Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 710 The Conflict Beyond Words
Almes looked at the excited White Dragon King and took a deep breath: "No need."

The only reason you'd step in is if my mother has genuinely become suspicious.

His mother isn't stupid; how could she not know whether her son and daughter had been with different people?

The spirit and the flesh cannot possibly have a problem; the only problem can exist in the fetal stage before she is born.

That's why it's hard to say.

Most importantly, no one could bring themselves to ask, since these were the two children she had given birth to and raised.

What mother could bring herself to ask her precious child, "You are you, or... was there another child's spirit that entered her womb, but you replaced it?"

Even though Armies knew that his intelligent and sensitive mother was likely to be troubled by these non-existent questions, he couldn't bring himself to offer any answers.

It's not good if we know each other too well.

The more you talk, the more mistakes you make.

But if Travis gets involved, things will only get worse.

What can this guy, who can't even understand his own children and whose parenting style is no different from that of Haku, possibly do?

Noticing Armies's disdain, Travis said somewhat displeased, "We're both children raised by the royal family of the North. What's the difference between Ezra and me?"

Armies paused for a moment: "My father certainly doesn't have many ideas."

But my mom knows how!

"Your Majesty, you've spent so many years with queens who were forced into a purely decorative role that you've forgotten that the human world is made up of both men and women!"

Travis hesitated before saying, "I know!"
But isn't it only Ezra who's worried that after you and Pearl both went down the path of divinity, your blood ties will be practically nonexistent?
Why does your mother have any complaints about you and Pearl?
You were born of her, and she raised you.

Mothers hold a very special place in the divine realm. Even if you ultimately abandon your bloodline and bones, your connection to your mother's soul can never be severed!

Armies blinked: "So that's how you think!"

really interesting.

While I can understand, you really don't understand human nature at all! Your Majesty the King.

My dad wouldn't think that much. If he really cared about bloodlines, how could he let me be so carefree?
I am a natural mage. If he really wants me to marry someone, then basically, noble ladies of suitable status will come 'voluntarily'.

But my father never cared about me, who was buried in the greenhouse of the palace... even though many people thought I was not doing my job properly, that I had no ambition and that I didn't care about my family.

For him, the birth of Pearl and me was an unexpected surprise. He raised us in his arms and only cared about our feelings.

He wouldn't think about anything else.

He is not like Your Majesty, who places great importance on bloodlines.

Almes looked at Travis with a puzzled expression: "Even if there are lecherous men in the Northern royal family, they don't really care about their children."

The collateral branches liked to have children because they received royal allowances.

Given their lifestyle, the allowance His Majesty provides is enough to cover their entire lives, and there's even some left over.

Therefore, parents can receive a considerable amount of allowances for their children before they reach adulthood.

Many members of the royal family who live a simple life have used this money to buy farms near the capital or to purchase rental properties.

I admire His Majesty the King for being so indifferent despite knowing this, but... I really don't understand why you are so willing to do this.

Perhaps you have your own reasons.

But a selfish person like me cannot appreciate your generosity.

Watching the exchange, Lowry pursed her lips, trying not to laugh out loud at Armies' sarcastic mockery.

They all understood why Travis was willing to spend money to support these royal family members and subtly encourage them to have more children.

After all, Travis initially intended to follow the path of becoming a human god of royalty and nobility, a path of no return.

Even if the royal families of other countries were insane, they would not devote their faith to the King of the North, even if they could use the laws of this new god to suppress the nobles within their own countries.

If you want your own followers, and hope that these followers firmly want you to continue to exist, and that you are part of a family with the same roots as you, then naturally the more people the better.

Moreover, this also ensures that anyone else who wants to take over the throne of the Northland will find it difficult to obtain this money.

Travis was able to guarantee his income because no one could rob his mines in the wild, and his caravans would never mysteriously disappear into the mountains and fields.

If it were someone else, or someone who had ousted the successor Travis had chosen, all of these would have vanished instantly.

Even Leon, Travis's highly anticipated successor, was able to retain a large portion of those peripheral incomes, which speaks volumes about his strength, Yuri's shrewdness, and his excellent social skills!

Travis dared to gamble with his heir and the entire palace because he knew that truly intelligent people would only test Leon's character and methods, and would never actually dethrone him.

