Chapter 559: Royal Family and Imperial Family
The five-member team arrived at a secluded place outside the town. Ah Xing found a big rock to sit on and said directly, “In these past few years, we’ve been active all over the Hengxuan District, dealing with various complex disasters. We’ve encountered some intermediate to advanced strange disasters, and our reputation has gradually grown. Now, our ‘Feng Shan Yang Wang Star Gazing Team’ is well-known throughout the Hengxuan District. Any team with some knowledge has heard of our team’s name. We’ve even been dubbed the ‘Five Commanders Team’…”
Ah Wang couldn’t help but flick his middle-parted bangs, looking somewhat proud. But soon he regained his composure and quietly reminded, “Ah Xing, you’re off topic. It’s the ‘Lucky Star Team’.”
Ah Xing snapped out of it, cleared his throat, and still couldn’t help but laugh proudly. The feeling of being famous was so exhilarating that it could make him laugh himself awake at night, couldn’t it?
Just the thought of how many beautiful girls were asking about his news and preferences every day…
Ah Xing quickly perked up and regained his composure, saying, “We’ve become famous in the Hengxuan District, gaining some reputation. We’re known as one of the rising star teams in recent years, under the name ‘Lucky Star Team.’ Although it’s not what I wanted, it’s still a title.”
Su Hao asked, “I already know that becoming famous is normal, then what?”
Ah Xing laughed, “So, the Prince Luo of the Hengxuan Royal Family personally led a team to our Huai Shui Town yesterday, inviting us to join the Luo Wang Palace in Mingchuan City of the Hengxuan District. Unexpected, right? The fame of our team has reached the ears of the royal family, and Prince Luo personally came to the town to invite us. This is a great honor, enough for us to boast about for a lifetime.”
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Through communication with Ah Xing, Su Hao quickly understood the ins and outs of the matter.
It was nothing more than coveting their abilities, wanting to recruit them to serve. Of course, it could also be a way for the royal family to show off externally.
Perhaps this was the most interesting game that these idle royal families could think of.
Gathering those famous source teams under their command and then showing off everywhere, just like kids showing off their newly bought limited edition yo-yos to each other.
Moreover, with the huge economic power of the royal family, they could easily support many source mage teams, no worse than those teams constantly fighting various disasters in the wilderness.
Many source mage teams strive to climb up so that one day they can become famous and have their team’s name spread to the ears of various royal families. As long as they gain favor from one of the royal families, they can live a worry-free and prosperous life from then on, without having to face the dangers of various unknown disasters all the time.
Unfortunately, the number of source mage teams that truly gained fame and were recruited by the royal family was small.
Of course, not every team was eagerly seeking to join the royal family and live a carefree and decadent life. There were also many source mages sincerely dedicated to solving various disasters and protecting ordinary people.
It’s just that as more people saw through the world’s facade, the fewer people there were who harbored a sense of dedication. And those who saw through the world’s facade but still held deep love and cared for the world were truly worthy of admiration.
Ah Xing and Ah Wang had never imagined that they would be noticed by the royal family and personally invited. When they learned this news from President Gu Yin, they were overwhelmed with immense surprise.
They actually gained the attention of the master of this world? It was simply unbelievable.
However, after much thought, Ah Xing and Ah Wang ultimately decided to reject the royal family’s invitation.
Although they longed for a high-class aristocratic life, they hoped even more to become powerful source mages, solving various strange disasters around the world, and ultimately becoming the renowned “Strange Disaster Exterminators” of the world.
So today, they came to ask for Su Hao and the others’ opinions. If Su Hao was willing to join the royal family, they naturally wouldn’t object.
However, it was beyond Ah Xing’s expectation that Su Hao and the others had no interest in joining the royal family at all.
Su Hao waved his hand and said, “Ah, I see! I’m not interested in joining, but cooperation is possible. By the way, I wanted to ask, the royal family should have a lot of top-secret information about the Source, right?”
Ah Xing was puzzled for a moment and asked, “Top-secret information? What top-secret information?”
Su Hao replied, “I mean confidential files, top-secret technologies, and so on, things that are not easily accessible to the public.”
Ah Xing laughed, “Although I know Ah Yang likes to read books, I didn’t expect that the books available in the market wouldn’t satisfy you anymore, and you’d set your sights on those undisclosed secret files. You’re truly Ah Yang. As for those things, since they’re called secret information, naturally, they’re not something I can know about. I don’t know if the Luo Wang Palace has them or not.
But I guess probably not! After all, Prince Luo is just a minor prince. He might have some power in his own territory, but he probably doesn’t have the qualifications to know about the real upper-level stuff. I don’t know the specifics.
But Ah Yang, you should give up! Those secret files you want to see, even if you become the president of the Market Mage Association, you might not have the qualifications to access them. Maybe only the group of people who truly stand at the top of this world know about them?”
At this moment, Ah Wang suddenly spoke up, “After all, the Luo Wang Palace is just a minor palace. In the entire Hengxuan District, it’s very inconspicuous. There might be some hidden information, but definitely not much. However, the Imperial Palace of the Hengxuan Imperial Family should have those top-secret files.”
Su Hao was puzzled, “Imperial Palace?”
Ah Wang explained, “It’s located in the eastern part of Yixuan City, the main city of the Hengxuan District. It’s said to be the residence of the Hengxuan Imperial Family and also the administrative center of the entire Hengxuan District. However, I don’t know the details. I’ve never been to Yixuan City.”
Su Hao’s eyes lit up, “Imperial Family?”
Similar to feudal structures, the Imperial Family is the direct line of the contemporary Hengxuan King, while the Royal Family is a branch with blood ties to the Imperial Family. However, whether Imperial or Royal, there’s no fundamental difference. They are both the ruling class of the entire Hengxuan District, belonging to a different world compared to ordinary people.
The Imperial and Royal families are the representatives of the gods in this world, exercising divine rights in the name of protecting the world.
Everyone believes this, it’s an unquestionable truth ingrained in everyone’s minds. Ah Xing and Ah Wang are no exception.
As for the role the Market Mage Association plays in this world and its relationship with the Imperial Family, Su Hao temporarily doesn’t know. But he speculates that it’s a behemoth that even the entire Imperial Family is helpless against, a highly specialized organization studying the “Source.”
Ah Xing widened his eyes in surprise and asked, “Ah Wang, how do you know?”
What surprised Ah Xing was that Ah Wang knew something he didn’t, which shouldn’t be the case.
Ah Wang chuckled, “There are many secrets in this world. What we know is just a small part of it. More things are hidden. I was just curious and used to spend some time thinking about it, wanting to explore the secrets of this world, so I put some effort into it and learned some history about the Imperial Family and the Association. But it’s just some surface knowledge. These are things I did out of naive curiosity a long time ago. Let’s not dwell on it.
It seems that Ah Yang is just like me back then, having a great interest in the secrets of this world!”
Su Hao smiled, “Of course, that’s my current pursuit.”
Ah Wang shook his head, “But unfortunately, maybe we’ll never know. I have to say, it’s also a regret, comparable to the regret of ‘passing by your first crush without confessing.'”
Su Hao’s lips curved into a smile, “I can’t help you with your crush problem, but as for the secrets of this world, it’s not necessarily impossible.”
As long as there’s valuable knowledge, nothing can escape Su Hao’s grasp.
