The North City of Nasir was completely rebuilt in three years, but the numerous victims would not forget the disaster. People hated the Poseidon Cult so much, and more and more people went to the church to pray.
The power of the Fisher family continues to expand, and they have now moved to the former Isaac Manor in the north city. The external name of this place is no longer Isaac Manor, but Fisher Manor.
People believed that the manor was an ominous place, and only Lady Irene, who was protected by the gods, could suppress the remaining evil spirits.
The rebuilt Fisher Manor covers an area several times the size of the original mansion. It has a five-story structure with three upper floors and two lower floors, and the number of rooms inside is as many as hundreds.
Byrne, Irene and the others lived on the third floor of the manor, where there were secret doors leading directly to every floor.
The second floor has guest rooms for guests, as well as a lounge, study, smoking room, cloakroom, and rooms reserved for a few family confidants.
The first floor is a hall with numerous crystal chandeliers, a grand and elegant banquet hall, and a small library with shelves filled with books.
The basement floor was the kitchen and the servants' and guards' rooms. As the population increased, a new mansion was built nearby for some of the servants and guards to live in.
Further down the next level, there is an underground room that is even larger than the original basement of the mansion, covering several hundred square meters. After reconstruction and renovation, it has been completely transformed into a place of worship for the Lost Lord.
Irene also specially added a hidden door in the underground room. Behind it is a secret room of ten square meters with complete supplies. If an emergency occurs, important members of the family can hide here.
The number of family guards has reached more than seventy, and compared with the newly recruited guards, the old guards who have experienced many things are treated better.
Irene and the new family guards promised that as long as they worked hard and had enough qualifications, they would receive the same treatment as the old guards.
The old guards all understood tacitly what the so-called effort meant, which was to do something risky for the Fisher family and hand over a "certificate of loyalty."
During the years of integrating the forces of Nasir Town, some people would naturally become dissatisfied, and that would be the time when the family guards would need to go and give warnings.
Today, the Fisher family is very strict in selecting guard members. The family's reputation is already very high, so it is easy to recruit people with combat experience nearby.
If you don't want to do it, there are others who will do it!
Because the baron is not in the town all year round, in previous years, sea merchants would visit the mayor when they came to Nasir, but now they all know that they are going to visit Byrne, the head of the Fisher family.
The port town of Nasir is located in the northeast of the East Coast Province.
To its north is an endless jungle, to its east is a boundless ocean, to its south are two towns close to the city of Fein, and to its west is a town adjacent to a military fortress.
There are more than thirty villages around the four towns, some of which belong to several baronial families, and some of which are royal lands that have not yet been divided.
Nowadays, people in the areas surrounding the four towns have all heard of the Fisher family, and many people think that they will become a new baron family sooner or later.
At the same time, some families in the four towns also had intentions on Nasir Town.
Of the twelve towns in the East Coast Province, eleven are in the hands of major viscount families, and only Baron Hoven can occupy an entire town because of his position as governor.
They were originally intimidated by the power of the Hoven family and did not dare to have any ideas, but now they feel that Nasir Town is no longer an owner's land, and they may be able to replace the Fisher family.
As night falls, the refreshing evening breeze blows through the streets and alleys of Nasir Town.
In the noisy pub, an elderly man was drinking depressedly.
He was an old servant who was responsible for serving Byrne a few years ago, but now he is completely out of use and can no longer get involved in any personal affairs. He has become a marginal member of the Fischer family.
When they first came to the tavern to drink, everyone would respect the old servant as soon as they heard that he was an aide to Knight Byrne, and even the thieves in the black streets of East City would nod to him.
The people in the tavern were willing to pay him for drinks just to hear a little news about the Fischer family, and he patiently kept the secret and only said some insignificant things, and immediately became the center of attention.
There was even a red-nosed fisherman who was full of anticipation and offered to marry his young daughter to his son.
It's ridiculous, who are you? Don't you know if you deserve it?
However, one day, an old guard of the Fischer family exposed his current situation in public, and people in the tavern gradually stopped respecting him.
The old servant became more and more depressed, drinking day and night and couldn't be happy at all.
I knew the secret. I was closer to the Fisher family than anyone else. I was different...
Damn it, why do you want to distance yourself from me? Those guys who enjoy God's grace are so damned!
The drunken old servant suddenly burst into a huge jealousy and dissatisfaction in his heart. It was all the fault of the Fisher family. Those people were hindering his closeness to the Lord!
If only I could get rid of them, I would be able to enjoy the great favor of God alone!
He staggered out of the pub, drunkenly walked to the front of the church without noticing, and stared at the huge bell in the bell tower for a long while.
"If, if I go in and report them, wouldn't that be..."
The terrifying thought that suddenly came to my mind frightened even the old servant himself!
If I think about it carefully, for the great God, it doesn't matter who is the agent, so...
He swallowed and suddenly felt an extremely huge and irresistible great will, like endless gray eroding the night, almost crushing his humble and weak soul.
"Have mercy! Have mercy! I was just thinking about it. I am just jealous of the Fisher family! I have absolutely no disloyalty to my Lord!"
The old servant knelt on the ground with a look of extreme fear, begging for mercy frantically.
Finally, the great will that appeared for only a moment disappeared from his mind. Sweat was pouring down his body and he was almost unable to stand up, so he hurried away.
On the way home, the old servant suddenly saw a familiar black figure.
