Above The Sky
Chapter 204 - 204 193 Haha you know I have kids too

204: Chapter 193 Haha, you know I have kids too?

(3/3) 204: Chapter 193 Haha, you know I have kids too?

(3/3) Because of the past Battle of Whale Song Cliff, the warfare technology of the Sea Descendants has always been top-notch in the world, rivaling even the Dwarves.

Although born of the sea, they held no aversion to flames, and they were at the forefront of the world in the fusion of alchemy and inscriptions.

Each longsword possessed unique abilities, granted by inscriptions, which in the hands of skilled warriors could unleash extremely powerful forces.

Such an exceptional Seaborn Longsword was enough to buy a house in the New City District of Harrison Port, and leaving it as a family heirloom for descendants would not be considered too extravagant.

The Wave Scout noticed Ian’s gaze and revealed a mouthful of sharp teeth, responding with a smile—he was a genuine Whale Song Cliff Sea Descendant, no wonder he had channel to acquire such a weapon.

“You’ve arrived.”

While Ian was preparing to visit Master Gossay, the old man with a cane had already found him in advance, “Get ready to leave, we’re just waiting for you.”

“Eh?”

Hearing this, Ian couldn’t help but pause for a moment—his information indicated they were to set sail at noon, so why had the departure been advanced by a few hours?

This was too sudden.

Even Patrick, standing beside him, paused and said, “Setting sail now?

The personnel I called in from the surrounding provinces a few days ago are still on their way…

They should definitely arrive before noon.”

“There’s no need.”

Master Gossay clearly had a different opinion, “They were just a smokescreen anyway.

I asked you to call more people so that any potential assassin would waste time on those ‘helpers’.”

“If we leave now and track down the target at our fastest, they won’t be able to keep up with us, which is more useful than having a dozen more guards, among whom there may or may not be spies.”

Though his reasoning wasn’t incredibly solid, it was always better to err on the side of caution.

Besides, though their opinions differed, Patrick’s pained expression revealed that Gossay’s precaution might have been warranted.

Though Patrick seemed to be troubled merely because Master Gossay had suddenly changed plans, Ian could guess without much thought that the golden-haired noble was actually annoyed that he couldn’t use the traitors he had gone to great lengths to summon.

“Let’s just go with this,” Patrick ultimately didn’t say much but complied with Master Gossay’s suggestion.

So Ian and the others began to prepare to board the ship.

Boarding the ship went without any incidents.

Patrick stayed on shore, watching the group orderly transfer supplies and equipment, then he watched the exploration ship depart.

His brow was furrowed, but then it relaxed.

“Just a few hours,” the man thought to himself.

“If I want to catch up, I definitely can…

But looking at it this way.”

“Has the teacher already started to suspect me?”

Patrick was very confident in his ability to stay concealed, after all, he was never an outstanding student, nor a very competent noble, always disconnected from any internal family strife, and he genuinely did not wish for Yisen Gard to die.

This child…

was a good kid.

So why, why must he get entangled in the conflicts among his brothers, in the struggles between the royal family and the nobles?

“Just like I did back then…

Wouldn’t it be easier to just concede?”

With a long sigh in his heart, Patrick did not hesitate; he prepared to head to a hidden location to communicate with the hired Elf Pirates, muttering to himself, “Strange, didn’t even Ailes know about the exploration ship setting sail early?”

“No, I know.”

And just then, a deep male voice appeared behind the golden-haired noble, startling Patrick.

“Ailes?”

Patrick turned his head, and as expected, Viscount Grant stood behind him, carrying a calm smile, “Pat, your heart is in disarray.

Otherwise, with your strength, you should not have failed to notice my presence.”

“Did you just use mist to hide yourself?”

The blonde noble seemed to understand.

This place was located by the coast, where the moisture was inherently high.

For the likes of Viscount Grant, a Water Sublimator, the moisture was a natural cover.

If he stood in a slightly concealed spot, he would be hard to detect.

The Viscount didn’t answer, thus tacitly acknowledging this fact.

He looked up towards the exploration ship sailing away towards the distant coastline, and mused to himself, “Yisen Gard…

Is he Afrina’s child?

That little girl has always been fond of Wilder, and after Ely’s death, she got what she wished for…”

Aflina Setal.

Or rather, Avrilena Ellen.

The youngest daughter of the Imperial Emperor, Guardian Axel, and the current Marchioness of the Ellen Family.

Wield Elen was precisely the current patriarch of the Ellen Family, Patrick’s elder brother.

And Ely was the former Marchioness, the daughter of minor nobility, but also the lawfully wedded wife, succeeding only after the passing of a princess.

“Hmph…

That woman really created a mess.”

Patrick snorted coldly, and he had no intention of hiding his feelings from Viscount Grant, “Big brother couldn’t control himself, had a child with a cousin, making the eldest’s position awkward.

Despite having the bloodline, the child is merely an illegitimate son.”

“Ely bore him a legitimate eldest son and daughter, yet received no support.

Instead, that foolish woman Afrina became ambitious.”

“Yisen is not cut out to be the patriarch, too soft and naïve.

Although he is intelligent, his intelligence is that of a scholar’s, sharp and clear, but not the cunning and ruthlessness required of a patriarch.”

“Some things should be left for the children to choose.”

He said so clearly in discontent.

Viscount Grant glanced at him sideways, “Just like you did initially, forfeiting the competition directly?”

“What’s there to compete with big brother for?

Weren’t you scared of him back then too?

It was just a squabble among brothers for the top spot.

He was always the eldest; I conceded to secure a comfortable position, all gain without cost.”

Patrick shrugged his shoulders, “You don’t know how pleasant it is to be the Steward of the South.

Once I become one of the family elders, I’ll have even less to fear from the patriarch.

Besides, I never intended to leave any offspring.

My status is detached.”

The blonde noble put on quite a show of being indifferent, but the Viscount broke through his façade with a single sentence, leaving him wide-eyed in astonishment, “Haha, how do you know I already have a child?”

At that moment, a gust of wind billowed the sails, causing the waves to surge tumultuously.

Raindrops fell, followed by a flash tearing through the dark clouds.

Boom, boom, boom…

The early spring thunder and downpour finally descended upon Harrison Port.

At sea.

“Rain as soon as we set sail, the timing couldn’t be better.”

On deck, Ian looked up at the lightning crisscrossing the sky, “Indeed, the scent of a storm is strong, activating many Magical Beasts that were lying dormant.”

“Thunderhunter Jellyfish, the electric Magical Fish we encountered before, and those big Sea Eels at Odell Reef, electric eels…

If my guess is correct, then there must be quite a few Thunder Attribute Magical Beasts in this sea area.”

He then lowered his head, the water-colored Spirit Energy Halo scanning the sea, and he smiled at the many blue mists amongst the turquoise waves, “And.”

“This trip will surely bring in a big haul.”