"What's this?" Alvin asked Magnus as he looked at the stylish forearm guard on his hand.
"What's the meaning of this, Uncle?" Zerra asked gravely when she saw the arm guard on Alvin's hand.
Jane also had a serious look on her face when she saw this.
"Don't worry, it is not the Blood Clone Armor, rather a similar-looking artifact which can hide the Nyxborn bloodline in our bodies. This way, no one will associate him with a royal member of the Nyxborn royal family," Magnus said calmly.
"You want to hide his identity?" Zerra asked.
Magnus nodded, "Emperor of Nyxborn can only have one wife, and his kids must be born to both of them. If the Emperor is found to have an illegitimate son, he will have to step down from the throne. But at this moment, I can't afford such an outcome."
Zerra frowned, "Don't be rash, Uncle. The test only showed you are his grandfather. Just because he has a similar appearance to Alin, you can't conclude he is Draven's child. Sometimes, even siblings might have identical-looking kids..."
Magnus shook his head, "This forearm guard contains Draven's blood. Even if I tried to put it on, it would have rejected me. But in his hands, it merged seamlessly without any sign of rejection. If there was no connection between their bloodlines, this would never have happened."
Zerra became quiet after hearing this.
"So, the reason you came here was not to see me, but to make sure I won't be an obstacle in your son's life," Alvin asked indifferently as he fixed up the forearm guard, which completely covered his Asura tattoo, leaving only the Life Wheel tattoo on the back of his palm visible to others.
Magnus sighed helplessly, "No, although I hope you will follow my arrangements. If you really want to be recognized as heir of the Nyxborn royal family, I will surely fulfill that. But if you choose not to, I will give you benefits which won't pale in comparison to being a royal member of Nyxborn's."
Alvin looked at Magnus with a half-smile, "Old man, I have faced many problems in my life. I cried a lot, I cursed gods a lot, I even thought of ending my life many times. But somehow, I pulled myself from all those pits, back onto my feet. Although it might sound meaningless, I really enjoy the feeling of being the master of my own life, even if it's lonely. So don't worry, I won't shackle myself in chains just for the fame of being a royal member of your Nyxborn family."
Magnus fell silent for a moment when he heard Alvin's reply. With a smile, he patted Alvin's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I will be always there for you. First go and change your clothes."
Alvin was still wearing his hospital gown, which was already stained with blood and mud. Magnus looked at one of his middle-aged guards and the guard nodded.
He came forward and gestured Alvin to move forward, "Please follow me, young master. I will show you the bathroom."
Alvin followed the guard with Blacky on his shoulder. It appeared as though Blacky was more interested in sticking with him than being with Jane.
After Alvin left, Zerra asked Magnus, "What is the meaning of giving him a similar-looking guard as Blood Clone Armor?"
"This way, his appearance being similar to Alin could be explained as the influence of Draven's blood in the Armor. The most important thing is that this Armor contains a ten-thousand-year-old Asura Blood Stone. It will be able to suppress the Nyxborn bloodline in his body and prevent it from activating," Magnus said.
Zerra frowned even more when she heard this, "You don't even want him to use his bloodline? I know you want to hide his identity, but this is a little cruel..."
Magnus rolled his eyes, "Don't accuse me falsely. Normally, we Nyxborns exit the activated state of our bloodline once the pain becomes unbearable. But here you saw, this brat was using his bloodline as though there was no concept of pain at all. Even just now, he forcefully activated his bloodline despite his muscles being completely damaged."
"That's why at the last minute, I decided to add the Blood Stone to suppress his bloodline. That one stone is worth more than a hundred True God level space cores. Do you think I will use such a rare stone just to hide his identity? Sorry, I am not such a wastrel, even though I am rich."
Jane was completely stunned after hearing the name Blood Stone, as it was something you cannot buy even if you have money.
After some time, Zerra asked, "Uncle, what about him and Jane?"
Magnus looked at Jane and said, "I won't allow you to cancel the fusion. That is not negotiable. Apart from that, I don't have any problem with both of you being together. That remains the same even if Jane wants to marry another person, I won't intervene."
Zerra looked at Jane, "You heard him. The decision is upon you two. Decide it between yourselves once you think of settling down in the future."
Jane blushed. She hurriedly tried to change the topic, "By the way, from the data we gathered on Alvin, he had lived as a beggar until the age of eight. It was only then did Alice find him and adopted him as her brother, which means he had lived with her for only two and a half years. After that, for the past five years, his whereabouts were unknown..."
Magnus nodded, "In fact, I heard about him a month before. He appeared in one of the research centers of the Newgate Alliance and destroyed the base completely. I don't know what feud he had with them, but it is not simple. His disappearance for five years might also be related to them..."