It was Ms. Irene!
Ms. Irene, wearing a long black dress made of fine fabric, stood there in silence in the shadows.
She had an expressionless face and a lingering darkness in her charming eyes. Almost all the members of the Fisher family were afraid of her.
"Ah, ahhhhhhhh!"
The old servant suddenly realized something, screamed and wailed, turned around and tried to escape, but was grabbed by the arm by a man behind him.
In the moonlight, Byrne was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a dark brown coat and a vest, and looked more calm and reserved than he had been more than three years ago.
"Mercy, mercy, please spare me!"
Byrne just shook his head, adjusted his glasses, and said calmly: "Come with me, don't worry, it's okay."
The young man's words seemed to have some strange magic, and the old servant felt inexplicably at ease.
He knew very well that Byrne was a man who valued the past and was sentimental, and he immediately felt that he should be able to survive.
Captain Theo's guard was driving a carriage and had been waiting on the other side of the street without even glancing at the old servant.
After being taken onto the carriage by the two men, the old servant began to feel uneasy again. When he found that there was a jungle to the north outside the stopped carriage, he immediately knelt down in fear and begged for mercy, hugging Byrne's legs and begging for mercy.
"No, no, I still have a son and a daughter. Master Bai En, Master Bai En, please don't kill me. I served you for many years!"
"Well, I will take good care of your children, don't worry."
Byrne calmly made his promise, then shook off the old servant's entanglement and returned to the carriage.
The old servant ran towards the jungle like a madman, cursing the Fisher family madly in his heart, wishing that all those scums would go to hell!
"Theo, you and Byrne wait here for me."
Irene said this casually, and calmly went into the jungle alone, holding the shovel she used in her early years.
Captain Theo nodded and waited in silence for Ms. Irene to come out of the woods again. She still looked spotless and not at all disheveled.
The problem is completely solved.
Irene returned to the carriage and looked at Byrne, who looked a little uncomfortable.
Irene said very calmly: "This is the first time this has happened, but it won't be the last time. If you feel bad in the future, let me handle it."
Byrne shook his head, smiled and said, "That's not necessary, Irene. I'm not the one who needs to be protected like a child."
"Even the blood recipients may not be absolutely loyal. We must definitely remember what happened today."
He paused and continued, "Tomorrow night, we will witness the first batch of blood recipients cultivated from the children. They will become the helpers of the Fisher family."
"Now that several families in the Four Towns have set their sights on our Nasir, the Fisher family is by no means safe."
The two baronial families closest to Nasir are the Case family in the west and the Leander family in the south.
Their territory was separated from Nasir and the other three towns in the Land of the Four Towns.
The Case family has two extraordinary people who have reached the metamorphic level. They own a territory as large as three villages and actually control five surrounding villages.
The Leander family has only one extraordinary person who has reached the metamorphic level. He owns two villages and actually controls three villages.
Ever since the power vacuum in Nasir, the Case family had been particularly interested in the resources that Nasir had as a port, and were jealous of Fisher, who ruled the entire town.
Byrne's eyes were bright, and his tone was full of determination and conviction:
"And I have touched the third step and will soon step onto a higher position. Then everything will be completely different."
Chapter 83 The Recipient of Blood (Please vote for me!)
Chris and Archibald returned to Fisher Manor. He did not tell anyone about his return and went to his room alone to take a bath.
The silver-haired boy standing in the barrel has a kind of beauty and elegance like an ancient sculpture.
After washing himself, he dressed silently and went to his sister Irene's room.
At the door, Chris saw Vanessa, who was already fifteen years old, for the first time in a long time.
Today, Vanessa is wearing a white hunting suit. The shirt, trousers and riding boots outline her nice figure. Her light green eyes are like the brightest gems.
She stood at the door with her hands behind her back, smiling calmly and elegantly.
A nearly perfect short-haired girl, the only flaw is that Vanessa still limps when she walks.
However, there are some people in this world who are still graceful and calm even though they are disabled.
Vanessa is this kind of person today.
She looked at Chris, bowed slightly and said with a smile: "Master Chris, you are back."
"Please come in, the dean has been waiting for you."
Chris remained silent, feeling as if there was some kind of thick barrier between them.
In the past year, he often stayed in Finn City with Byrne, and now he was finally coming back permanently, so he hardly met Vanessa.
The girl's arrogant and nosy personality seemed to have really disappeared.
In the end, he said nothing, but went into the room to see his sister Irene and took out the report that Archibald had written for him.
After leaving the room, Chris went to the alchemy workshop that the family had built outside the manor two years ago to look for Byrne.
The nearly semi-enclosed alchemy workshop was filled with all kinds of transparent instruments and plants that emitted strange smells. The liquids in the test tubes were constantly emitting bubbles of different colors.
Byrne and his assistant Eric often worked there all night.
Eric is Raymond's grandson. He suffered from mental illness after his father Xiu died. Although he can finally have normal conversations with people now, he still falls into a coma from time to time.
Because Eric had a good memory and learning ability, and was one of the few literate people, Byrne, who was too busy, took him in as an apprentice and assistant.
The new alchemy workshop covers an area of more than 50 square meters, which is several times larger than the original one. Byrne and the thin Eric are busy here.
"You're finally back, Chris. Is Archibald's issue resolved?"
Byrne smiled when he saw Chris coming back.
