Chapter 212: Western Family

Chapter 212: Chapter 212: Western Family

Afterward, Shangguan Yulan took care of some other matters.

Then, she departed from the stronghold.

This time...

It was a grand gathering of King Generals!

「Meanwhile, in the West.」

Inside a certain clan.

A Patriarch sat in the seat of honor, leisurely sipping his tea.

He was listening to a report on the Rose Clan’s current strength and territory.

A look of resignation crossed his face.

’Good grief.’

’It can’t be helped. The Rose Clan is just getting stronger and stronger.’

And they’re constantly expanding their territory.

Patriarch Soro listened to the report.

His brow slowly furrowed.

"Summon all the clan’s senior members."

At his word,

the clan’s senior members began to assemble shortly after.

Soroyak stood before them, a serious expression on his face as he looked down at the senior members of his clan.

"This is our current situation," Soroyak said. "The Rose Clan is constantly expanding its territory and encroaching on our businesses." Below, the senior members all examined the documents in their hands.

They studied the various figures on the pages.

Their expressions grew grim.

"It seems the Rose Clan is using that man from the East as their backer and has already started throwing their weight around," one of the senior members commented after reading the document. "However, it looks like we still don’t have complete intelligence on him."

Several other senior members nearby nodded in agreement.

"Logically, our scout should have returned by now. He shouldn’t be this late."

"But you have to admit, the Rose Clan really went all in. They sent practically every beauty in their clan to throw themselves into that Eastern man’s arms. I doubt we have the guts to do something like that."

"But for now, all we have are terrifying rumors about that man. We don’t know if they’re even true. I say we wait for our scout to return before we decide anything."

For a moment, everyone began to chatter amongst themselves.

Each voiced their own opinion.

Soroyak listened to them and nodded.

Just then, a voice called out from outside.

Someone pushed the door open and entered.

"Patriarch, he has returned!"

Huh?!

’He’s back?!’

Soroyak froze for a second before it dawned on him.

’The scout is back!’

"Quick, bring him in!"

A moment later, a scout entered the room.

The man’s face, however, was a mask of utter shock.

He looked at the Patriarch and the assembled senior members.

He was just about to report his findings...

...when Soroyak cut him off. "Hold on. First, tell us, are the rumors we’ve been hearing true?"

’I need to see if this man from the East is really as terrifying as the rumors claim.’

’Does he really have the makings of a King General? Is he really a senior Alchemist?’

’Is his power truly that immense?’

His one question voiced what all the other senior members were thinking.

All eyes turned to the scout.

The scout thought for a moment, then shook his head.

BOOM!

In that instant,

Soroyak and the other senior members of the Soro Clan felt their minds explode!

’Unbelievable.’

’That Rose Clan!’

’Those sons of bitches!’

’They actually dared to deceive us!’

’Using some fabricated story to plunder our territory, thinking we wouldn’t dare to touch them, is that it?!’

’Fine! Now that we know it’s all fake, just you watch! We’ll teach your clan a lesson they won’t forget and see how you act so high and mighty then!’

A smile spread across Soroyak’s face as he thought this.

But in the next moment...

The scout, having finally organized his thoughts, spoke up. "Patriarch, that man from the East... he might be even more terrifying and powerful than any of our previous intel suggested!"

What?!

His words made Soroyak and all the senior members’ eyes go wide. They couldn’t believe what they were hearing.

’Even more terrifying and powerful than the intel we had?!’

’Th-this...!’

"Explain!"

Soroyak was completely dumbfounded.

’Damn it, if you don’t elaborate, how is anyone supposed to know what you mean!’

The scout immediately began his report.

He recounted all of Ye Yunyi’s recent deeds.

Fighting a Fire Flood Dragon single-handedly.

Emerging from molten lava.

And so on, and so on!

As the men listened, they were all left speechless.

’Terrifying... Absolutely terrifying!’

’This isn’t just the ’makings’ of a King General anymore. He’s practically at the level of a King General already!’

In an instant, they understood why the scout had shaken his head earlier.

It wasn’t that Ye Yunyi was less impressive than the rumors claimed—he was far more impressive. The rumors had actually downplayed his power!

’This time, the Rose Clan really bet on the right horse!’

"Patriarch, what do we do now?" a senior member asked, his head throbbing. He never imagined Ye Yunyi could have accomplished so much and grown so powerful in such a short time.

Now, they feared the Rose Clan would seize even more of their assets.

"What do we do? How the hell should I know!"

Soroyak shot the man a fierce glare.

The other senior members fell silent.

After a moment, one of them spoke up. "I think we should hurry and curry favor with Ye Yunyi as well. It’s not too late. If we wait until we’ve been picked apart, it really will be."

His words were a wake-up call for everyone.

Right away, they summoned all the young women of the clan.

As Soroyak looked them over, he noted that his clan had plenty of beauties as well.

’They’re no worse than the Rose Clan’s women!’

With the arrangements made, they prepared to set out!

「Meanwhile.」

Within the Rose Clan, they too had just received news.

In fact, they had just received an even more explosive piece of news!

"What did you say?! Lord Ye’s first child was born? And it’s an Innate Golden-Level Mutant?!"

Patriarch Rose’s mouth twitched as he heard this!

He felt his heart skip a beat!

He immediately began to ask for more details.

When he learned that the child’s mother was just an ordinary person, his face lit up with even greater excitement.

’Even a child like that can be born an Innate Golden-Level Mutant.’

’The girls from our clan are all Mutants.’

’I can’t even imagine what their children will be like!’

"Excellent, excellent! This is truly wonderful!"

Patriarch Rose repeated the word, his face flushed with excitement.

"Patriarch, we have news!"

Another figure entered from outside, approaching Patriarch Rose and speaking, "Soroyak has dispatched a group of young women. Judging by their direction, they’re heading for the East!"

"Do you think they might be...?"

The implication was all too clear.

Patriarch Rose’s brow furrowed as he listened. He hadn’t expected that fellow Soroyak to go to such lengths.

Hmph!

’But this time, I was the one who seized the first opportunity!’

’So what if he’s sending people now?’

’I’ve already sent plenty of my own people over.’

’And some of them are already pregnant with Lord Ye’s children!’

’In the future,’

’if all of them are born as Innate Mutants,’

’then my clan’s future will be boundless!’

With this thought, Patriarch Rose waved his hand dismissively. "It doesn’t matter. Let him do as he pleases."