Vanessa had short green hair and was walking on the road in a white hunting suit. The townspeople around her were very respectful to her.
On the one hand, it's because she is a spellcaster and people naturally respect the extraordinary, and on the other hand, it's because Vanessa is a close confidant of the Fisher family.
She was accompanied by a female servant who was responsible for helping to carry things.
In fact, Vanessa's position in the Fisher family is similar to that of a butler, slightly higher than Archibald and Eric.
After years of training by Irene, Vanessa can handle all kinds of things in an orderly manner, is very well-educated, elegant and decent.
Even though she had a noticeable limp, Vanessa never felt depressed or ashamed of her disability. Anyone could see the calmness and confidence in her eyes.
People still have great affection and respect for this young lady who always smiles gently and behaves elegantly.
After arriving at the church, Vanessa found the old priest and explained the situation of the head of the family reaching the second level.
"Are you serious? He has already reached the second level!"
The old priest who was praying suddenly changed his expression and he quickly stood up from in front of the statue, unable to remain calm.
Vanessa put her hands behind her back, nodded slightly and smiled,
"This is what happened. The head of the family hopes that you can write a letter to the bishop, hoping that the church can send someone to conduct an audit of the extraordinary power."
"Yes, sure. Don't worry about that."
The old priest nodded, thought for a moment and said,
"I will go with you to the Fisher family to congratulate Lord Baron Byrne in person. Oh, Mr. Byrne."
Vanessa smiled calmly and continued, "Don't worry about this. When the master of the family becomes the lord in a while, he will hold a banquet and you will definitely be invited to attend."
The old priest shook his head and waved his hands, smiling.
"It's different. I will go there then, but I have to go today as well to have a private exchange."
Vanessa was slightly stunned, and then she understood the old priest's thoughts.
Attending a banquet is a formal occasion, but congratulating someone privately at the first opportunity can enhance the relationship.
When the old priest and Vanessa arrived at the Fisher family, they found that they were not the only ones there, and that everyone was gathered in the living room.
Elder Allen of the Silver Clan was the first to arrive.
Then came the sea merchant John, followed by Vaner of the Vaner family, Moore, the leader of the East City Dagger Brotherhood, and the sheriff of Nasir Town.
After everyone got the news, they basically rushed to the Fisher family as soon as possible.
Apart from Byrne, the person with the highest status in the reception room was the old priest, so although he was a latecomer, he sat in the seat closest to Byrne.
Byrne had already guessed the current situation, and he smiled and waited for the dinner with everyone.
This dinner was not a formal banquet to celebrate "arrival at metamorphosis" and "becoming a baron", but a private gathering of their circle, of a different nature.
At the dinner, Byrne looked at everyone with a smile and found that some were excited, some were nervous, and everyone realized that the Fisher family was different from now on.
"I am very happy to see old friends gather together. It has been a long time since I have had such a moment."
John, the white-haired merchant, smiled, exhaled, opened his hands and said:
"It is easier to get things done if everyone gathers around the Fisher family. There will be many such times in the future, Lord Byrne."
He usually called Byrne Mr., but now he just called him "Sir". Even though Byrne had not yet become an official baron, everyone looked at him differently.
Today, Byrne's status is no longer comparable to what it was before. Everyone pays attention to tiny details and is full of respect for him in every move.
Merchant John was not the only one who prepared a gift, however, he brought a second-level extraordinary material.
Everyone else was very surprised. The prices of mysterious objects and extraordinary materials had skyrocketed in the past few years, but John actually took out a second-level extraordinary material.
Could he have given a more expensive gift at the formal banquet?
Suddenly, several people were unhappy because they felt that their gifts were outshined and that they did not care enough about the Fisher family's reputation.
You are just an ordinary person. Who are you to dare to accept gifts more valuable than ours?
Silver Elder Allen looked calm and said in a straightforward and respectful tone:
"Nasir is already the property of the Fisher family. With Mr. Byrne reaching the second level, all the major families and extraordinary people in the four towns on the east coast will remember the name of Fisher thoroughly."
Because Allen was a straight-talking person, even his flattery seemed more sincere, but Byrne just smiled and didn't answer.
The old priest smiled, looked at Byrne who was sitting beside him and said, "Mr. Byrne, I didn't tell you before, but now it's time to tell you something."
"Once you become a true noble, the social circles you come into contact with will be completely different. Perhaps you can try to get more familiar with the bishop's assistant priest."
"He used to ignore the little knight family, but now he's completely different."
The old priest paused and hinted, "It will definitely be good for the future of the Fisher family."
Byrne nodded repeatedly and promised that he would remember the old priest's words and entertain the assistant priest well when he came to Nasir.
The private party lasted until late at night, and everyone talked about many things. The sea merchant John and the brotherhood leader Moore were both ordinary people, not extraordinary people.
As a result, they had the lowest status, basically did not speak a word on their own initiative, and could only listen at the gathering.
After everyone else left, merchant John stayed alone.
"John, is there anything else you need to do?"
John nodded and immediately said, "It's about the Fisher family's upcoming factory. I also want to invest some money in it, Lord Byrne."
"Well, it's not impossible." Byrne nodded.
Even if the Fisher family wanted to undertake the investment in two factories, it would be very difficult. Inviting other people to join in was something he and Irene had thought about.
Merchant John hesitated for a long time, but still said,
"Hey, actually I have another question to ask you. Have you ever heard of the existence of the spirit world?"
Spirit world!
