Chapter 178- Using a Queen Chess Piece To Move Forward

"The thirteen months? Those thirteen legendary weapons?" Xin solemnly said with a hint of curiosity.

Liu Guanyi nodded and answered calmly. "Yes, those thirteen legendary weapons that were made in the hands of a legendary and illustrious master blacksmith, Ashul Edwaru, that were given to king Zahard then passed down to the princesses of Zahard that qualified for them."

"The importance of every piece of the thirteen months for any major power in the tower is immense, especially for the ten great families. Having even one of them in the hands of one of their daughters as a princess of Zahard can secure their power and influence in the Zahard Empire." Explained him patiently.

The competition among the ten great families wasn't a joke. This was especially so after the creation of the princesses of Zahard system and the idiotic act of king Zahard to fan out the flames.

At the moment, the most powerful and influential families among the ten great families were the Arie family, Khun family, and Ha family, with Arie as the strongest and the two contesting for the second position.

The Khun family was gifted with many talented children with their unique lightning and ice shinsu quality to bolster their ranks. They had the most direct children and descendants, just second to the Hendo Lok family.

This was due to the temperament of their family head, Khun Eduan.

He was a promiscuous man who liked to enjoy himself in debauchery. He liked to collect countless beautiful women as wives and mistresses to play and bed them. Also, he had a keen taste in booze to complement his already debauched character.

It was no secret that he was a womanizer and a harem king.

So, yeah, it was no surprise that he had a lot of descendants and talented children as probably half of the Khun family members were probably his own children.

The Arie family was powerful due to their sword talent and special sword style. Since the trend in the tower was focused on individuals' strength, it was easy to guess why they were considered the strongest.

Meanwhile, the Ha family relied on their powerful and robust physical body and their martial techniques to become one of the strongest families. They were known as martial fighters and their martial arts in the tower.

Although, due to the worsening attitude of the children of the ten great families as they became more and more spoiled, the younger descendants of the Ha family often forget their own family's martial arts techniques specialization and often only relied on their powerful bodies to climb the tower.

To surpass and outdo one another, they really needed those pieces of the thirteen months.

And for the princesses of Zahard that managed to get one, they would obtain even more privileges and power on top of the general benefits of being a princess of Zahard.

"The important thing is not the weapons themselves, but rather the importance that king Zahard put on each and every piece of the thirteen months. However, the thirteen months themselves aren't created equal. Just like its name implies, there are thirteen of them." Said Adori as the two nodded in agreement.

"Silver January, White February, Black March, Green April, Yellow May, Luminous June, Indigo July, Blue August, Dark September, Red October, Golden November, Colorless December, and lastly, Rainbow Undecimber." Adori explained.

"Yes, the likes of Silver January, White February, Black March, and Green April are on the lower spectrum as their weapon ranks are around C to B at best. However, the rest are much better." Said Liu Guanyi.

"That's why, Adori will need to get something of the upper spectrum of the thirteen months if we really want to make sure that she will get a high enough position that will grant her power and authority to make things happen in the Zahard Empire."

Liu Guanyi smiled and spoke cheerfully. "This way, Adori can supply us with important intel, advanced knowledge, technology, and resources from the Zahard Empire that will help in building our own faction."

"Or even more amazingly…" Liu Guanyi grinned widely, showing his perfectly aligned rows of white teeth.

"Adori can even influence the decision-making power in the executive department of the Zahard and the ministry, indirectly swaying their policies to help and benefit our cause, overlapping our influence with the Zahard Family's influence. It's a no-brainer, right?"

Hearing this, Adori smiled with amusement while Xin whistled loudly and clapped his hands.

"But let's not get ahead of ourselves." Liu Guanyi quickly added as Xin stopped his clap.

"Although the chance of Adori getting the high-end piece of the thirteen months are pretty high considering our pace of climbing the tower and perfect record as proven with her current reputation."

"After all, princesses of Zahard like the likes of Alphid Zahard, Garam & Yuram Zahard, and others obtained parts of the thirteen months despite they climbed to the top at around 200 to 400 hundred years in average."

"And even the best among them, Khun Maschenny Zahard, only managed to reach the top slightly less than two hundred years." Explained Liu Guanyi.

He had done a lot of research over the years with Adori and Xin helping him so he could confidently say those without a problem.

Right now, Liu Guanyi already had a firm grasp of how things were going in the tower. From politics, big organizations, customs, general trends, history, and pretty much most of the things that the residents here cared or even didn't care about.

Hence, Liu Guanyi was able to deduce many things and used his deduction to plan in advance to avoid butting into problems against the titans in the tower and get the maximum benefit that he could even from the shadow.

With Adori, a queen, as his chess piece, Liu Guanyi could get infinitely close to the king without him ever expecting and exposing himself to dangers!