Silvermoon Harbor.
The capital of Silvermoon Island, with a population of nearly 300,000.
One-fifth of these people possess beastman ancestry, making it known as the world's largest concentration of beastmen.
The original inhabitants of Silvermoon Island are beastmen.
They are primarily divided into three categories: bear beastmen, pig beastmen, and feline beastmen.
Each of these categories can be further subdivided into numerous subcategories.
The most complex of these is the feline family. In addition to the common cat-men, there are also leopard-men, tiger-men, and lion-men.
Unlike rat-men, cat-men, bear-men, and pig-men are not inherently evil, but they all possess distinct ethnic characteristics.
Cat-men are impulsive and willful, insatiably curious, and free-spirited.
Bear-men are kind and patient, but lack decisiveness.
Pig-men prioritize immediate gains and lack foresight.
The dominant sorcerers on Silvermoon Island are beastmen.
The local sorcerer families are primarily composed of the Bear, Boar, and Cat clans.
Three thousand miles west of Silvermoon Island lies Redmoon Island, situated across the sea.
Redmoon Island is the headquarters of the Beast Worship Cult.
The Beast Worship Cult is centered around the four main clans of Wolf, Bat, Rat, and Insect, with branches spreading outward.
Since ancient times, the four Redmoon clans and the three Silvermoon clans have been bitter enemies!
The sorcerer world's beastmen families have thus split into two opposing factions.
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After arriving in Silvermoon Harbor for just a few days, the immigrants' enthusiasm was eroded by the various hardships they faced.
The locals, especially the beastmen, generally harbor a xenophobic mentality.
Due to differences in customs, traditions, and accents, immigrants struggle to integrate into local society. As soon as they open their mouths, locals mock them for their rustic accents.
Behind their backs, they're often belittled as "country bumpkins" or "smelly beggars."
Almost every new immigrant experiences this kind of discrimination.
Forget integrating into the local community; even just temporarily residing there places immigrants under immense financial pressure.
Silvermoon Harbor, a bustling metropolis, is known for its high prices and exorbitant rents.
Most immigrants from Quinte Island aren't wealthy, and it's impossible for them to rent in such a large city for years.
Furthermore, the local guilds are powerful.
Even if immigrants possess a skill, they can't work in that field without permission from the local trade association.
Without work and high prices, they can't survive for long.
Allen's father and Ms. Sora called a meeting of the council members.
Everyone agreed that, while Silvermoon Harbor was a desirable place, it wasn't a permanent place for immigrants.
Everyone still had to move to unowned land, cultivate the land, and become self-reliant.
The land on Silvermoon Island nominally belonged to the Silvermoon Monastery.
This monastery worshipped the Bear God (Bear Father), the Pig God (Pig Elder), and the Cat Goddess (Tiger Mother). It was also a major sorcerer sect, similar to the Knights Templar of Allen's previous life.
Immigrants who wanted to colonize the land had to first obtain authorization from the Silvermoon Monastery.
Only with a pioneering permit issued by the monastery could they cultivate land and build homes in designated areas. Failure to do so would be considered illegal and subject to violent repression.
Applying for a pioneering permit was nominally simple, and didn't even require any fees.
Silver Moon Island is generally vast and sparsely populated, with the population concentrated primarily in the port. The vast inland area is filled with uncultivated wasteland.
The problem is that the monastery's approval process is complex, and they also have to assess whether there are spies among the immigrants, particularly undercover agents sent by Red Moon Island.
After completing all these procedures and getting all the stamps, it will probably take until next year!
Allen can't wait.
Immigrants coming from afar can't wait even longer!
Therefore, we must find unconventional approval channels, handle special cases with urgency, and get the approval documents as soon as possible!
Gifts?
New immigrants can't even find the temple gates with a pig's head in hand.
For this kind of thing, we must find a local tyrant to handle it for us.
Allen's family has no relatives or friends on the island, but Sora is different.
