CHAPTER 623: No Longer Interested!

These so-called divine weapons might have been useless to Han Shuo, but there would surely be crowds of people on the Profound Continent who would do anything to get their hands on these items.

Firenze stared foolishly as he carried the few items sacred to the Church of Light in his arms. For a long time he did not know how to react.

Firenze knew how much he could make by auctioning these items. However, since these holy items were from the Church of Light, the Church would surely be very eager to regain possession of them and would surely do everything in their power to do so. Since Han Shuo had killed the Pope of Light, the relationship between the Lancelot Empire and the Church of Light had deteriorated to the point where reconciliation was impossible. If the Church of Light were to regain these divine weapons, it would be tantamount to them regaining enormous power.

Lawrence suddenly opened his mouth, "Bryan, forget it. Let's not sell these divine weapons."

Han Shuo glanced at Lawrence with a half-smile and said calmly, "You can rest easy. There's nothing to be afraid of even if the Church of Light reclaims these items with gold coins. The Pope of Light only used these weapons, but in the end, he was still finished by me. If the Pope of Light could do nothing, what could others do?"

"That's not what I mean." Lawrence pointed at Amyes standing next to him and said to Han Shuo, "Look at Amyes."

Han Shuo was startled and immediately turned his eyes.

Amyes' eyes were fixed on the divine weapons in Firenze's arms, flickering with brilliant rays. His jaw moved as if he wanted to say something, but he was too hesitant to make a sound.

With a single glance, Han Shuo immediately understood what Lawrence meant. Inwardly, he chided himself for neglecting one thing - Amyes was cultivating in the elemental energy of light.

Amyes was Han Shuo's brother-in-law. Although he had not had much to do with Han Shuo in the past, he was, after all, Emily's brother. Moreover, before Han Shuo's rise to fame, Amyes had provided Han Shuo with a great deal of assistance. These divine weapons of the Church of Light might be nothing in Han Shuo's eyes, but they held an unimaginable attraction for Amyes.

"Oh! Silly me, I almost forgot that Mister Amyes cultivates in Light Magic," Han Shuo said as he put his hand to his forehead as if he suddenly realised he had made a mistake. He then said apologetically to Firenze, "These, um, goodies should be kept within the family. Let's give them to Mr Amyes!"

Amyes was immediately shaken when he heard Han Shuo's words. He said in an embarrassed manner as he waved his hands, "It's too precious! It's too precious! I can't take it!"

Firenze, who carried the few divine weapons he thought he could trade for a large sum of money for his southern border, glanced back and forth between Amyes and Han Shuo indecisively.

"Father!" Fanny, standing next to Firenze, cleared her throat quietly.

Firenze sighed and reluctantly handed the items to Amyes. He groaned, "You lucky bastard, these are riches enough to raise two legions of armies, and it's all given to you for nothing!"

"How could I accept this... It's too much..." Amyes rubbed his hands excitedly. His handsome and erudite face was written with unrestrained excitement. Although he said it was too much to accept, his two arms were wide open.

"Too much? Great, forget it then!" Firenze detested hypocrites most of all, and he was annoyed to begin with. When the few divine weapons almost fell into Amyes' open arms, Firenze suddenly made a serious face and pulled them back.

Amyes looked humiliated as he muttered, "This... um... this..." No one knew what he meant.

"Hehehe!" Fanny couldn't help but laugh as she saw Firenze deliberately teasing Amyes out of annoyance. Others also found the scene funny and couldn't hold back their laughter.

"All right, all right, I will ask Jack to get you some gold coins. Stop being so stingy!" Han Shuo raised his voice and said to Firenze with a smile.

"You should have told me earlier!" Firenze muttered and handed the treasures to Amyes. He groaned, "Hypocritical people like you are the most annoying of all. You obviously wanted the items, but you kept pretending you didn't. Pfft!"

Amyes smiled awkwardly and remained silent. The treasures in his arms had washed away any unhappiness in his heart. He knew Firenze's temperament and of course he would not hold a grudge over such a trivial matter.

"Bryan, you must get me at least a million and a half gold coins. Otherwise I will not allow Fanny to marry you!" Firenze gave Amyes an arrogant look, let out a short, sinister laugh, and forced Han Shuo's hand.

"Father!" Fanny shouted angrily, glaring at Firenze as she heard his words.

There was nothing and no one in the world that Firenze was afraid of, except Fanny. He ducked his head as soon as Fanny shouted at him. However, his gaze remained fixed on Han Shuo. He was willing to sacrifice his self-respect for the millions of citizens of his southern border.

"No problem!" Han Shuo straightforwardly agreed, as he was well aware of Firenze concern for the people of the southern border, and he was rather touched by it.

