Chapter 60 - Chapter 60: Chapter 58: The Balance of Belief (1/2)

Chapter 60: Chapter 58: The Balance of Belief

Soon the news that Margaret was pregnant again spread throughout the town.

Times had changed, and various families of Nasir Town were sending gifts.

Of the four knight clans that once existed, one had moved away, another had been slaughtered by the Rhea, leaving only two knight families in Nasir Town, both on good terms with the Fischer family.

Sea merchant John gifted the Fischer family a piece of Class 1 Extraordinary Material, “Blue Flames Demon Fish”.

He too had aged over the past decade, his hair turning grey, but this shrewd old fellow never stopped dealing with the Fischer family.

The new town chief sent by the Hovern family, Andes Hovern, also quickly sent a gift, although it wasn’t very heavy, just a piece of craftsmanship.

What surprised the members of the Fischer family the most was that the silver descendants in town had sent gifts as well, considering their relationship with them was not very good.

The Fischer family soon figured out one thing: in fact, only a portion of the silver descendants had sent gifts, not all of them, and the leading man among those who came was named Aaron.

Aaron was a middle-aged man with short hair, with an authoritative face, holding a gift and accompanied by a few silver descendants. He entered the courtyard and spoke to the people of the Fischer family:

“There are some matters I would like to discuss with the patriarch of the Fischer family.”

His gaze towards Byrne was eager, as if there was something he absolutely had to obtain.

Byrne pondered for a moment and said, “You and I will talk, and as for the matters you want to discuss, Irene will listen too. We will make decisions for the Fischer family together.”

Aaron glanced at Irene and said seriously, “I thought in a family, there would only be one person in charge.”

Irene smiled, completely ignoring the other party’s attempt to drive a wedge between them, because she and Byrne fundamentally had little desire for power.

They would take on responsibilities, solely because they felt the need to put forth effort for their family and loved ones.

However, it seemed that some people could not understand this at all.

The three gathered in the living room, Aaron sitting on the sofa, got straight to the point and said, “Madam Irene is well aware that the elder of the silver descendants clan is about to pass away, his health has deteriorated tremendously of late.”

“Hmm, I am aware of this.”

Irene nodded calmly, as she knew this all too well.

The people of the silver descendants clan, though not very friendly to outsiders, still pleaded with her desperately for their elder.

She genuinely found it amusing to see the expressions of those who clearly didn’t like her much but still had to lower their heads.

However, even the healing power that Irene possessed could not cure the silver descendant elder, for a very simple and unsolvable reason.

Life was ebbing away, beyond recovery.

When she announced the conclusion that his life was running out, the expressions of the silver descendants changed, and some even cursed her in an unintelligible language. Irene, although she did not understand, could tell from their expressions and tones.

Still, she took her reward and left, paying no attention to the silver descendants who were about to erupt in anger. Aaron should have been there at the time, but Irene had not taken notice of him.

“I wish to become the new elder,” Aaron quickly made his ambition crystal clear.

“Among the silver descendants of Nasir, all Extraordinary Exponents below the age of fifty are eligible to run for the position, and I am a mid-level Beginning Bloodline Knight.”

Irene and Byrne exchanged looks; this middle-aged silver descendant with resolute features was indeed forthright, and thinking carefully, it seemed quite unlikely.

Byrne pondered for a moment, crossing his arms and said:

“I know who the two leading candidates are to be the new elder of the silver descendants, and it seems at best you could only be third. And why come to us?”

Aaron did not hesitate, continuing to speak frankly: “Because I need money, and your Fischer family has made quite a bit in the past few years, just enough to lend me.”

Irene had already understood his intention, but still pretended to be ignorant:

“Isn’t the selection of your elder done through revered elders who collectively listen to the voices of the ancestors to reach a conclusion?”

“Do you believe that?”

Aaron chuckled coldly and said:

“Those old devils are all greedy for money. As long as I offer enough, the voices they hear will be mine!”

Byrne slowly stood up, paced, and questioned: “What does you becoming the elder of the silver descendants clan have to do with us? Or to put it another way, what can you promise us in return?”