"An aristocratic lineage? Looks like the people above aren't very pleased with my existence." I smiled faintly. This was actually within my expectations. If they had casually let me do as I pleased, I might even have suspected they were plotting something.
"But that's understandable. My father said that jointly petitioning for the city lord's position wouldn't be easy to succeed. It would be better to proceed step by step." Mao Chuchu seemed to think I had acted too hastily this time.
"We don't have the time for that, and the competition is about to begin. It was unavoidable that our arrangements were rushed. Still, I even stuffed quite a bit of money toward the Central Immortal Domain. Looks like it had no effect at all." I smiled wryly.
"It's perfectly normal for people to take the money and fail to get things done—or simply be unable to get them done. In the land of the Ascenders, the influence behind a lineage outweighs everything. Even the Northern Fox family is finding it difficult to take a single step now that they've lost power, aren't they? Otherwise, why would they need to participate in some Chosen One Selection Tournament? With her strength, she was more than capable of looking down on countless Ascenders," Mao Chuchu said.
"Looks like it's necessary to redefine some of the rules in this border region." I spoke pensively. If we didn't break the monopoly of the aristocratic lineages, it would be difficult to develop this Ascender territory through hands-off growth amid its constant fluctuations. That was the kind of structure I disliked most.
"Indeed. But we're all minor lineages, unknown and insignificant. How can we set rules for them? Come to think of it, with those aristocratic lineages from the central region entering the Star River