"If you're a Treasure Hunting Team, would you be interested in a place full of treasure?"

"Hey! Grefar, what are you trying to do?" the Archbishop interrupted with a frown after hearing this.

Grefar ignored him and simply said, "I'm just narrating events; I haven't done anything outrageous."

Then he looked at Alka and said, "Do you know about the Saralan Empire?"

Alka glanced at the Archbishop and saw a slightly helpless look in his eyes.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Yes, I learned about this country while researching the Swallowing Mouth. It's said to have been destroyed by a demon invasion a thousand years ago."

"No, this country hasn't been destroyed yet; its remaining people are still fighting amidst the ruins."

Upon hearing this, Alka roughly understood.

Clearly, the Demon Hunters and this Demon Hunting Judge in front of him should be descendants of this country.

Possibly still fighting on their original land.

Still fighting upon the ruins, which means that area is still full of demons.

Earlier, while learning about the Swallowing Mouth, they also learned a bit about this area, which is considered quite dangerous. However, their focus was elsewhere at the time, so they didn't delve deeper.

And they have the prefix 'demon hunting' probably for this reason.

"It seems you understand, so let me speak plainly.

If you're interested, you can explore the former glory and wealth of this country. The demon invasion and the war at that time destroyed the nation, burying immeasurable riches within the ruins.

And demons, if you know, obviously have a penchant for destruction, chaos, and slaughter.

Worldly wealth means nothing to them.

I believe for a Treasure Hunting Team, such a temptation should be quite alluring."

After saying this, he continued, "Thank you for your patience with an old man's ramblings. Your connection with that treasure is deep, you should be the one to use it.

Since it's yours, I'll lend it to you for now."

Saying this, he directly closed the lid of the box and pushed it over.

Alka witnessed this and glanced at the Archbishop.

The Archbishop nodded somewhat helplessly, "Take it, but make sure not to master it. If you accidentally master it, you'll owe a huge favor."

Upon hearing this, Alka thought for a moment and pushed the box slightly toward the Archbishop, "Use the necessary protective measures."

The Archbishop nodded in satisfaction.

After opening the box, he directly, in front of the two, used some unknown spell over it.

Golden energy, like a fluid, enveloped the entire treasure, and then it merged inside.

He then closed the box again and pushed it in front of Alka.

"Take it, remember to return it as soon as possible." Alka nodded.

Then he turned to Grefar in front of him and said politely, "Thank you for your generous help; I will remember this favor."

"No need, the favor has already been cleared by him for you."

Alka nodded and didn't say much more.

After bidding farewell to the two of them, he took the box and left the room.

After Alka left, the Archbishop frowned at Grefar.

With a somewhat angry tone, he asked, "What exactly are you trying to do? Why did you tell him all that?"

Grefar, unhurried, took a sip of his tea in front of him.

"What's the matter? I didn't say anything." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Stop pretending, why did you ignite his interest in the Saran Empire?"

Upon hearing this, Grefar instead looked at the Archbishop with some curiosity, "Is there a problem? Have I said anything untrue?"

"Wasn't the former Saralan Empire the top nation of the Endless Sea? Wasn't its wealth extraordinarily massive? Wasn't it even enviable by the Church?"

Hearing this, the Archbishop sighed helplessly.

"But it's very dangerous there."

"Dangerous? Wasn't the land of revived Flower Fairies previously dangerous?" Grefar retorted.

"It's not the same."

"How is it different? Anyway, he has already offended the Swallowing Mouth, that damn demon won't let him go.

Might as well find a way to get rid of it first.

And now, doesn't Saralan also have armies from every Church there? What's there to fear?

Your Holy Mother Church's Knights are the ones slaughtering the most there.

Haven't you noticed? The whole crew on their ship has made oaths; they understand the world's pain. You should understand what I mean."

The Archbishop sighed helplessly and irritably rubbed his brow with his hand.

"It's different; you can't understand. Alka comes from Home Island of the Homeland Sea. He is a natural believer in the Holy Mother.

Moreover, moreover, the Holy Mother truly calls him her child. Long ago, when he came to the Endless Sea, the Holy Mother personally ordered us not to interfere with him, nor to guide him.

Just let him sail freely. I hope your words don't count as guiding."

"Could he be the Holy Mother's child?" Grefar couldn't help but ask.

"Of course not, he's just an ordinary mortal, at least he was before." the Archbishop said with a stern glare at Grefar.

And the Holy Sanctuary hasn't granted them special privileges, emphasizing that they shouldn't over-help Alka. Only providing limited help when Alka asks for it.

"Rest assured, the Holy Mother hasn't imposed divine punishment on me, so my words aren't considered guiding."

"As long as they are still a Treasure Hunting Team, they can't escape the Saran Empire. Haven't been to the Saran Empire, can't be called a strong Treasure Hunting Team, right?"

Hearing this, the Archbishop could only nod in agreement.

Because it's truly the truth, irrefutable.

Forget it, after all, as a Treasure Hunting Team, they'll eventually go there.

Knowing sooner won't cause any big problems.

After all, in his understanding, Alka seems to be quite a cautious person.