After Andrew and Cassandra's intimate encounter, they had grown quite close. In fact, Cassandra could now be considered one of Andrew's concubines. Their relationship evolved in a strange way, and ironically, the one who preferred to get closer was Cassandra, who, before having sex with Andrew, was the one who most wanted to distance herself.

At first, she couldn't understand why she longed to get closer to Andrew. She believed it was all due to a temporary infatuation after sex, since she hadn't had sex for a long time, and now that she had, it felt so good that perhaps that was what attracted her.

In short, Cassandra believed she just wanted to enjoy the good carnal sensations for a while after so much abstinence. However, as the days went by, that idea changed. Having a little horniness for a few days after being sexually inactive for so long was normal, but after a cool assessment, seeking Andrew out for sex for several weeks was not normal.

It's important to understand that at the time, she didn't know Andrew's identity, so she couldn't understand that sex with him is very different from sex with any other man, regardless of race.

Andrew is a candidate for the god Eros, so sex with him is invigorating, pleasurable, and above all, a little addictive. All of this made Cassandra start to worry, and she believed Andrew had done something to her.

Although she wasn't wrong, again, it wasn't what she thought. Fortunately for her and everyone else, these doubts were cleared up when the Concubine Seal appeared on Cassandra.

With this, she received all the answers she was looking for, and it gave her some peace of mind, but that didn't mean all was forgiven. This was because Cassandra understood that what Andrew wanted from her was her body.

No woman would be happy if she found out about this, but Andrew managed to comfort her and make her happy thanks to two things. The first was obvious: the advantages that came with the Concubine Seal.

It's important to remember that while concubines don't receive blessings like the apostles, nor abilities like wives, they do increase their lifespan and extend their youth. They even become more beautiful the more they have contact with Andrew. Cassandra may have been dedicated to business and didn't care about the opposite sex, but no woman in any world doesn't care about her appearance.

Add to that the pleasurable and exciting sexual sessions, and Cassandra could only give in. Even so, Andrew gave her another gift as compensation, which delighted Cassandra.

What Andrew gave her was exclusivity over his business dealings. Previously, Andrew had divided his business dealings with the three best shipping companies in the city with the goal of not putting all his eggs in one basket.

While it's true that he also had ulterior motives with this move, as he wanted to get between Cassandra's legs and thereby pressure her, the reality is that it was also a strategic move. Andrew and his business specialist colleagues were very clear about the magnitude of the business they were bringing to the city. If they partnered with a single transportation company, it would be the undisputed leader.

Being the leader by a wide margin represents many opportunities, as it demonstrates your vast superiority, and more customers will come to you, and that would only widen the gap.

That's why Cassandra was nervous before. Although she was the leader, the gap with her competitors wasn't that great, so she couldn't gain an advantage. But if Andrew went elsewhere, that situation would change.

So Andrew withdrew the business he had with the others and now works only with Cassandra's company. Her competitors were green with envy and red with anger that she had beaten them, but there was nothing they could do.

They tried to approach Andrew with various offers of benefits to keep him from taking Cassandra's company as an exclusive service provider, but unfortunately for them, Andrew didn't back down.

They even offered unusual beauties to tempt him, as they had indications that Cassandra had convinced him by spreading her legs, which isn't entirely wrong, but Andrew still didn't give in.

The reason wasn't just to appease Cassandra. In fact, there was a strategic reason, and that was trust and loyalty. Cassandra is now his concubine, so she wouldn't betray him, so she was the best option for doing business.

This way, Andrew could continue his peaceful life, fucking his wives, Cassandra, and all the other girls scattered across the continent without any worries. Now, these moves on Cassandra weren't just to take her as a concubine; he had also gained something, and that is the resources Cassandra has at her disposal.

Although Andrew doesn't intend to take them, using some of them was appropriate, and the most significant was her intelligence and communications network. Cassandra is the owner and leader of the leading shipping company at the continent's most important port.

This meant that her network of contacts and information is no simple matter. There was no place on the continent where she didn't have eyes and ears. While this didn't mean she knew everything that was happening, nothing important escaped her.

Thanks to this, Andrew was aware of everything that was happening on the continent. Although Andrew primarily dealt with the most powerful figures on the continent, such as Crhono, Zaros, and the others, they weren't always at the forefront of information.

When it comes to information, it's not the nobles or the powerful who lead, but the merchants. The former may know more important and privileged information, but sometimes, it's the little things that matter most.

For example, when the disappearance of the wild beasts occurred, Andrew found out first than Crhono and the others, thanks to Cassandra's network. In fact, he was the one who informed Crhono and the others to review the situation.

Thanks to this new information network, Andrew's group and his allies had grown stronger, as they could now learn things more quickly. The powerful and important could keep an eye on the important and essential, and Andrew was on top of the small details.

However, even with all this, the threats were not easy to locate. Purgatory and the fallen angels were masters of escape and concealment, so even with all this, they could not find them.

Despite not being able to locate them, the efforts not only of Andrew and his allies but of all the forces on the continent that were now hunting Purgatory and the fallen angels had delayed the latter's plans.

Not only had they been delayed, but it was also very difficult for them to move. Any movement they made was quickly located, and they were always in constant danger. This situation was beginning to worry them, as they would be unable to advance their plans this way, and because of this, they decided to carry out a risky operation.

While Purgatory and the fallen angels were patient, wasting a lot of time was no longer patience. They knew that if they took too long to move, they would allow everyone to organize, and their plans would be more difficult to carry out.

For this reason, they decided to risk everything in a risky gamble. They decided to enter the sacred region of the continent. That's right, they entered the same place that Chrhono and the others had entered to look for the materials Andrew needed for the elixir of vitality they had taken some time ago.

This region, although called sacred, was also forbidden, not because it was holy, but because of the dangers and difficulties that lay within. Even when Purgatory was at its peak of power and strength, it didn't dare enter.

Even when Crhono and the others entered, they faced danger, for everything there is unpredictable, and even a being as powerful as Crhono could encounter calamity.

Even so, Purgatory and the fallen angels were left with no options. They couldn't capture beasts undetected, nor could they make any other moves, so they entered this place looking for a solution.

There, they might find strange wild beasts to aid them, or even special resources to help them. It was a gamble, for they too might meet their end, but it was the only place that wouldn't attract attention.

No one guarded this place, for it was both mystical and dangerous, and although many entered to seek their fortune, they were only desperate people with airs of grandeur who didn't understand the vastness of the world.

This place is practically a graveyard of the battle a century ago, and also the only place on this continent that served as a battlefield a thousand years ago when the fallen god was defeated.

If the ancient continent was destroyed by battles, on this continent, only that region was devastated, but it wasn't on the same scale, and that's why the situation there is very different from that of the ancient continent.

Unaware of this, Andrew, his allies, and everyone else on the continent were unaware of their enemies' reckless moves, but at the same time, neither Purgatory nor the fallen angels knew if this gamble would bear fruit.

Meanwhile, Andrew quietly continued with his activities. Since coming to this world, for the first time, he was behaving like a candidate for the god Eros, spending his days conquering women and having sex.

His goal was to unlock the seventh divine seal, and he was close at hand, so he couldn't stop at this moment. His wives and concubines now seemed unable to contain him, and for the first time, they truly understood who Andrew was.