Chapter 713: Staring
The other side was bluffing.
Qin Ran was absolutely certain of that.
Otherwise, given the Elders Council's reputation for madness, why would they muddy his relationship with them to make the world believe he had joined them?
Such tactics were far too mild!
They were nothing like the Elders Council's usual methods.
Forcing him, ordering him to join-that was what the Elders Council should have done.
And if he refused, they would simply kill him, wiping out everyone connected to him along the way.
That was the Elders Council people knew!
Especially when dealing with people or factions connected to the Sacred Heritage Society, they should have shown even less mercy.
So...
Had something happened within the Elders Council?
Qin Ran speculated inwardly.
That speculation did not bring him any relief.
Although the fewer lunatics like the Elders Council there were, the better, this was unfavorable for Qin Ran.
He had planned to play both sides and buy himself time. He did not want either side to withdraw just like that.
Especially now that he had demonstrated greater value and firmly captured one side's attention.
Qin Ran was confident that once word spread of his healing the female student on campus, the Church of Danton would swiftly come knocking.
No one understood the Church of Danton's urgent need for a Knight better than Qin Ran. They had helped him without hesitation before even truly confirming his "identity."
Now that his "identity" had been confirmed, the Church of Danton would surely be unable to wait!
A church that had survived the three great wars a century ago and endured to this day was not to be underestimated.
Qin Ran was not naive enough to think his "joining" would be a mere verbal agreement.
Of course, he did not