The "Apprentice" Pathway was controlled by the Abraham Family, but later passed into the hands of the Tamara Family, which had long intermarried with them. During the Fourth Epoch, among the great noble families beside Tudor, the Abraham Family had once ranked first.
Sifa recalled the information concerning the Abraham Family and said unhurriedly, "The Abraham Family has suffered under a bloodline curse for a long time, so they had no choice but to avoid danger by living separately."
"They split into small families scattered across various places, but they still have a Council of Elders. However, the Council of Elders has very little control over the family members."
"Because of the curse, no one in this family can advance to become a Demigod. In addition, many family members refuse to advance in order to avoid the curse, remaining at Sequence 8 or Sequence 9. Some are even unwilling to become Beyonders, preferring to live out their lives peacefully as ordinary people."
"To prevent the family from completely dying out, they tried to reform. They began training people outside the family through a master-and-disciple system."
At this point, Sifa intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Miss Magician. "So the Abrahams accept students who aren't members of the family."
So that's how it was.
No wonder Mrs. Anlisa had died so lonely. It turned out that the Abrahams had split into small families scattered across various places long ago, and some no longer even kept in contact with one another. Fors thought of the old woman who had set her on the path of becoming a Beyonder, and a faint sadness welled up inside her.
After a while, Fors took a deep breath. "Thank you, Mr. Chariot. You've cleared up some of the doubts in my heart."
"After the gathering ends, I'll