Chapter 39 - Chapter 39: Chapter 38 Consecution ‘Listener (1/2)

Chapter 39: Chapter 38 Consecution ‘Listener

Nasir Town.

The masses of fleeing people slowly returned to the town, those who survived felt fortunate, while those who lost loved ones mourned and wept.

This suicidal raid by the Rhea people even led to the destruction of a knight clan, with all the Extraordinary Exponents of their family dead, and only a few others surviving.

Grandma Narda’s sons miraculously all survived; the routes they fled nearly went in the opposite direction of the Rhea’s search paths.

Old Ramon’s illness grew even more severe, to the point where he even forgot his son’s name, and Hugh, left with no other choice, finally decided to hire a servant to care for him.

The members of the Fischer family eventually returned home, and upon seeing the familiar surroundings, they felt an odd sensation as if they were in a different world.

Lucius’s body was found by Duke Black Iron’s troops in the jungle and was quickly brought back to Nasir to be returned to them, and Byrne broke down in tears once again upon seeing his father’s body.

Irene purchased a piece of wasteland outside of Nasir Town and had it turned into a cemetery, where everyone watched the burial of the man in silence under the gloomy skies.

Byrne no longer cried, only silently watching the face of the father lying in his eternal sleep.

Why was there a smile on the man’s face?

He could not understand his father’s expression, nor did he know the man’s final thoughts, but he was very clear about one thing without needing to hear it directly from the man.

The Fischer family must push forward!

Byrne prayed to the Lord of the Lost, something he rarely did, having grown more devout in the depths of his heart after this experience of salvation.

Oh great Lord of the Lost,

Please shelter his soul, I know he will surely return to Your embrace.

One day, when my destiny is fulfilled, I too will go to where You are, to find peace.

May we all finally find rest.

Days later, as Byrne gradually regained composure, he received two pieces of terrible news.

The first bad news, the Meyer family who had violated the peace agreement, were not punished at all; they produced evidence that they had already severed ties with Bourette well before, claiming it was all individual action.

Even though such a ridiculous excuse could fool no one, the Salvation Church and the Cyart Royal Family in the end still recognized their “evidence,” the behind-the-scenes deals that were made remained unknown.

The second bad news, the people from the Taylor knight family never returned to Nasir Town, but instead, not long after, they sent a letter to Byrne.

He was astonished after reading the letter; Robert said that the head of the Taylor knight family had finally succeeded in reaching the “Transmutation” level of the 2nd Rank, preparing to officially become Cyart nobility.

The Taylor family, thus, received a house donation and an invitation from a certain guild in the capital, and in the end, the family head decided to move the entire family to the capital, completely leaving Nasir Town and the East Coast.

Regarding the outstanding debt of fifteen Gold Coins, he only left a quite playful sentence at the end of the letter.

“The dumbest moment for a person is when they ask ‘but you promised me’.”

Irene and Byrne held a family meeting in the basement, with only the two of them present, confirming three new goals for the entire Fischer family moving forward.

The first matter was of utmost importance; both were clear in their judgment that in eighteen years, war between the two nations was inevitable, and if the Fischer family remained as weak as they were, they might not have a chance to survive in the war.

In the next decade or more, they needed to seize every opportunity to enhance the overall strength of the family.

The second matter concerned the items obtained from the black iron box and from the Rhea people.

They were two smooth bronze components, which they took out and assembled together, eventually forming an unusually shaped vessel resembling a “boat.”

Byrne had to consult books to find out what it was, and it turned out to be an oil lamp from a foreign continent; the two components joined together just right to make up the body of the lamp, but still lacking the cover and base parts.