Chapter 29 Boomerang
In the Fisher family's basement, the three family members were silent for a short while.
Byrne even had a lucky mentality, wondering if the Rhean army would bypass the town of Nasir, but in the end he couldn't say it out loud.
The Rheas and Syyat peoples were the two most feuding nations among the four eastern nations. They had been fighting and plundering each other for decades before the signing of the peace agreement. The last battle had taken place on the border between the two countries twelve years ago, with extremely heavy casualties. Many Syyat people still had an impression of it in their memories.
The Rheans were fierce and brutal, and in mainstream opinion were far less civilized than the Syrtians.
They are even one of the very few countries on the continent of Oden that still has a feudal lord system, and the cohesion and control of the Rhean kings have been strong and weak at times.
After thinking for a moment, Irene asked, "How is Nasir doing now?"
Lucius said: "The news has not been released yet. It is only circulated among the major families, but I think it is only a matter of time before it spreads throughout the city."
He narrowed his eyes and said seriously: "I don't know how many people there are in this Rhea army, nor do I know when the Siat reinforcements will arrive, but in any case we can't gamble."
The permanent armed force of Nasir Town consists of a patrol team of more than a hundred people equipped with flintlock rifles. Including the extraordinary people and guards of the major families, there are only about three hundred people in the town who can go to the battlefield.
Moreover, they are not professional soldiers, and their actual combat effectiveness is completely incomparable.
"Each family is packing up their valuables and preparing to leave Nasir temporarily. I think fleeing to Fein City is the best route."
"good."
After making the decision, the three of them did not hesitate for a moment and went to do what they were going to do.
Irene was responsible for deciding what valuables to take away, while Lucius called the Fisher family's guards and servants to explain the situation and ask them to immediately notify the family to bring the items over.
Lucius suddenly said, "Byrne, go to the Taylor family right away. We still have fifteen gold coins of investment to be recovered."
Not long ago, Byrne spent a lot of money on drug research. Now the Fein family only has about ten gold coins left, which may not be enough for their escape.
Byrne had just left home and when he came to the street he knew that the news had spread. People were hurrying and running around, very anxious.
Because the servants of each Nasir family are related to many people in the town, word of mouth will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, making it impossible to keep the secret.
He trotted through the noisy streets to the Taylor family, only to find that the entire family residence was deserted.
Byrne was stunned for a while, and then realized that he could not get the remaining half of the money back for the time being.
However, the Taylor family could escape for a while, but they could not escape forever. As long as they were still on the East Coast, Byrne did not believe that he would not be able to find them.
Moreover, he believed in his heart that Robert would not easily deny his debt after knowing and interacting with him for several years.
When Byrne returned to his family, all the surrounding households were in chaos.
No, he soon realized that it was not just the people on this street who were shaken by fear, but the entire town of Nasir was in a state of panic.
Baron Hoven was away and the mayor could not be relied upon at all. There was no one to lead the townspeople in resistance, and everyone just wanted to escape as quickly as possible.
Most of the adults in Nasir had experienced war and naturally knew how worthless human life was when war broke out. A huge fear instantly came over them.
And just as Lucius thought, many people decided to flee to Fein, the safest city in the west. It was the only city on the east coast, and the entire fleeing team soon became a huge group.
Dozens of people from the Fischer family mixed in with the first group of thousands of people who fled. Old Raymond's family from the blacksmith shop and the family of the merchant John also followed them. In the end, the number of people was about a hundred.
Irene was suddenly surprised to find that old Raymond's mind became very clear, and his speech and actions became orderly.
The escape began.
It would take the entire fleeing group about seven or eight days to reach the city of Fein, with their families and belongings in tow. In addition, the snowy environment had a great impact, so the final time would be even longer.
On the third night of the escape, the temperature in the wild was getting colder and colder.
The snowflakes dance gently, weaving a pure picture in the air. They float like elves, gently brushing against all things on the earth.
At sunset, thousands of fleeing refugees chose to set up camp collectively next to the woods after crossing an icy river.
Over the past few days, all kinds of situations have emerged among the fleeing refugees, with thefts being frequent and even blatant robberies occurring.
The mayor of Nasir had disappeared at the first moment, as had the Taylor family. The other three knight families formally discussed tonight who should be elected to lead the group and maintain overall order.
However, no one tried to steal or rob the Fisher family. On the one hand, it was because of their extremely high reputation, and on the other hand, it was because of their considerable military strength.
Dozens of people from the entire Fisher family are setting up camp, and the tired guards and servants are working. So far, all situations have been handled very well by Irene.
In the first few years, Lucius was in charge of most of the family affairs, but now she has been able to manage the Fisher family's internal affairs skillfully, and she is even more patient than Lucius.
After Irene calmed down the two frightened cooks, she came to Lucius and Byrne, feeling uneasy, and asked:
"The goal of our team is very clear, will anything go wrong?"
