Chapter 136 - Chapter 136: Chapter 130 Bloodbath (2/2)

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Byrne’s face changed dramatically, and he fell into deep thought.

They had finally been noticed by those above.

For years, Nasir Town, under the management of the Fischer family, had been dutifully paying taxes to the mentally deranged Baron Hovern.

And as Baron Hovern’s branch watched the tax revenue, along with the substantial private bribes, continue to increase, they allowed the Fischer family to grow stronger, a state of mutually beneficial relations.

However, even though the relationship at the grassroots level was friendly, it seemed that Earl Hovern, the governor of the East Coast and the head of the Hovern family, had finally started to consider targeting the Fischer family as part of his political calculations.

Since the rapidly developing Fischer family had become loyal supporters of the Lion clan in recent years, Earl Hovern, who supported the Eagle clan, would not want them to have an easy time going forward.

Firstly, they were specifically named to join the battle, and secondly, another family member was sent to manage Nasir Town. What’s more, it was uncertain what else Earl Hovern had planned.

Byrne immediately expressed his gratitude with sincerity, “This is big trouble, thank you for informing me, Mr. Abel.”

Lieutenant Colonel Abel pondered for a while and said,

“Your family’s properties are mostly in Nasir Town, which is indeed troublesome. Perhaps you could move the factories to Ourde Village beforehand, to prevent them from finding an excuse to seize them.”

Moving a factory was not an easy task, and Ourde was not at all suitable for establishing factories.

It was apparent that this officer had no understanding of these matters, making Byrne unsure how to respond.

In the past, the Fischer family was too insignificant for the high and mighty East Coast governor to even remember the existence of Fischer, but in recent years, their family had gradually become famous on the East Coast.

And being famous was not always a good thing, especially for the weak.

During the war, the Fischer family’s wealth rapidly increased each year through military supply orders. Although they were still far from comparing with the viscount families due to their shorter accumulation of wealth, they were already one of the leading baronial families.

There was no doubt that wealth was the root of envy.

Days later, half of the warships set out under the bishop’s orders, heading for an island occupied by followers of the Sea God.

The Fischer family was also in the lineup, cruising on a cruiser as the vanguard.

It was the first time the Fischer family was truly on the battlefield, and everyone was very tense, with serious expressions on their faces.

But things turned out to be much easier than expected. Perhaps because the target was not strong enough, or maybe because the war had entered its final stages, the followers of the Sea God on the island put up almost no resistance and surrendered quickly.

However, several of the surrendered Extraordinary Exponents of the Sea God Cult were taken away and then transformed into stone statues by “Iron Blood” Viscount Oder, an ally of the Lion clan, using powerful transformation magic, and were destroyed and killed.

A brutal massacre began.

The deep-seated animal instincts within blood were provoked, and the Cyart people who landed on the island turned into demons, looting everything visible without hesitation, killing and raping wildly.

The members of the Fischer family were completely shocked; these soldiers who had fought for years on the battlefield were fundamentally different from them!

They could recklessly abandon all morals without hesitation and do everything they were capable of.

Because there were no rules here to punish wicked acts!

Aaron, consumed by greed, couldn’t restrain himself and shouted, “Let’s loot too, or we’ll be too late!”

Knight Verne, Aaron, his deputy, and many family soldiers were all restless.

The core members of the Fischer family all looked toward the family head, Byrne.

Byrne was silent for a moment, then resolutely said,

“Take anything of value, attack immediately anyone armed or Extraordinary among the island natives, but don’t kill those who offer no resistance, and absolutely do not assault women.”

“Such hypocrisy!”

Aaron couldn’t help but sneer, even mumbling to himself, while the other members of the Fischer family had varied thoughts on the matter.

Chris, Irene, and Theo were indifferent, while the two silver descendants and Knight Verne were quite discontented.

Byrne couldn’t help but frown, but he soon saw approving looks from Erik and Archibald as well as the Abbot siblings.

The sister from the Abbot family said cheerfully, “The Lord of Salvation will surely praise your actions.”

Hearing this, Byrne couldn’t help but reflect; the Lord of Salvation would definitely not look kindly upon heretics.

Erik, Archibald, the Abbot siblings… If he had just issued an order for wanton conduct, dissatisfaction might have arisen in their hearts.

And if Vanessa were here, she might not be able to tolerate it and secretly act to prevent other Cyart people’s outrages.

He suddenly had an epiphany.

As a family grew larger, people with a variety of ideas and beliefs inevitably became more numerous, and the family head was like an invisible scale of faith, with the beliefs of each important member adding weight to both sides of the scale, ultimately determining the path the Fischer family would take into the future.