Uther doesn't want to do it anymore

As Grinton said, Beta didn't need any external help when he encountered an enemy of Claude's level. Not to mention the fact that Katie had already formed her own secret operation team, just Betta and Shirley joining hands would be enough to defeat the Hamilton Family.

Besides, Beta still had Kail, Emma, and the rest of them at his disposal.

Therefore, Beta could rest assured that the construction site would start working on the temple. Because the temple needed large pieces of stone to be piled up, it was much more difficult than building roads and digging waterways, so Beta increased everyone's wages by one copper coin.

Six copper coins for the young, and four for the women and children!

This move was immediately appreciated by all the families in the slums. It had always been the foremen and nobles who squeezed their wages, and no nobles had ever offered to pay them. Now that Beta had made this decision, his reputation immediately rose to another level, and he was only one step away from Worship.

Stimulated by the "high" salary, everybody worked very hard. It was not their turn to be careless. The slums were full of families who had been starving for more than ten years, or even decades. Now that they finally had a chance to eat their fill, how could they give it up so easily?

The temple looked magnificent, but Beta had more than a thousand laborers at his command. So, the construction was very fast. The foundation was laid in one week, and the pillars and the load-bearing walls of the temple were built in two weeks.

Beta estimated that the temple would be finished in another month. At this moment, he received an invitation from Winterwind.

Uther, the mayor, invited him to a private dinner in the castle.

Beta accepted the invitation immediately. After all, Uther was his Knight of the Round Table, and it was reasonable for him to go.

He entrusted the supervision to the steadiest student and teleported himself to Winterwind with Shirley.

Uther's dinner was indeed a private one. Apart from the couple, Barbara and Kail were also present.

Kail and Barbara sat together sweetly. During dinner, Uther flattered Beta and inquired about Shirley's identity. He was rather stunned when he learned that she was a Master. Shirley, on the other hand, revealed that she was Beta's sheath, which was even more unbelievable to Uther.

Everyone present understood the term 'scabbard'. Kail, who was the most innocent, had done indescribable things with Barbara too many times. So, he understood it too. He admired his teacher, but he was also worried about what would happen if Emma learned about it … Right, there was also Sophie.

The mayor's wife, on the other hand, kept eating without saying anything. She seemed to be scared of Shirley.

After dinner, Uther and Beta went to the library to talk. Shirley, on the other hand, said to the mayor's wife with a smile, "Lady, I have something to talk to you too."

After a brief daze, the mayor's wife accepted the invitation uneasily.

Seeing that everyone else had left, Barbara and Kyle returned to their room. Kyle was now staying with the city guard. Uther and the city lord's wife, the two elders, had already tacitly approved of their relationship. Now, they only needed a wedding to prove their relationship.

In the library, Uther invited Beta to sit down. Then he remarked with mixed feelings, "Mr. Beta, I didn't know that you're already a Master … I remember that you weren't even an Elite when you were in Winterwind, but you've made such progress after only two years. How enviable."

Beta nodded. "Yes, I was just lucky. Also, the goddess helped me, too. Otherwise, I wouldn't have become a Master so quickly."

Uther looked at Betta with envy and jealousy in his heart. He was already in his early forties. Although he had the help of the Knights of the Round Table system and his strength had increased a lot, it was still very difficult for him to take another step forward.

In fact, he didn't know that it wasn't difficult to improve his strength with the Round Table Knight System, as long as Beta could share the "quests" with him. However, it was a pity that neither he nor the City Lord's wife knew about this until now.

Kail knew about the quest system, but he wasn't stupid despite his innocence. He knew that his father-in-law and his teacher had a grudge, so he couldn't explain everything to Uther. The person he liked was Barbara, not Uther.

Kail was never muddle-headed when it came to major issues.

"I've invited you here mainly for Blue Harbor." Uther put a bag of gems on the table and said, "I know this isn't comparable to a city, but it's just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it. Also, I'll give you half of Blue Harbor's taxes as a token of my gratitude. "

Uther's actions seemed to be filled with sincerity, but in reality, no matter what, he was the one who benefited the most from this.

