Chapter 502: Noble Bloods (4K)
The quarrel in the magnificent hall was extremely fierce.
"Darren! Do you know what you are talking about?"
"Why, are you scared? Is there anything to be afraid of?"
"Yet you are disobeying the oracle! The Lord of the Lost prefers to keep secrets!"
"Hahahahaha, the most important thing I know is to make the Lord of the Lost and the Fisher Family stronger! Exposing our secrets is undoubtedly beneficial at this stage!"
"But father, you know, this has a huge impact, and it really goes against the rules that have always been in place."
"Heh, Felix, are you so stupid too?"
“…”
Several members of the Fisher family held their own opinions, and even Darren got a little too angry. He insulted Felix, and Felix couldn't insult back, so he could only feel uncomfortable.
"Let's disband first. Continuing to argue will not lead to any results. All of you should calm down and then continue the family meeting in 30 minutes." Christine said with a frown.
After the argument, Darren and other main members turned around and left, and the rest of the people looked at each other and then dispersed.
The brief intermission of the Fisher family meeting was shrouded in a depressing and serious atmosphere.
People gathered in groups of three or four in the corners and corridors of the magnificent hall, talking in low voices and discussing the extremely important issue that had just been raised in the family meeting.
The lights in the corridor seemed dimmer than usual, casting long shadows. The faces of the important members of the Dawn Order were no longer filled with festive smiles, but were replaced with solemnity, and their eyes revealed deep worries about the future.
"Do you think that Patriarch Darren's proposal is really feasible?" A member of the Dawn Cult asked his companion in a low voice, with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
"It's hard to say."
His friend is a blood recipient who has emerged in the last thirty years and is also a Loen noble, but he did not originally inherit the bloodline power and came over to join him.
The man shook his head, frowning, and said, "Although the wisdom and experience of Patriarch Darren are unmatched, the situation this time is indeed very serious. We need to consider it more carefully."
"Isn't it the same as not saying anything? In fact, if it is really made public, there should be more and more people like you who will vote..."
"What do you mean by throwing it over..."
In another corner, several younger members of the Dawn Cult were gathered together. They were basically the descendants of Yager, Moore and others, and their discussion was more direct and sharp.
"We can't always rely on the decisions of the Darren family."
A young man said, his voice low but firm.
"We should also have our own ideas and contribute to the future of the Fisher family."
"Is it okay not to have that qualification? Our grandfather was still qualified to speak, and people like you and me are qualified to listen, which is already very good... As for the right to vote, it depends on the last name. Or you can find a way to marry the girl from Fisher?"
"Humph, sooner or later I will have the right to speak!"
In such an atmosphere, no one can really relax even during the so-called halftime break.
The old butler Theo had a calm expression. In the corner, he saw some elders from the Dawn Order whom he had not seen for a long time.
Yager, the "Head of the Dawn", Moore, the behind-the-scenes boss of Moore Security Company, Ian, the high priest of the Poseidon Cult, Colin, the top businessman of the Fisher Family, and even March, the Emerald Elf who was sent abroad all year round, have all returned.
As time goes by, the status of the eight of them, including himself, Archibald and Old Dog, is now only second to the direct members of the Fisher family. Even the heads of large families have to show respect when they see them.
Many people called these eight powerful blood recipients "Noble Blood", and they enjoyed a highly respected status in the eastern part of the continent.
However, there are also some people who are left behind forever, such as Sava, Inna, Eric, Momir, Vanessa and so on.
In fact, if Carl had not used the "divine text" engraved on the black stone tablet to strengthen the speed at which the followers of the Dawn Order could master the Long Stairs to God, there would probably be more people falling behind today, and the number of old-generation blood recipients who could stand here and gather together might be reduced by half.
Although Colin's beloved Inna did not advance to the fifth step, she paid the price for her laziness and evasion and died on the third step.
However, businessman Colin successfully reached the fifth step of the Road of Contract, "Banker".
The image of a "banker" in the spiritual world is a shrewd and mercenary fat man, emitting golden and silver light all over his body. He wears small glasses and keeps counting banknotes in his hands.
The ratio of improvement in physical fitness and spiritual strength is one to nine.
The abilities of the "Path of Contract" are often rather strange, and the powers of the "Banker" are also rather special, but in a sense they are simple and easy to understand. The extraordinary powers are "borrowing" and "repaying".
The so-called "borrowing" power is a simple ceremony that takes about ten seconds and is similar to signing a contract. It allows a person to borrow a part of spiritual power, mental power, and life force from the "banker". At the same time, both parties will decide on the repayment time.
