Chapter 535 - Overly Popular Bread Fruit
Zhao Hai and Marriott entered inside Marriott's personal reception area. Although this hotel had just finished being constructed, this reception area was still luxuriously decorated, it even looked much better than back in Sky Water City.
After they sat down, Marriott looked at Zhao Hai and smiled, "Little Hai, why'd you find time to see me today? Do you need something?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "I want your Shelly Family's help in a matter."
Marriott smiled, "Don't be polite, just tell me."
Zhao Hai laughed and then said, "Haha, alright, take a look at this first." Then he handed a stack of papers over to Marriott. The stack contained the events that happened to the Iksa Family. Every detail was carefully written in those papers, this was the thing that Zhao Hai had prepared before.
Marriott received the stack of papers and then carefully read them. Marriott was a very calm and smart man, he grew up in the Shelley Family since he was a child, so he had certain understandings about different struggles in the continent. However, what the Radiant Church did was really quite excessive even to him.
Although only the Iksa Family's matter was written on the stack of papers, Marriott had already speculated that there was a problem with the Aksu Empire. Otherwise, such a situation wouldn't have happened. If this was truly the case, the problem was much bigger than he had imagined.
After some time, Marriott placed the papers down and then looked at Zhao Hai, "Is this real? How did the Aksu Empire respond?"
Zhao Hai sighed and said, "Of course it's true, the Iksa Family is now with me and in a very safe place. The Aksu Empire didn't have any reactions to what happened. Not only did they not respond, they still went on and dealt with the Purcell Family. The elders of the Purcell Family have now been bought out, restraining the Purcell Family from cooperating with my Buda Clan. Because of this, I suspect that the Aksu Empire had now come into the control of the Radiant Church."
The conclusion that Zhao Hai reached was the same as the one that Marriott had in mind. Therefore, Marriott nodded, he agreed with what Zhao Hai said.
Then Marriott looked at Zhao Hai and said, "What do you think about this?"
Zhao Hai snorted and said, "The Radiant Church had been too rampant. They actually dared to control a big Empire. Later on, I'm prepared to hand this information over to father-in-law, making him spread the message to the entire continent. The Markey Family shall help with this as well. So I hope the Shelley Family can also aid me in releasing this information. We need to let the continent know what kind of organization the Radiant Church really is."
When Marriott heard Zhao Hai, his eyes turned bright and then deeply looked into Zhao Hai's eyes, "Alright, Little Hai, we'll be giving you a hand."
The reason why Marriott agreed immediately was because the Radiant Church was also suppressing the Shelley Family quite recently. Even if the family had withstood and was not afraid of the Radiant Church, they cannot deal with the Radiant Church just like how they did with Grand Duke Lionheart.
Zhao Hai laughed and said, "Alright, then that matter is settled. However, don't release the information immediately. When it's time, I'll have Grandpa Kun inform you."
Marriott nodded, "Then that's settled. Right, do you want to stay and have a couple of drinks?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "I can't, I still have some other things to do today. I need to head back and deal with those. Moreover, I'll be leaving Golden Island immediately."
Marriott nodded, "alright, then I won't stop you. But the next time that you come here, you must drink a couple of glasses with me." Zhao Hai nodded with a smile, then turned around to leave. Marriott escorted Zhao Hai to his carriage before returning back to the hotel.
After entering the hotel and greeting the guests, Marriott returned to his own room and wrote a long letter regarding the Iksa Family as well as Zhao Hai's request. He then had it sent to the Shelley Family's headquarters, he wanted to know the family's thoughts on this matter.
Marriott has promised Zhao Hai that he'd help, so he wouldn't renege on his words. Moreover, he also has the authority to make such a decision. But he still need to inform the family about this matter, this still needed to be discussed.
The Shelley Family was the Buda Clan's ally, it wasn't a problem if they wanted to help. However, there are many ways to lend a hand, the problem was how to do so.
When Zhao Hai returned to the naval base, he immediately went to the Space to have a rest. Nothing new happened in the Purcell Duchy, Ruyen and the others were also not yet ready.
Honestly, Zhao Hai didn't want to make contact with Ruyen. First, it was because of the previous events. He feels very embarrassed if they were to meet. The second was because Ruyen had annoyed him before, he didn't want that event to be repeated in the future.
