Late at night, white candles lit up in the basement of the Fisher family mansion, and the firelight dispersed the darkness. Irene, Lucius, and Byrne gathered here.
Eileen was still wearing a black dress, sitting on a chair, and said cautiously:
"From now on, if we hold family meetings in the basement, it will still be too conspicuous in the hall. Even the servants of the family may not be able to completely believe it."
Byrne nodded, holding his glasses and saying nothing.
Lucius suddenly said seriously: "You must remember, Byrne, only those who are connected by blood can truly be fully trusted."
Irene nodded obviously in agreement, while Byrne was noncommittal, but didn't say anything to refute.
Lucius crossed his hands on his chest, looked at the two family descendants and said, "Let's review why those jungle natives died miserably."
"Remember, no matter whether we succeed or fail, review is necessary, otherwise we will taste tragic failure sooner or later."
Byrne immediately said: "I think the most important thing is the issue of intelligence. If the indigenous people didn't know almost nothing about us, I'm afraid they wouldn't dare to rush in recklessly."
"It is also important to prepare equipment and other foreign objects. For example, alchemical explosives are the power of knowledge, and the indigenous people still use traditional and ancient weapons."
Erin shook her head and stated what she believed to be the facts in a calm tone.
"They have failed from the root. The Bloody Lord is just a weak mysterious existence. Compared with the great Lost Lord, he is simply insignificant and not worth mentioning!"
After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes devoutly.
Great Lord of the Lost, I see it!
That bullet can successfully change its trajectory and hit it only because of your will!
As long as they have the protection of the great Lost Lord, the Fisher family is basically invincible!
"The Lost Lord..."
Lucius thought for a moment, and to a certain extent it was true.
If the Lord of the Lost had not warned in advance, but had waited until the enemy climbed over the wall and opened the main entrance from the courtyard before starting to counterattack, the final result of the battle would have been absolutely disastrous.
The existence of the Lost Lord prevents the Fisher family from being attacked and ambushed, which is indeed an extremely important point.
Rather, it is the source of our strength.
Well, He.
Lucius subconsciously looked up in the direction of the enshrined transparent bottle, with extremely complicated emotions in his heart, and finally added:
"In the final analysis, the most important reason is the leader's misjudgment. No matter how the self-proclaimed heroic priest feels that he is noble and great, he must bear full responsibility for the dozens of people who died."
"The soldiers trusted the priest, but he led the troops in recklessly, completely unable to distinguish the strength of the enemy from our own. He is really a 'brave waste'."
He paused and continued, his words full of disdain for the middle-aged priest.
"What happened this time is extremely bad. It has been rare in the East Coast region in the past few years. The governor and the baron will never let go of the opportunity for revenge. The natives who will die due to revenge in the future will also be blamed. On the priest’s head.”
Lucius took a deep breath, looked at Eileen and Byrne and said:
"Remember, always be a wise coward, not a brave loser, because your judgment will affect more than one person. Don't provoke those beings that the Fisher family cannot afford to offend."
Eileen's eyes were calm and she continued concluding: "Prudence and confidentiality are the most important principles of the Fisher family."
Then she couldn't help but smile, with a hint of excitement in her eyes.
"The good news is that we have gained another fortune and added a new power to the great Lord of the Lost."
Byrne finally couldn't help complaining: "Aside from money and the Lost Lord, the only thing you care about is the Fisher family. There is nothing else you want to think about in life."
Instead, Eileen was stunned for a moment and asked incomprehensibly: "Besides these three things, is there anything else that I need to care about?"
Byrne was speechless for a moment. He would never be able to focus on only a few things in life like Eileen, and when he read a book, he didn't read each book for its usefulness.
Byrne just wants to explore and know many things. There are so many things worth being interested in in the world.
After Irene finished speaking, she suddenly looked at Lucius. She knew that the man had completely digested the "Gladiator" potion and was qualified to advance to the next stage.
"After excluding the pension, the property we can use now is forty-five gold coins. Do we want to purchase second-level extraordinary materials?"
Second-level extraordinary materials are worth at least thirty gold coins, and the price may rise by up to fifty percent, which may wipe out all the family's wealth in an instant.
