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The reason for Lynch’s shock was simple.

The information he’d just read was a massive blow.

In his journal, Anthony wrote that he had come to the Grimsby Empire on the orders of the "Saint of Vengeance" to search for the lost legacy of their lineage’s founder, "Ashbringer" Lester.

He had even listed several possible locations where the legacy might be hidden. One of them was conspicuously marked: Mist Forest, core region of the Angelo Mountains.

The Angelo Mountains.

The location of the coordinates that his fellow countryman, Lester, had marked using formal Chinese numerals.

’That guy actually found the right direction!?’

For a moment, Lynch felt his scalp tingle with dread.

The "exclusive treasure" he thought only he could decipher was now being targeted by someone else. And the person they sent had already come knocking on his door.

What shocked him even more was that this Anthony, and that very impressive-sounding "Saint of Vengeance" behind him, actually claimed to be Lester’s student and successor.

However, even though Lynch was cursing a storm in his head, his expression remained as calm as ever. In a casual tone, he said, "Tutor, this Anthony really is from the Realm of the Dead. He actually claims to be the student of Ashbringer Lester’s student... By the way, have you heard about this? Did Lester really have students who survived back then? And they fled to the Realm of the Dead?"

As he spoke, he casually handed the journal to his tutor.

Tutor Annabella took the journal. Her lake-blue eyes swept quickly over the contents as she mused, "’Saint of Vengeance, Saint Adelaxius?’ When I was studying abroad in the Realm of the Dead, I did indeed hear of this individual’s title."

She explained, "In the Realm of the Dead, Saint Adelaxius is the master of the Temple of Vengeance. He is a Saint Tier existence who has completed the Witch Demon transformation, holds a respected status, and possesses unfathomable power. There are several stories about his origins, but the most prevalent one is that he claims to be a direct disciple of ’Ashbringer’ Lester."

"Back when the incident with Lester occurred, he was hunted down by the combined forces of the Empire and the Church. His followers and disciples were naturally primary targets for elimination. It’s said that this Saint Adelaxius was one of the few who luckily escaped the pursuit. He fled, enduring countless hardships, and eventually crossed the great ocean to reach the Realm of the Dead, where he earned the appreciation and protection of a great Undead Priest of that time."

"Nearly two hundred years have passed. Relying on his own talent and the resources of the Realm of the Dead, he not only successfully advanced to the Saint Tier and completed the Witch Demon transformation, but he also established the Temple of Vengeance branch. He is now considered one of the more influential powers in the Realm of the Dead."

’As I thought.’

Lynch’s heart skipped a beat as he couldn’t help but complain to himself.

’Damn it, the Holy Light Church and the Imperial army are truly useless. They actually let a ’remnant’ of Lester’s line escape, and now, two hundred years later, he’s come to snatch the legacy from me.’

’And he’s a Saint Tier who’s undergone the Witch Demon transformation, no less. It looks like my ’nominal senior brother’ is doing extremely well for himself in the Realm of the Dead~’

However...

’Since my fellow Transmigrator, Lester, went to such great lengths with his plans, willing to pass his legacy on to a fellow countryman who could read Chinese rather than leave it to his own student, there must have been a reason.’

’It’s entirely possible there’s some deep-seated grudge involved. Maybe that ’nominal senior brother’ betrayed our fellow countryman Lester at a critical moment.’

At that moment, his tutor also frowned and said, "There have always been rumors that Lester’s treasure is a fake—a prank he set up to fool everyone as revenge. But since Adelaxius went to the trouble of sending someone to find this legacy, could it be that the legacy is real?"

"Now this is interesting. We should go check out these marked locations when we have time."

’You’ve got to be kidding me.’

’My tutor is actually interested in Lester’s legacy too?’

Lynch’s heart skipped a beat.

But on second thought, he felt it didn’t matter even if his tutor was interested. If she really managed to get the legacy first, as long as he stuck close to his powerful tutor, wouldn’t it all be his eventually?

’Besides, Anthony only marked a few suspected areas. Those areas are huge. Without precise coordinates, who knows how long it would take to find anything? It could take forever.’

At this thought, he felt relieved.

He then resumed the casual conversation. "Tutor, there’s something I don’t quite understand. That Saint Adela-whatever... isn’t he already at the Saint Tier? Why is he still so fixated on Lester’s legacy? If I remember correctly, Lester hadn’t even reached the Saint Tier when he died, right?"

"Perhaps that Adelaxius has hit some kind of bottleneck and wants to find a breakthrough in Lester’s legacy," his tutor analyzed casually. "It’s also possible that Lester’s legacy truly contains something extraordinary..."

"Tutor, that Witch Demon... he wouldn’t come looking for the legacy himself, would he?" Lynch asked.

"How could he? This is the Grimsby Empire, not the Realm of the Dead. It’s one thing for Adelaxius to send some small fries to sneak around, but if he dared to come here himself, the Holy Light Church would give him a very warm ’welcome’." His tutor cut the conversation short. "Alright, that’s enough about this topic."

As she spoke, his tutor added, "This journal contains some insights on cultivation. You can use it as a reference, but don’t trust it completely."

She handed the journal back to him and said, "Also, since you’ve taken a High Tier Death Banner, you should return the original one to me. You can only soul-bind to one, anyway. Thanks to you, our Undead System has accepted over thirty new students this time. One of the new junior sisters has pretty good talent, so I’ll save it for her."

"Ah, this..." Lynch was stunned.