Chapter 402 - The Church Emissaries (1/2)

Chapter 402: The Church Emissaries

Translator: Atlasstudios Editor: Atlasstudios

Matt’s arrival signalled the end of Rhode’s final worries This also ht was on the path towards self-sufficiency in incouilds and as long as income was secured, they could shi+ft their attention to lowering failure rates on missions and the death rates of mercenaries These weren’t difficult for Rhode and as a matter of fact, he had ordered Canary and Bubble to sieon BOSSes in theof mercenaries At least for now, thepatterns and the next challenge for them would be the actual battles

After their discussion, Rhode checked on what Matt was up to all this while After all, although it wasn’t that straightforward collaborating with Starlight, Matt felt that it was better than not doing any business at all

Matt’s answer startled Rhode a little Actually, this fat merchant had made his decision from the very start, but all this while, he hadn’t clearly understood the situation The Silver Libra ht be a small trade association, but it controlled an his collaboration with Starlight, he could forget about going to those areas and he h prices, as most of the land in the Southern Port was extremely expensive Matt didn’t leak any information about his collaboration and he had just informed them that he needed to sell his territories due to business issues Fortunately, this didn’t peak any suspicions with the other merchants and they quickly snatched up the territories, which in turn earned Matt a huge profit This was also part of the plan that Matt plotted earlier He was clear that if he sold his territories after news of hiht spread, the South would definitely lower his land prices on purpose But now, everything worked in Matt’s favor Not only did he earn a big fortune, he also threay a burden that plagued his trade association Now that Matt had thought things through, although he lost his territories in the Southern Port, he would still be able to find territory in Golden City using his connections and his newly-earned sum of money If the business transactions were as successful as Rhode had predicted, perhaps Matt’s business would turn out even bigger than it was in the Southern Port

This fat

Since both sides had cootiations were swift And since both were business partners, Silver Libra would naturally need to build their branches in the Land of Atonereed to send some of his production occupations, such as the miners and phararding the Land of Atonement If Rhode really demolished the threats there, Matt would make a fortune with the plentiful natural resources even without theboth their stances in this collaboration, Matt considered this a in situation for both the trade association and the guild On the other hand, Rhode wasn’t calculative over these suild would forever be on top of the trade association Other than that, he wouldn’tsmall compensations to the trade association Since both sides had awas naturally successful

But Matt gave Rhode some reminders before he left

“When I arrived here, I saw a few guys froood people Mr Rhode, I would like to remind you that you may face some troubles this time… Because Rosen’s son was one of them”

This news indeed surprised Rhode However, he didn’t take it to heart It was nothing new for the son to avenge for his father Moreover, with Canary and Mini Bubbleguth much more powerful now, Rhode didn’t think that Rosen’s son would threaten him in any way

So Rhode wasn’t too ht Rhode’s attention was the other bunch of people

Church Saints

After receiving Rhode’s invitation, the Church Saints arrived at the stronghold the nextThis was the first time Rhode anizations, the Church had always been a place with more females than males, at the ratio of five to one Of course, this wasn’t solely because the gender of the Judgeons were female, but more due to the nature of the Church In the Church, there were mainly Clerics, Pharmacists, and some members responsible for financial services Also, these responsibilities mainly required meticulous care, which hy it was female-dominant Whereas the hts, Guardian Knights, and other external jobs These people standing before Rhode were no exceptions A tere hts in silver armor From their darkened cohts seemed to be experienced veterans

Whereas for the three ladies, they were dressed in white robes which represented their identities as Clerics And fro positions, the one in the hest rank She was in her mid-20s and couldn’t be considered a heavenly beauty, but more of an ordinary lady However, perhaps due to their occupational traits, she trans there

As Rhode personally welcomed them, the lady in the s, Mr Rhode I am the emissary of the Church, Lilia Daniel Cranfield It is my honor to receive your invitation”

“I should be the one thanking you, Miss Ehtly and placed three fingers fro the bow

“I couldn’t ask for uardians of order”

Noticing Rhode’s gesture, the eyes of the other eazes towards Rhode seemed to be much kinder now

“Huhuhu, Mr Rhode has no need to be this , Lilia ihtened her posture and chuckled softly behind her palm

“Besides… We have otten?”

“Oh?”

Rhode was slightly surprised by Lilia’s co a close look at the lady before his eyes, he frowned

“Hotten”

Lilia revealed a hopelessly bitter smile at Rhode’s expression

“Do you recall when you first defeated the Devils in Blackrock Depths and reported back to us?”

“Ah… That was you”

Rhode finally recalled After defeating the Devils in Blackrock Depths and returning to the Mercenary association to report the results, there were indeed members of the Church present However, at that point in time, Rhode’s head was filled with concerns over the Keller Faht, which hy he didn’t notice her As Lilia mentioned, Rhode remembered that he did speak to her and they even interacted for a while But at that point in time, Rhode didn’t plan to work his ith the Church yet, and he only cleared the mission as an investment for future advancement for his relationshi+p with the Church He didn’t expect the returns to come back so quickly

Under Rhode’s invitation, the hold and arrived at the living rooain spoke

“Mr Rhode, regarding our intentions, I guess Miss Shauna has already ht, Miss Lilia”

Rhode lifted the teacup and slightly nodded in agreeuild welcomes the Church to the Land of Atonement Besides, if there’s a need, I can even leave an area in our fortress for the Church’s operations Of course, I guess you are also clear that as the h a certain extent in administration and restriction”