"Oh my, I thought I had already given the Kend Family enough credit. I never expected that I had still underestimated them. They actually dared to challenge the City Lord's Mansion..."
After leaving the Thieves' Guild and returning to the inn, Xuan Ye lay on the bed, several thoughts flashing through his mind.
He had learned a bit about the undercurrents in the city while asking around about the Kend Family. The tense situation in Stanrosai City was actually caused by the Kend Family challenging the City Lord's Mansion.
The Kend Family had obtained enough inherited Talent Runes, which was also one of the causes of the incident. This truly left Xuan Ye somewhat speechless.
Whether in overall strength or foundation, the City Lord's Mansion undoubtedly left the Kend Family far behind. It had twelve Professional Rank Experts, including two Six Star experts and two Five-Star experts. Whether in terms of top-level or basic strength, it surpassed the Kend Family by a considerable margin. Not to mention, the history of the City Lord's Mansion's Rosen Family could even be traced back to the Near Ancient era! It was far older than the history of Stanrosai City itself.
Even though, like most ancient noble families, they had declined, and currently only possessed the title of baron, such a long history could very well have left behind unimaginable trump cards: Family Heirloom Artifacts, sleeping Ancestors, and so on.
Even ten years ago, when the Ronald Kingdom had been destroyed and the entire realm had fallen into chaos, an unknown Master who coveted the Rosen Family's inherited Combat Skill had torn through the air and attacked. Yet he had been repelled by a withered Professional Rank Expert from the Rosen Family who had awakened and activated a Demonic Array with the aid of