Chris nodded but didn't answer.
He thought about it, and finally couldn't help asking, "Tonight?"
Byrne was silent for a moment and finally replied, "Yes, tonight."
Tonight is an important day for the Fisher family. They will add three new blood recipients and grant them the power of the sequence.
They are Irene's personal attendant Vanessa, Chris's deputy Archibald, and Byrne's apprentice assistant Eric.
Irene has the ability to "listen to malice", so she can easily pick out those children with good character, and then select capable people from them to train.
Finally, the first batch of finalists in the orphanage were these three.
After several years of training, the three of them have reached an extremely high level of loyalty to the Fisher family, and even regard the core members of the family as family members.
So, it's time to give them the blood of the Fisher family and the power of God.
But Chris already knew something that had been discussed within the family, and he always felt uneasy.
If they choose not to accept the "Blood of Fisher" and the "Lost Ritual", they will be dealt with immediately, and the family will not be left with huge hidden dangers.
The three people, including Vanessa, have done "overstepping" things for the family, but the person Irene asked Vanessa to kill was a bad guy.
Chris suddenly felt a little scared, even though Vanessa had been extremely loyal to the Fisher family over the years.
What if she had been disguising herself all along, refusing the Lost Ceremony at the last minute, or revealing her disloyalty after receiving the blood?
No matter what, he didn't want Vanessa to be killed by her own family.
It was an unimaginable nightmare.
"Chris, come here."
Byrne suddenly smiled and waved to Chris to come over. The boy was stunned for a moment and walked over.
With a calm look in his eyes, Byrne slowly stood up, as if he could see through the boy's thoughts. He put his hand on the back of his cousin's head and said calmly from a close distance:
"Don't worry, Irene and I are absolutely sure that Vanessa and the others will not refuse the ceremony, nor will they betray us. At least this is absolutely the case at this point in time."
"Trust our judgement, Chris."
He left Chris's side and patted the boy's shoulder.
Chris remained silent and just nodded calmly.
At this point, he has to watch the whole thing continue to develop.
Finally, night fell.
Vanessa, Archibald, and Eric came to the family's underground secret room for the first time and saw the statues, altars, and holy objects belonging to the Lost Lord.
Erin asked everyone to kneel down, and then she, Byrne and Chris knelt on the ground.
The three of them had been influenced by Irene over the years and had no attachment to the faith in the righteous gods, but they were still shocked by the great Lord of the Lost!
"I see, so that's how it is..." Vanessa murmured to herself, and said, "The god who saved Fisher was you. I always thought it was really the Lord of Redemption or some powerful extraordinary being."
Archibald looked extremely serious and said, "The Fisher family saved my fate. I would give you my soul as a gift."
Eric stared at the statues and holy objects in amazement, and did not utter a word for a long time.
Suddenly, they all felt an extremely terrifying force from the black light in the holy object. It seemed that it could destroy everything in the world and was a force that no mortal could resist.
The power was so great and suffocating that the three of them couldn't help but tremble all over. They lowered their heads and dared not look directly at the black light in the holy object.
Carl had known of their existence for a long time. He calmly looked at the three people kneeling in front of him and easily saw through the long steps to godhood that best matched each of them.
However, before He could truly bestow the power, they had to do another part of the Lost Ritual. They needed to go to the spirit world and pass through the Gate of Shadows, then drink a special potion made from Fisher's blood.
Irene calmly spoke of the greatness of the Lost Lord and the teachings of the Dawn.
The three of them agreed to perform the Ritual of Loss, and so they entered the spirit world together with the Fisher brothers and sisters. This time they all came directly to the Gate of Shadows.
"This is the spirit world!"
The three of them were extremely shocked. Although they had heard of the existence of the spiritual world, they only knew that it was an extremely mysterious and strange world.
All secrets related to the spirit world are valuable, and even the great nobles and the church know very little about it!
After completing the Lost Ritual, they all felt the extremely terrifying aura.
The Lord of the Lost is staring at them!
Irene and Byrne looked at each other and nodded.
The next step is to pray for God's grace, so that they can also step onto the long steps to godhood and master the mysterious power of the sequence.
Irene began to pray for the gift of the Lord of the Lost again, offering three completely different first-level extraordinary materials that had been prepared long ago.
One is a "phantom flower" with transparent petals that change color with the moonlight, like it is made up of pure light.
There is also the "Dream Wisteria" whose vines are covered with small purple flowers and can make a sound like soft breathing, which can make people fall into a deep sleep.
And the "crystal corals" that sleep in the deep sea, like transparent crystal sculptures.
"Great Lord of the Lost..."
Another sacrifice began, and finally the three people who received the blood successively obtained completely different sequence powers and stepped onto three new long steps to become gods.
Vanessa embarks on the "Path of Order", and the first-order sequence power is "Guardian".
"Guard" has two extraordinary characteristics, namely "protection" and "fatal counterattack".
"Protection" can mark someone in advance through spell symbols, and then the guard can take half of the damage suffered by the other party on himself.
"Fatal Counterattack" means that once attacked, the hit rate of the next attack on the source of damage is greatly improved. Of course, the target must be within the attack range.
Her physical fitness is improved more, while her spiritual power is improved less, although Vanessa herself is a spellcaster.
Archibald embarked on the "Road to Disaster", and the first-order sequence power was "Wind Guards".
