Above The Sky
Chapter 861 - 861 56 You have an intelligence network I have Prophet Psychic!

861: Chapter 56: You have an intelligence network, I have Prophet Psychic!

(6600) 861: Chapter 56: You have an intelligence network, I have Prophet Psychic!

(6600) Dazzling Lake, one of the Three Great Holy Lands of the Mountain People, though it could not compare with the sacred grandeur of Yasteel Mountain, or with the Iron Dragon Nest where the Dragon God slumbers, its value is immense as it forms the core of the whole Mountain Transcendents system.

In the past, the Radiance Grass produced in Dazzling Lake was an essential component of many magical potions passed down among the Mountain People.

The Spirit Energy nourishing extract refined from it was especially effective in promoting the development of many Spirit Substance organs, which is why, even though the Mountain People’s alchemy skills were quite rudimentary back then, there were still many Higher Ascenders—materials play a crucial part.

As a critical move made two hundred years ago to restrict the inheritance policies of the Mountain People, Dazzling Lake and its surrounding areas were segmented and handed over to the Leyan Family, born from the Xuānfēng Sect and intermarried with the Imperial Nobility.

With the employment of new farming technologies, the resources and fertile lands of Dazzling Lake were effectively utilized, continuously transporting Spirit Energy nourishing extract to the entire South Ridge and even to various parts of the Empire.

However, the Mountain People seemed to have been forgotten.

As the former masters of this land, many of the Mountain Tribe did not receive any benefits, only the Leyan Family and a few other ‘Privileged Mountain People’ like those from the Xuānfēng Sect—often secretly cursed as ‘Imperial Compradors’ by the majority of the Mountain People—could gain wealth from it.

But now, everything has changed.

As Ian Silverpeak led his Iron War Armor to crush the troops of the Rebel Highlanders and successfully took over the military, finance, and tax powers of Xiahui City, the ancient Mountaineer Sacred Land once again welcomed new masters.

This time… this young and handsome, yet ruthless White Folks Lord, even claimed himself to be of Mountain Bloodline.

This statement was astonishing on its own.

Although in terms of ancestral origins, the Silver Peak Family indeed came from ‘Mountain People’ of the backend Silverpeak Mountains of the Empire, this had nothing to do with the Mountain People descendants of the Dragon God.

And he even claimed to be the Dragon God’s Emissary!

—What a joke.

Most of the Mountain People who knew this news initially thought exactly this.

Did they think they were unaware of the history when the Cheharlowa Family was exiled?

Changing a name doesn’t mean you can replace your origins too!

Yet, what was even more unbelievable was that he truly was!

Not just Dragon Blood.

The reignition of the Holy Mountain Sacrificial Flame and the fact that Yasteel Mountain Sacred Site was again alit forced all the Mountain People to realize that this self-proclaimed Dragon God’s Emissary of the White Folks… might truly represent a certain trend of fate.

If he weren’t a spy from Fiery Flame Land, Gama assured, he would definitely serve wholeheartedly this lord who brought numerous miracles and changes, not to mention, the smooth operations such as Ian easily suppressing all the middle-class in Xiahui City, restructuring the Alchemy Workshop power structure, and reclaiming tax rights and self-defense military powers, already proved him to be a highly capable person.

Following such a Lord earlier would be better, for his future is destined to be brilliant, with great prospects ahead.

Gama truly wished he could send his grandson to the so-called ‘Higher Professional Training Classes’ at the city hall right now, these classes accepted people from the ages of eight to twenty-two; if older, they had to go to ‘Adult Professional Schools’.

“But who blames my foolish son for marrying a foolish woman…”

A plump-faced man sighed deeply, he now knew all too well what ‘one wrong step leads to more mistakes’ meant.

His daughter-in-law was indeed the daughter of a scholar from Nauman City, but that scholar had died due to involvement in the city’s political strife, and the surviving daughter, living anonymously and loathing the Empire that took her father’s life, was completely focused on revenge and was absorbed by Fiery Flame Land.

She originally wanted to marry someone of a higher status rather than his son, a son of a provincial village official, but due to the strategic location of Xiawei Territory, being one of the Holy Lands, for the sake of Fiery Flame Land’s goals, that woman still married into there and even had children.

Then…

what more could be done?

Over these years, Gama had leaked most of the building distributions and street maps of the former Leyan City and Nauman City to Fiery Flame Land, and since he was initially in charge of municipal construction and was able to connect with many merchant caravans, he was also one of the maintainers of Fiery Flame Land’s covert supply lines in South Ridge.

While that woman managed the household frugally, never speaking of her hatred for the Empire, she was a good daughter-in-law.

But due to excessive pent-up resentment, she fell ill during her second pregnancy and passed away, leaving his foolish son devastated, drowning his sorrow in alcohol day after day…

It was already too late.

With things having reached this point, he no longer harbored any hope for forgiveness, nor was he naive enough to think that turning himself in would lead to a favorable outcome… he could only pray that all this remained undiscovered, just waiting for all those Rebel Highlanders to die out, and for peace to be restored in South Ridge.

Even if it was Fiery Flame Land, it would still only be a time of submersion.

Only then could his life return to peace.

Perhaps.

But, on this very night.

Gama’s fantasy was shattered by the ironclad reality.

Initially, everything was as usual.

After work, Gama returned home and cooked dinner for his well-behaved and sensible grandson.

The Spirit Food Fruit sold by the city hall truly tasted good.

Red Moon Fruit, crushed and mixed with fine rice, could be stewed into a sweet fruit porridge.

Mist Grapefruit could serve as a dessert for the child in the afternoon, and the grapefruit peel sautéed tasted quite nice.

Together with rice cakes steamed with smoked meat, even before any food shortages, this meal was quite substantial.