Limitless Fortune: I Collect SSS-Rank Skills as Payment-Chapter 59: Mystery Behind Shadow Kingdom

When Lucien connected with the Mother of Origin during his class awakening, he already sensed that it was a higher entity.

Its strange ability to grant classes only reinforced that feeling.

So, the idea of a higher-order world devouring a lesser one didn’t surprise him.

He’d read about things like this in novels back in his previous life.

Only this time, he was experiencing it firsthand.

"Hmm?"

Sure enough, Malcolm was surprised by Lucien’s analysis. Then, seeing how serious he was, he suddenly laughed and gave him a firm slap on the shoulder.

"Haha... you really are my grandson. You guessed it right."

His slap was so fast and solid that Lucien didn’t manage to guard himself with the Stone Barrier like before.

He could only grimace in pain.

Well, at least he now knew where his father Cedric gained this useless habit from.

"To be honest...I had that suspicion too."

Malcolm seemed oblivious to his plight as he continued to blabber,

"After all, how could an entire continent full of powerful people just disappear like nothing?"

Malcolm sighed, as if oddly relieved by that possibility.

"Anyway, as you guessed, the Shadow Kingdom is indeed a different world that was swallowed by the World of Origin."

"You don’t know how happy I was when I realized that a world swallowed by the World of Origin could remain intact like that. Although it had changed somehow from a normal world, it was still there."

Malcolm didn’t elaborate further. Instead, he got straight to the point:

"It was also there that I learned why the World of Origin didn’t just swallow all of Soren instantly, but only encroached slowly."

He turned to Lucien, his expression grave.

"It was because the remaining lands of this world were too low-level to survive in that place. The World of Origin is simply giving us time to grow stronger, so that when we’re finally assimilated, we have a better chance of surviving." freёwebnoѵel.com

He swallowed as if remembering something terrifying.

"That place is not a good place, Lucien. If you want to survive... You have to become stronger and faster. Even I, sigh..."

Lucien could tell Malcolm wanted to say more, but stopped himself; perhaps because he didn’t think Lucien was ready to hear it yet.

Instead, he shifted his attention to the glowing prism in his hand and continued:

"It was in that place I learned about this item: Invitation to the Circle of Nobility. From what I know, you need this to gain a title in the World of Origin."

"Without a title, you can’t even exist in that place properly, let alone survive. I plan to use this to gain a title and search for our Goldveil family."

Malcolm finally laid his plan completely bare in front of Lucien. Maybe he had wanted to share this with someone all along, because after pouring everything out, he looked completely relaxed.

"But... didn’t Dorian say that you need to enter the Domain Dungeon to use that thing?"

Lucien asked, feeling something didn’t add up.

"Haha... don’t worry about that. He’s not wrong, but don’t underestimate your grandfather."

Malcolm laughed, puffing out his chest with pride.

"Look..."

He signalled to Lucien when suddenly he saw a glowing yellow star shimmer into existence on his grandfather’s chest.

"...Although I didn’t manage to kill a Lord," he smirked, "I did take down a General."

"That makes me one myself now. So, I can now enter the Shadow Kingdom the next time it opens without a token."

He stood tall with the gait of a seasoned warrior returning home in glory.

Lucien could see the pride in his eyes. Malcolm was genuinely happy about the yellow star, like it meant something real to him.

’So that Kingdom is at war? And Grandpa fought there to earn a title?’

Lucien could infer that much from his clue.

’Wait a minute... if that was the case, then... why was he in a coma when he returned?’

"Wait, then why were you in a coma? Were you lying?"

As soon as the thought came up, Lucien asked directly, unintentionally deflating Malcolm in the process.

"Cough... cough... Kid, aren’t you analyzing things a bit too much?"

Malcolm coughed and looked quite embarrassed. His proud posture instantly disappeared once Lucien brought his coma.

However, seeing Lucien’s expectant eyes looking for answers, he sighed and confessed.

"Alright, alright. I wasn’t lying. I was indeed in a coma at that time."

"That was the side effect of the Phantom Stand-In, a one-time substitute treasure that can help save your life in a fatal attack. But its side effect is a little too much.

"Sigh... Although I managed to kill that general... he did a number on me, too."

He seemed distressed, remembering the loss of such a rare treasure. After all, it was his trump card that he had lost.

’So, you literally died then? Why are you so proud?’

Lucien understood and thought speechlessly. Malcolm died fighting and was still proudly showing off.

How shameless!

"Okay, let’s not dwell on the past. Let’s talk about the present."

Malcolm waved his hand as if brushing the memory aside.

"Kid, didn’t you doubt the heritage of my Goldveil family before?"

He smirked slyly.

"Well, seeing how much you’ve changed, I’ve decided to show you something special, a bit of our true heritage."

Malcolm leaned closer and whispered with a proud glint in his eyes.

"True Heritage?"

Lucien asked, confused by his weird behavior.

"Tch... Rejoice that you managed to irk me with your suspicion. I haven’t even shown this to your father. Let me show you what the Goldveil family truly represents."

Before Lucien could respond, Malcolm suddenly grabbed his shoulder and activated a glowing magic array beneath their feet.

"Hey! I didn’t doubt it, I was just... suspicious!"

Lucien protested weakly when he suddenly felt his position had changed.

Just as his body shifted in space, he saw his surroundings vanish in an instant.

’Teleportation?’

He had already experienced the feeling before, so he recognized it immediately.

Only, this time... the distance traveled must have been huge or the spell far more complex.

Since Lucien arrived at the new location completely dizzy.

"We’re here."

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