"Storm Guard" has only one extraordinary characteristic: "Storm Armor".
"Storm Armor" can cause strong winds to automatically appear around extraordinary people with sequence power. The more spiritual power is consumed, the greater the range.
Even the "Storm Armor" is enough to form a huge storm when the extraordinary person embarks on a high-level disaster path. It is an extraordinary characteristic that will grow with the person.
Archibald's physical fitness and spiritual strength increased by 50% and 50%.
Eric embarked on the "Road of Forging", and the first-order sequence power was "Craftsman".
"Craftsman" also has two extraordinary characteristics: "Skillful Hands" and "Heavy Attack".
"Skillful Hands" allows extraordinary people to automatically master most of the craftsmanship skills and instantly possess the experience of a craftsman with decades of experience.
"Heavy Hit" means when a superhuman uses a weapon to attack, the damage caused will have an impact effect, and the force can penetrate into the armor.
Eric's physical fitness improved slightly, but his spiritual strength was greatly improved.
Irene stared at the three new transcendents, each of whom looked joyfully confused and dazed.
Vanessa seemed to be able to accept it, but for the other two, it was too amazing to suddenly gain extraordinary powers.
She slowly came to the three of them and said calmly,
"You must remember that this extraordinary power belongs to the great Lord of the Lost and the Fisher family. From now on, you will be a member of the Dawn, and at the same time, you will be a loyal servant of the Lord of the Lost."
"The Fisher family is God's kin and will convey His great oracle on our behalf."
"My Lord is watching you. If you have the heart to betray me, you will surely suffer an unimaginable final outcome and fall into despair and perish."
Chapter 84 Short Knife Brotherhood (Thanks to the leader for the reward! Please give me a monthly ticket!)
"I'm here to see you, Granny Nada."
Irene came to Dongcheng District with a calm expression and entered Grandma Nada's room under the extremely respectful gaze of everyone.
Granny Nada lay on her back on the bed, unable to move. Her breath was extremely weak, like a thin silk thread that could disappear at any time.
She is not sick.
Just old.
"Irene, Ms. Irene... I'm so, so envious of you..."
Granny Nada's face was full of desire and reluctance; the few years she had gained extraordinary powers were too short.
She hadn't even experienced enough of her new life, and she was about to die!
"I envy you, Ms. Irene. You can still... live for a few decades..."
Irene smiled slightly. Although she was no longer afraid of death, she still felt lost and slightly sad when she heard Grandma Nada's words.
The side effects of losing your sense of taste and smell are extremely intuitive.
Over the years, she gradually felt the disadvantage of losing her fear, which was that she became more radical in doing things and was less likely to feel joy and excitement.
"Don't worry, the Lord of the Lost will protect your soul."
"Really? Really? After death, can my soul really meet the great Lord of the Lost?"
Granny Nada suddenly stared at the ceiling and asked in an exaggerated tone, her hands shaking constantly.
Obviously, Irene's next answer is extremely important.
"Well, you will."
In fact, Irene didn't know the answer to the question. The Lost Lord never really said whether believers could see the great Him after death.
But she was always willing to believe.
"When you see Him before I do, express my gratitude and reverence to Him on my behalf."
Granny Nada was silent for a long, long time, and finally closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief:
"So I'll see you, that's good."
"…"
Irene calmly sat beside the old woman and confirmed that she had no signs of life.
She left the house, and Granny Nada's three sons looked over immediately. Irene shook her head, and they burst into tears in an instant, unable to control themselves.
Irene said calmly: "Please accept my condolences. My Lord will protect her soul."
Moore Shelby, the eldest son, who was thin and short, bowed with tears on his face and said respectfully:
"Thank you, Ms. Irene. It is because of your help and support that our Shelby family has been able to continue to move forward."
In the past few years, with the support of the Fisher family, Granny Nada's sons have completely integrated the thieves in East City, and the Shelby family's reputation has grown.
Grandma Nada's funeral was a grand one because several members of the Fisher family came, and the whole town once again realized the close relationship between the Shelby family and them.
When Nada's funeral was handled to a certain extent, Moore found Byrne and Irene alone. He was still choking with sobs, but he continued to speak.
"Now, nearly a hundred thieves in East City are under the control of the Shelby family. We plan to form a formal gang, just like the Green Gang in Finn City."
The Green Gang is a gang that has emerged in Fein City in recent years. In the past, there were only gangs of thieves in the East Coast Province. This is the first time that a more tightly organized underworld gang has appeared.
Irene fell into deep thought, she knew that the presence of thieves in the East City District was inevitable.
The poor people in the East City have always been almost unmanaged. If the Shelby family could help control the frequent fights and murders, the public security situation would be much better than it is now.
She nodded and asked, "What's the name?"
Moore had already thought about it and said, "The Dagger Brotherhood, because the three of us brothers are used to using daggers, and we will also be Fischer's dagger."
He took a deep breath and assured Irene with confidence and respect:
"Not only in East City, I promise that there will be no more murders and rapes without a culprit in Nasir in the future. We will definitely do better than those useless patrol teams!"
"As long as you and Mr. Byrne can continue to support us."
Irene nodded again and talked about the Fisher family.
"We also want to tell you something. Nasir Town may be able to expand to the south because the Fisher family hopes to build a factory."
"factory?"
