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"..."

The construction foreman fell silent, seemingly calmed down by the priest's words.

After considering the circumstances surrounding the broken bridge and what Dekan had said, the construction foreman obediently lowered his head.

"We will obey you, Your Excellency. Please forgive my rudeness."

Although this priest looks a bit strange.

But in any case, he should be a priest who came to the town to investigate, so listening to him is definitely the right thing to do.

"fine."

Dekan answered calmly, leaving no room to guess his expression behind the mask.

Just as Dekan finished expressing his opinion, Morion immediately added:

"Although we have taken on the bridge repair work this time, we are also facing a serious challenge. The town has only provided a very low budget. We need to re-plan the project, so we may not need to trouble everyone to come and work tomorrow. However, the Chamber of Commerce will settle your wages for today."

"this!"

The construction foreman was clearly very dissatisfied.

However, seeing Morion's arrogant attitude and considering that he had just apologized to the priest, the construction foreman forcibly suppressed his anger and obediently turned around to direct the team to return.

When someone asked why the guard who had gone with the engineer to the town was missing, Morion simply lied and said, "The priest needs to assign guards to watch over the church."

Anyway, whenever something happens, just blame it on the priest, and no one else will question it.

And so, the merchant guild returned to the city-state before nightfall.

This city-state is a key location on the southern border of the Holy Kingdom, with its magnificent city built on terrain that seems to have been cut through mountains.

Below it extend streets primarily featuring ancient iron and stone bricks.

The bustling streets were filled with countless vendors.

It was far more prosperous than any border city Dekan had ever seen.

However, Dekan learned along the way that this was related to the situation in the Holy Kingdom.

The Holy City is closer to the southern part of the Holy Kingdom, and the south is rich in resources and does not border other countries.

However, the northern border of the Holy Kingdom is resource-poor and plagued by constant warfare.

Therefore, the southern border is like heaven, and the northern border is like hell.

Dekan and Morion returned directly to the Chamber of Commerce by carriage.

Dekan discovered that the identity of a priest was very convenient; no matter where he went, he was unlikely to be suspected.

Of course, his mask did attract a bit more attention.

However, Dekan will not remove the mask for the time being, because it is better than being recognized by the Resurrected cultists on the street.

"Could you help me find Cornelia and Nyanko-sensei first?"

"no problem."

They quickly learned about Cornelia, who was a squad leader in the City-State Knights, through their connections with the Chamber of Commerce.

He then set off to find her.

The moment Cornelia saw Dekan, she ran towards him, trembling.

She seemed to almost have the urge to hug Dekan, but realizing that it wouldn't be a good idea, she stopped herself and stood in front of Dekan.

"You, you've finally come to find me!"

Cornelia's voice couldn't hide her excitement.

"I'm sorry, I'll definitely find you faster next time."

Dekan said in a gentle voice.

However, as they were talking, Morion seemed to instinctively take a few steps back, keeping a certain distance from Cornelia Dekan.

"Mollion, why are you standing so far away?"

“I feel that when the two of you stand together, a certain aura seems to be sublimated, and I dare not get too close to you.”

As Morion spoke, he took two steps back.

Cornelia's outfit was also quite unique.

She was wearing a white mask with squares drawn on it in black paint.

【Whiteboard Mask】

[Category: Equipment Card]

[Grade: Purple Rare]

[Class: 3]

[Effect: When equipped, this mask blocks low-level detection skills without obstructing the wearer's vision or senses. It significantly reduces the wearer's presence. When a wearer with a red-tier mask is nearby, the wearer with a plain mask will transfer all damage to the wearer with a red-tier mask, and the source of damage remains unchanged.]

[Note: You cannot see me.]

Looking at Father Red and Knight White, and the overwhelming aura emanating from them, Morion felt as if he had been kidnapped by two terrorists.

And it's a bit out of place with their art style!

"We're not the Resurrected Cult, how could we possibly turn against our own people while conquering the Shadow World?"

"I don't doubt you, I just think you look rather scary."

"Then why don't you join too?"

"Do you have any other masks like this?"

Dekan took out a card and handed it to Morion.

"Here."

The card features the same mask, but this mask has strange characters written in green paint – the character “发” (fa).

157 The Underworld Creation of Dekan

Just as Morion was studying the "Fortune Mask" that Dekan had temporarily lent him with great curiosity.

"Meow!"

The cat teacher emerged from Cornelia's shadow and leaped toward Dekan.

"Oh, you're here too. That's great."

Dekan caught the cat teacher and rubbed its head, then tried to hand it back to Cornelia.

"There's not a shred of emotion in your voice! You don't care about me at all, meow!"

Teacher Cat was clearly angry at Dekan's dismissive tone.

"How could that be? You're my cat."

"Meow!! I'm a teacher!"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Cat."

In Dekan's memory, Bachcher and Olive were also teachers.

"Dekan, I, the moral exemplar, will definitely keep a close eye on your cat!"

This time, Teacher Cat received an instruction from the school.

The live stream has expanded to the Kingdom of Norton.

Therefore, the school hopes that it can remind Dekan Harmony Strategy World as kindly as possible to reduce the damage to the school's reputation.

"Don't worry, I've always been a law-abiding young person."

Dekan waved his hand and said confidently.

Teacher Cat was very disdainful.

It believes that Dekan's biggest problem lies in—

Dekan genuinely didn't think he had any problem.

But it's best not to say anything to Dekan until it gets something on him.

After a brief division of labor, Decancon, Nelia, and Morion began their respective preparations.

The goal is to earn a huge amount of Holy Coins early on, thereby significantly reducing the difficulty of clearing the Shadow World and ensuring a smooth travel experience later on.

......

The next day, when the construction team returned to the edge of the cliff.

The town mayor had arrived early on the other side of the cliff and was waiting.

He didn't sleep well yesterday.

I've always been a little worried about whether there will be any problems with the bridge construction.

Some were even afraid that the engineers would run away with the money.

The engineer has finally arrived, bringing the agreed-upon personnel and materials.

however.

The town mayor, standing on the opposite bank, frowned deeply.

He noticed that this construction team seemed a bit different from the previous ones!

Why are they all dressed as prisoners?!

There were even a few prison guards supervising the work?!