Lucius, who was fully armed, shook his head, raised his sword calmly and pointed it to the north, saying:
"The troops from northern Rhea went straight to Nasir after passing through the jungle. It was almost impossible for them to find our team in the vast wilderness."
Indeed, a few thousand people may seem like a large number, but they are like a small group of ants in the entire East Coast region, and the chance of them meeting another small group of ants unexpectedly is extremely small.
Lucius continued:
"Besides, it would be too risky for the Rhea troops to wander aimlessly in the wild. It would be better for them to plunder Nasir and then turn around and run away."
Byrne, who was listening nearby, suddenly looked up and said:
"There is one exception. I have heard of an extremely rare spell of the 'prophecy' type that can accurately locate the target's position."
Lucius remained silent. The prophecy spells with extremely high strategic value did exist, but the probability of them being in that Rhea army was not high.
Moreover, the possibility that these Rheans would insist on biting them was almost non-existent.
Unless there is some extremely important person or thing in the entire escape team.
Lucius smiled and said calmly, "This is a low-risk gamble. It will be fine."
"Yes, I see."
Irene nodded slightly, turned around and left to continue comforting the Fisher family members.
Soon, people came to seek treatment for their illnesses. It turned out that several elderly people were almost dying due to the cold weather and the long journey.
Irene did not refuse and tried her best to save the elderly people. The people of Nasir were grateful to her.
Until a group of people with white hair and beards walked towards her.
Irene was slightly stunned. Everyone in the Fisher family looked over. They were the Silver Clan members living in Nasir Town. They had just cheated the Fisher family out of a sum of money not long ago.
Irene looked at them calmly, and saw a middle-aged man with long white hair walking out. It was obvious that he was a person of relatively high status among the Silver Clan, and there were symbols on his clothes that showed his identity as a spellcaster.
The middle-aged man of silver descent was silent for a while, but still pleaded in a dignified manner:
"Ms. Irene, the elder of our clan suddenly fainted and has not woken up. I guess it might be due to the cold weather and fatigue. Please help treat the elder as a fellow believer of the Lord of Redemption."
After listening to this, Irene smiled brightly, as if she had thought of something happy.
She has treated too many people and knows that cold weather combined with fatigue and emotional excitement can easily cause malignant lesions in the heart and brain of the elderly.
"As a fellow believer of the Lord of Redemption, I will certainly heal the highly respected elders of the Silver Clan. You can rest assured."
Irene was silent for a moment, which made the middle-aged man a little anxious, and then she continued:
"It's just that the Fisher family is in a very difficult situation right now. I hope you can help them for the sake of the Lord of Redemption."
The middle-aged man nodded and asked without surprise: "Fisher Family, how much aid do you need?"
And when Irene finished speaking, his expression changed.
"We left Nasir in a hurry and need thirty gold coins urgently."
Although all the Silverborn knew that Irene was asking for a sky-high price, they had no way of rejecting her. After all, just like only the elders of the Silverborn clan knew how to "extract spells", the person who was best at healing in a team of thousands of people was only Irene from the Fisher family.
Ultimately, it was the short-sightedness of the elders of the Silver Clan that caused the negative consequences. Unlike the maritime merchant John, he would rather suffer a small loss than not make a good impression on the Fisher family.
The Silver Clan was extremely united and quickly collected thirty gold coins, begging Irene to save the elder's life.
When she treated the Silver Clan elder, she did not completely cure his illness, but retained part of it. From then on, the Silver Clan had to beg Irene every day.
After returning to the Fisher family camp, the sky was gradually darkening and the snow was getting denser, slowly falling like hanging feathers.
Irene was shocked to find that the mother of the leaders of the thieves' gang, the white-haired Grandma Nada, was silently waiting for her with a black iron box.
Because of the Dawn Order's basic principles of "secrecy" and "caution", Granny Nada rarely comes directly to the Fisher family.
Irene asked in confusion, "Grandma Nada, why are you here?"
As soon as Granny Nada saw Irene, she walked up to her quickly and said excitedly:
"A few days ago, my children accidentally got something from a businessman. It might be a mysterious object."
She leaned over and lowered her voice, "You once said that the Lost Lord of the Dawn needed them, and I haven't had time to give them to you in the past two days. I think now is the time to give them to you."
After old lady Nada finished speaking, she handed over the black iron box very respectfully.
Suddenly, Irene felt the powerful will of the Lost Lord tremble slightly! The black iron box seemed to contain something extremely important, something that even the great gods had to pay attention to!
She couldn't help but be shocked. What on earth was in the black iron box?
At this moment, the crowd around began to express doubts, followed by bursts of exclamations!
“Someone!”
"Look, everyone!"
"ah!"
Irene and Granny Nada suddenly raised their heads and looked in the direction the crowd was looking.
Under the dim sky, I could see some dark figures gradually increasing in number and becoming clearer and closer in the distance on the other side of the river bank, like a terrifying black tide slowly approaching that was about to swallow everything.
(End of this chapter)
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