Lord of Ashes
Chapter 498

Icy Family

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Although Saine and Lina's movements weren't as fast as the Knight', they were still quite fast.

They were almost immediately following the Knight, forming the second wave to enter the manor.

The manor, set in the Subspace, was larger than people had imagined.

Besides the incredibly strong protective barriers surrounding the manor, upon entering, Saine astutely discovered traces of Space Power manipulation within its walls.

It is the use of these Space Power that makes the space inside the manor far exceed the scale seen from the outside.

After passing through the Vermilion Wooden Door, Saine and his group rushed into the manor.

The vast estate extends inwards, with numerous roads and secluded paths branching out to the left and right.

A large lake also appeared within the manor, with a pale white aura of restriction emanating from it. It was unknown whether there was anything of value within the lake.

Because the manor was so large, the Knight and Mage who entered it quickly split up from one group and explored in other directions.

Everyone has their own opportunities; there's no need for everyone to come together.

At this point, even Saine had little interest in continuing to explore in the positive direction.

There are too many people moving forward on the main road, and it is estimated that the vast majority of them believe that this direction offers the greatest benefits.

His substantial wealth meant that Saine didn't have a strong urgency to acquire basic resources and benefits.

On the contrary, it was the exploration of knowledge and rare phenomena that attracted Saine's interest more.

As they ventured deeper into the manor, Saine noticed a small path leading to the west.

Upon arriving here, the other trial participants either continued towards the depths of the manor's center or had already split up on their way here to explore other areas.

Saine took a few more extra glances at the path.

The vast secret manor was open to exploration from any location, and Saine didn't want to be crammed in with the others.

"How about we explore further from here?" Saine asked.

Lina, who was beside him, naturally followed Saine unconditionally.

The main question Saine asked was about Angle, a level one warlock who was not far from him.

After all, they had just reached Cooperation Agreement.

At this moment, Angle was still standing on the main road, while the Knight and Mage who were rushing the fastest ahead seemed to have encountered some kind of restriction or special situation.

The sounds of Battle Qi and clashing magical energy were already approaching.

Angle himself naturally prefers to continue exploring along the main path; unlike Saine, he has already achieved financial freedom.

Angle is quite short of personal cultivation resources.

The Farrell Family is vast and powerful, but Angre is not the only Angle.

Moreover, the fact that the Farrell Family secured the trial qualification for Angle the Knight Continent also signifies that in the future, the Angle family will prioritize other family members of similar stature when allocating resources in other areas.

This is a family of Bloodline Warlock who are fair yet somewhat indifferent.

Unless Angle is able to advance to level four or above in the future, the Farrell Family will never be able to unconditionally and fully support him.

The Farrell Family's approach is the most correct one for an ancient and powerful family with a rich heritage.

The talent that Angle is currently displaying is only enough to maintain the resources that the Farrell Family is currently allocating to him.

The family doesn't keep useless people. If one day Angle's potential is exhausted and he stops at a certain stage, then the Farrell Family will value him less and less.

By then, Angle estimated that he would receive less and less support from his family, and on the contrary, he would need to make more contributions to the family.

This unique supply model embodies a family-centric development philosophy.

This is not only true of the Farrell Family, but also of many Bloodline Warlock families and Knight Family in the Wizard World.

In particular, these families are generally quite powerful.

This further proves the scientific validity and feasibility of this development concept.

The Azure Source Holy Tower, where Saine resides, follows a different development philosophy.

Fairness is highly valued here, and the rules of the Holy Tower also place great emphasis on the interests of each Holy Tower Magician.

(P. S.: If they weren't focused on their own interests, those Mage would have all run away long ago.)

The Grant Family, to which Saine belongs, is far from reaching the development model of the Farrell Family.

This is because the Grant Family is still too weak; it is just a small family consisting of a few level-one beings and a Level-2 Creature.

The family's resources are all earned by those first and Level-2 Creature, so naturally, they will all be used on these first and Level-2 Creature.

However, they were not as strict and meticulous as the Farrell Family in their allocation of resources.

When resources are allocated within a family in a rigorous and meticulous manner, people not only experience the convenience brought by the family's power, but also the cold atmosphere within such a large family.

Apart from immediate parents and close relatives, other family members, despite sharing the same surname, act like strangers.

Furthermore, when conflicts of interest arise in the allocation of resources, they might even turn into enemies.

Saine was unaware of the specifics of the Farrell Family, so he didn't realize that the level one warlock in front of him was going through a difficult Choice.

Ultimately, Angle agreed to Saine's decision.

It's not that Angle readily and unconditionally trusted Saine, but rather that the first-level warlock suddenly realized that even if there were plenty of benefits on the right path, he might not necessarily get much of them.

Without the support of Saine and Lina, he would be outnumbered and outmatched by the Knight and Mage who had already banded together.

In fact, Angle had already tied himself to the two of them when he reached a cooperation agreement with Saine earlier.

And most of the time, it was Saine who made the decisions.

Who told them there were two of them? And the couple's abilities were no less Angle's.

The three of them then flew toward the path that Saine had discovered.

Sure enough, only Saine and his two companions entered this rather secluded path from beginning to end.

The other Knight and Mage seemed oblivious to this place, each pursuing their own paths and opportunities.

The path was initially narrow and quiet, but as the three of them ventured deeper, the scenery before them gradually opened up.

A Little Water and some strange trees and flowers appeared on the path the three were flying through.

A forbidden aura appeared around these pools and trees.

Obviously, if Saine and his companions want to explore the depths of the pool or collect the plant specimens, they must first break through these restrictions.

"The architectural style and overall layout here don't seem to resemble the Wizard World."

"Perhaps it was established by some ancient predecessor who, after traveling through surrounding civilizations and other worlds, incorporated the styles of other worlds and set up this Subspace secret realm," Saine sighed.

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