Chapter 79: Younger Sister

Mystery of the Apocalypse, Main Text Volume, Chapter 79: Younger Sister.

The current Green Forest Earl, Grand Duchess of Frost Wolf, and Protector of the Green Forest and the North—Ginny Sotos sat before her desk, flipping through the books Aaron had left behind.

"Brother is truly a person of great wisdom, so many novel inventions and concepts..."

Ginny exclaimed: "Just bringing out a portion of these would change the entire world... but I should start by making some items that can improve daily life first..."

She feared that too drastic a change would affect the rule and status of the nobility, so she only intended to produce some convenient daily items to improve life.

Immediately, Ginny looked toward those books on Occultism.

Under the candlelight, her fair, delicate fingers turned the pages, trembling slightly.

"All things have spirit; this is the foundation for the existence of the Extraordinary path..."

"Dark Meditation..."

"Overview of Rituals and Divination..."

"So Aaron did not obtain power from our Ancestor, but walked the path of the Extraordinary..."

"No wonder those fellows could not obtain protection no matter how they performed their rituals..."

A smile appeared at the corner of Ginny's mouth: "Aaron has been like this since he was a child, impossible to fathom, and he loved to tease people..."

As her reading deepened, Ginny's expression became increasingly grave, even... carrying a trace of fear.

As part of the family heritage, Aaron had left behind the three Secret Transmissions of 'Darkness', 'Underworld', and 'Shadow'; as for 'Red' and 'Pupa', which had too strong a sensory impact and might be unacceptable, he only mentioned them briefly.

But those descriptions still made Ginny's skin crawl all over.

"The Extraordinary path is never a fairy tale... bloody, insane, paranoid... one must use reason to fight the beast within!"

Ginny read Aaron's warnings and thought of the advice he had given her earlier.

"Not to step onto the Extraordinary path?"

She thought about it carefully and could not help but smile bitterly.

At this time, although the Green Forest and the North were somewhat turbulent due to Aaron's abdication, order was still maintained on the surface.

After all, the previous announcement was that Aaron was still in the Green Forest in bitter cultivation; this deterrent was enough to last for several years!

However, when ten or several decades passed, if Aaron never appeared, ambitious people would inevitably emerge to test the waters.

Then, those losers from the Kajashi Kingdom would also take advantage of the chaos...

"So... being able to master stronger power is for the best."

In the end, Ginny could not hold back and looked at the detailed introduction to 'Dark Meditation'.

She also yearned for the transcendent Mysterious power.

"Fourfold Flame Meditation... burning the flesh... awakening 'Darkness', undergoing the Ritual... achieving 'Unburnt'..."

Unknowingly, the candle had burned to its end.

A maid entered to replace the candle; it was actually Daili.

Ginny woke from her trance, looked at the flame on the candlestick, and suddenly stretched out her palm, bringing it close to the flame to endure the scorching heat.

"Wah!"

She let out a miserable cry and withdrew her palm as if electrocuted, tears almost falling, feeling very aggrieved in her heart.

'Is Aaron lying to me? He loved to tease me when he was little... sob sob sob...'

Daili watched this scene and could not help but roll her eyes, feeling that the former Lord's eccentricities seemed to have infected his younger sister...

The cold wind was biting.

At a crossroads in the Kajashi Kingdom.

A fine horse galloped slowly over, carrying a young Knight on its back.

He looked quite handsome, wearing a set of iron-studded Leather Armor with a long sword at his waist, but he bore no noble family crest on his person.

As soon as he entered the inn, everyone's gaze turned toward him, filled with understanding.

This was clearly a landless Knight or the second son of some noble who had been sent out to fend for himself after the eldest son inherited the family business—what is commonly known as a wandering Knight.

They were relatively rare before, but ever since the Green Devil occupied the North, the original nobles were stripped of their lands one after another and became wandering Knights, roaming all over the kingdom, engaging in professions such as guards, mercenaries, robbers, and even assassins, once putting immense pressure on the kingdom's public security.

"Bring me a bottle of your best wine, and some roast meat!"

Sean ordered loudly. When the roast meat arrived, he was not in a hurry to eat it, but poured himself a glass of wine and picked up a knife and fork to cut it slowly.

The surrounding drinkers exchanged glances, a smile appearing on their faces.

Clearly, this little fellow did not have much experience traveling; he seemed like a young beast just driven out of its nest, with plenty of money still on him.

This was the favorite target of all thieves, robbers, and bandits!

Half a month later.

A ragged beggar, looking like a vagrant, walked aimlessly along the King's Road.

"Damn thieves, damn robbers, damn innkeeper..."

Sean muttered incessantly.

On the road, he had encountered several rounds of thieves and lost his money bag, Leather Armor, and even his weapon.

In the end, even his horse and clothes had to be given to the innkeeper as compensation.

Before long, a noble scion had turned into a wandering beggar.

Feeling the hunger in his belly and the cold in the air, Sean even felt that he might die by the side of the road, like a stray dog.

"Aaron..."

"And that bastard Ginny... she actually wouldn't pardon me!"

Sean wrapped his tattered clothes tightly around himself, his heart filled with pain.

Finally... under the dual ravages of hunger and cold, his vision went black, he fainted, and collapsed by the side of the road...

Warmth, fire...

Sean woke up and saw the bonfire in front of him, with a piece of roasted meat set upon it, emitting the aroma of food.

He could not care about anything else, lunging forward to grab the food and gnawing desperately at the succulent roasted meat.

He even choked on his throat because he ate too fast, coughing repeatedly, yet he forced himself to endure it, unwilling to spit out the food.

"Come, have a drink of wine!"

A large hand reached over, holding a cowhide pouch.

Sean opened it and drank directly.

After eating and drinking his fill, he squinted his eyes and sized up the person who had saved him.

Middle-aged in appearance, ordinary-looking, but his clothes were exquisite and his temperament was quite extraordinary...

This was a noble!

Sean identified him immediately and asked with a hoarse voice: "Do you know me?"

Otherwise, no noble would go to save a stray dog on the side of the road!

"Of course, Sean Sotos, the one exiled by the family!" The middle-aged man smiled: "Let me introduce myself, I am Fili Atoya, Viscount of the Kingdom. I have brought a message—the Regent is willing to secretly confer upon you the title of Baron of the Kingdom, and there is a lady who has unfortunately lost her father and brothers and possesses the right of inheritance to a territory; her marriage requires your salvation..."

"What is the price?" Sean smiled: "I dare not make an enemy of that terrifying brother of mine! Even though he has already abdicated..."

"Neither do we!"

Fili did not even dare to mention that name: "The Regent simply does not wish to see noble bloodlines reduced to baseness; after all, the motto of the Bauhinia is 'Bloodline Supremacy'!"

The nobles of this era believed in bloodlines, believing that the Glory and power of their ancestors flowed within their blood.

Therefore, even though Sean had nothing left, his bloodline alone was enough to make him sought after.

"While that man was alive, we dared not make an enemy of him, so is this just gambling on a hope for the future?"

Sean suddenly smiled: "I agree!"

"Very good, only for certain reasons, your conferral will be carried out in Secret, and it would be best to change your name as well..." Fili said.

Sean's face twitched, and with a long sigh, he said: "One who has been expelled by the family is no longer worthy of using the Sotos surname. From today on, I shall establish the Solon Family and change my name to—Krien Suolun!"