Alchemical affinity

The archives room.

As the door opened, Nightless Sky Yong Shang, who was sitting behind the desk in the archives, put down the documents in her hand and looked up.

"Oh... friend, you've come so quickly."

Nightless Sky Yong Shang smiled and stood up to greet Lin Yu.

As for Lin Yu's two Niece, Nightless Sky Huo Ming and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, who were following behind him, Nightless Sky Yong Shang Heaven simply nodded slightly.

Lin Yu looked at Nightless Sky Yong Shang with a calm expression.

He sat down in the chair opposite Nightless Sky Yong Shang.

"I thought you'd take this opportunity to do something, leave some trace... but you're really just here looking at documents, which is quite surprising."

Nightless Sky Yong Shang closed the file booklet on the table and laughed.

"You're quite good at judging people, my friend... At first, I did intend to do something. Although I won't be staying here for very long this time, I'm already back, and I thought... I can't let my sister, who is now the Family Head, have it too easy, right?"

"Although I was outmaneuvered by her and banished to Eternal Prison back then, it was true that I was inferior in skill, and I admit defeat and accept the punishment... However, 'admitting defeat' is one thing, and whether I will seek revenge after I return is another matter entirely."

Nightless Sky Yong Shang spoke frankly, without hiding her thoughts at all.

Lin Yu looked at him and asked calmly.

"The people of the Nightless Sky Family have always been like this. I noticed it back in the Eternal Prison... You're not the kind of person who accepts fate."

"So what I'm curious about is... why have you given up on the idea of getting revenge on her?"

Nightless Sky Yong Shang tapped the file. "Because I've seen what she's done at Truth Company all these years... to what extent has she led Truth Company and the Nightless Sky Family?"

"I'm not just admitting defeat now, I'm completely convinced—if I were the Family Head of the Nightless Sky Family, I couldn't do that."

Nightless Sky Yong Shang spoke, Nightless Sky Huo Ming sighed.

"Your mother is indeed... the more you surpass her, the more you will admire her."

Upon hearing this, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot sighed softly, "I don't think there's anything wrong with what you said, Sister Huo Ming, but... it seems like our uncle is just saying nice things."

Lin Yu also looked at Nightless Sky Yong Shang and nodded slightly. "Yes, so can you speak human language? There's no need to pretend with me here, Nightless Sky Yong Shang?"

Nightless Sky Yong Shang sighed, "But what about my two Niece?"

"It's alright, you won't have many chances to meet again anyway," Lin Yu gently patted the table. "Haven't those years in prison worn away your Noble airs of caring about your image?"

"Actually, it cured my bad habit, but as soon as I came back and smelled the alchemical fumes of this Great Wilderness, it started to relapse a bit," Nightless Sky Yong Shang smiled. "Alright... I'll be honest."

"I'm just... a little scared."

"After all, although I expected before coming here that Yong Lian was hiding her true abilities, and that her cunning and talent back then were probably much greater than I imagined," said Nightless Sky Yong Shang, sighing, "But... after actually seeing the development and changes of the Truth Company over the years, and realizing what she probably did behind the scenes, I dare not harbor any resentment towards her at all."

"I originally thought she only showed 10 points of strength and hid 90 points... Now it seems that even before my accident, those slightly sharp actions and flaws she showed were actually just part of her disguise."

"The part that this guy is actually hiding is probably 99%."

"Research, combat, political maneuvering... and ruthlessness—she is undoubtedly one of the world's most outstanding individuals."

"Honestly... I even think that she's just as ruthless as the First Generation Family Head."

"Such a person... I can't even muster any thoughts of revenge. I even think that being able to serve in the Eternal Prison instead of being tortured to death by her is already a pretty good ending," Nightless Sky Yong Shang sighed. "Maybe this is the result of my good deeds... Compared to others, I've never given her a bad look at home."

"So, I think if I ever have any thoughts of revenge against her... maybe one day she'll chase me into the Eternal Prison and kill me."

Lin Yu nodded. "Actually, I feel the same way... But then again, I'm actually quite interested in her experience of hiding her talents within the Nightless Sky Family back then..."

"Since the Family Head has such talent, why do you say... that she was quite looked down upon at home back then?"

"Even if it's because she was Concubine-born and didn't come from a good family, it shouldn't be like this."

As Lin Yu spoke, Nightless Sky Yong Shang shrugged.

"Concubine-born of wedlock isn't so bad, but the problem is that the previous Family Head, our father... was a very wicked person."

"Although he was also the Family Head and the Chosen of God one, and could be considered to have great power, I don't know what kind of shadow our Grandfather and Grandfather cast on him. Our father was a guy with severe paranoia—he spent his whole life worrying that someone would steal his power."

"That's why he's been inciting infighting among us heirs... Besides the fact that he thinks this will select a capable and ruthless successor, our infighting will also solidify his power."

"So, in this situation, if you didn't have enough 'value,' you'd be considered trash within the Nightless Sky Family... Well, that was definitely the morbid atmosphere within the Nightless Sky Family back then."

Lin Yu said, "Is that so? But... surely the Family Head couldn't be completely worthless, right? Even if she's hiding a lot of her talents, her Alchemy Talent doesn't lie."

Nightless Sky Yong Shang whispered, "That's what makes her so terrifying, my friend... Back then, she was able to endure to the point that even in this situation, she could completely conceal her Alchemy Talent."

Lin Yu said softly, "What about Alchemy Affinity? You can't lie about that, can you?"

Nightless Sky Yong Shang shook her head.

"That's why I said I admire her... because one of the reasons she was disliked within the family back then was that even her Alchemy Affinity was extremely low."

"However, judging from her later Chosen of Wisdom and her mastery of Supreme Alchemy, it's clear that she used some means back then, even completely concealing her innate and extremely high affinity!"