Degrade from Nobility to a Humble Slave novel Chapter 270

Nory nodded and said, "Yes, I am from the Mo Clan in the northern part of the city."

The Mo Clan was not a well-known noble clan, but there was a renowned ancestor in their history and his name was Jack Mo.

In his youth, Jack had joined the imperial army and led them to many victories. And because of his extraordinary feats, the Mo Clan was given the title of a noble clan at that time.

Nevertheless, there was no other influential figure that sprung up from the clan after Jack Mo. Thus, the Mo clan remained at the bottom amongst all the noble clans.

"If you're a member of a noble clan, why did you still join the initial exam of the Cloud Sect?" Zen asked.

If Nory was indeed a member of a noble clan, he didn't need to join in the initial exam of the Cloud Sect. But Zen could clearly remember that Nory did sign up for the exam with him.

With a smile, Nory replied, "My clan didn't grant me a noble clan certificate, so I needed to sign up for the initial exam like anybody else."

Wurth interjected, "From how I see it, you're in a bad place within your own clan. But, are you upset with the current affairs of your clan?"

Nory nodded and answered, "Well, that's true. Though we haven't had any influential clan member for many years, the rest of the clan members are making great efforts to help improve our clan's standing. I heard that my other relatives invited some of their friends they met in the Cloud Sect to our clan party. And here I am, doing nothing."

But Nory didn't tell them the whole truth.

In order to boost the clan's standing, it was not only necessary that the clan had its own strength and influential members; it also required the clan to have many great connections with other noble clans.

The connection with other clans was an essential aspect for a noble clan's standing and influence. In fact, it was mostly connections that could get a clan in good standing.

Nory didn't want to use his clan's influence to enter the Cloud Sect. He wanted to do it on his own, but the Mo Clan's big shot members were not impressed, and they ridiculed him for that. Thus, they didn't prepare a noble clan certificate for him.

Fortunately, Nory met Zen during the initial exam, and with the latter's help, he passed the exam and became an outer disciple.

However, being an outer disciple still didn't give Nory and his family the prestige they were looking for within the Mo Clan.

The clan party was an opportunity for every Mo Clan's member to parade their connections with the noble clans.

According to Nory, the young people of his age from their clan had already made friendly relationships with the other noble clans. This made it possible for them to invite them to the Mo Clan's party and even some of the members of the top seven noble clans were looking forward to attending the said event.

On the contrary, Nory didn't make that many acquaintances with the noble clans except for Zen, Sean, and Wurth.