I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1071 - 563: Serves You Right for Being Reckless—The Worldline Has Shifted, Haven’t It?

The departure of the Expeditionary Army was within Gu Shanhai's expectations, yet there were surely unexpected elements as well.

It was nothing other than the fact that Discipline Archbishop Lorent·Moon Flower Silver Wolf unexpectedly sensed the problem ahead of time and intended to flee, but not only did he fail to escape, he was discovered by Jade Tree·Green Sorrow, which then led to disaster for his entire family.

The Moon Flower Silver Wolf bloodline within him had already started to awaken slightly; even during the No-magic Era, it granted him some enhancement in intuition, and now with the arrival of the magic tide, his perception became increasingly acute, allowing him to detect the issues.

However, Jade Tree still needs to shoulder the blame; had they been more restrained, with Lorent's level of bloodline awakening, he surely wouldn't have detected anything—that was pure arrogance.

The Jade Tree has always been in pursuit of its origins, because despite knowing everything stems from the green bracelet, the true origin has remained elusive.

This cautious approach led them to remain primarily low-key.

"When the church presents a feast this time, it is likely to plunge both the church and nobles into oblivion, and subsequently, Jade Tree will take the stage."

Gu Shanhai was not optimistic about the Expeditionary Army at all, starting with personnel composition—ninety percent nobles and ten percent combat personnel.

The nobles are naturally there to gild themselves; it can't be that they're really going into battle, the fighting entirely relies on the ten percent personnel.

If initially everything had been under the sole responsibility of the Pope, such a bizarre personnel structure would not have occurred. But after interference from the two archbishops, for safeguarding their rights, they would inevitably engage in exchanges of interests. That's how it goes; he does it, and so do the other two. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Trading back and forth, so the whole Expeditionary Army ends up being gilded.

Fortunately, the ten percent personnel are also competent, so it doesn't actually turn into an unruly mob.

Discipline Archbishop is also working on eliminating these unstable factors, but the current timing is unsuitable; at least it has to wait until after dealing with the Thorny Lion territory.

With aristocrats occupying positions, how is it possible they'd willingly relinquish them?

Sadly, unaware that they are heading to deliver resources for the Jade Tree, otherwise, they wouldn't be marching over so gallantly; they'd scarcely escape in time.

"Nonetheless, speaking of the gradual rise of the magic tide, even the special magical bloodlines inherent in nobles are awakening steadily."

The awakening of bloodlines isn't something that succeeds all at once; it's not like a cultivation technique—where breakthrough directly leads to qualitative change. It's more akin to human organs, gradually maturing with incremental changes; regardless of transitioning from No-magic to High Magic, the magic bloodline wouldn't suddenly awaken instantaneously.

The awakening of the magical bloodline process not only requires an environment but also necessitates drawing nourishment from the host's body as it matures.

Otherwise, jumping from nonexistence to existence, there's only one outcome—a dry corpse.

How could an ordinary person, lacking means to transform and absorb external energy for sustenance, endure such terrifying extraction?

It's precisely because Lorent enjoys ample nourishment that awakening becomes attainable, as opposed to an average person who might find awakening challenging, even if successfully awakened, they'd mostly become skin and bones, and negligence might lead to death from malnutrition.

Just like those little witches in the Magic Academy, if they hadn't met Little White and followed along, given their living conditions, surviving would be inconceivable.

If the magic bloodline didn't need energy conservation, it wouldn't be affected by the magic tide, awakening long before its return.

"However, fully reviving the bloodline in nobles isn't simple, especially considering the intermingling during marriages long ago, reducing the maximum potential significantly."

"Additionally, through prolonged inheritance, it's already thinned out; they threatened during the No-magic Era, but come the Low Magic Era, they'd lose influence, and in the Middle Magic Era, with their bloodline concentration and confusion, they'd likely end up at the bottom tier."

"It's only by encountering a quirky protagonist that they'd be able to emerge distinctively during the Low Magic Era."

Bloodlines, indeed, require healthful hybridization, provided it's done scientifically, not haphazardly.

Additionally, bloodlines rely heavily on concentration, especially these transplanted ones; the farther from the source, the less they can inherit.

Unless intermarriage within the family is maintained and not diversified, directly preserving bloodline concentration, rather than enhancing it, maintaining without decline is feasible.

Yet, this approach leads to an alarming issue—a gene defect formed through close relations.

Gene defects aren't the most severe; what's ultimately critical is the transplanted bloodline eroding the genetic defect, eventually becoming more grotesque or even mutating.

Yet, these nobles don't fret over those issues, because they're accustomed to forming interest groups through alliances, thus making intermarriage frequent, resulting in various bloodlines present within each noble.

This renders their bloodlines not only low in concentration but exceedingly muddled.

Even opting for the path of a Bloodline Wizard, becoming an apprentice might be feasible, but aspiring toward a formal wizard is a far-fetched dream.

"At least they aren't entirely worthless, still valuable as materials—one contributing multiple parts," Gu Shanhai couldn't help but comment.

A mixed bloodline has one benefit, since Gu Shanhai only needs to capture a noble and could extract multiple bloodlines from within them.