"You must have found this amusing."

Returning to the inner room, Kaede sat down again, then said with embarrassment, "Ever since I gave birth to Momiji, my body has become increasingly weak, and my control over the clan has diminished greatly."

"However, I truly didn't expect there would be so many treacherous individuals."

The Tengu Clan has a population of approximately 30,000.

And in the hands of Kaede and Momiji, there is an armed force of nearly 6,000 people, called the Karasu Tengu Legion.

This is the elite of the entire Tengu Clan, and they are absolutely loyal to the mother and daughter.

Among the remaining Tengu, 20,000 are ordinary clan members who know nothing.

They have not participated in the power struggles of the upper echelons and are the families of the Karasu Tengu Legion members.

In other words, the Hawk Faction Tengu would not exceed 4,000 people at most.

And half of them are Dove Faction Tengu who stand with Kaede and Momiji.

Their ideas are somewhat conservative.

While they also value bloodline and freedom, they are not as radical as the Hawk Faction.

At least, they would not betray the Tengu.

"2,000 people."

Rin said, "I heard they have noble blood and are pure Tengu. Is there such a saying?"

"Hehe."

Kaede scoffed, disdainfully saying, "There's no such thing as a pure Tengu."

"For us monsters, bloodline is indeed crucial, but whether one can develop it is the most important thing."

Bloodline is indeed important, without it, the concept of evolution is empty talk.

But for monsters that can evolve, does it make a big difference what kind of bloodline they evolve?

Just like Goblins, they possess the bloodline of Fire Sprites.

Even if this bloodline is extremely diluted, a Goblin can still evolve all the way up, eventually reaching the level of a Fire Elemental King (True Demon Lord).

Of course, this is merely theoretical.

But what about in reality?

Making a Goblin evolve into an Elemental King is simply a pipe dream.

Even if Rin specifically trained Goblins, he couldn't achieve something so exaggerated.

From a few hundred magicules to millions of magicules.

Such a Goblin, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's one in a billion.

If a Goblin truly evolved into an Elemental King.

Does this have anything to do with bloodline?

The amazing one is that Goblin, alright!

With such terrifying talent and luck, no matter what bloodline it had, it would reach the absolute peak.

At this stage, it's not that he takes pride in his bloodline.

Rather, his bloodline takes pride in him!

Because of such an example, everyone learned that Goblins can be so amazing too!

In summary.

Having a bloodline is enough.

And the Hawk Faction Tengu, who don't understand this point, are destined not to produce true powerhouses.

"They always think that the power of the Mountain God was obtained out of thin air."

"I spent 300 years to temper the soul of this child, Momiji, to its current level."

The subsequent naming even directly burned out all of Kaede's mental energy.

How many generations of people, how many generations of elders (Tengu Clan leaders) paid with their lives to cultivate such a Special A-Rank like Momiji for the Tengu Clan.

This is the hardship of monsters achieving class transcendence through their own efforts.

Momiji indeed didn't exert much effort.

But Kaede, she spent her entire life on her.

In contrast, what are the Hawk Faction Tengu thinking?

They actually believe that the countless generations of effort from Kaede's lineage belong to them.

There should be a limit to profiting without labor!

"Sigh~"

Kaede sighed, "Ultimately, it's still my lax discipline."

"As the external representatives of the Sacred Mountain, they have dealt with the Elf Race from the outside world and the humans from the west for many years."

"Over time, a bad influence eventually seeped in."

"So that's how it is."

Rin finally understood.

He had been wondering before how such a group of politicians could emerge from Tengu who lived in seclusion in the deep mountains.

It turned out they had gotten too close to the nobles of the Western nations and were assimilated by their ideas.

"That damned brat!"

"Just like her mother, she doesn't put us in her eyes at all!"

On the other side, the Hawk Faction Tengu, who had been forcibly sent home, had now secretly gathered.

Of course, their smooth assembly was mainly due to Kaede's indulgence.

Otherwise, with their meager abilities, how could they have remained hidden after being exposed?

"They won't be arrogant for much longer."

At the head of the group was the leader of the Hawk Faction, an elder, who took out a magical tool from his embrace, and then retrieved a secret letter from the Harpy Queendom of Fulbrosia.

"This is?!"

"That's right."

The elder revealed a sinister smile. "Just now, the Sky Queen sent word, instructing us to open the hidden village's barrier tomorrow night."

"The Harpy Queendom of Fulbrosia's 200,000 strong army will seize political power from the Tengu Clan in the shortest possible time."

"Elder!"

The Hawk Faction Tengu below showed expressions of surprise and delight upon hearing this news.

They had contacted the Harpy Queendom of Fulbrosia multiple times through trade opportunities.

Both sides had already reached an agreement.

As long as the Hawk Faction Tengu could open the barrier from within, once the Harpy Queendom of Fulbrosia successfully controlled the Sacred Mountain, they would surely be heavily rewarded.

At that time, control of the Divine Mountain would be handed over to them.

They could also use this to climb up Frey's high branch and become part of the Harpy Queendom of Fulbrosia.

With a Demon Lord's protection, and becoming citizens of a great nation.

Isn't this much better than being cooped up in a mountain valley?

As for whether Frey would deceive them.

These Tengu hadn't even considered it.

Just as Momiji believed, everyone thought that Frey had no interest in Khusha Mountains.

What she truly desired was the enormous Divine Tree of the Sorcerous Dynasty of Sarion.

Not the Tengu's small patch of land...

"That cheap woman Kaede and her brat of a daughter will never be a match for the Sky Queen!"

"At that time, I will become the new Sacred Mountain Elder and inherit the power of the Mountain God!"

"And you all will become nobles of the Tengu Clan."

The Elder had long coveted the noble system of the Western nations.

Unlike the Tengu Clan here.

What Elders, Captains, are mostly empty titles with no real power.

"We will surely follow the Elder's..."

"No, we will follow in the footsteps of the Sacred Mountain Elder!"

The high-ranking members of the Hawk Faction Tengu all swore allegiance to the Elder, stating their position.

(To be continued.)