Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 384: Chapter 355 Family Turmoil

Cyril actually… left the Mairente Family?

This was too unexpected that even Rocky was stunned.

Standing before Cyril, staring at her, Rocky took a long time to come to his senses, because to him, this was simply incredible, no, it was utterly unreasonable! Why would Cyril want to leave the family?

What exactly was she planning to do?

In fact, since the meeting with Cyril the day before, Rocky had realized that Cyril must have had her own plans in helping him, which didn’t bother him much. He even thought he had guessed the reason for her assistance—it was all related to the internal struggles of the family, so he wasn’t too concerned about it.

But now it seemed he was wrong, Cyril clearly had some undisclosed plans.

Is that so?

Of course it is. In reality, the news of Cyril leaving the family, not only was it beyond Rocky’s expectations, but also Atted, her father, and the entire Mairente Family had not seen it coming!

At the end of April in Sky Era Year 118, a series of shocking events occurred within the Mairente Family, beginning with the sudden, unannounced departure of Clan Leader Atted’s only daughter, Cyril.

This incident shook the whole family, catching everyone off guard and even causing considerable chaos.

As Rocky had thought before, Cyril was not an ordinary family member. Despite being just a part of the younger generation of the family, involved in managing minor matters, one must not forget—she was, after all, Atted’s daughter.

This status gave Cyril an extraordinary position among the younger members of her generation. Everyone understood that in a few years, when Atted stepped back, she would inevitably become a prominent figure who could stand on her own in the family, and might even become a strong contender for the Clan Leader position, just like her father!

In such a scenario, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Cyril represented the core strength of the Mairente Family’s future, or even that she was the spokesperson for the younger generation. Her sudden departure from the family was inherently unfathomable and a severe blow for the Mairente Family.

Therefore, at the same time as Cyril and Rocky’s meeting, the Mairente Family had no choice but to convene an emergency meeting once again—just like the one a few months prior, gathering all members of the family together.

“Atted! What is Cyril doing!”

At this meeting, Clan Leader Atted faced furious attacks and accusations from everyone, with all questioning what exactly was going on and why Cyril would suddenly leave the family.

“Atted, as the Clan Leader, can’t you even control your own daughter?”

At the conference table, Lexington looked coldly at Atted, sneering and questioning him.

“This time, Cyril is too disregarding of the bigger picture.”

Sitting opposite Lexington, Kelly spoke in an equally unfriendly tone.

“……”

Glancing at these two, Atted didn’t speak, as he had realized that since the decision to subdue Rocky, Lexington and Kelly had formed a united front. Now the two were entirely ganging up against him.

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This outcome couldn’t help but amuse Atted a bit, just a few months ago, Kelly had been on his side, helping him suppress Lexington. But unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the situation had reversed.

However, Atted didn’t blame Kelly. Was this not just the way of the Tian Family, lacking familial affection?

So, faced with the questioning from both people, Atted said nothing. He neither wished to speak nor had anything to say.

Because, even he had been unaware of Cyril’s plans beforehand, he had learned of the matter at the same time as everyone else.

Athena…

Thinking of his daughter’s actions, the first person that came to Atted’s mind was Athena. He had sent Cyril to meet Athena, so Cyril’s conduct was undoubtedly influenced by Athena’s instructions!

And upon recalling Athena, Atted sighed inwardly. Even he couldn’t understand her, let alone fathom her thoughts. ‘Unfathomable’ was the only word to describe this woman.

However, there was one thing he could be certain of, and that was no matter what Athena had suggested, Cyril would never intentionally harm the family. Atted had absolute trust in this respect. And as long as this was certain, the matter became simpler.

There must be a deeper reason behind Cyril’s departure from the family, a reason perhaps only known to Cyril and Athena. But whatever it was, it would be for the family’s good. Therefore, Atted harbored no blame for Cyril’s actions.

Unfortunately, while he might understand Cyril, others would not necessarily feel the same.

For with Cyril’s split from the family, many of the family’s plans had seriously deviated from their original forecasts!

Take the campaign against Rocky, for example.

Just as Athena had thought, the Mairente Family indeed planned to use the campaign against Rocky as a pretext to probe the Sky Alliance!

The Sky Alliance was certainly a behemoth in the sky, and it wasn’t an exaggeration to say it was already at the pinnacle. However, precisely because it stood so high, the various forces it trampled upon were even more eager to bring it down.

Which force didn’t want to grow stronger? Which family didn’t wish to dominate the sky? From the perspective of these forces and families, the Sky Alliance hogged too many resources. As long as it existed, they would never have a chance to reach the top.

So, when Tulip City fell, many forces and families began to stir, all very eager to bite off a piece of the Alliance. Naturally, this included the Mairente Family.

However, the Alliance was still the Alliance. Many wished to bite it hard when it showed weakness, but a wounded tiger was still a tiger. Although ideas abounded, no one wanted to be the first to provoke the old beast.

This situation had persisted from the time Tulip City had fallen, continuing up to a few months before, until the Kafka Empire took the first step!

As another colossal entity in the sky, if anyone had the strength to shake the Sky Alliance and the most desire to do so, it was the Kafka Empire and the Magic Energy Research Institute, the other two great forces.

The Magic Energy Research Institute was focused on Mana Technology research and, while powerful, rarely took part in the struggle for the sky. The Kafka Empire, on the other hand, had always aspired to swallow the other two forces and unify the sky.

Thus, after half a year of silence, the Kafka Empire finally made its move.

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