Reincarnated in the Royal Family with a Plunder System-Chapter 34: Plot

Now that Ryan understood the gist of how the world around him looked like, he focused on other things. What was the overall society like?

Human society was very scattered in general, but due to the Royal Family’s control over the species, humans could function with a united stand. In the human kingdom—the Royal Family was an absolute power. And it was loved by humans!

The Armedius Family was the flag in human hearts.

Spirit of the species.

After all, not only did the Armedius Family keep all the invading races like goblins and dragons at bay, they also created schools and healthcare for the common populace. Not to mention all the roads that the family made for them.

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But was the Armedius Family that good intentioned?

Not at all.

Why did they help commoners?

To train more talented members for their own army.

Why did they give healthcare for the poor?

To keep the supply of new blood into the army stable.

Within the Armedius Family, people had dark hearts. They cared about nothing but benefits for their own closest kin. Even Seraphina herself was the best example—she did not care what happened to others outside her family. And she was not the exception, she was the norm within royal circles.

Well, Ryan did not hate it. He loved it.

That just meant she would do anything for him and his mother.

Yet, beyond all of that. If more people acted like her, how could society function?

That was why the capital city of the Human Kingdom was different from all other places in the Human Kingdom. Here, it was a land of business. Cold hearted, pragmatic men and women ruled this city, and anyone who wasn’t just as pragmatic would be eaten alive before they knew it.

Ryan felt flickers of images run through his mind.

All the relevant people, politicians, princes, princesses, mages, businessmen. All of the people who were important appeared in his mind. These were the people with real power in the capital, and not knowing their names and details was fatal.

Ryan already knew most of them, but as he Bonded with Seraphina—he learned every single one of them.

In moments, he opened his eyes.

Seraphina smiled. "Was it easy?"

"Memorizing names get easy once you know the person with that name wants to kill you."

Sera smiled. "Now, you know who else is watching you."

He nodded. "Now what?"

"Remember a few potions and generally used mage arts. Those will help you."

He closed his eyes and focused.

"Well, I won’t overwhelm you on day one. You can leave and rest. Return to me by evening, we will be plundering your next skill and continuing your training there."

He stood up, gave her hand a soft kiss. Stretching, he yawned. "I want an actual attack skill next Sis, something with real power. Prepare that for me."

"I am not your maid."

"I won’t ask my maids this."

"What kind of attack skill do you want?"

He blinked, then leaned in beside her ear. He whispered something, then planted a kiss on her temples before storming out.

She chuckled. "You really do know what you want."

"Of course I know what I want! Get it done!"

"And I am taking up that offer on the massage!" She shouted back. "For 3 hours straight!"

"OKAY!"

...

Ryan walked alone through a corridor, smiling as he looked out through the glass windows around him. Now, he no longer saw mere trees and gardens outside when he looked out. Now, he saw more than just that.

His mind was full of the grand Mugen.

The Human Kingdom.

This palace was just one of the places in the entire world.

’I don’t want to be confined here all my life, but I want to enjoy what it has to offer before I leave.’

He wondered if he would get to bed the King’s woman.

Just the thought of it made him excited.

Hehe. Doesn’t he have like a few concubines, I heard all of them are quite good looking. Eleanor herself tasted good.

And.

Wouldn’t the king kill me if he knew what I am thinking?

The King was his own mother’s brother. His uncle.

Me and my mind, why am I such a weirdo bro? Tsk. Let’s stop this thinking.

Just as he turned the corner though, Ryan was pulled into a clean embrace—pressed against the wall.

He gulped.

Eleanor’s beautiful face was an inch away from him.

"What do you want?" he asked.

She breathed into his face. "I am not here for anything, Ryan. I just learned of something really interesting. I thought I will tell you about it before I go away."

Ryan gulped and wrapped his hand around her waist. "What is it?"

"Did you know that your mother created her children without a mate using genetic magic?"

"That’s nothing new, everyone knows it."

She smirked, licking his lips. "Did you know that she deliberately created twins instead of one baby?"

He frowned. "So what?"

"Did you know that your mother deliberately destroyed the talent of one kid to increase the talent of another kid?"

Ryan sneered inwardly and squeezed her buttocks. But outwardly, he kept a somewhat startled expression.

She said softly: "Not only did your mother use your potential to make Seraphina more talented, she did it deliberately. You were born to become Seraphina’s battery—you were created to act as her talent-booster."

Ryan frowned for real. "Do not scandalise my mother for no reason."

"You don’t believe me?" Eleanor smirked. "I swear on the Heavens who gave me my Class that what I am saying is the truth."

Ryan’s heart clenched slightly.

Nobody would be so daring as to lie like that when Ceremonies were held for Heaven to give them sub classes.

She continued: "Lysandra has always hated men. When she decided to become pregnant, she decided to have twins. One boy, one girl. She planned to use the boy to help the girl grow much stronger than normal—Seraphina and you both are just a scientific experiment to her."

Ryan held his jaw tight.

The memories of Lysandra gently massaging his head, lovingly telling him bed time stories, and even bathing him flickered through his mind. She had always been gentle. Yes, she was a bit more partial to Seraphina at times, but she was always very loving towards him as well. The amount of times she had healed him was insanely high.

He was merely an experiment to her?

He refused to believe such a lie.

Not to mention—Ryan had never become weak because of Lysandra. He had never been able to gain a Class because one half of his soul was on Earth.

And even then, Lysandra had tried all the ways she could possibly think of to make him gain the ability to train.

How dare you spit on her face like that, Eleanor. How dare you.

"Don’t you think Seraphina has always been more favored by your mother?" Eleanor asked. "Think of it."

Ryan raised his hand and caressed her cheek.

She looked at him curiously.

This was a layered plot. Ryan smirked. She was not just trying to sow discord between him and his mother, but she was also trying to trap him.

If he arrogantly kissed her like last time, she was prepared for it.

His Enhanced Eyesight saw a rune flickering deep inside her pupils.

I saw that rune in Sera’s memories, isn’t that what happens when you drink a recording potion?

Basically, Eleanor was a walking camera.

She was recording this conversation with her eyes.

He leaned forward to kiss her.

Her eyes widened in acted horror, though her heart became full of joy.

This was enough to be used as a blackmailing material for all his life!

She opened her mouth to act like she wanted to scream, briefly becoming surprised as he forcefully shut her down with his lips and tongue—he had become much better at kissing. His tongue coiled around hers, it pushed for dominance, and it tried to play with her.

He parted.

"Aunt, I love this. This is so good, it reminds me of how good the nights we spend together were."

"What are you talking about?!"

Her face changed.

"Don’t you remember aunt, you were moaning so hard. I still remember you saying ’AHH~ That place is too sensitive~~’"

Her face became ashen.

Ryan grinned inwardly. Recordings made using the method she was using could not be edited like videos back on Earth. Everything said and shown here would be revealed in the recording. Now, if she used the recording—would he not be bringing suspicion on her as well?

"Now, let’s kiss more, Aunt."

He tried to take her by the lips but she pushed him aside and stepped back.

"You are keener than you seem," she said.

She made a rune appear in her palm and crushed it.

Then, she turned around.

"Aunt, your lips are too good. Your body too soft." He gave a slap on her ass. "One day, I’d like to see you without these cumbersome royal clothes and masks."

Eleanor smiled. "Ryan, that’s bold of you. But indeed, you’ve grown quite handsome." She waved her hand as she walked away. "But don’t think what I said about your mother is a lie—she is a bitch. She won’t care if you died."

"I know my mother better than you."

"You think you do," she replied with a laugh.