Nowadays, everyone with a little knowledge knows about factories. It's not that Moore couldn't understand it, he was just a little surprised.
He couldn't help but ask curiously: "What kind of factory is the Fisher family going to build?"
The establishment of factories was no secret. Irene replied calmly,
"They are factories for processing medicine and food."
Moore wanted to ask where the money came from, but he decisively shut up and stopped asking any more questions.
Today, the town of Nasir is under the control of the Fisher family, so their family naturally has no shortage of money.
Irene went on to explain why the Fischer family opened the factory:
"Byrne studied at the military academy in Finn City for a year. He observed the factories outside the city for a long time and felt that the Fisher family could also establish one in Nasir."
Once the factory is successfully built, the Fischer family's income level will undoubtedly reach a new level.
"I see."
Moore suddenly realized, and then thought about how the Shelby family should grasp the subsequent impact of this incident.
In recent years, the population of Fein City has gradually increased, which seems to be caused by the emergence of factories.
Moore's mind was spinning quickly. Could it be that in the future, the population of Nasir Town would also increase?
The more people there are in a place, the more troubles there will be, and the more "mediators" will be needed. Thinking of this, he smiled with satisfaction.
At the end of the funeral, Irene fell into deep thought. In Grandma Nada's last moments, her spirituality showed signs of boiling, brief but obvious.
Very strange.
Irene wondered what caused this sign to appear.
The two key words for the third step of the road to divine worship are "propaganda" and "piety".
Suddenly, she understood everything.
"So that's how it is. At the last moment, Granny Nada became a completely pious person!"
The path of worshipping the gods leads to the third step, and the path that has been discovered is "creating devout believers by preaching the greatness of God."
Irene was filled with joy at having finally found the way to the next level.
As they rode home in a carriage together, she told Byrne the new knowledge she had learned.
"I see. By spreading the word of God, we can create enough devout people to make the spirituality boil."
Byrne skillfully took out a piece of paper and wrote down very important information.
The long and even daunting steps to the gods were extremely difficult for them as pioneers, but it would definitely be much easier for those who came later!
"Well, it's just that I think the standards for pious people are very high, and it's not easy at all."
Irene seemed to be hesitant to speak here. Deep down, she felt that even in the Fisher family, she was probably the only one who could be considered a pious person.
There is no doubt that it is difficult to advance to the next level.
If she wants to achieve promotion, the best targets are those who already have faith in the Lord of the Lost.
——
Carl's invisible consciousness stared at the huge white vortex in the sky.
The light blue soul is slowly floating upwards and is gradually being sucked away by the white vortex. In this world, except for the souls of the Fisher family who will return to itself, the final destination of all other deceased people is it.
He had no idea what was behind the white vortex.
The soul that was rising into the sky belonged to Nada. Karl suddenly discovered that his own mark appeared on the soul, which seemed to be the proof that it was a pious person.
strangeness.
He knew that after the old servant died, there would be no mark like this.
Carl guessed that the appearance of the mark had nothing to do with the blood of the Fisher family, but was related to the degree of piety.
He didn't know whether the souls in this world would eventually be reincarnated.
But when Nada's soul is reincarnated, Carl will naturally feel it because of the existence of the mark.
He looked at the already confused pale blue soul and said calmly:
"Irene has not deceived you, Nada. I do gaze upon the souls of the pious."
At this moment, Carl's consciousness suddenly sensed something.
Byrne's spirituality was completely boiling!
The first person in the Fisher family to reach the third step of the long ladder to godhood is about to be born!
Chapter 86 The Third Ladder "Mystic Scholar" (Please order first! Please vote for the monthly ticket!)
In the Fisher family's alchemy workshop, Byrne, holding a paper and a pen in his hand, asked Vanessa in a serious tone.
"How are you feeling lately? How are you mastering your new abilities?"
Vanessa nodded and replied respectfully:
"Very good. I feel better than ever before. Although my legs still show no signs of recovery, the improvement in my physical fitness is obvious."
She paused and continued,
"I have also studied the new abilities of the 'Guard' sequence. Last time you told us about the principles of prefabricated paintings, it also inspired me."
"The coordination, development, and extension of abilities can all greatly increase the upper limit of combat performance."
After that, Vanessa demonstrated her idea of developing the abilities of the "Guard" sequence.
She has to match it with her own summoning spell.
Vanessa is now a mid-level spellcaster, and her spellcasting talent type is "summoning".
At that time, Byrne bought the "Inheritance of Summoning Type Spellcasters" from the Alchemy Council, which included three spells: "Summon Fireflies", "Summon Birds", and "Summon Vines".
The lower origin can memorize one spell model, the upper origin can memorize three spell models, and Vanessa in the middle origin can memorize two spell models.
So she successfully learned and mastered "summoning fireflies" and "summoning birds", but was not very good at summoning plant-type creatures.
Vanessa chanted a spell, and after a short while she summoned fireflies, which danced on the girl's fingertips.
The next moment, Vanessa controlled a firefly to gently hit the back of her hand.
When Byrne saw this scene, he looked enlightened and nodded with a smile.
"I see."
Vanessa let the firefly fly behind her, to a place where she could not see with her naked eyes, then she took out a throwing knife from her boots and threw it high into the air.
The flying knife could have hit her head directly, but it hit Firefly right on the spot.
Then, Vanessa repeated the same trick again, but this time she made the firefly fly a hundred meters away.
