At that moment, He Yan finally understood why Nilu Gu had insisted on bringing the boy named Timsi before them into their Merchant Group.
So he was one of them—also a descendant of the Ancient Empire!
It was simply that the Guardian Clan had once served as ministers of the Ancient Empire, while this boy was descended from the Imperial Royalty.
With just one glance, He Yan recognized the mark on Timsi's chest. It was the emblem of the Ancient Empire when it had ruled the world.
It was also a mark that only descendants of the Imperial Royalty would automatically bear from birth.
It could be said that no one could possibly impersonate a descendant of the Ancient Empire's Imperial Royalty.
That was why He Yan had instinctively cried out the words "Imperial Royalty" upon seeing the mark on Timsi's chest.
Wasn't the reason their clan had guarded the Ancient Ruins sealing the Gelel Ore Vein for generation after generation because they had obeyed the Imperial Royalty's orders back then?
No wonder Nilu Gu, who had always kept its distance from strangers, had behaved so unusually intimate with this boy today.
Strictly speaking, descendants of the Ancient Empire's Imperial Royalty could even be considered the masters of their Merchant Group.
Although so many years had passed and that master-servant relationship had long ceased to exist.
Still, elders of the clan like He Yan held the Empire's royal descendants in extraordinary respect.
Normally, so long as the other party did not do anything too excessive, he would choose to carry out their wishes.
The only thing He Yan could not understand was why a royal descendant would return to this continent after thousands of years.
After all, apart from the conflict of interests that had driven the various factions to