Chapter 107 - Chapter 107: Chapter 103: Fischer Fears Making Enemies (2/2)

“What on earth happened?”

“Theo, it’s bad news.”

Byrne silently shook his head, then took a letter that had been opened from his bosom and handed it over to Theo.

The middle-aged man, his temples graying, accepted the letter, looked down at the contents, and his puzzled eyes gradually widened with fear and anger rising!

His son had been kidnapped by the Kesse family.

Though the letter claimed that the Kesse family had invited his son to be a guest, even the dullest person could understand the true implication behind the words.

“It seems that the Kesse family wants to keep the pressure on us, because they can’t abduct anyone from the Fischer family, and since Vanessa and the others are all orphans, therefore…”

Byrne began to analyze and stopped mid-sentence, took a deep breath, and patted Theo’s shoulder with a serious and solemn gesture.

“Calm down, Theo, don’t panic, we won’t let anything happen to him.”

“I understand…”

Theo took a deep breath, it was alright, his son should still be safe.

After all, the kidnappers’ motive was to threaten the Fischer family; they certainly wouldn’t kill him, as then he would be of no value to them.

Though his reason told him this, Theo still felt tightness in his chest, and even found it hard to breathe, unable to utter another word.

“Go save him! What are you still doing here!”

His wife suddenly rushed up and pounded on Theo’s chest, and he could only respond in silence.

Byrne immediately waved his hand, and several servants came forward to pull Theo’s wife away, earnestly trying to console her.

“What are you going to do? What’s your plan?”

Theo looked at Byrne with an unprecedented plea in his eyes, Byrne breathed deeply, fully sensing the earnest desire of this man who was both a mentor and a friend.

What exactly was the Fischer family going to do?

Byrne had also been pondering the whole situation, even with Viscount Bast’s support, how could the Fischer family confront the Kesse family?

Normally, viscount families wouldn’t directly intervene in lower-level conflicts.

If Byrne asked Viscount Bast to act, the Garcia family behind the Kesse family would also intervene, and eventually even the eight great noble families of Cyart might get involved, escalating the situation to an even more uncontrollable level.

Moreover, he could feel that there was an indiscernible reason behind Viscount Bast’s kindness, and he preferred not to owe him a significant favor.

What would happen if the Fischer family went directly to war with the Kesse family?

He internally assessed the strength of both parties.

The Kesse family had two low-level Transmutation Bloodline Knights, and the total number of Beginning Extraordinary Exponents within and under their control was more than ten.

Though numbers weren’t everything, at least on the surface, the Fischer family had no advantage to speak of.

Even if they could turn the tide with tactics to some extent, the members of the Fischer family would still inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Suddenly, Byrne realized that Chris had quietly arrived at a position not far away.

He was taken aback, then filled with astonishment and alertness!

Although he was within his own family’s manor, if Chris had wanted, he could have taken advantage of the moment to kill him.

In the battles between low-level Extraordinary Exponents, the advantage of a surprise attack and taking the initiative was immense, and even a weaker Exponent could potentially kill a stronger being.

Chris walked up quietly, coming to stand beside Byrne, and finally whispered something into his ear.

“Really?”

Byrne looked at Chris with immense surprise, and the quiet young man nodded slightly.

“Yes.”

Byrne was so overjoyed he could barely contain himself; the words Chris had just spoken were so unexpectedly pleasant. It turned out he had already digested the Magic Potion more than a year ago and had successfully found the path to ascend to the 3rd Rank!

And with just a few more months, Chris would be confident in succeeding, much faster than Byrne!

“That’s great, Theo, I need to step out for a moment.”

After speaking, Byrne saw Theo was stunned for a second, as if returning to his senses, and looked down to say, “Yes, I understand, Family Head.”

Thereafter, Byrne, along with Chris and Irene, gathered in the underground chamber of the Fischer family.

The events of just the past few days had been extremely grave; the Fischer family must devise a countermeasure, or they could collapse at any moment!

Byrne quickly laid out his specific plan.

“We should learn from the Leander family, show our own weaknesses and make concessions, making the Kesse family believe we have completely submitted to them.”

Irene pondered for a moment and then asked, “Then what? When do you plan to turn the tables?”

Byrne immediately replied, “Of course, after Chris successfully steps onto the 3rd Rank.”

“What?”

Byrne repeated the news about Chris being just a few months away from ascending, and even asked Chris to write down the path of advancement later to record in his notes.

Irene looked at Chris with a face full of surprise.

This major development, and Chris had told no one, only revealing it now.

However, given that it was him, it did make sense.

Byrne took a deep breath and said, “I think out of caution, the Fischer family should not easily make mortal enemies.”

“I fear making enemies deeply because I harbor deep hatred for the Meyer family that killed my father.”

He paused for a moment, then continued.

“After the Leander family members died, they submitted to the Kesse family on the surface out of fear but secretly they were always looking for an opportunity to kill them.”

“We have to be even more careful; we cannot emulate the Kesse family, we must not forge long-term enmity… Once the war begins, we must ensure the Kesse family disappears completely, to eradicate the seeds of hatred early!”