Nasir Town.
A large number of people who had fled returned to the town one after another. Those who survived were grateful, while those who lost their loved ones were crying sadly.
This suicidal looting by the Rheans even led to the destruction of a family of knights. All the extraordinary people in their family died, and few of the rest survived.
Miraculously, all of Nada's sons survived, and the escape route of the three of them was almost the opposite of the Rhea people's search route.
Old Raymond's condition became more and more serious, and he even forgot his son's name. Xiu was helpless and finally decided to hire a servant to take care of him.
The Fisher family finally returned home. Looking at everything familiar around them, they felt as if they were in another world.
Lucius's body was found in the jungle by the Duke of Dark Iron's army and was soon brought to Nasir and returned to them. When Byrne saw his father's body, he burst into tears again.
Irene bought a piece of wasteland outside the town of Nasir and hired people to build a cemetery. Everyone watched the man's burial in silence on a gloomy day.
Byrne stopped crying and just looked quietly at his father's face as he lay sleeping.
Why is there still a smile on the man's face?
He couldn't understand his father's expression, nor did he know the man's final thoughts, but he was very clear about one thing without the man saying it himself.
The Fisher family must move on!
Byrne rarely prayed to the Lord of the Lost. After this rescue, Byrne's heart had become even more devout.
Great Lord of the Lost.
Please protect his soul, I know he will return to your arms.
One day, when I have fulfilled my destiny, I will go to where you are and return to peace.
May we all finally rest in peace.
——
A few days later, Byrne, who had gradually calmed down, received two more pieces of bad news.
The first bad news is that the Meyer family, who violated the peace agreement, did not receive any punishment. They produced evidence to show that they had already drawn a clear line with Burlat in advance and that it was entirely a personal act.
Although it was a bizarre reason that even children would not believe, the arbitrating Church of Redemption and the Syat royal family finally recognized their "evidence", but it is unknown what kind of deal the three parties reached behind the scenes.
The second bad news was that the people of Knight Taylor's family never returned to Nasir Town. Instead, they asked someone to bring a letter to Byrne shortly afterwards.
He was shocked after reading the letter. Robert said that the head of the Taylor Knight Family had finally successfully reached the second level of "transformation" and was about to officially become a Siat noble.
As a result, the Taylor family received a house donation and invitation from a chamber of commerce in the capital. Finally, the head of the family decided to move the entire family to the capital and completely leave Nasir Town and the East Coast.
As for when the remaining fifteen gold coins would be repaid, he only left a rather amusing sentence at the end of the letter.
"The dumbest thing a person can do is ask, 'You clearly promised me.'"
Irene and Byrne held a family meeting of only two people in the basement to confirm three new goals for the entire Fisher family in the future.
The first thing is of utmost importance. Both of them clearly judged that the two countries would inevitably go to war in eighteen years. If the Fisher family is still so weak, they would probably have no chance of surviving the war.
In the next ten years or so, they will need to seize every opportunity to enhance the overall strength of the family.
The second thing is about what was obtained from the black iron box and from the Rheans.
They were two smooth bronze components. The two men took them out and pieced them together, finally forming a very strange special vessel with a "boat" shape.
Byrne looked up in books and found out what it was. It turned out to be an oil lamp from an alien continent. The two components could be put together to form the lamp body, but it still lacked the lamp cover and lamp base.
The broken bronze oil lamp does not have any power, but I wonder what kind of powerful and extraordinary power the complete oil lamp would have if all the components were collected, which would make the Meyer family never forget it.
The Lord of the Lost is extremely interested in it. If the Fisher family can collect all the components, they will definitely be able to gain his great favor and gifts in the end.
They have to find a way to search for all the remaining components of this mysterious artifact.
The third and final thing is a long-term goal that the entire family may be able to achieve at some point in time.
That is, the Fisher family wanted to launch a comprehensive revenge on the Meyer family, the top noble family in Rhea, for the death of Lucius!
But rather than saying that this is a goal, it is better to say that it is the sad wish of the entire family.
The gap between the two sides was too huge, like a giant dragon in the sky and an ant crawling on the ground. If the Fisher family did not have the help of the Lord of the Lost, they would not even dare to have the obsession of revenge.
Deep in Byrne's heart, there are two things that belong to him, not to the entire family.
He wanted to ask Robert to return fifteen or even more gold coins, and one day he would find the black dragon to fulfill that man's obsession.
A few days later, servants from the Roman family arrived and presented the Fisher family with Byrne's certificate of becoming a knight and thirty gold coins that the Duke of Dark Iron had personally given out as a "gift" in accordance with tradition.
Normally, the ceremony of becoming a knight would be very complicated and grand. However, the knight class has been declining over the past hundred years, and even has no land to be granted. The Duke of Dark Iron himself does not want to come to the remote and poor Nasir.
