This was actually the tragedy of most Magus families!
After becoming a Magus, due to the closure of the life energy system and the huge changes in the body's genes, it became a huge problem to have children like a normal human. Even if there were some who succeeded, the child they gave birth to would most likely be a normal human or even a malformed fetus.
However, if the parents were strong enough, or if their bloodline was strong enough, even if it was more difficult to give birth, the child they gave birth to would most likely continue his or her powerful bloodline talent.
Most Magus families, especially bloodline Magi families, would usually refuse to marry non-family members in order to maintain the purity and tradition of the family's bloodline.
Within the Seaman family, the difference in treatment between the family members who had awakened their bloodline power and those who had not was so huge that it left one speechless.
For bloodline descendants like Celia, the family would focus on nurturing them. If they were lucky enough, they would have the chance to become a rank 1 bloodline Magus. However, if they were judged to have insufficient bloodline power to become a bloodline Magus, then their fate was sealed. They could only become the reproduction tool of other high-ranked bloodline Magi within the family.
Celia's luck was good. With the protection of Grandfather Sark, who was considered strong, she was able to live a carefree and happy childhood in Wilick Castle.
Thus, when the big tree above their heads suddenly collapsed, their fate became dangerous and unknown!
Even though her rationality kept telling her that she had to leave this castle, Celia, who had never traveled alone, could not muster the courage to rush out.
After awakening her bloodline power, she had ventured into some primordial forests to train, but that was done under the protection of large groups of mercenaries and acolytes of the family. Furthermore, the battle experience and life skills she gained were still very little!
Thus, while her brother, who was a normal human, kept reminding her, Celia was still hesitating.
Maybe the family would not be so heartless, maybe things would turn for the better, maybe Grandfather Sark was just seriously injured and was hiding outside to recuperate …
However, just as the two hid in the house and whispered to each other, a feminine voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
"Hiding outside? Kekeke … Don't even think about it! You've probably forgotten that you have the bloodline of the Seaman family in you. It's too easy to track your whereabouts … "
The door opened, and a male Magus with a gray triangular snake head walked in.
It was Alexa!
The wizard sent by the family to take care of grandpa Sark's funeral.
The two people in the room looked at each other, their eyes showing fear and fear at the same time.
They knew very well that this Wizard Alexa had always been at odds with their grandfather. Since the family had sent him here, then the decision made by the family elders was obvious!
Celia asked in a trembling voice, "How did the family decide on Grandpa Sark's death?"
"Of course …" Wizard Aixa sneered, "Don't look into it anymore! After all, Sark was the one who took the initiative to find trouble with the other party. The other party had already submitted all the evidence to the scattered Pagoda Forest Association. The old farts in the association kept pressuring the family to hand over the culprit who destroyed the stability and unity. Tsk tsk tsk … Sark is already dead, what else can the family hand over? Of course it's you unlucky bastards, scapegoats! "
"But Grandpa Sark is the most famous elite wizard in the family, and the contract he signed with the family also has a clause to protect the future generations. Does the family want to violate the contract?" Celia's voice was getting hoarse by now.
"Hmph, the contract that Sark signed did indeed have such a clause, but don't forget, Sark didn't die in the family's mission. He ran out and secretly accepted a mission to kill, and instead lost his own life. Now the family is in a passive position! "
"What did the family elders say?"
"This matter was completely caused by Sark, and the family has no obligation to bear the consequences for him. Therefore, the result of the family and the association's negotiation is that all of Sark's territories and businesses must be handed over to the Sarubo family's boy. As for you … You descendants with Sark's bloodline must also be handed over. "
Saying till here, Isaac coldly glanced at the two of them, "In order to prevent the family's bloodline from leaking out, the family has specially tasked me to retrieve the Giant Serpent bloodline of your branch!"
The faces of the young man and woman in the room instantly turned deathly pale.
Any bloodline Magus family, in order to enrich the power of their bloodline, would create a few foreign branches, using this method to absorb powerful Magi from the outside to serve the family. Under certain circumstances, these foreign branches would also be bestowed with a portion of the family's bloodline. However, if the foreign members went against the family's interests, their bloodline could be cruelly retrieved.
