Chapter 445: Volcanic Mountain Range
Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance
Lin Yun was completely speechless. This was quite a formidable line-up. It wasn’t easy to see high ranked Archmages and Sword Saints in Okland. The 5th Rank was a dividing line. Archmages before 5th Rank were classified as low-ranked Archmages. But after 5th Rank, they were classified as high-ranked Archmages. The difference in power between the forr and the latter was huge.
But the seven old people in front of him were all high-ranked Archmages and Sword Saints. That kind of force was truly frightening.
The number of high-ranked Archmages and Sword Saints he had t before coming to the Ancestral Land was very small.
“Ryan, you seem to have forgotten to introduce yourself...”
Oren, who was sitting at the edge of the table, faintly smiled. He looked at Lin Yun and said, “He is Ryan rlin. He beca an Archmage two hundred years ago, and he is now a Peak 8th Rank Archmage. He is the Archmage with the best chance of becoming a Heaven Mage. Moreover, Mafa rlin, I officially welco you to beco part of the Family Council!”
Although the old man had a kind voice, it also felt imposing. Lin Yun couldn’t help feeling nervous when facing this old man. But he still had doubts. “What is the Family Council?”
“Haha... I almost forgot. In fact, the Family Council is the center of power of the entire rlin Family. Not only for the outside rlin Family, but also the rlin Family in the Ancestral Land, in every major plane, and all the branches scattered throughout Noscent. They are all under the control of the Family Council, and you now officially beca the 8th mber of the Family Council.”
In fact, Rio hadn’t left after bringing Lin Yun in. Instead, he stood to the side. When he heard Oren’s words, Rio was startled speechless and couldn’t help looking at Lin Yun with envy. This was the Family Council, after all!
Rio, who had been in the Ancestral Land for several hundred years, clearly knew what the Family Council represented. It was the symbol of supre authority, and they were in control of the entire rlin Family’s fate. He really didn’t expect that this Mafa rlin would beco a mber of the Family Council after entering the Guardian Tower for the first ti.
If not because of the difference in status, Rio would have asked if this wasn’t too careless.
After all, this was the Family Council.
How could one easily beco a mber?
Every single one of the seven mbers had lived for several hundred years, and they were qualified in terms of power and experience. These people were essential to the Family Council. But that Mafa rlin was only a twenty-year-old youth, yet he beca a mber of the Family Council less than a year after entering the rlin Family Manor. It felt like a dream.
But after recalling his own battle with the young mage, Rio couldn’t help but shiver. Perhaps Sir Oren made the right decision. This youth was indeed not simple. Despite being just a 5th Rank High Mage, he had impressive fighting power, and even a 5th Rank Archmage wasn’t his opponent.
If this kind of genius matured, he might end up becoming another Santon rlin and becoming the Family’s 4th Heaven Mage!
Moreover, the way the young mage said or handled things seed very old-fashioned, not at all like a youth. Thinking through it, Rio more or less accepted the fact that Lin Yun was becoming a mber of the Family Council. He was even looking forward to the path that the young mage would take in the future.
At this ti, the way Rio looked at Lin Yun completely changed. There was a deep-seated fear within his eyes. What happened earlier made him realize that the young mage would easily hold a grudge. Now that he had beco a mber of the Family Council, he definitely couldn’t provoke him.
“By becoming a mber of the Family Council, shouldn’t I be qualified to know the rlin Family’s true strength?” Lin Yun scratched his cheeks as he asked. Oren might have been speaking casually, but his words didn’t give Lin Yun the opportunity to accept or reject the position. It was directly finalizing it, making him the 8th mber of the Family Council.
But this clearly was sothing good...
He could naturally see that the standing of a mber of the Family Council was extrely high. It was equivalent to being one of the decision-makers of the rlin Family. To be honest, he hadn’t cared much about the rlin Family when he first ca to Okland. He’d assud that he would have no more contact with it after undergoing the bloodline ceremony.
But his way of thinking had changed as he got a deeper understanding of the rlin Family. This force truly wasn’t weak. Even in all of Noscent, the ancient rlin Family should be at the top.
“Of course you are qualified...” Oren smiled. “In the past thousand years, three Heaven Rank powerhouses were born in the rlin Family, but they aren’t in the Ancestral Land. Santon rlin’s situation is not as bad. He last went to the Blood Moon Plane. As for the other two, there is no news of them. As for how many Sword Saints and Archmages there are, I can’t give you an exact number right now, but it should be over 300! The current rlin Family has about thirty private planes and a dozen more in the middle of being conquered. I can say for certain that what you can see right now is only the tip of the iceberg. A portion of the powerhouses aren’t in the Ancestral Land but are instead divided among the major planes, or otherwise helping the rlin Family expand in so part of Noscent.
“Regarding the troops, Ryan will show you. Alright, young man, do you have any other questions?” Oren’s tone was monotone, as if he was narrating an insignificant matter.
“Sir Oren, I want to know the matters regarding the Raging Fla Plane...” After hearing Oren’s introduction to the rlin Family, Lin Yun remained silent for over ten seconds before asking this.
To be honest, he was already prepared when he asked about the rlin Family’s power, but he still ended up feeling surprised. Over three hundred Archmage level powerhouses, about thirty privately owned planes...
Was this really the rlin Family he knew?
