Chapter 221 - Chapter 221: Chapter 211 The Past Repeats Itself (2/2)

After another round of voting, the result had changed to three against one. Lilian nodded in agreement with the collective decision of the family.

“Eh?”

All of a sudden, Byrne couldn’t help but let out a surprised sound.

He could clearly feel that his Spirituality, which had not changed for years, suddenly showed signs of boiling over.

“Why?”

Could his recent actions actually be related to the ceremony for advancing to the 4th Rank?

A surge of ecstasy immediately welled up deep inside Byrne. Although he did not know the specific reason, if he could also advance to the 4th Rank of the God Pantheon stairway, the benefits to his family would be immense!

“Off to Fein City…”

He was silent for a moment before taking a book out of his breast pocket. It was “Zavier’s Diary,” likely the “backup plan of the Black Hawk” that Bast had mentioned.

The matters recorded within were of great importance, leaving Byrne speechless and pondering for a long time.

However, Byrne accidentally discovered there was a problem.

This was a forged diary!

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The next day, the entire Fischer family set out with thousands of people, heading directly to Fein City in the south.

They traveled on a well-built road, but because of the large number of people, the movement was not very fast, and by the time Viscount Bast received the news, the Fischer family should still be on the road to Fein City.

Riding on his horse, Byrne gazed ahead, took a breath, and the surrounding weather became slightly chilly without knowing when.

“At least there’s no snow.”

The gloom of decades past resurfaced in Byrne’s heart.

His father’s face seemed to appear before his eyes, followed by the looks of Irene, Erik, Aaron, and others. Despite having lost much along the way, the Fischer family had persevered.

He knew one thing clearly: the Fischer family was already completely different from before.

“The outcome this time will definitely be different, it must be…”

Within the retreating column of people from Nasir Town, Archibald looked at his wife and children, a strong worry deep in his heart.

As the family’s Sergeant-at-Arms, in charge of many of the Fischer family’s soldiers and having studied at a military academy, he was very clear about the reality of war, having participated in that naval battle.

If the Rhea army truly came to attack, it would lead to a calamity.

He and his family could die at any moment.

Once, he thought he was unafraid of death, but with a family, the bonds in his heart grew stronger.

Archibald’s wife and children were all silver descendants, and deep within, he had once regretted marrying a silver descendant due to the Fischer family’s decision, causing his offspring to have much shorter lifespans than normal humans.

But regretting was useless, Archibald could only hope his offspring would become the Great Elders of the silver descendants on the East Coast, just as His Excellency Byrne had planned.

His daughter couldn’t help asking, “Father, will the Rhea People catch up to us?”

Archibald shook his head seriously and said, “Don’t worry, they won’t, they can’t possibly reach us here.”

Archibald’s son, however, looked upset and said loudly, “Father, I really want to know why we must flee. Can’t we have a decisive battle with the Rhea People?”

“Because it’s not time yet.”

Archibald couldn’t be bothered to explain to the child, but the silver-haired boy was persistent and even shouted angrily at his father:

“You’ve said it, the Rhea People are a bunch of garbage, beasts, weak and incompetent refuse. If they are such a weak group, why should we fear them?”

The boy paused and complained:

“His Excellency Byrne actually made us flee, I cannot understand it. He is truly a coward; too weak!”

“What the hell did you say?”

Hearing the deeply respected His Excellency Byrne being insulted, Archibald immediately became furious, raised his hand, and slapped his son to the ground without force.

His wife exclaimed in shock and immediately got angry.

She helped her crying son up and then shouted angrily:

“Archibald, what are you doing? You only know how to bully your son; if you dare, go fight the Rhea People!”

“Hmph!”

Archibald took a deep breath and snorted.

“I’m not wrong, and Mr. Byrne would not be wrong either! Remember not to say such things again!”

He couldn’t be bothered to argue with his family.

In fact, Archibald had been stuck at the 2nd Rank for many years, watching his good brother Chris growing stronger and seeming to become more distant from himself, his heart filled with intense unease and pain.

“Damn it, what do I need to do to advance to the 3rd Rank?”

According to Mr. Byrne, most advancement ceremonies required impacting others. The Path of Calamity, could it be about causing calamities for others?

He fell into deep thought.

A week later, the thousands retreating finally arrived at the northern part of Fein City and quickly encountered a cavalry unit from the Lion clan. The people couldn’t help but cheer and leap for joy.

The worried leader, upon seeing Byrne and Chris, called out immediately:

“Bad news, the Rhea People have suddenly invaded the East Coast!”