Chapter 297

Having lived in the same city as the Dogs of War, he knows that they are by no means as simple as they are on the surface.

Not to mention their relatively quick rise, their talons have slowly extended deep into the city's roots. Even he is no longer confident to remove them without causing substantial damage to the well being of the city.

And as soon as the interests of the City are brought into play the Government is likely to intervene!

''Grandfather you suspect that they might try to fight against the Dogs of War?''

Dean looked slightly surprised. Having personally fought alongside them, he still remembers the rows of Brocade Guards that accompanied Lily.

And he still believed that tit was the tip of the iceberg.

''Well, go and tell the seventeenth and eighteenth elders to keep their eyes out. I don't want anything getting past us. Mobilise the Dead Men if need be.''

The Grandfather calmy gave out commands. Giving permission for Dean to mobilise two of the twenty Rank 3 Warriors under the SeaLife Organisation, at least in the eyes of the public.

The twenty Elders are renowned across the top combat power in the city. The first five elders are all Middle Rank 3 Warriors, while the rest are Low Rank 3 Warriors!

Such a force is enough to terrify most people. But their ages are easily hundreds or thousands of years old. Unless it is necessary they remain in retreat, meaning that the Head is only a Middle Rank 3 Warrior as well.

''Dean, don't forget your mission. We need to achieve a good position on the Abyss Battlefront. The benefits are more than advertised.''

Dean saw his Grandfather hold a stern face and nodded quickly.

Since then, another two years have passed.

Currently Lily was sitting in the large Dog of War meeting hall. 18 of her sisters sat on each of the seats.

In front of her was a general overview of the year put together by the Family Government.

It includes some points of importance that happened over the years.

Basically it can be condensed into 3 key points.

The first: The total Lanford Family Population skyrocketed to 130 Members. Not all of these are Lily's siblings, some are her grandchildren.

(I have decided to only include blood related family members on this list. Anyone married into the family won't be counted.)

But this increase is quite large and the accumulation of the last three years and Samuels Hard Work.

The Second: The HiveTriad actually challenged the Dog of War Organisation to a tournament. The reward being 100 Spiritual Farms!

The Tournament is said to consist of three single matches, and all the participants must be under the age of 50, a relatively young age for most warriors.

The Third: Lily's preparations were complete. All 200,000 Sets of Mythril Armour were completed and the newly summoned warriors, at the cost of close to 20,000 Spiritual Crystals reached their full potential.

Of course this full potential is largely limited by the Spiritual Pills that were used. Their bodies were immediately filled up with Impurities and they will never be able to advance.

But 1 Inch Spiritual roots might not have much potential anyway, it is better to let them reach a decent level of strength quickly.

''Father really knows how to enjoy himself.''

Lily read the reports and grit her teeth. This growing number of descendants represents a growing number of competition for her.

But they aren't all her fathers fault. Some of them are her nieces and nephews.

For example Baby Jonathan. With his Innate Strength Physique he has garnered the support of many Elder Dogs of War and he is hoped to become a strong general in the future!

Even Michael has gained significant resources because of it. Many Dogs of War have sent gifts attempting to flatter Michael.

And even more surprising is that Michaels efforts of having children paid off once again. He actually had twins with one of his concubines! And more shockingly is that one twin also has the Innate Strength Physique!

Although the Spiritual Roots are only Rank 2, and the other twin is only a Rank 1 Spiritual Root, there are extremely low chances of having two children with Low-Level Physiques.

But in the end Lily contributed it to the Booster and the luck of the family. As the family's luck increases more and more children with Physiques will be born.

For example, if out of the 130 blood related families, 30 are Samuels GrandChildren, the remaining 100 are definitely his direct children.

And most of them have reasonably high talents! The best being a recent newborn only two years old now. It is a little boy named Careen.

Careen is quite special, because he was actually born with a combination of two Low-Level Physiques!

Careen has an Innate Speed boost and a slightly more special Physique called the Soul Forming Physique.

The reason why the Soul Forming Physique is slightly more special is that it largely increases the strength of a warrior's Soul. And if they were to practice it to a high enough level there are countless things that can be done with the Soul!

From forcibly reading enemies minds, to using soul power to interrupt their skills and attacks. It is even possible to directly destroy their bodies and manipulate it slightly like a puppet!

Unfortunately it is unable to bypass the limits of talent, and Careen with a Two Inch Spiritual Root might not be able to make that many waves.

But the Children that didn't have special Physiques often had a better Spiritual Root. It seems like the luck of the family is not yet enough to support someone with both.

So Samuel has had at least another 5 children with Three Inch Spiritual Roots, but each of them have no special Physiques at all.

For the current Lanford Family where Rank 3 Warriors are still the top Combat power, these 5 children will inevitably become some of the top combat power.

In fact for the current Lanford Family it is likely that they will remain with their top combat power being Rank 3 for a while.

Currently there are only six Rank 3 Warriors in the Lanford Family. Samuel, EG1 and EG2, Lily and Arnold and Owen.

Although this is a decent force, the practice speed when you reach Rank 3 drops drastically. Take Samuel for example.

Even though he has millions of Dogs of War practising for him he has been unable to break through to High Rank 3 for a long time.

Of course this is also because he only receives the most pure part of the energy. But even Warriors like Lily who broke through to Low Rank 3 relatively quickly have been unable to move forward.

It is common for warriors to spend 50 years or longer just to break through a small realm! And that is with the help of many resources.

Of course there are quicker ways to be promoted, but it often overdraws potential and limits their combat power in the end.