Chapter 140: The Legendary Mother’s Shocking Maneuvers
“Grand Chieftain?!” Ai Mi Er almost thought she was seeing things. It wasn’t until Haila responded that she realized the situation was complicated. She knew who this villa was prepared for, otherwise she wouldn’t have come to see her in-laws on the pretext of checking in. The result was shocking.
“What an unexpected surprise.” Maya narrowed her eyes, unsure of what she was thinking, but she didn’t order the knights behind her or the hidden Shinobi to attack. It was pointless. After all, if the identity was true, then this was the Rebellious Witch Emilia, a legendary witch.
After her identity was revealed, Haila had no intention of continuing to hide. Instead, she responded to Maya’s questions rather nonchalantly.
According to Haila, this was just a dispute between a rebellious daughter and a stubborn mother. Although it had lasted a bit long, it wasn’t a big deal.
The cause of the matter was simple. There was no conspiracy, nor was there a love adventure between a distressed witch and a noble on a white horse. There was only coincidence.
As the Rebellious Witch, Haila’s relationship with her mother was naturally not good, especially during her adolescence. The surge in magical power made her emotions very unstable, which led to conflicts.
It had nothing to do with occupation or power. One felt that her daughter didn’t understand her painstaking efforts, while the other hated her mother’s interference in her life. So Haila ran away from home and decided to give birth to a daughter, using her own experience as a mother to refute her mother.
Anyone with a normal mind wouldn’t have such an idea, let alone act on it. The question was, was Haila normal?
To avoid being found by her mother and having her plans interfered with, Haila came all the way to the remote Northland, used magic to weave the identity of the eldest daughter of the Ha Rui Trading Company, and then chose the Hydra family located in the far north.
The reason for choosing the Hydra family was simple. First, the Hydra family was far away, and second, Owen’s father was a pretty boy. In short, he was good-looking.
Although she just wanted to find someone to marry, it was also important that he be good-looking. Thus, Owen was born.
As for why she abandoned Owen, the reason was also very simple. Witches valued daughters over sons. Only women could inherit their magical bloodline, while men were worthless.
Therefore, after confirming that she was pregnant with a daughter, Haila decided to leave the harsh Hydra family and live in the Imperial Border, which was more suitable for raising children.
Of course, Haila wasn’t completely without feelings for Owen. However, the original Owen’s personality made her unhappy and helpless. Not only did he not inherit her magical bloodline, but he was also incompetent and weak-willed. He was simply hopeless. So she had to take away all the eye-catching valuables from the territory, leaving behind an empty territory. Then she arranged for the Ha Rui Trading Company to take over the territory, allowing the original Owen to live a life of ease.
In this way, although he couldn’t achieve great things or become wealthy, at least he would be free from worries for the rest of his life. It was considered a fair deal for the original Owen.
Who would have thought that after Owen transmigrated, he would rise to prominence and establish such a vast foundation in just a few years? This aroused Haila’s curiosity, and she was also worried about the original Owen’s situation, so she came here.
Otherwise, if Haila wasn’t willing, no matter how many ideas the Ha Rui Trading Company had, it would be useless. After all, it had been twenty years, and the Ha Rui Trading Company still didn’t know that their eldest daughter was fake. This showed how terrifying a legendary witch could be.
After listening to Haila’s narration, even Maya was speechless at her actions. Aside from her appearance and strength, she was completely a big child.
Because of a dispute with her mother, she actually faked an identity to get married and have children, and she had been doing it for twenty years.
Even if a witch’s lifespan was longer than that of an ordinary person, it wasn’t something to waste, let alone for such a bizarre reason.
Although she instinctively felt that Haila was telling the truth, Maya’s rationality prevented her from believing it completely. Moreover, whether she believed it or not wasn’t important. What mattered was Owen.
After settling Haila and her daughter, Maya hinted to Ai Mi Er before leaving and immediately returned to the castle to report the matter to Owen.
After listening to Maya’s account, Owen suddenly felt a sense of melancholy. After all, his birth was entirely due to a quarrel between a mother and daughter, and he was a bonus that wasn’t even considered optional. His heart was filled with weeds for a moment.
However, Owen quickly realized that Haila’s statement and reasons weren’t important. What was important was her identity and strength.
As a transmigrator, Owen didn’t care about his messed-up background. Whether he was the son of a farmer or the son of an emperor, whether he started by picking up cow dung or living a luxurious life, it only affected his starting point, not the result.
Therefore, having a legendary witch mother and a grandmother who surpassed legendary wasn’t entirely a good thing for Owen, especially when he couldn’t be sure if what they said was true.
Just like Maya, he instinctively felt that what they said might be true, but his rationality couldn’t believe it. The price of trust was too high to bear. This gave Owen a headache.
It would be fine if the mother-son relationship was good, but he was just a bonus. How could Owen dare to gamble on his position in her heart?
After all, he had never heard of anyone buying a phone and comparing the free phone case to the phone itself.
Moreover, it was questionable whether Haila was really his mother. She could use magic to influence the Ha Rui Trading Company for twenty years and weave the identity of an eldest daughter. So what was the difficulty in weaving the identity of his mother?
Now Owen even began to doubt his previous memories. This put him in a bad mood.
Soon Owen thought of a solution. As long as he was strong enough, or his subordinates were strong enough, he wouldn’t need to worry about whether she was real or not.
Owen had realized the role of strength long ago. After all, in a world of supernatural powers, anything was possible. Being a one-man army wasn’t just a figure of speech, especially for legends.
Only by breaking through the limits of mortals could one be qualified to be called a legend.
Moreover, compared to the bloodthirsty combat legends, magic legends were the ones who could create miracles. No one could predict what they could achieve.
With the current Progress Value limit, Owen couldn’t exchange for a legend, but this didn’t mean that he couldn’t create a legendary level of combat power.
For example, the Minotaur A Da. Its strength had reached or even surpassed the legendary level. However, it had too many shortcomings and fatal flaws, making it far from enough when facing a real legend.
Therefore, the Minotaur A Da wasn’t Owen’s primary target for enhancement. Besides strength, A Da lacked too much in other areas. So Owen set his sights on Charle.
With the development of the territory and the increase in soldiers, Charle’s presence became less and less noticeable. Many times, even Owen would ignore her existence. However, whenever it came to loyalty, Owen would think of her first.
Charle was the only native of the current world who could rival the System Soldiers in terms of loyalty, and she was the last line of defense for Owen’s safety.
In other words, if Owen was Cao Cao, then Charle was his Dian Wei. So what reason did he have not to enhance Charle?