So Byrne only got a sword made of black iron, a certificate of knighthood, a universal book of the Church of Order that the Roman family believed in, and thirty gold coins.
But from then on, at least the Fisher family had nominally become one of the forces under the Roman family, and if there was a crisis of genocide, they could apply for their protection.
Although there are hundreds of knight families loyal to the Roman family in Syat, it is still a very good choice for the Fisher family.
The situation between the two countries became increasingly tense. Before prices soared again, they did not hesitate to purchase a second-level extraordinary material "Black Snake Demon Skin". The sea merchant John also survived the escape, but two of his relatives died, and he became very sad and depressed.
A few days later, the Fisher family once again visited the Lord of the Lost, offering the second-level extraordinary material "Black Snake Demon Skin", and received another gift from the great Lord of the Lost.
With the formation of new supernatural laws, Carl developed the second step of the "Road to Divine Sacrifice", "The Listener", and gave spiritual light to Irene who was kneeling on the ground and praying devoutly.
Sequence "Listener".
The phantom in the extraordinary law is a middle-aged woman who is listening calmly in the blue light.
After becoming a "Listener", one can passively hear the voices of hostile people around through the extraordinary characteristic "Listening to Malice", and automatically master two spells, namely the "Silence" to block spellcasting and vocalization, and the "Mystic Ear" to monitor others.
Irene's spiritual power more than doubled, while the improvement in her physical fitness was minimal.
Obviously, "The Listener" is a more functional sequence, and the overall sequence of "The Road to Sacrifice" lacks intuitive combat capabilities in the early stages.
"The Fisher family will always be your servants and will bring you a great revival in the end."
The girl gained new power and was extremely excited deep down. After going through all that, the entire Fisher family was even more eager for extraordinary powers.
Three weeks later.
Byrne, wearing a gorgeous black suit, sat in the carriage, looked at the people who were seeing him off and waved with a smile.
He and his guards were going to the city, Finn, the center of the east coast, to sell the homemade powerful antidote at the most crowded place.
And Irene had just returned from a nearby town where she cured a wealthy patient, so the Fisher family had to keep a core member no matter what.
When the carriage started moving slowly, Byrne smiled gently and waved goodbye to everyone.
"Don't see me off! Goodbye, we'll be back soon!"
After a while, he withdrew his hand, took a deep breath of the cold air, and very calmly took out a piece of paper and a pen from his arms. He placed the paper on his knees, thought for a long time, and finally wrote the first sentence on the paper.
"Lucius Fisher was born in 1760 of the Sun Calendar. He taught everyone in the Fisher family what wisdom, courage, and sacrifice are..."
Chapter 39 Big Changes
On the streets of the main urban area of Fein, Byrne, dressed in black, adjusted his glasses, arranged for the guards and servants to go to dinner, and searched alone for the similarities between this city and the city where he lived in his childhood.
Soon he frowned deeply because he saw garbage everywhere, no one was managing it, and the ground with sewage flowing was even dirtier than Nasir.
People were coming and going in a hurry. The houses on both sides of the street were chaotic and crowded. The surroundings gave Byrne a feeling of suffocation and oppression.
With the emergence of steam engines and factories in recent years, people in rural towns and villages on the east coast have gradually begun to gather in Fein City. The influx of foreign population is mainly concentrated in the suburbs. The overall trend of population explosion in many cities on the Oden continent is inevitable.
He quickly fled towards the city center of Fein City and could see that the surrounding environment was gradually getting better.
The streets in the city center are wide and flat, with clean paved roads and no garbage. Tall and lush trees are planted on both sides. The sunlight shines through the gaps between the branches and forms mottled light and shadows on the ground.
Byrne could deduce that this street in the city center was where the wealthy lived.
The boy in the hat came over and gave Byrne a shy smile.
"Sir, would you like to buy a newspaper? There is big news about the Seven Stars Alliance today! Oh, this may not be accurate, because there will no longer be a Seven Stars Alliance in the future."
Byrne was slightly stunned. He saw that many people around him who had bought newspapers looked shocked. It was obvious that the boy was not lying and a shocking event had indeed happened.
Although the Seven Stars Alliance is a bit far from Syat, Byrne is still very curious about what happened. He has never read a newspaper in Nasir, but has only heard of such things. He wants to try to buy one today.
"Okay, I'll take one."
So he spent a copper nar to buy a newspaper from the newsboy and read it in his hand. The name of the newspaper was "Syat World News".
Byrne was surprised to see that it was filled with knowledge and information from all over the world. It was like a simple paper treasure!
Soon he noticed that the largest page of the newspaper used extremely large fonts to describe the huge changes in the Northern Seven Stars Alliance, and his face changed instantly.
