Chapter 791 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Dahl’s Baron Hill?

Sui Xiong froze for a moment before recalling this place.

That was a relatively remote territory. Sui Xiong originally intended to use it as a site for experiments, and then he would send his church’s “European Prince,” Kabbalah, who was most highly-skilled in summoning Oracles, to be the bishop.

According to what Sui Xiong thought, the local lord belonged to the evil camp, so he was bound to clash with Kabbalah, who came from the good camp. By that time, Kabbalah would have no choice but to summon the Oracles for help. He could then test and verify the help that Oracles could render to these mid-ranked Oracles.

And he could take the chance to see how far these Oracles could be of use, and he could also test for the types of advancements the Oracles could make… in short, there were many things for him to study and experiment with.

However, even gods could not get everything to proceed as smoothly as they wished without any hiccups. Sui Xiong might have designed a good plan, but things did not go the way he expected. Or rather, Baron Dahl’s approach was the exact opposite of what Sui Xiong had expected.

According to his plan, Baron Dahl would not have been able to tolerate the help and organization that the Church of the Void Mask was giving the poor. So sooner or later, he would get into a serious conflict with the Church of the Void Mask. But in fact, after witnessing the combat power of the Church of the Void Mask, Baron Dahl had all but banished any intention of military confrontation. After all, for him, even if the poor people in his territory became stronger and harder to control, it would cost him nothing more than spending a few monies or cannon fodder. It was not worth taking the risk of losing his troops over this.

How much was a poor man’s life worth? The deaths of a dozen of his elite soldiers would cost him much more than all the poor people of the entire Dahl City put together!

With such a thought in mind, Baron Dahl began to make peace by fostering a friendlier relationship with the Church of the Void Mask. And not too long later, as the conflict between the merchant party and the aristocratic party intensified, Baron Dahl found himself in a dilemma. Baron Dahl did not want to join the merchant party or the aristocratic party. So in the end, he gnashed his teeth and immediately sought refuge with the Church of the Void Mask, where he set up a small autonomous region.

Speaking of which, he was also quite a relentless man. He clearly knew that he would have to suffer a great deal and lose a lot of interest if he were to seek refuge with the Church of the Void Mask. But to escape the tide of internal strife between the merchant party and the aristocratic party, he would rather suffer hardships and lose money. Just to complete the redemption ritual, he had given up half his life. If not for Bishop Kabbalah’s perfect mastery of the Healing Spell, it was highly possible that he could have died in the redemption ritual.

But it was also through that determination of his that Sui Xiong saw sincerity. So Sui Xiong changed his mind and gave Dahl Hill his blessings and protection.

Relying on Sui Xiong’s protection, Dahl Hill successfully evaded that great internal strife between the aristocratic party and merchant party that had once almost escalated into war. At present, he had changed course to a low-key development where he could live a secure and stable life.

It was probably because he maintained Dahl Hill at such a low profile that even Sui Xiong gradually forgot about this territory. If not for Leon’s reminder, Sui Xiong would never have remembered Dahl Hill.

So he hurried towards Dahl Hill. This time, he only took a few hours to arrive at his destination.

Winter had reached its coldest point of the season. As Dahl Hill was in a region where the climate was considerably colder than the others, now the entire territory was practically fully covered in white snow.

Bishop Kabbalah was sitting in the parlor of Baron Dahl’s mansion. He was having a one-on-one discussion with Baron Dahl.

The wood burning in the fireplace could at least maintain the warmth in the house. Though it was not warm like the mansions of aristocrats, where they could simply wear a single layer of clothing, at least the people in the house would not feel the dreadful cold.

Kabbalah was holding some herbal tea but did not look as though he wanted any tea. He was just quietly thinking. Seated across him, Baron Dahl was in deep thought. These two men, who held the two highest positions in Dahl Hill, were motionless, as though they were two stationary statues.

After a while, Baron Dahl sighed again. Then he said, “This matter… It’s really not easy to deal with!”