The key words alerted Byrne, who then nodded and said cautiously:
"I did hear about it in Finn City, but I don't know much about the spirit world."
Merchant John chuckled and said:
"That's right, you don't understand. Haha, the spirit world is a place where mysteries gather. It is the most secretive and unique place in the world."
"It is said that some people in this world have obtained unprecedented knowledge and power from the spirit world. The whole world will change drastically because of this!"
Merchant John showed a mysterious look and said in a low voice:
"I know some people on the East Coast who have actually reached the spirit world, and they travel there regularly!"
"Really?"
Byrne pretended to be shocked and said in disbelief,
"I heard that only occasionally someone would mistakenly enter the spirit world from a dream. Is it true that anyone can enter there stably? That's impossible!"
Deep down in his heart, he also found it interesting. If it weren't for the existence of the Lord of the Lost, it would be very difficult for the Fisher family to enter the spiritual world.
All kinds of mysterious knowledge and information about the spiritual world are extremely precious and rare in the extraordinary aristocratic circle. Selling them on the black market or in places like the Alchemy Council can bring in quite good profits.
Due to the principles of caution and confidentiality, the Fisher family has never sold the information they have learned, for fear of attracting some powerful people to question them how they knew it.
Although the black market and the Alchemy Council claimed to keep the identity of the seller confidential, the Fisher family did not trust them very much.
Merchant John sighed, narrowed his eyes and spoke out his innermost thoughts:
"I plan to go all out and buy a method that can stably enter the spirit world!"
"I heard that in the spirit world there are all kinds of miracles and wonders. Even mortals can become extraordinary there!"
This is a bit too risky.
Byrne looked extremely calm, but in his heart he felt that John's actions were courting death.
Indeed, the spiritual world holds all the wonders and wonders, and there are endless possibilities there.
It even includes the opportunity for mortals to ascend to become extraordinary beings!
However, the number of strange and mysterious beings in the spiritual world is dozens of times that of the real world, which is very dangerous even for extraordinary people.
He was just a mortal, and once he entered, he was like a fat lamb entering a pack of tigers.
Merchant John gritted his teeth and said, "Yes! I want to go to the spirit world. I want to explore the method of leaping from a mortal to a supernatural being!"
"I'm already over sixty, and I've lived my entire life as an ordinary businessman. I'm not willing to give up. Even if there's only a glimmer of hope, I'm going to take the gamble!"
"Well, God will protect you, John."
Byrne nodded, but deep down he recalled Irene's temptation to John two years ago.
At that time, Irene was testing John's attitude towards God. It was unclear whether it was a disguise or just a warning, but John immediately pretended to be a devout Storm believer.
So, when the three members of the family meeting voted, Byrne voted against it on the scale of faith.
He refused to make the sea merchant John a blood recipient as he had done when he tried to win over Granny Nada.
Irene, however, voted in favor on the scale of faith.
She said she could feel that deep in John's heart, he actually did not have any belief in the righteous gods.
Moreover, he has had a very good relationship with the Fisher family for more than ten years. He is also a shrewd person and will not act impulsively after receiving the blood.
Perhaps we could hold another family meeting, Byrne thought silently after John left.
He just took out the most expensive gift to overwhelm everyone else present, and he must have known that some people would be dissatisfied.
But John was willing to do anything to please the Fisher family.
It can be seen that in John's heart he is deeply bound to the Fisher family.
"John has a strong desire for supernatural powers, but he is also a shrewd man who knows the rules very well. It would definitely be beneficial if he could have a closer relationship with the family."
"Besides, doing business has consumed too much of my energy..."
Chapter 89 The Baron Family
Ten full days passed before the assistant priest of the Storm Church Bishop arrived in Nasir.
He met Byrne and the old priest in the church.
"You again?"
Assistant priest Zain still remembered Byrne. They had met once a few years ago because of the incident of the Son of the Abyss.
He sat in the chair, squinting his eyes to look Byrne up and down, and felt that the man had become much calmer.
"A few years ago, you told me that you were a bloodline knight and a transformation-type spellcaster. At the time, it didn't matter whether I concealed it or not. Now that you have reached the level of qualitative change, you must show it to me in detail."
As an auditor, he also has joint responsibility. If the person being audited does not meet the qualifications and still becomes a baron, then Zain will also be punished after the matter is exposed.
Byrne was puzzled. Shouldn't it be the "transformation" level? Why did the other party say qualitative change?
In the common language of the continent of Oden, deterioration and qualitative change are two completely different words, so he could easily hear the difference.
But Byrne was not stupid enough to remind the assistant priest that he was wrong, so he just started to demonstrate the spells he had mastered.
He wanted to disguise himself as a "transformation type spellcaster" who had reached the second level.
After the caster reaches the second level of "transformation" through cultivation inheritance and magic potions, his mental strength will increase several times, and his output efficiency and recovery efficiency will also increase.
At the same time, the number of spell models that can be remembered in the mind increased from three to five.
The biggest difference is that after the control of mental power becomes more acute, the second-level spellcaster can master several common spell techniques.
The five common spellcasting techniques are "Declare", "Silently", "Expand", "Twin", and "Strengthen".
They can consume several times their mental power to make their next spell have a completely different new effect.
It could be "declaring" your spell effects in advance in exchange for a boost in spellcasting hit rate, or "expansion" to increase the range of spell effects, "twining" to release the same spell twice at the same time, "silent casting" to release spells without making a sound, and the purest "enhancement" to enhance the power of spells.
