Dear Broom Knight

Chesca's eyes widened slightly, and then she quickly lowered her head.

Lowry saw it, but he didn't plan to say anything... Although cases of bloodline knights exhibiting atavism weren't common, they weren't exactly unheard of.

While most people showed some bloodline traits of their allies after exchanging heart's blood with them, there were always some 'unintentional' accidents.

Especially in the bloodline inheritance of dragonkin.

White dragons always had a way of surprising people... The noble families that had formed partnerships through inheritance were basically the same as the ancestral mountain of the Gale Wolves or the valley grasslands of the Dragonscale Rhinos.

Except for the initial war phase, knights who wanted to find their allies had to go to these ancestral lands, spend some time, and demonstrate their abilities.

The proper ones, like Ruthkania and Bolanos, would observe each other for a while, then test and get to know each other before finally coming together; these white dragons were actually the minority.

Most white dragons lived a free and unrestrained life... with indistinguishable genders.

Especially during the period when they had just reconciled with humans and magical creatures, they really played around a lot.

Of course, that was a long time ago.

Back then, knights who were always ready for battle and prepared never to return had the value that dragons found appealing.

As for whether certain knights were attracted to the handsome men or beautiful women in human form, or to their extraordinary, non-mortal aura, it was hard to guess.

Lowry guessed that the second possibility was more likely.

After all, these nobles were truly risking their lives one after another.

Sacrificing their bodies and a year or two of their time to leave behind a powerful descendant who could support the entire family was something no noble would pass up.

Moreover, being with a dragon wasn't without its benefits.

Not in terms of material things, of course, but in terms of power.

If a dragon stayed in the same place for a long time, even the surrounding plants and animals would be affected! Not to mention bearing children with a dragon.

At least, their physique would automatically increase by several points.

It's just that over time, knights whose bloodlines suddenly evolved became increasingly rare... Without white dragons continuing to add to it, it was naturally difficult for humans with increasingly diluted bloodlines to break through certain limitations.

But there were definitely many such legends.

Even if someone who awakened the dragon bloodline was as physically strong as a formal knight, they wouldn't lack magical talent; it's just that they wouldn't be as talented in knighthood.

But it wasn't unheard of for it to be the other way around, like Lowry.

Chesca would probably only think along these lines, which would make the fact that the crystallization of two great magical knight bloodlines was actually a mage more understandable.

Lowry hesitated for a moment, but still didn't tell Chesca to spread the word.

Too much is as bad as too little.

He had leaked too much information recently, and he needed to use this seemingly secret information to hide what he really wanted to keep secret.

For example, the real purpose of the magic array he was preparing to build.

Then Lowry casually replied to Ruthkania: "What does it matter?

Compared to magical creatures, it's not certain who's more lovable!"

"Hmm?" Ruthkania lowered her head, trying to stare at Lowry's facial expressions, "You, could there really be something wrong with you?"

"Don't let your imagination run wild," Lowry helplessly reached out and tapped her nose, "Haven't you always said that I haven't reached adulthood yet?

I really haven't ever had those thoughts.

As for those boring slanders... who would believe them?"

Lowry slightly parted his lips, revealing his pair of small tiger teeth for a rare moment, and smiled extremely sharply: "These are just words used to stir up my mood.

They're taking advantage of my youth and ignorance to make me impulsive.

If I really lost my temper over these things and caused a big mess, that would be exactly what they wanted.

After all, if just a joke could throw me into disarray... wouldn't that mean I really am that kind of person?

This kind of tactic clearly comes from someone who's been playing dirty tricks and scheming for years; besides splashing dirt on me, it's not really useful.

No, even noble ladies wouldn't be so skilled; their struggles with each other all stem from the disputes of their respective families, and even the most ruthless are still thinking in terms of combat or war.

Taking advantage of someone's unpreparedness, attacking where they're defenseless, and aiming to make them lose power or strength.

Reputation has always been just an accessory in the slaughter of nobles.

Like Count Gezall's incident this time.

They would never use reputation as a starting point until they were confident of victory.

To scheme against someone from such a vicious angle... it's a bit like a harem tactic.

The Night Church doesn't seem to be this type."

Those women are indeed very good at scheming and fighting each other fiercely, but... how should I put it, they are all so-called big women, and methods such as winning people's hearts and killing opponents are more like those used in the workplace.

