Chương 85: Rich Loot

Inside the Greek-style council chamber.

As soon as Richard entered, he saw Isabella sitting at the table, still in her knight's armor, and a bald, shirtless man with an animal skin around his waist—hiss, a barbarian?

"Haha, you must be the heroes who thwarted Elijah's plot, right?"

The barbarian also saw Richard and his group, stood up, and laughed heartily, "I am the High Priest of the Church of Radiance stationed in Phoenix City. Just call me Karak!"

Hello.

"I guess you all thought I should be a dignified old man in a white robe?"

Karak noticed the stunned expressions on Richard's and the others' faces and grinned mischievously, "My predecessor was indeed like that, but I deliberately made myself different from him."

"Firstly, before I was called by God, I was a savage. Secondly, I want to show believers through my own actions that God's favor is not biased based on a person's appearance. Thirdly—"

"I wanted to see that surprised look on your faces! Hahaha! Alright, everyone, sit down now—" Richard blinked.

Um---- High Priest, may I ask, are you Grace's half-brother from a different race?

However, it's surprising that the High Priest of the Church of Radiance has such a rugged personality.

After all, it was obvious at a glance that he was not one of the same kind of people as those ornately dressed priests of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth.

After their initial surprise, everyone was invited by Karak to take a seat.

After a few polite words—literally, just a sentence or two, that's what barbarians are like—Karak got straight to the point.

First, he made it clear that he would represent Ignas to ensure that yesterday's agreements were implemented, so that everyone would not worry about the Church of the Goddess of Wealth playing tricks.

Then he summoned his servants and had six large chests moved to the table.

"That old codger Puzo was too ashamed to stay on the island. As soon as Ignas left, he followed him. However, he left behind some compensation money, which I will now give to you."

He opened the box, revealing it full of gold coins and a few blue gems, each the size of a baby's fist.

"These gems are all of the highest quality and are worth hundreds of gold coins."

"Damn it, that old man can just casually pull out so much. I should really look for a chance to rob him—cough cough."

"What I mean is, now, all of these are yours! If you have any spatial items, you can take them now. If not, you can leave them with me and retrieve them from the Temple of the Church of Radiance after you return to the city."

Richard had both Jostein's and Harald's dimensional bags on him, with plenty of space left. He immediately stepped forward and put his and Grace's bags into them.

Now he had a full six thousand gold coins in cash. If you add the magical equipment and Grace's personal savings, his total assets would easily double.

As long as you don't buy a house in the imperial capital or a magic tower on Twin Islands, you'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life, no matter where you go.

On the other side, Levin and the others also took some of the gold coins, but because their dimensional bag didn't have enough space, most of the remaining coins had to be left with Karak for the time being.

Seeing that everyone had filled their wallets, Karak laughed and said, "Now that we've finished receiving what the Church of the Goddess of Wealth has to offer, it's our turn, the Church of Radiance."

"Your bravery not only saved a halfling, but also saved countless suffering patients. This is exactly the kind of behavior that the Lord of Radiance admires most."

"Therefore, as his followers, we have prepared an extra gift for you to recognize your merits."

He opened the dimensional pouch at his waist, took out six different magical items, and gave them to everyone in turn.

Amy received a small crucible that could heat itself without needing a fire underneath, and it added extra effects to the potion—such as making it less bitter.

The three members of the Forest Arrow Squad received weapons that suited their professions.

When it was Richard's turn, Karak handed him two silver throwing knives, each about the length of a hand.

Before Karak could even introduce him, Richard used his Eye of Insight.

【Name: Hua Wu Flying Dagger (Can be charmed)】 Rare: Description: A relic of a master-level bard. Upon hearing beautiful music, it will circle and dance around the performer for ten minutes. During this time, it can automatically block incoming arrows or attack enemies within a twenty-meter range according to the performer's commands.

The level is rare!

It can also be alluring!

Moreover, it was originally an item belonging to a bard!

Richard's eyes lit up the moment he saw the words. He quickly caught the throwing knife and said from the bottom of his heart, "Thank you for the gift. I love it."

"Haha, I'm glad you like them! Speaking of which, these two throwing knives once belonged to a famous poet. I'm sure they'll write a new legend in your hands!"

After presenting the gifts one by one, Karak turned to talk about some details—mainly to Amy, since she would be promoting Camus's formula after returning to the city, which involved cooperation from multiple parties and a real pharmaceutical industry, and there were many things to consider.

Richard didn't care much about these things.

Seeing Isabella winking at him, he pulled Grace away from the council chamber.

After waiting a short while in the outer corridor, Miss Paladin and Amelie arrived before them.

Upon meeting, Isabella said, "I guessed you must have many questions for me, so I called you out here—" Richard recalled the scene of her ordering the guards at the palace gate, and the way people around her addressed Princess Isabella, and shrugged with a smile: "When we parted last time, you said you would give me a surprise. At the time, I really didn't expect that this surprise would come so soon, and with such a significant amount of content."

Isabella returned a knowing smile: "Considering your feat this time, and your past of escaping from the dragon's jaws and slaying your enemies, in this respect, I feel exactly the same as you."

"Cough cough————" Richard waved his hand modestly and turned to ask, "So, who exactly are you?"

"My full name is Isabella Friedrich, the fourth princess of the Holy Roland Empire, while Amelie's full name is indeed Amelie Swin, but she is not my sister, but my personal maid."

. 」 Good guy.

I knew you must be a princess somewhere, but I never imagined you were the oldest one!

Yes, that makes sense. While princesses in ordinary places may have a noble status, in Phoenix City they are ultimately just guests and cannot order others around at will.

But the Empire is different; it is the only one that is truly unique!

Although wars once took place between the Empire and the Gulf city-states such as Phoenix in the distant past, nowadays, due to the absolute disparity in size, the people of Phoenix have long since put aside their hostility and instead have a subtle atmosphere of fawning over the Empire from top to bottom.

Richard, after all, was a ruthless character who had been buried in the chest of a dragon, and he was quite knowledgeable. After a moment of shock, he quickly regained his composure.

He said with a slightly mischievous expression, "Then perhaps I should call you Your Highness?"

Isabella quickly reached out to stop her: "Please, please don't do that! You and Grace can always call me by my first name!"

Ha, great, looks like thick barriers won't be appearing anytime soon~ Richard chuckled and changed his tune, saying, "So, Isabella, as an imperial princess, why did you come to Phoenix City, so far away, incognito? And now it seems you're no longer incognito; why is that?"