The spell that Byrne was going to demonstrate was the "Sketch" that he was most skilled at using in his daily life.
Instead of showing his "pre-made paintings", he painted on the spot, while muttering something to himself as if he were chanting a spell.
Today, the brittleness effect created by his "sketch" has been greatly enhanced, and he can even make steel as easily damaged as old clothes.
"It is indeed not an effect that can be achieved by a spellcaster at the origin level. It is also a great threat to extraordinary people at the metamorphosis level."
The assistant priest looked at the iron armor that was easily torn into pieces, and nodded thoughtfully.
"Speaking of which, what do you think of the word 'qualitative change'? Isn't it much better than 'deterioration'?"
Byrne was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded and said:
"Indeed, the process of reaching the second level from the first level can be explained by the statement that quantitative change eventually leads to qualitative change, which sounds more appropriate than the simple transformation of things."
"Okay, I think so too." The assistant priest smiled and nodded happily.
"The church is now considering whether to change the name of the second level."
Changing the name?
Byrne fell into deep thought, thinking that the matter should be more than just a simple name change.
The assistant priest stood up with his hands behind his back and said slowly:
"It's mainly because some old guys disagree. In fact, it's not just about 'deterioration' and 'qualitative change'. Many rules that were set hundreds of years ago or even earlier should also be changed."
"Do you think what I said is right?"
Byrne nodded without hesitation and smiled, "That's true. Both knowledge and rules need to progress in order to constantly adapt to the changing times."
The assistant priest laughed and said, "Hahahahahaha, okay, Baron Byrne, it seems that you and we have the same idea."
"Times have changed, and the church needs a little change too!"
The old priest stood aside in silence, a wry smile on his face.
Byrne smiled and nodded, but deep down inside he was in turmoil.
I have heard that the situation of several major churches is unstable. Has the internal division and fighting of the Storm Church reached the point where it is open to outsiders?
The Fisher family had already calculated the time when the assistant priest would come, and the celebration banquet they were going to hold happened to be on this day.
The very busy assistant priests did not want to wait any longer than one day.
But since the time was just right and Byrne's answer satisfied him, Zain finally attended the celebratory banquet.
There were quite a lot of people coming and going at this celebratory banquet, as many as hundreds of people.
Not only the wealthy and powerful people in Nasir Town, but also the knight families and powerful families in many surrounding villages sent people.
When everyone saw Zain, the deputy of the Storm Bishop, they were all extremely surprised and tried every way to please this truly great man.
Zain had always maintained an indifferent attitude, and only took the initiative to say a few words to Byrne and the old priest.
He holds a very high position, second only to the Storm Bishop and the Governor of the East Coast.
In the East Coast Province with a population of over a million, only Viscount Bester, the "Fox" of the Lion Family, and Viscount Xavier, the "Black Hawk" of the Eagle Family, could stand on equal footing with Zain.
Moreover, compared to the intimidating Storm Bishop, the busy assistant priests are more like people who hold real power.
Therefore, Zain had no energy or thoughts to deal with ordinary knights and rich people. In the end, he felt a little tired and left early to rest.
Byrne clearly felt that after the boss left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the tension immediately subsided a lot.
It's just that everyone looked at him, Irene and other members of the Fisher family with more respect.
Especially those from the knight families who are not in Nasir Town.
They had only heard for a long time that the Fisher family in Nasir Town was very powerful, but they never knew the real situation. Now that they met, they realized that this guy was indeed very powerful and even had a relationship with the big shots of the Storm Church.
Just then, Vanessa ran over and whispered in Irene's ear: "Dean, another important person is here."
"Who?" Irene asked immediately.
Vanessa responded calmly, "People from two baronial families around Nasir Town came together."
Not surprising.
Irene nodded. It was normal for neighboring families to come and visit, to participate in the celebration banquet, and to get closer to the future baron's family.
But there was one thing that surprised her.
How could two baron families that were rumored to be extremely hostile come together?
Just to the west and south of Nasir Town, there is a baronial family, namely the Case family and the Leander family.
The knight bloodline of the Case family, the "Black Stone Iron Dragon", possesses the power to transform into a dragon, so it is also called the "Dragon Scale Family". The family manor is located in the west of Nasir Town and controls three knight families.
The Leander family is located in the south of Nasir Town. Their bloodline power is the "Forest Dragon Mammoth" that can control plants and control two knight families.
Their two families have always been hostile to each other, with disputes and even fights often occurring, and they have even killed members of each other's hostile families.
Soon, Byrne, Irene and others saw that the visitors from the two baron families were the heads of their respective families.
The head of the Case family is a middle-aged man wearing very neat and luxurious clothes. He is tall, with slightly dark skin, three-dimensional facial features as if carved by a knife, and broad shoulders.
The most noteworthy thing is the pair of orange-yellow eyes that look like snake pupils, giving off a demonic vibe.
The head of the Leander family is a kind-looking old man, over sixty years old and slightly plump.
He squinted his eyes and stared at Byrne and the others, thinking about something.
Byrne smiled, but deep down he knew that both families were uninvited guests.
In recent months, news of Baron Hoven's mental disorder has spread throughout the four towns on the east coast.
After the Case family and the Leander family received accurate information, they frequently made attempts to probe the almost ownerless town of Nasir.
Chapter 90 Civilization and Savagery (Fifth Update!)
As the head of the Fischer family, Byrne still has to observe superficial etiquette.
He greeted the two calmly and gracefully.
