156 Dekan's Team Naturally Had to Be All Together

"Then we'll start work tomorrow morning. Tonight I need to go back to the Chamber of Commerce to reallocate manpower and materials to save costs."

Morion carefully put away the bag of Holy Gold Coin and gave the mayor a business-like smile.

"Um."

As soon as the mayor responded, Morion turned and quickly left.

Watching Morion's departing figure, the mayor gradually felt a strange unease in his heart.

"Huh?"

The town mayor scratched his head.

Something seems off.

Why did I agree to this deal so readily?

I should have asked more questions and considered it more carefully.

The mayor became increasingly uneasy.

Why did he suddenly faint upon entering the church? Why did the guards disappear? Why did the engineer suddenly raise the price?

But these Holy Gold Coin are already lost and cannot be recovered.

All we can do is pray that the contractors can successfully build a proper bridge.

Morion quickly returned to the church with the Gold Coin and found Dekan.

Dekan had already prepared the documents and was waiting for him.

Dekan: "I've already designed the bridge."

Morion: "What's the budget?"

Dekan: "The materials cost 20 Holy Gold Coin, but I haven't included the labor costs."

Morion: "No problem, I'll find a way to get some free manpower."

Both of them were quite satisfied with each other's professional abilities during their first collaboration.

So the two left the church, Dekan locked the door, and together they left the town, riding Wyvern back to the other side.

The caravan waiting on the opposite bank was clearly getting impatient.

The engineer was gone for over an hour, leaving them all stranded there.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting, but we have to go back now."

Morion gave instructions to the Chamber of Commerce.

Morion's words clearly displeased the members of the Chamber of Commerce.

However, due to the engineer's high status in the Chamber of Commerce, and out of consideration for the priest beside Morion, they could not afford to be angry or impolite.

The construction foreman, who seemed to have a rather short temper, couldn't hold back any longer. He raised his eyebrows and shouted at Morion:

"You made us wait so long, and now you want us to go back with just a word?!"

However, Morion said nothing.

Dekan, standing beside him, stepped forward and explained:

"There are suspected Blood Race around this town. If you want to stay here and work until dark tonight, it's hard to imagine what might happen."

"..."

The construction foreman fell silent; the priest's words seemed to have calmed him down.

After considering the circumstances surrounding the broken bridge and what Dekan had said, the construction foreman obediently lowered his head.

"We will obey you, Your Excellency. Please forgive my rudeness."

Although this priest looks a bit strange.

But in any case, he should be a priest who came to the town to investigate, so listening to him is the right thing to do.

"Fine."

Dekan answered calmly, leaving one unable to guess his expression behind the mask.

Just as Dekan finished expressing his opinion, Morion immediately added:

"Although we've taken on the bridge repair work this time, we're facing a serious challenge. The town has only provided a very low budget. We need to re-plan the project, so we probably won't need you all to come to work tomorrow. However, the Chamber of Commerce will settle your wages for today."

"This!"

The construction foreman was clearly very dissatisfied.

However, seeing Morion's arrogant attitude and considering that he had just apologized to the priest, the construction foreman forcibly suppressed his anger and obediently turned around to direct the team to return.

When someone asked why the guard who had accompanied the engineer to town was missing, Morion simply replied, "The priest needs to assign guards to watch over the church."

Anyway, whenever something happens, they just blame it on the priest, and no one else will question it.

And so, the merchant guild returned to the city-state before nightfall.

This city-state is a key location on the Southern Border of the Holy Kingdom, with its magnificent city built on terrain that seems to have been cut through mountains.

Below it extend streets primarily featuring ancient iron and stone bricks.

The bustling streets were filled with countless vendors.

It was far more prosperous than any border city Dekan had ever seen.

However, Dekan learned along the way that this was related to the situation in the Holy Kingdom.

The Holy Capital is closer to the southern part of the Holy Kingdom, and the south is rich in resources and does not border other countries.

However, the northern border of the Holy Kingdom is resource-poor and plagued by constant warfare.

Therefore, the southern border is like heaven, and the northern border is like hell.

Dekan and Morion returned directly to the merchant guild in a carriage.

Dekan discovered that the identity of a priest was very convenient; no matter where he went, he was unlikely to arouse suspicion.

Of course, his mask did attract a bit more attention.

However, Dekan will not remove the mask for the time being, because it's better than being recognized by the Resurrection Cultist on the street.

"Cornelia and Cat Teacher for me first?"

"No problem."

They quickly learned about Cornelia, who was a squad leader in the City-State Knights Order, through their connections with the Chamber of Commerce.

He then set off to find her.

The moment Cornelia saw Dekan, she ran towards him, trembling.

She almost had the urge to hug Dekan, but realizing it wasn't a good idea, she stopped herself and stood in front of Dekan.

"You, you've finally come to find me!"

Cornelia's voice couldn't hide her excitement.

"I'm sorry, I'll definitely find you faster next time."

Dekan said in a gentle voice.

However, as they were talking, Morion seemed to instinctively take a few steps back, keeping a certain distance from Cornelia Dekan.

"Morion, why are you standing so far away?"

"I feel that when the two of you stand together, a certain aura seems to be elevated, and I dare not get too close to you."

As Morion spoke, he took two steps back.

Cornelia's outfit was also quite unique.

She was wearing a white mask with squares drawn on it in black paint.

[Whiteboard Mask]

[Category: Equipment Card]

[Grade: Purple Rare]

[Class: 3]

[Effect: When equipped, this mask blocks low-level detection skills without blocking the wearer's vision or senses. It significantly reduces the wearer's presence. When a wearer with Red Center Mask is nearby, the wearer with Whiteboard Mask will transfer all damage to the wearer with the Red Center Mask, and the source of damage remains unchanged.]

[Note: You cannot see me.]

Looking at the Red Center Priest and the Whiteboard Knight, and the overwhelming aura emanating from them, Morion felt as if he had been kidnapped by two Terror.

And it's a bit out of place with their art style!

"We're not Resurrection Cultist, how could we possibly turn against our own people while conquering the Shadow World?"

"I don't doubt you, I just think you look rather scary."

"Then why don't you join too?"

Do you have any other masks like this?

Dekan took out a card and handed it to Morion.

"Yes."

I saw a mask of the same style on the card, but on this mask was a strange character - "" - written in green paint.