Ms. Sora is from the Case family of Silver Moon Island, a small but long-standing cat-people family.
Logically speaking, she was born into a noble family.
Unfortunately, she didn't awaken her beastly bloodline, and with her mediocre talents, she wasn't valued within her family, forcing her to switch to the South Island Federation Warlock Academy.
There seemed to be a hidden story...
Ms. Sora was reluctant to discuss the matter, and Alan didn't want to pry further.
Leave it to Sora to work with her family and apply for a pioneering permit.
Alan, for now, needed to focus on his cultivation.
Because his cultivation was about to reach a breakthrough!
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At midnight, Alan ended his meditation, his eyes gleaming with joy.
After all this hard work, consuming magic stones without regard for cost, he had finally successfully advanced to the late second stage!
Opening the system page, he checked the upgraded data.
As expected, the Poison Demon Leopard bloodline provided comprehensive attribute bonuses!
Physique +1!
Agility +1!
Spirit +1!
Current Attributes: Constitution 26, Agility 23, Spirit 31
In addition, Allen has awakened the beastman's signature ability—the beast virus!
To be more precise, it's the "Beast Virus (Feline)," which can be transmitted through wounds.
Back on Magic Stone Island, Allen had come into contact with the "Beast Virus (Murine)."
Now, the "Beast Virus (Feline)" has been added to his list of viruses.
In addition to his teeth, his bone spurs can also transmit beastism.
By constricting his venom glands, he can suppress the beast virus and prevent it from spreading to those around him.
With this promotion, Allen also awakened a 2nd-level spell.
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Teleport: Consumes 6 mana points. Within 60 meters, designate two targets and forcibly swap their positions.
The target must win the mental battle against the caster to avoid being teleported.
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"'Teleport' ah..." Allen stared at the system page, pondering. "This spell really lives up to its name."
"Teleport" is a low-level teleportation spell that can teleport oneself or force others to teleport.
The former is similar to "Phantom Step," but the teleportation range is not as good as "Phantom Step," and a target must be selected in advance to serve as an anchor.
Overall, the teleportation efficiency is not very good.
The greatest value of this spell lies not in teleportation, but in "replacement"!
Used skillfully, it can not only instantly escape a difficult situation, but also trap the enemy, trapping them in their own trap!
The tactical value is immeasurable!
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The day after the promotion.
Alan accompanied Sora-sensei on a visit to her parents' home.
This trip was to seek assistance from the Case family. The Silver Moon Monastery is divided into three branches: the Bear Yard, the Pig Yard, and the Cat Yard.
The Case family has some connections with the Cat Yard, and through this connection, Sora's application for land reclamation can be handled with special care.
If all goes well, the immigrants from Quinte Island will soon find a place to settle down.
However, Allen noticed that Ms. Sora's face was very heavy.
She seemed to have deep concerns about this visit.
She seemed to lack confidence that her family would be willing to lend a hand.
The master and disciple arrived at the Case family manor.
As soon as he entered, Allen understood why his teacher was so uneasy.
They were accommodated in a third-class guesthouse, which was quite shabby.
Sora was a direct descendant of the Case family. The former eldest daughter returned to visit her family, and this was the treatment she received?
In fact, even the servants of the Case family ignored her and treated her with displeasure.
From this humiliating arrangement, Allen could tell that Sora-sensei was not well-received within the family.
The master and apprentice spent two days in the shabby guest house, accomplishing nothing!
The current head of the Case family was Sora's mother.
A daughter returning home to visit her mother should have been warmly welcomed, but the reality was disheartening.
Madam Case had no desire to see Sora, her daughter, and gave her the cold shoulder.
Sora's siblings, even from the same mother, looked down on her poor relative.
She only came once, exchanged a few pleasantries, then excused herself and left, never to be seen again.
Sora didn't seem surprised by this cold reception.
She was even more eager to see someone else than her mother. A fifteen-year-old girl named Ella.