"Baron Case, Baron Leander, I have heard of your names for a long time and I also want to visit you."
"It's just that the Fisher family has too many things to do. As the head of the family, I have been very busy and have not had the opportunity to go there. I'm sorry."
Baron Keith's orange-yellow dragon pupils moved slightly, and there was a hint of obvious hostility in his eyes as he stared at Byrne.
"Well, never mind. It's time for us to visit you, Baron Byrne."
Baron Case's voice was low and sounded unsettling.
"I didn't expect you to become a baron. I just don't know which territory the royal family will grant you. I really hope it's not one of those."
Byrne smiled and said, "Whatever the royal family chooses, the Fisher family will accept it."
Being well versed in history and law, he certainly understood where the other party's hostility came from.
The reason is simple. According to Syat tradition, the royal family will most likely choose the villages around Nasir as territory for the Fisher family.
A village was chosen from the "unowned royal lands" and granted to the Fischer family.
However, the three ownerless villages around Nasir Town are actually under the control of the Case family and the Leander family.
The Fischer family will most likely get a share of the "fat meat" from one of the families.
Byrne smiled. If he were the one who had to cut off the flesh, he would also feel hostile.
Baron Case in front of him was clearly hostile, but Baron Leander did not show it, most likely because he was more scheming.
Two barons also took their seats one after another. Both of them were powerful men at the metamorphic level and had bad intentions. Everyone stopped laughing immediately.
The atmosphere of the banquet gradually became depressing. The chubby Baron Leander squinted his eyes, hoping to have a private conversation with Byrne in the reception room.
Byrne agreed and went to the reception room with Baron Leander.
Baron Leander sat down with a smile and made a suggestion.
"I have a suggestion. What if the territory that your Fischer family obtains is the territory controlled by our Leander family?"
"Then we are willing to pay rent in exchange for continued control of the village. You don't need to worry about managing it. The Fisher family only needs to collect the money."
Byrne wanted to hear the other party's thoughts, so he asked, "What's the approximate number?"
Baron Leander thought for a moment and said seriously, "Fifty gold coins, every year, how about that?"
Byrne was silent for a while and then shook his head. The price offered by the other party was really too low. It was basically a more respectable form of robbery.
The interests of the Fisher family come first, and he absolutely cannot agree to such a deal.
"Well, let's wait until the news from the royal family comes, and then we can negotiate."
Baron Leander was not angry, and continued with a smile:
"The territory you should hope to obtain belongs to Leander. We are different from the overbearing Case family. We are civilized people who know how to negotiate."
Byrne smiled but remained noncommittal.
Renting control of an entire village for fifty gold coins a year, is this civilized robbery?
"But I really don't want the territory you get to belong to the Leander family. I really don't want to conflict with you."
Byrne could also see that the other person's temperament was somewhat similar to that of the merchant John.
They all behave like businessmen. They don't want to fight unless it is absolutely necessary, but if they have the chance to suck blood or skin someone, they will probably never let it go.
"You don't need to worry about such things, Baron Leander."
Byrne waved calmly, and Vanessa came in from outside, poured them both a cup of tea, and then stood not far away.
Baron Leander felt a little strange. He didn't expect that their family's butler was a disabled person, which was not decent at all.
Byrne had noticed the way the other person was looking at Vanessa's legs, and the discrimination and disrespect were obvious.
Vanessa smiled calmly, with her hands behind her back, as if she didn't care at all.
While drinking a sip of red tea, Byrne said calmly:
"We, the Fisher family, originally lived outside the town of Nasir, just a stone's throw away from the jungle. It's not wrong to say that we are barbarians."
He continued jokingly:
"Dignity and elegance are just disguises of the Fisher family. If any overbearing family bullies us, they will find that our underlying nature is actually barbarity and ferocity, and we will bite the bully all over his body."
After hearing the remarks of this "self-proclaimed barbarian", Baron Leander sneered, but did not care about the threat in Byrne's words.
"Goodbye, Baron Byrne. I still hope that we are not enemies when we meet next time."
After Baron Leander left the reception room, Byrne slowly and calmly stood up. In fact, beneath their brutality and ferocity, the Fisher family had an even more terrifying side.
Keep secrets, be cautious, keep silent, and take revenge.
All power comes from the great Lost Lord.
Irene looked at the hundreds of guests attending the banquet, and a sense of fulfillment emerged in her heart. The Fisher family had finally established its foothold.
By the time Byrne returned to the banquet hall, the banquet had already come to an end.
He came over to Irene and they had a private conversation.
After hearing this, Irene's expression became subtle and she smiled,
"He obviously wanted to take away Fisher's land, but he was willing to give him fifty gold coins as a symbol. He's a pretty nice guy, haha."
She actually understood why the Leander family was willing to pay this money.
In fact, they were just greedy by nature and afraid that the Fisher family would fight to the death with them.
Thirteen-year-old Chris is already qualified to attend formal banquets.
He suddenly noticed a look and frowned.
Baron Keith sat in his seat, staring at him silently, his eyes like those of a snake or a lizard, chilling, as if he was staring at his prey.
At this moment, assistant priest Zain, who had left early to rest, came to the banquet hall.
Baron Case and Baron Leander could no longer sit still.
The seven viscounts and twelve barons of the East Coast Province, of course, all knew Zain.
Bishop Storm himself was not in charge of much, and whenever there was a major event involving the Church of Storm, it was basically Zain, his deputy, who stepped forward.
Why is the assistant priest Zain here too?