"Fatal Counterattack" is an extraordinary characteristic that, once attacked, greatly increases the hit rate of the next attack against the source of damage within the attack range.
She suddenly pulled out a flintlock from her waist and fired a bullet.
An astonishing scene appeared. The bullet in the flintlock rifle hit the firefly that was flying a hundred meters away and trying to dodge with extreme accuracy!
Of course, the bullet's momentum did not weaken, but continued to fly out.
If there was a person standing behind the firefly, he would definitely be hit by this bullet.
Byrne couldn't help but smile and praised: "You are very smart, Vanessa, much smarter than Eric and Archibald!"
"Well, in terms of fighting brains, you should be on the same level as Chris."
Vanessa smiled, bowed gracefully, and said, "Thank you for the compliment, sir."
And when Vanessa left the alchemy workshop, Archibald came in.
The tall sixteen-year-old boy's face was flushed and he looked very excited.
"Sir, I, I really want to thank my family for giving me such powerful supernatural powers!"
"Okay, stop getting excited and tell me."
Byrne smiled and patted his shoulder, then took out a piece of paper and a pen and said calmly,
"How are you feeling recently? How are you mastering your new abilities?"
Archibald showed confusion on his face. He scratched his head and said awkwardly,
"To be honest, I don't really understand. It's just like when I was learning to read in the orphanage. My mind is full of confusion."
"Those words and sentences are so difficult. I know every letter, but when they are put together, I don't understand them at all..."
Byrne's face gradually became serious. Archibald, who had been chattering incessantly, shut up instantly and didn't dare to say another word.
"I didn't understand the mystery and the supernatural at all, so I kept using it, and kept using it, and kept using it, until my body remembered the trajectory of the wind."
Byrne raised his eyebrows. What was the point of letting the body remember the path of the wind?
He knew Archibald was an "instinctist", but that was the most incomprehensible type.
Archibald scratched his head and said, "I can't show it in the workshop. It's too small here."
"Okay, let's go out."
Byrne nodded, then he and Archibald came out of the alchemy workshop and saw the young man Eric waiting outside.
Eric lowered his head, and when he heard the door open, he raised his head and looked at the two of them, and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.
Byrne patted the boy's shoulder calmly and said to him with a smile:
"Give us a minute, Eric, okay?"
"Um."
Eric nodded heavily, looking at Byrne's back with a look full of a child's dependence on his father.
Soon Archibald was demonstrating how he could memorize the path of the wind.
"My spiritual power is too weak to hurt others with the wind, so I can only harness the wind to help myself."
As he spoke, he began to run. A strong wind blew around him and his speed became faster and faster.
Then Archibald jumped high again, and suddenly he jumped more than three meters high.
"Huh, my spiritual energy is almost exhausted." He said with sweat all over his forehead.
Byrne nodded and smiled, "Very good, you have passed. Then you should exercise more often so that your body can remember the trajectory of the wind more."
"Although you are not very smart, your physical instincts are not inferior to Chris's."
"Yes, sir!"
Archibald left happily, and finally it was shy Eric's turn to wait aside.
"How are you feeling lately? How are you mastering your new abilities?"
Byrne repeated himself patiently.
"I feel fine."
Eric thought a lot, and finally mustered up the courage to speak slowly:
"I don't really understand supernatural powers, and there are still many things I haven't figured out. I just feel that I need to learn more about it."
He paused, lowered his head and said, "Sorry."
Seeing Eric's nervousness and shyness, Byrne couldn't help but think of himself as a child.
He comforted Eric and said with a smile:
"It's okay, Eric. I know you are the kind of person who will study everything carefully and not draw conclusions easily. It really takes more time."
"Um."
Eric nodded, and the tension seemed to relax a little.
Byrne put down his pen and paper and laughed, "In fact, Chris needs to learn from you in terms of being rigorous and careful."
After the three of them left, Byrne returned to the alchemy workshop alone and calmly sat down at his workstation.
He drank coffee mixed with energy potion, organized his notes, and summarized more knowledge about the supernatural field.
It is very necessary to record the Fisher family's various research and insights into supernatural powers.
Later generations do not need extraordinary brains or animal-like instincts, they only need to read books directly to inherit skills from the knowledge.
Byrne felt from the bottom of his heart that this was the meaning of the existence of human books.
After recording the research insights of several people, he started to do another thing.
That is to record the improvement of physical quality and spiritual strength in each stage of each sequence of strength in a relatively systematic and numerical manner.
How much improvement each person will achieve after mastering the power of sequence is actually a very important question.
After many failed experiments, he began to dislike words such as "appropriate amount", "larger", and "approximately", and also disliked vague data. He decided to record them thoroughly with precise data.
There was a flash of blue light in his eyes, and the speed of thinking in his mind increased greatly. Byrne tried to get accurate data by measuring the various images in his memories.
"Assuming that the first step of the Long Stairway to Godhood brings an overall improvement of 10, the improvement obtained by two people with different qualities is also different. The strong will become stronger."
"So, the Gladiator's physical strength is increased by 7.7, and the spiritual strength is increased by 2.3."
"On the contrary, the 'Servant''s' physical strength is increased by 2.3, and its spiritual strength is increased by 7.7."
"As for the Recorder, the physical quality improvement is 3.5, and the spiritual strength is 6.5."
