Chapter 19 Baron Hoven

Late at night, white candles lit up in the basement of the Fisher family mansion, and the flames dispelled the darkness. Irene, Lucius, and Byrne gathered here.

Irene was still wearing a black dress, sitting on a chair, and said cautiously:

"In the future, we will hold family meetings in the basement. It is still too conspicuous in the hall, and even the servants in the family may not be completely trusted."

Byrne nodded, holding his glasses and said nothing.

Lucius suddenly said seriously: "You must remember, Byrne, only people who are related by blood can be truly and completely trusted."

Irene nodded, obviously indicating her agreement, and Byrne did not comment, but did not say anything to refute.

Lucius crossed his arms, looked at the younger generations of the two families and said, "Let's review why those jungle natives died so miserably."

"Remember, whether you succeed or fail, reviewing is a very necessary behavior, otherwise we will taste tragic failure sooner or later."

Byrne immediately said, "I think the most important thing is the intelligence issue. If the natives didn't know almost nothing about us, I'm afraid they wouldn't dare to rush in rashly."

"It is also important to prepare external objects such as equipment. For example, alchemical explosives are the power of knowledge, and the natives are still using traditional ancient weapons."

Eileen shook her head and calmly stated the facts she believed.

"They have failed from the root. The Lord of Blood is just a weak mysterious existence. Compared with the great Lord of Loss, it is so small that it is not worth mentioning!"

After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes devoutly.

Great Lord of Loss, I saw it!

That bullet can only successfully change its trajectory and hit under your will!

As long as the great Lord of Loss protects it, the Fisher family is basically invincible!

"Lord of the Lost..."

Lucius thought for a moment, and in a sense it was true.

If the Lord of the Lost had not given an advance warning, but waited until the enemy climbed over the wall and opened the main gate from the courtyard before starting to counterattack, the final result of the battle would have been absolutely disastrous.

The existence of the Lord of the Lost prevented the Fisher family from being attacked and ambushed, which is indeed a very important point.

It is better to say that the source of our power is all from it.

Yes, He.

Lucius subconsciously looked up in the direction of the transparent bottle, with extremely complicated emotions in his heart, and finally added:

"In the final analysis, the most important reason is the leader's misjudgment. No matter how noble and great the self-proclaimed brave priest feels, he must bear all the responsibility for the dozens of people who died."

"The warriors trusted the priest, but he rashly led the team to kill in, completely unable to distinguish the strength of the enemy and us, and was really a 'brave waste'."

He paused and continued, with complete disdain for the middle-aged priest in his words.

"This incident is extremely bad. It is rare in the East Coast region in recent years. The Governor and the Baron will never miss the opportunity to retaliate. The natives who will die in revenge will be blamed on the priest."

Lucius took a deep breath, looked at Irene and Byrne and said:

"Remember, always be a wise coward, not a brave waste, because your judgment will affect more than one person. Don't provoke those who can't be provoked by the Fisher family."

Irene continued calmly: "Caution and confidentiality will be the most important principles of the Fisher family."

Then she couldn't help but smile, with a hint of excitement in her eyes.

"The good news is that we have gained another fortune and added a new power to the great Lord of the Lost."

Byrne finally couldn't help but complain: "Besides money and the Lord of the Lost, the only thing you care about is the Fisher family. There is nothing else you want to think about in life."

Erin was stunned for a moment and asked incomprehensibly: "Apart from these three things, is there anything else I need to care about?"

Byrne was speechless for a while. He definitely couldn't focus on only a few things in his life like Erin. When reading, every book is not just for the sake of being useful.

Byrne just wants to explore and know a lot of things. There are too many things worth being interested in in the world.

After speaking, Erin suddenly looked at Lucius. She knew that the man had completely digested the "Gladiator" potion and was qualified to advance to the next stage.

"After deducting the pension, the property we can use now is 45 gold coins. Do you want to buy the second-level extraordinary materials?"

The second-level extraordinary materials are worth at least 30 gold coins, and the price may fluctuate up by up to 50%, which may instantly empty the family's assets.

