I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1063 - 559: Big Guy, Big Skills

"The Thorny Lion's territory is truly wealthy," Bishop Ruster gazed at the emerald green gemstones, a glint of greed flashed in his eyes.

He had journeyed from the Dawn Holy City to the Thorny Lion Territory, taking almost three months in total.

The slow pace was naturally for a reason; this time he represented the church, so he took a 'slight' detour to visit various noble territories, receiving 'a bit' of small gifts.

Such a good opportunity was hard to come by, he had to seize it, otherwise, if he just rushed directly, he could have reached the Thorny Lion Territory in fifteen days with effort, but what good would that do for him?

Looking at the emeralds adorning the Thorny Lion Territory, he had more thoughts in his mind.

With so many gemstones, if left here unchecked, they might be defiled by the peasants; they must be properly placed in his pocket.

The quantity was indeed too large, it would not be easy to transport them; at least he'd need the help of Viscount Lord Korsi.

"I think, Viscount Korsi should help us," Great Knight Hicks had a sinister smile on his face, he too was quite eager for these large amounts of emeralds.

All along the way, he knew well what Ruster was up to, and he not only did not stop him but thoroughly enjoyed it.

Ruster was indeed greedy, but he knew how to share the spoils; it wasn't just him who got a lot of treasures and gold coins, other accompanying priests and Church Protection Knight Order knights also got a share.

Upon hearing this, the priests and Church Protection Knight Order knights were also visibly excited; these were gemstones, although they received shares before, most were gold and silver coins.

The number of gemstones was not much, all fell into the hands of Bishop Ruster and Great Knight Hicks, of course, they never thought to demand them, as the value of the gemstones was too high, it was impossible to be shared with them; these two big figures enjoyed the meat, and they were fine just drinking the soup. If they were really ungrateful, their fate would be imaginable.

In reality, Ruster wanted more; he was contemplating if he could get his hands on the Thorny Lion Territory.

Once Kersi Thorn Lion was escorted to the Dawn Holy City and announced to be stripped of noble status and his territory sealed, the Thorny Lion was no more, and Korsi was undoubtedly doomed.

Then this territory, would surely be vacated.

If Ruster managed well, he could completely become the new lord of this land, after all, he was also a noble.

In his eyes, there was definitely an emerald mine nearby; otherwise, how could Korsi acquire so many emeralds to adorn the entire territory?

Just thinking of these gemstones adorning the peasants' houses pained him; how could peasants view such precious stones? It would be the greatest honor of their lifetime, he even considered that once he became the new lord, he would gouge out all the peasants' eyeballs.

The group quickly arrived at the Thorny Lion Territory, only the development of events was somehow not as they imagined.

They thought they would see a bunch of wretched peasants staring blankly at the gemstones or conspiring how to seize them, yet in reality, there was no one in sight.

However, the visual impact of the entire territory on them was not reduced at all. All over the place blossomed green Jade Flowers, the houses were covered with bizarrely shaped and translucent green emeralds, even the ground was so, occasionally covered with a layer of emerald green gemstones.

At this time, the visiting church group understood why Korsi changed Thorny Lion to the Jade Tree.

"This must be because Korsi struck a deal with the devil, trading his soul to the devil; that's why the devil bestowed such a wealth of gemstones upon him!" At this point, Ruster understood one thing: Korsi must die and must die en route, under the guise of suicide from guilt.

If such great wealth was to be divided and he wanted a share, Korsi must not reach the Holy City to disclose anything, otherwise, not a single hair of these treasures would fall into his hands.

As a bishop, he naturally knew how greedy the Dawn Church was.

"Exactly, he pleased the devil by humiliating the nobility, offering up noble honor as a trade; it's blasphemy!" Great Knight Hicks echoed.

He too was a noble, naturally deciphering the meaning behind Ruster's words and knowing what the other intended to do.

Though the title of Great Knight was merely an honorific, it was only obtainable by nobility; if one was merely a commoner Church Protection Knight Order knight, they wouldn't have the eligibility, of course, there were barely any commoner Church Protection Knight Order knights.

"Let's go, and meet the fallen Thorny Lion King," Ruster snorted coldly, then walked boldly into the territory.

This scene, while bizarre, did not incite fear in Ruster and his entourage.

After all, these were gemstones; if it were bodies or bones hanging around, Ruster might be fearful, but surrounded by treasures, there was no way he could feel fear, only a fondness that couldn't come quickly enough.

The territory was extremely quiet, so quiet that not even the sound of birds or beasts was heard.

In response, Hicks also expressed a trace of doubt; as a Great Knight, he was usually pampered but adhered to the necessary training, thus perceiving something amiss.

But now was not a suitable time to speak too much about this.

As for the devil the church spoke of? He naturally knew it was the Wizard, and all present priests and Church Protection Knight Order knights knew it too; everyone chose not to pierce through this layer.