A land of orcs with more men and fewer women

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Lilith was full of question marks.

"Hahahahaha." City Lord Ultra laughed. Seth had good taste, like him. This little female orc named Lilith was really interesting. She would widen her eyes when startled and she couldn't hide her emotions. She was very innocent.

"You can move from the side branch to the main branch and become my daughter." City Lord Ottra said in a gentle tone as if he was saying that the weather was nice today.

Lilith opened her eyes as wide as she could, her pupils and brain shaking together.

City Lord Ottla calmly watched Lilith's shocked expression, thinking that Lilith was extremely happy.

Lilith: Lord City Lord...are you okay?

Lilith was inappropriately worried about the city lord's mental state, fearing that she would become an innocent victim of the city lord's unstable mental state.

Lilith glanced at the city lord cautiously.

When he looked up at the orc, he was spotted by the city lord Ultra, who couldn't help but laugh: "Lilith is so cute. I can't wait for you to call me father. Hahaha."

Lilith:?

If the other party was not the Lord of the City, if it was not limited by his status, Lilith's disdain would not only appear in her eyes. Lilith really wanted to wake the Lord of the City and tell him loudly: Please! I have a father! My father is very good! I also have a second father and a third father!

Thinking of her father who would be secretly disappointed and jealous because of her lack of closeness.

Thinking of my second father who would spend time with me and my brothers.

She thought about how tired she would be every time she came back, but she would never forget to hug her third father.

Lilith really doesn't need a father, so she declined.

Unfortunately, in reality, Lilith can't really do this unless her family doesn't want to stay in Lila City anymore... Although her family is moving to Cavendish City, Grandma Kurta is still there!

wrong.

The family did not hide the fact of their move.

Now, the city lord wants her to join the main branch. Could it be that he doesn't know about this?

The possibility of not knowing is very small.

In this case, he still made such a promise to her... The city lord was very confident that Lilith would not refuse.

That’s true...if ordinary orcs heard about it for the first time, it would be difficult for them to refuse such a good thing from heaven.

But...is it really a blessing from heaven? Lilith doesn't think so.

The relationship between her and her family and the Lord of the City was just so-so. It was even a little awkward because her second father, Sennasha, was the Lord of the City's eleventh son.

Although Second Father Senasha never spoke directly to Lilith, Lilith could still sense the occasional tension between them.

Under such circumstances, Lilith did not think that the city lord would be so kind as to unconditionally allow her to join the main branch and become the heir.

Not to mention that the city lord already has a daughter. But he still lets me join the main branch...

No matter how you think about it, it's suspicious...

No matter how little life experience she had, Lilith would not believe that there was no trick.

Right now, the family had made a lot of preparations for the move and were about to leave. Lilith didn't want to cause any complications at this time.

Just as Lilith was racking her brains, thinking about how to refuse so as not to anger the almighty city lord.

The voice of the city lord Ultra sounded in a rare caring tone: "Lilith, are you surprised?"

Lilith nodded obediently. Her brain was shaking.

City Lord Ottla: "It's okay, I understand."

Lilith: No, what do you understand?

Perhaps it was because Lilith's eyes were wide open, and it was too obvious that she didn't understand. City Lord Ottla asked patiently, "What? Didn't you understand? Do you have any questions, little Lilith?"

Lilith almost blurted out: "I have no problem." She is your newly-born daughter, Lord City Lord. What's the problem? Why did you suddenly let a junior like her, who has nothing to do with you, join the main branch for no reason?

Or is it that the city lord is used to the excitement of having more than twenty sons fighting for the throne, and now that he only has one daughter, he feels it is lonely?

Fortunately, before Lilith could say anything, the city lord had already smiled and asked, "Or are you really happy?"

Lilith: ...

Lilith's little face suddenly became dramatically speechless for a moment.

Fortunately, she had worked in the workplace in her previous life. Although her level was low and she had no experience in intrigue, she did have some acting skills in pretending to be stupid.

Lilith immediately adjusted her expression, revealing a silly and shy smile: "Well, I'm very happy. I didn't know that the city lord liked me so much before."

City Lord Ottla smiled and nodded.

"It's just... Lilith already has a father." Lilith lowered her head, looking like she had made a mistake, "Thank you, Lord City Lord, for your love."

