It had to be said that Adrian had become a completely different person after leaving the Church of Fear. He had always been good at persuading people, but he had definitely not done it with his mouth. Yet now, he had actually convinced an arrogant old monster to believe in his plan. Anyone who had known Adrian in the past would never have believed that this was the same madman they knew.
After persuading Alfred to agree to the merger, they naturally had to negotiate the terms. The terms were incredibly complicated, far beyond what Alfred and Adrian could settle by themselves. Thus, under the supervision of the leaders of both sides, their core members gathered at secret locations throughout Crimmor and began arduous negotiations.
After all, both sides had their own demands and interests, and many of them conflicted with each other. They had to negotiate, bit by bit, without leaving behind even the slightest loophole or omission.
After five full days and nights, the negotiators from both sides had nearly worked themselves to death before finally producing a draft contract. What came next was a negotiation between Adrian and Alfred themselves.
Most of the minor details had already been settled. They only needed to review them.
There was only one matter in the contract that truly required the two big shots to personally decide: the restrictions on vampires.
There was no helping it. This was the real reason vampires had been hunted down. If this issue was not resolved, even if they merged now, they would still split apart in the end. And if they were destined to split apart, vampires could never accept it. They could not possibly help the Slaughter Cult, only to be betrayed by it afterward, could they?
Moreover, the vampires hoped to secure