The two people who had seemed calm at the banquet immediately became respectful and came to Zain to greet him.
Zain wasn't very familiar with them, he just nodded calmly and politely to communicate.
At the end of the banquet, Byrne, along with a dozen servants, personally escorted assistant priest Zain and two barons out of Nasir Town.
As soon as they walked out of the mansion, they saw hundreds of townspeople gathered outside the gate a few hundred meters away, blocking the gate of the manor.
The two barons looked at each other. Could it be that Fischer's subjects had rebelled?
It is actually rare for the subjects to rebel because the power wielded by the extraordinary lords is so great.
No matter how hard an ordinary person tries, it will be of no avail. Even with a flintlock rifle, it is difficult to fight against a truly strong person.
Zain was silent for a while, then asked, "What's going on? Why are they blocking everyone here? Did the Fisher family do something too extreme?"
It was common for nobles to burn houses, kill, loot, and abuse civilians.
As long as there are no large-scale casualties, the Storm Church will not care about such insignificant matters.
Why would they care about mass casualties? Of course, it's because a large number of deaths might involve heretical ritual activities.
Since becoming a true noble, Byrne has discovered that those ordinary people who respect him also instinctively have a hint of fear in their eyes.
He had heard about the evil things that Baron Hoven had done in the town of Nasir, such as tying an entire family to the back of a horse and dragging them through the street for no reason, or suddenly taking away the daughter of a family.
The man who appeared gentle and polite in front of knights and rich people was actually a nightmare to ordinary people.
The extraordinary lords are the lambs of the gods, and the common people are the fodder to feed them. There is no way for them to resist at all.
Chapter 91 Hope (Monthly Ticket Request!)
Byrne looked at the people surrounding the manor outside the door, and always felt that it should not be a bad thing. After all, the relationship between the Fisher family and the residents of Nasir Town was very good.
"We'll find out once we go and take a look."
However, when they arrived at the door, they found that the townspeople were not there to protest or rebel. Instead, everyone had gifts and were vying to give them to the Fisher family.
Zain chuckled and said, "I didn't expect that you guys have such a good reputation here."
Before leaving in the carriage, Zain stared at Byrne who was seeing him off below from the carriage and said lightly:
"Listen to my advice. Compared to buying the hearts of ordinary people, the powerful power you possess is the most fundamental. The existence of ordinary people will become increasingly meaningless to your family."
"I see!"
Byrne nodded immediately, thanking Zain for his advice.
The Fisher family was extremely weak at the beginning, and the connections of ordinary people were indeed very useful. They really need to change their mindset in the future.
After all, most of the world's resources are in the hands of extraordinary people.
Three months later, construction of the first factory that the Fischer family had already decided to open officially began.
The various families and individuals surrounding the Fischer family have basically invested in the factory, and their interests are more firmly combined.
The construction of the pharmaceutical factory attracted a lot of labor, some of whom were from Nasir town and the other part were from surrounding villages.
The Fisher family is looking forward to building their first factory in the town of Nasir, and will build a second factory, a food processing plant, later.
The two factories are expected to bring extremely high profits to the Fischer family.
Over the course of three years, the Fisher family has successively offered five mysterious artifacts of the collection level to the Lord of the Lost, including the one they had obtained from Emile.
However, Carl found that they were becoming less and less effective.
It seems that if I want to break through the seal of a higher level, I need not only the quantity of spirituality, but also the quality.
That is to say, if he wants to truly break through the third seal, he still needs a sacrifice of better quality.
So he issued an oracle to tell Irene that the Fisher family would no longer need to sacrifice mysterious objects of collection level.
Unfortunately, whether it is the stronger treasure-level items or the fourth-level extraordinary materials, they are things that cannot be bought on the black market or in the Alchemy Council.
Having money alone is not enough. Many precious resources are difficult to buy with money, so various families and secret organizations will hide them carefully.
For example, a mysterious item of forbidden level cannot be bought with money. Even if it is a forbidden item with a four-digit number, it can still make the families on the East Coast scramble for it.
Finally, the envoy from the Syat royal family arrived.
The Fisher family entertained them with great hospitality and later learned about the territories that had been allocated to them by the Syat royal family.
"Uld Village."
It's very close, just on the edge of Nasir Town. Not far to the west is the village of Urd, which has a population of about a thousand people.
Irene was silent for a while, then said,
"Urd, that is an area that has been controlled by the Case family for decades. There is a forest around it that produces mysterious creatures. Every year, we can harvest several second-level or even third-level extraordinary materials."
"They will not sit idly by and watch us take away Urd, the most important piece of land for the Cais family."
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Building an entire factory is a large-scale project. Byrne specially invited experienced people from Fein City to provide guidance to ensure that there will be no accidents during the entire construction process.
A group of workers were taking a lunch break in a factory that was about to be completed. Although they were tired, they were still in high spirits and chatting energetically.
They were all willing to work for the Fischer family because they never delayed paying their wages and even provided them with a hearty lunch.
Lunch consisted of bread, cabbage, potatoes, cheese, a small amount of beer, various fish, and occasionally bacon.
People on the East Coast have long been tired of fish, but bacon is extremely attractive, and the Syats' reserves of meat are still relatively low.
A worker ate bread and chatted:
"I saw Miss Vanessa in East City a few days ago. She was really kind. She distributed food to the elderly with a smile and didn't care at all that her boots got dirty in the muddy ground."
Another worker nearby shook his head and said, "What a pity for her legs..."
