Chapter 75: A Visit from the Winter ClanJust as Lin Lei was about to continue his training in basic magic, yet another new guest arrived.
The Li Fire sect.
The old man named Herlos had already appeared at the main gate of the Li Fire sect.
Herlos was dressed in a pure white robe. His hair and beard were all white, and a warm, peaceful smile was on his face.
“Child, can you help me inform the people inside? Tell them that Herlos from the winter clan is here. He has something he wants to discuss with the Master of the Ultimate Sword.”
“The Winter clan…”
“The Winter clan! ?”
At this moment, the Li Fire sect disciple who was guarding the main gate of the Li Fire sect finally reacted. This was a mysterious clan that had been hidden for thousands of years!
This disciple"s entire body trembled and he immediately ran towards the inner part of the Li Fire sect. He did not dare to delay at all.
“Senior Herlous, please wait a moment. I will go and inform him right away.”
At this moment, in the sect leader"s paG.o.da.
Roderick, who was in the middle of a meeting, was suddenly interrupted by a disciple that reported the news of the Winter family"s visit.
“The winter family, huh…”
Roderick raised an eyebrow.
Although the Winter clan hadn"t appeared in the Beilageluoya Empire for three thousand years, just the name of the most ancient Magus clan in the empire alone was enough to shock quite a few people.
Although Roderick didn"t know why the Winter clan, which had been silent for three thousand years, would come looking for him at this time, he still headed straight towards the direction of the isolation room. He hurriedly called out to the barrier Lin Lei had set up.
“Senior Lin, Master of the Ultimate Sword, the Winter clan is here looking for you.”
Within the isolation room, Lin Lei slowly opened his eyes.
“The winter clan, huh…”
Lin Lei couldn"t help but frown.
Why would the most ancient and mysterious Magus clan of the Beilageluoya Empire come looking for him at this time?
Although he didn"t know what the other party was planning, Lin Lei still spoke.
“Patriarch, in the future, you can continue to call me Lin Lei. The t.i.tle of "Master of the Ultimate Sword" should only be used by outsiders.”
“In addition, let the clansmen of the Winter family come in.”
“Oh, OH. Alright, Lin Lei.”
Roderick hurriedly let out a long sigh of relief, then flew at high speed towards the gates of the Li Fire sect. Roderick"s current appearance was still that of fear and trepidation. He didn"t become arrogant just because Lin Lei was the Master of the Ultimate Sword.
“Excuse me, is this Lord Herlos? Please come in!”
Roderick said very respectfully.
Herlos smiled calmly, then nodded towards Roderick as well.
“The sect leader doesn"t need to be so polite with me. Just call me Herlos.”
After he finished speaking, Herlos followed Roderick towards the isolation room.
Soon, Roderick led Herlos into the isolation room, then quickly left.
Lin Lei"s right hand made a slight tap in the air, and a two meter wide opening appeared within the barrier, allowing Herlos to pa.s.s through.
After entering the isolation room, Herlous couldn"t help but look around curiously, then said to Lin Lei, “I imagine that you must be the Master of the Ultimate Sword.”
“You really can"t judge a book by its cover. I didn"t expect you to be this much younger than I had imagined.”
A hint of surprise flashed through Herlos"s eyes.
This wasn"t because Herlos wanted to put in a good word with Lin Lei or win his favor. It was because Linley"s age had truly exceeded Herlos"s expectations.
“There"s no need to stand on ceremony. Please take a seat.”
Lin Lei hadn"t yet put away the table and chair which had been used to welcome Bard. Now, he was using it to host Herlos.
Seeing Herlos slowly sit down, Lin Lei asked.
“The Winter clan hasn"t appeared in the world for three thousand years. Why are you looking for me? Is there something important?”
Herlos saw that Lin Lei was getting straight to the point, and so he said slowly.
“I see that you, Master of the Ultimate Sword, have a very straightforward personality. I"ll get straight to the point then.”
“May I ask if you know of the prehistoric relics within the Beilageluoya Empire?”
Lin Lei raised his eyebrows.
He already had a bad feeling in his heart.
Looking at Lin Lei"s expression, Herlos suddenly understood what was going on.
Most likely, before he did, someone had already found Lin Lei and told him about the prehistoric relics within the empire.
Seeing this, Herlos hurriedly continued, “Master of the Ultimate Sword, this time, the ancient ruins are about to open. Not only are there nine precious stones within, there are also starcloud fruits that can help a sage condense a nebula. Not only that, there are countless treasures within the ruins.”
“This time, I have come on behalf of the Winter clan. I wish to invite you, sir, to accompany our Winter clan to this so-called ancient ruins of the empire.”
“I can a.s.sure you that as long as you join us, we will do our best to acquire a nebula fruit for you, sir.”
“But of course, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. I trust that you understand this principle as well. If you join us, sir, all you need to do is help us out when we can"t hold on any longer.”
Lin Lei frowned, then said to Herlos.
“Regarding this point, I truly haven"t decided whether or not to enter this so-called prehistoric relic. If I truly am prepared to enter this relic, then of course we can look out for each others.”
Herlos nodded.
“Sir, with your words, we can be at ease.”
“The imperial ruins are indeed of great importance. Please reconsider.”
“If you truly aren"t willing to partic.i.p.ate, then that would truly be a pity.”
Lin Lei nodded. He didn"t deny it,
Herlos continued, “We all come from the far east. We are the natives of the Beilageluoya Empire. We have to be united in order to be able to face the attacks of the five great empires of the holy regionl.”
“What you said is indeed correct.”
Lin Lei nodded.
Herlos frowned. Lin Lei"s reaction was completely perfunctory.
Seeing this, Herlos couldn"t help but raise his head to look at Lin Lei"s expression. But right now, Herlos couldn"t find any on Lin Lei"s face.
Poker face, huh..
Herlos thought helplessly to himself.
At this moment, Herlos had no idea what Lin Lei was thinking at all. In the end, he could only let out a long sigh and say helplessly to Lin Lei.
“If that"s the case, sir, I won"t disturb you any further.”
“Farewell.”
Lin Lei nodded and said.
“Right. Since that"s the case, I won"t be seeing you out.”
Herlos wanted to say something, but after a long hesitation, he chose not to. He could only turn around and leave helplessly.
Watching Herlos leave, Lin Lei frowned slightly.