Talk With Fathers

 As the group of five walked down, they were met with several mixed gazes from the 4 member of the royal family. Lariz has a conflicted one, a look he shared with his aunt. As for the King and Grand Duke, they both have a calm look, too calm in his opinion, especially with the aura of danger he felt from them.

 Before Ryker could do anything, the two male adults put their hands on each of his shoulder, beaming as they said, "Let's have a talk," before he could say anything else, he was pulled away by the two overprotective fathers.

 Both Dory and Brya tried to catch after them, but was stopped by Collete, who shook her head. "They won't do any to him. Just ask him some question," she told them. The two younger women looked at her before nodding, taking her words for it.

 Meanwhile, Natali and Ilun take some food for the four women, no doubt needing them after the intense session they had.

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 'So, this is how I die?' Ryker thought to himself, being pulled by the King and Grand Duke. 'Killed by overprotective father,' it is not a valiant way to die, but beggers cannot be choosers can they? At least he hope they will give him a swift death.

 They soon reached a section of the garden he did not even knew exist. They were even some chairs and a table. Though with how hidden it is, it is not a surprise very few knew of this place.

 "Let's have a proper talk," despite preparing himself for it, he still feel nervous. He's not only faced two Sovereign experts, he is facing two Sovereign experts that their daughters he just laid.

 Still, the time he was in danger over the years help put his mind at ease. He calmly take a seat opposite of the two, as he remained steadfast, even as they glared at him with enough strength to bore holes in his skulls.

 "Let me ask, do you know what you just did?" the King asked first, looking very serious.

 "I just took both of your daughters first time," he answered calmly, not seeing any reason to prolonged the talk.

 "So you do know? But do you know the consequences of such action?" the King continued to ask. Ryker thought of it before replying,

 "Is it regarding their status as princesses of Birak Kingdom?" the two Sovereigns nodded.

 "Yes. Because of their status, if the words of them becoming a part of someones harem, their reputation will be ruined," the Grand Duke told him.

 Ryker remain calm, as it is something he had expected. While he don't know much about politics, he still have some knowledge of it, courtesies of being the in-law of two Noble Family and rulers of different vassal kingdom. 

 They might not be as powerful as Birak Kingdom, but they still played the same game of politic, just different in term of scales. So, he was prepared for it.

 "Will them entering the Boluron Central University helped?" he asked, causing the two Sovereign to paused to look at him weirdly.

 "Yes," the King said, his brows raised.

 "Then it simple. They might not be too old to become junior student, but getting them to be senior student candidate should be possible," he said.

 Junior and senior students have different requirement. Though, one did not need to become junior student to become senior student, though it would help a lot.

 To be admitted as junior student, one must be below 30 years old, and have the cultivation of Genesis Grand Realm. It did not matter what their cultivation is but they should show improvement. Also, there limits though it varied between academy as the Academy located at the Outer Region would not have as many resources as the one in the Core Region, so their requirement is laxer. 

 For example, for the Birak Grand College, the requirement to remain as student is to reach the next major realm in 3 years for the first 3 major stage, 5 years for the next 3 major stages, and 10 years for the final 3 major stages in the Genesis Grand realm.

 However, the students, even the one that passed the age of 30 will remained as junior student, and they will become staff or dropout once they reached 100 years old, no matter their Cultivation realm.

 The reason for this is the only way to become senior student is to be under 50 years old, and are at the Spirit Grand realm in cultivation. This is the hardest part. Even Lariz, the one who have the most potential among the current generations, did not manage to become senior student.

 Not to mention the others, even the youngest of Dory and Brya would likely not achieve it. They might look in their late teens and early twenties, but the two are already at their late thirties. Even Adia and Sela, who already reached the peak of Genesis Sea, are both 45 years old. 

 To breakthrough and become a Spirit Grand Realm cultivators, it will take another 15 years or so they believe. If they would take such a long time, both Dory and Brya would unable to reach it, not even being at the peak of Genesis Sea.

 Don't think the designation did not mean much. The difference between the title of junior and senior students are like heaven and earth. The resources given to the senior students could not be compared to what the junior students get, which looked like scrap.

 That is something he had learnt from talking to the Principal of Birak Grand College, the Branch Leader introduced the younger looking man to him some time ago.

 "How? It would be near impossible for them to become Spirit Grand Realm cultivator, at least for their cultivating speed?" even with the abundant of resources poured to them, even the King himself did not think they could reach the Spirit Grand realm before the age of 50.

 Ryker merely smiled before giving him an information slip. The King took it and read it's content. His eyes widened comically. The Grand Duke look at his older brother in surprise. The King just gave him the slip, and soon, they both have the same comical expression.

 When they gave him shocked look, he shrugged, "My background is... complicated, and unknown, even to me. The only who knew would be my parents, and they are no longer in this world," he let out sad sigh. It is something he had come to term with but still leave an ache in his heart whenever he was reminded of it.

 The two did not know how to react, both to his admission and to the content of the slip. For inside the slip is a Cultivation Art. Celestial Energy Art, to be exact. A high grade Cultivation Art that is far superior to what the Birak Kingdom even have.