Chapter 52 (1/2)
Translator: Sigma Editor: Sigma
B*stard? Not having the bloodline of the Geerteng Family? The treasure? Hearing the three phrases, Ray sneered, turned around and left.
The woman was scheming. She tried to tempt him with the treasure in the first place, then she told him the fatal shortcomings of his enemies, making a show of how she could definitely win. If he was a inexperienced adventurer, he would have probably been tricked by her.
But who was he? He was the single bandit that was famous in the west wilderness, a vicious man that wiped out the whole commercial corp of smuggling “Iron Sand” all by himself; the werewolf that even dared to provoke the God of hunting and holocaust!
If there was anyone who wanted to trick him, that person needed to at least have some self-knowledge!
Besides, he had seen too much of this sort of thing. A b*stard that did not have the bloodline of his family? The so-called bloodline, as long as one was rich and had got some connection with people in the higher rank, he could turn a fake one into a real one. Since all it took was just a ceremony of magic spell and a sample of the bloodline that one wanted to have.
Judging from the current situation of the Geerteng Family, the whole ruling system was crumbling, and both sides were on the brink of a war. The bloodline, reputation… were all meaningless. When the fight began, which ever side’s military force was stronger was the only thing that counted.
The side that had a bigger fist would win, while the side with a smaller fist would lose. The winner got everything and the loser lost everything, which was really common among the aristocracy, and Ray had seen once himself.
Romon could even control Steele’s lovers, which meant that he had a really strong control over his manors. While Steele was a slut with a really bad reputation, not a single honourable man would be willing to support her. As for what would happen when the two sides initiated a war, Ray could already make some predictions.
Would he be willing to help Steele to fight for the right of inheritance under such a situation? Only a fool would help her!
When he was sneering and decided to leave, he heard that Sui Xiong was talking with him via telepathy.
“You can go with her to see what is really going on. I think things are more complicated than this.”
“Your Majesty, I do not think you know too much about the human world— I have made my decision. I will not help her.” Ray thought this was all because of Sui Xiong’s sense of justice, and said, “This woman can not possibly win. It is better for her to run away.”
“I am not interested in that woman. I am interested in the Viscount Geerteng.”
“… as a non-human God, I think it is a bit risky to get involved in the fight for the right of inheritance among the aristocracy,” Ray said. “Besides, what can you really get from this? The fortune and the title are meaningless to a non-human God like you. If you want to cultivate your followers here, do you think a man who can betray his faith to gain profit would be faithful to you?”
“You are thinking too much. I just want to be the one who upheld the justice,” Sui Xiong laughed, and did not tell Ray that he really wanted to see what a war between the aristocracy was really like, since he had never seen the fight for inheritance among the aristocracy.
“… I do not know why, but I feel like you are not telling me the truth.”
Sui Xiong never thought Ray could be this sharp. Hearing this, he was a bit embarrassed, but he kept a poker face and said, “You are over-thinking, after all I am a good God. Is there anything wrong with that I want to uphold justice?”
“A jellyfish wants to uphold the justice for humans; this is already terribly wrong!”
Sui Xiong was speechless and had no choice but to force Ray to go with Steele. Although Ray was not interested in this sort of crap among the aristocracy, he did not dare to disobey Sui Xiong’s order. He sighed helplessly and followed Steele.
“I need to make one thing clear: I am not trying to help you or make you any promises,” he emphasized his point to Steele. “I just feel there is something wrong and I want to see it for myself.”
Steele nodded and acted in a very clever way, while also laughing secretly.
Wanting to see it for himself? He must be lying! I know what adventurers are really like!
The Geerteng Manor was a manor adjacent to the wilderness, and the Viscounts of generations and generations had worked very hard to exploit this land and make it their manor. During this process, they had made many negotiations or had many fights with the adventurers. As the official and the only heiress of the Geerteng Manor, Steele had been in contact with adventurers from a very young age, so she knew them very well, like their moral character and behaviour— the so-called adventurers were just a group of strong men who were constantly chasing after treasure. There were both good and bad adventurers, but they all shared common features. Firstly, they respected the contract and once they had made a promise, they would never break it, otherwise they would choose not to make one that easily, after all, adventurer is a decent profession, so the credit is very important to them. Secondly, they were always pursuing the profit. If it were not for their own benefit, they would never take the risk to do business that might cost their life!