"If this wasn't two pranks, it would be horrible."
The first thing was that the official name of the Seven Stars Alliance was officially changed to the Seven Stars Empire, completely ending the republican system that had existed for many years. A military officer with sub-human status successfully ascended the throne as the emperor of the Seven Stars Empire.
"Miller Cosiga of the Seven Lights Empire comes from an unknown noble family. People today call him the 'God of War'. He is probably one of the most powerful knights in the Oden Continent and even in the world today."
He took a deep breath. If the first thing was just extremely shocking, then the next thing would make people feel that the whole world was inexplicably absurd.
The Sun Church, one of the five great orthodox churches, openly recognized the orthodox status of the Recasting Order and regarded it as the sixth great orthodox church!
"This is simply incomprehensible. The advent of the God of Recasting is the most serious event in the world in the past hundred years."
After the Seven Stars descended, he slaughtered a large number of nobles and extraordinary people overnight, and even the former emperor died.
Byrne still remembered how the various countries and churches viewed the Recast Order as a scourge. Before seeing today's newspaper, he could not imagine the situation where the Recast Order was now recognized as a true church.
The Reforge Cult regards "furnace" and "steel" as their symbols. The steam engine, which has become increasingly popular in recent years, is said to be their invention.
"At least these two things won't affect Syat. No matter what happens in the north of the continent, it's too far away from here after all." He muttered to himself.
Syat, one of the four eastern countries, is located in the southeast of Oden Continent, and is still very far away from Qiyao.
The city center was relatively cleaner and the surrounding houses were no longer so depressing, but Byrne did not feel relieved. The content in the newspaper was too shocking.
"The Church of the Sun recognized the status of the Recast Church. Even if it did something so horrible, it would still have a chance to change public opinion?"
He thought back to the many history books he had read, and suddenly felt that in a few decades, the Recast Church might really be different in the hearts of the people.
"If the Recasting Order can become a true church and gain a foothold, one day, Dawn may become the orthodox church in people's minds."
A trace of desire arose in his heart, and he clearly felt that this was a huge goal that was almost impossible to achieve. Even the crazy idea of destroying the Meyer family was more practical.
Ten minutes later, Byrne found the bank in Finn City.
Nasir had no idea about the existence of a bank, so he walked into the extremely bright lobby out of curiosity and saw the candlelight from the crystal chandelier reflected on the marble floor.
The Fisher family only had chandeliers with many curved arms and candles. Byrne had never seen a more beautiful crystal chandelier and could not help but look up to take a closer look.
The Fischer family should also have a chandelier like this in the future, he thought silently.
A middle-aged dwarf with a big beard came over. He was wearing loose bright yellow clothes, had kind eyes, and looked very kind and friendly.
"Hello, sir. Hahahaha, what do you want to do? You can tell me anything, especially about money!"
The Nodival Bank is a giant joint-stock bank spread all over the continent. It is said that there are a lot of dwarves among their senior management. And it is the first time that Byrne has seen this rare and alien race from the East in Syat.
He really had too many "first time" experiences today.
"Loan, I want to borrow money." Byrne said without hesitation.
The dwarf, who was only about one meter tall, narrowed his eyes and laughed loudly, as if he was a stone pillar with a human face. "Hahahaha! Good, good! I swear I like the word you just said! You can call me Mival. I'm the head of the Nordival branch in Finn City!"
Miwal paused and continued, "However, we are also afraid of bad debts when lending money, so we need you to provide some reliable evidence."
Byrne calmly took out the certificate of knighthood signed by the Duke of Dark Iron himself, and the dwarf Mivar immediately smiled.
"Hahahaha! I see. Since we are all people of status and position, it will be easy to talk!"
After leaving the bank, Byrne's feelings became extremely complicated.
He and Irene had discussed the development of the loan a week ago. They both believed that as long as the Fisher family used the abilities of "pharmacists" to continuously develop and improve new medicines, they would be able to make a lot of money continuously.
But after actually borrowing a full fifty gold coins, Byrne, who was borrowing money for the first time, always felt that the psychological burden was heavy. It would be very troublesome if he couldn't repay it in the end.
Afterwards, he found a local businessman in Finn City according to the address given by the merchant John, and the two sides agreed to meet at each other's home.
Byrne led his servants and guards to the luxurious villa, which was more beautiful than the mayor's house and even comparable to Baron Hoven's house in Nasir. He soon realized that the person he was going to meet was a real big businessman.
According to John, most of the goods he shipped by sea were dumped nearby with the help of Mr. Jin, who had strong capabilities and connections.
Mr. Jin is a Syat man who is two meters tall and weighs at least three hundred pounds. There is not a single hair on his bald head, and his eyes are as ferocious as a butcher.
It is said that his brother-in-law is the lord of Finn City, Viscount Bester.
