I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

"At that time, I had already planned to pick it up and eat it when someone suddenly grabbed my hand."

"It was a youth dressed in extremely fancy and gorgeous clothes, about the same age as me. I had only ever seen such attire on nobles."

"But he was completely different from me at that time, full of confidence, and he curiously asked me why I wanted to eat that dirty piece of bread."

"That was your father!"

Joyce looked at Lis and said softly.

Well, I never expected him to be a person who doesn't eat the commoners' food!

But it seemed like that was how my father and Uncle Joyce must have met.

"At that moment, my brain was a mess, and I was too nervous to say anything. Seeing me like this, Brandon simply took my hand and led me home."

"That's how I was taken in by the Kane family. Maybe because I was the only child in the family, Brandon especially liked to hang out with me, treated me like a brother, and after I showed my talent as an assassin, your grandfather tacitly approved too."

"I thought then that I could just be Brandon's steward in the future."

"Do you understand why I'm telling you all this?"
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Joyce looked at Lis and suddenly said.

"I understand, Uncle Joyce."

Lis nodded, no wonder Uncle Joyce took such good care of him; his father really had great luck to have picked up a future legendary assassin on the street.

If he hadn't passed away, Lis might have suspected whether his father was also a Transcender.

Such experiences were too mystical, especially since his father later also picked up the young Risa.

An innate pickup of a young legendary Sacred Body?

I still haven't had such luck yet!

He also understood what Joyce meant, which was to say, with his and Brandon's relationship, Lis need not worry about being kept in the dark about matters concerning the Floating City.

"When your grandfather passed away, he then told Brandon about the Floating City and also handed over the resources obtained from it to your father."

"At that time, both I and Brandon were in our twenties with the power of Silver High Rank. Your grandfather wanted Brandon to keep the Floating City a secret from everyone, including me, but Brandon didn't listen to him."

"After your grandfather passed away, not only did Brandon tell me about it, but he also shared some of those precious resources with me."

True brothers!

Lis's image of his father suddenly became much fuller in his heart; no wonder Uncle Joyce was willing to take such good care of the Kane family.

He must have long regarded himself as a member of the Kane family!

Joyce heaved a sigh; though many years had passed, the memory seemed as fresh as yesterday when brought up.

"There isn't much to say about what happened after. Brandon and I continued to improve our strengths while exploring the Floating City, spending all the resources we got on ourselves."

"Our exploration of the Floating City deepened, and soon we moved beyond the areas your grandfather had understood. Our own strengths rose quickly until we both stood at the pinnacle of the Gold Level."

"But we both concealed our strengths, preferring not to draw any attention until we had completely mastered the Floating City. For this reason, Brandon even deliberately had conflicts with some nobles of Bright City to divert others' attention."

"Later, Brandon would occasionally return to Bright City, partly to handle these matters and partly to take care of you, Lis."

"I once asked Brandon why he bothered with so much effort, considering the title of Court Viscount meant nothing to us."

Joyce looked at Lis seriously and said:

"He said it was for you—if you didn't have this talent, he didn't want you to follow the old path of your grandfather and father. Being a very proper noble was also not bad."

"As for the Floating City and the Kane family, that would be left to Risa to inherit."

"So don't blame your father. He truly loved you, but the weight of three generations of family expectations rested on his shoulders."

"He had considered a lot for you, and even before his death, what he couldn't let go of the most was you."

Upon hearing this, Lis couldn't help but fall silent.

Honestly, he had never expected the truth to be like this.

Before this, he thought Risa inherited the Floating City because the former heir was killed by the scheming of Yatean, so Joyce had no choice but to pick Risa.

Now it seemed his father really had considered a lot for him!

And these events were completely absent from the previous owner's memory, probably because Uncle Joyce, abiding by the promise, decided not to let him know anything about this until Lis showed his talent as a mage, to keep these secrets far from Lis.

Without the capacity and talent to bear such burdens, it would only add to his worries.

And now, Uncle Joyce must have confirmed his capabilities, which is why he chose to tell him about it.

Even though Lis had never met the father of this body, suddenly he also felt a trace of sentimentality.

Joyce and Lis paused for a moment before Joyce continued his story.

"As our strengths increased, we soon realized that the Floating City's power was not something we could control."

"Or rather, without Legendary strength, it was not possible to touch the core of the Floating City."

"So, we both became even more eager to break through to the Legendary level."

"You know the result. I succeeded, but your father failed."