The process of retrieving the bloodline was extremely cruel and terrifying!
Under the pressure of the Sarubo family and the scattered Tower Forest Association, the Hikari family was forced to hand over the members of Sark's branch for the other party to vent their anger. However, the Hikari family did not wish for their bloodline to fall into the hands of outsiders, so they sent Isaac to Wilick Castle to preside over the ceremony.
Nightfall.
Celia, who had awakened her bloodline, was brought to a secret room in the main castle. Her mournful wails continued for the entire night, only dying down when dawn approached.
12 days later.
All 37 members of the Sark family were sent to Ferdenan City. The title deeds for Wilick Castle, Fandil City, and the surrounding land were also sent to the Sarubo family.
According to the agreement, Fandil City belonged to the Sarubo family, while Grimm received Wilick Castle and the surrounding land. At the same time, 5 members of the Sark family were sent to Grimm. One of them had an awakened bloodline, and 4 of them were acolytes.
As for the other 30, they had already been dealt with by the Sarubo family, including the grandson of Magus Sark. Since he did not have any power, in the eyes of outsiders, he was no different from a normal person. He did not even have the chance to be sent to Grimm before he was executed.
In the residence on the 7th floor of the Magus Tower, Grimm personally inspected the group of 5 slaves.
Originally, when he heard that one of them had awakened his bloodline, Grimm was slightly tempted. However, when he saw the people being escorted into the room, his mood instantly turned sour.
The female leader's information clearly stated that she was fifteen years old, but looking at her lifeless gray eyes and old and loose facial skin, no matter how you looked at it, she should be an old woman in her sixties or seventies. In her body, Grimm could not sense any bloodline energy, nor any elemental energy.
She ….. She seemed to be a normal person. No, a person who had aged prematurely, even more pitiful than a normal person!
Damn it, the Hikari family was really ruthless. They actually sucked out all the bloodline energy in her body, not leaving a single bit for himself.
A Sark family member like this could only be killed. No one wanted to leave behind a descendant of their enemy, only to have them take revenge a few decades later. Without her bloodline energy, she did not even have the qualifications to be a research subject for Grimm.
Grimm helplessly shook his head and shifted his gaze.
The Sarubo family had already investigated the remaining 4 acolytes and found that they did not have any bloodline relationship with the Sark family. They only relied on the Sark family to obtain knowledge and resources, so there was no need to kill them all.
After forcing them to sign a new service contract, Grimm threw them to Alice, who had just returned, and asked her to bring them back to Wilick Castle and carefully clean up the property and servants there.
Since the bloodline of the Sark descendants had been taken back, Grimm could only grit his teeth and endure. If even the resources and personal collection left behind by the Sark family were "taken back", Grimm could only go to the Hikari family and have a good talk.
After dealing with the Sark family, the next thing that worried Grimm the most was the female Illusionist who had escaped.
Grimm had a feeling that she was the key to unraveling the mystery of the assassination!
After returning to the Wizard Tower, Grimm repeatedly thought about that night, and he felt that the whole thing was not as simple as it seemed. That Bloody Butcher, the body refinement wizard, might have something to do with the Black Hand Association, but the Sark family's Sark was definitely not someone the Black Hand Association could invite.
Vaguely, Grimm felt that there was a mastermind behind all this, and it was not just him that they were after, but also … Alice.
This could be seen from the fact that they only sent out the Bloody Butcher to keep him busy, while the other two main forces went to kill Alice and Kaby.
Kabi was able to survive because of his invisibility spell and partial transformation spell, but Alice was only able to survive because of luck.
To be honest, even Grimm could not imagine that a quasi-wizard could escape from an elite wizard's innate attack. If Grimm did not give her the Void Stone, he was afraid that what he would see in the end would be a petrified statue of Alice.
From all the signs, it seemed that the other party wanted to kill Alice first, and not him.
This was very clear!
Also, his investigation of the female Illusionist did not yield any results. He had searched the entire Scattered Tower Forest, but he had never heard of a person with such a figure and appearance. Grim could not help but suspect that the appearance she revealed that night might not be her true self.
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