Byrne made an assessment based on the various scenes in his memory, staring at the paper intently, and wrote one after another.
All the details of the Fisher family's journey came to mind, from leaving the cart and the wooden house to having a place in this town.
They fought off the invading jungle natives and became heroes in the eyes of many people.
"Hunter's body is 6.8, and his spirit is 3.2. Guard's body is 6, and his spirit is 4. Gale Guard's body is 5, and his spirit is 5."
The last one is the "Craftsman" on the road of casting, whose physical fitness is improved by 2.9 and spiritual strength is also improved by 7.1.
After summarizing the known first step, Byrne took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and recalled the memories in his mind.
The death of his father, his knighthood, his first visit to the city, his marriage and birth of a child, the disaster caused by the Poseidon Cult, and his control over the port town of Nasir.
All the memories are crystal clear, even the sadness that has been hidden in my mind for so long.
Afterwards, he began to summarize the data of the second level. After the extraordinary people with sequence power stepped into the second level, their comprehensive quality improved by 25.
The physical fitness of the "Dueler" is improved by as much as 17, while the spiritual strength is only improved by 8.
"Listener" physical 6, spiritual 19, pharmacist physical 9, spiritual 16, killer physical 13, spiritual 12."
After finally recording all the data and organizing it into a draft that could be turned into a book, Byrne smiled.
With detailed data, the Fisher family will be able to study and explore extraordinary powers more systematically in the future.
What he did today would definitely be an important beginning for the Fisher family!
At this moment, his spirituality suddenly boiled up!
And it showed no sign of stopping, the boiling continued. Byrne was stunned for a while, then suddenly ran out of the alchemy workshop to find Irene!
A few dozen minutes later, the three core members of the Fisher family came to the sacrificial hall on the second underground floor.
Irene took the lead and knelt down to offer the third-level extraordinary material "Moon Shadow Bear Skin", and then the great Lord of the Lost gave spiritual glow again.
Carl descended into the spirit world again. In the newly-entered "star", there existed an old man in black leather clothes who was lost in thought, with deep eyes and dancing flames all around him.
He returned to reality carrying the spiritual glow.
It was a light that was more expansive and worrying than the previous two times. Byrne swallowed his saliva and excitedly reached out his hand to touch the glow.
In an instant, he felt an unprecedented power surging from the depths of his soul!
What a powerful force, enough to rival a strong person who has reached the metamorphic level!
So that's how it is. Whether it is the first step or the second step of the long ladder to the godhood, it is just to reach the "outpost".
Starting from the third step, you will truly reach the foot of this high mountain!
Sequence "Mystic Scholar"!
In addition to the new extraordinary characteristic "Deconstruction Perspective", five brand-new spells emerged in his mind.
They are "fire control", "mirror deflection", "sound mark", "stand-in", and "transposition"!
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"Congratulations!"
Irene couldn't help but smile and continued:
"You have finally reached the third step, Byrne. The Fisher family can finally gain a foothold!"
"Congratulations." Even Chris had a faint smile on his face.
The third level, "Mystic Scholar", is indeed an extremely powerful step. Byrne took a deep breath and felt the power he possessed.
The first is the "deconstruction perspective", which seems to be an upgraded version of "drug property identification".
"Drug property identification" can analyze the specific effects of various drugs.
As long as enough spiritual power and time are spent, the "deconstruction perspective" can analyze the specific components of the target through gazing, not just limited to drugs.
The more complex and mysterious something is, the more spiritual energy and time it requires.
Moreover, this is a dangerous ability. If the target of deconstruction has self-awareness, it is likely to be aware of the existence of the person who activates the ability.
Byrne understood that if the target was incredibly powerful, he might even suffer a complete mental breakdown the moment he tried to deconstruct it.
"Fire Control" is the main damage ability of the mystic. After doing auxiliary work for many years, Byrne finally has the power to directly damage the enemy.
Several people came to the outside of the mansion and tested their fire control ability in the open manor. Vanessa, Eric, Archibald and Captain Theo also came to watch.
They were obviously very happy too, and everyone congratulated Byrne.
Everyone knew one thing very clearly: the Fisher family was about to become a true aristocratic family, and everything would undergo a qualitative change!
Vanessa put her hands behind her back, glanced at the lawn worriedly, and could not help but remind him, "My Lord, be careful not to set the lawn on fire."
Archibald immediately said, "Don't worry, Lord Byrne will definitely be able to control it!"
Vanessa smiled and didn't argue with him.
Byrne laughed and said, "Believe me, I feel I can do it."
He paused, then added: "If the lawn is burned, the money will be deducted from my personal savings."
The extraordinary ability of "fire control" can create fire out of thin air around you. The more spiritual power you consume, the more fire you can create.
The longer you control them, the farther the flames fly, the faster they fly, and the more spiritual power they consume.
Byrne slowly stretched out his clenched fist, then slowly loosened it, and then a ball of orange-yellow flame burst out.
The flame moved along his fingers and became even larger after being injected with spirituality.
After continuous testing, he concluded to himself:
"The spiritual energy consumed by the flame within five meters of the body is almost the same, but beyond five meters, the consumption will increase sharply, and at ten meters away, the consumption will almost double, and it can only last for three minutes at most."
Byrne took a deep breath and raised his hands. Suddenly, floating flames appeared out of thin air in front of him, and then he controlled them to shoot towards the sky.