"You are still young, you don't know how good it is to be my daughter after you join the main branch." City Lord Ottla didn't dislike Lilith's sentimentality. The more sentimentality Lilith put on, the more beneficial it would be for his plans. "If your mother and father knew that you could join the main branch, they would only be happy for you."

Lilith frowned slightly, then shook her head after a while: "If I join the main branch, I will have to stay in Lila City, but my mother, father and brothers will all move to Cavendish City. Lord Mayor, I'm sorry. I don't want to be separated from my family."

The city lord Ultra raised his eyebrows. This little orc seemed to have some hidden meaning in his words. Well, it would be troublesome if he really was ignorant.

Mayor Ottla didn't want to waste time, so he said bluntly: "I've heard of Lilith's father. He was born in the main branch of Cavendish City. Speaking of Cavendish City, I know a thing or two. The current mayor hasn't had a daughter for many years, but he has quite a few sons, over thirty? Over fifty? Haha, there are too many, I can't remember them all."

Lilith lowered her head and said nothing, waiting for the city lord's next words.

"There are so many sons, but no daughters. But the brother of the Lord of Cavendish City has a granddaughter." Lord Ottla chuckled, "Lilith, you grew up in Lila City, so you may not know that for a city-state like Cavendish City, the heir needs more than just the blood of the previous generation. The balance of the relationship between the several major families in the Family Court and the Elders' Council, and the satellite city and the main city... None of them is simple."

The city lord Ottla looked at Lilith as if she were a greedy little orc. "Let me explain it to you briefly. Lilith, Kurta has introduced the differences between the main branch, sub-branch, and side branch of Lila City."

"Yes, Lord Mayor. Grandma Kurta taught me this." Lilith answered truthfully.

"Then you should be clear about the scope of the main branch?" asked City Lord Ottra.

Lilith replied: "Yes, Lord City Lord. The main branch is: the current city lord and his descendants."

City Lord Ottla shook his head slightly: "That's not true. Strictly speaking, only I and my successor are the main branch."

City Lord Ottla glanced at Lilith with an ambiguous look: "Some things you will know sooner or later, so it doesn't hurt to tell you now. Little Lilith, have you heard of the bloodline ceremony and bloodline glory?"

Lilith thought for a moment and replied, "I've heard of bloodline glory."

City Lord Ottla was quite surprised: "It seems that Kurta is very attentive to you. In fact, it is not complicated. The bloodline ceremony is just like the baptism ceremony when you were born."

Lilith's eyes widened uncontrollably. She learned language from the baptism ceremony, obtained a spiritual power training diagram, and temporarily transformed into a beast... and had the blessing of the beast god on her forehead... and the Lord of the City said that the bloodline ceremony was actually the same as the baptism ceremony? ! !

As we all know, the baptism ceremony is the first gift bestowed by the Beast God on the orcs of this continent.

"The family has given you a new life." City Lord Ottla seemed to be appreciating Lilith's surprise. "The glory of the bloodline comes from the bloodline ceremony. You will understand it naturally after you join the main branch. Now you only need to know that the bloodline ceremony of the main branch and its branches is completely different from that of the side branches. I think that after experiencing the baptism ceremony, you should be able to appreciate the benefits that a ceremony can bring."

Lilith had no objection to this.

City Lord Ottla did not wait for Lilith's answer. He asked another question: "Did Kurta talk about the branches of the main branch?"

A branch of the main branch? Lilith's mind was stuck for a moment. Isn't a branch of the main branch just a branch?

Grandma Kurta only told her the difference between the main branch, side branch, and offshoot branch, which is actually the difference between family tree and family tree, and there is no independent family tree.

But she understood that the City Lord had singled out the branch of the main branch at this time, which meant that it was not equal to the "branch" that Lilith knew, so Lilith shook her head honestly.

"It's normal that Kurta didn't teach you. In Lila City, the branches of the main branch are just a short-lived identity in front of the long-standing side branches, and it's really not worth mentioning." City Lord Otla paused for a moment and said, "It's not complicated. The branches of the main branch can perform the same bloodline rituals as the main branch. This difference alone makes it unattainable for ordinary branches."

Lilith listened carefully as if she was listening to a story.

