Mixed Blessing System



Less than 5 minutes after Lothur arrived at the imperial palace of the Petha Empire, he was at the door of the office of the empress, the most important woman in the state!

The Petha Empire did not currently have an actual emperor, but rather an emperor consort, the husband of the empress.

This state followed the imperial lineage, and men had precedence over women in the line of succession. But the previous emperor had only had daughters, so the first of these women had risen to power.

But there was a long local tradition of women sitting on the imperial throne, and the current local ruler, Jil Von Weber, reigned supreme without much opposition.

Anyway, when Lothur heard the empress' secretary authorizing him to enter Jil's office, he soon entered the place and found the empress sitting behind a desk, looking at him.

She wore a beautiful green dress with silver details; her aura was the strongest he had ever felt.

[Name: Jil Von Weber]

[Soul Cultivation: Level 21]

[Body Cultivation: Level 18]

[STR: 750] [CON: 815] [DEX: 766] [AGI: 775]

[INT: 788] [PER: 826] [WIL: 991] [SOU: 7.781]

'This is an incredible difference to me...' Lothur saw this person's level and was naturally surprised, realizing that the path to level 22 was longer than he thought.

This woman was powerful!

"Your Majesty..." He unconsciously made a gesture of greeting to this person, recognizing the difference between them.

"Please, young Evan, don't do this. We are all Supreme Saints here, aren't we?" She said, smiling, showing Lothur her beautiful teeth but also her dimples.

"Sit here. Let's talk." She pointed to the place in front of her, where there was a beige upholstered chair with some golden details.

"Hmm," Lothur quickly followed her lead, complimenting her as he sat down. "Your Majesty is indeed wonderful, as rumor has it. How fortunate I am to meet you today."

She smiled when she heard that, for Lothur was as attractive, if not more than she was. "You flatter me. You should be careful about complimenting ladies like that, Evan. A handsome and talented young man like you is hard to resist."

Lothur smiled before getting straight to the point, not wanting to invest in any deeper flirtation with this woman.

Her husband must be a monster!

"In any case, Your Majesty, I am here for information and am willing to negotiate anything for it."

"Oh?" Her earlier smile faded, but Jil's expression remained interested. "Tell me what you want to know. Depending on what it is, we can make a deal."

Not everything could be negotiated, even with someone as young as this fellow seemed to be!

Lothur sat down and said. "About 2.8 thousand years ago, the imperial family persecuted a group of hybrids and an Ancestral Folk woman. One of these hybrids was murdered on the northernmost border of the Ancestral Region.

I am looking for information regarding these people. By the way, they had the surname Scheidemann."

Upon hearing this, the empress' good-humored expression gradually lost its beautiful contours as she became somewhat serious.

She asked him in a less casual tone. "I see... Young Evan, why do you want to know about this? This is an ancient event, isn't it?"

Lothur nodded and said. "Some time ago, I had the opportunity to receive the inheritance of a man named Mathias Scheidemann. He left me a mission to find his family and, if possible, help them. He couldn't do that in his lifetime, so I'm here."

'An inheritance?' She frowned, but it made perfect sense. "What would you have to do if you found them?"

"Give them what Mathias left, help them for a while, and then I would be free to go. I would return to my homeland if they were no longer in this world. I am not on a mission of vengeance." Lothur replied sincerely.

With experts of that level, it was best to always tell the truth.

Jil realized there were no lies in Lothur's words, and right after this last answer, she fell silent for a moment.

Looking into Lothur's eyes, she said. "I have information about these people, this family. But it will not be free, young Evan."

"What do you want to tell me about that?" Lothur asked with interest, finally feeling that he would get something better than small traces.

"This is relevant information for me, so it won't come cheap. I want you to sign a Blood Contract with me regarding your support for my family and me." She said, thinking of the young man's future. "Today, you still have a long way to go, young Evan. But everyone can see how talented you are.

So I will sell you this information for the price of a promise. If one day you become a Sage, I expect you to assist me when I need you or ask for your help.

This is the price for the information you desire."

Lothur was impressed to hear that, but what this woman asked of him, though simple at the moment, was very valuable.

No one knew for sure how many Sages there were in the world, so the assistance of someone of that level would be precious.

But as someone who was interested in completing his mission, Lothur saw no problem in making a promise for the future.

"OK, I can do that." He agreed and quickly got the woman to start writing down the terms of this agreement on a special piece of paper.

She wrote very fast. In less than 2 minutes, Lothur was reading the sheet already signed by Jil.

There were no tricks in Jil's words, so Lothur left his signature on that special paper, confirming his agreement with the ruler of this domain.

With that, Jil kept her contract with Lothur and gave him a special communication crystal.

"This crystal contains a Platinum-grade formation that can connect us no matter how far away you are." She said, smiling with satisfaction that she had gotten this deal with Lothur. "Keep it. One day, I will send you a message, and you must come to me when that happens."

Lothur saw no problem with that and soon put the crystal away in his ring, interested in studying such a thing later.

"About the Scheidemann family, well, where should I start?" She said in a low voice, talking to herself.

"Hmm, let's start at the beginning. 3.1 thousand years ago, a hybrid named Milo Scheidemann arrived in this city..."