Only people who are accustomed to relying on the strong to solve problems are good at these crooked ways.

Chesca murmured: "No wonder I always felt like something was wrong.

Then... could it be the Wealth Church?

The Tower, no, even the Ice and Snow Heresy wouldn't play with such useless things."

Even if they didn't send the enemy to their deaths with one move, they would have to take away a few of their own people; that was the usual practice of the heretics.

Heretics wouldn't do something like putting in effort just to ruin someone else's reputation.

At most, they would do it as a matter of course.

Moreover, Lowry guessed that the two major heresies that had appeared so far wouldn't regard him as an enemy.

The Ice and Snow Heresy hadn't put in even a tenth of the effort in the Northern Kingdom that they had in the Icefield Kingdom.

Even in the incident that caused the Montes family to suffer heavy losses, they weren't targeting Count Montes himself, let alone trying to subvert the monarchy.

Both major heresies were targeting the Storm Church.

If they hadn't participated, the Montes family itself wouldn't have had any problems... but the Montes family, who were loyal to His Majesty the King, would definitely have been gone.

That was why even after losing his old subordinates, the White Dragon King was still polite to the Ice and Snow Heresy and the Tower Church.

To put it more bluntly, as long as Ruthkania was around, her half-brother, the Ice King, wouldn't do things too excessively.

The Ice King certainly wasn't doing it for the sake of sibling affection... Lowry could tell from some of Ruthkania's words that although her biological mother had been sleeping all along, she probably had a lot of dirt on the White Dragon King and this unlucky son.

Although these two siblings wouldn't avoid each other, they wouldn't give up their own interests for each other, but they wouldn't easily tear apart their relationship unless it was necessary.

Not to mention the Tower Church.

Even if Madam Yagris and Pat and Agnes chose to go their separate ways, but... did they really think they could attack the only remaining Gezall noble in front of those Gezall family ladies?

Did they think they couldn't wield knives or whips anymore?

Therefore, these two heresies would at most send some spies into Lowry's territory as a matter of course, and anything more would depend on whether there would be any major conflicts of interest in the future.

Lowry carefully pondered the other churches, and could only think of the Wealth Church... Although the Earth Church also controlled some countries, they really didn't have such a splendid harem.

The Night Church had only changed from a male multi-selection system to a strong multi-selection system.

And the Earth Church, although there were many factions, might be because they advocated nature more and pursued simplicity and sincerity in life, and were more inclined to monogamy for life.

In terms of partners, the Earth Church was actually much better than the Night Church.

They regarded their partners as 'companions for life'.

If their feelings for each other were no longer there, they would bid each other farewell with reluctance in the embrace of the earth and move on to new lives... Although it was unbelievable, they really mostly broke up peacefully.

Under the influence of such a church, the nobles in the several kingdoms controlled by the Earth Church would be much more honest on the surface.

Especially the kings.

They might still have lovers, but they would never let the lovers fill their palaces, and they would definitely show great respect for their queens.

As for the Storm Church, it was all about freedom.

Anything could happen, anyway, each country managed its own affairs.

The Lord of Storms himself changed his mind every day! How could he set any restrictions for his believers.

At most, he would remember to demand that his believers not do something... but he actually did quite a lot of it himself.

Moreover, he wouldn't help his church suppress any royal power, even though he still had such a strong presence on the earth.

This led to the fact that in several countries, the royal power and the church had always been in a stage of mutual restraint.

But that didn't mean the Storm Church was weak.

Even a strong king like the White Dragon King could at most occupy the absolute upper hand, but the power of the Storm Church still existed.

Not to mention the royal families of other countries, who lived in the shadow of the Storm Church all year round, making these kings unable to play any harem games even if they wanted to.

If they really dared to play, their descendants might all be surnamed Storm.

Only the Wealth Church, this merchant church where money was king, would play so much with those commercial kingdoms under its control.

In those few countries, although the royal family's surname had never changed, the chief executive had either been controlled by a certain family for hundreds or even thousands of years, or had been constantly changing.

As for which one it was, it all depended on whether the royal family had the wealth that the Wealth Church could look up to.

They didn't have to worry about whether there would be any problems with their royal bloodline... it was all problems anyway.

The purity of the bloodline was probably only barely maintained to the extent that the bloodline magic circle recognized it.