Chapter 203 Steam Locomotive, Railway, Lion Collegiality
Time breaks like a kite string, fleeting.
Two years passed just like that. Darren Fisher had not returned to the Fisher family for two years since he was captured. However, based on Theo's "family management" ability, it could be confirmed that he was not dead.
However, no one knows his exact situation at the moment.
At first, Byrne was always worried about his son, but now he has forced himself to adapt and only prays for Darren once a week in the shrine on the second floor underground.
As time goes by, the number of extraordinary people under the Fisher family has been increasing, but starting from the third generation, all the Dawnbringers have hidden their abilities.
Even the three brothers of the Dagger Brotherhood have always presented themselves as ordinary people and never revealed their true situation.
Even the second generation of Dawnbreakers, such as Yag, Inna, and Momir, did not reveal their true strength. In fact, only Sava, who joined the army, showed himself as a transcendent.
Therefore, the outside world had no idea that the real Fisher family had expanded to a terrifying extent. They still thought that they only relied on recruiting a small number of extraordinary vassals, and were only mediocre among the many viscount families on the East Coast in history.
The Order of the Dawn remains secretive and cautious.
It’s just that the so-called “Lost Order” has grown stronger and stronger, at least that’s what people have exaggerated in their legends.
Since when, many people have connected the black cross light in the spiritual world with the Lord of the Lost, and they have tried to figure out how to communicate with Carl.
However, Carl could only listen to those people's prayers and could not do anything for them or communicate effectively.
Moreover, he has been concentrating on constructing his own divine messenger, wanting to create a mysterious being composed purely of spiritual power. He enjoys the immersive joy of assembling Gundam every moment.
The infrastructure of Nasir Town is gradually being rolled out. Some of Byrne's grand plans will take decades to complete, and he is not even sure that he will live to see the day when they are realized.
But Byrne can imagine and is willing to believe that day will definitely come!
And by improving the education level of the residents of Nasir, his grasp of the third-tier power has been increasing day by day. The "mystic scholar" who was originally expected to need ten years to fully digest it many years ago has now completely mastered it.
"It's not easy to finally get to this point..."
Next, he just needs to find and complete the ceremony to advance to the fourth level of the Path of Knowledge! His extraordinary power will be able to advance by leaps and bounds, and he will then become an influential and powerful figure in the East Coast Province!
The Fisher family eventually reached a deal with another great lord of the Sunless Sea, the "Heart of Gold", and made a lot of money by selling canned sunshine in two years. However, soon more than one force selling canned sunshine emerged.
Byrne was not surprised by this. After all, "Sun Gold" sold the technology to more than one person at the Alchemy Council, so it was normal for the news to spread.
The Fisher family is very powerful nowadays, but it is still far from the Lion family that has become the overlord of the East Coast, and it is even inferior to the Eagle family.
Byrne knew it wasn't enough.
"If I can reach the fourth step, the situation will change again, huh."
"But by that time, the Fisher family's rise will become even more exaggerated in the eyes of the outside world, and it will definitely attract the attention of more forces."
Finn City, the Lion Family’s manor.
This luxurious manor has been renovated repeatedly in recent years and looks more and more luxurious. With the gradual advent of industrialization, the Lion family has also reaped more and more profits from it.
With the construction of factories and the explosive influx of a large number of people, the natural environment of Fein City has become very bad, but all that seems to have nothing to do with the Lion Family.
Viscount Best inherited Viscount Xavier's research and built steam-powered ships one after another in the shipyard, which will gradually replace traditional sailing ships.
Then, Byrne and Viscount Best discussed the design of steam locomotives and the construction of railways, and finally decided to lay the first railway in Syat in the near future.
It will run directly from the city of Fein to the town of Nasir, but it has not yet been officially named.
Many people are gradually realizing that a truly different era has arrived.
Today, several important members of the Lion family held a secret meeting in a special meeting hall.
The Lion Family's special meeting room is well-lit, but very closed, and servants are never allowed to enter this room.
Chief Renzo, with white hair, looked exhausted. He stared at a map and said, "The battle line is still advancing, but Abel said the war over there is very intense. He hopes we can provide support in all aspects."
Viscount Best was already very old. He was leaning on a cane, squinting his eyes and nodded.
"Well, in fact, the battle line does not lie. Since our battle line is still advancing, it means that the joint forces of us and King Rhea have the upper hand."
He changed the subject and continued:
"But Abel is indeed struggling, because the once fragmented Rhea is now united, and more and more powerful monarchs are joining the battlefield. It is possible that an entire army can be wiped out through a surprise attack at any time."
At this point, Viscount Best laughed.
“Hahahaha, originally those nobles didn’t completely obey the Meyer family! But then, the royal family of Rhea asked us, the Syarts, for help, and all of a sudden their prestige exploded!”
Director Renzo nodded. It was indeed true. Rhea was a mountainous country. Although it was a country in name only, it was always in a state of loose feudalism.
Therefore, many lords were very independent. In the early stages of the war, they were wavering and not sure which side to support, so they just watched silently.
There is no need to choose now, because the old King of Rhea has already made the decision for those people.
The king betrayed his country first and joined forces with the Syats!
Half a year ago, the already elderly Viscount Best left the front line due to injury and returned to Fein City to recuperate. As a result, he did not go to the front line for half a year.
Many people are not clear about the real reason. In fact, even within the Lion family, very few people know what is going on.
Of course, Viscount Best has a very important secret.
That is, he is about to break through to the monarch level!
In the more than 100 years since the establishment of the four eastern countries, except for the ten major families and the church, no new monarchs have ever appeared among the various legal forces.
