The facts proved that this guy was not as much of a fool as he had previously appeared to be.
He truly was a smart man.
When Zong Shen had tested him just now, he might have been testing Zong Shen as well.
Only after Mai Raven had figured out Zong Shen's character did he decide how he should deal with him.
It had to be said that Mai Raven had some real ability to have been cultivated into a red-robed bishop by the Calamity Raven Church.
He lacked a rigidly devout faith, but possessed a rather flexible mind.
Conversations between smart people often required no words.
Zong Shen looked at him with an amused gaze, while Mai Raven wore a smile and maintained a dignified posture.
"Looks like you know very well that the Divine Will Jade cannot remain effective forever."
"So you want me to leave behind seeds of inheritance for the Calamity Raven Church?"
Zong Shen asked calmly.
There was no need for the wise to mince words. Since Mai had already seen through Zong Shen's nature as a plunderer, there was no need for him to keep up the pretense.
"Y... yes."
Mai nodded somewhat helplessly.
It was like casually negotiating with a burglar who had broken into his home, asking whether he could refrain from taking every last coin.
Asking the burglar to show a little mercy and leave him enough capital to make a comeback.
It was helpless, but it was also an unavoidable issue.
Perhaps the "burglar" before him really would agree.
As long as the Church's inheritance did not end, there was still hope.
Given enough time, the Church would one day regain its strength.
Faced with his bluntness, Zong Shen merely smiled without replying.
In truth, he had never intended to