Chapter 97 Prelude to Chaos
"I can exchange it for information related to the spirit world."
In the end, Byrne decided to exchange the spiritual knowledge for the price, and he had already thought of an explanation for the aftermath in his mind.
“Yes, but probably not enough.”
When the president faced the newcomer "Mithril"'s statement, he did not think about it, but just gave a calm answer.
Byrne nodded and continued, "If it's not enough to pay the price, I can continue to add more. If others also want to know this information, each person will get 100 gold."
Obviously, for everyone, the price of only one hundred gold coins was not a problem at all, and soon Byrne received banknotes worth six hundred gold coins.
He found that the banknotes everyone took out were all from the Loen Bank, which could be exchanged in basically every country and would not reveal their true identities at all.
Not knowing where they were from, curious Byrne suddenly thought of one thing: why was Viscount Best willing to share important things in the Poseidon Cult for free?
Could it be that Viscount Best wanted to attract the participants of the Alchemy Council to the Poseidon Cult?
It's like a fisherman deliberately dropping a bait with premeditation.
He pondered silently, put away the banknote, and continued: "I have obtained knowledge related to the spiritual world from a heretic."
When everyone heard that he had connections with heretics, no one reacted. Byrne immediately realized that these people had low bottom lines in this regard.
The president suddenly interrupted him and said, "You don't need to tell me the source of the information in the future."
Byrne nodded again to show that he understood.
He actually knew that he didn't need to explain to others, and his explanation just now was actually for Viscount Best.
"The spiritual world is divided into four circles in total, and the closer you are to the spiritual islands inside, the more real and larger the historical gaps they project are."
"It is said that the innermost layer is so real that it is almost indistinguishable from the real world."
"Yueheshi" was the first to express doubt in a young voice: "There are actually four circles in the spirit world? Are you sure what you said is correct?"
Everyone felt very surprised. In fact, they had all entered the spiritual world, but until now they had not realized the existence of a second circle.
"It's true, he didn't lie."
The president nodded, and the others were no longer confused.
Byrne had long guessed that the president had the mysterious power to detect lies, and now it seemed that he was right.
And what he just said about "the spiritual knowledge obtained from the heretics", the so-called "heretics" actually refers to Irene, and he was not lying at all.
"Your price has been enough."
After listening to this, Byrne put away the purple-red stone. He could feel that the spiritual power contained in it was very unstable.
The president nodded, then calmly stretched out a hand and waved it in the air.
"Disband."
The next moment, everything in front of everyone present changed, and everything seemed to be reconstructed.
When everyone disappeared, the president stared at a purple-red stone floating in the air, his eyes behind the mist flashing with strong desire and unwillingness.
He said to himself:
"Is there something wrong with the knowledge given by the spirit world, or is my production method wrong? Are the souls of 3,600 people not enough?"
——
When Byrne came to his senses, he found that he and Viscount Best were standing in front of the floor-length mirror, and what he had just experienced seemed like a dream.
He couldn't help but ask: "Lord Best, can you tell me why you think so highly of me?"
Viscount Best took off his mask and said calmly:
"You are very smart, Byrne. There is indeed a reason why I value you so much. As for the real reason, I cannot reveal it now. You will know it later."
Although he felt extremely uneasy, Byrne had no choice but to accept Viscount Best's answer.
There was no way he could force the other party to tell him the real reason, and after what had just happened, he couldn't refuse to be deeply bound to the Lion Family.
In short, he had some special value and could therefore be valued by Viscount Best.
In fact, if Byrne thinks about it carefully, it is really the best news, at least for the Fisher family!
Then Viscount Best took out a red box from the ring on his hand, which contained several black crystals emitting magical power.
"Nasir Town doesn't have a barrier yet, so it's hard to defend against attacks from outsiders. Just place them at the four corners of the town to form a basic protective barrier, which can help you increase your ability to defend against foreign enemies."
"Okay, thank you for your care, Master Best."
Since Viscount Best has clearly stated that he is valued only because he has some kind of usefulness, Byrne can accept the gift with more peace of mind.
Byrne couldn't help but ask a question that he had been thinking about for a long time, which was almost the most important question in recent times.
"Is it true that the Poseidon Cult is about to start a war on the East Coast?"
Upon hearing this question, Viscount Bester sneered, and the madness in his tone made Byrne shudder:
"Hehe, the several major churches under the gods have fallen into division and civil strife, and those heretics have naturally jumped out, and this is just the beginning."
