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Although he had already learned from high-level family group chats that his ancestor was also a Sixth Rank Fearless Ship Captain, hearing about it and witnessing it firsthand were hardly the same.
Of course, as shocking as it was, Song Chi wasn't surprised.
Why were the Imperial Family of the Chenxing Principality and the Golden Horn Lu Clan recognized as the only two established powers of the principality?
Was it merely because they had a long heritage?
The answer, naturally, was no. If heritage were the only factor, the Eagle Family would not fall short of either clan.
The Imperial Family of Chenxing and the Golden Horn Lu Clan were recognized as the principality's strongest and most time-honored powers because these two clans produced some of the earliest Sixth Rank Fearless Ship Captains in the principality.
Keep in mind that even the Twilight Marquis had ascended to the Sixth Rank only thirteen hundred years ago, which was far later compared to these two clans.