The worker biting the bread said: "Even if she is lame, she is still very beautiful. She is so elegant. I wish my future wife could be as elegant as her."
Everyone burst into laughter. This guy's idea was really unrealistic.
"Hahahaha, stop dreaming!"
"Hurry up and pee on the ground and look at your face to see how much mud there is!"
Ms. Vanessa is the quasi-housekeeper of the Fisher family and a big shot in the town of Nasir. These poor guys are not on the same level as her.
Even Ms. Vanessa's followers were not people they could easily pursue.
Suddenly an old worker said, "I've seen Miss Vanessa beating people in secret."
Huh?
Everyone was stunned. Everyone was surprised. The lady who was always elegant and gentle would hit someone?
The old worker paused and said, "But the man she beat up was a hooligan who harassed the elderly. He thought he was powerful because he joined the Dagger Brotherhood."
The Dagger Brotherhood!
Everyone was inexplicably afraid when they heard the name, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
That group of people controls the order of East City. The leader Moore and the sheriff even have good relations with the Fisher family. They will take care of things that the patrol team does not care about, and any violent conflict will be intervened by the Brotherhood.
"That gangster was like a madman, trying to attack Miss Vanessa, but all his attacks were dodged. Miss Vanessa, with her hands behind her back, was as agile as a butterfly flying through flowers. I really can't imagine that she is a disabled person."
Everyone was in complete disbelief, thinking that the old worker must be exaggerating. How could such a petite and disabled young lady possibly do such a thing?
The worker biting the bread had an anxious look in his eyes and immediately asked with concern:
"What happened to that gangster later? Did he take his men back to take revenge? Miss Vanessa will be okay, right? I know that when those gangsters go crazy, they don't care about the other party's identity or status at all!"
The old worker sneered and said mockingly:
"What are you thinking? He didn't dare to mention this matter after he returned, but the news still spread, and then... Moore chopped off one of his fingers in public!"
Everyone looked shocked, but then felt it was very logical. After all, Ms. Vanessa was from the Fisher family, and even the Dagger Brotherhood could not afford to offend her.
Moreover, the rules of the Dagger Brotherhood are strict, and they are harsher on insiders than outsiders. The rules set by the thin and short Moore make everyone in awe.
Even when his brother broke the rules, Moore cut off a finger.
"The rules that have been set are what must be followed, and the rules are the foundation of our existence." Moore said this publicly to everyone.
There was even one time when a young knight from the Vaner family wanted to kill a little brat who had soiled his clothes, but he was stopped by Moore and his men.
"According to the rules, he only needs to compensate you with money, or at worst be beaten up by you. Please be merciful and don't kill him."
"Can your rules for ordinary people control me?"
At that time, Moore was so angry that the knight laughed, and suddenly he slapped him and knocked out two of his teeth.
Moore still resisted the pressure and did not give up the child. Instead, he and his subordinates drew their flintlocks and pointed them at the knight, causing Vaner to leave with a gloomy face.
The old worker continued, his eyes full of awe for the Fischer family:
"Nasir Town belongs to the Fisher family. Anyone who dares to provoke the Fisher family is seeking his own death!"
When he said this, he slowly stood up, shook his head and said, "I'm going to go shake my bird and relax. I just drank too much."
"Hahahaha, old man, why are you going to the toilet again!"
"It's totally useless now!"
The workers all laughed. The old worker just smiled and didn't care about the teasing. He turned around and left everyone's sight and went to a corner.
In his heart, he respects Ms. Vanessa and the Fisher family very much.
The old worker was a local fisherman in Nasir. He has been living with his young granddaughter for more than ten years.
One winter day while fishing at sea, the old man was accidentally dragged into the water by a fish and developed a high fever. After he managed to survive, he kept coughing all day and his body became increasingly weak.
Seeing that he was about to completely lose his ability to live, he was in great pain. If he didn't go fishing, his granddaughter would never be able to survive!
At that time, Ms. Irene appeared and easily relieved him of the torture he had suffered all day long.
That kind of gentleness and strength was undoubtedly a miracle, and the old man would never forget it!
He had also received food relief from Ms. Vanessa for several years, and just a few days ago, Ms. Vanessa introduced him to a job in the factory.
Now everything is going in the right direction. He has a job in a factory and no longer has to risk going out to sea. His granddaughter is growing up and even has two reliable suitors vying for her favor.
There is finally hope in life.
He was sincerely grateful to the Fisher family for the changes they had brought to Nasir.
After finally finishing peeing, the old worker took out a piece of bread wrapped in paper from his arms. He had not been willing to eat it just now, so he planned to take it back for his granddaughter.
The granddaughter's birthday is coming soon, and the old worker decides to use the salary he has saved during this period to buy something the girl likes, but he is still unsure what to buy.
A new dress?
Or nice shoes?
"Why not find a chance to ask Ms. Vanessa, she will definitely know the best answer."
Just then, a tall man in black clothes walked past the old worker.
His eyes were like snake pupils, which made the old worker shudder. Goose bumps appeared all over his body and his fingers trembled subconsciously.
He stared at the figure that was getting farther and farther away, and couldn't help but stare in thought.
Who is that guy?
At this moment, a hand suddenly grabbed the old worker's neck from behind.
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Fisher's house.
Byrne, who had just sent Margaret away, returned to the family hall. Vanessa, with a limp, walked up to him quickly, looking very anxious.
"What's wrong?"
Byrne frowned slightly, realizing that something must have happened.
