Baron Paragus said, "What does this mean? I don't quite understand. China? Painting? Are you implying that my ancestors are related to you?"
Xiao Chen said: "I guess your ancestors must have kept a secret, a secret that they would not reveal to the outside world."
Baron Paragus looked at Xiao Chen deeply but said nothing, as if waiting for Xiao Chen to continue.
Xiao Chen said: "He comes from another world and doesn't belong here originally."
"What nonsense are you talking about! Even if you want us to submit to you, you don't have to say such nonsense." Awadiya said.
"Avadia, get out," said Baron Paragus.
"Father! What's wrong with you?" Avadia was stunned. "Do our ancestors really have some secret?"
"There are some things you shouldn't know yet," said the Baron.
Xiao Chen said, "My Lord Baron, I think it's time for your son to know these things. Otherwise, you've planted doubts in his mind, which will make him unable to sleep or eat."
"Father!"
Baron Paragus glanced at his son and did not let him go out. He said to Xiao Chen, "According to what you said, you, the Tower of China, are from the same place as him? Do you admit that you are not from this world?"
Xiao Chen said: "Yes, we are not from this world. For some unknown reason, we traveled here."
The baron was surprised and said, "Your Excellency, I am really surprised that you did not keep such a thing a secret? I thought you would at least make up a story to hide your identity. I didn't expect you to admit it in front of me."
Xiao Chen said, "It's not that we haven't thought about it, and we haven't made it known to everyone. But the appearance of hundreds of people in this world is not so easy to conceal for those powerful magicians, saints, and even gods. In short, some people know this, and others don't. But we didn't protect it as the most confidential thing. At least like now, I will tell you here."
Baron Grapas looked normal, but his son was stunned. What Xiao Chen said was completely beyond his understanding of the world.
Xiao Chen said: "In this house, I have seen many unique things that only exist in our world. For example, this special painting and the sword outside. The most important thing is the way you manage this territory. All of them have our style."
Baron Paragus said, "Since you have shared your secret, I will not hide anything. Yes, our ancestor is from another world. This is a secret that only the patriarch of the Fengwen family knows. The full name of our ancestor is Feng Wen. In order to blend in with the surroundings, we took his name as our family name."
Xiao Chen said: "Well, I have guessed it, but your ancestors didn't tell you the name of China? Or didn't they tell you something about China? Otherwise, after you heard the name of the Tower of China and saw our envoy, you should have some feelings."
"The inheritance that has been passed down to me is not quite complete. My ancestor left behind three books. One book records his life experiences, which contains the story of where he came from. Another book records the methods of managing territory and doing business, which is the source and basis of what I do. The last book records his experience in magic. The latter two books have been passed down, but the first one was destroyed by the fifth generation ancestor.
At that time, this book was accidentally seen by his wife's relatives, and it almost exposed the biggest secret of our entire family. Although he managed to keep the secret later, after thinking about it, he decided to destroy the book. He memorized the contents and then burned the book. So the life story of my ancestor was passed down orally from generation to generation by my fathers, and it was inevitable that many things were mis-transmitted or lost. "Baron Paragus said.
"What era did Feng Wen live in? How long ago was it?" Xiao Chen asked.
"The ancestor lived more than 400 years ago, and it has been passed down to me for thirteen generations." Baron Paragus said, "In all these years, too many things have happened on the continent. In fact, not only has some knowledge been lost, but our family's inheritance has almost been cut off. Especially in the war that destroyed the Black Dragon Empire, we stood on the side of the Black Dragon Empire. Many people in our Feng Wen family died in the war, and the rest of the people were also implicated. So Feng Wen's inheritance lost a lot again."
Xiao Chen said: "I am very interested in his affairs, tell me what you know."
Baron Paragus said, "Master Xiao Chen, even if our ancestor came from the same place as you, it was a long, long time ago. Even if you inquired about his story and found some common ground, it would not make us more willing to join you."
"No, this is a good thing for you. On the one hand, people are always more tolerant of people with the same blood." Xiao Chen said, "On the other hand, if you want to join or serve someone, you definitely want their leaders to know you well enough so that they can consider your situation when making many decisions. I am now the acting chairman of the China Tower Management Committee."
"So far, we haven't promised anything," said the Baron.
Xiao Chen said: "You will agree. This is the reality, you have no other choice. Your Excellency Baron, you are a person who can clearly discern the situation. You will not continue to walk that dead end after seeing three failures. So, you should first agree to my request and become my partner. Then we can sit down and have a good chat about what you know about Feng Wen."
Baron Paragus paced back and forth in the room, pondered for a long time, then looked up and said, "Sir Xiao Chen, I don't know if you cast a spell on me. Before inviting you to this conference room today, I had made up my mind that I would not consider any request you made related to the power of the territory. However, what you said just now actually convinced me a little. I don't want to join you, but I don't want my territory to be destroyed even more. It's like a craftsman makes a beautiful vase. Even if he can't own it, he still hopes that others will put it on the table and fill it with flowers."
Xiao Chen said: "I didn't cast any spell on you. It was just your own feeling that helped you make the choice."
"It seems I really have no choice." (To be continued)