Every family member needs money every day, and Baron Hoven will soon receive an expected "donation for bandit suppression".

Lucius fell into deep thought and shook his head:

"Go to sleep, Irene. You and I will attend Baron Hoven's banquet tomorrow morning."

Baron Hoven has rushed back from Fein City. While expressing his indignation at the whole thing, he immediately summoned the people of status in the town to attend a banquet.

Lucius narrowed his eyes with experience and said, "The purpose of this banquet held by the baron is very simple. Whether it is to suppress bandits or similar things, the lord has always asked each family to donate money. It's nothing new."

Hearing about the donation, Irene immediately looked embarrassed and couldn't suppress the pain in her tone and said, "Can we write IOUs?"

"Obviously not."

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When Baron Hoven returned to Nasir from Fein City, the first thing he did was to invite the prominent families in the town to attend a banquet.

His mansion in Nasir Town is naturally located in the richest northern city, covering a very large area. Even though Baron Hoven himself rarely comes back to Nasir, this exquisite mansion has dozens of servants on standby all year round.

Lucius and Irene wore the best clothes their families could get and rode a carriage together to the door of the Baron's house. This was actually their first time meeting a real aristocrat.

The knight class in Siyat is generally landless, and their status is in an extremely embarrassing transition period. Fortunately, the existence of extraordinary power will make the knights different from ordinary people after all.

Nobles are still true nobility.

In the center of the banquet hall is a long banquet table, covered with fine fabrics and carved linens. The table is placed with gold and silver vessels, porcelain and exquisite tableware, and is filled with all kinds of delicacies.

The food was cooked extremely exquisitely. However, no one here came just to eat, everyone had a social purpose.

Irene looked calm and observed the people in the banquet hall calmly. It could be said that all the powerful people in Nasir Town were here.

The demi-human elders of the Silver clan, the family patriarchs of four knight families including the Taylor family, and seven well-known wealthy businessmen from various industries including John the Sea Merchant, the mayor, the sheriff, the priest of the Church of Storms...

Erin stared intently at the fat mayor standing in the corner.

No one spoke to him, and the mayor looked extremely unhappy and was trembling all over.

Not long after the banquet started, the prominent people in Nasir Town smiled and talked with the Baron one by one, until finally it was the turn of Irene and Lucius from the Fisher family.

Baron Hoven is tall and thin and wears gorgeous blue clothes. The workmanship is very complicated and exquisite. Even though it looks like the clothes on others, there are huge differences in every design inside.

His skin is extremely smooth and elastic, and he is clearly in his thirties but has the face of a young man.

"The hero who killed the native priest, the great hero of the Fisher family! Hahahaha! Mr. Lucius, I finally meet you!"

Baron Huo Wen smiled and nodded to the two of them, his smiling eyes filled with gentleness and calmness.

"And this elegant and beautiful lady Erin, your beauty graces the East Coast!"

Eileen knew the identity of this man very well. He was suspected to be the illegitimate son of Earl Huo Wen, the governor of the East China Sea, and he was actually the nephew of the governor.

In any case, his status is higher than that of ordinary low-level nobles.

"It is an honor to meet you, Baron Hoving."

"It is also my honor, Lord Baron."

Irene and Lucius bowed to the Baron gracefully. In the past two years, they had gradually integrated into the upper class circles and quickly learned social etiquette.

After the two parties had a polite conversation, Baron Hoven smiled and pointed to the core topic.

"I came back this time to do two main things. The first is post-disaster reconstruction. I can't let down the people in my territory, and the second thing is revenge on the shameless jungle natives. The master of the storm is above, Siya The Te people must no longer tolerate and condone those savages.”

He changed the subject and said extremely calmly:

"It's just that I am really short of funds on my own. Fortunately, all the families in Nasir Town have expressed their willingness to contribute money and efforts."

Erin and Lucius looked at each other and decided to do what they had agreed upon.

She said extremely calmly: "The Fisher family is willing to contribute money and efforts...but before this matter, I have someone to report to you."

"The mayor of Nasir Town colluded with the jungle natives and deliberately transferred the patrol team. He must be responsible for the tragedy a few nights ago."