Arrangements 2

A single Purgatory Grotto could represent thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands, of Purgatory creatures behind it.

When it came to warfare on this scale, as well as the contamination of the environment by Purgatory aura, the various shrines naturally placed far more importance on this matter than they did on the law-abiding Bright Society.

"Then is there anything you need help with?" Lin Sheng continued to ask.

"Not for now. If we do need anything, we won't stand on ceremony. Don't worry." Lin Wei reassured Lin Sheng, though in truth, she had not taken his words to heart at all.

Lin Sheng temporarily set his mind at ease.

After supper, he returned to his room and meditated through the night. Early the next morning, he was awakened by the shouts and training cries outside the castle.

After breakfast, Lin Sheng had originally been waiting for people from the other shrines to come visit.

But to his surprise, he received word from his eldest brother that the shrine representatives had all gone with their father, Count Verli, to the Rampaging Forest to inspect the mysterious Purgatory Grotto.

Apparently, they had set out before dawn.

That made Lin Sheng fully realize that those shrines had truly not come here for him.

Clearly, in the eyes of other factions, he was still merely one of the pawns who had successfully taken revenge by relying on the Bright Society behind him.

Once that weight lifted from his heart, he simply could not be bothered with anything else and focused on enjoying his vacation at home.

Dozens of kilometers from Emerald View Fortress, inside a mysterious cave hidden within a dense forest.

A thick crimson glow, like surging blood, rippled from the cave entrance.

Beyond that red light lay a cramped oval cavern that