Chapter 176: Arrival of "Sun Gold"
There was silence all around, with only the faint sound of the wind lapping against the shore. The stars dotted the black night sky, like distant diamonds scattered across the endless dark sky.
The breeze blew, the leaves made a slight rustling sound, and a few birds chirped in the distance, outlining a quiet and beautiful night scene.
Viscount Xavier, who looked young, stood on the shore of the lake. He stared at the white-haired old man who was gradually approaching and said:
"I still remember the days when we were together at the military academy decades ago."
Viscount Best laughed and said:
"Hey, hey, hey, you're here to reminisce about the past? Do you have to make things so cliché, Xavier? Although we are both old guys, hey."
Viscount Xavier ignored him and continued:
"At that time, the military academy held competitions every year, and we prepared for the military simulation competition at the end of the year for a long time. Everyone thought that our team would win because you and I had no opponent together."
"However, on the day of the competition, one of our team members suddenly fell seriously ill, resulting in our team only taking second place."
Viscount Best narrowed his eyes, shook his head, and said:
"Haha, you still remember this kind of thing. I have long forgotten it. It has been too many years."
Viscount Xavier stared into Best's eyes with an expressionless face and said coldly:
"No, what I really remember is that you burst into tears when the instructor awarded the prize. Although we felt bad, we still accepted the reality. Only you cried so hard that your whole body was shaking, your eyes were red, and you couldn't accept the ending at all."
Viscount Bester felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and muttered:
"Oh, it's such an embarrassing thing, don't say it anymore."
Viscount Xavier was too lazy to pay attention to the other party's performance and just continued speaking calmly.
"I haven't seen you cry or lose since then."
Viscount Best laughed and said:
"After all, failure is not a pleasant experience. Besides, you and I are both leaders of the family. We should understand one thing. If we lose, it is very likely that the entire family will never be able to recover."
“So we can’t afford to lose!”
He paused, a light flowing in his eyes.
"Let's be clear, Master Xavier. Are you coming to me to reconcile?"
However, Viscount Xavier shook his head and said firmly:
"It's not reconciliation, it's surrender. The Hoven family is about to fall. Everyone can see their decline, so I want to formally surrender to the Lion on behalf of the Eagle family."
Viscount Bester showed no surprise, as if he had expected it. He pinched his chin and remained silent for a while, then asked:
"Don't you still have the Dawn Family and the Thunder Claw Family supporting you?"
Viscount Xavier kept shaking his head and objectively evaluated the situation of the two families: "The incomplete Thunder Claw Family is of little use. As for the Dawn Family, I have actually discovered that they are only pretending to join me under your instructions. In fact, the Dawn Family is still passing on information for you."
The plan to put the Dawn Family undercover was exposed. Viscount Best laughed out loud: "Hahahaha! So you finally figured it out. That guy is really not good at this kind of thing."
Viscount Xavier's tone was firm.
"The Eagle Family has the courage to fight you to the death, but does not want to fight a civil war that is doomed to fail."
"If you want to surrender, just surrender. Why are you still talking so arrogantly?"
Viscount Best sneered, gradually approached and stated his request.
"Xavier, I have a few requests. First, you have to hand over the remaining forbidden artifact of your family. Then, your most important grandson has to marry one of my granddaughters. The wedding will be held next week. Also, all of your family's assets except for Phipps Harbor must be handed over to the Lion Family!"
The lion opened its mouth wildly. Best did not care about any old friendship at all, but chose to devour the eagle family alive in the most ruthless way, leaving them no chance of recovery.
"I can accept anything."
Xavier agreed without any hesitation. He had made all the mental preparations before coming here for the negotiations.
He also said calmly: "Bester, I also hope that you can invest with me in the research and development of something, a steam engine ship. It will definitely bring great changes to the future of the East Coast. Without your participation, I'm afraid it won't develop so fast."
"Steam engine technology? Yes, I am also interested in it."
Viscount Best finally smiled, his eyes full of admiration. He had always had mixed feelings towards his confidant who was both his friend and his enemy.
"Then Xavier, starting today, our two families will work together to create a new East Coast Province!"
Viscount Best took the initiative to extend his hand, and then Viscount Xavier calmly held his hand and remained silent for a long time, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief and let go of many burdens.
At dawn, on the other side of the lake, the sun gradually rises.
The outlines of the trees in the distance were shrouded in soft light and shadow, and were clearly visible. The lake sparkled with golden brilliance under the morning light.
——
Three days later.
Many nobles on the East Coast learned an extremely shocking news!
The lion and the eagle, who have been enemies for decades, decided to get married!