The interior of Mr. Jin's villa can only be described as magnificent. Deep in Byrne's heart, he has a vague guess that although the other party is an ordinary person, he is likely to be richer than Baron Hoven, who is an extraordinary nobleman.
While they were eating, they started talking about business.
"You want to sell this thing?"
He was holding a new red potion in his hand, and his deep voice seemed to be aggressive, but Byrne always felt that the other party had no ill intentions and was just confused.
Byrne nodded in preparation and explained calmly:
"This is a powerful antidote that can remove all common toxins and toxins caused by low-level mysterious creatures. The average price on the market is three gold coins, and I only need less than one gold coin."
Mr. Jin thought for a moment and continued to ask: "Shelf life and transportation and storage methods?"
Byrne continued, "The shelf life is three years. After three years, the effect will weaken until it is completely ineffective after five years. Remember not to bump it during transportation and storage."
He was very confident that he could make money because the cost of the new powerful antidote was so low, even only a dozen silver coins, and there was a huge profit margin.
Mr. Jin shook his head and stared at the young man with eyes full of experience and knowledge, as if he was reading his character, and said calmly:
"It's still meaningless. Only a few people are poisoned in the country every day. Ordinary antidotes can handle most cases. The market share is too small. And you probably forgot the costs of storage, transportation and publicity."
Byrne was stunned for a moment and fell into silence for a long time. What Mr. Jin said was not quite right. He had actually considered the cost of those things a long time ago, but he did not expect that Mr. Jin would completely despise the profits.
It turns out that the big businessman backed by the Viscount family doesn't care about small profits at all. The bald man in front of him probably just wants to make big money.
He suddenly smiled, his eyes full of confidence, just like Lucius in the past, and continued casually and easily:
"In fact, our Fischer family is working with a talented alchemist who has strong research and development capabilities in medicine."
Byrne's eyes were full of confidence, as if he had already succeeded, and he smiled:
"As long as you are willing to help, we will be able to come up with other new medicines within a year, and we will give priority to cooperating with you then."
Mr. Jin finally revealed a playful smile, nodded and said,
"Well, it sounds interesting now. Then I need to sign an agreement contract with you. If you can't come up with something new within a year, I will ask your Fisher family to compensate you."
The powerful antidote is just one of the results brought about by the "pharmacist" ability. He will definitely be able to create more new types of potions in the future.
Byrne couldn't hide his excitement, clenched his fists slightly, smiled and said, "Okay, I'm willing to sign."
Chapter 40 Margaret
After leaving Mr. King's villa, Byrne did not go back immediately but wandered around the city center of Finn. The people around him were in a hurry and always had a lot of things to do. They seemed much busier than the people in Nasir.
He could fully feel the vitality of this city, but he also vaguely realized one thing: developing too fast was not always a good thing.
Moreover, the dirty and garbage everywhere reminded him of the plague he experienced in his childhood, and many horrible memories suddenly emerged in his mind.
"Sooner or later, the development plan of Fein City must be completely intervened by the city hall, otherwise there will definitely be a big mess."
Suddenly, while walking on the road, Byrne's attention was attracted by a tailor shop.
The clothes displayed in the tailor shop were of high quality and fine workmanship, obviously the kind that only upper-class people would wear. He stared at them for a long time without turning his head.
Byrne lowered his head and glanced at the clothes he was wearing. Although they were nice and gorgeous clothes, the details were not sophisticated enough, and it was easy for people to recognize that the owner of the clothes was a person from a small place.
He still remembered what Lucius said: clothes make the man, and people with good looks are more willing to listen to what they say, so buying a more decent set of clothes is a worthwhile investment.
Byrne then entered the tailor shop and soon saw a tall, thin old man with high cheekbones and a serious expression walking towards him in a serious manner.
He was dressed in black and looked at Byrne through his spectacles. After a moment, he shook his head firmly and seriously and said:
"Sir, please forgive me for being blunt, but your temperament and the clothes you are wearing are totally incompatible. I can see that you are quite talented, but that dress is absolute rubbish."
Byrne was stunned by the other party's straightforwardness and asked with a smile: "Then what kind of clothes do you think are suitable for me?"
"You are a noble or at least a knight, and now the upper class of Siat wears tuxedos from the Lorne Empire."
The old man's voice was serious, professional and unquestionable. He bowed and continued,
"Our store will provide the most professional clothing recommendations and production on the East Coast. You will never be disappointed."
"What you need is a navy blue tuxedo, the Lorne style, not the Qiyao style. All the clothes in our store are tailor-made. Please let me measure your body size.
Byrne became more and more interested, but he still asked the price cautiously before taking measurements. He was shocked by the price of thirty silver coins on the spot, but he finally gritted his teeth and decided to do it.
