"Dodder..." Supreme Si Xi softly rolled the name over his tongue. Just a minor lord?
But in truth, the ranking of noble strength was not determined entirely by title.
After looking into it, Si Xi learned that this Lord Dodder belonged to a very small branch split off from a major family.
Dozens of generations ago, his ancestors had once been marquises. By the time of the last division of the family, they had only retained the title of lord.
The previous generation of lords had nearly lost their title, but then two Supremes emerged in succession.
Two Supremes alone were nothing especially intimidating, but these two brothers had both taught at Glory Academy!
A large portion of Glory Academy's students came from noble families. The academy was naturally a social circle for the nobility.
Later, the younger brother continued teaching while the older brother took charge of part of Glory Academy's school property.
That portion of the school property flourished in his hands, and he himself became a tycoon.
Quite a few high-ranking nobles had invested in the commercial empire he built. Its guiding principle was sharing profits with everyone.
When the Gustin Family moved away from Clear Source, they chose to lease their fief to him because they trusted him to handle matters reliably and because he cared greatly about his reputation.
At the time, the Dodder Lord Family was not weak, but the main reason it developed so well was its excellent reputation.
The Gustin Family had lost the noble war and had no shortage of enemies, but who would dare lay a hand on a lord from Glory Academy? Unfortunately, this lord family had produced only those two figures capable of reviving its fortunes.
When the brothers grew old, they had finally scraped together enough to