Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World Chapter 2 - Out Of Luck Identity

The moment Zhao Hai lost consciousness, a foreign set of memories forced their way into his mind, much like an unauthorized program suddenly installing itself on a computer. This abrupt intrusion nearly caused his brain to crash under the pressure. Even though he didn't completely break down, the sheer volume of data caused his mind to stall as he slowly processed the information piece by piece.

Zhao Hai had no concept of how much time had passed before he finally regained his senses. He felt burdened by an entire lifetime of experiences that were certainly not his own.

According to these memories, his name was Adam Buda, a descendant of a general from the Aksu Empire on the Ark Continent. Although the Buda family had held the rank of Marquis in the empire for three generations, their influence had crumbled during Adam’s time. Adam himself had been a dissolute Young Master; with his mother passing away early and his father constantly away on military campaigns, he had become a man of zero moral character. He spent his days terrorizing the common folk and committing various crimes. However, because his father commanded a massive army, he remained untouchable by the law.

However, his father had committed a fatal error. During a treacherous struggle for the throne within the Aksu Empire, he had pledged his loyalty to the wrong faction.

The aging monarch of the Aksu Empire was the forty-seventh of his line. Among his fifteen sons, only five were considered serious contenders for the crown: the First, Third, Fourth, Seventh, and Thirteenth Princes.

Imperial law dictated that only children born to the Queen or the high-ranking Consorts were eligible for the throne. Furthermore, being born to a high-ranking mother wasn't enough; a prince had to be granted the title of Grand Duke or higher to be considered a legitimate heir.

Typically, those born into the royal family started as Counts. Unless they achieved significant merit within the capital, they would remain landless Counts for their entire lives. Only through great service could they rise through the ranks, with the ultimate title being Prince of the Blood.

Naturally, the sons of the Queen and Consorts were given a head start. They were usually titled as Dukes from the beginning. With just a bit of effort or a convenient excuse, they could be promoted to Grand Duke and eventually Prince of the Blood, making them eligible to rule.

All five of the potential heirs were Princes of the Blood. The First and Fourth Princes were the Queen's biological sons. The Third and Seventh Princes were born to Imperial Consort Karin, while the Thirteenth Prince was the son of Imperial Consort Avril. The Thirteenth Prince was widely regarded as the weakest and least relevant candidate.

Public opinion favored the First Prince, as he was the Queen's eldest and seen as the rightful successor. Since the Third Prince was a loyal ally of the First, the support for that faction was immense. Meanwhile, the Fourth and Seventh Princes were partners; the Seventh Prince enjoyed the backing of the Fourth Prince and the powerful Karin family, giving them a loud voice in court affairs. Only the Thirteenth Prince remained in the shadows, youngest and most overlooked, leading everyone to dismiss his chances.

Adam’s father had aligned himself with the First Prince. This was a logical move at the time, given the First Prince’s overwhelming popularity. The Buda family wasn't an ancient noble house; they had only attained the rank of Marquis through the military feats of Adam’s grandfather. Seeking to break into the inner circle of the old nobility, his father backed the man most likely to win. Success would have propelled the Buda family into the empire's core power structure, granting them true status.

On this continent, nobility was divided into two distinct classes: the old nobility and the new nobility. The rift between them was vast. New nobles were often dismissed as mere upstarts by the old guard and were systematically excluded from the center of power.

After centuries of development, the influence of these noble houses was staggering. Some clans were powerful enough to dictate the fate of the nation. Specifically, the old-school nobles who had built their foundations over thousands of years and dozens of generations possessed power that even the monarchy feared. They were the true masters of the empire, and any rising family had to earn their respect.

To gain such approval, a family needed significant strength, but the Buda family had risen too quickly. This rapid promotion was a tactic used by several generations of kings to keep the old nobles in check. However, after the death of the forty-sixth king, the Buda clan found themselves in a precarious position. While the new monarch wanted to use them, the old nobles sought to crush them. Their only choice was to remain fiercely loyal to the throne to survive.