Just after he finished measuring his body size, he suddenly heard a woman's voice outside the open door.
"Mr. Holly, the store manager, how is my brother's clothes going? He will be attending Viscount Best's banquet soon, and he can't lag behind others in terms of appearance."
A young woman in gorgeous clothes came into the tailor shop. She had curly light blonde hair draped over her smooth forehead and her eyes were filled with the vitality of a young girl.
She saw Byrne putting on his coat, was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Hello, sir, I am Margaret, Margaret of the Hoffman family."
Byrne also nodded to her calmly and politely, and said with a slight smile on his face: "Good day, Ms. Margaret, I am Byrne from the Fisher family."
Byrne, the Fisher family, Margaret secretly memorized the name in her heart.
But she didn't have the courage to communicate actively. Manager Holly took note of Byrne's measurements and then said calmly,
"Ms. Margaret, please come back tomorrow. Baron Hoffman's clothes are not yet fully made. You know, perfect craftsmanship always takes time to show."
"All right."
Margaret nodded indifferently, secretly glanced at the young and handsome man, and said nothing for a long time. After Byrne left, she immediately asked the manager Holly of the tailor shop.
"That young man, I've never seen him before. I know all the nobles and knight family members in Finn City. Manager Holly, do you know where he is from?"
Manager Holly gave a rather amusing smile, shrugged and said, "I don't know, ma'am."
Margaret immediately felt a little discouraged, and at the same time couldn't help imagining the identity of the handsome young man in her mind. She inexplicably felt that he must be an extraordinary person.
Manager Holly continued leisurely, "But he will come to our store again. When he comes, I can help you ask a lot of questions you want to know."
After leaving the tailor shop, Byrne returned to the Nodival Bank and solemnly took out a black iron box and put it in the bank's special safe. He had to pay a storage fee of five silver coins every year.
He guessed that the Meyer family might still have a way to find them. If they sent strong men to cause trouble again, the safety of the Fisher family would be in great trouble.
But it would be much safer to store them in a bank in Finn City. There was even a third-level "monarch"-level strongman in this city, namely the East Coast Regional Bishop of the Storm Church. The Meyer family would not be able to come and rob them no matter what.
"We'll get it back one day. The Fisher family will find all the remaining components sooner or later." Byrne muttered to himself as he left the bank.
A few days later, Byrne came to the tailor shop again to get further cooperation on making the tuxedo.
After a while, when he was about to leave, he received a letter. It was a baron who was close to the Roman family and heard about the Fisher family. He invited him to attend an upper-class banquet to be held in the city of Fein.
Byrne was pleasantly surprised that once the dress was ready he would be able to attend the party.
The participants of this banquet were all upper-class people from Fein City. The host was Viscount Bester, the lord of Fein City, and the two most important guests were Count Hoven, the Governor of the East Sea, and the regional bishop of the Storm Church.
Their every move controls the lives and deaths of millions of people in the East Coast Province.
When the elegant, young and handsome Byrne entered, he was quickly noticed by many female guests.
His facial features are extremely delicate and he looks full of sunshine, but there is a hint of melancholy in the depths of his eyes, and his lips are especially charming when he smiles.
Byrne had no chance to talk to the two focal points, Count Hoven and Bishop Storm, and could only silently memorize their appearances.
Count Hoven is very similar to his nephew Baron Hoven. He is tall and thin and very talkative. However, when he smiles, there are obvious signs of aging on his face and his temples are gray.
The Storm Bishop was a "weirdo" wearing a blue-purple robe and reeking of alcohol.
His cold face twitched from time to time, he never took the initiative to greet people, and even spoke incoherently to people, which surprised Byrne, who had heard of his name for a long time. He even believed that this guy was just a drunk who was about to be thrown out of the pub.
Soon he learned the whole story. It turned out that the Storm Bishop had used a "forbidden" mysterious artifact in his early years. He paid the "price" and had to drink heavily all day long, which gradually led to his current appearance.
At the banquet, Byrne saw Margaret again, the girl with long light blonde hair whom he had met that day. While the other girls were still watching, she had already stepped forward politely.
Margaret looked up and said with a smile, "Mr. Byrne, long time no see. I am Baron Hoffman's sister. Do you remember our last encounter?"
Byrne was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Ms. Margaret, it is my honor to meet you again. What a perfect coincidence that the person who invited me here is Baron Hoffman."
Margaret pretended to be confused and looked surprised.
"Really? That's actually the case! What a coincidence!"
Byrne smiled gently, vaguely recalling that he had "accidentally" met other girls in town several times, and they all seemed to have the same expression.
Well, he always felt that something was not quite right.
Chapter 41 Death and Rebirth
At noon, the sun was shining brightly and many people came to old Raymond's funeral.
