but died unexpectedly.
After his only son died, Thor remembered that he had an illegitimate son outside, and Ryan had the opportunity to contact the top dignitaries of the Western Empire.
So, why did Ryan know all this? The reason is that Ryan has a system.
Just one day before Thor found Ryan, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in Ryan's mind.
The voice claimed to be the system, saying that Ryan had been chosen to perform an ultimate mission.
The system said that this world originally had a treasure called "Original Marrow Pearl", which could provide a steady stream of magical energy.
But later, the Original Marrow Pearl was suddenly sealed for some reason, resulting in the current situation of scarce magical energy.
Ryan's mission is to find the Original Marrow Pearl and remove its seal, so this system is called "Blood Control System".
In addition to issuing tasks, the system naturally has various functions to help Ryan find the Original Marrow Pearl as soon as possible.
One of the functions, which is also the most important function, is that the system can form a "blood pact".
Anyone, as long as Ryan obtains the other party's blood by non-violent means, the system can make the other party form a blood pact with Ryan.
After forming a blood pact, Ryan can gain absolute control over the other party's body, making him live or die with one thought.
The second function is the store function.
By forming a blood pact, you can get corresponding points, and the points can be exchanged for various goods in the store.
The third function is the know-it-all function.
As long as Ryan asks, the system will answer the real situation of this world.
But the system is not omniscient, it can only answer low-level objective facts.
For example, the system can know what a person ate last time, but it cannot know what this person wants to eat next time, because "ideas" and "thinking" are subjective things that the system cannot detect.
With the help of the know-it-all function, Ryan already knew the truth of those things back then, and naturally did not believe Thor's performance now.
But even if he didn't believe it, Ryan still looked moved on the surface.
After speaking, Thor's expression became solemn: "Ryan, the children of our cultivation family have all started to practice since they were five or six years old. You are now seventeen years old, and it is too late to start the conventional practice method now. Especially since I have arranged you to enter the seventh grade of the Imperial Academy, your classmates have been practicing for more than ten years."
The Imperial Academy is the place where the children of the imperial family, including the royal family, study. In addition to cultivation, other knowledge is also taught.
Usually, they enter school at the age of eleven and study in the first grade. At the age of nineteen, they graduate from the ninth grade.
The legal age of adulthood in the Western Empire is 20, so after graduating from the Imperial College, you are an adult and can become an official, join the army, do business, or marry.
"What do you think we should do?" Ryan felt that Thor had something to say.
Thor lowered his voice: "We have a secret technique in the Castillo family. Because we are afraid of jealousy, no one has practiced it for a long time. If you practice according to this technique, you can get twice the result with half the effort. In five years, you can reach the realm that others practice for ten years."
"Thank you." Ryan nodded obediently.
Thor was very satisfied to see Ryan so obedient, and immediately handed Ryan the booklet containing the technique.
"Remember, never let others see it, even our family members." After repeated instructions, Thor gave up this time and waved his hand to let Ryan go to rest first.
After leaving the study, the housekeeper had already been waiting outside and took Ryan to a bedroom deep in the second floor.
Ryan went in and found that the room was already well furnished, with a large soft bed, an exquisite wardrobe, and the latest computers and mobile phones on the solid wood desk. In addition, it was equipped with a full set of bathrooms and toilets.
Ryan took off his old clothes, walked into the bathroom, took a shower, and then lay in the wide bathtub that could accommodate five or six people.
While taking a bath, he called out the system.
"System, is there a problem with the technique Thor gave me?"
"This system cannot answer this question." Remembering that the system cannot answer subjective, abstract, and general questions, Ryan had to rephrase it.
"System, does the technique Thor gave me have any negative effects?"
"This system cannot answer."
"System, if I practice the technique Thor gave me, will it have a negative effect on me?"
"Yes." Finally there was an answer, and Ryan smiled with relief.
"What negative effect?"
"Life span is halved." Ryan was stunned, and after reacting, he immediately cursed Thor in his heart.
From the beginning, he was suspicious. How could such a top-grade skill not be practiced for such an inexplicable reason as "fear of being envied by others"? Unless there is a huge negative impact.
Lifespan halved... Ryan pondered for a while and asked again: "System, how old can I live?"
"This system cannot answer."
"Excluding unexpected factors, how old can I live to maintain my current living conditions?"
"Seventy-eight years old."
Seventy-eight? After halving, it will be thirty-nine? No, it's too short...
"System, can I buy products that extend my lifespan in the store?"
"Yes." Since Ryan has not yet formed any blood contract, the store has not been unlocked, and he is not clear about the specific situation of the store.
"System, how long can I buy lifespan at most?"
"Infinite." Ryan was satisfied.
Since he can rely on the store to extend his life, the negative impact of halving his lifespan can be ignored.
After taking a bath, although it was very late, Ryan was still too excited to sleep.
He simply took out the technique and started practicing overnight, falling asleep in the second half of the night.
It was almost ten o'clock when he woke up the next day. Ryan washed up quickly, put on a set of clothes from the closet full of expensive new clothes, and opened the door to go downstairs to find something to eat.
Just then, the door of the opposite room happened to open at the same time.
"Sister, good morning."