Unfortunately, Adam’s father picked the wrong horse. The First Prince, despite his massive support, failed to take the throne. Instead, the overlooked and seemingly helpless Thirteenth Prince seized power. The First Prince was forced to end his own life, and his supporters were purged. Adam’s father was thrown into a dungeon on trumped-up charges and died mysteriously while imprisoned. All of Adam’s past crimes were then used against him. However, fearing a backlash from Green and other Rank 8 experts, the new King showed a superficial mercy. Adam was stripped of his Marquis title and demoted to a Viscount. His fertile lands were confiscated and replaced with the desolate Black Waste, and he was forced to consume the Water of Nothingness, which utterly ruined his future.

Usually, when nobles were granted a fief, they would leave its management to stewards or trusted subordinates. While the land was their source of wealth, they preferred to stay in the capital to navigate the empire's politics and protect their interests.

Adam and his retainers were denied this luxury. After the new King reassigned their territory, they were ordered to evacuate the capital within three days and were strictly forbidden from leaving their new fief for three years—an unprecedented punishment.

The reason King Aboyo Aksu, the former Thirteenth Prince, was so harsh toward the Buda family was twofold: first, their loyalty to the First Prince, and second, the relentless pressure from the old nobility. Having just taken the throne, Aboyo needed to suppress the rival factions, but he didn't dare move against the ancient noble houses yet. Since those old nobles viewed the Buda family as an eyesore, Aboyo used them as a sacrificial lamb to appease the powerful clans.

The King had forced Adam to drink the Water of Nothingness because of the Buda family’s legendary Cultivation technique, the Wild Dragon Battle Qi. This technique, discovered by Adam’s grandfather, allowed a person to cultivate three times faster than normal and possessed devastating offensive power. It was a secret every major clan coveted. If Adam were allowed to practice his family's Battle Qi while harboring resentment, he would eventually become a threat to the throne and the high nobility. Thus, Aboyo ensured Adam was crippled.

The only reason Aboyo didn't execute Adam was because Green had personally handed over the secret manuals for the Wild Dragon Battle Qi. Green also swore a solemn oath that no member of the Buda family would ever practice that Battle Qi again. In exchange for this, the King allowed Adam to live.

Green hadn't surrendered the technique openly. He had infiltrated the palace under the cover of night to negotiate with Aboyo. This was both a plea for Adam's life and a subtle demonstration of his own strength, warning the King not to push too far.

Aboyo truly feared the chaos a powerful expert like Green could cause. Consequently, he accepted the deal, settling for demoting Adam’s rank and exiling him to a wasteland while sparing his life.

Green accepted these terms because he knew that despite his own strength, he could not defeat the entire imperial apparatus. He had only managed to sneak into the palace because of his familiarity with the layout and the fact that the palace security was in disarray following the transition of power. It was a unique opportunity that wouldn't happen again.

Originally, Green hadn't attempted to rescue Adam’s father because he assumed Aboyo would keep him alive. He believed the father was still a useful tool for the monarchy to use against the old nobility.

He had underestimated the situation. Aboyo had only secured the throne with the help of those old nobles, and he sacrificed Adam’s father to pay his debts to them. By the time Green found out, it was too late. He could only focus on saving Adam, the final heir of the Buda bloodline.

The decision to give up the Wild Dragon Battle Qi was also influenced by the nature of the Water of Nothingness. This legendary potion was feared not just because it blocked a person's ability to practice magic or Battle Qi, but because its effects were hereditary.

Once someone consumed the Water of Nothingness, their descendants would also be born unable to cultivate. This curse would persist for ten generations.

Ten generations without magic or Battle Qi meant the family would be effectively powerless for centuries. Whether such a clan could even survive that long was a grim uncertainty. Knowing that Adam and his future children could never use the Wild Dragon Battle Qi anyway, Green decided it was better to use the useless manual to buy Adam’s safety.

His gamble worked. Without surrendering the technique, Adam likely would have never made it out of the capital alive.

However, something had gone wrong. Whether it was a reaction to the potion or some hidden sabotage, Adam had remained in a coma from the moment he drank the Water of Nothingness until they reached their new home. When he finally opened his eyes, the spoiled Young Master Adam was gone, replaced by the soul of the Earthly shut-in, Zhao Hai.