The Trident Islands, located at the junction of the Red Coral Sea and the White Frost Sea, sandwiched between the continent of Cort and the continent of Dawn, hold a very important strategic position. In particular, the Origin Island, where the Eastern Capital of the Royal Court is located, is vast and rich in resources, and has long been coveted by the Dawn Empire.
"Dear passengers, Skyfish Flight has arrived in the airspace of the Trident Archipelago and is expected to be 6 minutes away from Eastern Capital Airport. Please prepare for landing..."
Accompanied by a sweet announcement, Logo turned his head, his gaze piercing through the glass, descending from the sky. A mere tens of thousands of meters above the ground could not obstruct his view at all.
On the azure sea, there are islands like pearls, some large and some small, most of them greenish-blue, like beautiful emeralds. These islands are connected together, and their shape is particularly like a trident lying across the sea. Origin Island is located in the central area, connecting the three blades and the shaft of the trident.
In addition, countless boats of all sizes, like swimming fish, shuttle between the islands, adding a touch of human activity to this natural scenic spot.
"We're finally back. See that island? That's the ancestral land of our Red Maple Clan. We still have a large portion of our territory there." The old count pointed to the archipelago below, his expression somewhat excited.
Logo knew, of course, which island the old count was referring to. As a member of the Red Maple Clan, regardless of which family he belonged to, this kind of knowledge was a required part of his childhood education.
After nodding slightly, Logo smiled and said, "We definitely need to go to Silver Peak Island. Speaking of which, we should pay our respects to Grand Duke of Silver Peak first, since the Red Maple Clan, White Ape Clan, and Thorn Clan all originated from the Silver Peak Clan."
Four or five thousand years ago, when the Elven Plane still allowed powerful beings from other planes to freely enter and exit, the severely injured progenitor came from another plane. Through Life Transmutation Array, he injected part of his life essence and blood into the bodies of seven human infants, thus creating the first generation of Gendaya People.
This was the prototype of the Gendaya Royal Court [the Seven Great Clans].
The Seven Great Clans are: [Iron Scale], [White Wolf], [Silver Peak], [Demon Pattern], [Black Mountain], [Abyss Hunter], and [Fire Ash].
The clan leader inherited the title of [Duke] and was known as one of the Seven Duke.
These seven "first ancestors" intermarried with ordinary humans, and each of them produced offspring, forming the prototypes of the Seven Great Clans.
Their descendants intermarried and branched out into various clans, eventually forming the Gendaya Tribe as we know them today.
A century later, the ancestor's life Termination, and he instructed the seven first ancestors to share his flesh and blood.
The first ancestors did as instructed, and their bloodline power greatly increased. Afterwards, they used the bones left by the progenitor and the third eye on his forehead to forge two Transcendent pieces of equipment: the Scythe of Slaughter and the Eye of Gendaya.
These two pieces of equipment were initially only five-star level.
Later, over thousands of years, through the strengthening and offerings of generations of Gendaya People.
Now, they have all become Demigod of Six-Star Legend quality, and can be called the treasures of the clan.
The Scythe of Slaughter attacker, Eye of Gendaya provides support.
The Royal Court owes much to its two most valuable treasures.
That said, the original Gendaya Tribe only had Seven Great Clans. The thousands of clans that exist today all originated from these Seven Great Clans. If we trace their origins, we can find our ancestors in all of them.
Therefore, the Gendaya Tribe generally regard the Seven Great Clans as the main branches, while the other clans are branches.
During clan gatherings, members of each clan would visit the main branch to strengthen ties between clans.
When conflicts and disputes arise between clans that the two sides cannot resolve, they will ask the main branch to mediate.
It can be said that the Seven Great Clans held a similar position in the hearts of the Gendaya People as elders in their families.
However, the old count waved his hand after hearing Logo's words, "No, our first stop should not be to pay our respects to the Grand Duke of Silver Peak."
Upon hearing this, Logo's expression changed slightly, and his brows furrowed. "Oh? Instead of paying our respects to the main branch, are we going to switch sides to the New Blood Faction? Or perhaps Neutral Faction?"
At its Gendaya Royal Court had a population of 900 million, of which about 6 million were pure-blooded Gendaya People, and the rest were almost all of Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants.
These Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants vary greatly in terms of bloodline concentration. Most are only slightly stronger than ordinary humans, while a small number are able to enter the level of Transcendent bloodlines, naturally reaching the Tier One, Tier Two, or even Tier Three of life level upon reaching adulthood.
Their status varies greatly depending on their bloodline concentration.
This population ratio remained largely unchanged for a long period of time.
It's not that the Royal Court couldn't support a larger population.
Don't forget, the Gendaya People are skilled farmers with highly developed agricultural techniques.
Let alone 900 million, even 9 billion wouldn't be difficult to support.
However, in order to maintain the stable rule of the Old Blood Faction, the number of Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants has always been strictly limited. Class distinctions are clear, and different citizen classes are defined in legislation.
The pyramid-shaped population structure ensured the stability of the Royal Court's political situation.
With the Blood Clan at the core and Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants as their wings, the entire clan exhibits exceptional unity and discipline.
The remarkable development of the Royal Court and the extreme stability at the social level are undoubtedly important reasons for its success, with virtually no internal turmoil.
At one time, the top brass of the Royal Court believed that this was the best development model and social system.
However, human history is a continuous exploration of finding suitable social systems.
At different stages of history, there have always been people who claim to have found a perfect system that can disregard all factors such as the level of productivity, technological conditions, and cultural background, and is applicable to all societies.
However, as long as the world continues to evolve and humanity does not lose its ability to think independently, any social system will be destroyed by the river of time.
The Gendaya Royal Court was no exception.
After the upheavals of a century ago, the social structure that the Royal Court's leadership once took pride in is no longer able to meet current political and economic needs.
If no changes are made, we will inevitably fall into the Abyss.
Therefore, after the war, and following heated debate, the Cabinet Council finally established a strategic policy of introducing a large number of new talents in order to restore the country's Yuan Qi as soon as possible.
The number of Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants began to expand rapidly, and New Blood Faction centered around them grew quickly.
The growth of power is often accompanied by ambition and further political demands.
As time went on, a large number of geniuses and strong individuals emerged from the New Blood Faction, and their influence in the Royal Court grew increasingly significant.
This undoubtedly provoked strong dissatisfaction from the Old Blood Faction.
Pureblood is supreme.
This is a deeply ingrained belief formed by the Gendaya People over thousands of years, and it is not so easy to change.
Especially in the eyes of some old clans, the Gray-Eyed Blood Descendants has always been a servant of the pure-blooded Gendaya People.
Under these views, the conflict between the [New Blood Faction] and the [Old Blood Faction] was inevitable and gradually intensified over time, to the point that the two sides were now irreconcilable enemies.
If it weren't for the formidable external threat, a civil war would likely have broken out in the Royal Court very soon.