Chapter 382

That night, after Lomon fell asleep, he had a dream.

In the dream, he returned to his youth. From a "fat sheep" he had happened to meet at a gambling den, he learned that the man was the illegitimate son of a viscount. His father was gravely ill, and he was rushing home to fight for the inheritance. So Lomon killed him, spent nearly all his wealth to hire a high-ranking mage to perform a bloodline inheritance ritual, inherited that family's bloodline, then took the documents that could prove his identity and appeared, "travel-worn," in the viscount's territory after the viscount died.

Everything went smoothly. The other heir's moral character was appallingly low, leaving him utterly unable to contend with Lomon. Lomon also made all sorts of promises to the nobles of the surrounding territories, winning some over and dividing others. Before long, he had stabilized the situation.

In the end, he successfully inherited the title, becoming the new Viscount Gelten and taking the lord's throne.

After the lord's inauguration ceremony, he sat upon the throne in the audience hall. Looking around at this hall—which, though not especially splendid or majestic, was at least large and imposing—he could not help bursting into laughter.

When he was done laughing, he lowered his head dejectedly and let out a deep sigh.

"How wonderful! Too bad it's only a dream..."

"Huh? How did you realize it was a dream?" Sui Xiong appeared before him in the form of a jellyfish, floating in midair.

Lomon looked up at him. He was slightly afraid, but not particularly surprised.

"I can't really explain it, but... I've had dreams like this many times over the past few decades."

Only then did Sui Xiong understand. He could not help giving an awkward laugh before asking, "I never expected