Chapter 213 - Chapter 213: Chapter 202: Steam Locomotive, Railway, Lion Convention_2 (2/2)
“I even sincerely hope that Byrne will one day reach the Monarch Level; deep down I feel that he and I will have hundreds of years of cooperation ahead.”
Suddenly, Renzo raised his voice and exclaimed:
“But I must remind you of something, what if Byrne never reaches the Monarch! Without Byrne, his loyalty and sense of honor will not be inherited!”
“The worst-case scenario is that you fail, Byrne fails, and it’s Chris or someone else who succeeds! Can you still guarantee the relationship between the two families then? What about decades later? Therefore, coming up with a contingency plan for the Fischer family in advance is more in line with your character, Bast!”
Renzo paused, squinting as he said:
“You should be able to feel it, right? The Fischer family has always had some deeply hidden ace up their sleeve, likely akin to those demonic secrets of yours; otherwise, they couldn’t have resolved so many seemingly fatal predicaments time and again.”
After listening to his brother’s heartfelt words, Viscount Bast lapsed into deep silence before finally nodding gently and saying, “I understand, you make very good points, indeed I was a bit muddled.”
“I’ll devise a way to deal with the Fischer family before reaching the Monarch Level.”
He stared calmly at the worried Renzo; indeed, even his own brother had not noticed the secrets hidden in his heart.
Hehe.
Although there were indeed some feelings, Bast had never truly trusted the Fischer family.
It was only because the “emotional card” was indeed effective that he had played it with Byrne from the start.
Decades of association did develop emotions, but Bast was very confident that he would not succumb to these feelings; he had been clear on this when he killed Zavier.
The old man narrowed his eyes, which harbored ill will, and smiled faintly.
After he became a Monarch powerful expert, whether to support Byrne and Chris as new Monarchs or to feed them to the demons would naturally depend on the loyalty and threat level of the Fischers!
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Some time later, Viscount Bast personally arrived at Nasir Town and secretly made his way to Fischer Manor.
He quickly entered the drawing room and smiled at Byrne.
“It’s been a long time, this time I’m here to discuss not steam locomotives or railways, but something else of great importance.”
Byrne was silent for a moment before fixing his gaze on Viscount Bast, saying, “Let me guess.”
“Monarch!”
The two men uttered the word in unison and then both revealed smiles.
Afterward, Byrne and Viscount Bast discussed his imminent breakthrough to the Monarch Level with great seriousness.
After pouring the tea and falling into a prolonged silence, Byrne asked solemnly, “Lord Bast, what do you think the chances are of reaching that glorious palace?”
Viscount Bast was blunt and answered earnestly:
“The likelihood is quite substantial, fifty percent, and the Romann family’s influence will lend significant support. As long as this matter isn’t leaked, there’s a good chance I’ll break through to the Monarch Level smoothly.”
Fifty percent?
Byrne looked at Viscount Bast in surprise; a fifty percent chance was very significant—there was hardly ever a higher probability of breakthrough.
Even the most talented individuals have a fifty percent chance of failure!
For most, the likelihood of making it from the Metamorphosis Phase to Monarch and truly opening that door was only twenty to thirty percent!
Viscount Bast continued:
“The majority of powerful experts are in Rhea. If my breakthrough were to leak out, not many would come to cause trouble, but at that time, any assistance would be crucial.”
Byrne clearly understood the implication of the words and nodded earnestly, saying, “I understand! The Fischer family will certainly help with all our might!”