"Seventh Elder?" Xu Nian raised an eyebrow in confusion.

Although she had originally planned to seek out the Seventh Elder, since the Sixth Elder was willing to reveal some information, she certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity.

"good."

The Sixth Elder nodded firmly and explained, "Although the Seventh Elder is the youngest among us, he controls most of the clan's capable people and is someone that even the Prince and the Princess are wary of."

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian was somewhat puzzled. "If he could make both sides wary, why did he agree to Baylor's request?"

Upon hearing this, the Sixth Elder looked somewhat puzzled and shook his head. "I don't know about that, but his residence isn't far from here. If you'd like to go, I can make an introduction."

"Then I'll have to trouble you." Xu Nian nodded immediately.

The two set off immediately, encountering many clansmen along the way who all looked at them with curiosity.

The Sixth Elder didn't mind, having long been accustomed to such attention, but Xu Nian felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Things seem to be progressing fairly smoothly; at least we've obtained the Sixth Elder's signature.

[That's right, if this continues, won't the streamer be able to help the princess?]

Don't get too excited yet; that Seventh Elder might be difficult to deal with.

Seeing the conflicting opinions in the comments section, Xu Nian murmured, "In any case, I've decided to help the princess, so naturally I'll do my best to do it well."

Xu Nian is actually quite lazy and doesn't like to fuss over useless things.

But once she decides to do something, she must make sure it has a result that satisfies her.

While she was pondering, the Sixth Elder had already stopped in his tracks. "This is it."

He looked at Xu Nian, who seemed calm and composed, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The Seventh Elder has a rather peculiar temper. We're used to it. Just don't be frightened later."

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian suddenly became somewhat interested.

eccentric?

She wanted to see just how strange it could be.

The Sixth Elder knocked on the door, and a hoarse male voice immediately came from inside, "Who is it?"

Xu Nian raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised.

Because the voice wasn't as old as he had imagined; it was even somewhat childish.

"I am the Sixth Elder." The Sixth Elder immediately introduced himself and added, "I have some matters to discuss with you."

The air fell silent the moment those words were spoken.

Seeing this, the Sixth Elder looked slightly embarrassed, coughed a few times, and continued, "Shall I open the door?"

"Don't move!"

The man's voice immediately came from inside the room again, sounding very angry as he rebuked the Sixth Elder.

[This guy is so arrogant, how dare he talk to the Sixth Elder like that?]

Putting everything else aside, the Sixth Elder should be older than him, right? This person isn't so much strange as to be impolite...

[You're already making judgments before you've even seen them; typical keyboard warriors.]

Xu Nian ignored the controversial comments and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with him?"

The Sixth Elder sighed, "He's always like this. He doesn't like being touched by others and always stays in his room by himself, fiddling with something. The only people he can talk to are probably the First Elder and the Princess."

Hearing this, Xu Nian had a general understanding and immediately relaxed.

Her divine sense gradually penetrated the doorway, and she clearly saw the situation inside.

In the center of the slightly messy room sat a young man, staring intently at the object in his hand.

Xu Nian was immediately stunned.

The seventh elder of this clan is actually a teenager?!

Wow, she's so young!

[…I admit I raised my voice a bit just now. This kid's probably going through puberty!]

Before Xu Nian could continue her investigation, the Seventh Elder stood up from his seat and pushed open the door with a look of impatience.

"What's the matter?"

Upon hearing this, the Sixth Elder was taken aback at first, and then immediately said, "I have a close friend who wants to see you and have a chat with you."

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Elder's handsome face showed an expression of annoyance, and he frowned slightly. "I'm very busy, I don't have time for that."

After saying that, he turned to close the door.

"You can't grow food with what you have."

Xu Nian, however, remained calm and composed, uttering a single sentence with ease.

Suddenly, the Seventh Elder paused in closing the door, then looked at Xu Nian with a fierce expression, "What did you say?"

Seeing this, the Sixth Elder tactfully stepped aside and watched their exchange from the side.

“I said, these seeds won’t grow into food.”

After a moment, Xu Nian repeated what she had just said, and staring at the Seventh Elder's dissatisfied expression, she added, "The seeds are good seeds, but they are not suitable for the environment you live in, and cannot be mass-produced."

The Seventh Elder's expression changed for a moment, then he fell silent.

Xu Nian took the opportunity to look around his house. Although it was messy, there were small bags everywhere, which contained all kinds of seeds.

She guessed something and continued to probe, "The seeds in your house are not suitable either."

These words immediately provoked a strong reaction from the Seventh Elder, who retorted, "You're talking nonsense! I haven't even tried it!"

“I have planted these seeds before, but they are either unsuitable for the soil or produce too little yield, so they are not suitable for your people to consume.”

Xu Nian showed no fear, pointing to the bag of grain in his hand, "This stuff is a treasure to people in other areas, but it's useless here!"

This time, the Seventh Elder fell completely silent, staring intently at Xu Nian.

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

The Sixth Elder wanted to speak several times, but he swallowed his words back.

"Come in."

After an unknown amount of time, the Seventh Elder suddenly slumped down, turned around, went inside, and left a single sentence.

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian entered the room as if she had expected it, with the Sixth Elder following closely behind.

The interior was just as Xu Nian had observed earlier, cluttered and disorganized, with grain piled up everywhere.

In this way, Xu Nian could more or less guess why he agreed to Baylor's request.

It must be because of food.

As Nel had previously stated, the Baelor now controls most of the clan's food supplies; they must either submit or buy them.

The Seventh Elder probably didn't have that much silver, so he could only use his signature as a pretext to take away the grain seeds that the Prince claimed to have a high yield.

but……

"I can tell you with certainty that if this seed were planted in the outside world, it would surely grow well and produce enough food for the entire clan. But in your clan, it will definitely not be possible."

Xu Nian explained confidently, "I noticed it in the previous city, so I can guarantee what I say."

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Elder seemed to fall into deep thought, and the fingers gripping the bag tightened slightly.

Xu Nian was in no hurry and patiently waited for him to speak.

Amidst the extreme shock in the Sixth Elder's eyes, the Seventh Elder spoke slowly.

"Since you know so much, could you please help me solve the problem I'm facing right now?"