The next day, Biland Island, Divine Grace Town.
"I refuse. Forgive my bluntness, Agent, but I cannot accept this commission."
Thorne decisively pushed the pile of... legendary armors and weapons that were in front of him back towards Jiang Qiao.
"The spirits won't hold a grudge against you for this, trust me," Jiang Qiao said to Thorne, looking rather helpless.
Jiang Qiao had learned about the general distribution of power in the star map from a Black Ash Knight, who had also divulged a critical piece of information to him.
That information was that a portion of the higher-ups in the Sanctuary of Creation were Eternals, and they were exceptionally wary of the Devouring God.
In the past, the descendants of the Devouring God had vanished from the star map, leaving only a few survivors like the Black Ash Knights. Consequently, the Eternals in the Sanctuary of Creation had not shown any outward hostility.
