Chapter 158 - Chapter 158: Chapter 151: Ritual: Execution of Sins (1/2)
Chapter 158: Chapter 151: Ritual: Execution of Sins
August did not linger for too long and soon left the cathedral.
“I will be staying nearby, Zayne; you know where to find me. Think over my proposal a bit more.”
Only after August had finally departed did Byrne let out a long breath.
The aura of that Monarch powerful expert was not deliberately concealed and always exerted an unavoidable pressure on him; he felt like a small animal being watched by a giant beast, at any moment ready to be devoured.
Many Monarch powerful experts do not deliberately suppress their aura, nor do they intentionally unleash their imposing presence.
However, Byrne remembered that the Tempest Bishop from the East Coast Province, the Thunderous Monarch, would always actively suppress his aura in order not to affect the weaker ones.
“So, what is it that you wanted?”
After his uncle left, Zayne, who initially had a smiling face, finally restrained his joy, and a serious expression appeared in his eyes, as if August had given him a hard-to-accept proposal.
After a long silence, he gazed at Byrne calmly.
“Bishop Zayne, it’s like this: my cousin Chris accidentally found a peculiar secret cultivation inheritance that can absorb the power of sinful people to Strengthen his own power of Bloodline.”
A peculiar secret cultivation inheritance?
Zayne did not respond immediately after hearing this but quietly pondered.
There are all kinds of cultivation inheritances in the world, and the higher the order of the cultivation inheritance, the stranger it is. Even though what Byrne said seemed bizarre, it was not beyond the realm of possibility.
“So, what do you mean by coming to me?” he asked, raising an eyebrow at Byrne.
Byrne revealed a slight smile and calmly said:
“I am simply looking to conduct a trade, Your Excellency. This cathedral imprisons many sinful Extraordinary Exponents, even powerful experts of the Transmutation Level.”
“The Fischer family needs the lives of several Transmutation Level experts to make Chris even stronger.”
“Hahaha!”
Upon hearing this, Zayne could not help but laugh coldly, closing his eyes and shaking his head as he spoke:
“Byrne Fischer, you certainly are a very bold fellow; do you realize that is a request that goes against the rules of the Tempest Church?”
“I’m merely an Acting Bishop; how can I privately let you execute the criminals caught by the Church?”
After contemplating for a long time, Byrne calmly said: “I am willing to offer a brand-new technology to the vast Tempest Overlord, which can store sunlight better. You know, selling sunlight to the Aphotic Sea is a very profitable business.”
“The people of the Aphotic Sea, punished by god, can’t leave the darkness of their world for life; they can only rely on the sunlight trafficked from the mainland.”
“If you could possess this peculiar technology for storing sunlight, the vast Tempest Overlord would also control more resources, as a devout testament.”
“A brand-new technology for storing sunlight?”
Zayne frowned slightly, nodded, and said, “Keep talking.”
The “Solar Gold” trade on the Aphotic Sea has long been famous.
He certainly knew how profitable the sunlight business was; all the nobles of the Aphotic Sea coveted sunlight, drawn to it as a moth to a flame, loving it from the depths of their hearts.
“This new technology for bottling actual sunlight is much simpler and cheaper compared to the complicated, high-cost production of Solar Gold; it could completely replace ‘Solar Gold’ once widespread.”
“It could even allow ordinary people on the Aphotic Sea to afford sunlight! That would be an unprecedentedly huge market!”
Byrne spoke about the bright prospects with a smile, knowing the trade of sunlight was far too grand for the small Fischer family to handle on its own.
The Aphotic Sea is one of the smaller seas among the Nine Seas, but it’s still too vast; the population of its territory rivaled the entire country of Cyart.
Furthermore, if the Fischer family conducted this business alone, they would likely be noticed by people from the Alchemy Council, and his identity as “Mithril” would be basically exposed.
He had no trust in the people from the Alchemy Council.
If he partnered with Zayne in this venture, not only could he strengthen connections with key members of the major families, but he could also smoothly navigate many risks and eventually scale the business to a level that the Fischer family could not handle on their own.
After hesitating for a long time, Zayne narrowed his eyes and suddenly revealed a nonchalant smile, raising three fingers, asking:
“Three, would that be enough?”
Byrne clearly understood what the other party meant; Zayne was able to produce three Transmutation Level criminals, but neither he nor Chris knew for sure how many powerful sinners would be needed to fulfill the ritual’s requirements.
He shook his head and spoke seriously, “Just three might not be enough; we would need at least four or even five!”
Zayne scoffed, “Greedy fellow, I will need you to offer more in return!”
“Fine!”
At a recent Alchemy Council meeting, Byrne had acquired some resources through trading – a high-order cultivation inheritance, as well as another violet-red stone.