There were only a few blacksmith shops in Nasir, and old Raymond's skills were recognized as top-notch, even his younger and stronger son could not match him.
A few years ago, the once tall and majestic old man gradually lost himself due to aging, as if he was gradually disappearing. Even Irene could not cure "aging" itself.
The funeral was held in the Sun Church. There were few believers in the Sun Church in Nasir, so the Sun Church was not very large.
Old Raymond lay quietly in the coffin, his aged face revealing traces of time, his white hair like silver threads covering his pale head, deep wrinkles carved between his forehead and the corners of his eyes. He seemed to be no longer tired and worried, lying there comfortably waiting for God to take away his soul that was about to pass away.
It was everyone's turn to say goodbye to the old man in the coffin, and Irene, dressed in a black robe, walked up calmly.
The little girl is now the head of a secret cult family, but old Raymond never knew the secret of the sudden rise of the Fisher family until his death.
Irene looked down at the very familiar old man, her eyes slightly red, as if she was mumbling to herself, or praying:
"Mr. Raymond, good afternoon, I hope you can find eternal peace in the quiet world, and the great Lord of the Lost will protect your soul."
Byrne and Margaret also came, and they were already a well-known couple.
Over the past year, many people in Nasir have been impressed by Margaret's boldness, strength, and arrogance, but now her most conspicuous feature is her big belly.
In fact, many people in the Hoffmann family behind Margaret did not agree with their marriage, even her brother Baron Hoffmann himself supported it.
Because except for the siblings, all family members felt that Byrne, who was just a knight, was not worthy of Margaret. What's more, the Fisher family was just a nouveau riche from a small place.
In today's era, the importance of bloodline identity and matching is self-evident. Byrne's "upward behavior" made many people sneer behind his back.
However, Margaret's way of going her own way against her family was simple and easy to understand: she got pregnant without permission.
When this matter was publicly exposed, her old mother was so angry that she fainted on the ground. If Byrne had not run fast, his legs would have been broken on the spot by his father-in-law.
He really wanted to say that he was forced by Margaret, but few people would believe him.
The tall Xiu, with red eyes, talked to the people who came to the funeral one by one.
When he saw several members of the Fisher family, he forced a sad smile.
"My father is very grateful to you. He really regained consciousness during the last period. Thank you for your help to the Raymond family over the years."
Irene nodded and said, "Those are what we should do. Thank you for your hard work, Xiu."
"No, nothing..."
Xiu Gang had just finished speaking when he suddenly couldn't help but burst into tears, and everyone rushed to comfort him.
"ah!"
Suddenly Margaret screamed, closed her eyes, and couldn't help but grab Byrne's shoulder with one hand, causing Byrne to grit his teeth in pain.
"My stomach hurts, my stomach hurts!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then became busy in a panic.
Irene quickly confirmed one thing through the power of the healing rune: Margaret was not suffering from a sudden illness, but was really about to give birth!
She said quickly, "Sorry, sorry, we have to leave first! I'm so sorry!"
Xiu of course expressed his understanding, and the Fisher family hurriedly left and rushed to the only hospital in the town.
It was too early. Margaret was originally expected to give birth in half a month, but somehow it suddenly came earlier.
Irene went to help deliver Margaret along with the doctors and nurses.
Screams continued to be heard. The family's servants and guards were waiting outside anxiously. Byrne was like a madman, pacing back and forth, taking deep breaths again and again, and his mind was completely blank like never before.
"Calm down, Byrne."
Six-year-old Chris suddenly reached out and grabbed Byrne, saying expressionlessly, "It's not your child."
Byrne was stunned. Chris usually didn't talk much, but once he opened his mouth, people couldn't help but feel that he was indeed a weird kid.
Time seemed to slow down extremely. Byrne stood there sweating profusely, quietly waiting for the arrival of the new member of the Fisher family.
He suddenly had an extremely strange and weird feeling about what happened today.
Death is always followed by rebirth.
That might be the true meaning of "inheritance".
At the same time, no one noticed a calm gaze from the sky.
Carl's consciousness was invisibly looking down at the Fisher family from above, including the hard-working Irene, the anxious Byrne, and the calm Chris.
He could feel a new consciousness becoming increasingly connected to himself.
It's a wonderful feeling. A life comes into being from nothing in a world that is not ready to welcome him, and he is completely unprepared and is about to embark on his own journey.
The blood fate passed down from generation to generation in the Fischer family, the predecessors passed away and the descendants were reborn.
Generation after generation will pass through history, Fischer will engrave the family name, and will eventually bring about a true revival for himself.
finally.
"Wow wow wow wow wow!"
A loud voice suddenly appeared in the hospital, and everyone in the Fisher family cheered!
Byrne's expression also became extremely excited, and he kept mumbling to himself and thanking his wife and cousin, and the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.
