Other people were looking at this scene, extremely shocked. They had no idea what was going on!
Who could provoke this City Lord? And make her so agitated?
āWhat are you looking at!?ā Madeline turned around and glanced at them.
āKeep moving forward!ā
Everyone suddenly went silent and busied themselves with progressing through the Hall Mountain Range.
Collins was leisurely sitting in the carriage. He indifferently said, āLady Madeline, wait three minutes, and then I would have honored my end of the deal.ā
Madelineās complexion turned red. She was also quite shocked by Isabelleās instincts.
Out of all the forces of the Scarlet Monastery expedition, only the man in that carriage could block her.
It was this loathsome Collins!
āNonsenseā¦ This guy only thinks of moneyā¦ Could Marvin have given him a high fee?ā
Madeline quickly thought and said, āCollins, open the door.ā
āNo matter what he offered, Iāll double it!ā
Madeline simply didnāt believe that Marvin could have more resources than her!
Sure enough, Collins immediately opened the carriage window after hearing Madelineās words and seriously looked at her. āA gold mine, you are serious?ā
Madeline immediately froze.
Gold mine?
What gold mine?
Before she could react a āBang!ā was heard. Collins had directly closed the window.
āTurns out it was fake,ā he sighed.
āThis wretched guyā¦ā Madeline angrily stomped her feet.
As the City Lord of River Shore City, she was almost the strongest in the city. But it was still āalmostā.
That Collins guy, even though he was also a Half-Legend, his strength was absolutely no weaker than Madelineās. In this era where gods couldnāt access Feinan, only the Silver Church could grow so big. Accordingly, the Silver Churchās Priests were very powerful.
Madeline didnāt make friends with Collins, but the other guy pressured her a lot.
She invited him to join the expedition and had spent quite a bit of money.
But she didnāt expect to meet this kind of situation.
The Holy Grail wasnāt in her hand, and everything was controlled by Marvin at the moment. This went against her nature.
āThis wonāt do, seems like Iāll have to use force.ā Madeline had a strong temper. Looking at the sturdy carriage, she was about to start using spells.
But then the carriage door suddenly opened.
āLady Madeline, please come in.ā
āRegarding todayās matter of the Scarlet Monastery, I believe we have to talk.ā
This was Marvinās voice.
Madeline coldly snorted before entering.
She couldnāt have guessed that what awaited her was a page of parchment written in blood.
āSign this contract, or else I wonāt stay.ā Marvin was hugging Isabelle as he calmly talked.
ā¦
Madeline looked at the contents of that contract with an ashen face.
Marvinās requirements were mainly what both sides had agreed on last time. After learning of Madelineās true nature, Marvin wouldnāt easily trust her.
This blood contract had a special binding restriction toward those with the abyssal bloodline. It was fortunate that Marvin was knowledgeable enough to be able to write it in such a short time.
If Madeline didnāt agree with his conditions, the Holy Grail would stay hidden.
He would also leave this expedition.
He was convinced that Madeline didnāt dare do anything to him. After all, she had certainly watched that fight between the Legends.
She still wasnāt a Legend, so she wouldnāt dare to do anything excessive.
āApart from taking away Isabelle, I can accept the rest.ā
Madeline was very gloomy.
āThat is non-negotiable,ā Marvin calmly said, āIām taking Isabelle away.ā
āWhy?!ā Madeline sneered, āIs it because she saved you?ā
āNo, itās because Iām the one with the Holy Grail,ā Marvin sneered back. āYour previous behavior has already seriously harmed our partnership. Iāve already lost my trust in you.ā
āThis contract is the only way we can barely work together. And Isabelle is my friend. You owe me compensation from your previous attempt to snatching my Holy Grail. In short, she will leave with me.ā
Madeline tightly clenched the contract, her fingernails lengthening. āYou are really too arrogant.ā
āA 2nd rank class holder actually dares to speak like that to me?ā
Marvin sneered, āIf you havenāt gone blind, you should be able to see that big shot sitting next to me.ā
Collins shrugged as he responded, āDonāt look at me like that. I am now standing on his side, Lady Madeline.ā
Madeline opened her eyes wide in shock. She couldnāt imagine what kind of benefit Marvin had offered for that old money grubber to change sides. Surely he didnāt actually have a gold mine?
āThere is a Legend inside my territory. You know her methods.ā
Marvin continued, āYou also saw the fight that night. Demon Hunter Constantine, Legend Monk Inheim, Shadow Thief Owl, Endless Ocean. They are all friends of mine.ā
āI may only be a 2nd rank class holder, but ask yourself. Am I able to negotiate with you? What do you think?ā
He then leisurely looked at Madeline.
