Sharp Critique by the Nightless Sky Family Head

"In short, I really don't have any feelings for Arter Mercury, even though when he was still the Family Head, he chose a more conciliatory foreign policy and was friendly to the Truth Company and the Nightless Sky Family... but at that time I had not yet taken over the Nightless Sky Family."

"But in any case, he is indeed the link between the Mercury Family and the Nightless Sky Family... so, if he were to die at my dearest daughter's coming-of-age ceremony, I would still find it somewhat troublesome."

Lin Yu looked at the serious-looking Nightless Sky Family Head and directly exposed his true colors.

"Oh, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot is your dearest daughter again? You just said that Nightless Sky Fire Apricot was your biggest headache... Shouldn't your dearest daughter be Nightless Sky Huo Le?"

The Nightless Sky Family Head leaned back slightly. "You're quite a troublesome young man... Don't worry about the details. The important thing is that if you kill Arter Mercury, it will undoubtedly strain the relationship between the Nightless Sky Family and the Mercury Family, and it will also damage the reputation of the Nightless Sky Family."

"To be honest, it wouldn't matter if it were any other visiting guest... but it's Arter Mercury —he's been affiliated with the Truth Company and our Nightless Sky Family for a long time, so he's practically a member of the Nightless Sky Family."

Lin Yu looked at the Nightless Sky Family Head and calmly said, "Anyway, if not me, then someone else will. After all, someone is willing to pay a high price to take his life."

Upon hearing this Nightless Sky Family Head sighed, "That's normal... To be honest, for the other assassination commissions, I can roughly guess which faction is behind them by analyzing the stakes involved. But with Arter Mercury... I just can't figure it out."

"It's not that we can't guess, it's just that there are too many people with the motive to do this lately!"

Lin Yu was quite surprised to hear this. "Why would an old man who has been living in seclusion for many years suddenly have such a high level of hatred? Has he been acting strangely lately?"

Admittedly, Arter Mercury was indeed involved in many Karma back then—he was once the acting Family Head of the Mercury Family, but that was fifty years ago.

If he were to die because of this, he should have died fifty years ago... or at most thirty years ago.

It makes no sense that after fifty years, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot from Nevernight is about to die.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the Nightless Sky Family Head rested his chin on his hand and said, "Because a new secret has recently been revealed—a secret about fifty years ago."

"A secret that was once known only to me, the head of the Sorens family, Art Mercury, and Arlan Mercury."

"It's been leaked very little... Currently, only the direct descendants of Royal Nobles, some Family Head Direct Lineage Ducal Family close to the Five Great Noble Families, and the Board Members and top executives of the Three Great Corporations know about this..."

"The number is definitely no more than fifty—but at least thirty of those fifty are now eager to kill Arter Mercury."

The Nightless Sky Family Head spoke calmly, prompting Lin Yu to raise an eyebrow in surprise.

"So, what's the secret?"

"If A Luo had asked, I wouldn't have told him, but you... are certainly qualified."

The Nightless Sky Family Head spoke casually.

"Arter Mercury is the Chosen of God of the God of Life. He has relinquished his position as Family Head, but he cannot relinquish his identity Chosen of God... For so many years, the Supreme Alchemy used by Arlan Mercury has always been 'borrowed' from some kind of Secret Technique."

"And it is precisely because of the long-term use of the Secret Technique of 'borrowing' that Arter Mercury now has the identity of 'Chosen of God' but not the power of the Chosen of God —do you know what that means?"

Although Lin Yu didn't know, he could guess.

"It sounds like some kind of untapped treasure."

"Yes, killing him will vacate the Chosen of God of the 'God of Life' —a vacancy not under the control of the Mercury Family," the Nightless Sky Family Head said, resting his chin on his hand. "Moreover, according to my calculations... since the Authority of the 'God of Life' is naturally related to life, this thing is very likely directly linked to Arter Mercury's life—although there is no concrete evidence, the mere thought of obtaining Divine Artifact related to the 'God of Life' or even the Chosen of God status just for killing him is enough to make someone take the risk."

"Moreover, the reason why the Five Great Noble Families are the Five Great Noble Families, apart from wealth and status, is most importantly the support of the 'Deity'. Although the support of the 'Deity' is not entirely reflected in 'Chosen of God'... However, whether Royal Nobles without Chosen of God can still be called a noble or royal family, and whether they can still be listed among the 'five'—I'm afraid many people, even if they don't want to be Chosen of God, would want to take this opportunity to try."

The Nightless Sky Family Head spoke with a hint of anticipation in his voice.

"Given your words, judging solely from your motives, it's hard for me not to suspect you're the employer," Lin Yu said with a smile. "However... since Arter Mercury is staying with you, you really didn't need to wait until today to make your move."

"I'm just curious, Your Excellency—given his important status, why did you still want him to leave the Mercury Family?"

Lin Yu asked earnestly.

"Because if he stays in the Mercury Family, then Arlan Mercury's position as Family Head will have no legitimacy whatsoever—if Arlan Mercury wants to secure his position, he must make himself the 'Chosen of God'."

"You're very good at 'impersonating' others, so you should also know... the key to whether an impersonation can Make It Real isn't how convincing the fake is..."

Lin Yu added softly, "It's not that they really can't show their faces."

"That's right, you have a very high level of understanding."

"The Nightless Sky Family Head said with satisfaction."

"Then why must Arlan Mercury be the Family Head? Isn't Arter Mercury doing a great job? Besides, with his natural status Chosen of God, he can't possibly be outcompeted by Arlan Mercury!"

"And if he lost the Struggle... then why didn't Arlan Mercury just kill him?"

Lin Yu asked curiously.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the Nightless Sky Family Head showed a look of disdain. "Because both of them are good-for-nothings."

She spoke without any hesitation.

"Arlan Mercury is not qualified to inherit the position of Chosen of God, Arter Mercury lacks the courage to lead the Divine Power Group... Most importantly, these two are completely unqualified as Noble!"

"That old man, Arter, has absolutely no desire to Family Head. Deep down, he's always considered himself a 'deputy Family Head '... Damn it, he's so unambitious and a complete disgrace to the Mercury Family."

"As for Arlan, he's a crybaby and a spineless coward. When we found him, he actually said something like, 'I don't want my Older Brother to die'... What an unreasonable piece of trash!"

"The Nightless Sky Family Head said unhappily."

"To be fellow Royal Nobles with them is an utter disgrace... If they hadn't offered such a high price and I hadn't kept my promise, I would have killed them both long ago!"

"It's better to keep them around, even though the Nightless Sky Family handle them right now... But if the Mercury Family is full of such trash, sooner or later, my descendants will devour them completely, leaving no trace of flesh or blood."