There is no doubt that this is a powerful auxiliary force!
However, the cost is obvious. If there is "borrowing", there must be "repaying".
The longer the "borrowing" period, the more spiritual power, mental power, and life power will be repaid to the "banker" after the specified time. It is definitely not just the "principal", but there will be more and more "interest".
No matter where the borrower is, the "repayment" mechanism will be triggered as soon as the specified time is reached.
Because of this power, the "banker" gained an extraordinary characteristic called "deposit", which means that the spiritual power, mental power, and life force he can possess can temporarily exceed the upper limit by up to twice!
However, there is a mechanism called "bad debt"...
As long as the borrower kills the "banker", the "repayment" will not be triggered.
“It’s really not easy for her to come back.”
Theo saw that Sanyue, who used to be a girl, had now become very mature.
She seemed to have become more taciturn.
Seven years ago, March disappeared for a few days without reporting any reason. The people of Black Tide found her in Silvermoon City-State, helping the local elves fight against the Lorn people, and she almost died there.
She explained the situation afterwards, so Darren gave her a certain punishment within the rules.
For nearly a hundred years, March has been searching for the holy relics of the elves. However, even with the help of the Dawn Cult, she still found nothing.
Many people asked her why that holy object was so important?
March just shook her head every time without giving any specific explanation.
Elves have too much advantage on the path of nature, and March’s bloodline power is to control plants, so she successfully reached the fifth level "Dragon Rider" on the path of nature.
"Dragon Rider" is the fifth step of the natural path. In the spiritual world, his image is a young man riding a red dragon. His gender cannot be seen, and he holds an emerald green flute in his hand.
The ratio of improvement of the "Dragon Rider's" spiritual power and physical fitness is 4:6.
A transcendent who reaches the "Dragon Rider" level can obtain two passive transcendent characteristics, namely "Dragon Affinity" and "King of Riding".
The former is simple and easy to understand, that is, all dragons, dragon descendants and all races related to dragons will have a spontaneous liking for "dragon riders".
As for the extraordinary characteristic of the latter "King of Riding", the riding skills of the "Dragon Rider" have reached an extraordinary level, and he can control any creature that can be ridden in theory.
Whether the "Dragon Rider" level is powerful or not, there is still a big upper and lower limit...
If you could find an ancient dragon that is powerful enough, even at the level of a monarch, and become a true dragon tamer, that would be amazing!
But theoretically it is also possible that one may never encounter a dragon in his entire life, so he can only ride on creatures such as cows and horses instead. In that case, perhaps the "Dragon Rider" is the weakest of all the fifth steps on the Stairway to Godhood.
When he returned in March, he was not riding a real dragon, but a strange thunder eagle with dragon blood. However, it had lightning power close to the monarch level and was definitely not weak.
Yager smiled and said, "It's not easy. We old guys actually meet again. This is the first time in recent decades."
The territory of influence of the Dawn Cult is getting bigger and bigger. They often leave Nasir and even Syat, running around the continent for the Fisher Family and the great Lord of the Lost. Naturally, they rarely meet each other.
Yager has not been in Nasir or even in the eastern part of the continent in recent decades, but has gone overseas to fight in many Lorn colonies.
His performance fighting on the front line satisfied the hunger for conquest.
Today, Yager has reached the sixth step of the road to conquest, "Blade of Transcendence".
The Transcendent Blade's improvement in spiritual power and physical fitness is 30% to 70%, and the only extraordinary power obtained is "Transcendent Strike".
To put it simply, it can temporarily consume most of the spiritual power, accumulate power for a few seconds, and greatly increase the speed and power of the next attack!
Simple but quite practical, the bonus of "Beyond Strike" is very high, and the damage caused can be multiplied several times under extreme circumstances!
Yager had used the "override strike" frequently during his years fighting overseas.
He even tried to consume most of his spiritual power and directly use "Transcendence Strike" and various other bonuses of the Path of Conquest to instantly kill an unsuspecting monarch lower-level spellcaster.
With his great strength and ruthless character, he gained quite a reputation overseas, and many people called him "The Butcher of the Order of Dawn".
Colin asked, "It's a pity that Archibald is still missing. Why is he not here?"
Moore shook his head and said, "Don't you know? His great-granddaughter is about to be born, so he asked for leave temporarily and said he won't come yet. He will arrive later."
