Chapter 58 The Balance of Faith

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

Things are different now than in the past, as families from all over Nasir Town have sent gifts.

Of the four knight families, one moved away, one was wiped out in a massacre by the Rheans, and now there are only two knight families left in the town of Nasir, and both have a very good relationship with the Fisher family.

The sea merchant John gave the Fisher family a first-level extraordinary material, the "Blue Flame Demon Fish".

During these ten years, he gradually aged and his hair turned grey. However, the shrewd old man never broke off his relationship with the Fischer family.

The new mayor sent by the Hoven family, Andis Hoven, soon sent a gift, but the gift was not very important, just a handicraft.

What surprised the Fisher family members the most was that the Silver People in the town also sent gifts. You know, their relationship with those Silver People has never been very good.

The Fisher family soon understood one thing: in fact, only some of the Silver Races, not all of them, gave gifts, and the leading man among those who came was named Allen.

Allen was a middle-aged man with short hair and a dignified appearance. He brought gifts and several Silver Clan members to the courtyard and spoke to the people of the Fisher family:

"There are some things I would like to discuss with the head of the Fisher family."

He looked at Byrne with eager eyes, as if there was something he absolutely wanted to obtain.

Byrne thought for a moment and said, "Come with me. As for what you want to say, Irene should also listen. We will make decisions for the Fisher family together."

Allen glanced at Irene and said seriously, "I thought there would only be one person in charge of a family."

Irene smiled and ignored the other party's provocation, because both she and Byrne were people who did not have much desire for power.

They will take responsibility simply because they feel they need to contribute to their family and loved ones.

However, some people may simply not be able to understand this.

The three of them gathered in the living room. Allen sat on the sofa and said straight to the point, "Ms. Irene is well aware that the current elder of the Silver Clan is about to leave. His physical condition has deteriorated greatly recently."

"Well, I know that."

Irene nodded calmly. She knew this matter best.

Because although the people of the Silver Clan were not very friendly to outsiders, they still begged her for their elders.

She really thinks that the expression of someone who obviously doesn't like you but still has to bow his head is quite interesting.

However, even the healing powers that Irene possessed were no longer able to heal the Silver Elder, and the reason was very simple and unsolvable.

Life is coming to an end and there is nothing that can be done to save it.

When she concluded that her lifespan was running out, the faces of the Silver Clan members changed, and some even cursed her in an incomprehensible language. Although Irene could not understand it, she could tell from their expressions and tones.

However, she still took the reward and left, ignoring the Silver Clan's expressions that were about to explode. Allen should have been there at that time, but Irene did not notice his presence.

"I want to be the new elder." Allen quickly revealed his ambition clearly.

"Among the Silver Clan of Nasir, any extraordinary person under the age of fifty is eligible to participate in the election, and I am a Bloodline Knight of the middle position of the origin."

Irene and Byrne looked at each other. This middle-aged silver-born with strong features was really straightforward, and it seemed unlikely when they thought about it carefully.

Byrne thought for a moment, crossed his arms and said:

"I know who the two most popular candidates for the new Silver Elder successor are. It seems that you can only be ranked third at most. And why did you come to us?"

Allen did not hesitate and continued to speak bluntly: "Because I need money, and your Fisher family has made a lot of money in recent years, and it happens to be able to lend it to me."

Irene already understood the other party's intention, but still pretended not to understand and said:

"Isn't the selection of your elders a process where prestigious elders collectively listen to the voices of their ancestors and finally come to a conclusion?"

"Do you believe it?"

Allen sneered and said:

"Those old guys are greedy devils. As long as I give them enough money, they will listen to my voice!"

Byrne slowly stood up, paced back and forth, and asked, "What does your becoming the elder of the Silver Clan have to do with us? In other words, what can you promise us?"

Allen stood up and stated his innermost thoughts in a very serious manner.

"The status of the Silver Clan essentially stems from our talent. We are able to provide high-quality spellcasters to the country. Today, King Syat's court wizard is a Silver Clan."

"However, the old guys of the various Silver Clan on the East Coast have always been too conservative, and even refused to trade with outsiders, causing us to gradually fall behind the times! If we continue like this, we will decline sooner or later, and eventually perish like the jungle natives!"

The middle-aged silver man clenched his fists, obviously extremely excited!

"I will become the Silver Elder of Nasir, and the Grand Elder of the entire East Coast in ten years. I will make the situation of the Silvers completely new, and you will become the creditors of the Silver Grand Elder."

He talked a lot about how to change the Silver Race. Irene and Byrne just listened silently, without any idea at all, until the next sentence made their faces change slightly.

"The Silver Clan has an ancestral mine on the east coast. It was a treasure that King Syat allocated to us a hundred years ago as a reward for our contributions in the war against the Rhea people!"

Allen paused and continued:

"And if I become an elder, I can give you a portion of the minerals to use to repay your debts."

Byrne thought for a moment and said in confusion:

"I think I understand. What you mean is that we will give you a private loan, and if you can become an elder, we will repay you with all the property owned by the Silver Clan?"

Allen raised his head and said proudly but still straightforwardly:

"Yes, but as long as the Silvers choose me to be the elder, all the Silvers will embark on a completely different development path and will not lag behind the new era. They should make some contributions!"

His expression was extremely sincere and natural, as if he was saying something that was natural and absolutely right!

Byrne and Irene were both completely stunned. They had never met anyone like this before.

Although he clearly intended to bribe voters and then use collective property to repay debts afterwards, he felt from the bottom of his heart that he was the savior of the Silver Clan.

The two no longer knew whether to say he was arrogant, arrogant, crazy, or something else.

Mineral resources are indeed very attractive, but the entire investment seems a little unreliable. Byrne pondered for a long time and finally asked:

"Then if you fail and don't become the new elder of the Silver Clan, how will you compensate us?"

He soon gained a further sense of how straightforward Allen was.

Allen continued calmly and honestly, as if he was stating a natural outcome:

"There will be no compensation. If I fail, I will not return a single cent of your money. You will get nothing at that time, and I will become a bandit in exile, forever avoiding your pursuit."

"In order to avoid such a result, you'd better provide me with enough loans."

There was nothing more to say at this point, and Byrne and Irene looked at each other.

Then they temporarily avoided Allen and went to the family basement to discuss.

Byrne looked at Irene, who was thinking silently with her head down, and couldn't help but ask directly:

"Do we really want to support him? There are still more than 400 gold coins left in the family. If we want to support him, how much should we take out?"

He suddenly recalled Robert's face and immediately added, "If we decide to invest in him, we must get this guy to show enough evidence or proof in advance."

Irene lowered her head and thought for a long time, obviously a little undecided.

"Since we can't make up our minds, let's write down our ideas and vote. The minority will obey the majority."

Byrne found two pieces of paper, two pens, and a bronze scale, calmly placed the scale on the table not far away, and said:

"From now on, whenever there are major issues that the Fischer family has difficulty deciding, we can make the final decision in this way. Regardless of the voting results, all family members must obey."

Irene thought for a moment and added.

"Yes, but if our Lord issues any oracle, it will naturally take precedence over the result of the vote."

Byrne also nodded, knowing that the Lost Lord was Irene's bottom line, and had no objection.

Afterwards, the two of them silently wrote down their thoughts and placed them on the scale.

In the end, the results obtained by the two were very similar.

"First, we must investigate the situation of the Silvers and Allen. We cannot make a judgment immediately."

(End of this chapter)