Free Web NovelChapter 60: The Red Lotus Leaves
"Of course, if your goal was to deepen your understanding of your own law by studying other laws, that would be a different matter. But the laws you purchased aren’t related to one another, so that possibility is rather unlikely."
"You’re right. I’m planning to build a kingdom of my own." Rios nodded. "Why? Is something wrong?"
"Not at all, Lord Ozir. But since you intend to establish your own kingdom, and you’ve now become one of our distinguished clients, I’d like to recommend a few additional skills."
"Additional skills? What kind of skills?" Rios’s curiosity was immediately piqued.
"They’re two of the finest skills our empire techniques. Aside from the cultivation arts reserved for the direct heirs of the Cosmic Red Lotus Empire, these are the greatest skills our empire owns. In fact, they’re even superior to the core arts of some lower-ranking cosmic empires." Sally smiled proudly as she spoke of the Cosmic Red Lotus Empire.
"You’ve truly piqued my interest. What kind of skills are they?"
Sally waved her hand, and a red screen appeared before Rios.
"The first is an energy cultivation art known as the Nine Red Lotus Leaves. It greatly increases the speed at which you absorb and refine natural energy. The more lotus leaves you’re able to manifest, the greater your absorption speed becomes."
"The creator of this skill, Lord Ozir, was one of the ancestors of the Cosmic Red Lotus Empire. There is almost no difference between it and our empire’s primary cultivation art. The only reason it ranks second is because it’s far more difficult to cultivate and demands extraordinary talent."
Sally couldn’t help but feel envious of Rios.
Even she, someone with considerable status within the Cosmic Red Lotus Empire, someone who had been selected to work in the empire’s palace inside The Eternal Night Heaven, didn’t possess the authority to study a skill of this level.
Not to mention the empire’s primary cultivation art, which was reserved exclusively for its most talented heirs.
"Oh? If it’s that important, why are you giving it to me?" Rios was genuinely surprised after hearing all this. He looked at the skill file on the red screen before him and asked curiously.
"To be honest, Lord Ozir, I don’t have the authority to offer you something as valuable as this. These were Lord Anz’s personal orders. Only he and the manager have the authority to offer or sell something of this level."
Sally explained, making it clear that the decision hadn’t been hers. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
"So... it seems our little conversation has been under surveillance."
Rios smiled calmly and glanced upward, leisurely observing his surroundings without the slightest sign of panic at being watched.
"Hahaha, that’s perfectly normal, Lord Ozir. Every palace in The Eternal Night Heaven is monitored from its own management room. Most likely, the manager and Lord Anz have been watching our conversation from the very beginning. They’re the ones who instructed me to offer you the Nine Red Lotus Leaves."
Sally laughed lightly, hoping he wouldn’t misunderstand.
"Then I’ll have to thank them properly for such a precious gift when the right opportunity presents itself."
Rios raised his head and spoke in a clear voice, fully aware that Lord Anz had heard him.
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On the third floor of the Red Lotus Palace, inside a spacious room decorated with countless lotus sculptures and intricate carvings, a single large desk stood at its center.
Above it floated a red screen displaying everything happening between Rios and Sally.
"Are you really certain about giving him a skill like that, old man Anz?"
Two people sat before the screen.
One was the old man Anz.
The other was a handsome young man who appeared to be in his early thirties, with a sharp jawline and neatly combed-back short hair. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
He was the manager of the Red Lotus Palace in The Eternal Night Heaven.
"Why are you so worried, boy? I already told you—just inform your father that I’m the one who gave him the skill. I’ll take full responsibility."
Old Man Anz waved his hand dismissively, clearly irritated by the young man’s anxiety.
"He may have a golden assistant, but how can you be so certain he possesses an Immortal bloodline? He could simply be someone who spent over one hundred million Prime. Or perhaps he’s a direct heir of an Immortal Empire, sent out to build an empire from scratch as some kind of trial."
The young manager simply couldn’t understand why the old man was so convinced about this mysterious customer.
"No. That’s impossible by every measure."
Old Man Anz waved his hand again.
"After leaving him with Sally, I used the authority of the Cosmic Red Lotus Empire to search through every officially recognized direct heir of the Immortal Empires. I didn’t find a single person who resembled him."
"And you know better than anyone that once someone enters The Eternal Night Heaven, neither their appearance nor their identity can be forged."
"Furthermore, The Eternal Night Heaven only grants golden assistants to officially recognized heirs of the Immortal Empires, so confirming that information was easy."
"As for heirs who are acknowledged in secret... The Eternal Night Heaven would never recognize them. So that possibility can also be ruled out."
"As for him spending over one hundred million Prime to earn a golden assistant..." Old Man Anz smiled confidently and pointed at Rios on the screen.
"Take a good look at him. Didn’t you see the expression on his face after spending merely a few tens of thousands of Prime? No one with more than one hundred million Prime would ever make a face like that."
"And judging from his behavior and the way he handles himself, that boy is clearly intelligent."
Old Man Anz folded his arms, narrowed his eyes, and continued staring at Rios.
"But it’s also obvious that he loves money so much that spending that amount genuinely pained him."
"Unlike some people who can spend almost all their wealth without even blinking if it gets them what they want."
"I’d even wager that he spent nearly half of everything he owned in this single transaction."
Then he turned toward the young manager, absolute confidence filling his voice.
"But the real reason I’m certain he didn’t spend over one hundred million Prime to obtain that golden assistant is because..."
