Free Web NovelChapter 645: Chapter 392: Return of the Son-in-Law_3
"Yes, perhaps only under such circumstances would the last member take on everyone’s expectations, seemingly understanding much overnight and undergoing a transformation," another person concurred.
Now that Patriarch Harley single-handedly dominates the entire Roland City, he seems to embody the iron-willed spirit, perhaps due to the realization following the near extermination of his family.
This realization is something none of them would wish upon themselves.
After all, it came at the cost of their clan’s destruction.
Even to members of their own family, it evoked a sense of shared misfortune.
Soon enough, they met the last member.
At this time, Susu, following Xue Dili’s instructions, donned a pure black robe, and put a few drops of eyedrops in her eyes, rubbing them fiercely.
The effect was significant, making her eyes look red and swollen, as if she had been crying for a long time.
The members of the main family couldn’t find words to say, only uttering, "We understand everything, condolences. Once you’ve finished handling things here, please return to the main family to take up your position formally. The festival is about to begin, and Patriarch Harley will be returning."
Susu, in accordance with Xue Dili’s advice, simply nodded and shook her head, avoiding speaking.
There’s no helping it; once Xue Dili realized she might say something wrong if she spoke, it was best for her to remain silent and play the role of a mute beauty today.
Seeing the situation here, the two members from the main family wouldn’t be too demanding; although there wasn’t a lavish reception for them as main family envoys, the deaths were so severe that they understood the situation and wouldn’t have excessive demands.
"By the way, esteemed guests from the main family, yesterday we set a rule that anyone who could kill the City Lord would be granted the Alben surname. But in the end, more than ten people claimed to have the City Lord’s head, and we cannot tell them apart and must leave this decision to the two of you," Xue Dili timely stepped forward to say.
"No issue, no issue, leave this matter to us. You focus on handling the family’s burial affairs..."
The two members of the main family smoothly took over the matter, quickly understanding the situation, feeling a bit angry.
The family is already like this, yet instead of thinking about stabilizing it, they are taking advantage, deceiving and hiding?
In their pupils, there was a glint of cold light as they began seriously checking the heads.
Subsequently, when they discovered that none of the over ten heads were the City Lord’s, they began another purge. For these peripheral members, it did not matter how many died.
A three-legged toad may be hard to find, but those willing to serve the Alben family with two legs are a dime a dozen.
Unless they are of that special kind, the Alben family wouldn’t even look at them.
Fortunately, Xue Dili was a special existence, 12 years old, an innate Mystic Scholar whose awakened Innate Technique allowed tens of thousands to become Hero Level or above.
The two members from the main family inhaled sharply, murmuring "No wonder" under their breath.
As the family members’ burials were completed and everything was settled, the next day, Xue Dili and Susu prepared to depart with the two main family members to Yujin City to attend the main family’s festival, report this incident, and proceed with the formal family head succession protocol.
Xue Dili brought with him several hundred members of the Xiao Organization, most of whom were from the initial batches who joined; nearly all had reached Legendary Level due to expanding their influence.
The Xiao Organization’s base in Roland City was handed over to the previous secretary, Mouse, to oversee, with plenty of bread and water stored in the warehouse, preventing major issues.
Furthermore, Susu could directly sever any troubled individuals from their power source, turning them into ordinary people instantly.
After all, Susu is the source of power for everyone in the Xiao Organization, requiring her to consume three bags of bread daily just to avoid starvation.
On the way to the Alben Family, Xue Dili continued to inquire of Faust, "What is the general situation of the Alben family? Moreover, I still have quite a few doubts regarding this world’s power system."
Faust didn’t conceal anything from Xue Dili, beginning to inform him about the situation of the Alben family and the Extraordinary System.
The Alben family is akin to old aristocracy, similar to the noble family of the former Yujin City’s Zheng Bai Flag, while Yujin City was Mephisto’s place of study, so initially, it was the Alben family who invested in him.
Consequently, now the Alben family has grown to become the world’s largest noble family, a reward from their earlier investment.
Therefore, the Alben family atmosphere doesn’t carry any prejudice against "live-in son-in-laws," and they even do their best to uncover more talented individuals.
Upon reaching the main family, he wouldn’t need excessive etiquette, just maintaining a balance, preventing any major issues.
As for the world’s Extraordinary System, Faust previously gave Xue Dili a simple introduction, now he elaborated further, "In this world, a Mystic Scholar’s abilities are innate, not merely knowledge but a person’s inherent talent."
"Moreover, this talent can be inherited. According to my research, children of noble families have a much higher probability of awakening an Innate Technique compared to ordinary families, it’s a hereditary talent and power..."
"Therefore, unless there are major changes, nobles remain eternally noble."
