"Hahaha, Roy, you're here."
"Lord Laurent, Lord Fred, Lord Queller, you're back?"
Only after entering the City Lord's hall did Roy realize that Fred and Queller, the vice City Lords of Sanhe City, were both there.
Besides the three of them, there was also a beautiful woman laughing and chatting with them.
"And this is?"
"Hehe, let me introduce you, Roy. This is Shelley Nimo, an Elder of our family."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Shelley."
"I've heard your name, Roy."
"The name Star Demon has been famous for quite some time now. A combat projection of the Star Demon currently sells for as much as one hundred thousand Ink Stones."
Don't think Ink Stones are worthless just because Laurent gave Roy one hundred million Ink Stones.
The entrance fee for a city is one Ink Stone, and that one Ink Stone covers the cost of staying in the city for one day.
Anyone not residing in the city will be sent away after a day. If they wish to continue staying, they must pay another Ink Stone.
A Demigod's Divine Spark is worth about one hundred Ink Stones.
A God's Divine Spark is much more valuable, at least seven thousand Ink Stones.
And a High-God's Divine Spark is over a hundred times more valuable than a God's Divine Spark, with each High-God Divine Spark worth over a million Ink Stones.
This means that ten combat projections of Roy could be exchanged for a High-God's Divine Spark.
This clearly shows Roy's current reputation.
After some compliments, Laurent waved his hand, dismissing the people in the living room, and then set up a soundproofing barrier around the few of them.
"Roy, we called you here today because we want to tell you something."
"Actually, the four of us are from the same family. We'd like to invite you to join our family and become an Elder."
Roy understood.
He had known for a long time that Laurent's background was unusual.
But from what the others were saying now, Roy realized that Fred and Queller were from the same family as Laurent.
"City Lord Laurent, aren't you thinking too highly of me?"
"Haha, Roy, don't be so modest."
"You're a God now, and you already possess the strength of a Five-star Devil. When you reach High-God, you'll at least have the strength of a Six-star Devil."
"A Six-star Devil is more than qualified to serve as an Elder in our family."
"We're just inviting you tens of thousands of years in advance, and Roy, you're worth it."
"Do you know that a while ago, Fred and Queller returned to our family to report your situation to our family head? It was the family head's personal approval that allowed us to invite you."
"Otherwise, we few wouldn't have the authority to offer you an Elder position."
"Since the City Lord thinks so highly of me, it would be ungracious of me to refuse."
"However, City Lord, may I ask the name of our family?"
Hearing Roy agree to join, smiles of satisfaction appeared on Laurent's and the others' faces.
"That's only right."
"Actually, our current surnames are all fake."
"My real name is Laurent Us."
"My name is Fred Leiding."
"Queller Bowen."
"My name is Shelley Nimo."
"What?"
Roy's heart was greatly shaken upon hearing the introductions from the four, but he maintained a look of confusion on his face.
Roy didn't have much impression of the other three's names, but the surname "Leiding" was fresh in his memory.
The protagonist of this world, Linley Baruch, was a descendant of the ultimate warrior created by Beirut using the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods' essence blood.
Tracing his lineage, the protagonist Linley was from the Azure Dragon Clan of the Four Divine Beast Family, and the surname of the Infernal Realm's Azure Dragon Clan was "Leiding."
"Because our family was jointly established by four old ancestors, our family is called the Four Divine Beast Family!"
"The Four Divine Beast Family..."
"So, you are all Divine Beasts?"
Laurent and the others exchanged glances and smiled. Then, the four instantly transformed.
"Roar..."
The next moment, Laurent transformed into a tiger-man, Fred into a dragon-man, Queller's body grew larger, and the skin on his chest and back turned into thick turtle shells, while Shelley gained a pair of fiery red wings behind her.
After transforming, the four individuals' strength increased yet again.
"Apologies, Roy, we didn't mean to keep it from you. It's just that this concerns the future development and strategy of our family, so before you officially joined us, it was impossible for us to tell you these things."
"Just like now, only when the few of us are together are we the Four Divine Beast Family. Once we leave this reception hall, I'm just a City Lord of Sanhe City."
"I understand, City Lord Laurent."
Roy nodded, indicating his comprehension.
However, a few more conjectures arose in Roy's mind.
This time, when he went to Crimson Flame Prefecture to recruit members for Sanhe City, Roy hadn't heard any news about the Four Divine Beast Family. He had thought that perhaps the ancestors of the Four Divine Beast Family hadn't yet considered developing the Four Divine Beast Family into the foremost family.
But now, it seemed they had already begun their strategic planning.
The "development and strategy" Laurent and the others spoke of likely referred to the Four Divine Beast Family sending many individuals like themselves to quietly develop in the Seven God Planes and Four Supreme Planes. Then, after hundreds of millions or even billions of years, they would suddenly replace the existing powers and become the "foremost family."
Furthermore, Roy considered another layer: if the Four Divine Beast Family's development were interfered with by a Sovereign, the Four Divine Beasts might even act against that interfering Sovereign, adding another Sovereign to the Four Divine Beast Family.
Such a battle was bound to happen in the future.
Otherwise, the saying "Four Divine Beasts are equivalent to Sovereigns" wouldn't exist.
However, seeing that no additional Sovereigns appeared in the Four Divine Beast Family later on, Roy knew that the Four Divine Beasts' plan had likely fallen through.
Perhaps that battle was between Augusta, the Light Sovereign, and the Four Divine Beasts. The Four Divine Beasts didn't win, and Augusta didn't lose.
After all, before the Four Divine Beast Family, Augusta's family, the Light Sovereign's family, was the foremost family.
Of course, what Roy was thinking about now was too far in the future.
Getting back to the topic, with four Sovereign ancestors, each family member who went out to develop certainly had no less than ten drops of Sovereign Power. Moreover, they didn't choose Middle Cities or Great Cities, but rather sparsely populated Tribes. Even with only the strength of a Three-star Devil, using Sovereign Power would grant them temporary strength comparable to a Five-star Devil, enough to ensure the safety of the family members.
"Roy, just call me Laurent."
Laurent shook his head and said, "Now, you are an Elder of our Four Divine Beast Family. Whether by status or strength, you are above us."
"It's just that given our current situation, it's not suitable for public knowledge. When we're outside, we'll have to trouble you, Elder Roy, to continue calling me City Lord."
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