Mixed Blessing System



When he came out of his meditation and remembered his grandfather, Lothur felt strange for a few moments, but he soon put it aside.

He was already quite close to the first village where hybrids of the Ancestral Folk and humans lived in this area of the Petha Empire.

After recovering from the training he had done there, he ran to the area a few kilometers ahead, and with his vision, he could already see a small area built on a mountain where a stream was born.

There, several people were engaged in common activities, washing clothes, cooking, and working on various objects, where children played, and elders watched the surroundings.

From what Lothur could see, most of them were relatively weak people compared to him, with several Spiritual Warriors and almost all of the elders being Transcendents. But there was one Origin Saint.

That power level no longer impressed Lothur, but he did notice how much stronger these people were compared to those from further south on the continent.

This small village had enough power to take over the entire Linn Province before him emerging there!

Upon realizing this, Lothur understood why the soul fragment had advised him not to come to this area until he became a mainland-level expert.

If the soul fragment's family still existed, judging by the strength of this village, he might have problems with even 4th-stage powers.

'Well, let's see if you're here...' He thought to himself as he passed through the village entrance and appeared in the central area of this place, where 30 houses were built in an area of about 5 square kilometers.

Appearing there, even though he had unusual abilities to hide his presence and movements, Lothur immediately attracted the attention of the strongest in the village.

The Origin Saint, in particular, looked at him from his house and felt that no matter how much this person emitted no spiritual fluctuation, he was not ordinary.

"Hey, human, what are you doing here? This village is not for you to enter!" A Nascent Soul Transcendent said as he shouted at Lothur, frowning.

Lothur looked at this person, 2 meters tall, with greenish hair, greenish-golden eyes, pointed ears, and feminine features, and immediately recognized the first hybrid he saw.

There were two kinds of hybrids in this world. Those directly resulted from the taboo relationship between two beings of different races and those who were the children of hybrids.

There was a notable difference between the two, with the direct fruit of the taboo having much more purity of lineage than their offspring.

Lothur understood what the creature was talking about, for he knew the Ancestral Language. But he did not immediately answer the question of this strong man dressed in strange clothes.

Lothur observed the surroundings of this place and noticed the presence of some beings of pure lineage, no humans, but 3 members of the Ancestral Folk and 1 beast.

Most of the hybrids with the Ancestral Folk were made with humans, but there were cases where beasts also helped to create these taboo fruits.

From what Lothur could see, the humanoid beast was probably the father of one of these creatures.

Some beast races could naturally change shape and take on humanoid versions of themselves. So such a thing was quite possible.

Anyway, the main elder of this tribe finally appeared near where Lothur was standing, his guard up as he looked at this 'human' in silence.

He immediately apologized for the harsh words of one of his village members. "Senior, I am sorry for this junior's words. He cannot recognize true experts, so forgive him."

Lothur stopped observing the area and looked at the man, a member of the Ancestral Folk.

"You are the first of this race that I know of. I did not expect to find a male Ancestor Folk here." Lothur muttered.

The man was not offended, for the reality of the Ancestral Folk and the cases of taboo had created a stereotype that only females of this race mixed with beings of other races.

But the truth was that just as many males as females in the Ancestral Region went to bed with those who they shouldn't. Women, however, could not escape their fate, for when they became pregnant, they carried the proof of their sinful deeds for all to see.

Men, on the other hand, did not have the same problem...

Therefore, it was much easier for Ancestral Folk men than for women to have their adventures in the human world and have a few bastards across the continent.

They would be kicked out as soon as their bellies started to grow, while men rarely left their tribes for that reason.

The level 19 elder said. "Some of us choose to live with our children, senior. But really, it's not something you see very often."

"Hmm." Lothur nodded, finally explaining to these people why he was there. "Anyway, I'm not here to talk about trivialities. I'm looking for someone and his descendants."

"Oh?" The elder felt slightly relieved, but he was still unsure what Lothur wanted there.

Humans were less opposed to mixing their genes with Ancestral Folk, so unlike those individuals, they didn't ostracize or persecute hybrids as much. Still, there were those who opposed the practice of race mixing, and they committed terrible acts against places like this.

"I am looking for an Ancestral Folk woman named Verna. She had an affair with a human named Mathis, a demon hunter, about 4,500 to 5,000 years ago. They had children before he left and never came back. I am here for those children."

Hearing the details, the more than 200 members of this village who watched Lothur in silence, many near their homes, sighed in relief. No one there knew those names, so this 'human' would probably have nothing to keep him here.

This elder looked at Lothur for a moment in silence and said, "From so long ago? Senior, I have a feeling that it will be difficult for you to find them. Even I was born only 2,000 years ago. So I don't know these names, and I doubt anyone here has heard them before."

Lothur made an ugly face. "Can you give me any clues about them? Maybe how to find other villages like this one. I promise you. I'm not interested in trouble. The soul fragment of this demon hunter helped me a lot in the past, and I am looking for them to help them if they still exist."

Hearing Lothur's sincere words, the elder did not doubt him, felt the heartbeat of this 'human,' and saw that he had no reason to lie.

"About that..."