Chapter 429 - Chapter 429: Chapter 406 "City of Thousands" Kennas (2/2)

“How much do you know about the Eastern country, Cyart?”

This councilman was none other than Viscount Johnville who had acted as a go-between for the Fischer family, providing many forms of assistance.

He narrowed his eyes, which gave him a shrewd and mercantile appearance, a nobleman with the air of a businessman.

The councilmen were momentarily stunned before they began sharing their impressions of Cyart, thinking back and forth.

“I know their country has particularly good seafood; it’s something of a fishing nation, I suppose. But overall, their seafood seems to be not as good as that from the Western Moon Sea and Dragon Bay, right?”

“Lobsters, Cyart’s lobsters are definitely in first place! Not even Moon Sea and Dragon Bay can compare!”

“Cyart, a friend of mine bought some indigenous slaves shipped from there. Oh yes, there’s a certain special stone on the Great Snow Mountain nearby. It’s quite a fine piece in collector’s clubs.”

The councilors chatted away, and overall, in the upper echelons of Lorne Empire society, few people had much understanding of Cyart, a remote small country on the continent.

Viscount Johnville laughed with a “hehe,” shook his head, and said, “Actually, the eleven-year civil war in Cyart has recently ended, and Queen Peggy, supported by the Lorne Empire, has finally ascended the throne.”

“Oh, an eleven-year civil war? That sounds like a terrifying thing,” said another councilman nonchalantly.

Viscount Johnville took a deep breath.

He spoke solemnly, “Respected councilmen, there is a rather important piece of news. The fact is that Queen Peggy was someone I found and brought to the prominent Fischer family in Cyart, so she and the local Fischer family would give me some face.”

“So if any of you has something you want to trade, or hope to sell to the people of the Eastern Four Kingdoms, or want to set up a factory in Cyart… you can come directly to me after this gathering.”

Everyone showed a dawning realization. So that was it; Viscount Johnville’s “investment” in Cyart was ripe for harvest.

He was not only pulling everyone together to reap the resources of Cyart, but he was also flaunting his own achievements.

Someone said with a laugh:

“It was because of this achievement that the Prime Minister let you into the council, right?”

Viscount Johnville nodded and replied, “Perhaps, but it’s mainly because the Prime Minister has a keen eye for people and gave me a chance. I think I will do even better in the future.”

When Viscount Johnville returned home, a very special guest had arrived at his villa.

Being a member of the Imperial Council, he was undoubtedly a genuine high society figure, not someone just anyone could casually meet.

However, upon learning of the visitor’s surname, Viscount Johnville was very pleased to receive them.

“I really did not expect someone from your family to come to Lorne; I am very happy to meet you!”

The visitor was a young man with silvery-white hair, wearing a monocle and a light black tailcoat and having only one intact arm. His face bore an inscrutable smile.

“Hello, my name is Karno Fischer.”

It was Karno’s first visit to Kennas, the capital of the Lorne Empire.

He had had several dreams a few months ago.

In these dreams, if he came to the Lorne Empire, Karno would meet a mysterious deceased who would bring him many things, even something unforgettable for life, and should he miss it, terrible things would happen.

At the same time, the name “Andersen” would keep appearing in the dreams…

Karno was well aware of what the so-called “Andersen” was— a veritable nightmare causing even Extraordinary Exponents to pale, very dreadful indeed.

For decades, many of those who had died in the adventures of the Spirit Realm gradually came to believe they were someone called “Andersen” in real life, eventually losing all sense of their former selves.

Over these many years, people were completely powerless against this, not even the heavens could awaken those individuals to their true selves.

As for what exactly “Andersen” was?

Nobody knew.

Karno felt he might find the ultimate answer to the problem in the Lorne Empire.

In the end, he chose to trust the prophetic dreams he had, and so he came alone to Lorne, the strongest empire in the world, and since he knew no one else here, he went straight to Viscount Johnville.

What exactly did that dream mean?

Regardless, he knew the first thing he needed to do was to complete the promotion ritual for the “Eye of Fate” at the 5th Rank; otherwise, the end of his life would draw nearer.

“My life shouldn’t be over yet, right? Great Lord of the Lost.”