The child Margaret gave birth to was a boy who looked like a very fragile little animal, with a complex red mark on the back of his hand.
According to what had been decided long ago, the boy's name was Darren Fisher, and his name meant "someone with the potential to achieve great things."
Everyone else thought that the so-called great cause meant making the Fisher family a true aristocratic family.
Only Byrne, Irene and Chris understood how complex and ambitious the "big business" in the name was.
The new generation of the Fisher family has finally arrived, and everyone is immersed in joy. Byrne comes to Lucius's grave and calmly tells a lot of stories.
Over the past year, Byrne has successfully developed a new medicine specifically for restoring people's energy. It has a very low cost and is widely sold, perfectly fulfilling his bet with Mr. King, and subsequently further developing his pharmaceutical business.
Today, the Fisher family has a stable income of about 17 gold coins every month. After deducting various expenses, the family currently has a total of 175 gold coins in assets.
Unfortunately, neither Byrne nor Irene have been able to successfully digest the current potion.
Moreover, the first two levels of sequence power are relatively easy to step onto. Starting from the third level, not only extraordinary materials are required, but also "rituals", and the difficulty of advancement becomes much greater.
As for whether to give Chris sequence power, they all felt that the child was too young and would be better able to master supernatural powers when he was ten years old.
A few days later, in the dead of night, Irene and Byrne had to discuss a serious issue in the basement, that is, whether to tell Margaret the secret about the Fisher family?
Irene shook her head in a low voice and said calmly:
"If it was a few years ago, I would have agreed to tell everything without hesitation, and even thought it didn't matter whether I drank the 'blood' or not. But after gaining more experience, I won't agree so easily."
"The six major orthodox churches have an extreme hatred for heretical groups. If she reports us or accidentally leaks the secret, everyone in the Fisher family will be completely wiped out."
She paused here, but continued firmly and mercilessly,
"So, I still stick to the principles that were set originally. The consent of three core family members is required to recruit new members into Dawn, and all followers of the cult must consume the blood of the Fisher family."
Byrne was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but wonder, "It will take the consent of the three core family members. Do you mean we have to wait until Chris grows up?"
Erin nodded and continued calmly, "I think with Chris's maturity level, he will be able to participate in decision-making in a few years."
Byrne did not deny this. Although Chris was taciturn, he was indeed very reliable and sensible, even to the point of being "weird".
"Okay, let's wait a few more years for this matter. After all, it's a matter of great importance. At this stage, we need to test her views on faith first."
After the conversation, he quickly returned to his wife. Unless it was necessary, Byrne almost didn't want to be away from Margaret and his children.
Chapter 42 Dawn Orphanage
In the more than a year since Lucius' death, Byrne has often had nightmares. Sometimes he would find himself standing in a snowy woodland with blood on his face, feeling an irrepressible sense of loneliness deep in his heart.
There were several bodies with their eyes open in the woods, Irene, Margaret, and Chris, which made Byrne feel extremely cold all over.
Behind him he could hear Lucius's questioning and disdainful voice.
"You failed to protect them, Byrne. I was wrong about you."
A huge sense of fear and guilt instantly engulfed him, and Byrne would often wake up from his dream at this time.
Death is never far away, and there are still sixteen and a half years of preparation time before the almost inevitable war between Syat and Rhea.
If nothing is done, the tragic situation that the Fischer family experienced during the war will be repeated.
The east coast is northeast of Syat. If the Rheas invade the country, they will certainly burn, kill and loot in this area. In fact, many Syat elders are deeply impressed by the cruelty and barbarity of the Rheas.
In the quiet and tidy basement, brother and sister Byrne and Irene discussed the next countermeasures.
Byrne took out a piece of paper and a pen and placed them on the table, and began to draw circles and write to indicate the current situation.
"In the upper class of the East Coast, the two people with the highest status and the strongest power are Earl Hoven, the Governor of the East Coast, and the Storm Bishop of the Storm Church."
"Both of them have already reached the strength of a lower monarch, and the big family behind them, the Hoven family and the Storm Church on the east coast, both have more than a dozen metamorphic extraordinary people."
Irene nodded in agreement. Both the Governor and the Storm Bishop were in high positions and held great power. They could decide most matters with just a single word.
Byrne continued, writing and drawing:
"The next is the power of the seven Viscount families and many Orthodox Churches on the East Coast. The strongest Viscount family now is the Leon Lion Family of Best. The city of Finn is under their control, and Best himself is also a transcendent who has transformed and ascended to a higher position."
"Then there is the Eagle Family that controls three towns on the east coast. There are five Transcendents in their family, led by Viscount Xavier the Black Eagle. They are poised to challenge the authority of the Lion Family, and they have a very good relationship with the Earl Governor."
