Chapter 183: Seeking the Goddess for a Matter

The leaders of several invited elf mercenary groups signed the contract without the need for the shadow's enforcer, the dark dwarf Hearthstone, to use any of the arguments he had prepared.

And it wasn't until several elves had left that he looked at the signed blood covenant in silence.

"Lord Priest, what are you thinking?"

Another dark dwarf approached him. It was the gray-robed dwarf who had guided Little Xian Miao earlier.

Hearthstone was silent for a moment, then said,

"I was thinking... they agreed too readily."

The gray-robed dwarf nodded,

"You're right, Lord Priest. I'm just afraid these elves have another agenda... Also, I think telling them all of our plans is a bit..."

"A bit too bold and reckless?"

Hearthstone chuckled.

The gray-robed dwarf nodded again,

"We've prepared so long... If something goes wrong and we can't take control of Black Rock City at once, we might lose our chance to resist altogether..."

Hearthstone listened, shook his head, and said,