"You have to know that the darkest and most chaotic era is about to come. Before the appearance of several major churches in the world, the continent of Oden was a dark era full of killing and madness. Most people died in the fights between extraordinary people."
"Without the Church and their constraints, many past orders will become meaningless. The contradictions that have been suppressed for many years will erupt completely. In the next few decades, death and chaos will continue to spread across this land until despair makes everyone yearn for order again."
Best spoke lightly of an extremely terrifying future, but Byrne trembled all over.
There was an almost raging storm in his heart. If what Best said was true, then the world would be filled with strife and chaos!
The future was even more desperate than the most horrific scenario he could imagine!
If there had not been the restraint and mediation of the Church of Redemption, the Rheas and Syats would probably have fought until the other side was completely destroyed!
What exactly caused the confusion and division among churches?
He found it hard to imagine that possibility, but all circumstances seemed to point to the gods high above.
Something might be wrong with them.
The middle-aged man suddenly stared at Byrne, and there was a terrible hint in his words:
"The church and the royal family are already too busy to take care of too many things. If you are smart enough, you might as well go a little too far in your fight back against the Case family."
"I see."
Just as Byrne took a deep breath and was about to go back, Viscount Best said another important thing.
"By the way, whether it's news about the lost believers or clues about the diamond-shaped fragment, for your safety, you'd better inform me if you find anything."
"Yes, I understand, Master Best."
Byrne pretended to answer sincerely but was actually being perfunctory.
Finding clues about the lost believers and then reporting them to Best is of course absolutely impossible.
As for the diamond-shaped fragment, if the Fisher family had the ability to keep it all by themselves, they would definitely take it.
In fact, he was also very curious. What could the diamond-shaped fragment that even the president wanted to get be?
Would the Lost Lord need it as well?
Byrne thought silently that if he sacrificed it to the great Lord of the Lost, perhaps the Fisher family would receive more favor from God.
After Byrne left with mixed feelings, Best sat alone on the sofa in silence. It was getting dark and the man was lost in deep thought in the shadows.
One of his hands was gently placed on the coffee table next to him, and he kept tapping his fingers.
The beats were powerful and getting faster and faster, revealing impatience and excitement!
"I finally waited for you!"
——
The estate of the Case family, west of Nasir Town.
In the study, Baron Keith, who was tall, with slightly dark skin and very three-dimensional facial features, was talking to his uncle.
Baron Keith's uncle also has a pair of orange-yellow snake eyes, and is also tall and dark-skinned. The difference is that he is older, has gray hair on his temples and his face is a little softer.
They are all second-level blood knights, possessing the blood of the "Black Stone Iron Dragon". In fact, they are still pure humans, not dragon descendants among sub-humans.
Baron Keith's uncle, Os, looked annoyed and said loudly: "You really went too far in that matter."
Baron Keith was very calm and said calmly, "Which thing? Do you mean that my two men killed an ordinary person? Or something else?"
Os shook his head and said solemnly:
"Of course I'm not referring to the former. That was just an insignificant matter. I know that the Fisher family made you lose face, so you took the initiative to reveal the news to the heretic sect."
Baron Case nodded and said coldly: "Indeed, the Fisher family will definitely pay the price."
Os sighed and continued, "But if he is caught, it will likely become evidence for Fisher to report us, and then things will become very troublesome if the church intervenes."
Baron Keith smiled, his snake-like eyes revealing coldness.
"He won't be caught. The information I revealed is that the head of the Fisher family, Byrne, has already left, and the remaining people in Nasir Town can't stop him."
"Secondly, I disclosed the information through the secret organization 'Black Eyes' instead of telling him in person. The heretic didn't know anything about me at all."
"That's good."
Hearing that the information was revealed by "Black Eyes" and his identity was not exposed, Oss finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, even if anything happened to the heretic, it would not matter because it could not be traced back to the Case family.
He thought for a moment and then continued:
"You said that the head of the Fisher family has left Nasir Town. If this happens, no one in the town will be able to defeat the man from the Poseidon Cult after he leaves. There will likely be heavy casualties."
Oss was silent for a while, then hesitantly said, "Are we being a little too harsh?"
However, Baron Case just shook his head, not caring at all about what his uncle said.
"Don't worry. Lord Viscount Garcia has told me that both the royal family and the church are in chaos now, and their control over the local area has greatly weakened."
Baron Case smiled and continued, "We can go a little overboard with this!"
(End of this chapter)
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