Many people couldn't help but mock the Eagle Family. They surrendered first even though the Hoven Family hadn't really fallen yet. They were simply a group of clowns without any bones or backbone, and had completely lost the aristocratic spirit of honor.
The Eagle Family also strongly opposed the marriage and did not want to completely surrender to the Lion Family. They even openly asked Xavier why he made such a choice!
Even though "Black Hawk" Xavier had a high reputation and was even the patriarch of the Eagle family who was admired by everyone, he still could not escape the anger of the internal members.
It is such a huge shame for the eagle to surrender to the lion family!
Many people simply could not bear such an outcome. In just a few days, some people from the Eagle family quietly left the family, some failed in their assassination attempt on Xavier and were killed, and there were even a few family members who could not accept Xavier's choice and committed suicide.
Xavier, who had already anticipated everything, just handled everything silently. He knew that this was the most correct path for the Eagle Family.
"Even if there are some 'pains', we must endure it. We don't have the strength to clash with the lion now."
Their strength was not as good as that of the Lion Family. They were just picked out by Earl Hoven to be supported as a pawn to fight against Viscount Best.
Even though the Eagle Family had completely risen over the past few decades, after the fall of the Hoven Family, they still saw no chance of winning against the Lion Family, which had the backing of the Romen Family.
"It is impossible for our generation to become the masters of the East Coast. Let's wait and see in a hundred years."
Xavier stood in a prominent position in the port, gazing at the shipyard where the first steam ship was about to be officially launched.
He has realized that in the next hundred years, the whole world will undergo drastic changes!
"The rulers of the East Coast a hundred years from now may not necessarily be the Lions."
——
The estate of Viscount Best.
In the study, the white-haired old man calmly dismissed all the servants and summoned Byrne alone.
Viscount Best stared at Byrne and said solemnly, "Byrne, in an hour, a big shot that you and I both know will be here."
"Let me make it clear to you in advance. That big shot is 'Sun Gold'."
"What?"
Byrne was stunned for a moment, feeling shocked, and then asked nervously: "Sir Best, can I leave first? I really don't want him to know my true identity."
The people of the Alchemy Council are not friends or allies, they are just a group of traders with their own ulterior motives.
Normally in the Alchemy Council, with the president in control, everyone can trade in a friendly manner, but in the outside world, no one has any scruples!
Whether he is an enemy or a friend is uncertain, and Byrne knows very well that "Sun Gold" is definitely a powerful man at the monarch level, and he is completely unable to resist him, so he does not want to reveal his true identity.
Viscount Best had never intended for Byrne to meet "Sun Gold".
"Of course you can. You just need to hold it and stand in the ritual array of 'Arnos's Vision', and you will be able to see everything that happens here."
After the old man finished speaking, he took out something that looked like a monocle and handed it to Byrne.
"It is a mysterious object that can store and record what you have seen. It is enough as evidence. If anything happens to me, you must make public what you have seen."
Byrne immediately understood his position and nodded slightly, then he rushed to an underground secret room several kilometers away.
Sure enough, a complex and profound eye ritual had been drawn there, revealing a certain mysterious atmosphere.
When Byrne stood on it, he could watch everything that happened in the study next through the marks on Viscount Best's clothes.
A mysterious object like a monocle also began to record the images.
Finally, a tall, blond, middle-aged man wearing a white robe with gold edges came into the study.
His appearance is full of brilliance, and he looks like a kind father, more like a leader of thousands of people in the world, and very much like the most exemplary paladin among all paladins.
Viscount Best smiled, bowed deeply and exaggeratedly, and said loudly:
"Your Excellency the Bishop of the Church of the Sun, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
Byrne was extremely shocked. He knew that "Sun Gold" was most likely a Lorn person, but he did not expect that "Sun Gold" was actually a diocesan bishop of the Sun Church!
"Sun Gold" was silent for a while. The tall man smiled and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Long Jing, I need to collect my payment first."
"Well, no problem, Mr. 'Sun Gold', I know what you want."
Viscount Best nodded slightly, then took out a black scroll.
"This is the forbidden knowledge of how I sign a contract with the demons. It is a good thing I obtained from the spirit world twenty years ago. It can be passed on to a maximum of three people... and the forbidden treasure I promised to give you is still in the hands of the target. I will give it to you when the time comes. As for the very important information, the thing you want to find is in the hands of the Meyer family!"
Meyer family, Byrne fell into deep thought when he heard the familiar name, wondering what it meant.
Sun Gold smiled and nodded to show his satisfaction, then continued:
"Got it. Then tell me your specific requirements, Mr. Long Jing, and then let's complete this transaction."
Viscount Best said calmly: "In a few days, a wedding will be held..."
(End of this chapter)
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