Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 564: The Strange Hurricane Family
Upon reaching the waters of the Pagoda Empire, the members of the Hurricane Family completely relaxed. Inside the territory of the Pagoda Empire, no one could touch the people of the Hurricane Family.
The personnel of the Hurricane Family were not to be trifled with. Their standing within the Pagoda Empire was high because they did not vie for power or wealth. The royal family of the Pagoda Empire relied heavily on them, and the Hurricane Family had multiple marital connections with the royal family, along with excellent relationships with other prominent families. In the Pagoda Empire, the Hurricane Family was the most popular family.
However, Chris was not in the mood to think about this right now. They were about to enter the Pagoda Empire’s largest river, the Iron Horse River.
The Iron Horse River was the biggest river in the Pagoda Empire. Legend had it that the founding lord of the Pagoda Empire received recognition from a mutated magical beast, the Iron Horse, by the riverside, which later became his steed. It was thanks to this that he accomplished great feats and established the Pagoda Empire. After becoming the king, he renamed the river to Iron Horse River, and the original name has long been lost.
The territory of the Hurricane Family lay along a tributary of the Iron Horse River, in a mountainous area that produced little in terms of minerals or fertile land. It could be said to be one of the poorer territories within the Pagoda Empire.
Yet, the Hurricane Family had held this territory for nearly a thousand years without expanding or seeking to acquire other lands. They relied solely on their own family members to build terraces by stacking stones and digging the earth, cultivating Rice Bamboo, nut oil trees, and vegetables, living a life akin to a utopia.
To other nobles, this was a typical example of stagnation, but the Hurricane Family enjoyed this lifestyle. Each year, they sold large amounts of Rice Bamboo, nut oil, and some ordinary vegetables, which were not magical vegetables. As a result, their first year’s harvest was inferior to that of other prominent families, but they were quite satisfied.
Over the years, those prominent families that were contemporaries of the Hurricane Family either became the top families on the continent or disappeared into history. In contrast, the Hurricane Family still existed, living their simple lives, leaving people at a loss for words about their situation.
However, if one thought that this implied the family's strength was weak, they would be mistaken. The nature of the Hurricane Family members made them numerous experts. In other families, a seventh-level or eighth-level expert would be considered a high-ranking servant, able to practice daily and live in luxury.
In the Hurricane Family, it was different. Perhaps an old farmer walking in the fields was an eighth-level expert, or a man chopping wood in the mountains was a small seventh-level expert. Thus, no family within the Pagoda Empire dared to look down upon the Hurricane Family.
Moreover, the family motto of the Hurricane Family was based on kindness towards others. They had helped countless families within the Pagoda Empire, which gradually built a sense of gratitude towards the Hurricane Family throughout the empire. It could be said that the Hurricane Family held a particularly transcendent status in the Pagoda Empire.
During the height of the Church of Light's power, they once suppressed the Hurricane Family due to their non-cooperation. However, when they attempted to suppress the Hurricane Family, they found it difficult to take action. The Hurricane Family did not engage in any businesses that could be squeezed. Their main businesses were Rice Bamboo and nut oil, which were essential goods; thus, the Church of Light could not interfere. If they tried to suppress the Hurricane Family from other angles, the nobles of the Pagoda Empire would not agree, and ultimately, the Church of Light could only retreat in defeat.