Everyone in the family needs money every day, and Baron Hoven will soon receive an expected "bandit suppression donation."
Lucius fell into deep thought, shook his head and said:
"Go to sleep, Eileen, you and I will attend Baron Hoven's banquet tomorrow morning."
Baron Hoving had already returned from the city of Fein, and while expressing his indignation at the whole thing, he immediately summoned the prominent people in the town to a banquet.
Lucius narrowed his eyes with experience and said: "The purpose of the banquet held by the baron is very simple. Whether it is to suppress bandits or similar things, the lord has always asked various families to donate money. It is not a new thing."
When Irene heard that she was going to donate money, she suddenly looked embarrassed and couldn't suppress the pain in her voice and said, "Can we make a free note?"
"Obviously not."
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When Baron Hoven returned to Nasir from Fein City, the first thing he did was to invite the prominent families in the town to attend a banquet.
His mansion in Nasir Town is naturally located in the richest northern city, covering a very large area. Even though Baron Hoven himself rarely comes back to Nasir, this exquisite mansion has dozens of servants on standby all year round.
Lucius and Irene wore the best clothes their families could get and rode a carriage together to the door of the Baron's house. This was actually their first time meeting a real aristocrat.
The knight class in Siyat is generally landless, and their status is in an extremely embarrassing transition period. Fortunately, the existence of extraordinary power will make the knights different from ordinary people after all.
Nobles are still true nobility.
In the center of the banquet hall is a long banquet table, covered with fine fabrics and carved linens. The table is placed with gold and silver vessels, porcelain and exquisite tableware, and is filled with all kinds of delicacies.
The food was cooked extremely exquisitely. However, no one here came just to eat, everyone had a social purpose.
Irene looked calm and observed the people in the banquet hall calmly. It could be said that all the powerful people in Nasir town were here.
The demi-human elders of the Silver clan, the family patriarchs of four knight families including the Taylor family, and seven well-known wealthy businessmen from various industries including John the Sea Merchant, the mayor, the sheriff, the priest of the Church of Storms...
Erin stared intently at the fat mayor standing in the corner.
No one spoke to him, and the mayor looked extremely unhappy and was trembling all over.
Not long after the banquet started, the prominent people in Nasir Town smiled and talked with the Baron one by one, until finally it was the turn of Irene and Lucius from the Fisher family.
Baron Hoven is tall and thin and wears gorgeous blue clothes. The workmanship is very complicated and exquisite. Even though it looks like the clothes on others, there are huge differences in every design inside.
His skin is extremely smooth and elastic, and he is clearly in his thirties but has the face of a young man.
"The hero who killed the native priest, the great hero of the Fisher family! Hahahaha! Mr. Lucius, I finally meet you!"
Baron Huo Wen smiled and nodded to the two of them, his smiling eyes full of gentleness and calmness.
"And this elegant and beautiful lady Erin, your beauty graces the East Coast!"
Eileen knew the identity of this man very well. He was suspected to be the illegitimate son of Earl Huo Wen, the governor of the East China Sea, and he was actually the nephew of the governor.
In any case, his status is higher than that of ordinary low-level nobles.
"It is an honor to meet you, Baron Hoving."
"It is also my honor, Lord Baron."
Irene and Lucius bowed to the Baron gracefully. In the past two years, they had gradually integrated into the upper class circles and quickly learned social etiquette.
After the two parties had a polite conversation, Baron Hoven smiled and pointed to the core topic.
"I came back this time to do two main things. The first is post-disaster reconstruction. I can't let down the people in my territory, and the second thing is revenge on the shameless jungle natives. The master of the storm is above, Siya The Te people must no longer tolerate and condone those savages."
He changed the subject and said extremely calmly:
"It's just that I am really short of funds on my own. Fortunately, all the families in Nasir Town have expressed their willingness to contribute money and efforts."
Erin and Lucius looked at each other and decided to do what they had agreed upon.
She said extremely calmly: "The Fisher family is willing to contribute money and efforts...but before this matter, I have someone to report to you."
"The mayor of Nasir Town colluded with the jungle natives and deliberately transferred the patrol team. He must be responsible for the tragedy a few nights ago."
