Layla commented when she saw Vicente's reaction. "Consanguineous relationships are not common on the continent, but there are cases like this everywhere.
In some areas, traditional families have followed this practice for millennia, marrying cousins, uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews, etc.
That is a powerful practice for keeping a family's lineage pure and strengthening certain traits. For some powerful clans, this practice is vital to their existence and perpetuating their powerful magical abilities."
Unlike on Earth, inbreeding in Polaris Realm didn't have the adverse risks of producing offspring with degenerative conditions and so on. On the contrary, this practice was able to merge the best genes from the same family and create extraordinarily pure and powerful bloodlines.
But most people couldn't accept siblings having relationships with siblings or parents having relationships with their children, so most people on the continent didn't follow such practices. However, there were no rules against this type of reproduction almost anywhere on the continent, and such things were relatively easy to find when traveling through these vast lands.
The young informant at the front of the group nodded in agreement and said to Vicente. "Consanguineous relationships between mothers and sons aren't common because of the strong presence of the patriarch, but the other relationships are pretty common.
In any case, don't talk about it too openly. Although many families on the continent follow the old ways, many keep these things secret or at least don't like others to talk about them.
While some use these methods to keep the family line pure, others just do it for fun, haha. These people will still try to sell their daughters as virgins to make alliances with other powers, so it's best not to talk about it too much." He laughed as he looked at the three in front of him.
Layla, Casey, and Vicente couldn't help but feel disgusted when they heard this.
Vicente loved his family and couldn't imagine how family members who grew up together could do what Malik's family seemed to practice.
Casey had an almost identical opinion on the subject. At the same time, no matter how much she knew about the practice, Layla also found it disgusting. She didn't have any siblings, but the idea of having a relationship with one of her relatives seemed extremely repulsive.
That informant then said. "Well, that's all I could access about him. Whether there's a little bastard or two of Malik's with one of his daughters, I don't know. I only discovered their relationship by accident. Few in the sect know about it, so it's quite possible he has more relatives."
"That's enough," Vicente replied, having already heard many names and targets.
They said their goodbyes, with Casey going after the informant to erase the critical memories he had of them, while Vice and Layla went in search of a private place.
"What do you think of all this?" Layla asked.
Vicente took the question the wrong way and said. "It's pretty disgusting. I couldn't imagine that people would be willing to sleep with their own daughter or other close relatives... I mean, there are so many men and women on the continent. Why do that with someone you grew up with and share blood ties with?"
Layla smiled and said. "Maybe that's what attracts these people... Anyway, that's not what I meant. What are you going to do about this family? The conditions here are very different from what we saw in Oldbarrow. Malik is in the sect, and his family is quite large..."
"Oh? Well, I think we're going to do a raid." He answered her question. "Malik is lucky. He will suffer less than Dax."
"Will we be able to deal with all of them without causing a major conflict in the Fallen Angels?" She asked him as they entered a local inn.
"We're going to strike at a sensitive time for this family." Vicente narrowed his eyes. "I imagine at least some of them will have to gather sometime during the day. I'll attack them alone at that time.
You and Casey will help me with my attack. I'd like to remove as many of Malik's friends and family as possible, but I can't do that without causing a bigger problem. So I'll settle for his family.
But it may be that our plan will have to be changed a bit in the middle of our journey... Anyway, we'll see when we invade the Fallen Angels."
"And when will that be?" She asked him.
"We will investigate this place in the next few days and discover how this sect's forces are faring. I have a feeling that some of the most important members of this organization are out of the city, but I need confirmation... But I plan to be out of this place in a week at the most!"
They went into a room, and Vicente quickly locked the door. Looking at Layla's curves, he put his problems aside and made the wild smile of someone who was hungry for something only she could give him right now...
In the blink of an eye, they were clinging to each other, she undressing him and he undressing her as their lips connected.
"Mmmmmmm~"
The two quickly had nothing covering their bodies and were already lying on the only bed in the room.
For the next few minutes, they would enjoy the time alone, both seeking the pinnacle of pleasure as they deepened their relationship.
...
After some time, Vicente and Layla finished their intimate business and went to wait for Casey at the place they had agreed upon.
From there, they would eventually split up to go and observe the Fallen Angels sect's headquarters to study this organization's real situation and connect the information they had with what they would find in the next few days of action.
Over the next few days, they would find out who the sect's strongest elders were in the city, their current positions, and what an attempted invasion of the sect would look like.
In addition, the group would take time to meditate and train. Vicente would go a little further and dedicate one hour each day during this time to his study of forging. He had purchased several books and 4th-grade forging techniques on his trip here.
He would buy more study and training materials in Spiritbell for his evolution as a blacksmith, but with only one hour a day, he wouldn't be able to develop his skills to the point where he could produce 4th-grade items for himself and his companions.
In any case, he wasn't doing this to use these skills in his current plans but to continue his progress toward a higher position that he could use to help his family in the future.
And with that, the day of the attack on the Fallen Angels sect would soon arrive!
