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

The incomplete ancient bronze lamp held no power, but no one knew what kind of extraordinary power a complete lamp could possess, or why the Meyer family had been so obsessed with it.

The Lord of the Lost was extremely interested in it, and should the Fischer family manage to collect all the components, they would inevitably receive His immense favor and blessing.

They had to find a way to search for all the remaining missing components of this mysterious rare artifact.

The third, and final, long-term goal for the family, which no one knew when they could achieve, was this:

It was for the Fischer family to seek full revenge against the Meyer family, the top noble clan of Rhea, for Lucius’s death!

This was less a goal than it was the sad wish of the entire family.

The disparity between them was too vast, like a giant dragon in the sky and an ant crawling on the ground—if the Fischer family did not have the help of the Lord of the Lost, they wouldn’t even dare to harbor the obsession for revenge.

There were two matters deep in Byrne’s heart that belonged to him alone, not the entire family.

One was to get back the fifteen, or perhaps more, Gold Coins from Robert and, someday, to find that black giant dragon for that man and complete his obsession.

A few days later, the servants of the Romann family arrived, bringing Byrne’s proof of knighthood and thirty Gold Coins as a “gift” from Duke Black Iron according to tradition, bestowed upon the Fischer family.

Normally, the ceremony of knighthood would be quite complicated and grand, but the decline of the knight class over the past century had been such that there was no longer any land to be bestowed, and Duke Black Iron himself had no wish to come to the poor, remote Nasir Town.

Thus Byrne received only a sword forged from black iron, a certificate of his knightly identity, a common codex from the World Order Church, which was the faith of the Romann family, and those thirty Gold Coins.

Nevertheless, from then on, at least in name, the Fischer family had become one of the vassal powers under the Romann family, eligible to apply for their protection in the event of a clan-eradicating crisis.

Although there were already hundreds of knight clans sworn to the Romann family within the Cyart Kingdom, it was still a quite good choice for the Fischer family.

As tensions between countries escalated, they did not hesitate to purchase a piece of Class 2 Extraordinary Material, “Black Serpent Demon Skin,” before prices soared again. The sea merchant John also survived the escape, but the deaths of two relatives left him deeply sad and depressed.

A few days later, the Fischer family once again pleaded with the Lord of the Lost, offering up the Class 2 Extraordinary Material “Black Serpent Demon Skin” and receiving the great Lord of the Lost’s grace once more.

A new consecution of the Extraordinary law formed, Karl expanded the “Path of Divine Sacrifice” to its 2nd Rank “Listener,” bestowing the Spiritual Radiance upon Irene, who knelt on the ground in devout prayer.

The “Listener” consecution.

In the shadow of the Extraordinary law, there was a calm, middle-aged woman in blue light, listening attentively with her ear inclined.

After becoming a “Listener,” one could passively use the Extraordinary trait ‘Listening for Malice’ to hear the thoughts of those with hostility nearby, and automatically master two Spells: the “Silence Spell” to block casting and vocalization, and the “Secret Ear Technique” to eavesdrop on others.

Irene’s Spiritual Power had more than doubled, while her physical enhancements were minimal.

Clearly, the “Listener” was a more functional consecution; the overall consecutions of the “Path of Divine Sacrifice” lacked direct combat ability in the early stages.

“The Fischer family will forever be your servants, and will ultimately bring about your great revival.”

The young girl, having acquired new powers, was profoundly excited. Having gone through so much, the entire Fischer family now longed for extraordinary power even more.

Three weeks later.

Byrne, dressed in black finery, sat in a carriage, looking at those seeing him off and waved with a smile.

He and his guards were on their way to the city, to Fein City at the center of the East Coast, to the busiest place to sell that homemade effective antidote.

Meanwhile, Irene had just returned from curing wealthy patients in a nearby town, for no matter what, the Fischer family had to leave one core member behind.

As the carriage started moving slowly, Byrne put on a gentle smile and kept waving goodbye to everyone.

“No need for further send-offs! Goodbye, we will return soon!”

After a while, he withdrew his hand, took a deep breath of the brisk air, and with great serenity took out a piece of paper and a pen from his chest pocket. He placed the paper on his knee, pondered for a long time, and finally wrote the first sentence.

“Lucius Fischer, born in the year 1760 of the Blazing Sun Era, taught the entire Fischer family what wisdom, courage, and sacrifice mean…”