But then, Lin Yun quickly recalled the matter of the Raging Fla Plane, and after learning about the true strength of the rlin Family, he didn’t have to think much to know that the fight over the Raging Fla Plane wasn’t as simple as he had thought. Otherwise, Ryan wouldn’t have co to the rlin Family Manor a few months ago and chosen him as a commander.
It showed that the Family Council was very concerned about the battle over the Raging Fla Plane. It was a doubtful point by itself, not to ntion the cooperation with the Watson Family.
After all, the Watson Family was a hostile force. Over three hundred years ago, they joined forces with the Charlotte Family and suppressed the outside rlin Family. Had it not been for the young genius Santon rlin coming out of Ancestral Land at a critical ti and reversing the flow of the lost battle, the outside rlin Family might have collapsed.
Naturally, after understanding so of the matters happening behind the scenes, Lin Yun understood that the true rlin Family couldn’t be so easily defeated.
Not falling out when facing a forr enemy was good, and cooperation showed that there were many hidden secrets behind this.
But unexpectedly, Oren who had only been direct so far actually answered with a question unrelated to the Raging Fla War. “Mafa, you know about the Draconic War?”
Oren no longer had a relaxed expression, looking quite serious. Moreover, the atmosphere in the conference hall was a lot more solemn than when Lin Yun was announced as a mber of the Family Council.
“I know...”
Lin Yun nodded. The Draconic War was famous in Noscent’s history. How could he have not heard of it? That was a war that was sung about by bards and minstrels. It gathered many human powerhouses and happened at the end of the Nesser Dynasty. The dynasty ruled by the Chromatic Dragons and Pure-Blooded Elves was gradually heading towards its end.
All the Dragons appearing during the Draconic War were adult Chromatic Dragons that had reached Heaven rank. There were even terrifying existences such as the Three-Headed Gold Dragon.
That war was the beginning of the end of the Nesser Dynasty, and even though Mankind ultimately prevailed, they paid an extrely bitter price. Many Heaven Rank powerhouses had fallen.
During his trip to the Heaven Enlightening Plane, Lin Yun’s cousin, William, obtained a crest of the rlin Family. It was after seeing that crest that Lin Yun suspected that an ancestor of the rlin Family had participated in the Draconic War, because only those who had participated in the war could use that kind of crest. It represented the highest honor.
Hearing Oren ntion the Draconic War, Lin Yun linked the two together and felt that this might have sothing to do with the rlin Family’s ancestor.
“It’s good that you know. In reality, the true ancestor of the rlin Family can be traced back to the end of the Nesser Dynasty, and that ancestor was a very powerful existence, far more powerful than anyone could imagine. All the information concerning him clearly stated that this ancestor was far more powerful than Charles the Emperor. At the ti, he used his own power to decide the outco of the Draconic War.” Oren seed a bit emotional. “But all the clues leading to that ancestor are dead ends. We can’t seem to find out who he was. And in the initial stage of the 3rd Dynasty, the rlin Family thrived for a very long ti, but after the disappearance of that ancestor, as well as so unforeseen event, the rlin Family gradually declined...”
“Unforeseen event? The rlin Family gradually declined?”
Lin Yun was quite calm this ti. Although he had been a bit surprised at first, he had already obtained a lot of clues beforehand, especially regarding the Well of Stars and the family crest, making him suspect that the Dark Sage was the ancestor of the rlin Family. It reached the point where he was already numb when Oren told him these secrets.
It looked like his guess wasn’t preposterous. The Dark Sage was most likely the ancestor of the rlin Family, and even if he wasn’t, he was definitely linked to the rlin Family in countless ways.
“The information gathered showed that this ancestor had several disciples, and after the ancestor disappeared, one of them brazenly made a move against the rlin Family and stole the inheritance left behind by the ancestor. Because of this, the rlin Family lost their part of the inheritance and slowly started declining. Even now, we still don’t know the identity of the ancestor.” A trace of anger appeared on Oren’s face. “The decline continued until a thousand years ago, when my father, Lorr rlin, left the Ancestral Land and gradually let the rlin Family recover.”
“May I ask, how is this related to the Raging Fla Plane?” Lin Yun awkwardly interrupted Oren.
“Haha...”
Oren rlin laughed, his anger gradually disappearing. He looked at Lin Yun and said, “I’m not done, so how could you know if it was related to the Raging Fla Plane or not? The family na of that disciple was Watson, the ancestor of the current Watson Family! He stole half of the ancestor’s inheritance and it resulted in today’s Watson Family. The truth behind the Watson Family wanting to suppress our rlin Family a few hundred years ago was because they wanted to snatch another part of the inheritance. Doesn’t it feel weird? Why would the rlin Family cooperate with this kind of mortal enemy? In fact, the key reason is that inheritance.”
“The inheritance is related to the Raging Fla Plane?” Lin Yun understood when he heard this and made a bold guess.
“Yes...”
Oren rlin nodded. He took a deep breath and continued, “The ancestor left a ruin in the Raging Fla Plane, but all the relevant clues were incomplete. Only by collaborating with the Watson Family can we seek out the location. To be more exact, that ruin is in a volcanic mountain range.
“A volcanic mountain range...”
After saying that, Oren took out a damaged map from his pocket and spread it out in front of Lin Yun. After a few seconds, Lin Yun was stunned and in disbelief.
‘It’s that Volcanic Mountain Range!’
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