"Master, there's an accident at the factory."
Vanessa paused, bit her lip, and finally calmed down and said,
"We found it. The body was torn into pieces."
Chapter 92: Capture (Please vote for me!)
The sky was covered with thick dark clouds, with rumbling thunder coming from the clouds. The rain poured down heavily and rapidly, as if a lake was pouring from the sky to the ground.
"The head of the Fisher family is here!"
Hearing that Lord Byrne was coming, the workers stood up and walked over, and the leading workers surrounded him excitedly.
The family guards quickly distanced themselves from Byrne, and the workers' leaders all kept talking loudly and followed Byrne's footsteps.
Vanessa and the guard captain Theo were both around, and Theo was holding an umbrella for Byrne.
Byrne could see that the gray-haired captain of the guard remained silent, while Vanessa, with rain on her face, quickly recounted what had happened in the sound of the rain.
"The deceased was an old man named Abbott. When we were counting the number of people, we found that old Abbott was missing. It is very likely that the remains of the body belonged to him."
Byrne walked through the water with an expressionless face, listening to what Vanessa said in her ear.
The impact of dismembered bodies is much greater than that of a simple death. The people in the construction factory are now panicking and are reluctant to continue construction for a while.
Some people say that the existence of the factory has attracted some mysterious entity, causing the whole thing to be full of bad luck, and more people will die if it continues.
Finally, Byrne and others arrived at the place where the body parts were found. He went forward personally to check the body parts that had been covered and not washed away by the rain.
The extraordinary ability of "deconstruction perspective" was activated, and a light blue halo appeared in Byrne's eyes. He easily judged that it was indeed human flesh and blood tissue.
"…"
He was silent for a while. This might be due to the existence of a murderer in Nasir Town, or it might be the revenge of the Poseidon Cult, or it might be a warning from the Case family.
If it turns out to be the last one, then the Case family will let them know who the murderer is after a while, otherwise there is no point in killing them.
If a warning is given, the person concerned must be informed.
"Vanessa, go get Chris."
Whoever the murderer was, Byrne felt the Fishers needed to take control.
If they allow the other party to kill people indiscriminately on their territory, it will be troublesome. Not only will the Fisher family be in a very passive position, but their reputation will also be seriously damaged and everyone will be in danger.
Grassroots connections are still very important.
He had thought clearly about Zain's words.
It is basically impossible for mortals without blood and talent to become extraordinary people in the world. After Zain has seen the top strong men who can destroy the army by themselves, he naturally has an indifferent attitude towards the connections of mortals.
In fact, most extraordinary people are like this, and it is extremely correct from their perspective.
But the situation with the Fischer family was quite different.
The Fisher family possesses the formula for the potion of sequence power. The huge potential power of this family lies in the fact that, in theory, as long as there are enough resources, they can make everyone a transcendent.
Therefore, they also need to pay attention to the elites among ordinary people, like Vanessa, Eric, and Archibald.
Vanessa nodded and went to call Chris.
On the way from Fisher Manor to the scene of the incident, Vanessa told Chris everything that had happened. Even in the heavy rain, the girl still spoke very clearly.
The silver-haired boy just listened silently without saying a word from beginning to end.
"Chris."
Suddenly, Vanessa's tone changed a little. Instead of saying "Master", she called Chris directly.
He looked at the girl.
She stopped too.
Chris stared at the beautiful girl with short hair and found that there was a kind of pure anger in her expression.
That was an emotion that the core members of the Fisher family rarely expressed to outsiders nowadays.
She was angry for the innocent, sad for the weak, and anguished and determined for the strangled hopes.
"Find that damn bastard, Chris, please. I beg you."
The girl's body was trembling slightly as she pleaded earnestly in the pouring rain.
He didn't say anything, just nodded.
certainly.
Chris suddenly felt happy. It turned out that Vanessa's deepest heart had not changed. She was still the same girl as before.
He smiled slightly.
When the two arrived at the scene, the family guards made way for them.
Byrne patted Chris on the shoulder and said calmly, "Vanessa should have told you everything. It's up to you now, Chris."
Chris's hair was wet from the wind and rain. He lowered his eyes slightly and looked calmly at the remains of the body, then nodded.
He activated his extraordinary characteristic "Tracking Senses", and all kinds of colorful auras appeared in front of him.
Although they were diluted by the rain, Chris was still able to find the breath he needed to lock onto.
"Found it." Chris said lightly.
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"They'll never find us."
Inside a hotel in Nasir Town, a man and a woman sat on chairs and drank tea silently.
The man was a black-haired half-orc with wolf ears and a tail, he looked very wild, and he was wearing civilian clothes.
The woman had brown hair, a collar around her neck, and bracelets on her wrists and ankles. She looked to be a young female spellcaster in her twenties.
Both of them are extraordinary people who are attached to the Case family. They come from two different knight families and their strength is at the top.
A few days ago, they received instructions from the Case family to cause some trouble for the Fisher family.
When the Case family and the Leander family were fighting before, they had done something similar. They picked the old worker and killed him, crushed the body, and threw it where it would be easy to find.
The Wolf-Eared Knight exhaled, as if doing this kind of thing still made him a little nervous, and continued:
"We have already investigated in advance. There are no spellcasters who can manipulate corpses among the Fisher family and their vassals, let alone those who are good at prophecy."
In today's magic system, if you want to restore a crime scene, in most cases you must have an intact corpse.
Only a few powerful monarchs can recreate the original scene without a corpse.