Madeline was a very rational person. Marvin using his powerful connections to intimidate her would certainly be effective.
Sure enough, she hatefully looked at Marvin with an extremely unsightly face, before nodding to the contract.
She carefully examined the contract, making sure there werenāt any gaps or pitfalls, before finally signing it.
The contract was set.
Marvin relaxed. This meant that Madeline wouldnāt do anything too excessive for the rest of the expedition.
A hint of craftiness flashed through his eyes.
This contract actually had a very unfair one sided restriction. It constrained Madeline to make sure Marvin was safe. She couldnāt act against Marvin and so on. However it didnāt restrict Marvin from taking the initiative to act towards Madeline. Although if Marvin chose to act, Madeline could strike back. But the initiative was in Marvinās hands.
It would seem that Marvin was unlikely to pose a big threat to Madeline.
But in fact, there were some wonderful areas in the Scarlet Monasteryā¦
Thinking of this, Marvin silently put the contract away. Regarding Madelineās previous offense, he would soon pay it back.
ā¦
After signing the contract, Madeline furiously left Collinsā carriage.
Soon, the sound of a womanās anguished wailing could be heard from Madelineās carriage.
Marvin acted as if he didnāt hear it.
To make Madeline give up on Isabelle while also enduring that much, it could clearly be seen that there was something extremely important to her in the Scarlet Monastery.
Marvin carefully thought about it and had an inkling as to what it could be.
For the current Madeline, the most important thing was to become a Legend.
She had already been staying at the peak of 4th rank for quite a long time, and she longed for power.
This was a woman full of desires and ambitions.
And there was something that could fulfill her goal in the Scarlet Monastery.
Madelineās expedition should have failed and they would have retreated because of the excessive losses.
But this time there was Marvinās Holy Grail, so everything would be different.
Marvin began thinking, would Madeline get that thing?
At that moment, Collins on the side reminded, āLetās talk about that gold mine.ā
āIām very interested in what you just said.ā
ā¦
That gold mine.
It was under a mountain occupied by an ogre tribe, but these fools were clueless about it.
As for the gold mineās records, Marvin had found them when he read the documents in his fatherās study.
He had once sent scouts to investigate the region before ultimately finding an ore vein containing huge amounts of gold with extremely high purity.
But those ogres and monsters on the mountain stopped his father from being able to extract the gold.
He could only record the information, setting it aside for future generations.
Marvin had always been someone that wouldnāt suffer a loss. And it wasnāt without reason that he promised half of the gold mine to the Silver Church.
The current White River Valley was too weak.
The Silver God was an Ancient God that didnāt impose too many requirements on his followers. As long as you used money, it would generate a lot admiration and faith for him. His Divine Power came from many fields.
And the Silver Church was a rare non-exclusive church.
Most churches required followers to believe in one god. But it wasnāt like that for the Silver God. After all, you could believe in love while also believing in money.
The two didnāt conflict.
Therefore Marvin wanted to rope in the Silver Church. And this time heād incidentally entered Collins carriage, giving him an opportunity.
Whatās more, Collins was clearly not a fool. He had definitely noticed that nightās battle. Even in the face of Marvinās empty promise, he still steadily helped him stall Madeline for three minutes. It was proof that he very strongly wished for cooperation.
Both sides hit it off.
Marvin wanted to borrow the strength of the Silver Church to eradicate the ogres, while Collins naturally had some plans of his own.
In the carriage, a big fox and a small fox were fiercely negotiating.
ā¦
Two hours later, the troops arrived at the small mountain.
Everyone including the horsemen could only go up the hill on foot.
The great group of soldiers opened the path and scared away the small monsters.
Marvin helped Isabelle who had difficulty moving and slowly advanced.
The party finally arrived in front of the Scarlet Monastery.
The two Pain Monks suddenly raised their heads.
āBaron Marvin!ā Madelineās voice was exceptionally cold.
Before she said anything, Marvin had already started using one of the Holy Grailās halos.
[Curse Dispel]!
The Pain Monksā buffing curses were suddenly reduced by a third!
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Even though these Pain Monks were at the 3rd rank, their strength had reached the level of Half-Legends due to the various curses put in place by the Lich!
But if there was a way to lift the cruses, their strength would drastically drop.
This was the reason Madeline looked for Marvin!
The Holy Grailās halo kept shining.
Before those two monsters could react, Madelineās Wizard corps made a move!