Chapter 3107: Leisure Time
Like many player families, the Field Clan had very few members who openly occupied important political positions in the past. They usually chose suitable people to support, or rather, the goal of player families like theirs lay within the Game Government, and the personnel situation inside the Game Government was generally not made public. Even the Game Government bases established in various districts were staffed by grassroots personnel specializing in field operations who came out for daily tasks, and sometimes they would bring in some Gray Players.
Carol Field's appointment as the administrative director of the 027 Wormhole Point was rumored to actually be a form of exile by his family, which was why he was sent to such a remote wormhole point to work.
B02-001 was somewhat different. As Carmen Field's hometown, it inherently held significance unlike other districts, and as an important district among B-level wormhole points, it should belong to the Field Clan's stronghold. Based on the information from the Message Collection Terminal, the Field Clan had not openly arranged for their own people to hold important positions in the past few decades, but now they were openly pushing forward a candidate. This meant that the internal problems of the Field Clan had not been properly resolved.
Perhaps the turmoil caused by Carmen Field's death had never ceased within this family.
Xu Huo's purpose in coming here, aside from paying respects to the predecessor's legacy, was most importantly to visit the former battle site.
It wasn't for the remains of the Battle Angel, but because Carmen Field possessed multiple Super Evolutions in one body. Some of his power might have been left behind in special places like Chaos Space. Facing these places directly might bring new insights.
In the game, there were many such places specifically provided for players to practice or gain insights into Super Evolution, but they were usually controlled by district governments or player families. Getting an entry ticket was difficult enough, let alone the fact that they themselves were a type of district resource. Even the families' own members didn't have enough to use, so how could they give them to outsiders for free?
The Field Clan was different. Similar to the battle site, they had been gradually opening these places to the public over the years. It was estimated that their own people really couldn't find any new tricks, so they decided to build good relationships widely.
From this perspective, the place where the Battle Angel's remains might be most concentrated should indeed be the Field family's estate.
The map wasn't entirely fake after all.
Thinking of this, Xu Huo smiled slightly, raised his glass in a distant toast toward the Field Estate, then drank the fruit wine in one go, turned back into his room, and went to sleep.
He rarely slept in, and it wasn't until nearly noon the next day that he got up. The induction terminal in the room automatically activated, preparing the bathroom for him and asking if he wanted meals prepared, whether he had any itinerary for the day, and also recommending some highly-rated travel packages.
After washing up, Xu Huo browsed through the options while eating.
The application for the Field route still hadn't been approved, so he had these two days free to wander around.
Carmen Field's hometown naturally had each package including sightseeing spots related to him. Among them was a Field Exhibition Hall, which contained many items Carmen Field had used during his lifetime, such as books he had read, notes he had taken, poems or essays he had written, and even a few diary entries, though they were all interesting stories from his childhood.
In addition, there were fragments of props and instruments he had carried with him, his wedding clothes with his wife, and replicas of the attire he wore during his final battle.
Of course, besides the exhibition hall, there was also a garden specially built for him, filled with plants he liked. The animals he had kept during his lifetime were also sent to a government-run zoo for retirement.
There were schools and charitable facilities he had named, landmark buildings he had personally designed, and a theme park he had specially built to commemorate his wife—previously only Carmen Field himself could enter, but now it had long been opened for public exhibition. Thus, in public opinion, Carmen Field was a man deeply devoted to his wife, remaining true to his original intentions even years after her death.
In fact, the materials disclosed on the Message Collection Terminal clearly stated that Carmen Field had three wives and six confidantes—these were publicly acknowledged. It was said there were others in other districts who had never come to District 001 at all.
The letters, souvenirs, and clothing preserved in the theme park also included items belonging to these people, not just the relics of his first wife who died young.
Out of respect for the hero, the public generally didn't discuss his romantic history in public. Actually, this wasn't a big deal, since after evolution, average lifespans had increased, and people's views on marriage and relationships had changed significantly. These things didn't matter. As long as Carmen Field had shown genuine affection to each partner or lover, he was considered a devoted man in everyone's eyes.
Carmen Field's first wife left no descendants. Carol Field was the child of his second wife's youngest daughter, while Daiting Field was the child of his third wife's third son's youngest daughter. It was worth mentioning that this third son was born after his third wife divorced him and remarried. However, this lady's second husband died early, and she brought her young son and daughter back to the Field Clan, where Carmen accepted them. Therefore, both children changed their surnames to Field. Daiting Field was nominally Carmen's granddaughter but did not actually continue the Field bloodline.
When continuing the bloodline required significant cost, bloodline might be very important, but in District 001, where reproduction was simple and lifespans were long, surnames were more representative than bloodlines. As long as one was accepted by the family and willing to change their surname, the surname came first.
Many player families also used this method to absorb new members and expand their families, since geniuses weren't hereditary, and every generation of a family needed outstanding geniuses.
There were many famous people in the Field Clan, but the one currently making the biggest waves was Daiting Field. Xu Huo could easily find her information on the Message Collection Terminal. It was said that although she wasn't Carmen's biological granddaughter, she was very much like him—a genius with multiple Super Evolutions. She had displayed this extraordinary talent even in childhood, thus receiving focused training from the Field Clan.
After reaching adulthood, she entered the game and became a player, quickly rising to A-rank. Only when she felt a bottleneck did she withdraw from the game, retaining her Gray Player status and returning to the family for training.
The praise was lavish, simply summarized as a genius of exceptional talent, noble character, and resembling Carmen.
Xu Huo wasn't really concerned about this, but he was somewhat curious whether anyone could truly be born with the ability for Super Evolution.
However, searching through the Message Collection Terminal, there was no officially confirmed information. It was just that some geniuses had indeed displayed their talent early before becoming players, and most of them had been successfully cultivated.