The Wolf-Eared Knight continued, "According to the plan, we will kill a few more people in the next ten days."
"Then hint to the Fisher family that if they don't give up control of the village, they will be completely hostile to the Case family."
"By that time, the people who die will not just be a few insignificant ordinary people."
The Case family took some time to confirm that the sudden appearance of the assistant priest was just an accident, and finally made up their minds to take action.
The brown-haired female spellcaster nodded and said, "In fact, we should have taken action a long time ago. Now that the Fisher family has become a true baron family, it is not easy to take action."
The Wolf-Eared Knight shook his head and said, "There's nothing we can do. We didn't know that Baron Hoven was completely insane before, and we didn't know the specific situation of the Hoven family. How could Baron Keith dare to get involved in the Governor's things?"
What about the situation of the Hoven family?
The brown-haired female spellcaster fell into deep thought. By the way, logically speaking, after Baron Hoven became mentally ill, the Hoven family would not have abandoned this territory. They should have sent someone over.
Why did the Hoven family completely ignore this enclave on the East Coast?
She felt very strange, but after asking, the Wolf-Eared Knight just laughed and refused to mention anything about the Hoven family, leaving the brown-haired female spellcaster completely speechless.
At this moment, the Wolf-Eared Knight's nose moved!
"Yes, there are people approaching, and there are quite a lot of them! We have been discovered, let's run!"
The brown-haired female spellcaster was horrified and shouted, "How is this possible? It's impossible for them to discover us!"
However, any further hesitation would put their lives in danger, so although they didn't understand the situation, they immediately slipped out the back door of the hotel.
They ran all the way to another street. Just when the two were about to take a break, the Wolf-Eared Knight noticed several ordinary people with daggers looking at them from a distance. After their eyes met, they immediately ran away.
The Wolf-Eared Knight immediately said, "No, there are also pawns of the Fisher family here!"
They moved again, intending to escape from the town of Nasir as quickly as possible and directly into the jungle outside.
However, the two soon stopped in the pouring rain and looked at the man not far away in horror.
Byrne was dressed in black and stood expressionlessly in the pouring rain, while the captain of the guard, Theo, was standing beside him holding an umbrella for him.
He is a powerful man who has reached the second level, Baron Byrne of the Fisher family!
Oops!
The wolf-eared knight's sweat and rain mixed together and he said tremblingly:
"According to the information given by that lord, the head of the Fisher family is not good at fighting at all. Let's fight him!"
The brown-haired female spellcaster kept shaking her head, her eyes filled with fear as she advised:
"There is absolutely no way we can defeat him with just the two of us. Let's just surrender. He probably won't kill us. After all, we just killed an ordinary man."
The Wolf-Eared Knight's face was full of struggle and confusion, and he was still frantically thinking about whether to surrender or escape immediately.
He couldn't surrender because his family was deeply tied to the Case family. If he surrendered, the entire family would be implicated.
The Wolf-Eared Knight roared and rushed forward, getting closer and closer to the two.
In the heavy rain, Byrne just stretched out his hand very calmly and snapped his fingers.
"flame."
In an instant, the Wolf-Eared Knight was covered in hellish orange-yellow flames. The immense pain penetrated his soul, and he could not help but roll around in the rain in agony.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Fortunately, there was a lot of water on the street due to the heavy rain, and the flames on his body were put out in a short time.
Byrne didn't look at him, but just stared ahead expressionlessly. Although there was no need to chant any spells to perform fire manipulation, he still decided to say the word "fire" in front of everyone.
Over time, many people would think that he had to cast a spell to release the fire, and perhaps use spells such as silencing to counter him.
At that time, the other party will be surprised to find that he can release the raging fire without even chanting any spell.
"I, I surrender!"
Seeing this scene, the female spellcaster knelt on the ground in fear, not daring to resist at all. Soon many guards of the Fisher family also surrounded her.
The wolf-eared knight with burns all over his body was unable to resist, and the female spellcaster also surrendered. The family guards were originally afraid of the extraordinary people, but they gritted their teeth and went up to capture the two and tied them up.
Captain Tio immediately asked, "Baron, how should we deal with them?"
Byrne was thinking, but before he could say anything, Vanessa came up to him holding an umbrella for Irene.
Irene's eyes were extremely cold, and she said,
"First, interrogate them strictly to get important information, and then tie them up in the center of Nasir Town, and let the townspeople of Nasir watch and punish them."
Byrne did not object, but simply asked, "What is the purpose of doing this?"
He felt that Irene was not the type to vent her emotions wantonly.
Irene explained, "This way, the townspeople will be more grateful to us, and on the other hand, we can also publicly humiliate the mastermind behind those two people."
As for who was the mastermind behind the scenes, the female spellcaster quickly confessed.
Not surprisingly, it was the Case family.
The purpose is very simple and clear, which is to intimidate and warn the Fisher family, hoping that they will "voluntarily" give up their control over the territory of Urd Village.
The murderer behind the scenes has been found out, and the evidence is all available. The question is what to do next?
Because the victim is just an ordinary person, in the eyes of both the church and the East Coast Governor, it is completely insignificant and even completely unnecessary to care about.
It is impossible for them to punish a supernatural lord for such a small matter, because there is still an essential difference in social status between supernatural people and ordinary people.
Therefore, whether there was any evidence that instructed the two men to come and kill the elderly worker is essentially unimportant.
If the Fisher family wants to fight back, they must find a way themselves.