The next day, Zhao Hai silently paid attention to the Purcell Family. At the same time, he was also observing the events back in the Beastman Prairie.
The Prairie was now fully prepared. They needed to attack the humans no matter how much they had prepared. Because of the food shortage, they needed to go into action, therefore, they didn't have the time to store up some rations. The only thing that they can do was bring along some Argali while they advanced.
Argalis weren't quick, so they affected the march of the Beastmen. Moreover, the Argalis would go ill once they enter Human territories. It was because of this reason why Beastmen would generally prefer to have rations.
But unfortunately, they didn't have the time to prepare rations, they simply didn't have time.
In this fight, each race prepared their own food and weapons. Then everybody arrived at a certain place before they set out in order to pillage the human territory.
It was because of this solidarity that the Beastmen weren't afraid of fighting all out. Naturally, if their losses were too high, they would retreat. After all, a race with small numbers would generally be swallowed up.
Seeing how prepared the Beastmen were, Zhao Hai reckoned that it would take less than a month before they arrived at the border of the Purcell Duchy. At that time, the war would truly begin.
He also looked at Ah Tai and the others. Ah Tai's current situation was very good. The Beastmen knew that the shop had close relations with the Wolf, Bear, Dog, and Cow-headed races. Therefore, nobody went to the shop just to cause some trouble.
And there was also one thing that made Ah Tai very popular, it was the Bread Fruit. In this war, the other tribes' food can only be Argali. It was because it was the most convenient thing they could bring at current time.
However, the Prairie Wolf Tribe, Black Bear Tribe, Dog-headed Race, and the Cow-headed Race had some Bread Fruit. The Bread Fruit was extremely convenient. One could immediately eat it as soon as it was opened, it didn't even need cooking.
It was the first time that the other Beastmen saw such a fruit, this made them jealous. And when they heard that this fruit was provided by Magic Lily Shop, all of them became impolite, especially the huge Warring Clans, they immediately went to purchase some from Ah Tai.
Among them were the Tiger Clan that Ah Tai intended to contact. There were also a lot of tribes inside the Tiger-headed Race. The one that Ah Tai wanted to come in contact with were the Bali Tiger Tribe.[1]
The Bali Tigers weren't the biggest tribe in the Tiger-headed Race. But they were deemed to be the most attractive among them. Their appearance also had the general tiger stripes, but the way the stripes were arranged made them very beautiful.
But they should not be underestimated just because they were attractive, their fighting strength wasn't weak at all. Among the Tiger-headed race, they can me ranked along the middle parts.
Because Ah Tai had prior inquiries with the Bali Tigers, they were the first ones who had gotten some Bread Fruit.
For the Beastmen, this Bread Fruit became very important in this war. The fruit was both convenient and can last a long time. It was not only their convenience that attracted the Beastmen, the most important thing was that the fruits weren't Argali. Argalis were the most treasured commodity of the Beastmen, so they want to save them as much as possible.
The reason why the Beastmen didn't bring some Bamboo Rice was because it was very inconvenient. Not only were they hard to bring, they don't last long either. More importantly, with how much the Beastmen eat, they would need to bring large amounts of pots in order to cook the rice. This would further hinder their advance.
On the other hand, the Bread Fruit can be eaten immediately after it was opened. It expands as well, making one fruit enough for one Beastman. For races with small appetites like the Wolf-headed race, one fruit could sustain two people. Therefore, the Bread Fruit became the Beastmen's number one choice for war rations.
Ah Tai didn't become polite, Zhao Hai had instructed him to use this opportunity to establish his reputation. But he wasn't prepared to sell too much Bread Fruit. If the Beastmen approached him, he would tell them that Zhao Hai only left him no more than 300 million jin of Bread Fruit.
300 million jin might sound like a lot. But for the entire Beastman Race, it was just akin to pouring a cup of water towards a burning carriage, it was utterly insufficient.
Ah Tai was also smart, he directly asked the Black Bears to come forward and be the ones to inform all of the Beastmen about his meager 300 million jin supply of Bread Fruit. If they wanted to buy some, they needed to divide the amount among themselves.