Today, Archibald has reached the fifth step of the Road to Disaster, "Sandstorm Commander".
He has been the leader of the Fisher family's army for many years. However, in order to improve the Path of Disaster, his already violent temper has only increased. He is also afraid of hurting his family and stays away from his wife and children.
Archibald has always been Chris's best friend. Even after Vanessa's death, the mysterious Chris would occasionally meet Archibald alone... All he had to do was cry and shout Chris's name to the sky, and Chris would definitely come within three days.
The image of the "Sandstorm Commander" in the spiritual world is a yellow sandstorm.
The ratio of improvement in spiritual power and physical fitness is six to four, which gives the extraordinary person who reaches the "Sand Storm Commander" the extraordinary property of being able to control sand without consumption, as well as an extraordinary power that can consume spiritual power and absorb water at close range.
Today, Archibald can crush his enemies to death with sand when fighting at a distance, and can take away all the moisture from his enemies when fighting at close range.
Yager and Moore looked at each other for a while, and the two men who had been fighting for decades smiled at each other.
The two sides still do not have a very good relationship, but it has never been particularly tense, and now they are becoming more and more sympathetic to each other.
In today's era, Moore still secretly controls the "Moore Security Company", which was transformed from the Dagger Brotherhood, and his brothers' descendants have reached the great-grandchildren generation and now number more than ten people.
Moore Security Company is now one of the largest organizations under the Order of Dawn. Rather than being a security company, this company is more of a military group of mercenaries.
They have been absorbing elites extensively over the past decades, and there are already hundreds of extraordinary people within the organization, including more than twenty extraordinary people at the qualitative change level and the third level and above. They are active in small and medium-sized frontline battlefields in the Oden Continent and overseas all year round.
Moore's two younger brothers were not able to reach the fifth step and died in early years.
But one of his great-nephews is a genius who is not on Kano's level. He has now reached the fifth level of the Path of Tranquility, the "Master Demon Hunter", and is the backbone of Moore Security Company.
In addition, Moore, who has reached the sixth level of the Road to Order, the "Forbidden Ring", will also take action personally. It can be said that as long as Moore Security Company does not interfere in large-scale wars, it can basically be regarded as a huge force on the battlefield.
The "Forbidden Ring" is the sixth step on the path of order.
Its image in the spiritual world is a dark ring emitting a large amount of gray aura.
The "Forbidden Ring" improves spiritual power and physical fitness in a ratio of 70:30.
After arriving at the "Forbidden Ring", the extraordinary person will gain an extraordinary characteristic "mysterious resistance". From then on, all extraordinary forces from the outside world, whether good or bad, will greatly weaken the effectiveness of the "Forbidden Ring". The effect is very powerful.
In addition, those who step onto the "Forbidden Ring" ladder will also gain three "forbidden spells" with considerable power.
They are "No Action", "No Energy Use" and "No Attack".
The effects of the three spells are simple and clear. They are all ritual spells that require a simple ceremony of about five seconds to activate. The ceremony requires gestures and spells. Finally, a black circle will be drawn. All people within the range of the circle, regardless of where they are, will be affected by the corresponding "prohibition" effect.
The larger the circle with the "forbidden" effect, the better the effect will be, the larger the range of influence will be, and the greater the spiritual power consumed will be. However, the black circle only lasts for ten minutes.
When Moore reached the sixth level, he exhausted all his spiritual power, and the black ring in his hand could expand to cover a town, which was a few times the size of today's Nasir City.
Of course, the "ban" effect is not 100% effective. For sufficiently powerful enemies, its effect is still limited.
Ian had grown up long ago and looked more like a scholar than an indigenous high priest.
He remained silent.
Under Ian's decades of management, the Poseidon Cult has become more and more educated in the culture of the Syat people and has gradually lost its original indigenous identity.
Ian's talent is among the best among the many blood recipients of the Dawn Cult. Although he started a little later than the others, he steadily reached the fifth level of "Ancient Researcher".
If it weren't for the fact that the position of high priest in charge of the Poseidon Cult was not quite in line with the path of knowledge, he might have moved forward a little faster.
"The time has come."
Just then, Ian suddenly spoke.
"Well, let's go back. The results are about to come out."
Yager's smile brightened and he continued, "No matter what, I support Mr. Darren Fisher... His proposal is very important and very beneficial."
"I think there are many people in the world who are hungry for power!"
"It's just that they have difficulty finding a way to gain power throughout their lives..."
"And yet, we have the most important thing!"
(End of this chapter)
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