Although Han Shuo had not been in Brettel City for a long time, he still had a clear understanding of its financial situation. In the past five years, there had been no wars in Brettel City. The city was actively involved in all sorts of high-margin businesses and had accumulated considerable wealth. Due to the unique political circumstances, Lawrence had no way of taking money from Brettel City and using it elsewhere. Only Han Shuo himself could do that.

A mere one and a half million gold coins would pose absolutely no problem for Brettel City. Besides, among the bounties that Graeae and Pegasus had looted from the Ice Shrine, there were more than four million gold coins. If the rest of the looted goods were liquidated through the Bootz Merchant's Guild, he would make more than five million coins.

"My good son-in-law, what a straightforward man! Haha, I like you more and more!" Firenze shouted, laughing heartily as Han Shuo happily agreed to his terms.

"Alright, everything should be fine now. Ladies and gentlemen, you may leave," Han Shuo looked around and announced warmly.

Most of the aristocrats and bigwigs in the square had not yet sobered up from their astonishment. Their minds were still incredibly agitated as they constantly replayed the conversation between Han Shuo and Lawrence.

To these people, sacred experts were beings at the peak of power in the entire Profound Continent. Demigod beings - those who transcended the sacred realm - had only been heard of in legends. Existences beyond the demigod realm were unheard of to these people.

When they heard that Han Shuo might have reached a realm so terrifying that it would be hard for an ordinary person to imagine, they were completely stunned. However, most of them were most excited because Han Shuo was a citizen of the Lancelot Empire.

To their astonishment, they could vaguely imagine the scene where the Lancelot Empire ruled over the entire Profound Continent. It filled their hearts with new excitement for the future. Some even began to plan how to make the most of the soon-to-be-changed situation on the Profound Continent.

Before leaving, Lawrence said sincerely as he held Han Shuo's hand tightly, "I don't want to say anything superfluous, but it is truly a blessing for the empire to have you!"

"It is the people of the empire who are blessed to have you!" Han Shuo exchanged pleasantries with a smile and watched as Lawrence left with his imperial guards.

Candide stood next to Han Shuo with a sombre face. After everyone had left, he sighed softly and said, "The Dark Mantle has indeed failed in its duty by failing to prevent the attack!"

"You shouldn't blame yourself. The attackers were more powerful than you can imagine. Even if someone else was in charge of the security of the Lancelot Empire, they would not have been able to prevent it," Han Shuo comforted him. He continued smiling, "Besides, didn't the Dark Mantle limit the damage to a minimum and punish the culprits?

When?" Candide made a puzzled face and said, "These things were done by you!"

"And I have always been a member of the Dark Mantle. The things I have accomplished are also the accomplishments of the Dark Mantle, right?" Han Shuo reminded Candide with a smile.

After hearing these words from Han Shuo, Candide's mood brightened. However, he still shook his head, forced a smile and said, "It's not exactly the same. After a short pause, Candide suddenly took on a solemn expression and said very seriously to Han Shuo, "Yes, Bryan, given your contributions to the Empire, you could definitely be the new Master of the Dark Mantle, one with the power to give orders to three Dark Mantle heavyweights. Bryan, do you want to take over the Dark Mantle?"

Han Shuo refused with a smile, "Nope. The Dark Mantle is doing great under the three of you now. If it had been in the past, I might have been interested. But now, meh."

"Why?" Candide asked in surprise.

Han Shuo looked at Candide, beaming from ear to ear, and answered his question with a question, "Don't you think the Dark Mantle is a little too small for me now?"

Candide was silent for a moment before nodding in agreement. "Yes, it is. With your strength now, which puts the whole Profound Continent into perspective, the Dark Mantle is indeed a bit small for you. Sigh, I have watched you grow every step of the way, but I never expected you to progress so quickly and so far beyond reach. Compared to the time when you were a runner at this academy, it has simply been a world of transformation," Candide lamented.

At his words, Han Shuo's mind couldn't help but travel back in time. He remembered the time when Candide had hidden in the darkness and lured him into joining the Dark Mantle. Unconsciously, he began to laugh. He asked, "Yes, there is one thing I don't quite understand - why did you personally come to recruit me into the Dark Mantle? Given your identity and my meagre strength, you shouldn't have given me a second thought, should you?"

"Because even then, I could see the fierce ambition in your eyes that would not settle for anything ordinary. The most important prerequisite for achieving greatness is desire! You definitely had that. I also saw in you the perseverance and willpower to turn your aspirations into action. These qualities alone are very rare. There was also an air of mystery about you at that time. To understand you better, I decided to come and recruit you into the Dark Mantle," Candide replied solemnly.

"So that's the case!" Han Shuo nodded. He began to stroke his chin and said smugly, "It seems that I have many advantages! Hehehe!"