Tantric family to divine dynasty

Chapter 90 Civilization and Barbarism (fifth update!)

As the head of the Fisher family, Byrne still has to abide by the superficial etiquette.

He greeted them both calmly and gracefully.

"Baron Case, Baron Leandre, I have heard your names a long time ago, and I also want to go and visit you."

"It's just that there are too many things going on in the Fisher family. As the head of the family, I have been very busy and have not had the chance to go there. I'm sorry."

Baron Case's orange dragon eyes turned slightly, and there was a trace of obvious hostility in his eyes as he stared at Byrne.

"Well, it doesn't matter. Now it's our turn to visit you, Baron Byrne."

Baron Case's voice was deep and unsettling.

"I didn't expect you to become a baron. I just don't know which territories the royal family will grant to you. I really hope it won't be those few."

Byrne smiled slightly and said: "No matter what the royal family's choice is, the Fisher family will accept it."

Being proficient in history and law, he certainly understands where the other party's hostility comes from.

The reason is simple. According to Siat's tradition, the royal family will most likely choose the villages around Nasir as territory for the Fisher family.

A village was selected from among the "unclaimed crown lands" and given to the Fisher family.

However, the three ownerless villages around Nasir Town are actually under the control of the Keyes family and the Leander family.

There is a high probability that the Fisher family will get its "fat" from one of the families.

Byrne smiled. If it were him who wanted to cut his flesh, he would also feel hostile in his heart.

The hostility of Baron Case in front of him was obvious, but Baron Leander did not show it, probably because he had a deeper intention.

The two barons also came to the table one after another. Both of them were strong men at the metamorphosis level and had bad intentions. Everyone could no longer laugh.

The atmosphere of the banquet gradually became depressing. The chubby Baron Leandre squinted his eyes, hoping to come to the living room with Byrne to communicate alone.

Byrne agreed and came to the living room with Baron Leander.

After the smiling Baron Leandre sat down, he made a suggestion.

"I have a suggestion. I don't know what to do. If the territory obtained by our Fisher family is the territory controlled by our Leander family."

"Then, we are willing to pay the rent in exchange for continued control of the village in the future. You don't need to bother to manage it. The Fisher family only needs to collect the money."

Byrne planned to listen to the other party's thoughts and asked: "What is the approximate number?"

Baron Leander thought for a moment and said seriously: "How about fifty gold coins per year?"

Byrne was silent for a while and then shook his head. The price offered by the other party was too low. It was simply a more respectable form of robbery.

The interests of the Fisher family come first, and he cannot agree to this kind of deal at all.

"Well, let's wait until the news from the royal family comes down and then we can negotiate."

Baron Leander was not angry and continued to say with a smile:
  "The territory you should hope to get belongs to Leander. We are different from the overbearing Case family. We are civilized people who can negotiate."

Byrne smiled noncommittally.

Renting the control of an entire village for fifty gold coins a year, is this civilized robbery?

"But I really don't want the territory you get to belong to the Leander family. I really don't want to conflict with you."

Byrne could also see that the other party's temperament was somewhat similar to that of Maritime Merchant John.

They all belong to the businessman's style. They don't want to fight unless they have to, but if they can get the chance to suck blood and skin them, they will never let it go.

"You don't need to worry about this kind of thing, Baron Leander."

Byrne waved calmly, and Vanessa walked in from the outside, poured them both a cup of tea, and then stood not far away.

Baron Leandre was a little strange. He didn't expect that their family's butler was a disabled person and was not decent.

Byrne has noticed the way the other party looks at Vanessa's legs. The discrimination and disrespect are very obvious.

Vanessa smiled calmly and put her hands behind her back, as if she didn't care at all.

While drinking the tea, Byrne said very calmly: "Our Fisher family first lived outside Nasir Town, only a step away from the jungle. It is not wrong to say that we are barbarians. "

He continued jokingly:

"Decentness and elegance, those are the disguises of the Fisher family. If any domineering family bullies us, they will find that our background is actually brutal and ferocious, and we will bite the bully black and blue."

After hearing the remarks of "self-proclaimed barbarian", Baron Leander sneered, but he didn't care about the threats in Byrne's words.

"Goodbye then, Baron Byrne. I still hope that we are not enemies when we meet next time."

When Baron Leander left the reception room, Byrne stood up slowly and calmly. In fact, underneath the brutality and ferocity, the Fisher family had a more terrifying side.

Keep secrets, be cautious, keep silent, and avenge any enemy.

All power comes from the great Lord of the Lost.

Erin looked at the hundreds of guests attending the banquet, and a sense of full satisfaction emerged deep in her heart. The Fisher family had finally gained a firm foothold.

By the time Byrne returned to the banquet hall, the entire banquet had come to an end.

He came to Eileen and the two communicated privately.

After hearing this, Eileen's expression became subtle and she smiled:
  "Obviously he just wants to take away Fisher's land, but he is actually willing to give me a symbolic fifty gold. He is quite a nice person, haha."

She actually understands why the Leander family is willing to pay this part of the money.

In fact, they are greedy and afraid that the Fisher family will fight them.

Thirteen-year-old Chris is already qualified to attend the formal banquet.

He suddenly noticed a look and frowned.

The Baron Case sat in his seat and stared at himself silently, with a pair of eyes that looked like snakes or lizards, which made people shudder, as if they were staring at prey.

At this moment, Assistant Priest Zain, who had left early to rest, came to the banquet hall.

Baron Case and Baron Leandre immediately became unable to sit still.

Of course, the seven viscounts and twelve barons in the East Coast Province all know Zain.

The Bishop of Storm himself doesn’t take care of much, and Zain, as his deputy, is basically the one who takes part in any major matters involving the Church of Storms.

Why is Master Assistant Priest Zain here too?
  The two people who originally seemed calm at the banquet immediately became respectful and immediately came to Zain to greet him.

Zain wasn’t very familiar with them either, so he just nodded calmly and politely to communicate.

At the end of the banquet, Byrne took a dozen servants with him to personally send Assistant Priest Zain and two barons away from Nasir Town.

As soon as they walked out of the mansion, they saw hundreds of townspeople gathering outside the gate a few hundred meters away, blocking the gate of the manor.

The two barons looked at each other. Could it be that Fisher's people were in rebellion?

It is actually uncommon for people to rebel because the power possessed by extraordinary lords is so powerful.

No matter how hard ordinary people fight, it will be of no avail. Even if they have flintlock guns, it will be difficult to fight against the truly strong.

Zain was silent for a long time and asked: "What's going on? Why are they blocking everyone here? Did the Fisher family go too far?"

It was common for nobles to burn houses, kill, loot, and abuse civilians.

As long as there are no large-scale casualties, the Church of Storms will not care about such insignificant things.

As for why you care about mass casualties? Of course because of the sheer number of deaths that could involve heretical rituals.

Since becoming a true noble, Byrne has also discovered that the eyes of ordinary people who respect him instinctively have a hint of fear.

He had heard about the evil things that Baron Hoven had done in Nasir Town, such as tying a family behind a horse and dragging them through the streets without any reason, or suddenly taking away the daughter of a certain family.

The man who was gentle and polite in front of knights and rich people was actually a nightmare for ordinary people.

The extraordinary lords are the lambs of the gods, and the common people are the pasture used to feed them, and there is no channel for resistance at all.

(End of this chapter)