"Bloodline connection?" The Headmaster froze for a moment and looked at him. "Why bring that up all of a sudden?"
"I was just reflecting..." Xi Ye sighed softly. "Headmaster, do you have any siblings?"
Headmaster: "I do..."
Xi Ye: "How's your relationship with them?"
Headmaster: "We've never been in contact..."
"Huh?" Xi Ye was stunned. He looked at the other man. "You've never been in contact? Did you have a falling-out or something?"
"Not exactly... There were just too many of them. It was troublesome to remember them all, so I stopped keeping in touch afterward..."
Xi Ye: "How many siblings do you have?"
Headmaster: "About four million..."
Xi Ye: "..."
He suddenly remembered that the slime race seemed to be... quite prolific...
If I had that many siblings too... I probably wouldn't have to be so troubled, would I?
He had no idea what Grandpa would think afterward...
"I'd like to ask you something..." Xi Ye suddenly said.
"What is it?" The Headmaster asked with a frown.
"That army from before..." Xi Ye smiled. "It was indeed very impressive. As soldiers, their level and equipment were already absurdly powerful. But I still have one question..."
"What question?"
"What are you wary of?" Xi Ye smiled. "Even if that army is of extremely high quality, and every one of them is equipped with an absurdly powerful Apocalypse Sword, they're ultimately just a group of Level 6 lifeforms. They shouldn't pose any threat to an existence like you, right? But back then, I clearly felt that you seemed somewhat nervous..."
"You're quite observant..." The Headmaster rolled his eyes at him.
Xi Ye: "Can you tell me why?"
Headmaster: "Do you think that merely having a decent-quality army and a pile of advanced equipment would let them contend with a Level 16