The style of the Dare family was sinister and cruel to outsiders, but united internally. Therefore, even in this kind of high-level meeting of the family, young people had the opportunity to speak. Of course, it was impossible for them to speak freely. Seniority was seniority.
No one criticized the young knight-to-be. The entire conference hall fell into silence.
Everyone was thinking about whether his suggestion was reliable or not.
After a while, the knight who presided over this winter operation said in a low voice, "Come to think of it, it seems to be a good idea. The Church of the Void Mask is very united. His Majesty is also a very generous and caring god. If we rely on him, we should be treated well. "
"And the key is that His Majesty is strong enough! And he often fights. " The old knight nodded. "Everything else is superficial. He is strong enough to protect our family. At the same time, he often fights to protect his believers. This is the most important thing."
He paused and continued, "You may still be young and have not seen the scene of his rage at the East Sea. At that time, the whole Main Plane was turbulent. Even in Dare's Domain, you could see the rolling dark clouds in the sky, flying straight to the east. There was a furious roar that shook the heavens and the earth, causing the mountains to tremble. Later, he broke through the sky, and not long after, the Holy Kingdom of the Goddess of Ocean fell into the sea. Before that, the God of Storm had already fallen … At that time, I was still a young knight squire. I was even younger than the youngest here. Although we were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and I could only vaguely feel his power, it was enough to make my legs tremble. I could not even stand steadily. "
He picked up the wine glass in front of him and wanted to take a sip, but his hands could not help but tremble. A knight at the side hurriedly supported him, picked up a cup, and fed him a mouthful of water. Only then did he calm down.
"Later, we found out that he was furious because his chief priest, Leon Igor, was besieged and killed by the believers and priests of the previous God of Ocean, and the God of Storm acted as the commander behind the scenes." The old knight heaved a deep sigh, fear still lingering in his eyes. "Because of this, the two gods were defeated by him."
He was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice, "If we really want to rely on such a strong person, I agree!"
Everyone looked at each other and nodded their heads in agreement.
They were relatively young and had indeed not seen the scene of Sui Xiong killing two gods in a row. But looking at the attitude of the elders in the clan, they knew that this was not fake.
A powerhouse who was willing to kill two gods for the sake of his High Priestess was indeed very reliable!
"Then here comes the problem." Baron Dahl smiled and said, "We all know that His Majesty the Void Mask is a kind god. He doesn't mind whether his believers obey the law or do whatever they want, but he requires his believers to abide by the path of kindness, or at least to be neutral and inclined towards kindness. "
As he spoke, he looked around, his gaze sweeping across the faces of his clansmen.
On the faces of most of the clansmen, he saw worry and unease.
"We're all family here, so I won't say anything nice. The root of our family is the smuggling business, of which there are many shady, sinister, and vicious ones. Not to mention those bad things because of business … Hehe, even if we don't consider business, most of us can't be considered good people in our daily lives. "
"It's not as simple as' not good people. '" His younger brother, who had turned into a scholar, smiled bitterly. "If someone puts a spell here to detect evil, I bet that the number of people here who can't emit a red light (red light means evil) can be counted on one hand."
"Yes, if we want to believe in the Void Mask, we have to turn over a new leaf and do good from now on. We have to change all kinds of habits from the past." Baron Dahl's expression became serious. "This is not a small matter. Ask yourselves, can you do it?"
"We have to do it even if we can't!" The old knight said in a deep voice, "Now that the aristocratic party and the merchant party are about to fight each other, if we don't find a backer and jump out of this storm, we'll end up with our families broken and our families dead! It's not easy to turn over a new leaf and turn over a new leaf, but it's better than throwing our lives away! "
He said it very seriously, but no one refuted him.
Everyone knew how dangerous the situation was. Right now, the Dahl family had to find a reliable backer. They could not care about anything else.
"How about looking for the Church of the God of Aristocracy?" After a while, a knight who often went out said thoughtfully. "Instead of relying on the aristocratic party, why not rely on the Church of the God of Aristocracy?"
"That's a good idea, but the Church of the God of Aristocracy is not reliable." The old knight sighed. "Over the years, although they have accomplished many great things, they have failed even more. If we rely on them, they may abandon us at any time if the situation is not good. "
"For the big shots, it's natural to sacrifice the small to save the big. We have done this many times. But this time … it's our turn to become the 'small' that may be abandoned … "
The knight who made the suggestion sighed and hung his head.
Indeed, as the old knight said, although the Church of the God of Aristocracy was powerful, their style was not very reliable. There had been many cases of them abandoning their partners in the past few years.
If everyone entrusted their lives to them, and then they were abandoned when the situation was bad, then not only would the Dahl family be destroyed, but even their bloodline might be completely cut off!
In comparison, the Church of the Void Mask was much more reliable. No matter how severe and unfavorable the situation was, everyone still had the last option of "sacrificing the land to save the people". As long as they escaped to Void City with the family's wealth, then no matter how the aristocratic party and the merchant party fought, they could do nothing.
"Actually, I think … we should move to Void City step by step, how about that?" The baron's younger brother said thoughtfully. "At least we can preserve a part of our strength."
"That's a good idea, but it's impossible." Baron Dahl shook his head. "The portal to Void City is in the capital. In this situation, we can't even avoid the capital. Go there ourselves? Do we want to die? "
His younger brother sighed and shook his head silently, feeling very helpless.
"It seems that we really only have one choice left." Baron Dahl looked around and saw that everyone had a bitter but relaxed expression on their faces. He also sighed softly and slammed the table, making the final decision.
"Tomorrow morning … No, after supper, we'll go to the Void Mask Temple!"
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