Chapter 275: Remembrance Of An Old Spy

While Lucius appreciated individuals who were a testament to willpower and with the capacity to think beyond themselves in search of something greater them… he did not appreciate it for his enemies.

It simply meant that he would have to spend more effort into getting what he wanted. 

The Tharian Theocracy was a good example.

The most devoted followers of Thara were willing to sacrifice themselves all for the purpose of worshiping their goddess and would gladly lay their lives in service of their perceived greater good.

Members of the Barrom Clan would find themselves frustrated with the most zealous members of the Theocracy, who wouldn't flinch or break under their torture because of how fervent they were in their faith in Thara.

Of course, it was also possible to put cracks into those beliefs and plant seeds of doubt into their spirit, and Lucius knew that there were methods that could make even the most pious waver…