By now, Mai Raven had long accepted reality.
All he wanted now was to fulfill Zong Shen's demands as quickly as possible.
Once the population and promised supplies had been transferred, the matter of the Ice Cave Ruins would also be brought to a close.
Presumably, Zong Shen would then shift his attention away from the impoverished Cold Raven Valley.
In truth, he was not wrong.
At present, Zong Shen did not covet Cold Raven Valley all that much.
He merely regarded it as a transit platform for processing the population and resources of Lentax Great City.
He truly had little interest in the Calamity Raven Church itself.
The church's population and the Apostle Group's Warriors all held faith in gods.
Meanwhile, Cold Raven Valley's remaining stockpile of supplies was insufficient to perform the faith-forgetting ritual on any more people.
Thus, after Zong Shen had extracted enough resources and taken thirty thousand Elite Warriors from the Apostle Group to undergo faith-forgetting—
Overall, he had already gained sufficient benefits from Cold Raven Valley.
Moreover, Mai Raven had been sensible enough.
Since that was the case, Zong Shen would honor their agreement as well.
In any case, this branch of the Calamity Raven Church in Cold Raven Valley was destined never to amount to much.
After chatting briefly, Zong Shen and Jeanne followed Mai Raven through the ice cave, where frigid winds howled.
They soon arrived at the bottom of the ice cave.
The original altar had long since become an empty shell.
Not only had Zong Shen lured away the Templars stationed there, but he had even packed up and carried off the statue that could attract ravens.
Zong Shen glanced at Mai's expression. The man's face was utterly calm.
He kept his eyes ahead, deliberately ignoring the state of the