Therefore, the matter of his impending breakthrough to the monarch involved too many things and was too broad, and Viscount Best had kept it secret all along.
Only the most important people in the Lion family and Bayern Fischer knew about this.
"I will soon be promoted to monarch. At that time, the Rhine Family and the Lion Family will become new large families outside the top ten families. That will be a day to restructure the structure of the four eastern countries!"
Viscount Best's eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and the members of the Lion Family were also full of respect and admiration!
Over the years, there has never been such a person appearing in Syat, nor has such a thing happened!
Director Renzo quickly frowned, looked at his brother seriously, and said slowly: "Some people in the ten major families will definitely try to stop us. They don't want new forces to come to the table."
"Renzo, it's okay, because there is the Black Iron Duke of the Roman family. He has decided to fully support me in my breakthrough..."
Viscount Best paused and said with a smile, "He is also looking for a way out and help for the Roman family after his death. He definitely doesn't want anything to happen to me. Although the Duke of Black Iron must be at the front line, by that time, the other two powerful monarchs of the Roman family will come to Fein City to help me."
Director Renzo thought for a moment, squinted his eyes and continued:
"The Fisher family is becoming more and more powerful. We can even say that apart from us, the Fisher family is almost the strongest family on the East Coast."
Viscount Bester did not deny it, but nodded calmly, then asked: "That's true, so what?"
Renzo was silent for a long time, and finally decided to speak these words.
"What I mean is that the Lion Family should be on guard against them. Just in case, I mean just in case, if you fail to break through, our family might be suppressed by Fisher in a few decades."
Viscount Best also fell into deep silence, his eyes revealing a hint of fatigue and a certain unwillingness.
"I don't really want to do that."
"Renzo, I like Bayern Fischer very much. Many people I have met over the years are full of promises and say nice things, but in fact they either say one thing and mean another or change their minds after a while. Bayern is different."
"There are very few people in this world who truly value friendship and loyalty. Even people who are related by blood may betray each other!"
Renzo couldn't help but roll his eyes because of that last sentence. He also understood that his elder brother thought highly of Byrne, but he didn't expect that there was such a deep relationship between the two.
He couldn't help but complain: "You treat him like half a son, Best."
"Hahahaha, it's not impossible for you to understand it that way."
Viscount Best laughed and did not deny it at all.
Renzo continued, "So you really don't plan to take any measures against the Fisher family, just because you believe in Byrne and think he will never betray you?"
Viscount Best narrowed his eyes and said with a smile:
"I even sincerely hope that Byrne can one day reach the level of a monarch. Deep down, I feel that he and I will have hundreds of years of cooperation in the future."
Renzo suddenly raised his voice and shouted:
"But I want to remind you of one thing. What if Byrne doesn't reach the monarch? If the Fisher family doesn't have Byrne, his loyalty and loyalty will not be inherited!"
"The worst case scenario is that you fail, and Byrne also fails, but Chris or someone else succeeds! Can you still guarantee the relationship between the two families under that situation? What about decades later? So it is in line with your character to make a targeted plan for the Fisher family in advance, Best!"
Renzo paused, squinted his eyes and said:
"You should be able to sense it. The Fisher family has always had some hidden trump card. It is probably the same devilish secret as yours. Otherwise, they would not be able to solve the dilemmas that almost lead to certain death time and time again."
After listening to his brother's heartfelt words, Viscount Best fell into deep silence, and finally nodded gently and said: "I see, what you said makes sense, and it is true that I am a little confused."
"I will figure out a way to deal with the Fisher family before I reach the monarch."
He gazed calmly at the worried Renzo. As expected, even his brother was unaware of his hidden feelings.
hehe.
Although there was some affection between them, Best never truly trusted the Fisher family.
It's just because the "emotional card" is really useful that he played the emotional card against Byrne from the very beginning.
Decades of living together will indeed create emotions, but Best is very confident that he will not fall into emotions. He already knew this when he killed Xavier.
The old man narrowed his malicious eyes and smiled slightly.
After he becomes a powerful monarch, whether he will support Byrne and Chris to become the new monarchs, or feed them to the devil, naturally depends on Fisher's loyalty and the degree of threat!
——
After a while, Viscount Best came to Nasir Town in person and arrived at Fisher Manor secretly.
He quickly came into the reception room and looked at Byrne with a smile.
"It's been a long time. This time I want to discuss not the steam locomotive, nor the railway, but something else very important."
Byrne was silent for a moment, then stared at Viscount Best and said, "Let me guess."
"monarch!"
The two of them said the word in tacit understanding, and then smiled.
Next, Byrne and Viscount Bester discussed his impending breakthrough to the monarch in a very serious manner.
After pouring the tea, Byrne was silent for a long time, then asked solemnly, "Mr. Best, what do you think is the probability of reaching that magnificent palace?"
Viscount Best spoke frankly and answered seriously:
"The possibility is very high, 50%, and the Roman family will give great support. As long as this matter is not leaked, I will most likely break through to the monarch level relatively smoothly."
Fifty percent?
Byrne looked at Viscount Best in surprise. A 50% probability was very high. Basically, there would be no higher probability of breakthrough than 50%.
No matter how talented a person is, there is a 50% chance of failure!
For most people, from the transformation period to the monarch stage, the possibility of actually opening that door is only 20% to 30%!
Viscount Bester continued:
"Most of the powerful people in the country are in Rhea. If the news of my breakthrough is leaked, there won't be many people who will come to make trouble. But at that time, any help will be very important."
Of course, Byrne understood what was meant by that. He nodded seriously and said, "I understand! The Fisher family will definitely help you with all their strength!"
(End of this chapter)
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