The city lord Otla did not keep anyone in suspense: "The scope of the main branch is limited to the direct descendants of the current city lord, that is, the sisters and brothers of the next city lord. When the third city lord comes, they will automatically be downgraded to ordinary branches and no longer enjoy the same bloodline ceremony. At this time, orcs who have not yet been able to have an independent family tree can only seek the dependence and protection of the side branches. If they can't find it, then naturally their names will be gone from the family tree."

The voice of the city lord Otla was nonchalant: "Without the name in the family tree, and the glory of the bloodline, it will be difficult to find it again."

The confusion on Lilith's face doesn't require any acting.

This time, she really didn't understand what the city lord meant.

At first, she could just listen to it as a story. But the more the city lord talked, the more nervous Lilith became. The city lord's patience seemed to exceed the maximum that a city lord could have towards an ordinary little orc.

Lilith swallowed.

To be honest, she felt that the branches of the main branch, the family tree and even the family tree had little to do with her.

Lilith doesn't understand or care about the glory of her bloodline.

In her previous life, she was born in a family that favored boys over girls and lacked family affection.

In this life, I just want to be with my family and live a good life.

And the information hidden behind the words spoken by the city lord... Lilith felt that it was too far away from her.

"Don't know why I am saying this?" asked City Lord Ottla.

Lilith nodded sincerely.

"Because in Cavendish City, the family court is made up of the descendants of the seven direct descendants of the first city lord. Their successors enjoy the same bloodline ceremony as the real main branch from generation to generation. They will not be relegated to branches or side branches." City Lord Ottla said this, curling his lips in contempt. "This kind of overstepping of rules would never happen in Lila City. It is common in Cavendish City. The descendants of the direct descendants of the first city lord firmly control the family court of Cavendish City, are responsible for the bloodline ceremony, and deeply influence the selection of the next family head and even the next city lord."

Lilith came to her senses. It turned out that the city lord thought that she was returning to Cavendish City to seize the throne.

Therefore, those earnest words just now were meant to persuade her to retreat when she saw difficulty.

In order to persuade her to give up, he would rather sacrifice the interests of his own daughter and let her join the main branch.

Lilith: Could it be...that amethyst coins are really falling from the sky?

Of course not.

She really didn't know the power structure and inheritance process of Cavendish City.

But she knew the rules of Lila City. The inheritance principle of Lila City was very simple. If there was a daughter among the direct descendants of the city lord, the daughter would take the position of city lord. If there were no daughters, the son would take the position of acting city lord. If there were two daughters, then it would depend on the family background of the biological father/mother.

The mechanism of succession to the city lord of Lila City can be explained in three sentences.

So, Lilith still hasn't figured out what the city lord's purpose is until now?

You don't want her to be the city lord, do you? ...

Lilith laughed when she thought of this possibility.

Lilith shook her head. Since she couldn't figure out the Lord Mayor's purpose, she had to follow his words and tell the truth: "Lord Mayor, you misunderstood. I have no intention of going to Cavendish City to seize the throne."

City Lord Ultra paused, obviously not expecting Lilith to say it so bluntly.

"I am a dull person, I don't know how to understand the city lord's intentions?" Lilith thought that since she had already said it, she might as well ask the city lord directly. The city lord would not care about this little offense.

The city lord Ultra did not take it as an offense, but instead looked Lilith up and down again, thinking that this little female orc was quite honest.

The city lord Ottra smiled kindly. Being honest has its advantages, and people with an honest character are more receptive to advice.

City Lord Ottla said succinctly: "Lilith, move to the main branch and become my daughter."

Then, as if remembering Lilith's sentimentality, City Lord Ottla said lightly, "If you miss home, you can continue to live with your current family. I will provide you with a better living environment."

A better living environment? Or more convenient for surveillance? Lilith frowned.

City Lord Orat continued, "As for your fathers' debt to the Fiery Mercenary Group, it is even a small matter."

The smile on Lilith's face disappeared completely: "What does the Lord City Lord need his daughter for?"

The city lord Ottla smiled and said, "I don't need a daughter, I need Lilith. You come to the main branch and be my daughter."

Lilith finally understood at this time that the city lord was not acting on impulse, and his attitude was firm.

Things are in trouble.