The feud between the Lion and Eagle families has been going on for several years, and the news has spread throughout the upper circles of the East Coast.
The two families initially used relatively civilized methods, but the situation took a sharp turn for the worse in the past year, even to the point of assassinating supporters of both sides.
The Eagle Family is eager to drive out the Lion Family and occupy the rapidly developing City of Fein, and their methods are becoming increasingly brutal. Count Hoven, the Governor of the East Coast, seems to be supporting this.
At this point, Byrne paused and said helplessly: "We have already taken sides because of the cooperation between the Fisher family and Mr. Jin."
"Mr. Jin has such channels and connections because Viscount Best is his brother-in-law. We are now considered 'lion supporters' in the eyes of the upper class on the East Coast."
Irene also sighed and said, "When we decided to cooperate, we had no idea about the situation on the entire East Coast, otherwise we wouldn't have been so hasty."
The means of fighting between domestic nobles include assassination, but it is not so dangerous that one could die at any time, but the hidden danger does exist.
"The Fisher family has a lot of extra funds now, and our demand for extraordinary materials is not very great for the time being. It's time to buy some mysterious objects to offer as sacrifices to the great Lord of the Lost."
"Besides that, I also plan to build an orphanage to take in those orphans who are homeless in Nasir."
Orphanage?
Byrne thought for a moment and knew that she was not being kind without any intention, so he asked Irene seriously:
"What are you going to do?"
Irene looked at the piece of paper with the division of forces drawn on it, and quietly told her plan:
"I will hire people to teach them knowledge, personally give them various instructions, select useful children among them and give them blood, so that they can join the Dawn team. We still have too few reliable people now."
She paused and said affirmatively: "I believe that those children who have been trained and educated since childhood will be more reliable than ordinary followers."
Byrne nodded, then folded his arms across his chest and fell silent, as if he was hesitating about something very important. Finally, he slowly spoke:
"I'm still studying how to strengthen the effects of the Fisher family's blood."
"If blood can control extraordinary beings, we can make potions according to the potion formula and give some followers low-level sequence power."
Both of them were very clear about one thing: the ability to create extraordinary people was the Fisher family's greatest advantage.
However, when Lucius was still there, several people from the Fisher family had discussed this matter. At that time, Lucius firmly disagreed to give sequence power to people who were not related by blood.
Because the Fisher family's blood can only affect ordinary people at present, and cannot affect extraordinary people. At that time, they will only create a being that they cannot control at all. If that person has the idea of betrayal, everything in the family will be over.
The motto of the Fischer family is "discretion" and "confidentiality." They can't rely on such illusory things as "trust between people" and "cultivating kindness" to get each other's loyalty.
The breakthrough point of the whole thing lies in Byrne, who controls the power of the "pharmacist" sequence.
He vaguely felt that the effects of the Fisher family blood could be strengthened, and he had been doing research on blood.
Having said that, Byrne suddenly picked up the pen and drew a new circle on the paper.
"Oh, I almost forgot to mention that in addition to the open forces, there is also a powerful heretical force on the East Coast, the Poseidon Cult with a very ancient history. They also have metamorphic extraordinary people within their ranks."
"It is said that the Storm Church and the Sea God Cult were originally one force, but later they split apart and are extremely hostile to each other."
"Because the Poseidon Cult does not recognize the Storm Lord as their Poseidon."
Three months later, the first orphanage in Nasir was established. The new mayor came with great joy and led the local dignitaries to congratulate.
The name of the orphanage is "Dawn".
There are more than thirty orphans under the age of twelve in the entire town of Nasir who are able to join the orphanage. Some of the orphans lost their parents because of the sudden invasion of the Rheans in winter. They naturally have a good impression of the Fisher family who resisted the Rheans.
The Fisher family spent about thirty-five gold coins to build the orphanage. It cost an additional six gold coins each month to maintain the basic operation of the orphanage, and they needed to arrange for the older children to learn skills to make money.
The orphanage was spacious but dim, and the thick stone walls revealed traces of the vicissitudes of time. Irene led several caregivers here. The first batch of children had been waiting for a long time.
"Children, from today on I will be your caretaker."
Irene looked calmly at the children who were looking forward to the future but also anxiously; each pair of eyes was looking at her curiously and anxiously.
A tenderness from deep within her heart gradually emerged.
But Irene also knows one thing very well: love must be differentiated.
Chris, Byrne and Darren are the most important people in his life. Apart from them, everything in his body and soul belongs to the great Lord of the Lost.
At this moment, she suddenly felt the will of the great Lord of the Lost!
He seemed to be directing her, paying attention to one of the little girls among the children, and Irene looked over.
She was a girl with light green hair and an optimistic smile that was different from the others, but her right leg had an extremely obvious and severe disability.
Is she special?