Those who don't think of these things, or who think of them but don't care, certainly won't have many supporters.

Then... it'll be perfect to make an example of them. Let the royal family understand that even though Travis is no longer the King of the North, he still has complete control.

Only someone like Leon, with his broad-minded and open-minded nature and free from worries, could endure being an emperor emeritus like him.

This is actually a very good choice.

But why did he make an example of someone?

Because he fed them too much, the number of monkeys exceeded the limit.

He originally planned to expand his monkey mountain several times its original size, so even if there were more monkeys, or even more monkey kings, it would be a manageable burden.

But just before construction was about to begin, he suddenly discovered that the land he had leased could only be used to expand the Lion Park.

It's not that it's far from Monkey Mountain... but it's completely the opposite of what you'd expect.

So all that money spent before only enriched others while making us poorer.

For a king with the bearing of a dragon, the thought that Travis would be in unbearable pain if he knew clearly that the money he had spent over a hundred years had almost all gone down the drain and was completely irrecoverable, and that he would even have to pay more in the future...

When he went to the palace treasury to allocate funds and resources, he was so full of vigor and made such a grand gesture... but in the end, it all turned into a slap in his own face.

Of course, not many people or gods knew his thoughts; most of them were quite polite.

Even Lowry, who has a sharp tongue, subconsciously avoided this most heartbreaking reality.

As a result, it was the shrewd and resourceful Armies who pierced Travis's heart with each word.

Indeed, one shouldn't be too shameless.

The greater the destructive power of a thrown weapon, the more painful it is when it bounces back.

These two guys are both born with bad habits, and although they manifest in different ways, they are... still quite evenly matched.

The way they smiled and poked each other was truly fascinating!

Travis's twitching eyebrows and Armies's reddened ears made the confrontation even more captivating.

Although he looked younger, Armies was the one who had truly experienced too much, so he quickly regained his composure and his tone softened considerably: "As long as Pearl and I have a future that he doesn't have to worry about, he won't be concerned even if we fly away and never come home again."

In our family, the only one who might not easily accept reality is my mother.

It's not that she doesn't love us, it's just that she hopes the children she gives birth to will be us from the very beginning...

Isn't it normal for a mother who has carried a child for ten months, calling out to and communicating with the baby in her womb, to have such worries?

He raised an eyebrow, glanced at Travis, and ultimately swallowed the sarcastic remark that was about to come out.

Whether it's Travis or Lowry, they could actually guess what he originally wanted to say.

Travis could never possibly understand the thoughts of Armes' parents.

He had never possessed her, nor had he given much of himself, nor had he ever cared for any woman to such a meticulous degree.

But Travis doesn't feel he has anything to regret.

He had already won back what he had lost with his own hands.

Who would bother begging for feelings that aren't worth it?
Isn't Almighty a god who has lived for many years, even longer than the Lord of Storms?

Why can't he be as open-minded about this as he is?
It's impossible that after living for five million years, one suffered for four million and nine hundred thousand years from one's parents, thus developing an obsession, right?
It can't be that bad.

Even a stubborn idiot like the Lord of Ice didn't last ten thousand years!
Travis glanced at him casually: "So, what exactly do you want me to do to get Pearl to publicly declare herself a member of the Northern Royal Family?"

Although the conversation wasn't very friendly, it did reveal some of each other's bottom lines.

Since we won't become enemies, and we even share the same ultimate goal, we can naturally try to see if we can achieve a win-win situation.

All that's left is haggling.

If he were in the royal palace, he would need to project a regal demeanor and prevent outsiders from discerning the depth of his thoughts.

But now we are in Green Maple Territory in Lowry.

Although it couldn't block the gaze of the top-ranking gods, even the popes of the major churches couldn't penetrate Lori's constantly activated protective array.

Travis was quite surprised by this before.

But not anymore.

Even if the divine power of the Lord of Ice is so weak as to be almost non-existent, the magic array created by using it as an energy source can still conceptually create the idea of ​​absolute defense.

Only beings stronger than the Lord of Ice can break this concept derived from the laws of nature.

Otherwise, the Tower Lord's secret base wouldn't have been so difficult to deal with.

(End of this chapter)