Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 949 Edwards' Bloodline Detection Pocket Watch

The Goddess of the Night could hardly believe her eyes: "With his limited abilities and foundation, it would be difficult for him to hide anything. And you expect him to consider things two hundred years after becoming the Earth's Anchor Point?"

Besides, how could a believer in storms possibly have imagined that he would receive the favor of the earth?
You told me!

The Lord of the Earth remained silent for a few seconds before slowly replying, "That means our fate isn't strong enough."

The Lord of Storms was also a little surprised by him: "Do you think that after receiving the reward you gave him, he should have immediately realized that he could now pray to the earth?"
After decades of being a storm believer?

"There's a reason why the Earth Church is in such a chaotic mess." Golden words also appeared.

The Lord of the Earth hesitated for a moment before answering: "I don't think my idea is wrong. Whether we are destined to be together is very important."

At least, even in its chaotic state, the Earth Church didn't produce any fallen individuals.

This is the main reason why he still doesn't have much status despite always trying to mediate and resolve conflicts among his siblings.

Honesty that is out of place is provocation.

After landing with Patrick, Toronto looked at the few lines of text on the crystal panel and then remained silent, convinced that the current Lord of the Earth was probably being beaten up.

At least the Goddess of the Night won't tolerate him.

“Toronto Mage…my father…well, my grandfather will certainly welcome your visit.” Having steadied himself and confirmed that he was standing in a corner of the garden, Patrick quickly switched subjects.

His biological parents should still be fighting in the Storm Labyrinth right now.

Patrick carefully took out his specially made pocket watch and glanced at it... Only his younger brother had come out.

This is normal.

He is still Darlene's younger brother. Although he has tried to stabilize his emotions, becoming a woman and being seen and known by so many people will inevitably affect his emotions.

The Labyrinth of the Gods can be traversed as long as one is generally determined, emotionally stable, and unafraid of external illusions. David should have no problem with that.

But in the final secret realm, although it seemed very calm and there were no special attacks like outside, one's state of mind fluctuated very obviously.

Patrick could feel the urgent urging, especially when he stayed in one place for a long time, his impatience would immediately rise.

The trials of the gods are all from the outside in.

If it were David before his transformation, he probably could have held on.

But... his current state of mind is bound to be flawed.

Patrick glanced at the pocket watch again. The gemstone hand representing his brother was half gray and half red, faintly emitting a purple light: gray meant that he was a little frustrated, probably because he had figured out why he had failed.

Red indicates his heightened state of mind... Given David's personality, he must have mined a lot of valuable minerals.

According to the Edwards family rules, Patrick had to hand over half of his harvest to the family, while David only needed to give up a quarter.

Although David, being of a certain nature, would still give everything to his grandfather except for the resources he used himself, his grandfather would always return the corresponding resources and money to him.

The feeling of making a fortune was enough to temporarily excite David.

As for the purple light, it might be a hidden resentment, which David is trying hard to suppress, hence its intermittent appearance.

He probably understands that while his mental state issues can't be entirely blamed on him, he can't and dare not complain about the person who's been causing him trouble.

Good, next time, I guess his dear brother won't speak so recklessly.

As for his parents and uncle... Patrick's eyebrows twitched, and all three needles were on the extremely excited golden-red surface.

They're probably having a really intense fight right now.

Ha~ That's why he and David gave up on entering the Storm Labyrinth from the very beginning.

Those big shots who went in, after taking off their restrictive formal attire, were all high-ranking knights.

A large portion of them even served in the King's Army.

Although they all act respectable and never openly take action after coming out, they are already like the King's Army at heart.

Moreover, many people of similar age were either competitors or teammates before, and they are very familiar with each other's fighting styles.

When the fight broke out, they acted extremely recklessly.

Patrick believed that if he dared to foolishly enter the Storm Labyrinth, he probably wouldn't even be able to get the ordinary rewards on the outer perimeter of the labyrinth, and would be sent out by the high-ranking knights.

Only by throwing out the young people who would be alarmed by their behavior can they have as much fun as they want... With the Lord of Storms backing them up, they certainly won't suffer any serious injuries.

Of course, to determine the limits of the maze, they would first conduct some experiments on young people with strong bodies and high recovery abilities... This was not Patrick's imagination, but reality. The brothers entered not so early, heard the cries of some unfortunate souls, and, combined with the nature of their own parents and uncles, realized that 'dirty' adults were all the same.

