NOVEL NEXT Chapter 91: The one behind everything
Xane instantly realized that even though the return on value was super low, it still wouldn't stop misuse. Until the other 9/10 value of those resources could be used against them.
Xane thought about how the elder promised extra benefits for anyone who managed to enter the supreme 10 teams.
Sure, having extra members of the family on the supreme team would increase their control over this year's students, but was that the only benefit?
The moment this question came to his mind, he asked, <Don't tell me a big chunk of leftover value would be distributed among the top 10 teams.>
Zayn said, impressed, [Haha, I never knew you would get to the answer so quickly. The Academy would distribute almost 5/10 value from the given resources as the reward among the 10 supreme teams.]
Xane looked ahead with wide eyes. <That much!>
[Yup, while the remaining value would also be up for grabs through quests and other stuff, but doing those would consume too much time. You understand now, this is why I want to coax Liam to become part of his team.]
Xane just looked back at the price of hex arts and said nothing.
Zayn also added, [You know, on the family side, it's kind of a messy situation, where if they give resources to the academy, there was always a chance that someone they didn't even know might end up having all their resources.]
Zayn paused for a bit and said, [On the flip side, if some don't trade and their opposition trades, the children from the opposition would have a head start, and they would have a high chance of snatching the seat, so that was also not good.]
Xane understood the concept of willingly falling into a trap for a big gain.
He remembered the massive castle and the luxury hall and knew that resources might not be what some at the House of Zenaris would care for.
But if they could use those resources to pull talent like Liam and Samule, then it was a win for them.
Now he sort of understood why those from the House of Zenaris and even other households were acting meekly. Though he still had a feeling that these top families should have another way to make sure their resources didn't fall into the hands of someone who was against them.
That might be the reason Liam had included that dwarf, and in the future, even Melina, on his team. It was probably related to the competition.
Still, Xane did not ask Zayn about the competition as there was a high chance that with Samule it might not be the same as in the novel.
Instead, another question rose in his mind. <Hey, what about our share of points?>
Zayn sighed. [Like I told you, it looks like Melina had already gobbled up all of that.]
<Melina, mmm.>
Xane did not have any impression of his sister. He knew she was a bomb that could explode at any moment, but what that explosion would result in, he had no idea.
Xane shook his head and focused back on Auren's report. It was better to take one thing at a time.
As he continued down the Paarkis family report, Zayn suddenly shouted, <Wait, can you move up a bit.>
Xane scrolled up with intrigue as all he saw was just a list of Auren's family members.
He was also a bit surprised that this guy was actually the son of the Paarkis family leader, but that was all there was to it.
After all, the Paarkis family had paid for his recovery, and now that he knew the academy scheme, it was clear they had to pay ten times the amount.
From that, he was clear that Auren was not a random child from the Paarkis house.
As he was processing the information, Zayn suddenly started mumbling in disbelief. [How? Is that real? Wait, if he is related to her, and she supported him… fck, don't tell me she was the one behind everything.]
Xane paused for a bit and asked in a cold voice, <Hey, tell me what you found?>
Zayn remained silent for a long time as he thought about the entire incident, and in the end, he started laughing helplessly. [Heheh, so we still fall for her.]
Xane once again asked him, <What did you find?>
This snapped Zayn out as he said in a low tone. [You remember I told you about the powerful senior student from the Paarkis house.]
As Zayn mentioned, Xane's eyes focused on the sibling's name on the report as he read, <Brena Paarkis. Is she that senior?>
Zayn mentally nodded. [Yeah.]
Xane frowned a bit as he had never thought that his opponent would be a senior who was already part of the Supreme 10.
But then he froze. He stared down with wide eyes and grabbed his head. "Wait, that means she is Viyron's fiancée. No, how is that possible? Is this why the guy was complaining about his father's decision?"
Xane just rubbed his head as hundreds of questions rapidly started spinning in his mind.
He focused on the report and saw that there was even a mention that she had high dark gold potential.
How could someone with such high potential get involved with Viyron?
Xane was no stranger to how others in this world think about Viyron.
He was a walking corpse that was destined to die. Initially, he thought that the so-called Viyron fiancée stuff was all related to Xelami's effort to get the last bit of value out of her dying son.
But no matter the situation, why did those from Paarkis accept such a condition? Did the head of Paarkis really risk the future of his daughter for such a measly gain?
The more Xane thought about it, the more absurd it became to him. Now he understood why Auren was complaining about his father's decision. Under normal circumstances, a merchant family that already had money wouldn't waste the biggest talent.
He suddenly asked Zayn, "Is she also from one of the three ancient cursed lands?"
Zayn said in an even lower tone, [No, she is actually linked to the Cursed Land of Explosive Volcanoes.]