I'm not just human!

It was only then that Xia Fa noticed that everyone's chairs were made of pear wood, except for the one at the very head of the oval table, Marshal Gaius's chair, which was made of gold with a roaring lion engraved on the back—this was something he sensed with his spiritual intuition.

The old man's hair was pale gold, soon to turn white, and his emerald green eyes were rather cloudy, but his aura was extremely astonishing; he was actually an angel.

After pulling out the golden chair for Marshal Gaius, he wore a childlike, ingratiating smile on his face, like a child facing an elder.

"Grandpa...Grandpa, how are you doing?"

Marshal Gaius nodded:

"Hmm, not bad. But you, little Charles, how's the risk of things getting out of control lately? Are you still managing to keep it under control?"

Xiafa: ...

What's going on? He actually saw an old man on the verge of death calling Marshal Gaius, a middle-aged man, his great-grandfather!

This scene looked strange no matter how you looked at it... even though he knew there was nothing wrong with it.

A smile of concern from an elder appeared on the old man's face:

"Replying to Grandfather, I'm managing to control myself fairly well. If it really gets too bad, I'll seal myself away."

Marshal Gaius nodded slightly:

"Yeah, if you can't hold on, come find me. Don't try to tough it out on your own."

This old man with the rank of angel was clearly one of the most powerful elders in the Augustus family.

Xia Fa had long observed that among the hundreds of core members of the Augustus family on this oval table, there were only three angels and about a dozen demigods.

This is called Little Charcus, oh no, that's what Marshal Gaius called Him. This old man named Charcus is one of the three angels.

"So, it seems that the entire Kingdom of Augu has fewer than ten angels in public?"

Prince Justinian, Duke Shorsa, Duke Oberon, and angels from the families of Augustus and Selene...

Xia Fa's eyes flashed. If that's the case, wouldn't his strength barely rank around tenth in the Augu Kingdom?

After all, even though he's only at the Eagle level now, he can easily kill demigods and even spar with angels.

An ordinary demigod would never be able to defeat him, and even a very strong demigod might not be able to defeat him.

The Kingdom of Augu, on the surface, has only two rulers and about ten angels.

Marshal Gaius sat down and slowly swept his gaze over all the family members at the oval table, including Xia Fa, but did not linger on Xia Fa for long.

Even though He deliberately concealed His aura and power as the ruler, the air still seemed to freeze, and everyone felt a tightness in their chest and couldn't breathe.

But the next moment, a smile appeared on Marshal Gaius's military-like serious face, a kind smile, like the oldest grandfather in a family looking at his descendants.

The moment that smile appeared, the atmosphere immediately eased, and many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, let's begin this month's family dinner. You don't need to be reserved. If my presence makes you uncomfortable while eating and drinking, then I'd rather not have come."

Marshal Gaius spoke, his voice carrying the coldness of a soldier, yet also containing a hint of warmth from blood ties.

But no one moved, and no one even dared to pick up a fork.

Marshal Gaius noticed this, and he took the lead by picking up a piece of steak with his fork, and instead of using a silver knife to cut it, he took a bite directly.

Seeing that the head of the family had begun to eat, everyone finally dared to use their knives and forks, and each forked at their favorite food.

Xia Fa immediately targeted a chicken leg, which was enormous, almost the size of a lamb leg. It was covered in a strong demigod aura, and despite the cooking method, the aura was not at all turbulent, but rather extremely gentle.

"Xia Fa, this is the leg of the Extreme Flame Ostrich, a supernatural creature with the demigod level. Don't eat too much, I'm afraid your body can't handle it and you'll be burst by the supernatural power."

Glenn kindly reminded him, thinking that Xia Fa didn't know that this was a dish made by a demigod supernatural being.

Xia Fa smiled:

"Don't worry, have you forgotten who I am? I can handle more than the average person."

Glenn then remembered that Shafa was an extraordinary descendant of the Baal behemoth, and his physique was definitely different from that of ordinary humans.

At that moment, Frederick poured himself a glass of whiskey and raised it to Chaphat from afar.

Xiafa also raised his glass in response, his glass containing the Sauternes wine that Glenn had just casually poured.

Since tasting this wine at Little Rilliro's restaurant, Chafal has fallen in love with the flavor of this wine, which has an extremely rich nutty aroma.

The other young members of the Augustus family also took this opportunity to raise their glasses to Xia Fa from afar, and Xia Fa responded in turn.

However, a few young people did not raise their glasses, seemingly not very interested in Xiafa.

After everyone had eaten and drunk for a while, Marshal Gaius also ate heartily. Although he was the head of the Augustus family and was in front of a group of juniors, he did not care much about the etiquette of nobles and maintained the efficiency of a soldier.

Xia Fa noticed that the Augustus family members present, regardless of age, ate quite quickly, seemingly deliberately.

Seeing this, he quickly started gnawing on the ostrich leg, feeling a gentle yet immense supernatural power slowly spreading from his stomach throughout his body, an indescribable feeling of comfort.