The Beastmen didn't embarrass Ah Tai. Moreover, even if the Beastmen always get in disagreement with each other, they were unnaturally in one mind when it came to war. Therefore, the big Warring Clans acquiesced and divided the Bread Fruits among themselves.
Later on, they had found out that the Prairie Wolves had the most supply of Bread Fruit. This made them force the Prairie Wolves to sell some their fruits and trade them for Argali.
The Wolves agreed to this arrangement, they had bought the Bread Fruits for gold, but it was now exchanged for Argali. For the Prairie Wolves, this trade was very cost-effective. In normal times, if they took some gold to other Beastmen to trade for Argali, they would be seen as idiots. Therefore, the Wolves didn't hesitate and agreed immediately. They left some Bread Fruits for themselves and then sold the other ones.
It's stated in the raws as Li Tiger. But I don't know what those were, so I went with the closest sounding one.Chapter 536 - Purcell Family's Tragedy
The Prairie Wolves weren't wealthy, so now that an opportunity has arrived, they certainly wouldn't let it go. At this time, they were actually feeling regretful. They regretted that they turned down the prior 1 billion jin of Bread Fruit that Zhao Hai intended to give them. When they heard that they were about to head to war, they kept the 300 million jin and declined the remaining amount. If they knew that this situation would happen, they wouldn't have declined the 1 billion jin.
But it was always too late to regret, they can only settle on their gains this time. On the other hand, the one who gained greatly was Ah Tai. Not only did he establish a relationship with the Bali Tigers, he also managed to promote the Bread Fruit. In the future, the fruit would certainly become popular in the Prairie.
Zhao Hai also knew about this development. Although he had countless amounts of Bread Fruit in the Space, he wasn't planning to take those out right now. If he gave them the Bread Fruit, the Beastmen would stop attacking the Human territories. Zhao Hai wanted the Beastmen to wage war right now.
It wasn't because Zhao Hai hated them, it was because he doesn't want to wipe the buttocks of the Radiant Church. This incident was caused by the Radiant Church, so even if a lot of civilians were to die, Zhao Hai wanted the Radiant Church to remember this lesson for a long time.
The Radiant Church was his enemy, and Zhao Hai wasn't a saint either, so he certainly wouldn't help the Radiant Church. This war, for him, was a very good thing.
Since there weren't any problems with the Beastmen, Zhao Hai shifted his attention to the Purcell Duchy. It wasn't only the Purcell Family that he was looking at, he also focused on the other people in the Duchy. He wanted to see what the Radiant Church would do. And he also wanted to see which ones were the spies of the Radiant Church.
The Space's functions were now quite formidable. Since he already had the map of the entire continent, it was natural that he also had the map of the entire Purcell Duchy. Because of this, it was very easy for him to monitor the Duchy.
After two days of surveillance, Zhao Hai finally found some people of the Church. These people were experts, but they weren't 9th ranks. 9th rank experts aren't cabbages that can just be plucked, the Radiant Church had painstakingly trained them for years, so they cannot just send casually send them.
Among the people that were sent, there were some 8th ranks mixed in. The majority of them were 7th and 6th ranks, which numbered around 2 thousand. The 8th ranks, on the other hand, only amounted to about 500. One could see the Radiant Church's strength just from this exhibition.
Besides these people, there were also armies of the families surrounding the Purcell Duchy. As soon as the Purcell Family falls, they would immediately come and occupy the Duchy.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Hai understood that the Aksu Empire definitely wouldn't let the Purcell Family off. The family would have to be sacrificed to the Beastmen, completely eliminating the Purcell surname from the continent.
After thinking about this point, Zhao Hai cannot help but have a taunting smile on his face. His ridicule was of course meant for the elders of the Purcell Family. For a meagre benefit, they took their entire family to its demise.
Fortunately for the Purcell Family, they had two smart members. At the very least, Evan and Ruyen's minds were in the right place. Zhao Hai also knew that these elders might have not acted out all for the sake of benefits. They might have also thought about the Purcell Family. However, they didn't really understand the Radiant Church, therefore they managed to make this mistake.
The Purcell Family elders might be selfish, but they weren't fools. They knew that they only had their current power because of the Purcell Family. If the Purcell Family were to vanish, then they would become nothing.
