Chapter 6: The Great Sage: Khaenri'ah's Legacy! It's All Mine!
In the depths of the Sacred Order, on the top floor of the Palace of Wisdom.
The instructor quickly reported the situation to the great sage Azar.
"You mean he claims to be a Kerrian?"
There was a trace of surprise in Azar's eyes. As the smartest human in Sumeru, he certainly knew the full history of Khaenri'ah.
Seeing the instructor nod, Azar scoffed, "No wonder such a grand gesture was made, it's truly interesting..."
"Sage Master, I remember Khaenri'ah..."
"That's right."
With a slight disdain on his face, Azar smiled and said, "It's just a race cursed by Celestia, and now it can only struggle like ants."
"Those with the blood of Khaenri'ah are cursed with immortality and will eventually become hollow shells without memory. Even if they wish to die, they cannot."
"It is even more impossible for them to continue their lineage because all their descendants will become abyssal monsters."
"I presume this Ye Xi's purpose is to continue the lineage..."
Hearing these words, the commander's expression became grim, and he said deeply, "Sage Master, if we leave this unchecked, the monsters born of these women will likely endanger Sumeru!"
"I think we should take action to stop this Ye Xi from remaining in Sumeru!"
Azar didn't think so and waved with a smile: "A group of 30 monsters is more than enough to handle this."
"I'd like to see the terrified expressions of those greedy women when they give birth to monsters, it must be quite amusing..."
"Wait... I suddenly thought of a more interesting proposal."
Azar didn't care at first, but suddenly his eyes lit up, and a playful look appeared on his face: "Use the Void System to tell all the people about Khaenri'ah!"
Seeing Azar suddenly change his mind, the commander was very confused: "My lord, announcing this news will surely make many women give up, but there will still be many who will take the risk for Mora, right?"
"Exactly what I want."
Azar smiled and said, "If a woman gives birth to a monster child, we can rightfully arrest Ye Xi and seize his property. At that time, all his money will belong to the Academy!"
"Such an extravagant reward must have used the legacy of the Kingdom of Khaenri'ah!"
"Although I don't know this Ye Xi's true identity, if we can uncover the whereabouts of that inheritance..."
"That's the legacy of the entire Kingdom of Khaenri'ah!"
Before even finishing his sentence, Hazard's face was already filled with greed.
The instructor beside him couldn't help but marvel, his eyes full of avarice: "As expected of a sage! I will handle this right away!"
...
Baoshang Street.
There was a long line at the entrance to the Adventurers' Guild, and countless Sumeru girls had come to accept the commission.
This scene made many men wear expressions of pain.
Because they saw that their beloved had also joined the line!
That feeling was almost like wearing a green hat.
Just as countless men were heartbroken, a message came from the Void System to everyone.
**[To All the People of Sumeru]**
**[The one who offered a large sum for a wife is a survivor of Khaenri'ah from five hundred years ago!]**
**[Marrying the remnants of Khaenri'ah will cause their descendants to degenerate into monsters!]**
**[The survivors of Khaenri'ah were cursed with immortality and are likely over 500 years old, their bodies decaying and their minds insane.]**
**[Let everyone be informed!]**
The message spread through everyone's minds, and all of Sumeru fell silent for a moment.
The women in line were also shocked on the spot.
"What? The baby will be a monster!?"
"Oh my God! That's terrible! Even if I get these Mora, do I want to see a monster come out of my stomach?"
"No, I don't want that! No mother in the world can accept seeing her child turn into a monster!"
There was an uproar everywhere.
"What if you don't have children? As long as you get the dowry, it's not impossible!"
"Didn't you see the Void's warning? This person has lived for more than five hundred years, he's probably a crazy old man!"
"Exactly, he's old and rotting. I'd rather die than give myself to someone like that for the first time!"
"Money isn't easy to come by, forget it, I'm not going!"
"I don't want it either, Miss Catherine, please cancel the commission for me!"
...
Those who had accepted the commission rushed to the Adventurers' Guild's door, not giving Catherine a chance to explain.
Catherine had seen Ye Xi with her own eyes!
Where is this crazy old man?
He's clearly an extraordinary man in his prime, with both an outstanding appearance and temperament, bearing the air of someone superior.
However, no matter what Catherine explained, these women could no longer listen.
They couldn't trust the words of the Adventurers' Guild. After all, no one wanted to gamble with their own bodies!
...
Meanwhile.
Ye Xi, who was at home, naturally also received the news from the Void.
This incident did not exceed his expectations. On the contrary, everything proceeded as he had foreseen.
This is Sumeru!
In other countries, ordinary people might not know the past of Khaenri'ah, but Sumeru is different. There are likely many scholars studying the history of Khaenri'ah!
Moreover, with an advanced Void system, as long as one person knows, soon everyone will know.
So Ye Xi was already prepared for this, otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a commotion and gone directly to the Adventurers' Guild to issue commissions.
Now that the Void system had directly broadcast this matter, it indicated that the great sage Azar had intervened.
The fact that he didn't send a group of 30 people to stop this but only issued a verbal warning showed that Azar was already eyeing Khaenri'ah's legacy.
In this case, the fish would bite the bait.
The great sage Azar was now on the opposite side of him, so in the future, to protect Khaenri'ah, destroying the great sage and taking control of all Sumeru would be reasonable, right?
This is legitimate defense!
As for the commission of paying large sums to hire a wife, Ye Xi was in no rush.
Think about it, if it weren't for Azar's warning, how many Sumeru girls would have taken up the commission?
Those women, like wolves and tigers, would have come immediately!
Men?
Even elephants couldn't handle that!
What's the point of being squeezed out every minute?
The First Emperor didn't start his business only to be worn out midway, did he?
With fewer people now accepting commissions, he could go calmly to the Adventurers' Guild tomorrow to collect the list.
Thinking this, Ye Xi cheerfully prepared a pot of vanilla tea.
At that exact moment, a girl suddenly called from the door: "Excuse me, is this the residence of Master Ye Xi?"
Ye Xi was surprised to hear the words and looked toward the voice.
He saw a beautiful girl with skin as white as snow standing at the gate of the courtyard.
Judging by her attire, she seemed to be a scholar!
This greatly surprised Ye Xi.
'Strange, didn't I keep the address off the commission? How did she find it?'
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