Chapter 211: Past Events Reappear
The walls and ceiling of the basement were spotless, without any spots or dirt. Everything was arranged in an orderly manner. The bright light of many candles illuminated the altar, the holy objects, and the faces of several people in deep thought.
Due to the sudden situation, the Fisher family soon held another emergency family meeting.
They had decided to believe the intelligence brought by the man, because Lillian's malicious listening had not worked, and the other party definitely had no ill intentions.
And if he is not an enemy who transmits false information, and he is forcing himself to transmit information despite being on the verge of death, it is obvious that he is most likely Darren's friend, otherwise there is no reason for him to do so.
The man desperately came to the town of Nasir and passed this important information to Byrne, Darren's father.
His efforts moved Byrne, but he couldn't help but worry. Since Darren was also heading towards Syat at that moment, why didn't he return to Nasir Town?
What happened to Darren?
Suddenly, Vanessa's voice broke the silence. She stared into Byrne's eyes and asked:
"What should we do next? The Rhea army is about to march south. Should we rely on the barrier of the Four Towns to resist?"
Byrne shook his head, feeling helpless but had to say:
"There may be many powerful monarchs in the enemy's army. We cannot solve the crisis by relying on our own strength. If there are two or three powerful monarchs in the enemy, even if we ask for a miracle, it will not work."
Lillian also looked at her father, her tone hinting at her suppressed hatred for the Rhea people:
"So what father meant is that we can't fight? But run away?"
She has a more radical personality and doesn't like the decision to escape.
However, Byrne was very sure and nodded and replied to his daughter:
"Yes, that's exactly what I think. We must not fight. We can only evacuate from Nasir Town."
Lillian continued to ask: "If we evacuate, where should we go? What about these towns in the Four Towns?"
Byrne calmly explained:
"We will go to Fein City. We will take away the main resources and leave the four towns, and then go directly to Fein City. The defensive barrier of that city is of a very high level and large scale. It is very effective even against powerful people at the monarch level."
"If the enemy has multiple powerful monarchs, they can easily capture the four towns, but Fein City can still hold out for a while. As long as we wait for the support of the powerful monarchs, everything will be much better."
Vanessa's eyes revealed reluctance, and she took a deep breath: "But if we abandon the four towns and retreat without a fight, and directly hand over Nasir and other towns to us, what will happen to the people here, and what will happen to our factory?"
She still couldn't let go of everything in the Four Towns.
Byrne was silent for a long time, and finally made up his mind and said, "Take away everything that can be taken away. We have no choice but to evacuate the nearby residents in advance if we can't take them away."
Vanessa wanted to insist, and couldn't help but say: "I think there are a lot of enemies, but there may not be any powerful monarchs among them. Maybe they are just here to harass us. Besides, isn't it a bit too hasty to abandon the Four Towns before seeing the enemy in person?"
“…”
After a long silence, Byrne looked at everyone and found that the other three people also had thoughtful eyes.
Obviously, the decision to abandon most things and start the escape of the entire family just because of a vague piece of information was a bit too decisive, and Vanessa and Lillian might not be able to accept it.
But Byrne and Chris looked at each other and instantly recalled the incident that happened decades ago.
If they had been able to leave Nasir Town faster and meet the Duke of Dark Iron earlier, everything would have been completely different and the trajectory of their fate would have been completely changed.
Byrne sighed. If his father had survived, there is no doubt that many things would have been different in the next few decades.
He seemed to be muttering to himself, or to Vanessa and Lillian.
"At the beginning, it was just a little bit short..."
"I don't want Fischer to make the same mistake again."
"Let's go."
Vanessa and Lillian looked at each other, neither of them understood what Byrne was referring to.
“Vote.”
Chris, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
Since there is no clarification, then let's vote, which is in line with the rules that the Fisher family has always followed.
The scales of faith were placed on the table. The four people were silent for a while and each cast a vote to decide the next direction of the Fisher family.
The final vote was two to two.
Byrne and Chris both agreed to evacuate immediately, while Vanessa and Lillian both wanted to wait and observe the situation.
It has been a rare occasion over the years that the Fisher family has voted once and had no results.
Everyone was silent for a while and decided to vote half an hour later. In the next thirty minutes, they all had ample time to consider.
"Trust me, Vanessa."
Chris stared at his wife as she spoke, calmly holding her hand.
"With us around, they are more dangerous."
His words were short, but they quickly hit Vanessa's inner thoughts.
Yes, she chose to vote against it because she didn't want to abandon the civilians in the Four Towns!