The reason why they rejected the idea of moving to Golden Island was because they received some promises and benefits from the Radiant Church. At the same time, they were also afraid of losing their current status.
If the Purcell Family were to move to Golden Island, the place was the Buda Clan's domain and wasn't the Purcell Family's. When they arrive there, they wouldn't be able to have the influence that they had in the Purcell Duchy. Because of this, they went all out in opposing to move to Golden Island. They had held into the hope that the Purcell Family might be able to keep the Purcell Duchy.
Another two days later, Zhao Hai saw that Ruyen and the others have prepared themselves. So he immediately left the Space and flashed to the Purcell Duchy. There were now a lot of commoners who had left and some were still on the process of leaving. The Purcell Duchy were now having food problems, if they didn't leave, they would die of starvation.
But these commoners didn't have any resentment towards the Purcell Family. The family had always been good to them, the prices in the Duchy weren't high, the taxes were kept low, and most importantly, cases of them bullying the commoners were very rare. Also, their schools were cheap as well, there were commoners who had their children attend these schools. This made the Purcell Family very popular among the commoners.
Although these commoners didn't know about high-level affairs, they can still roughly guess that the Aksu Empire had already given up on the Purcell Duchy. Which made the commoners even more dissatisfied towards the Empire.
The reason for that was Zhao Hai's continual propaganda. He let the people of the Aksu Empire know that the Beastman's attack to the the human lands this time was caused by the Radiant Church.
Now that the Beastmen were coming, the Aksu Empire actually didn't send any troops to support the Purcell Duchy, this made the commoners very discontented of the Empire.
Then there was another news that came to the Purcell Duchy. It stated that the Radiant Church had become honored guests in the Royal Capital. The nobles were respectful to them, even the Emperor was very polite when interacting with them.
This information was just like a blasting fuse, making all of the Purcell Duchy commoners furious towards the Aksu Empire's Royal Clan. It was already known that the Beastman attack was caused by the church, but they actually didn't do anything about it. Instead, they even accepted the church as honored guests. They didn't even send some reinforcements to the Duchy, stating their neglectful stance towards the commoners.
At this time, the Purcell Family had also taken action. They sent some people from the family and organized the commoners in leaving the Duchy. This was because the Duchy would soon become a battlefield.
These commoners weren't willing to leave, however, the Purcell Family urged them to. The Purcell Family knew that they don't have the ability to keep these commoners safe. They couldn't even guarantee the safety of their own family, so how could they guarantee the safety of these commoners.
The commoners understood as well that the Purcell Family won't provide any help even if they stayed. Some of them had friends and families in other places, so they chose to go there. For those who didn't have both friends and families, they still needed to leave the Duchy.
When Zhao Hai arrived at Casa City, there weren't a lot of people left inside. Zhao Hai didn't care about any of these and just took his carriage towards the Grand Duke's Mansion.
Zhao Hai already expected the commoners to leave, but he still paid attention to them. When the commoners were leaving, the Radiant Church didn't act too hard on them. This may be because the Church knew that their current actions were already excessive. If they were to act hard on these commoners, the other commoners of the Aksu Empire might feel discontented with them.
Seeing that these commoners were safe, Zhao Hai felt relieved. Although he wanted these commoners to go to the Black Wasteland, he understood that this situation wasn't realistic.
When Zhao Hai's carriage entered the back gates of the Mansion, he saw Evan already waiting for him there. Even was now used to the mysterious appearance and disappearance of Zhao Hai.
He had sent people in Casa City to look for Zhao Hai, only to know that Zhao Hai wasn't inside the city. But when Zhao Hai's carriage heads to the mansion, the guards at the city gates were always not aware of his arrival, this fact made Evan very confused.
Most importantly, Zhao Hai always came at the right time. With a slightest bit of trouble, Zhao Hai would appear. Like this time, they had just finished preparing and haven't informed Zhao Hai yet, but he actually came to the mansion.
After inviting Zhao Hai to sit down, Evan looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Little Hai, since you came, I think you already know that we are ready."