Even if a city gave half of its taxes to others, it would still be extremely profitable. And no matter when, land was the greatest resource and wealth. Many times, no matter how much money you had, you couldn't buy a city's land. Moreover, this city was a maritime hub. As long as it developed, there would definitely be an endless stream of money.

Beta didn't care about this. He had to run the temple and didn't have the time to care about a city occupied by others. Also, he was a lord himself. The wetlands were waiting for him to develop. As long as he expanded the temple two or three years ago, he would definitely bring a group of devout believers there to develop.

Beta accepted it without hesitation. He threw the bag of gems into his Dimensional Space.

Uther looked at Beta, deliberated for a moment, and then said, "Lord Beta, I have a presumptuous request here that I hope you will agree to."

"You go first."

Betta smiled. He wasn't the kind of person who would lose his bearings just because someone threw a bone at him or said a few words of flattery. He wouldn't agree immediately without asking what the other party's request was at all.

Seeing that Beta wasn't fooled, Uther wasn't disappointed. After all, he had guessed that this would be the result.

"I want to remove my place as a Round Table Knight and transfer it to my wife, Sophia."

Beta looked at Uther and was silent for a moment. "Why?"

Uther let out a long sigh and then said, "I am now the lord of two cities. I have my own dignity and honor. I can't submit to a young man forever, or I won't be able to face my own people. If the Round Table Knight System falls into Sophia's hands, I won't dare to resist you either. Also, Kail is your student, and I will never be your enemy. I can even become your subordinate in secret, but not in public. I can't bring shame to my own family. "

Beta looked at Uther and could see that he was speaking from the bottom of his heart. He thought for a while and then said, "Okay."

As soon as this word came out, Uther's face was immediately filled with a smile.

On the other side, Shirley and Sophia were in a well-soundproofed room.

Shirley slowly walked around Sophia and clicked her tongue. "As expected of a succubus. Although she isn't as pretty as me, her figure is even better than mine. Especially these two mountains. Beta must like them a lot. "

Sophia was a little scared and also a little ashamed. She thought that only the two of them would know about her and Beta. She did not expect that there would be one more person. A few months ago, when she was about to have sex with Beta, a powerful creature broke into her Nightmare Realm and drove her out.

That creature was too powerful. It was covered in golden light, and its appearance was exactly the same as the woman in front of her.

The moment she saw Shirley, the mayor's wife thought that the other party had come to her.

"As a succubus, you're not bad. There are only the scents of two men in your soul, and one of them is Beta. "Shirley chuckled." I'm actually looking for you because I need your help. "

Sophia breathed a sigh of relief. If the other party asked her for help, it meant that she did not intend to make things difficult for her.

"Aren't you very good at Nightmare Realms? Tonight, I'll find a way to make Beta sleep. Then you can pull his soul and mine into your Nightmare Realm. "

Sophia's eyes widened. She had no idea why the other party would think and do this. It was too … exciting.

"You should know that I'm Beta's scabbard," Shirley said with some dissatisfaction. "But in the past few months, Beta has never touched me. He doesn't even allow me to sleep in the same bed with him."

Sophia was a little surprised. She thought that this powerful woman would be Beta's wife. She did not expect that she was actually a slave. Just now, when they were eating, although Shirley had said something similar, no one had taken her seriously.

"But he's willing to do 'indescribable' activities with you," Shirley's words were full of envy. "So tonight, you can pull both of us into your Nightmare Realm. I'll quietly hide on the side and watch you. I'll learn how to make a man happy. Although I have a lot of similar knowledge in my head, I think it'll be easier to understand with an actual example in front of me. "

Sophia blushed. "That's not … Okay, Ms. Shirley. I have a … husband … "

"I didn't ask you to play with Beta for real," Shirley said unhappily. "It's not like he's taking advantage of you, but you. After all, you're a succubus. Succubi have always been very violent and direct. I don't think you'll think of your husband in the Soul Realm. "

Sophia blushed instantly. Although she was the wife of the city lord, she had seen countless big scenes, and she could even tell some obscene jokes, but facing Shirley, she didn't even have the slightest thought of resisting.