However, the Water Lily had a crucial limitation.
It only worked on those below the Expert rank.
That alone explained everything.
That was why it was the young heirs who had come in person. Elders, patriarchs, and true powerhouses had no use for it. For them, the resource was nothing more than a curiosity.
But for heirs still standing at the threshold of their future?
It was priceless.
No one knew where the rumor had originated. Whether it was a leak, a coincidence, or deliberate bait didn't matter anymore.
What mattered was that the information carried one terrifying implication.
A high chance to awaken a special talent.
For a martial heir, even a chance like that was worth crossing regions, swallowing pride, and coming to a backwater place like this.
So they searched.
Across the Sirens' Swamp, multiple clan heirs and their entourages spread out, scouring pools, marshlands, and deeper wetlands.