Zhao Hai nodded, "I do, but not only that. I also must tell you that the Radiant Church had sent 2000 thousand experts as well as 500 8th ranks. At the same time, there were also armies on the surrounding borders of the Purcell Duchy. All of them are waiting for the Purcell Family to fall before they charge and secure the territory."
Evan made a ridiculing smiled and said, "I've already guessed this for a long time. Those guys surely wouldn't let us go. It is a pity that the people in our family are still living in their fantasies. But fortunately for us, Elder Sword Saint agreed to my opinion. He will be bringing Ruyen and the others to follow you. Later on, I'll have to depend on you to look after Ruyen."
Zhao Hai nodded, "Rest assured, I shall looked after them. If there's an opportunity later on, I shall help them regain the Purcell Family's status."
Evan let out a long breath and then said, "I'll be depending on you. If you think that they're worth helping, then help them. If they're not, then as long as you let them live a happy life, I would be able to rest assured."
Zhao Hai looked at Evan and then said, "Uncle Evan, you should come as well. If you're present, I believe that the Purcell Family would reappear much more beautifully."
Evan shook his head and said, "That's a bad idea. Everybody can leave, but not me. I am the Purcell Family's Patriarch. If I leave, then the Purcell Family would certainly come to its end. I'd rather die in battle here. I will not leave."
Zhao Hai sighed, he knew that any more urging would be useless, Evan was adamant on staying.
Chapter 537 - Final Request
Evan has his own pride, Zhao Hai understood this, he had his own pride as well. Therefore, he didn't say anything else after Evan expressed his intention to stay. The only thing he could do right now was to look after Ruyen.
Seeing that Zhao Hai didn't say anything, Evan knew that Zhao Hai had understood him. Then Evan looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Little Hai, I want you to promise me one thing."
Zhao Hai looked at Evan, then he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He can probably guess what Evan was about to say. But this request would place Zhao Hai in an awkward situation.
Looking at Zhao Hai's frown, Evan knew that Zhao Hai wouldn't immediately agree. He couldn't help but sigh and said, "Little Hai, Uncle is begging you. This would be my last request."
Zhao Hai knew that Evan was already thinking that he would die. Even if Evan wasn't killed by the Beastmen, the Radiant Church would still not let him off. The Radiant Church knew about his relationship with Zhao Hai. The church might let the other insignificant members of the Purcell Family go, but they definitely wouldn't spare Evan. Another reason was because Evan was the Purcell Family's Patriarch and was in total opposition of the Radiant Church, his existence would make the church's plans to control the Purcell Family very hard.
Zhao Hai sighed, then he looked at Evan and said, "Uncle, tell me, I'll listen to it."
Evan looked at Zhao Hai and said, "You should have already guessed it. I want you to marry Ruyen. Little Hai, marrying Ruyen is not only for her sake, but also to my Purcell Family. After this event, the family would surely decline. These people are still too young, if you don't have a connection with them, it would be very hard to let them follow you. I will pass the position of Patriarch to Ruyen so that they would listen to your words. I believe that under your leadership, the Purcell Family would grow much better."
Zhao Hai smiled bitterly, he already expected Evan's request. He was engaged with Ruyen before, then when the Buda Clan met their misfortune, Ruyen wanted to break their engagement. And adding on to Ruyen's reputation, Zhao Hai has no reason to marry Ruyen. His current identity was now beyond Ruyen's level.
However, he had no other way but to consider Evan's request. Evan already expects to be killed, he already knew that he would die. With how Evan helped their family in the past, Zhao Hai couldn't just decline his request.
Evan looked at Zhao Hai's reaction, he was afraid that Zhao Hai would decline. He didn't lie, in fact, he only wanted Ruyen to marry Zhao Hai. It didn't matter what happens to their relationship in the future. As long as this connection exists, people would still give the Purcell Family a little bit of face.
And as he said, the people who would follow Ruyen were the younger elite generation of the Purcell Family. But they were still too young and full of vigor. With the disaster of the Purcell Family, those youths would certainly panic. Even if Ruyen had the title of Patriarch, it wasn't certain that they would follow her. But it would become a completely different matter if Zhao Hai was present.
