Earth Priest Tote looked around, then finally failed to suppress his doubts. "Who could be so certain that if your whole family died, they would inherit your territory and title?
Aren't you an only child?
Or was it because old Sterl was seriously injured...
Otherwise, with the way your mother had been causing trouble..."
Earl Ster gave the Earth Priest a helpless glance... perhaps because the gods no longer needed mortal faith, these earthly executors of divine authority all had their own distinct personalities.
The Rune Lord and the Sun God Temple still had to do business, so their way of doing things remained within the bounds of mortal understanding. But Earth and Silver Moon... they had taken their respective personalities to the extreme.
The Rune High Priest sighed. Perhaps out of consideration for the Ster Family's annual offerings, he reluctantly spoke. "Tote, you and Austin should go seal that spider cave completely."
"We don't need to kill them all?" Austin's face was a little pale. She took the energy potion Finch had provided again and gulped down a mouthful. "I can still hold on."
"We still don't know what the Ster Family has that allowed these spiders to grow in such colorful variety!" The Sun Priest immediately understood the Rune High Priest's intentions. "First, completely seal off the Silk Spiders. Then, after Stell Castle has been stripped bare, release those spiders again.
Once the orchids that can serve as food are gone and the energy they accumulated has been exhausted, if they want to survive, they'll definitely go mad searching for that mysterious place.
That place might not be useful to humans, but... weeds must be pulled out by the roots!"
"Do we have to wait that long?" Austin was somewhat confused. "These Silk Spiders may have numerous strong