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    Sergei, feeling annoyed by Artur and Rini''s shouting, interjected, "Hey, even though I feel guilty towards your mother, you can''t just shout in my ears like that. After all, I am your grandfather!" Sergei grumbled.


    Instantly, Artur and Rini lowered their heads and apologized, "Forgive us, Grandpa!!" They were taken aback by their own impolite outburst. After all, Sergei was not only the head of the House of Valya but also a renowned and powerful mage.


    Sighing heavily, Sergei stood up from his chair and grabbed a piece of firewood, tossing it into the firece. Artur promptly stood up as well and helped Sergei disturb the embers in the firece, allowing the fire to burn the fresh wood and distribute the warmth evenly in the room.


    "After the first mana species war, a power vacuum emerged within the human alliance. The ex-mana ruling families could no longer hold onto their previous positions of power, and even the Zietsman n chose to iste themselves and disappear from the world.


    At that time, the Gurru Committee hadn''t been formed yet, and there was still a struggle over who would hold key positions within the human alliance. Everyone''s focus was centered on one point—the military academy.


    The military academy was the most important institution for the human alliance, as well as the strongest one. Whoever held a position in the military academy would also hold power within the human alliance.


    PSA-Graduates may have prestigious names and positions within the human alliance. They are considered heroes who saved the human race from the clutches of the elven forces. However, the reality is that PSA-Graduates are merely a group ofmoners who have no understanding of politics or how to lead.


    They were once farmers, servants, or other lowly individuals who couldn''t even read. Their shorings provided an opportunity for the ex-mana ruling families to regain their influence within the human alliance.


    Although society views PSA-Graduates as heroes and the ex-mana ruling families as viins, the truth is that many PSA-Graduates owe their lives to mages from the ex-mana ruling families. Such debts need to be repaid, not necessarily in physical form, but through other forms of assistance.


    Some ex-mana ruling families decided to gather their remaining power and form alliances with other ex-mana ruling families. The House of Spencer allied with the House of Badakar, and both families pledged their allegiance to the Milton family. They initially wanted to ally with the Gaht family, but unfortunately, Stent Gaht chose to retire and not get involved in the politics of the human alliance.


    However, despite that, the alliance was dered sessful because Milton was the second strongest individual after Gaht. With the wealth and connections possessed by the two ex-mana ruling families and the prestigious name of the Milton family in society, this alliance formed a new organization called the Alchemist Association.


    To this day, the Alchemist Association controls the entire cirction of Mana Potions within the human alliance, regaining their power and bing an indispensable part of the alliance.


    With the disappearance of the Zietsman n, the territory assigned to them during the First Family Meeting became vacant without a ruler. Some voices suggested that the territory should be given to Gaht or other PSA-Graduates. However, other voices argued that the territory should be reimed by the human alliance and managed by the alliance.


    But at that time, my father, the leader of the House of Valya, had a different n. He wanted the territory to remain empty, and all the humans living there would be relocated to other regions and givennd aspensation. He had an idea to transform the vacant territory of the Zietsman n into thergest mana field ever.


    This mana field would be the central resource hub for the human alliance, providing abundant mutated animals and rare nts. Although it would take a long time, his idea received support from the human alliance.


    To oversee the re-mana process (the process of transforming a territory back into a mana field), the human alliance formed amittee consisting of instructors from the military academy. These instructors would be responsible for turning the territory into a resource-richnd for the human alliance.


    The new mana field that would be created was named the Great Southern Mana Field, thergest artificial mana field in the history of human civilization. And themittee overseeing the re-mana process was named the Gurru Committee.


    However, behind all of this, my father had a hidden n beyond the proposal for the formation of the Great Southern Mana Field. He knew that extracting resources from within a mana field would be a cumbersome task. Therefore, he wanted to establish a special organization with the purpose of harvesting resources from the Great Southern Mana Field.


    The organization was called the Mana Field Miners. However, to perfect this n, the House of Valya needed a partner capable of selling the harvested resources from the Great Southern Mana Field to the entire territory of the human alliance. The House of Valya needed a trading partner, and the most suitable choice fell on the Wuhan n.<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    For centuries, the House of Valya and the Wuhan n had a distant but not hostile rtionship. Our territories were far enough apart that there were no conflicts between the two families. It was decided to establish an alliance, and in order to strengthen it, I, as the heir of the House of Valya, was married to the daughter of the Wuhan n leader.


    The marriage between me and Ling was not based on love, but we both respected our respective positions and worked together to ensure the sess of the alliance between our families. My father''s idea became a reality, and each year, both families gained substantial profits, allowing us to reim our position in the seat of power within the human alliance.


    Eventually, our first child, C, was born. At that time, C''s birth further solidified the alliance between the two families. Unlike the Wuhan n, which had a patriarchal system for selecting heirs, in the House of Valya, a daughter could be the heir.


    Therefore, if C were to be the heir of the House of Valya when she grows up, the rtionship between the two families would enter a new phase. Just like the longstanding alliance between the Rangkuti n and the Mahdavi n, which had been established for hundreds of years, even before the first mana species war urred. The two families could be considered as one family, with the blood of both families already intertwined.


    This brought great joy to the House of Valya and the Wuhan n. C continued to grow up healthy, and her beauty became more apparent with each passing day. The beauty of her mother''s face and my elegant white hair made C resemble an angel descending to Earth.


    Until she reached the age to assess her Mana Flow Grade. There was no doubt that C''s Mana Flow Grade would be excellent. Both her parents were mages with Heaven-grade mana flow. So, if C also obtained a Heaven-grade mana flow, it would not be surprising.


    Both families even hoped that C was actually a Mana Child, whose mana flow was only dyed in growing into a constetion. Although most Mana Children were born with a mana flow that already formed a constetion, there were also Mana Children whose mana flow growth into a constetion was dyed.


    However, with the technology to check the Mana Flow Grade, this could be known as soon as possible. Although not yet a constetion, the mana flow that a Mana Child possesses is undoubtedly Supreme-grade mana flow.


    However, after the check was performed, it turned out that C only had Heaven-grade mana flow. But that was not what shocked both families and became the reason for their alliance to fall apart.


    C had a Mana Womb.


    Immediately, debates ensued. There was no one in either family who didn''t want C. She had be someone capable of giving birth to Mana Children for generations toe. Who wouldn''t want a woman with a Mana Womb in their family? This was an opportunity to have an entire elite force consisting of Mana Children!


    However, the debates quickly came to an end. The Wuhan n had no legitimacy in iming C. They were bound by their patriarchal family system. ording to their familyw, a child was the property of the father, not the mother. Therefore, C belonged to me as her father, not Ling as her mother.


    Everything should have stopped there. But we never expected the Wuhan n to be so desperate to have C." Sergei shook his head at this point, his face wrinkling with frustration and pain.


    Quickly, Rini grabbed a cup of water and handed it to Sergei. She didn''t want Sergei''s story to stop just because it was too heavy for him to speak. This story was thrilling, and there were even some events they didn''t know about because they were kept hidden from the public.


    After taking a drink, Sergei continued his story, "The Wuhan n, in their desperation, resorted to methods that werepletely beyond ourprehension. They used C of not being my biological child but the result of an affair between Ling and the leader of her team.


    Who would believe such a crazy thing? Were they blind and couldn''t see the white hair on my daughter''s head? Were they all deaf and couldn''t hear how much my daughter loved me when she called me father?


    The Wuhan n had truly gone mad in their pursuit of the Mana Womb. But even more insane was my wife, Ling, who justified their ims! She even openly flirted with another man right in front of me!"