Who was Zhao Hai? He's the Buda Clan's Patriarch, the son-in-law of both the Calci Family as well as the Rosen Emperor, he's also the lord of Golden Island, and was deemed as one of the most powerful Patriarchs in the continent. These statuses were enough to make one shake upon meeting him. As long as the Purcell Family establishes a connection with him, the family would have hope for the future.
In fact, it wasn't only Zhao Hai who can safeguard the family's future. There's one other person who can, and it's Origin Sword Saint. He's a 9th rank expert, as long as he appears, people will certainly behave.
However, Origin Sword Saint has his own matter to take care of, so he couldn't always take charge. In fact, Evan also had a small worry about Origin Sword Saint. The Saint wasn't young anymore, nobody knew how long he has left to live. If he died, and the Purcell Family wasn't able to produce another 9th rank, then the family would be over. They would never recover in the future.
If Ruyen gets married to Zhao Hai, everything would be different. The Buda Clan had more than one 9th rank expert under their wing, everyone in the continent knew this. If the Buda Clan doesn't fall, then even if Origin Sword Saint died, the Purcell family wouldn't be afraid of anything with the Buda Clan as its backer.
Zhao Hai thought for quite some time, when Evan was about to open his mouth, he said, "Uncle Evan, I can't promise this to you right away. You should know that I'm already married right now. I still need to discuss this with my wives as well as with Grandpa Green. And just like you, I don't only represent myself, but the Buda Clan as well."
When he heard Zhao Hai, Evan can only sigh. Although he felt down, he knew that he cannot force Zhao Hai about this right now.
Evan nodded, "Alright, please consider this matter slowly. Ruyen and the others are now prepared. You take them away whenever you want."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "I can take them away right now. In fact, I already have my Spatial Magic prepared. I can deliver them to Golden Island at the shortest amount of time. This is why I can still appear in Casa City even if you can't find me."
Evan nodded, he already guessed something in line with this. He then said, "When they arrive at Golden Island, you must take care of them. I have given the majority of the Purcell Family's riches to Ruyen. I hope they can live even a little bit better."
Zhao Hai nodded, he didn't say anything more and just stood up. Evan stood as well and then the two headed outside silently. Before long, the two of them arrived at a remote courtyard in the mansion. Even if this courtyard was isolated, its perimeter was heavily guarded.
When he entered the courtyard, Zhao Hai saw Ruyen. Ruyen was standing inside the courtyard and stared at the city's walls. He didn't know what she was thinking about, but Zhao Hai can see the sadness in Ruyen's eyes.
After hearing the sounds of footsteps, Ruyen immediately turned her head and saw Evan and Zhao Hai coming in. For a moment, Ruyen's eyes flashed a hint of desolateness.
Ruyen once hated her father. In her mind, her father was incompetent. However, her father actually managed to use an opportunity and snatched the power of Patriarch. Even if she was regretful, she still tried her hardest. Now, some important tasks were even handed over to her.
Zhao Hai, who had changed his name, was also one of the people who she disliked the most. So in order to break their engagement, she even gambled her own reputation, and then succeeded in the end. However, Zhao Hai has now become the Patriarch of one of the most powerful family in the continent. Moreover, he also has gained beautiful wives as well as a Noble status much higher than Ruyen's.
Ruyen had completely lost confidence upon seeing these two people. But she was convinced that she can't be wrong this time. The Purcell Family can survive if they work with the Buda Clan. Relying on the Radiant Church would only bring disaster to the family.
Ruyen walked to meet them and then gave her greetings to Evan and Zhao Hai, "I've seen Father and Marquis Zhao Hai."
Evan nodded, Zhao Hai returned the courtesy, "Lady Ruyen is too polite. I came today to meet you." Ruyen nodded, then she said loudly, "Everybody, gather around!"
Before long, young men and women came out of the rooms of the courtyard. The oldest of them was about to reach 30 years old while the youngest one looks just over 10. They numbered less than 100. One could say that they are the Purcell Family's hope for the future.
When these people came out, they had a slight reluctance on their faces. But when they saw Evan, the expression disappeared as they stood there obediently.
Evan looked at them and said, "All of you are elites of the family. You should already know the family's situation right now, so I won't say anything more. You will follow Zhao Hai to Golden Island today. You are the last hope of the Purcell Family. If the family were to fall today, all of you should establish yourselves in Golden Island and pave road for the future of our Purcell Family. Do all of you understand?"