But Vanessa changed her mind and thought that if the Fisher family decided to stay in the Four Towns and rely on the barrier here to launch an offensive and defensive battle, then more civilians in the Four Towns would likely die.
Evacuating people in advance may be the first option.
Vanessa took a deep breath and nodded slightly.
"I see."
After another vote, the result became three to one, and Lillian nodded in agreement with the family's collective decision.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Byrne couldn't help but make a sound of surprise.
He could clearly feel that his spirituality, which had not changed for years, suddenly showed signs of boiling.
"Why?"
My behavior just now is actually related to the ceremony of promotion to the fourth level?
Byrne was immediately filled with ecstasy in his heart. Although he didn't know the specific reason, if he could be promoted to the fourth step of the Long Stairs to Godhood, it would be of great benefit to his family!
"We are going to Finn..."
He was silent for a moment, then took out a book from his arms. It was "Xavier's Diary", which was probably what Best mentioned as "Black Hawk's backup plan".
The things recorded in it were extremely important, which left Byrne dumbfounded and he thought about it for a long time.
However, Byrne stumbled upon a problem with it.
This is a fake diary!
——
The next day, the Fisher family set off with thousands of people and headed directly to the city of Fein in the south.
They were walking on a well-built road, but because there were too many people, they could not move very fast. By the time Viscount Best received the news, the Fisher family should still be on their way to Fein City.
Byrne, riding on his horse, stared ahead and took a breath. The weather around him had become slightly colder without him noticing.
"Fortunately there is no snow."
The shadow of decades ago once again surfaced in Byrne's mind.
My father's face seemed to appear before my eyes, followed by the eyes of Irene, Eric, Allen and others. The Fisher family lost a lot along the way, but they still persevered.
He knew one thing clearly, that the Fisher family was no longer the same as it once was.
"The result this time will definitely be different, definitely..."
In the team evacuating the town of Nasir, Archibald looked at his wife and children, feeling deeply worried.
As the family's sergeant, he commanded many soldiers of the Fisher family. He had been sent to the military academy to learn a lot of military theories and had also participated in the naval war, so he was very clear about the real situation of the war.
If the Rhean army really attacks, there will be great suffering.
You and your family may die at any time.
He once thought he was not afraid of death, but after he had a family, the ties deep in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
Archibald's wife and children were all Silvers. Deep down in his heart, he once regretted accepting the Fisher family's decision to marry a Silver, which resulted in his descendants having a much shorter lifespan than normal humans.
But there was no use regretting. Archibald only hoped that his descendants could become the great elders of the Silver Clan on the East Coast, just as Lord Byrne had planned.
His daughter couldn't help asking, "Father, will we be caught up by the Rhea people?"
Archibald shook his head and said seriously, "Don't worry, no, they can't get here yet."
Archibald's son looked unhappy and said loudly, "Father, I really want to know why we must flee. Can't we fight the Rheans to the death?"
"Because it's not time yet."
Archibald was too lazy to explain to the child, but the silver-haired boy still insisted and even shouted at his father:
"You said that the Rheans are a bunch of trash, beasts, weak and incompetent waste. Since they are such a weak group of people, why should we be afraid of them?"
The boy paused and complained:
"I can't understand why Lord Byrne let us escape. He is such a coward and so weak!"
"What the hell did you say?"
Upon hearing the insult to Lord Byng, whom he respected deep down in his heart, Archibald immediately became furious and slapped his son to the ground with no power.
His wife exclaimed and immediately became angry.
She helped her crying son up and then shouted loudly:
"Archibald, what are you doing? You only know how to bully your own son. Do you have the ability to fight the Rheans?"
"snort!"
Archibald took a deep breath and snorted.
"I'm not wrong, and Mr. Byrne isn't wrong either! You should remember not to say that kind of thing again!"
He was too lazy to debate with his family.
In fact, Archibald has been stuck on the second step for many years. He sees his good brother Chris becoming stronger and stronger, but it seems that he is getting farther and farther away from him. Deep in his heart, he also feels a strong sense of uneasiness and pain.
"Damn it, how on earth can I advance to the third level?"
According to Mr. Byrne, most promotion ceremonies require an impact on others. Could the road to disaster be about causing disaster to others?
He fell into deep thought.
A week later, thousands of evacuated people finally arrived in the north of Fein City and soon encountered a team of cavalry from the Lion Family. People couldn't help cheering.
The leader, who looked nervous and anxious, saw Byrne and Chris and immediately shouted:
"Things are bad, the Rheans have suddenly invaded the East Coast!"
(End of this chapter)
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