"What is this?" Toronto asked curiously.

"A bloodstained pocket watch modeled after a royal treasure." Patrick looked at him with some confusion. "You don't know this?"

"How would I know? My family..." Toronto said vaguely.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot... I'm so sorry." Grand Knight Clarkson had been by His Majesty Travis's side for so long, protecting the palace even before he was born, that Patrick had almost forgotten that this family was a newly rich family and didn't know much about many things.

Toronto shook his head: "Just give me some answers. Some things may seem obvious to you, but for us, they are things we need to learn."

Patrick smiled sheepishly: "The royal family possesses an extremely powerful artifact that can see the safety of every member of the royal family. You should know about this, right? Toronto."

“Yes.” Toronto nodded.

“During the time when the White Dragon ravaged the land, many nobles who fought alongside the king perished without a trace,” Patrick sighed. “The nobles could accept this fate, but for the sake of inheritance and continuation, they needed to know whether they were truly dead, or…”

To prevent any doubts from breaking the hearts of the warriors, the reigning king revealed the method of making the wondrous object and the special raw materials, and had the court's high priest create a similar object, which was then distributed to the nobles who followed him into battle.

What Edwards got was the main body of the pocket watch, a huge clock.

A pocket watch would be set aside at the birth of each of Edwards' heirs.

"Is it only the eldest son and grandson who gets it?" Toronto couldn't help but ask.

“Of course, we are the ones who must go to the battlefield,” Patrick answered without hesitation. “According to the laws of nobility, those who do not need to inherit titles do not have to bear responsibilities; their only obligation is to preserve the family bloodline.”

"He's such a good older brother," Toronto said with a wistful look.

“My grandfather’s emotions are somewhere between restraint and composure at the moment.” Patrick pointed to the thickest hand on his pocket watch. “There aren’t many places that would make him feel at ease, which means he’s in his study.”

"Then what about endurance?" Toronto asked curiously.

“David, or rather Darlene, is probably bragging to him right now,” Patrick replied calmly. “That’s what my grandfather did whenever he wanted to beat him up but had to hold back because of the circumstances.”

I reckon there are some distinguished guests in his study.

So, is it a study?

If it were any other place that would have put Lord Edwards at ease, David would probably have been beaten up long ago.

It was quite interesting, and then Toronto suddenly realized... The reason he didn't know much about these things was that although the Montes family had sent some people back then, they had not participated in His Majesty the King's resistance army.

It's not that they don't want to, but that they have no choice.

At that time, the North was on the front lines of war... The Ice Kingdom had not yet been formally established, and those powerful magical creatures would still come down from the mountains to eat people in the winter.

In the era before magical creatures chose to cooperate with humans due to the invasion of the white dragons, magical creatures were the greatest threat.

After all, compared to their neighbors on the iceberg, who are either powerful or difficult to catch, the ordinary humans not far from them are the easiest food to catch.

The Northern nobles' long-standing dislike of the Ice Kingdom is also related to these factors.

They fought desperately for many years, finally managing to subdue or soften the powerful magical creatures on the ice plains into allies. However, before they could even occupy the vast vacant areas, the ice plains royal family seized the legitimacy of their claim.

Although it was indeed true that the Northern nobles, due to their greed in wanting to digest these empty lands themselves, failed to notice certain movements in time, allowing the Icefield Royal Family, who received divine revelation, to catch them off guard.

That was truly a case of endless national and personal vendettas, where the fighting would be absolutely brutal, and then the Lord of Ice came along and stirred things up...

Toronto glanced at the pocket watch again and couldn't help but shake his head.

Patrick only revealed part of the story.

However, if Toronto hadn't taken control of the family's bloodline array and hadn't signed a blood pact with the Gale Wolves, it's unlikely they would have noticed.

Although this item was given to them by the king and was indeed bound to a noble magic array, it still required their own family to have the most complete castle magic array.

For example, the magic circle in the Green Maple Castle can be used on this thing.

But those nobles who didn't even have an awakening array simply didn't have the ability to awaken that so-called clock.

Toronto had a growing suspicion that the main body of this thing was likely a void creature that could infinitely split as long as it had energy.

Only something like this can manifest a bloodline perception spell by absorbing only a few drops of blood and years of aura.

Hmm... that first king of the North was truly extraordinary!

(End of this chapter)