Everybody simultaneously said, "We understand!"
Evan nodded, "This operation will be headed by Ruyen, you must always listen to her when you arrive at Golden Island, you should listen to Zhao Hai as well. If the family were to survive this ordeal, you may come back here. If we don't, then Ruyen will become the family's Patriarch. You must obey her orders."
These youths couldn't help but look at each other in dismay. They didn't expect Evan to say those words today. Most importantly, they were puzzled about Evan handing the position of Patriarch over to Ruyen.
Evan looked at them and coldly snorted, "Do not think that this is my decision, the Elder's assembly agreed to it as well. Do you think that I'm deceiving you?"
The youths' expressions changed, then they said, "We won't dare!"
Evan gave a nod, "Good. Ruyen, receive the scepter." Then Evan placed his hand inside his robe and put out a scepter. This was the scepter of the Purcell Family's Patriarchs.
Ruyen received the scepter with a serious expression. Then Evan turned his head towards the others and said, "Remember, all of you are the hope of the Purcell Family. If the family suffers disaster, all of you would have the responsibility to revive it. I don't have a lot of requests for you, only that you must stay united. If you are united, you can do a lot more. You understand?"
The youths answered, "We understand!"
Evan then said, "Alright, you shall be following Zhao Hai. Remember, no matter what you see, you shouldn't be surprised. Don't talk to others about it as well. If you do, then I will have Ruyen use her power as the Patriarch and punish you for betrayal!"
Betrayal was a grave offense with regards to a family, it was even punishable by death. So upon hearing Evan, the youths became surprised. Then they immediately focused on what would happen next.
At this time, a shadow suddenly appeared on Evan's side. Then everybody bowed towards the shadow, including Evan, "We've seen elder Origin Sword Saint."
Origin Sword Saint nodded, then he turned to Evan and said, "I'll be handing the family over to you. Remember, even if you die in battle, you cannot lose face for the Purcell Family. Don't worry about the children, I shall take care of them."
Evan nodded and said, "Yes elder, rest assured."
Then Origin Sword Saint turned his head to Zhao Hai and said, "Patriarch Zhao Hai, I would have to trouble you this time."
Zhao Hai was very respectful to the old man. He bowed and said, "Sir Sword Saint is too polite." Then he took out his Magic Staff and muttered an incantation. After some time, he waved the Magic Staff as a rift appeared in front. Then Zhao Hai turned his head to Ruyen and the others then said, "Have everyone line up and enter the rift one by one. Upon entering the rift, you will notice that there will be a fog around you. But don't panic and move around. Just stay inside and before long another rift would appear, then you can use that to exit."
The youths present stared blankly into the rift. Although they had heard about Space Magic, they hadn't actually seen one in person. Now that a spatial rift appeared in front of them, they couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
Origin Sword Saint didn't hesitate and immediately stepped into the rift. When he entered the others reacted and followed him in one by one. The last one to enter the rift was Ruyen.
After Ruyen walked in, Zhao Hai turned and bowed to Evan. He didn't say anything else and just entered the Spatial Rift. After seeing the rift shrink, Evan couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart.
At the same time, the people inside the Space were feeling strange as well. They were currently surrounded by a dark mist. But when they saw their other companions, they hearts settled a little bit.
But the most surprised of them all was Origin Sword Saint. One shouldn't forget that he was a 9th rank expert and can scan everything around him using Mind Power. Therefore, when he stepped into the Space, he immediately scanned his surroundings.
And surprisingly, his Mind Power cannot penetrate the dark mist. It was as if they were in a completely different pocket of reality. He hasn't experienced such a situation before, this made him quite surprised.
At this time, another Spatial Rift appeared in front of them. Then they head Zhao Hai's voice, "Everyone, please head out according to the order that you entered earlier. You don't need to hurry, so don't push each other."
Origin Sword Saint didn't care so much, he just lifted his legs and stepped out. Others followed his lead as they went out of the Space one after another. When they arrived outside, they couldn't help but gawk. This was because this wasn't the Golden Island that they were expecting. They weren't even on land. They were currently at sea, on board a five-masted ironclad ship.