From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

Chapter 432 Vallere's Invitation

The "White Steel Blade" Orlin immediately became agitated, his entire body trembling with intense anger as he glared at the woman who kept smiling, his inner fear could not stop him from barking out,

"Bishop Karania, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"Don't understand?" Bishop Karania immediately made a very surprised expression, both her gestures and expressions were exaggerated. It almost felt like she was performing in a play.

She shrugged lightly and continued, "I thought even a pig could understand such simple language. I can't believe you, as a bishop of the Salvation Church, fail to grasp it."

The provocative words caused Orlin to laugh angrily. After sneering for a while, he shook his head and said, "Okay, now I get it! I understand fully now!"

"So we thought the arrogance of the Fischer family was because of the Tempest Church and the Lorne Empire, but it turns out it wasn't just them pulling the strings behind the scenes, but also you, a bunch of sun-basking dogs stretching out your dirty paws!"

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He was indeed too angry. Knowing that Karania was much stronger than himself, he still couldn't help but speak out.

"Hehe."

Bishop Karania's expression turned cold, and she said no more.

The "Steam Man" Marne, watching the two, also fell into deep thought, his silence making the atmosphere increasingly awkward.

"Distinguished guests…" Darren approached with a smile and said, "We have prepared a banquet to receive you. Why don't we go inside and continue talking?"

"No need!"

With the conversation having reached this point, the "White Steel Blade" from the Salvation Church, Orlin, instinctively stepped back as Darren approached, his face filled with extreme disgust.

"Duke Darren Fischer, I curse you!"

"And not just you!"

"You filthy Fischer family, you bunch of incestuous scum, sooner or later, you will be wiped out by the blade of the Lord of Salvation, not even sparing a single drop of blood from an infant!

After uttering these derogatory words disdainfully, Orlin remained on the wheelchair, Madam Christine showing no emotion, it was unclear whether she was angry.

However, Darren still kept smiling, his smile becoming even more intense.

"Respected Bishop Orlin, you can rest assured completely."

He paused briefly, continuing with a chuckle.

"Bishop Orlin, I certainly will not let you welcome death easily. At that time, you will see true despair, hmm, you will beg in front of me for death, and you will deeply regret your actions today."

"No oath is needed, but it will definitely happen."

Darren's tone was very matter-of-fact, narrating an unshakeable truth, filled with intention and strong resolve, starkly different from the casual insults of Bishop Orlin, which invoked even greater fear.

"Holy Light" Karania looked at Darren, her eyes brightening, smiling affably.

"Lord Darren, you also possess strong principles and a crazy inner strength; impressive!"

Darren was slightly taken aback. Although he had known from intelligence reports that Karania, a high-ranking figure in the Sun Church, was especially open-minded and even had both men and women lovers of various races numbering at least dozens around her, in a sense directly much more powerful than he.

Even so, she seemed to form that sort of affection too readily?

Upon hearing this, Bishop Orlin widened his eyes, his body trembling uncontrollably once again before suddenly stretching out a finger and shouting at Darren:

"You dare threaten me! You want to murder me! Duke Darren Fischer, your family is provoking the Six Great True Gods Churches!"

Darren laughed heartily, shaking his head resignedly, and said,

"I am just insulting you, Bishop Orlin, don't get confused. Is it against God's laws now to curse a swine? As for the True Gods Church and the Gods, I have always held the highest respect for them!"

"It's not a threat, just insults, which shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

So Bishop Orlin finally had nothing more to say and chose to turn around and leave.

Darren watched this scene calmly, then looked towards the "Steam Man" who had not yet left, his eyes full of contempt, seemingly asking why he was still not gone.

The "Steam man" Bishop Marne of the Reforging Church shook his head gently and said calmly, "Let's leave it at that, we all know what will happen next."

Darren laughed heartily, shook his head, and said with a sense of emotion:

"We Fischers are nothing but a giant chess piece, unable to make decisions on our own, so there's nothing we can do. I hope you understand. In the end, everything will be judged by God!"

His words had two meanings, yet those not of the Dawn Church could only understand one of them.

After the "Steam man" Bishop Marne had left, Bishop Karania of the "Holy Light" followed the two men into the manor's great hall for a banquet prepared solely for her.

At the banquet, they exchanged a lot of intelligence, which was the main purpose of this event.

Karania continued with a smile.

"The situation is quite simple, really. The Sun Church and the Tempest Church stand with Lorne, while the Salvation Church and Reforging Church along with the Seven Stars share the same path."

"As for the Silver Moon Church and the World Order Church, they choose to remain neutral, at least for now."

Darren sighed, chuckled softly, and said with a subtle expression, "So, you all are the chess masters, and we from the Eastern Four Kingdoms are the pieces to be fought over, to live and die in battle?"

"What's wrong with that?" Karania continued smiling, placed her hand on Darren's face, and chuckled, "The Fischer family has grown from the weakest clan to what it is today. You should understand that the weak have no other choice."

"The weak either become fodder or chess pieces, and the latter is at least better than the former."

Darren nodded gently and said calmly, "In fact, that's exactly how I see it, alas."

Karania went on, "Theoretically, the people of the True Gods Church and the two great empires won't take part, but that's just the situation on the surface, so you need to be extra cautious."

"Oh, and there's one more thing I want to tell you—I saw a messenger from the Vallere people on my way here."

"Vallere?"

Darren narrowed his eyes. Just like the Cyart people, Vallere citizens were also pawns of the Lorne Empire. When a grand chaos truly erupts among the Eastern Four Kingdoms, both their nations would be allies on the same front.

"The King of Vallere wants to invite you to his country for a secret discussion."

After finishing, Karania stood up, ready to leave.

"Alright, I understand. We will definitely accept the invitation... and moreover, we must visit Lorne soon, as the upcoming matters are no trivial affair."

Darren nodded gently; Carol from the Black Tide was a Vallere citizen.

Vallere is the Eastern Four Kingdoms' country closest to the West, bordering the immensely powerful Lorne Empire, and for many years, it has always been the latter's pawn.

The previous King of Vallere mysteriously disappeared, and successive royal family members died under mysterious circumstances. The current King of Vallere is entirely a puppet manipulated by Lorne citizens.

Lorne Empire bestowed upon Vallere many new technologies and erected various facilities, but also, devil-like, firmly gripped the country's many industries and resources, turning the upper echelons into their puppet consortium.

In Vallere, many citizens unwilling to be completely dominated by the Lorne Empire, thus formed the "Vallere Restoration Army" to resist.

Darren remembered clearly that Carol was a member of the "Vallere Restoration Army."

At that moment, Karania suddenly leaned in with a smile.

"By the way, I can tell Miss Christine is not interested in me; but if you are, perhaps you might consider joining me for some amusement."

Darren shook his head gently, replying also with a gentle smile, "Sorry, I'm not in the mood these days."

In fact, what he could see was that Bishop Karania of the "Holy Light" and he were of the "same kind."

Firstly, neither could tolerate being part of the lesser side, and even if they engaged in such things, it wouldn't improve her favor, thus no benefit to the Fischer family's future.

Karania generously shrugged her shoulders, shaking her head regretfully, "Well then, that's that. It would be nice if both of you could be my lovers, alas."