As he already secured the interworld portal back at Lara's city, he had to focus on raising up his power. Yet he knew by reaching the dark gold grade, even at the early stages there, his Devour ability would lose most of its magical effects.
And so he had to lean totally over training, a thing that might take a century to just reach the pinnacle stage. But with access to that magical place, he could shorten such duration by tens of folds.
"I'm in," William didn't need to listen to any further words from the Grand Cardinal, "I'm going to do it!"
"Great," the Grand Cardinal and other Cardinals took the wrong impression about William's swift decision.
They knew trying to make someone shoulder the heat and trouble coming from doing such a grand project wasn't easy. Even trying to bribe him with the prestigious position of a Cardinal in their Cult wasn't enough.