Chapter 139 - 133 Old Hank, Thunder Family
The Thunder family was once the ruler of a large plane under the Empire—the Storm Plane—and had put up a fierce resistance during the Empire’s conquest. Each member of the Thunder family inherently possessed a stubborn temperament, so even when they were cornered and exhausted by the Empire, they continued to resist to the very end.
Only when the Heavenly God could not bear to see the Thunder family’s extinction and bestowed a divine edict did the family stop short of fighting to their last breath and refused to surrender to the Empire.
Since they had surrendered, the Thunder family could have risen again after a period of recovery had it not been for the Gold family, who coveted the Storm Plane and launched an invasion. They came well-prepared, first deceiving their way through the Storm’s gates under the guise of being the Empire’s allies and then sealing off the channels for the Storm Plane to communicate with the Empire. The Gold family dealt a heavy blow to the Thunder family before the Empire’s troops could be stationed, nearly reducing the population of the already war-torn Thunder family to a single digit.
The Gold family acted so swiftly that in less than two days, they wiped out the Thunder family’s influence and occupied a large territory in the Storm Plane.
When the Empire’s troopers assigned to station in the Storm Plane arrived, they were stunned. What was supposed to be the reception of the Thunder family’s allegiance turned into a negotiation with the Gold family.
Though the emperor of the Sacred Empire was extremely dissatisfied with the actions of the Gold family at the time, he ultimately accepted the proposal to divide the Storm Plane with them.
This incident marked the beginning of the grudge between the Thunder family and the Gold family. As for the descendants of the Thunder family, they never ceased to struggle against the Gold family over the following thousands of years, albeit with little success.
Gradually, generation after generation of the Thunder family’s offspring diminished their hatred for the Gold family. They did not experience the pain of losing their homeland and merely hoped that they wouldn’t have to live such unstable, hidden lives.
Of course, they could not forget the ancestral instruction—the homeland must be reclaimed!
Thus, the members of the Thunder family unanimously decided to prioritize development, expand the family’s power, and reclaim the Storm Plane once they accumulated enough strength to return to their former homeland.