Chapter 286 - Chapter 286: Chapter 276 Shocking the Nation! (2/2)

“How is that possible?”

Within the Romann family, Ariel stood up abruptly from her seat in her room, still feeling a strong sense of disbelief deep inside her upon receiving the news from the servants.

Although she had always been aware that Chris Fischer stood a not-small chance of successfully reaching the level of a Monarch powerful expert, the news still struck her as incredibly unbelievable!

“The Fischer family is now our ally, not a vassal, Ariel.”

Aldrich slowly walked in from outside the door, nodding calmly and continuing, “From now on, we can never underestimate them. In fact, we must absolutely not underestimate any large family that already has a Monarch powerful expert.”

Without a second thought, Ariel immediately said:

“How did Chris get his inheritance? The Ten Great Families, the Church, and those few ancient orders almost monopolize all the inheritances that can reach the Monarch Level. Was the inheritance that led to Chris’s promotion given by you?”

Aldrich slowly shook his head, explaining, “No, Ariel, that’s not the case. In fact, I am very suspicious of one thing.”

“Perhaps, there is a powerful Extraordinary Exponent hidden in Nasir Town, very likely possessing the strength of a high-level Monarch…”

Ariel was stunned for a moment, then instinctively shook her head:

“How can that be? There are only a handful of high-level Monarchs throughout the entire East!”

Aldrich closed his eyes, continuously reviewing the history of the Fischer family over the past decades, finding many clues.

“A powerful expert on the brink of death ends up in a coastal town, accidentally receives assistance from the Fischer family, and decides to conceal his identity, remotely controlling the Fischer family from behind the scenes as his own tool…”

“The most likely deduction I have made over this period is just this, the development trajectory of the Fischer family over the decades and the circumstances where they encountered disasters and were saved, all align with this theory.”

Ariel fell into deep silence, unable to help but ask, “Could it be the Chairman of the Alchemy Council?”

Aldrich shook his head, saying, “I don’t know.”

“Regardless of what the real situation is, we have to be cautious in dealing with the Fischer family. You must always remember this in the future.”

“What do you mean?” Ariel was startled, not understanding why he was telling her all this.

Aldrich looked at her with a profound gaze, saying seriously,

“I and the Duke have made a decision, Ariel, it will be you who will inherit the position of family head of the Romann family in the future!”

—

In the depths of the White Sea, atop the sea surface, the Sea God Cult had just once again repelled an attack from the Winged Folk.

The remaining members of the entire Sea God Cult were very exhausted.

The sea surface was littered with numerous corpses of the Winged Folk; they looked very similar to humans, except for the white wings on their backs and sparse white feathers along their limbs.

In the sky, the leader, High Priest Sky Blue, covered in wounds, took a long time before he could muster the spiritual power to heal himself.

If it were not for the glacier inhabitants and the Winged Folk being heatedly engaged in battle, forcing the Winged Folk to split their forces into two, the Sea God Cult would have stood no chance against their attack.

The Sea God Cult was close to being completely annihilated.

“No matter what, we won’t have the energy to harass the East Coast Province in the short term. It’s time to rest and recuperate…”

The voice of Sage Dark Blue emerged from within High Priest Sky Blue.

“And the truth is, we might be able to hold our own at sea with the help of the sea tribe, but aiming to conquer the East Coast on land is almost an impossibility.”

High Priest Sky Blue fell silent, while his twin brother, Sage Dark Blue, continued to speak.

“Such a pity, I was the only one who disagreed with starting a war back then…”

Right then, High Priest Sky Blue suddenly received an incredibly unbelievable piece of news from a member of the sea tribe.

“How can that be?”

“Someone from the Fischer family has actually become a new Monarch powerful expert!”

—

In the Royal Capital of the Rhea Kingdom.

In a palace that could not be considered splendid, the “Blood Flames King,” “Skyfire” Flamme, was calmly reviewing a series of documents.

At that moment, his spy emerged from the surrounding shadows, presenting him with a highly confidential letter.

“My king, please look.”

The “Blood Flames King” Flamme nodded, took it, and fell into a deep silence for a long time after reading the contents of the letter.

“The Fischer family…”

Two members of the Meyer family had died at the hands of the Fischers.

He naturally remembered those people and would never forget them for as long as he lived.

But Flamme never imagined that one day the once meek and feeble Fischer family would leave the dining table to step onto the real stage and become “predators.”

He said calmly and indifferently,

“Well done!”

“However, your ultimate fate will still not change, because the Meyer family will never forget its vengeance.”

“Let us continue our struggle upon the stage.”