An Invitation from the Mittel Family

An Invitation from the Mittel Family

That day, Xiao Lin had been teaching his son how to cultivate when the clan leader, Xiao Dongcheng, came looking for him.

"Clan Leader."

"Grandpa Clan Leader."

As their voices fell, Xiao Dongcheng walked into Xiao Lin's courtyard with a broad smile on his face.

It was clear that the Xiao Household's rise had made him extremely happy.

Though it was already difficult for his own cultivation to advance any further, how could he, as clan leader, not be delighted to see the younger generation of the Xiao Household prove so outstanding?

In truth, although Xiao Lin was the Xiao Household's young clan leader, he was not Xiao Dongcheng's son.

He had only become the young clan leader because he was the most outstanding member of his generation in the Xiao Household.

As for Xiao Dongcheng, he was already over sixty. This old man had devoted his entire life to the Xiao Household and had no children of his own.

Thus, back when Xiao Lin had yet to awaken his Past-Life Wisdom but had already displayed extraordinary talent, Xiao Dongcheng had overruled all opposition and made him the Xiao Household's young clan leader!

At the same time, from then on, he had treated Xiao Lin as his own son.

Later, after Xiao Lin had a son, Xiao Zhan, he treated Xiao Zhan as his own grandson as well.

Therefore, even though Xiao Dongcheng was not Xiao Lin's true father, Xiao Lin still held him in the highest respect.

In recent years, Xiao Dongcheng's health had worsened due to his age.

Fortunately, the Imperial Family had rewarded them with a large amount of resources, and the Xiao Household had also claimed a portion of the Intel Lineage's resources. This had barely allowed Xiao Dongcheng to break through from a six-star Battle Spirit to a seven-star one.

The increase in strength had undoubtedly extended the old man's lifespan somewhat.

Of course, after the Xiao Household became a Battle King family, the old man's great joy might also have unknowingly allowed him to live a little longer.

After all, people with a good mindset naturally lived longer.

Furthermore, Xiao Dongcheng had actually suggested several times that Xiao Lin directly become the Xiao Household's clan leader, but Xiao Lin had refused every time.

Xiao Lin was currently at a crucial stage of rapid advancement. If clan affairs held him back, they would undoubtedly greatly slow his cultivation progress.

So, Xiao Lin could only trouble him to continue shining in the position of clan leader.

It was not that Xiao Lin did not wish to shoulder the responsibilities of clan leader.

After all, if that were truly the case, he would not have revealed his Battle King cultivation to the outside world so quickly.

Why had he revealed his Battle King cultivation now?

Was it not so that the Xiao Household could benefit from it?

He merely wanted to wait until his strength had risen through this transitional period and he had properly consolidated his foundation, then naturally take over as the Xiao Household's clan leader.

That day would likely not come too soon, but neither would it come too late.

According to Xiao Lin's own estimate, once he reached the Dou Venerable realm, it would be about time for him to take over as clan leader.

Returning to the present, when Xiao Dongcheng saw Xiao Lin and Xiao Zhan cultivating together, a trace of apology first flashed across his face, only to be covered by even deeper delight.

"Xiao Lin, I'm sorry for interrupting your father-son cultivation session, but there truly is something that requires you to handle personally."

Xiao Dongcheng did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"You need me to handle it personally?"

Xiao Lin was somewhat surprised.

Although he had already revealed his Battle King cultivation to the outside world, Xiao Dongcheng was still the Xiao Household's clan leader!

If Xiao Dongcheng needed him to handle it now, Xiao Lin thought the Xiao Household might have encountered some trouble.

As long as it was within his abilities, Xiao Lin naturally would not shrink from it.

After all, they were family.

"Ah, what are you thinking? It's a good thing. There's simply a piece of good news that requires you to step forward. Take a look for yourself."

Shaking his head, Xiao Dongcheng handed Xiao Lin a gilded invitation.

"Hmm? An invitation?"

After taking it from Xiao Dongcheng, Xiao Lin could tell at a glance that it was an invitation.

And any faction that could inlay real gold onto an invitation was surely no ordinary force.

Sure enough, at the bottom of the invitation, Xiao Lin saw the sender—or rather, the faction that had sent it.

Mittel!

These three words carried immeasurable weight throughout the entire Gama Empire.

Although some people had grouped the newly risen Xiao Household, Nalan Household, Mu Household, and Mittel Family together as the Four Great Families of the Gama Empire, everyone knew that the other three were actually far inferior to the Mittel Family.

Even before the Intel Lineage was divided up, the Mittel Family had already risen from an established Battle King family to a Dou Emperor family.

Without exaggeration, excluding Xiao Lin himself, even if the Xiao Household, Nalan Household, and Mu Household joined forces, they would still be no match for the Mittel Family.

All because of the existence of Hai Bodong, the newly advanced Dou Emperor!

Moreover, because the Mittel Family neither entered politics nor joined the military, and had focused all its efforts on developing commerce from the very beginning—

Over the years, the Mittel Family's commercial empire had come to occupy at least over a third of the entire Gama Empire.

The Mittel Family's auction houses were an even more renowned golden brand!

At times, even forces from other nations would come to take part whenever the Mittel Family held a major auction.

This showed just how influential the Mittel Family was within the Gama Empire.

Of course, in Xiao Lin's memories, the Mittel Family had been even more like angel investors in the original work.

Whether Ya Fei or Hai Bodong, both had practically bet their entire fortunes on Xiao Yan.

It had to be said that, as merchants, the Mittel Family's judgment was truly sharp.

That investment had absolutely brought returns a thousandfold, even ten thousandfold!

There had once been a joke online in his previous life: when the Xiao Household hosted a banquet, if Hai Bodong had not arrived, no one else dared to begin eating!

Though it was merely a joke, it showed just how enviable the Mittel Family's returns became after they tied themselves to the Xiao Household.

Therefore, whether due to the original work or the good reputation he had heard in this life, Xiao Lin had quite a favorable impression of the Mittel Family.

Now that he saw this invitation sent by the Mittel Family, Xiao Lin had no intention of refusing.

Of course, Xiao Lin was also quite interested in the contents of the invitation.

The Mittel Family was preparing to hold another major auction and sincerely invited the Xiao Household to attend.

Although the Xiao Household had attended major auctions hosted by the Mittel Family in the past, they had never received an invitation of this caliber.

Clearly, after becoming a Battle King family, the Xiao Household had become important enough to draw the Mittel Family's attention.

In the future, the two families might even carry out deeper commercial cooperation!

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