Li Yu did not immediately respond to Cornelia's proposal, but instead said, "I heard that His Majesty the Emperor plans to create a giant bronze statue for the Life Goddess?"
Cornelia seemed somewhat surprised by the remark, but nodded, "The statue is already under construction, along with a new temple not far from Junlin Tower. Once it's completed, we can move from here."
"The lords of the western territories have also contributed a lot, donating quite a sum of money, except for the Arias family, and you also detained Greta."
"We didn't detain her; she stayed of her own free will."
Cornelia sneered, "You forged a debt that didn't exist and exploited Greta's naivety and trust. That's no different than directly detaining her."
"And you let her use her army of rats to scare the lords of the western territories, forcing them to donate to Valria," Li Yu said. "That's no different from outright robbery."
