Murim Recurve

"How do you plan to manoeuvre through that in the presence of the Elders?" Hearing her mother's question, Re'Kha fell deep into thought. She knew for a fact her mother didn't just ask the question to test her.

Rather, if Re'Kha was unable to extricate herself from a situation she had caused due to her lapse in judgement, then Re'Bah would simply give up supporting her. She was as cold-hearted as that. After all, to her, Re'Kha was just a tool that would amplify her position and solidify their family into becoming the Central pillar of the Burkurel Re Clan.

Every Clan was composed of numerous blood-related families. But, due to the long years of separation, and mixing of foreign blood, it could be said that they almost had no relations with one another.

The only proof of their blood relation was their Pranic Avatar, since it was something that could only be inherited through blood. So, every family in a Clan wished to better their standing. In the Burkurel Re Clan, the family of Re'Bah wished to gain more power and become the Clan's central pillar.

They were addressed as the family of Re'Bah. After all, Re'Rak hailed from Burfuna Re Clan and wasn't part of the Burkurel Re Clan. So, the name of the family was under Re'Bah. In terms of the family head, she was the one in charge.

Even though Re'Kha had exemplary talent in the water element, able to comprehend three units of Water Qi every year, a Harmoniser wasn't based on that alone. Even if they had one unit of Elemental Qi, their ability to wield it was what mattered.

After all, no Harmoniser had surplus Elemental Qi. And, it wasn't as if having more Elemental Qi gave anyone any edge over the other. After all, they were only able to wield as many Pranic Arts as they could focus and control.

And in most fights, it was usually concluded within three to four exchanges. And, it wasn't as if Harmonisers were invincible. Any weapon that was able to wound a normal person was able to wound a Harmoniser all the same.

So, when choosing a successor, all their qualities were judged. In terms of that, Re'Rel had no match in their Clan. In terms of abilities, he was rather perfect, able to wield almost a dozen Pranic Arts.

He could forge elemental weapons, Magic Artifacts, create paintings, inscriptions, make pills, and was even proficient in the Art of the Elements. He wasn't just a jack of all trades but was also an expert of all trades.

As for his fighting abilities, he had been able to defeat a dozen Harmonisers without using a Pranic Art or relying on a weapon. As for logistics, he led a couple of businesses in the city, raking in the highest profit among his peers, at times surpassing what Re'Bah had been able to achieve at his age.

As for leadership, he had a loyal following of guards that he had trained personally, a team of Harmonisers in charge of his crafting, and a panel of experts under his beck and call.

As for his talent in Water Qi, he was able to comprehend a bit more than two units of Water Qi per year. If speaking accurately, he was able to comprehend seven units of Water Qi in three years. But, this wasn't a defect that made him inferior to Re'Kha.

Rather, it didn't even matter. After all, even if Re'Kha had twice the Water Qi as him, she had no confidence in defeating him. And, this was considering she had been focused in the field of fighting, tracking, and investigation since young.

So, it showed the reason he was chosen as a candidate to contest for the next Clan Head. Among his peers, the one from the central family was inferior to him on all fronts. The only obstacle blocking Re'Rel from becoming the next Clan Head was the fact that he didn't hail from the central family.

And considering her ambitions and the fact that she had the perfect son to achieve it, Re'Bah had zero intentions to stop before making her family become the central pillar of the Burkurel Re Clan.

And, Clan politics were complex. Even a single flaw in the opponent could be used to magnify things enormously. And even though they formed the West Lake, one of the five lakes managing Burkurel Re Clan, and the one holding the highest power after Central Lake, they could be punished or even removed from power.

After all, the one calling shots in their Clan was the Central Lake. And now, Re'Kha had lost their Clan's Magic Artifact. This wasn't just a flaw, but rather a major error. A Magic Artifact was a Clan's foundation.

And the loss of every Magic Artifact weakened the Clan significantly. So, the weight of the issue wasn't small. If it wasn't handled well, their family would have to pay the price of that. In the worst-case scenario, they would lose everything they had built up till now.

So, the decision Re'Kha would take will decide the future of their family. Upon hearing the statement from Re'Bah, the mood of the place dropped rapidly as all eyes looked at Re'Kha in all seriousness.

Followed by the question from her mother, Re'Kha thought about it deeply, finally realising that she must accept the punishment and should repay the Magic Artifact no matter what. Finally, after thinking it through, she looked at her mother, Re'Bah, "Mother, if we are compensating with a Magic Artifact, will disclosing the Hammer disadvantage us?"

"What do you think?" Re'Bah looked at her, replying with a question of her own.

Re'Kha mentally clicked her tongue as she thought for some more time, finally saying, "We aren't planning to overthrow Central Lake but are competing against them. So, disclosing the detail of the Hammer is more beneficial in the long term since the other Lakes would try to secretly commission us to create personal Magic Artifacts that they could mobilise without needing orders from the Central Lake."

"So, yes," Re'Kha nodded, "There's no harm in it then."