After Lilith finished speaking, Wu Heng fell silent.
There were two matters concerning the Church. One was that clergy had clashed with local residents on Lighthouse Street, and Wu Heng had the guards arrest them.
This incident had also been the cause of the entire affair.
The Association's position was that the headquarters would not interfere in local public security incidents like this.
Lilith's idea was to release them after they had been detained for so many days and fined a little.
The second matter was the level 18 Church Knight attacking him.
Judging from the Association's attitude, they were still willing to stand by his side.
They had determined that the other party had attempted to assassinate an important Association member, but the headquarters leaders were doing this to have him take the initiative in resolving the matter.
To ease the conflict between both sides.
However...
From Treasure Island's perspective, Wu Heng did not think letting the other party go was a good idea.
During the time he had been away from Treasure Island, the church had continuously pushed the limits more and more.
If he backed down again this time, they might think he was weak.
"Chief, I feel that even if we let him go directly, the Church won't consider easing the relationship between us," Wu Heng said.
"What you need now is time. Once your level rises, even these level 18 professionals won't be qualified to stand before you." Lilith's tone carried considerable expectations for him.
She was also telling him that a level 18 professional was insignificant.
Their paths had basically reached their end, while Wu Heng needed to devote his time and energy to improving himself instead of wasting it on people like them.
The Church had ample manpower to wear him down.
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