Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

Chapter 221 - 221 - Increasing the Population

Besides giving birth to children naturally or through means that are supported by mana, there were indeed other ways to increase the number of residents in the sanctuary. It may take a lot of resources and diplomacy though since we will literally take these mystiques away from their original homes and most would find it hard to live out of their comfort zones or away from their kind.

As for now, before leaving Marahuyo, I gave the assigned hunters and foragers an extra task of picking up distressed, wounded or people who appear to be in grave danger of death in the area. The task was fairly simple. If they find people, bring them to the border of Sklavryet. If they find mystiques, bring them to Marahuyo. I also advised them not to be choosy in terms of people that they will be helping. If they encounter one, place a temporary marking on their hand which will ensure that they can be kicked out accordingly if they do misdeeds and also to avoid the barrier from instantly killing anybody.

Everyone appreciated my plans as if I was the the most benevolent being in their eyes. It was very awkward since I have other goals as to why I am saving other mystiques in unfavorable situations into Marahuyo. It was like they have forgotten why I brought everyone else here. I decided to stop caring about how their minds work as long as my tasks are being completed gradually.

Before sunset, I had to go back to Sklavryet to pick up the current drama queen of my life from work. I arrived just in time that he clocked out and we ate a hearty dinner before I sent him home. I made a quick visit at the alchemy shop to sell my daily haul based on the requests of the owner. Most of the items were sent back to Uncle Daejung's shop inventory though. I went straight to my work at the port once both things were handled.

I only have a few hours of work in the evening so I decided to walk leisurely on my way back. I was enjoying the cool breeze, the starry night sky, the noise from the evening market and looking at the people passing by. As I reached the third alley before my house, one of the aides assigned to me by the Noir HQ appeared. He relayed that there was an important letter I had to read and decide on. His voice sounded scared so I think it must be very urgent.

I looked at the aide and grabbed him by the arm to teleport us in the HQ as soon as possible. I chose the conference room as my teleportation point. Once I arrived, all the elders are seated around the table with a black box on top of the table. There was also a sealed envelope on top of it which should be the said letter. I looked at all the elders and they look quite distressed with the package that arrived. It must have been from an unexpected or perhaps a dangerous source.

I sat at the head of the table and asked about everything they know about the package. They said that it was delivered via teleportation inside the main training hall of the HQ. It was like it fell out of the sky. It caused a minor earthquake as the box seems to have been made from very sturdy material that they have not encountered before. They tried opening the box with all the tools they have available but it wouldn't budge. They finally asked for my help after they ran out of ideas.

I looked at the box and sensed a strong mana source being concealed inside the box. It seems that whatever material the box was made of, it was meant for mana concealment and to give the gift the highest level of security. The sender is making sure that only the intended recipient can open it and peek in what's inside. I used mystique mana as I took the letter on top of the box carefully checking for any mechanism that may trigger at the slightest touch but there was nothing, fortunately.

The letter floated quickly to my hand. I looked at the seal on the envelope and tried to check through my inherited memories if I have ever seen such a family crest before. The other elders stood around where I was seated to take a peek as well. One of the elders gasped as he seemed to have identified the symbol on the wax seal. I looked at him and asked, "Have you seen this family crest before?" He carefully answered, "I don't know exactly which family branch it would be but this is a family crest from the dragon race, my queen."

I stared into the wax seal as I narrowed down my