Countless flames instantly shot into the sky and then fell downwards.
Seeing that the flames were about to ignite the lawn, he retracted his hands as if pulling reins, and the flames were instantly grabbed by an invisible force and slowly floated up.
The next moment, blue sparks flashed in Byrne's eyes.
"Transcendence" gave his body and mind a double acceleration, and he instantly found that his control over the flame had become more precise.
His mind moved as his thoughts led, and the numerous orange-yellow flames under Byrne's control turned into animals of various shapes in the sky, which could even run and play.
Everyone was stunned by the wonderful scene that seemed like a performance.
"Mirror Deflection" is a defensive ability that can form an invisible mirror within three meters in front of the body. It is a protection composed of spiritual power that can deflect attacks from near, medium and long distances.
However, maintaining the invisible mirror requires continuous consumption of spiritual power, and the invisible mirror is divided into three modes: single-sided, semi-enclosed, and fully enclosed. Obviously, the larger the defense area, the greater the consumption.
He also noticed a problem, that is, if an invisible mirror is formed three meters away and suddenly the surrounding is attacked, it is impossible to immediately cancel the original invisible mirror and form a new one.
"Sound Mark" can consume spiritual energy to leave a triangular mark, which can be painted on paper or written on the wall.
After setting the excitation method and the sound you want to make, it will make the remaining sound after the conditions are met.
Well, it's another auxiliary ability. Byrne was thinking about how to use it perfectly.
"Stand-in" is an ability that surprised Byrne a little.
He can consume spiritual power and create a "Byrne" that is exactly the same as himself. He looks exactly the same, and even the touch of the skin is no different from his own.
However, the stand-in Byrne has no self-thinking, so Byrne must set his action mode in advance, and the farther the stand-in is from himself, the more spiritual power he consumes.
Finally, the stand does not have any extraordinary powers, its physical fitness is no different from that of ordinary people, and it will disappear as long as it is hit hard.
"Transposition"
The ability to exchange positions with objects, and the target of "shape-shifting" can be oneself and anything in sight.
But if you want to exchange places with something that has a soul, the other party must have no hostility in the subconscious mind.
It would be nice to have a fixed gesture to make "Phase Swap" easier to activate, otherwise it takes almost a second to activate it.
After thinking it over, Byrne decided to use "snap" to trigger the teleportation.
Of course, it doesn't mean that you can't use "Teleport" without snapping your fingers, but the conditioned reflex formed by snapping your fingers can make "Teleport" faster.
It was enough to advance the start time by half a second, which he thought was very useful.
"What a pity! Half a second is still too slow. It would be better if it could be faster."
After several days and nights of testing, Byrne accurately deduced that the overall quality improvement brought by the third step was 70.
The physical fitness of the "Mystic Scholar" has been improved by 20, which is even higher than that of the "Dueler" on the second level of the Road to Conquest.
You have to know that "Dueler" is an extremely pure melee sequence.
The spiritual power increased wildly, more than three times that of the "pharmacist", and through calculation it can be determined to be 50.
Byrne could clearly feel that the spiritual power he once possessed was extremely small, and that he was indeed much stronger now!
Not only the new powers, but also the effect of the former supernatural power "Skip" has been greatly increased.
"It would be easy for me today to beat four or five of my former selves."
He calmly recalled the black-robed man from the Poseidon Cult, and his experience of participating in the siege was still vivid in his mind.
Now I can do better than him. The extraordinary people with sequence power cannot strengthen themselves through war skills and spell techniques.
But their advantage lies in that they can grasp enough powerful force at the moment of promotion.
The three of them were full of gratitude and worship for the great Lord of the Lost, and once again performed a sacrifice to express their gratitude to the Lord of the Lost.
Then they discussed two more important matters.
Byrne had read many books and was already proficient in most of the laws of the Kingdom of Syat.
"According to the laws of the Siat Kingdom, any extraordinary person who was originally from a knight family, as long as he becomes an extraordinary person of the transformed level, is eligible to swear allegiance to the royal family and become a baron, and then obtain territory and establish a private army."
He paused and continued:
"Now I have power that is not inferior to the lower level of metamorphosis. It is possible for me to disguise myself as a transcendent who has advanced to metamorphosis through the path of a spellcaster."
"All along, the strength review has been conducted by several major churches."
"I've already inquired about it. Since the East Coast Province is the main diocese under the jurisdiction of the Storm Church, we only need to pass the review of the bishop. However, in general, those who come here are the assistant priests of the Storm Bishop."
He is the assistant priest who came to Nasir Town because of the "Son of the Abyss" incident last time.
As a thoughtful person, Byrne inquired about the assistant priest's real name, Zain Fussack, a member of the Fussack family, a great noble family in Syat.
Byrne thought for a moment and felt that he should be able to handle the inspection and then receive the royal title.
"As for the second thing, after reaching the metamorphic level, extraordinary people usually hold a banquet of sufficient scale for everyone to come and congratulate them."
"When you become a noble of Syat, you must hold a banquet according to the rules. I want to hold the two banquets together."
A family of extraordinary nobles may have multiple transformed extraordinary people, but there is usually only one title, so becoming a extraordinary lord of Siat is still something worth celebrating again.
Everyone was filled with joy and had no objection. Then Byrne sent Vanessa to the Storm Church in the town, hoping that the old priest could write a letter to the bishop.