It must be said that the more wealthy and higher the rank of a nobleman, the better they can prepare such an extraordinary feast.

I wonder what the scale and taste of a family banquet hosted by the Selene royal family would be like...

After several rounds of drinks, the meal was almost finished, and the plates were piled high with bone fragments, small fish bones, and various spices that had been picked out.

Ding, ding, ding!

At that moment, Marshal Gaius tapped the tall crystal glass beside him three times, and the vodka inside immediately rippled.

All the members of the Augustus family immediately put down their knives and forks, and the servants in the banquet hall immediately lowered their heads, bowed, and quickly retreated.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Several large doors appeared out of thin air, sealing off all the passageways in the banquet hall. The windows were also covered with a layer of black light, sealed off using occult methods.

Marshal Gaius waved his hand, and Xia Fa immediately felt that time and space in the entire banquet hall were momentarily disordered.

What is this for?

He was astonished.

However, it shouldn't be aimed at me. After all, I'm just an insect-level superhuman on the surface. If it really came down to it, there would be no need for such trouble.

"Alright, everyone should have finished eating, right? Let's officially begin this month's family meeting."

Marshal Gaius began, then continued:

"Let's finish the meeting first, then let the servants clean up. There's some extremely important news I need to tell you first."

Xia Fa felt relieved, never expecting that all the changes just now were due to the Augustus family's upcoming family meeting.

At the same time, he suddenly understood why the Augustus family held a family banquet once a month, and why all the angels and demigods in the family had to attend, even coming from other countries or other planets.

So, it was all about exchanging information and intelligence about the extraordinary world!

This is likely one of the fundamental reasons for the strength of these extraordinary families; the highest-ranking member of the family shares crucial information and intelligence, as well as recent major events in the extraordinary world, with its members periodically.

In a world where occult knowledge is extremely valuable and information and intelligence are of utmost importance, the significance of this is self-evident.

But immediately, Xia Fa noticed that all the other members of the Augustus family, from angels to young people who were only at the wolf level, had their ears perked up, their eyes wide open, and were looking at Marshal Gaius with tense and extremely focused expressions.

He even heard the pounding of some people's hearts.

It seems... even for the monthly Augustus family dinner, Marshal Gaius's tone suggests he is about to share some extremely important information.

This made Xia Fa feel genuinely curious and nervous.

Marshal Gaius... what exactly is he trying to say?

How could this have caused the entire family to pay such attention and become so nervous?

The next moment, Marshal Gaius spoke, his tone extremely solemn, yet containing a rare hint of excitement—an excitement that should never have appeared in someone of his rank and status:

"Our mysterious emperor of Caligi... is about to emerge from his earthly divine kingdom in the [Silver Universe]!"

In that instant, almost all members of the Augustus family were jolted!

Some people even lost their composure on the spot, accidentally breaking a glass or smashing a plate in front of them.

This was all while everyone was sitting upright; it was purely due to the leakage of their own aura that the situation occurred!

Xia Fa's curiosity grew even stronger.

The Mysterious Emperor?

what is that?

Why would the angels and demigods of the Augustus family be so disoriented?

And what makes Marshal Gaius, the ruler, so excited?

Xia Fa turned to look at the younger generation around him, and saw that everyone's face was filled with great shock, as if they could not believe what they had heard.

Glenn, in particular, was stunned and stood frozen in his seat.

It seems they all know what the Mysterious Emperor is.

Xia Fa pursed his lips. In this situation, he certainly didn't dare to ask questions and could only wait for Marshal Gaius to continue speaking quietly.

Marshal Gaius continued:

"Three hundred years ago, to be precise, three hundred and seven years ago, I'm sure some members of our family still remember."

"At that time, the entire planet Calig was in an uproar. Whether it was our Augu Kingdom, the Boyue Empire, or even the Budai Dynasty, everyone was in an uproar."

"That incident... I still remember it vividly even now."

Xia Fa became even more curious. What exactly happened 307 years ago?

Why is Marshal Gaius acting as a riddle teller?

But he didn't have to wait long. Marshal Gaius looked up at the dome of the banquet hall, his eyes filled with deep reminiscence.

"At that time, I was already a ruler. Although I had never signed any hegemon-level secret contracts, my strength was no less than that of those extraordinary monarchs, because I had signed a total of fifteen secret contracts."

Xia Fa's pupils suddenly contracted. Fifteen secret contracts?

But he didn't dwell on it, because what Marshal Gaius said next caught his attention even more.

"However, I have no chance of winning against that mysterious emperor. Even though he only signed nine secret contracts, not only me, but even our current emperor has little chance of winning."

"Because, two of His nine secret contracts are of the overlord level!"

"The Emperor of Mystery... When the news spread that He had signed two overlord-level secret covenants, the entire planet Caligia was in an uproar. The Silver Universe even personally issued a divine decree, preempting the Natural Monarch, to summon Him into the Earthly Divine Kingdom."

Two supreme secret contracts?

The Mysterious Emperor?