Chapter 111 - Chapter 111: Chapter 107 Consecution Servant (2/2)
Although all lost followers of the Dawn Church, the Fischer family remained the absolute core of the covert organization.
Byrne looked at the three of them and said, “Actually, before we officially start the sacrifice, I plan to decide on a very important matter through a family meeting.”
“Whether or not to grant John and Theo the blood, allowing them to receive the great blessing of the Lord of the Lost?”
“In fact, we have always needed more Blood Receivers; it’s quite difficult to support the family with just the few of us, like walking on thin ice, seemingly safe but actually at risk of falling into the deep ice caverns at any moment.”
Irene fell silent for a long while before saying, “I recently probed them a bit, Theo is still the same as before, with no intention to delve into ‘nothingness’.”
“As for John, he quickly evades any deeper religious matters, cunningly unbearable, like a slippery eel in one’s hands.”
So it was. After hearing Irene’s statement, Byrne already had a specific answer in his mind.
Chris was silent, not speaking. He had said far too much lately.
And he didn’t want to say another word.
Byrne took out the scale used for voting and placed it on the wooden table in the basement, nodding slightly.
“Let’s begin.”
They wrote down their opinions on slips of paper, one by one, placing them on the scale, and the results of the three were surprisingly unanimous!
Three votes in favor of Theo becoming a Blood Receiver, and three votes against John becoming one.
In reality, unanimous decisions were extremely rare in the Fischer family meetings, yet there happened to be two such unanimous votes on the same day.
They all could perceive Theo’s character; he was full of loyalty, valued honor, and had long been one of the most core and trusted family members.
Even though Theo showed complete disregard for gods and religion, there was no need to worry about his loyalty.
As for the sea merchant John, even though the Fischers had worked with him for over ten years, their relationship had always purely been that of collaborators.
Equal transactions, mutual assistance, with neither party overstepping the boundaries by even a step.
John himself was very shrewd, extremely afraid of being dragged into any unnecessary dangers, giving no opportunity for Irene to proselytize.
Even Byrne could surmise that should John become aware of the Lord of the Lost’s existence, he would surely swear fealty at the first chance to preserve his life, proclaiming his willingness to join the Dawn Church and never betray the Lord of the Lost.
However, he would definitely be filled with fear and anxiety deep inside, utterly unwilling to join a dangerous heretical cult.
If they were to force John into the Dawn Church, the end result may not be favorable, and Byrne and the others felt it was not a good idea; better to keep him as a collaborator.
Since the voting was completed, Byrne nodded again and continued to speak:
“I’ll call the three of them over, and also bring in Theo. First, we’ll carry out the Lost Ritual to make Theo a Blood Receiver and then proceed with the bestowal ceremony, allowing Theo and Chris to receive the God-given powers.”
Soon, there were seven people standing in the basement.
Vanessa, Erik, and Archibald all maintained solemn expressions.
“What on earth is going on!”
Theo’s face was full of shock and amazement!
He had long guessed that there might be some hidden door in the ground floor of the manor, leading to an even deeper space below.
But he had never imagined that the Fischer family’s basement housed such a vast second underground level!
“Theo, regarding everything about this place, we need to make things clear to you here,” Byrne said seriously, looking at his swordsmanship teacher, the Guards Captain, and continued rigorously.
“You’ve likely noticed it, even though it’s not public knowledge, but Vanessa and the others suddenly acquired extraordinary power.”
“And all this comes from the great Lord of the Lost, who is the deep roots and foundation of our Fischer family, the past, the present, and the future.”
In the following few minutes, Byrne selectively disclosed many important truths that had been hidden for years to Theo.
Vanessa and the others, having already heard it once, silently listened on.
“To think it would be like this, I’m truly too shocked; I never imagined that the truth would be so astonishing.”
Theo’s mind went blank from surprise; he could sense that the Fischer family might have some secret, but he would never have contemplated such an astonishing possibility!
Very calmly, Irene asked, “Theo, do you wish to join the Dawn Church and become one under the protection and blessing of the Lord of the Lost?”
“I… I am willing.”
He hesitated for a moment, finally nodding.
Things went very smoothly; Theo had almost no objections to joining the Dawn Church.
He felt that it didn’t really make much difference; regardless, he was a man who was to serve the Fischer family. If he could gain extraordinary power by doing so, it was certainly a good thing.
Following that, Theo, led by Irene and Byrne, entered the Spirit Realm and became a Blood Receiver.
His eyes were filled with shock from beginning to end. For a middle-aged man who did not understand mysticism or religion, the volume of information obtained today was overwhelming, enough to repeatedly assault his worldview!
Next, it was the time to sacrifice to the Lord of the Lost, to pray for His blessing to be bestowed.
Everyone knelt down, Irene carrying out the ritual with great proficiency. Only Theo looked on dumbfoundedly at each step, still unable to recover from the shock.
The path he was granted was a brand new step on the God Pantheon stairway.
The Path of Authority!
The Power of Consecution, “Servant”!