Allen had no intention of prying into Sora-sensei's privacy, but wasting time here wasn't the answer.
Unable to resist, he asked if she really wanted to see her daughter.
As expected, Ella Case was indeed Sora's biological daughter.
As for the girl's biological father...it touched upon a scar that had been buried deep within Sora's heart for many years.
I had previously avoided mentioning it, but since Allen asked, I endured the humiliation and confided in him the heartbreaking story.
In his youth, Sora was raped and gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, whom she named Ella.
Ella's biological father was Grisha, a bee-mancer of the Beast Cult.
He was known as a genius and held a high position within the Beast Cult.
The Beast Cult's power structure was divided into three tiers.
At the head is the Pope. Beneath him are four archbishops, representing the four major factions of wolves, bats, rats, and insects, respectively.
The current archbishop of the insectoid lineage is known as the "Queen Bee."
As the name suggests, they derive from the "Bee People" branch of the insectoids.
Below the archbishop are the elders.
Grisha is an elder of the Beast Worship Cult.
It is said that his cultivation has reached the early fourth stage!
His status is already remarkable, not to mention that he is the most favored concubine of the "Queen Bee."
With the "Queen Bee" as their backer, how could the Case family dare to provoke them?!
Revenge for Sora? Forget it!
The elders of the Case family have always prioritized the greater good.
It's not worth offending the powerful elders of the Beast Worship Cult for a mediocre girl.
Sora was chilled by her family's indifference, but what could she do on her own?
She had no choice but to swallow her anger and raise her daughter alone.
However, her misfortune was yet to come...
At only two years old, her daughter, Ella, had awakened a special bloodline!
The cat-man bloodline of the Case family, and the bee-man bloodline of Grisha.
These two seemingly unrelated bloodlines awakened simultaneously in Ella!
Even more incredible...
The two bloodlines merged to form a new one.
The characteristics of both catwoman and beewoman appeared simultaneously in Ella!
Although she was only a toddler who had just learned to speak, unable to cultivate or unleash her own power,
But all the signs were enough to indicate that Ella was incredibly talented and would become something great in the future!
Sora gave birth to a gifted baby and was initially very proud of her daughter's talent. But her joy soon faded.
The Case family valued this gifted child greatly.
In comparison, Sora, the mother, was far too mediocre.
Most of the family elders believed Sora was unfit to raise a gifted daughter.
After much deliberation, without even consulting Sora, the elders made the decision: to strip Sora of her custody!
As for the reason, they felt it was sufficient.
Sora was too mediocre. Asking her to raise her daughter herself might have a negative influence on her.
What if her daughter took after her and became mediocre herself? Wouldn't that be a waste of her talent?
The Case family could not tolerate such an accident!
So, while Ella was still young, all negative factors hindering her growth must be completely eliminated.
Unfortunately, Sora was a negative factor hindering her daughter's growth.
At least that's what the family elders thought.
Whether she wanted to or not, she had to carry out the family's decision.
The day her daughter was taken away, Sora wept bitterly.
She briefly considered ending her own life, but the thought of her young daughter kept her from dying.
There was still a relative in this world who worried her.
She wouldn't live without seeing her daughter grow up!
Sora wasn't a woman of exceptional strength, but she was certainly not weak.
When hardship weighed on her, she always managed to endure it silently.
It was as if her endurance for pain had no limit, never to be crushed.
Her sensitive and fragile nerves, stretched taut yet unbroken, were her unique way of demonstrating strength.
Yet fate's torment was far from over.
Having lost custody of her, Sora wanted nothing more than to stay home and occasionally see her daughter.
Even such a humble desire was not granted.
The family elders gave Sora a letter of recommendation for further studies at the South Island Federation Warlock Academy.
It was supposedly compensation, but in reality, it was an excuse to kick her out.
To prevent her from having any contact with her daughter and exerting a negative influence.
Sora couldn't even hope to see her daughter from a distance, and soon after, she left her hometown in despair.