Tan Mo's Difficulties

For this negotiation, both Hun Tong and Nei Dou had absolute sincerity.

A war of words thus unfolded, with both sides trading blows, advancing and retreating, taking over an hour before they finally reached an agreement.

The final results were as follows:

The Justice Sect would provide 12,000 gold coins in sponsorship, in exchange for Hun Tong's support in future preaching.

There was no priority right to preach, and the site for the church's construction was restricted to a designated area on Double Eye Island.

However, retaining the parish was successfully negotiated.

To sum it up in one sentence, this was a victory for the Justice Sect!

After all, Hun Tong had already exposed his weakness; he was far too desperate to get through this investigation. This external situation left him in a severely passive position.

Of course, the Justice Sect did not come away without a cost.

The 12,000 gold coins they paid were a sponsorship fee, not a loan. This meant it was a free gift, and Hun Tong would not be paying it back.

After this negotiation.

Guang Ke privately asked Nei Dou: "Lord Bishop, the total funds we brought this time to pioneer the parish amounted to a mere 20,000 gold coins."

"Now that half of it has been given away, how much money do we have left to preach?"

"Let's not forget, church construction is also a massive expense."

Nei Dou smiled: "Don't worry, this time it is definitely worth more than the price."

"With Hun Tong's inclination and assistance, we are guaranteed to bite a chunk out of the Wealth Parish."

"As for the funds, they are indeed insufficient."

"But it doesn't matter, I have already thought of a solution."

"Oh, what is it?" Guang Ke asked.

Nei Dou looked at him: "This is